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NAY, for a variety of reasons. The original proposal isn't very detailed, but it is like the Preamble to our Constitution -- it serves an important symbolic purpose. It states the right of science to be unhindered by political and bureaucratic restrictions and gives scientists the right to...

REFERENDUM: Lionstar Pact (TNP-RLA) PASSED Modifications to the Lionstar Pact was submitted by HaorChall. Voting took place (5-day voting period) from Mar 21 to Mar 26.

EDITED AFTER VOTE: PROPOSAL PASSED Proposal regarding Change of Amendment Voting Procedure, submitted by self was voted on from Mar 20 to Mar 27. Propsal had previously passed the Cabinet.

For what it's worth, I appluad Fedele's idea to lessen the length of the Constitution, but I too believe that the Preamble serves some symbolic significance. And I like symbols.

I will transfer it to the main forum and start Formal Discussion on it sometime this evening. A very productive informal discussion on this one, I might add.

NAY Didn't we already address something like this before?

I'm imagining something like Vatican II, where we all lock ourselves up for a few days and hash out everything.

I would like to remind and urge all Cabinet Ministers and deputies to vote on the Statute of Limitation vote currently ongoing. There are only a couple of days remaining.

The power of the Internet! To be honest, I believe that is the truth, as corny as it may sound. Perhaps governments would be better advised if they merely communicated to each other via chatrooms or forums. After all, there is a simple clarity here that is unclogged by other things. Life is...

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Let's get back on topic here. To answer the question, people usually include the small words (which is why they are represented by a lower case letter). Not just MoF, but MoIIA, for example. I do also want to point out that although this is a section of the forum for preliminary discussions...

Also, as I mentioned in the Bank of TNP threads, any potential MoF would have extreme power, akin to the Federal Reserve Chairman in the US. That power may not be one that we wish to put on an elected official. For example, s/he could be appointed just like Justices are appointed. For such a...

I proposed this but to the best of my recollection it did not pass.

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I agree with this. Personally, it would feel awkward if I was at an SC meeting, and almost every other member there was a Cabinet Minister who might have their opinions colored by their position. I agree with AH that the Justices should be left out of it. That is a separate and I believe...

The central problem in this is all too clear, in my view. We can debate on whether we should have gone in, etc etc., but the harsh reality is that right now we ARE in. Given that, to quote Thomas Jefferson, we effectively have the bull by the horns and cannot safely hold him, nor safely let him...

So you're saying that during the "session" (a week or a month), players may only buy and sell but cannot transfer their stock-market money to their "hard money" account until the end of the week/month?

OK, I will put it up tonight.

Well, there hasn't been much comment on this, so I'm satisfied that there has been enough time for debate on this, if Grosseschnauzer wishes to move this to a vote.

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Nono, I was referring to the fact that clarification needed to be made under current law, and that this proposal makes it.

Bumpage. I guess we need to decide if we're holding one this summer, and wehther it's inter-regional. And a host of course. Furthermore, I propose a "point distribution" system to select athletes. For eample, we say that each nation can only send 10 or 15 participants/teams (number not set...

Man, my ideas always sound better when elucidated by other people. :lol: I remember posting something along these lines before. I think this is a good idea -- the BEST stock exchange idea is when we use real life companies. That way we don't have to make stuff up about whether a stock goes...

This is not a bad idea.. The problem is, if the definition is too fluid, that is open to abuse, and similarly I feel if the definition is too "codified", that is also open to abuse, both by those who seek a loophole, as well as by those who may rush to judgment.

Ditto. A needed clarification, in my view.

Submitted by Grosseschnauzer for formal discussion:

No problem. I will move this to the main RA forum immediately.

I'm sure an electoral system would drive everyone nuts. Although I am anything but an electoral-college-basher, the US in real life is far different conceptually from the government we have here. We don't have states; we don't have two tiers of government. Therefore, any kind of "grouping"...

This is a separate discussion for the question of whehther a treasonous offense should have a statute of limitation, what treason should be defined as, and even whether or not we want to address the issue. There have been some comments about treason in the Statute of Limitations thread...