Vote: The States, Duchies, and Baronies Act

[Gryphon Avocatio]

NAY...I shouldn't have to cite the reasons...but I believe that the duchies should apoint their dukes, not the Kaiser. That, and that fourth bullet point, but I guess since I'm yardistani, that's a given... NickThe Wandering Yardistani BardHigh Priest of B0O0/\/\ism Come gather 'round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou'll be drenched to the bone.If your time to youIs worth savin'Then you better start swimmin'Or you'll sink like a stoneFor the times they are a-changin'.Come writers and criticsWho prophesize with your penAnd keep your eyes wideThe chance won't come againAnd don't speak too soonFor the wheel's still in spinAnd there's no tellin' whoThat it's namin'.For the loser nowWill be later to winFor the times they are a-changin'.Come senators, congressmenPlease heed the callDon't stand in the doorwayDon't block up the hallFor he that gets hurtWill be he who has stalledThere's a battle outsideAnd it is ragin'.It'll soon shake your windowsAnd rattle your wallsFor the times they are a-changin'.Come mothers and fathersThroughout the landAnd don't criticizeWhat you can't understandYour sons and your daughtersAre beyond your commandYour old road isRapidly agin'.Please get out of the new oneIf you can't lend your handFor the times they are a-changin'.The line it is drawnThe curse it is castThe slow one nowWill later be fastAs the present nowWill later be pastThe order isRapidly fadin'.And the first one nowWill later be lastFor the times they are a-changin'.

[Kaiser Los I]

You know, good point. I'll change that. Friendly amendment and all that. I'm sure DStryker has a good name for it. Los answered furious: "Art thou one of those who when most complacentMean mischief most? Lo! I am also such.One must be master. Try thy Arts. I also will try mine. - from The Four Zoas, William Blake

[Kaiser Los I]

PURPOSE: To clarify the status of the Federal government and its relationship to duchies and baronies. And to clear up that whole thing that happened in Schlangen and create a legal structure to deal with it.1. At the creation of a new Duchy, a Duke or Duchess shall be chosen. If the Duchy already exists as an entity, it shall be chosen by the people - if not, it shall be chosen by the Kaiser. This Duke or Duchess can be removed only by the Kaiser or a unanimous (except for the Duke or Duchess in question) decision of the Landsraad. He has complete power to do whatever he wishes in his Duchy, with the exception of the following:a. Violate any federal lawb. Conduct significant foreign policyc. Call for the overthrow of the governmentd. Secede2. Any Duke or Duchess may create Baronies within his or her Duchy. These will be ruled by a Baron or Baroness. The Baron or Baroness can be removed by the Duke or Duchess who appointed him or her. A Barony may not do any of the things denied to a Duchy, and the Duke or Duchess of its parent Duchy may oppose additional restrictions on it if he or she so wishes.3. A Duchy may have both a Duke and Duchess at once, and a Barony may have both a Baron and Baroness. However, one of them will be the official holder of the title and entitled to participate in government affairs, whereas the other will have the title only as a symbol of his or her relation to the other. This latter noble may have powers granted to him or her by the superior noble of the fiefdom.4. If there is a revolt against the Kaiser, it is the duty of all nobles to help suppress it. If there is a revolt in a Duchy against the legitimately appointed Duke or Duchess, it is the duty of the national government and any loyalist Barons or Baronesses to suppress it. If there is a revolt in a Barony, it is the duty of the Duke or Duchess to suppress it, although the federal government will help it asked. However, none of these duties apply if the revolt is within a single noble house. For example, if both the old Kaiser and the new Kaiser were of House Metzler, it is not necessary for the Dukes to attempt to crush the rebellion.Voting lasts 4 days.As Duke of Elwynn, I vote yea. Edited by: Kaiser Los I  at: 5/25/02 8:26:44 pm

[Lord Raglan]

Yea Nick RaglanRS Duke of LothlariaMACH Duke of ItaliaSpecial Assistant to the Prime ExecutiveChief of Defense Staff, TDFGeneral, TOG

[Brrapa Lu Eraro]

Yea... Brrapa Lu'Eraro"Not all who wander are lost.."

[dStryker]

What were you saying? University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. - Henry KissingerNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. - Napoleon BonaparteMost people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. - Bertrand Russell

[Scott Alexander]

*counts on fingers*Okay, this passes. "We must go forward, not backwards, upwards, not forwards, and ever twirling, twirling, twirrrrlliiiinnggg towards freedom!" - Kodos