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I didn't want to clutter the court thread with this, but wanted to point out that my quoted remarks in the brief filled yesterday took place before Gross Misconduct was added to the criminal code, and that the "legal grey area of oath violations" I was referring to was the lack of a crime...

I have some extra time on my hands due to coronavirus which has given me a chance to do some thinking. I think it's time for me to publicly admit what I and most of you probably already know: I am never going to be as active as I used to be. NationStates is not holding my interest like it did in...

Under the Freedom for Information Act, I would like to request all government records of communication with nations that were banned from the region in the last month regarding their in-game bans. This is to include telegrams, forum messages, discord messages, or any other form of communication...

The administrative team has reached a decision to ban the player, Lord Ravenclaw, from all offsite properties of The North Pacific, including the forum and official Discord servers. The ban is effective immediately, and it will remain in place for a minimum of 12 months. After that point, an...

Some discussion among the Security Council revealed that there would be some benefit to allowing the Delegate to have a freer hand in assigning Border Control powers to members of the Security Council. As the law currently stands, the Delegate can assign BC powers to any of the three Security...

Four months ago, I promised to center my work as Attorney General around the values of Compassion, Objectivity, and Efficiency (C.O.E.) I come to you again to ask for your vote on that same basis. I made no promises regarding output from my office, because the job of the Attorney General is not...

FIRST STOP for Judicial Review I am proud to introduce a new program of the Attorney General's office: FIRST STOP. Before you file a request for review to the court, bring your draft request here and post it in a new thread. The Attorney General and their deputies will review your request and...

If you wish to file a Criminal Complaint, please fill out the following form and post it in a new thread in this subforum, or send it privately to the Attorney General. If you are posting your complaint publicly, please note in the thread title that it contains a criminal complaint. When...

It is my pleasure to appoint two deputies to serve until the end of this term. First, @Dinoium will retain his position, and will focus primarily on assisting with criminal prosecutions, should any arise. Second, I am appointing @Funkadelia to focus primarily on assisting with requests for...

I have requested that the election supervisors de-archive my campaign thread. They have not seen fit to do so. Here it is: https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/9091881/

Pursuant to the Rules of the Election Commission, Section 6, I would like to request that the Election Commission at-large review the decision of the Election Supervisors to exclude my name from the ballot. We are currently in a forum access emergency, and as such, government officials are...

Constitution Over Empathy Criminals: Obey Edicts Comply Or Else Compassion. Objectivity. Efficiency. Crushing Our Enemies is running for Attorney General It took me a few tries to get a motto that conveyed the message I wanted. I think I've got it right this time. [hr]"But COE, you are on...

I propose a change to the Rules of the Election Commission, Section 4, Clauses 6 and 7: There are two changes I am proposing here. The first is to allow all election commissioners to view the identity of private voters, so that we can verify that they are eligible to vote. I think this...

OK, here we go again. The original Constitutional Amendment to Relocate Forums has expired without being implemented, so I'm re-proposing the same amendment, with a different window to be implemented. Specifically, the language I am using is "no earlier than the conclusion of the General...

HAPPY DEMOCRACY DAY!!! :tnp: :tnp: :tnp: Our beloved documents have made it another year! We have not rid ourselves of their shackles and plunged into merry anarchy! Hip, hip, hooray! It is certainly true that our path has not always been an easy one. We have had our setbacks and our...

Alright, let me break this down. The actual amendment is very simple: it will just replace the URL for the official forum and clean up the language of the following clause slightly.Forum administrators are, in fact, not responsible for violating TOS and moderation policies, but rather enforcing...

OK, so last year for Democracy Day (July 7) we mailed free pocket constitutions to everyone who was willing to fill out an anonymous form giving me their address. To fund the printing and mailing, we did a kickstarter, and offered some other printed rewards, including a customized copy of the...

SillyString just recently suggested this in the resident's lobby, and since it seems to have gained some immediate momentum, I am bringing it here for official consideration. The main idea is that since, in the context of TNP government, we don't really talk about ourselves as leaders of...

Darcania and I will supervise the March Judicial Election. :rum:

The delegate has appointed several citizens to the Election Commission. Per the Legal Code, Chapter 6 Clause 11, these appointments are subject to RA confirmation. The confirmation will follow non-legislative procedures. Here are the appointments: These appointments may be debated in this...

A petition to review the decision of the election supervisors to restart the voting period, omitting James Urquhart from the ballot, has been submitted: Please vote for one of the following four options, or for "None of the Above". A vote for "None of the Above" is not an abstention - it is a...

This is essentially an amendment to Section One: Administration. I've split it into four sections, dealing with the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Supervisors, Appointments, and General Provisions. I have also made a few substantive changes:I've introduced a process for the delegate to...

I hereby appoint Syrixia and SillyString as election commissioners for the special Speaker Election. I will transmit the password to The Polling Place to them forthwith.

OK, the pocket constitutions are finally in the mail. Here's a full accounting of how the money raised via Kickstarter was used: Description[c]Amount[c]Running Balance[c]Gross Kickstarter Pledges[c]$477[c]$477[c]Kickstarter Fees[c]($41.35)[c]$435.65[c]Booklet Production (including shipping to...

We are currently at four election commissioners, so we (by which I mean the remaining commissioners: myself, Syrixia, Eluvatar, and SillySting) need to promptly come to a consensus on one person to become a temporary EC. Abc messaged me on discord to volunteer. I have no objections to selecting...

Rules of the Election Commission Section One: Chief Election Commissioner 1. Whenever the position is vacant, the Election Commissioners will determine which of them will serve as Chief Election Commissioner and for how long. In the interim, the Election Commissioner with the longest tenure who...

I'm putting this here to get some public comment before the Election Commission votes on the final version. This is a draft, and several suggestions for improvement have already been made in this thread. To be clear, this is not legislation that the RA will vote on. This is a set of rules to...

I'm spinning this off into its own thread. The relevant posts so far are all quoted below, with my replies. Your action in that situation seems entirely appropriate, and within the bounds of the draft rules as written. In the case of someone who submitted a public ballot followed by a private...

So far, only Syrixia has volunteered to supervise the July Judicial elections. I expect to be very busy during the election cycle, but I do not intend to be a candidate, so I could theoretically be the second supervisor. However, I think we'd be better off with another volunteer. It starts in...

Some of you may recall this post that I made in the debate thread for the Election Reform Bill: Unfortunately, this change did not actually get made to the final text of the bill! This is an urgent matter that must be fixed immediately. In many cases, "the two candidates who received the most...