Final Results for the 2nd Clark of the 41st Cosa

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

Hear Ye, the following:

His Royal Highness King John, The Mençei del Senäts, El Seneschal del Regipäts Talossan , Senators, Members of the Cosa , Citizens of the Realm, Immigrants, Visitors, and Guests:

Azul.

I present you with the Final Results of the 2nd Clark of the 41st Cosa.

#41RZ2: The How Did They Vote Act
Cosa Vote: PER: 88. CONTRA: 64. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Cosa.
Senäts Vote: PER: 4. CONTRA: 2. AUSTANÉU: 1. The Act PASSED the Senäts.

#41RZ3: The Petty Tyrant Eradication Amendment
Cosa Vote: PER: 128 CONTRA: 24. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Cosa.
Senäts Vote: PER: 5. CONTRA: 2. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Senäts.

#41RZ4: Clarification on the Appointment of Judges Amendment
Cosa Vote: PER: 152 CONTRA: 0. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Cosa.
Senäts Vote: PER: 7. CONTRA: 0. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Senäts.

#41RZ5: The Protecting the Honour of the Senäts Amendment
Cosa Vote: PER: 135 CONTRA: 17. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Cosa.
Senäts Vote: PER: 7. CONTRA: 0. AUSTANÉU: 0. The Act PASSED the Senäts.

The VoC PASSED 152-0.

Votes were not received from the following :

For the First time:

Alexandreu Gavárþic'h
Iac Marabuérg
Cjara Brainerd

For the Second Time:

None





Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 21st day of July in the year of salvation 2010, in the 4th year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 31st.

The Act and Amendments read as follows:

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

41RZ2: The How Did They Vote Act

WHEREAS we keep a recorded record of laws that are passed;

WHEREAS there lacks a one stop log of who voted for what;

WHEREAS it would serve us to better understand how our members of the Ziu have voted;

WHEREAS other Secretary of States have posted the Clark to the Website in the past for the sake of posterity;

WHEREAS the Secretary of State already provides a link to a permanent copy of the Clark to be found on Wittenberg;

THEREFORE, at the end of each Clark, the Archivist shall post the link provided by the Secretary of State to the Chancery website.

Uréu q'estadra sa:
Viteu Toctviac'hteir (Senator, Vuode)

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

41RZ3: The Petty Tyrant Eradication Amendment

WHEREAS the Organic Law demands that former citizens must bow and scrape before the Cort with an essay explaining just how terribly wrong they were, and further provides that the Cort may impose any penalty it feels appropriate for the sin of having left the nation (Org.XVIII.11), and

WHEREAS life can be tumultuous, with unusual circumstances or complicated changes of heart occuring from time to time, and causing good citizens to leave Talossa, and

WHEREAS someone rejoining our country should be a cause for celebration, not vindictiveness, and

WHEREAS there is certainly no reason why the Cort should have such arbitrary power to slap around someone trying to return to Talossa, and

WHEREAS there is nonetheless a need to address the special case of former citizens who wish to rejoin us,

THEREFORE the eleventh section of the eighteenth article of the Organic Law is hereby amended to read:

Section 11. A Citizen who has voluntarily renounced his citizenship (in any fashion) may go through the normal citizenship procedure to have his citizenship restored. This procedure may also be skipped and full citizenship restored by an act of the Ziu, if it deems that the applicant merits extraordinary consideration.

Uréu q'estadra så:
Alexander Davis (Seneschal)

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

41RZ4: Clarification on the Appointment of Judges Amendment

WHEREAS there are currently 2 different methods to appoint any Judge to any Court in the Organic Law

WHEREAS these methods completely contradict each other

WHEREAS these two different methods make are confusing, as one does not know which to following when appointing a Judge

WHEREAS there should be only one clear, organic way to appoint a Judge of any court in Talossa

THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.

Article XVI, Section 1, of the Organic Law shall be amended to read:

The judicial power of Talossa shall be vested in one Cort pü Înalt, in English the Uppermost Cort, and in such inferior courts as the Cosâ may from time to time establish. The judges, both of the Uppermost and inferior courts, shall be elected in accordance with Article XVI, Section 4, and shall hold their offices for life (or until resignation), and may only be removed by a two-thirds vote in the Cosâ with approval by the King and the Senäts.

FURTHERMORE Article XVI, Section 4, of the Organic Law shall be amended to read:

Section 4. In the event of a vacancy, either in the Cort pü Înalt or in an inferior court, any member of the Ziu may nominate a replacement. The nominee shall be approved by a two-thirds vote in the Cosâ and a majority vote in the Senäts in favour of his appointment. Upon such approval the King shall appoint the nominee as a Judge of the Cort pü Înalt or in an inferior court and he shall then take his seat for life upon the court. The King may, stating his reasons for doing so, refuse to appoint the nominee, in which case the Ziu shall re-consider the nominee or nominate a new nominee. If after re-consideration of the nominee, two-thirds of the Cosâ and a majority of the Senäts has approved the nomination, then the King may not refuse to appoint the nominee as a Judge of the Cort pü Înalt or in an inferior court.

Noi urent q'estadra sa:
Litz Cjantscheir (MC, RUMP)
Baron Hooligan (MC, RUMP)

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

41RZ5: The Protecting the Honour of the Senäts Amendment
WHEREAS, the Senäts is the directly elected upper chamber of government set forth by the Organic Law;

WHEREAS, the Senäts must maintain a level of decency, honour, accountability, and legitimacy;

Whereas, a Senator must also maintain a level of decency, honour, accountability, and legitimacy;

Whereas, the Organic Law lacks any clear mechanism for Senators to deal with members of the Senate who have disgraced the chamber due to mis-, mal-, or non- feasance.

Therefore, the Article IV of the Organic Law shall be amended to include:

Section 12. The Senate may impeach any of its members from the Chamber with a 2/3-majority vote. Following impeachment, a vote must be held within a fortnight within the home province for the duration of a fortnight with the issue of expulsion by a simple majority of participating voters. If the province votes in the affirmative for expulsion, the Senator will lose his seat immediately at the close of the polls and the outline for a new Senator in Article IV, Section 10 of the Organic Law will be invoked. If the province votes down expulsion, the impeachment charges will be dropped. Following a failed expulsion, the accused Senator may not again be tried for the same offense, pursuant to OrgLaw XIX.7. The former Senator is not barred from running for office in future elections as long as the former Senator maintains citizenship.

Uréu q'estadra sa:
Viteu Toctviac'hteir (Senator, Vuode)

[Istefan Lorentzescu]

Congratulations on surviving your First Clark S:r SOS

[King John]

Jul 21, 2010 21:00:43 GMT -6 Iustì Carlüs Canun said:

41RZ2: The How Did They Vote Act

WHEREAS we keep a recorded record of laws that are passed;

WHEREAS there lacks a one stop log of who voted for what;

WHEREAS it would serve us to better understand how our members of the Ziu have voted;

WHEREAS other Secretary of States have posted the Clark to the Website in the past for the sake of posterity;

WHEREAS the Secretary of State already provides a link to a permanent copy of the Clark to be found on Wittenberg;

THEREFORE, at the end of each Clark, the Archivist shall post the link provided by the Secretary of State to the Chancery website.

Uréu q'estadra sa:
Viteu Toctviac'hteir (Senator, Vuode)

El Regeu en volt.

— John R