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Is there any civic culture left in The North Pacific? Have we really returned to something like the dark days of the early 2010s? Has apathy come to spread around us and render our votes mere shrugs and smiling nods? The lack of engagement with the candidates might make some sense, considering...

With all the discussion over the years about our frustrating criminal justice system, one area that has not been discussed as frequently is the role of the criminal code in creating that frustration. It has been observed now and then that our criminal code incentivizes focus on one crime in...

The 12-hour-long challenge period has now passed, and the Election Commission is now ready to vote on whether or not to certify the January 2026 Special Vice Delegate Election Results as given to them by the Election Supervisors, per Section 4, Clause 10 of the Election Commission Rules: The...

I was a justice, once. Then I did some other stuff. But I always seem to end up back here. And I’m here again. I’m really proud of the work I have done over the years on the Court and I’m always ready to keep it going. I trust that how I feel about the issues, and about the Court and this...

I wasn’t sure how or when this day would come, but it’s here. Today I resign my post as a member of TNP’s Security Council. It’s been just over 8 years now (since my second confirmation when I remembered to take my oath), and I have seen many colleagues come and go, and many changes both inside...

After seeing our bar commission drop once again to a single member, and noticing the list of bar members drop to 3, in conjunction with our recent history of trials or lack thereof, I am forced to conclude that this latest iteration of our judicial process has also failed . We cannot keep up...

Closing Address: September 2025 And with that, another term comes to a close. As a mid-term replacement, in a term where the delegate himself was replaced toward the end, there’s been a lot of flux in this office for me to deal with. It came at a fortunate time, however. Events in NS have...

Just a small proposal this time. I can’t remember the last time our Regional Assembly was this busy, and honestly, I’m not of the mind it’s going to stay that way indefinitely. This flurry of activity will likely cease sooner rather than later. But as far as I’m concerned, that’s all the more...

Delegate Delirium Sponsored by The North Pacific Ministry of Culture What is Delegate Delirium all about? Delegate Delirium is the event that marks Delegates' Day, which occurs on September 9th every year. Delegates' Day seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of all of TNP's...

Recently there's been some new discourse surrounding our FoIA process, but different than what we used to hear previously. People have noted how long and onerous the process of declassifying is, and that there's been precious little of it happening in recent months if not years. This is nothing...

As promised, should the Court decision not go the way I'd like, this should cover the aftermath. Simply put, this codifies the right of the Delegate to serve as a mandatory minister. Because this is apparently such a crazy idea for some of you, I went ahead and placed a limit on its use. So...

One concern that keeps rearing its ugly head whenever we make an effort to boost participation and engagement with our military, or join in more joint operations, is the difficulty in mobilizing and reckoning with our existing law on military actions. Just this week we’ve seen this frustration...

Last time we did one of these, a lot of things happened over the course of a year, and came to a climax in a matter of months. In a very short amount of time, something similar has happened, and I am happy to show another full-length digest despite the fact we are not even 3 months out from the...

I felt it was a good time to revisit this idea. I proposed the last version of this bill and not only do I stand by my words from five years ago, I would argue the events that have transpired since then have only strengthened my argument. One of the biggest fears of this idea, that elections...

Frontliners Signups If you wish to join the team of the future in TNP, sign up here. The frontliners are intended to be the most active and engaged staffers, the people are willing to post a million times, to try out every event, to befriend as many players in our region as possible. Existing...

Opening Address: May 2025 My thanks to our recently re-elected Delegate @Chipoli for giving me the honor of serving in this crucial role for this crucial time. While the seal on this address is our usual Home Affairs seal, this term is not one where we will approach matters as we always have...

The 12-hour-long challenge period has now passed, and the Election Commission is now ready to vote on whether or not to certify the May 2025 General Election Results as given to them by the Election Supervisors, per Section 4, Clause 10 of the Election Commission Rules: The vote will have two...

Closing Address: May 2025 This has been a very eventful four months, to say the least. We have had our hands full dealing with the twists and turns of the game, and if nothing else we can be proud of the fact we came out alright on the other side. To end a three-year relationship with a...

Unfortunately, we had an unexpected CTE and lost a commissioner right before this election, when the Delegate had planned perfectly to have 5 commissioners in place for the election. Since we only have four non-absent commissioners, we need to pick a temporary commissioner to round things out...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working on a project that will hopefully last beyond this iteration, one that will make a difference in filling the knowledge gap many players have with regard to gameplay events., a Foreign Affairs digest that takes major events and condenses them into...

This is a basic and obvious change. The law on appointing commissioners was changed relatively recently, allowing reappointed commissioners to begin a new six-month term immediately at the expiration of their last one, rather than starting a new one from their oath date. This is not currently...

It's been asked a few times, and personally always annoyed me: why do admins need to post multiple threads informing everyone someone is using a proxy in the year of our Lord 2025? Proxying is a disqualifying condition for citizenship, is reported by admin during the admin check, and is hardly...

Almost two years ago NationStates changed in a huge way with the advent of the Frontiers and Strongholds update. They made a splash with the creation of the first successful frontier, The Wellspring, a region that our forces quickly mobilized to take over and for 12 glorious hours, we had more...

Midterm Update I am pleased with the progress our team has made so far in developing the FA Digest. We're covering a lot of ground, covering essentially a year of events to keep the region informed, and set the stage for periodic future releases of this kind. The practice we put into this now...

Opening Address: January 2025 I have had the honor of serving in this role three times before, and I never approached the job the same way twice. That will continue to be the case. Foreign Affairs continues to be one of the most vital areas in this current state of the game, and I am pleased to...

July 11, 2024 [7:24 PM]Pallaith, Just a Justice: @Court please review: https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9198520/post-10695742 July 13, 2024 [1:26 PM]Pallaith, Just a Justice: Is this thing on? @Court [1:41 PM]WAAGH Time! Vivanco: I apologize! I've been in a mini-vacation. I'm on my way...

Well now that the maskings are all updated, time to get the term started. First order of business of course is making our selection for Chief Justice. I would put myself forward to continue serving in that capacity if that’s alright with everyone. Secondly, I’d like to get your thoughts on our...

As the title suggests, I have run for Justice eight times prior. I have said just about all there is to say about my thoughts on the role and my approach to it. I have authored many opinions and briefs, so you can consider my paper trail and know what to expect from me next. I seek to continue...

New R4R in progress here, standard ban review. What’s a tad less standard is the review is touching on the common ban justification of community guidelines, which is a nebulous category similar to NS rules, but not explicitly specified in the law in the same way. We’re anticipating the GAs will...

We live in unprecedented times. The game is in flux, our region is in flux. Twists and turns around every corner. And in the middle of all that, we find ourselves with the first RON election for Delegate in almost a decade. TNP faces the prospect of an election featuring two former delegates...