Post by Hooligan on Jan 28, 2008 21:12:56 GMT -6
Fellow Florencians --
Having been informed (one might say "publicly corrected") by Justice Siervicül that the provincial assemblies need not await the seating of the Cosa to begin their business, I hereby call the Nimlet to order.
I promised that if the previous Nimlet didn't do anything (and they didn't), I -- as the leader of the RUMP -- would appoint myself to a whole bunch of seats, enough to make sure that something will get done this time. Apparently, this is what Florencians wanted, because my party got the lion's share of the vote, forcing me to conclude that my very public promise and policy was approved by the people of my fair province.
Accordingly, since I now hold 12 of the seats in our chamber, I declare myself a quorum and urge myself to proceed to the business of electing a Governor.
I ask myself for a nomination, and I recognise myself to present a nominee. Rising, I nominate myself. Seating myself and then rising from a different of my dozen seats, I second my nomination and call for a vote. I recognize that the call for a vote is in order, and do indeed close the nominations and proceed to a vote.
With all twelve of my seats, I vote Per, and note that any opposition would fail to achieve a majority, and so I declare myself elected and ask myself for a speech.
Slowly, I rise:
The Nimlet is open for business, Florencia.
Having been informed (one might say "publicly corrected") by Justice Siervicül that the provincial assemblies need not await the seating of the Cosa to begin their business, I hereby call the Nimlet to order.
I promised that if the previous Nimlet didn't do anything (and they didn't), I -- as the leader of the RUMP -- would appoint myself to a whole bunch of seats, enough to make sure that something will get done this time. Apparently, this is what Florencians wanted, because my party got the lion's share of the vote, forcing me to conclude that my very public promise and policy was approved by the people of my fair province.
Accordingly, since I now hold 12 of the seats in our chamber, I declare myself a quorum and urge myself to proceed to the business of electing a Governor.
I ask myself for a nomination, and I recognise myself to present a nominee. Rising, I nominate myself. Seating myself and then rising from a different of my dozen seats, I second my nomination and call for a vote. I recognize that the call for a vote is in order, and do indeed close the nominations and proceed to a vote.
With all twelve of my seats, I vote Per, and note that any opposition would fail to achieve a majority, and so I declare myself elected and ask myself for a speech.
Slowly, I rise:
My fellow Shepherds, I am humbled by the honour I do myself, and I pledge to myself and anyone else who may be listening to resign the office of Governor just as soon as the Nimlet passes the flag bill, in keeping with the promise I made to the nation. At that time I am also given to understand that a bunch of the seats held now by all of me will be relinquished for a more equitable reassignment to any Florencian who promises to be active and interested in the affairs of this fair province. I accept the election as Governor, confident that with a bloc of twelve votes that will bend to my will, la bela Florencia will soon see some legislative activity from its long-dormant Nimlet, which definitely has the way-coolest name of all the provincial assemblies.As I take one of my plenty seats, the sound of my applause echoes from the hall of the House of Shepherds. 'Tis the sound of one Hand clapping.
The Nimlet is open for business, Florencia.