Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on May 25, 2007 21:23:22 GMT -6
Hear Ye, the following:
His Royal Highness King John, The Lord President of the Senate, The Speaker of the Cosa, El Seneschál del Regipäts Talossán , Senators, Members of the Cosa, Citizens of the Realm, Immigrants, Visitors, and Guests:
Azul.
I present you with the Final Results of the 1st Clark of the 37th Cosa.
The following Acts passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to them, and enact them into Law:
37RZ2 The What's The Difference Act:
WHEREAS the legal description of a micronation is an important thing to get right, since we have a bunch of laws concerning the relationship of our government and its citizens with micronations, and
WHEREAS the said legal description is lacking, since citizens of nations recognized by the Kingdom of Talossa (such as Taiwan) may be said to be micronationalists, according to some of our laws, and therefore ineligible for citizenship, and
WHEREAS we think we have a good way to distinguish micronations from non-micronations (the citizens of which are of course always welcome to apply for citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa), and
WHEREAS one of our laws (23RZ35) indicates that citizenship in a micronation is treason, but then a later law (24RZ11) indicates that such citizenship is not a criminal act, but simply constitutes renunciation of citizenship in the Kingdom, but then this second law would seem to be inorganic, so maybe that means micronational citizenship is still treason, but then yet another of our laws (29RZ10) indicates that treason is currently undefined and therefore unpunishable and establishes a commission to legally define treason, but that commission either never met or never concluded its activity, so as it stands any prosecutions under 23RZ35 would seem to be impossible anyway, and
WHEREAS all of this makes for a big mess, and
WHEREAS big messes should be cleaned up, now
1. The Dual Citizenships Act (23RZ35) is hereby repealed.
2. The No Dual Citizenships in Fake Countries Act (24RZ11) is hereby repealed.
3. The Micronation Definition Act (25RZ2) is hereby repealed.
4. The Put Up or Shut Up Mark II Act (29RZ10) is hereby repealed.
5. A micronation is hereby legally defined to be any society of persons (whether claiming territorial sovereignty or not) that
a. claims a governmental organization and citizenry and
b. is not a member of the United Nations and
c. is not a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization and
d. is not officially recognized by the Kingdom of Talossa.
6. It is a criminal act for any Talossan citizen to seek, accept, or hold citizenship in a micronation. The penalty for committing such a crime shall be the revocation of Talossan citizenship. The Attorney-General, on being informed of any alleged violation of this act, and upon verifying the same to his personal and legal satisfaction, shall immediately notify the accused that the government has determined that valid cause exists for a criminal case to be brought against the citizen in the Uppermost Cort. After providing this notification, the Attorney-General shall allow ten days for the accused to dissolve any and all allegiance to the micronation, or to organize a defence against the charge. If, after this ten day period, the Attorney-General determines that the criminal act yet continues, he shall immediately file criminal charges against the accused with the Uppermost Cort and there shall seek the prescribed penalty for the violation of this act. If after this ten day period, the Attorney-General determines that the criminal activity has permanently ceased, he shall not file the considered charges, and the accused shall continue as a fully privileged citizen of the Kingdom.
7. The Semi-Permeable Wall Act (25RZ50), ending and forbidding governmental relationships with micronations, shall remain unamended. It shall be understood that the word "micronation" as used in that legislation shall be meant to be the legal definition accorded that term by clause 5 of this act, or as modified by subsequent legislation.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Mà Barôn Tepistà (Senator, Cézembre) (MC, RUMP)
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37RZ3 The O Promise Me Act:
WHEREAS the immigration procedure, as specified in The Umpteenth Immigration Reform Act (35RZ22, as amended), requires that a prospective citizen shall affirm "his fealty to the Royal House and his allegiance to the Kingdom by taking any Oath of Talossan Citizenship specified by law", and
WHEREAS actually having an "Oath of Talossan Citizenship specified by law" would seem to be a necessary prerequisite to any such affirmation, and
WHEREAS specifying things by law is what we do here in the Ziu, and
WHEREAS an Oath of Talossan Citizenship would be a good thing for us to specify by law, and
WHEREAS if we don't do it, no one will, and
WHEREAS we really need to get around to doing this before we forget again, now
1. The following text shall be known as The Oath of Talossan Citizenship:
From this day forward, I pledge my loyalty, allegiance, and pious fidelity to the Kingdom of Talossa, to her sovereign King, and to His Majesty's government. I solemnly affirm that I will support and uphold the Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa, defend the realm against all enemies, faithfully observe its laws, respect the rights and freedoms of all my fellow citizens, fulfill all my duties and obligations as a Talossan, and humbly appreciate the benefits granted unto me by my King, most especially when those benefits take the form of Talossan currency.
2. Whenever the oath shall be taken in times when the sovereign be female, appropriate changes in the wording of the oath (specifically, using the word "Queen" in place of "King", and "her" in place of "his") shall be made, in due deference to Her Majesty, whosoever she may be.
3. In accordance with law, no Royal Grant of Citizenship shall be issued to a prospective citizen until the said person has recited The Oath of Talossan Citizenship in the presence of a royal personage or member of the Royal Household, or, alternatively, has published to the nation a signed copy of this oath.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Mà Barôn Tepistà (MC, RUMP)
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37RZ4 The Commonly Associated Act
WHEREAS Article 4 Section 10 of the Organic Law specifies that the King, in appointing a replacement for a vacant Senate seat, “must appoint the individual designated to him by the political party with which the outgoing Senator was commonly associated”, but
WHEREAS it is not always clear with what political party a Senator is “commonly associated”, and
WHEREAS that could cause real problems, now
Each Senator on taking office is encouraged and expected to (and any Senator at any time may) publicly designate some one political party as that with which he is to be considered “commonly associated”; or he may, if he desires, designate himself as not being “commonly associated” with any political party.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Mà Barôn Tepistà (MC, RUMP)
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The Chancery hereby begs leave to inform His Majesty that the Ziu has approved these Acts, and begs to know His Majesty's pleasure regarding these Bills.
Upon affixing your Signature and Seal, Your Royal Highness, I ask that these Acts be passed on to the respective Offices, Ministries, and Scribes to have them declared Law, and posted kingdom wide, so that all shall know of them.
Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 25th day of May in the year of salvation 2007, in the 1st year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 28th.
Mick Preston, Secretary of State
His Royal Highness King John, The Lord President of the Senate, The Speaker of the Cosa, El Seneschál del Regipäts Talossán , Senators, Members of the Cosa, Citizens of the Realm, Immigrants, Visitors, and Guests:
Azul.
I present you with the Final Results of the 1st Clark of the 37th Cosa.
The following Acts passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to them, and enact them into Law:
37RZ2 The What's The Difference Act:
WHEREAS the legal description of a micronation is an important thing to get right, since we have a bunch of laws concerning the relationship of our government and its citizens with micronations, and
WHEREAS the said legal description is lacking, since citizens of nations recognized by the Kingdom of Talossa (such as Taiwan) may be said to be micronationalists, according to some of our laws, and therefore ineligible for citizenship, and
WHEREAS we think we have a good way to distinguish micronations from non-micronations (the citizens of which are of course always welcome to apply for citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa), and
WHEREAS one of our laws (23RZ35) indicates that citizenship in a micronation is treason, but then a later law (24RZ11) indicates that such citizenship is not a criminal act, but simply constitutes renunciation of citizenship in the Kingdom, but then this second law would seem to be inorganic, so maybe that means micronational citizenship is still treason, but then yet another of our laws (29RZ10) indicates that treason is currently undefined and therefore unpunishable and establishes a commission to legally define treason, but that commission either never met or never concluded its activity, so as it stands any prosecutions under 23RZ35 would seem to be impossible anyway, and
WHEREAS all of this makes for a big mess, and
WHEREAS big messes should be cleaned up, now
1. The Dual Citizenships Act (23RZ35) is hereby repealed.
2. The No Dual Citizenships in Fake Countries Act (24RZ11) is hereby repealed.
3. The Micronation Definition Act (25RZ2) is hereby repealed.
4. The Put Up or Shut Up Mark II Act (29RZ10) is hereby repealed.
5. A micronation is hereby legally defined to be any society of persons (whether claiming territorial sovereignty or not) that
a. claims a governmental organization and citizenry and
b. is not a member of the United Nations and
c. is not a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization and
d. is not officially recognized by the Kingdom of Talossa.
6. It is a criminal act for any Talossan citizen to seek, accept, or hold citizenship in a micronation. The penalty for committing such a crime shall be the revocation of Talossan citizenship. The Attorney-General, on being informed of any alleged violation of this act, and upon verifying the same to his personal and legal satisfaction, shall immediately notify the accused that the government has determined that valid cause exists for a criminal case to be brought against the citizen in the Uppermost Cort. After providing this notification, the Attorney-General shall allow ten days for the accused to dissolve any and all allegiance to the micronation, or to organize a defence against the charge. If, after this ten day period, the Attorney-General determines that the criminal act yet continues, he shall immediately file criminal charges against the accused with the Uppermost Cort and there shall seek the prescribed penalty for the violation of this act. If after this ten day period, the Attorney-General determines that the criminal activity has permanently ceased, he shall not file the considered charges, and the accused shall continue as a fully privileged citizen of the Kingdom.
7. The Semi-Permeable Wall Act (25RZ50), ending and forbidding governmental relationships with micronations, shall remain unamended. It shall be understood that the word "micronation" as used in that legislation shall be meant to be the legal definition accorded that term by clause 5 of this act, or as modified by subsequent legislation.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Mà Barôn Tepistà (Senator, Cézembre) (MC, RUMP)
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37RZ3 The O Promise Me Act:
WHEREAS the immigration procedure, as specified in The Umpteenth Immigration Reform Act (35RZ22, as amended), requires that a prospective citizen shall affirm "his fealty to the Royal House and his allegiance to the Kingdom by taking any Oath of Talossan Citizenship specified by law", and
WHEREAS actually having an "Oath of Talossan Citizenship specified by law" would seem to be a necessary prerequisite to any such affirmation, and
WHEREAS specifying things by law is what we do here in the Ziu, and
WHEREAS an Oath of Talossan Citizenship would be a good thing for us to specify by law, and
WHEREAS if we don't do it, no one will, and
WHEREAS we really need to get around to doing this before we forget again, now
1. The following text shall be known as The Oath of Talossan Citizenship:
From this day forward, I pledge my loyalty, allegiance, and pious fidelity to the Kingdom of Talossa, to her sovereign King, and to His Majesty's government. I solemnly affirm that I will support and uphold the Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa, defend the realm against all enemies, faithfully observe its laws, respect the rights and freedoms of all my fellow citizens, fulfill all my duties and obligations as a Talossan, and humbly appreciate the benefits granted unto me by my King, most especially when those benefits take the form of Talossan currency.
2. Whenever the oath shall be taken in times when the sovereign be female, appropriate changes in the wording of the oath (specifically, using the word "Queen" in place of "King", and "her" in place of "his") shall be made, in due deference to Her Majesty, whosoever she may be.
3. In accordance with law, no Royal Grant of Citizenship shall be issued to a prospective citizen until the said person has recited The Oath of Talossan Citizenship in the presence of a royal personage or member of the Royal Household, or, alternatively, has published to the nation a signed copy of this oath.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Mà Barôn Tepistà (MC, RUMP)
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37RZ4 The Commonly Associated Act
WHEREAS Article 4 Section 10 of the Organic Law specifies that the King, in appointing a replacement for a vacant Senate seat, “must appoint the individual designated to him by the political party with which the outgoing Senator was commonly associated”, but
WHEREAS it is not always clear with what political party a Senator is “commonly associated”, and
WHEREAS that could cause real problems, now
Each Senator on taking office is encouraged and expected to (and any Senator at any time may) publicly designate some one political party as that with which he is to be considered “commonly associated”; or he may, if he desires, designate himself as not being “commonly associated” with any political party.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Mà Barôn Tepistà (MC, RUMP)
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The Chancery hereby begs leave to inform His Majesty that the Ziu has approved these Acts, and begs to know His Majesty's pleasure regarding these Bills.
Upon affixing your Signature and Seal, Your Royal Highness, I ask that these Acts be passed on to the respective Offices, Ministries, and Scribes to have them declared Law, and posted kingdom wide, so that all shall know of them.
Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 25th day of May in the year of salvation 2007, in the 1st year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 28th.Mick Preston, Secretary of State
