Shireroth

Are these really a Landsraad issue? I thought of them less as things that have force of law and more as a cultural "this is what we agree to call these guys" thing.

Well, according to the recent bill, it comes under the remit of the Landsraad...

Oooh, wow, completely missed that bill's existence. Yeah, that'd explain it.

Yep, we have a procedure now. A bit more formal than I'd like, but it's more likely to get Kaisers some names-of-fond-remembrance... public acclamation doesn't seem to be as forthcoming about that kind of thing.

Than if the public doesn't care... why should we bother?

I might do something about this. It doesn't sit well with me. I don't feel it should be in the Landsraad perview to do this.

It's better to have a true process than none at all, as it is in Shirerothian tradition to completely forget traditions.

I've posted my own rationale for defending the practice in the Landsraad. But if I may possibly add a personal touch here, where it would be more appropriate:

Not much is left in Shireroth of my time as Kaiser. The Lorelei issue, whether one thinks I did well in poorly in handling it, has become moot; that good old saying, "Death spare you all", has mostly fallen out of use; the office of Ombudsman proved useless and is no longer used; and most of the official documents concerning my reign, in particular the Decrees, vanished in the EZattacks.

The adding of an individual title to a Kaiser's name is one of the few things I introduced that has not disappeared so thoroughly yet as to be forgotten, and I would like it to continue. I am biased in favor of the procedure, this I admit; it is what remains of my legacy as a ruler. But it also helps to look back at leaders of earlier days and know why they were worth remembering, and adding a word or two of description helps in that, if only a little.

Now, I know that conferring such a title does not have to be done by the Landsraad. I do not see it as particularly improper to do so, especially since it amounts to a method of honoring the Kaiser being titled (and also especially since the Kaiser being titled wouldn't be on the throne anymore at the time!), but I acknowledge that there could be other ways to do it. But if this DOES end up being declared outside the purview of the Landsraad, I ask that some other procedure be used in its stead.

I do not want to see this die.