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Deputy Public Relations Minister Elections

• March 21-28 (7 days) for Candidacy Announcements + Platform Preparation
  (open to all citizens)
  
• March 29-April 2 (5 days) for Campaigning
  (a candidate debate will be held at some point during this period, hosted by either Ryccia or myself)
  
• April 3-6 (3 days) for Voting
  (voting will be done by the citizenry - the winner will be subject to my+Imki's approval)
  

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Treaty of the Sun

A treaty to define the fraternal and amiable form of the relationship between the regions of Lazarus and Osiris.
 

Article 1: Recognition

(1) The Osiris Fraternal Order and its legal successors shall recognize the government established by the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Lazarus.
(2) The government established by the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus and its legal successors shall recognize the Osiris Fraternal Order and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Osiris.
(3) Should the government of a signatory voluntarily disband while in exile, the other is freed from the commitments of Article 1, Sections 1 and 2. Additionally, if the new government refuses to recognize this treaty, it is automatically dissolved.

Article 2: Pact of Non-Aggression

(1) Both signatories hereby pledge to not invade, raid, or otherwise attack the other’s region or any possessions they may have, nor aid any faction, government, or party to do so.
(2) Both signatories agree that the deployment of military forces on the opposite side of the other in another region that is not the possession of either does not constitute aggression against either of the signatories.
(3) If planned and agreed upon by the governments and military forces of both signatories, both military forces may engage in offensive raiding or defending action against each other for training purposes, or for their mutual pleasure.

Article 3: Mutual Defense

(1) Both signatories pledge to defend one another militarily against any invasions or similar crises they may suffer.
(2) Both signatories pledge to send any military forces they possess at the request of the other in order to facilitate legitimate delegacy transitions, or in cases of emergency.
(3) Both signatories agree that they shall not aid an enemy at war with the other. If a region declares war on one of these signatories, the other may only choose to stay neutral or aid the signatory in question.
(4) If one of the signatories does not possess any military forces and is called upon the other by the provisions set in Article 3, Sections 1 to 3, they must assemble a military force at the earliest opportunity.

Article 4: Protection Against Infiltration

(1) Both signatories pledge to inform the other’s government and any relevant intelligence services of any evidence they may have of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other. They shall also inform the other of any conspiracies to commit any crimes in the other’s jurisdictions.
(2) Both signatories pledge to cooperate on matters of intelligence and security.
(3) Both signatories pledge to punish any of their citizens convicted by the other of acting against the other signatory through espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy. They may choose to hold a trial for any of these crimes, or punish the individuals outright. In the latter case, both governments must negotiate any punishments to be given to the individuals in question.
(4) Both signatories shall condemn any acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other if the target of these acts confirm it.
(5) Both signatories pledge to never commit acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other, or aid any faction, government, or party to do so.
(6) If the government of any of the two signatories fail to fulfill the obligations of Article 4, Sections 1 to 5, they must formally and publicly apologize for this.

Article 5: Cultural Cooperation

(1) The relevant cultural authorities of both signatories shall actively cooperate on matters of culture, which may include festivals, games, roleplays, mafia, newspapers, radio shows, podcasts, graphic design, and others. At least one of these must be done annually as a bilateral event, unless in times of emergency. Furthermore, the relevant cultural authorities of both signatories are encouraged to do more than the required one bilateral event per year.
(2) The relevant cultural authorities of both signatories are encouraged to plan and cooperate on a festival celebrating the passage of this treaty.
(3) Citizens of Lazarus and Osiris are welcome to visit the other’s region and engage in events of cultural significance and to have fun with the other’s community.

Article 6: Provisions of Ratification, Amendment and Repeal

(1) Both signatories shall activate their legal mechanisms relevant to ratify a treaty after they agree to do so.
(2) If a signatory wishes to amend this document, they must negotiate with the other to do so. After this, the same legal mechanisms in each region relevant to ratify a treaty shall be activated to adopt these agreed amendments. If one region refuses these amendments, they are to not be adopted.
(3) If a signatory wishes to dissolve this treaty, they must notify, by any means of communication available and possible, their intention to dissolve said treaty to the other. After this, the legal mechanisms relevant to dissolve a treaty shall be activated in the region of the requesting signatory.
(4) The signatories may dissolve this treaty by mutual consent. The legal mechanisms relevant to dissolve a treaty must be activated, and if at least one region decides to repeal, the treaty is declared null and void with immediate effect.      

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Criminal Code Amendment (February 2019)

Proposed By: McChimp

Preamble

This amendment of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) criminalises opposition of wartime operations and incitement to commit a crime.

Section 1. Amendment of Section One

(1) Section one shall be amended to read:

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(1) Any person who engages in conduct with the intention of:

a. illegally removing or altering the Mandate, the Government or the Delegate,
b. levying war or preparing to levy war against Lazarus,
c. taking up arms against Lazarene operations conducted in the defence of allied regions
d. taking up arms against Lazarene operations conducted within regions with which we are at war
e. taking up arms against Lazarene operations conducted within allies or protectorates of regions with which we are at war that have been sanctioned by a resolution of the Assembly in accordance with Section 2 Subsection 4 of the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

shall be guilty of treason.

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Section 2. Amendment of Section Eleven

(1) Section eleven shall be amended to read:

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(1) Any person who prepares, incites another or plans to commit an offence enumerated herein, shall be guilty of conspiracy to commit that offence.

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Resolution to Empower the Regional Guard against NPO Affiliates (January 2019)

Proposed by: Cormac

 

Whereas the Assembly of Lazarus, at the Delegate's request and pursuant to Article I, Section 5 of the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, declared war upon the New Pacific Order (NPO) on December 16, 2018;

Whereas Section 2(4) of the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018) authorizes the Assembly to "enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war" by two-thirds vote;

Whereas the region St Abbaddon is a formal protectorate of the NPO, established as such by a treaty signed by former Emperor Aleisyr of the NPO, former Consul Pergamon of the NPO, and Delegate Kitsco of St Abbaddon on May 31, 2017, which remains in effect;

Whereas the region Communist Americas is a protectorate of the NPO, established as such by military force against fascist occupying forces, which has been used by the NPO to spread their insidious Francoist propaganda rather than promotion of an appropriate anti-fascist message;

Whereas the region Azhukali was founded by Milozoldyck, also known as Milograd, a former Senator of the NPO who has maintained loyalty to the NPO for years, and who resigned citizenship in Lazarus at the onset of recent hostilities between Lazarus and the NPO in favor of participation in the NPO;

Whereas Milozoldyck/Milograd has a history of subversive activity in Lazarus on behalf or in what he perceived to be the interests of the NPO, including participation as a Senator in the 2015 New Lazarene Order (NLO) coup of Lazarus;

Whereas, at the time of this resolution's writing, the Delegacy of Azhukali was held by Feux, former Regent of the NPO, who as Delegate of Lazarus engaged in improper purges of Lazarene citizens in 2013 and who as Regent of the NPO established the NPO's support for the NLO in 2015;

Whereas Feux infiltrated Lazarus from 2016-2018 under the pseudonym Adytus, continuing to engage in subversive activity, eventually with the full knowledge of former Emperor Aleisyr and former Consul Pergamon, without disclosure of this identity to Lazarene officials;

Whereas evidence has emerged that Milozoldyck/Milograd, Feux, and some of their associates intended to use Azhukali as a front to continue the same kind of subversive activities against Feeders and Sinkers, potentially including Lazarus, that they engaged in while in the NPO; and

Whereas Milozoldyck/Milograd has once again been declared delete-on-sight, leaving Azhukali founderless and vulnerable to invasion; therefore, let it be

Resolved that the Assembly of Lazarus acknowledges St Abbaddon as a de jure protectorate of the NPO;

Resolved that the Assembly of Lazarus acknowledges Communist Americas as a de facto protectorate of the NPO;

Resolved that the Assembly of Lazarus acknowledges Azhukali as a de facto ally of the NPO;

Resolved that the Assembly of Lazarus hereby empowers the Lazarene Regional Guard to invade St Abbaddon, Communist Americas, and Azhukali, or to participate in another region's or organization's invasions of said regions;

Resolved that it is the non-binding sense of the Assembly of Lazarus that responsible native governance, free of the NPO's imperialist influence, should be restored to St Abbaddon as soon as practical following invasion;

Resolved that it is the non-binding sense of the Assembly of Lazarus that St Abbaddon, one of the few remaining historical founderless regions, should under no circumstances be refounded by the Regional Guard or invading forces supported by the Regional Guard;

Resolved that it is the non-binding sense of the Assembly of Lazarus that an appropriate anti-fascist message should replace the NPO's Francoist propaganda on the World Factbook Entry of Communist Americas as soon as practical following invasion; and further

Resolved that it is the non-binding sense of the Assembly of Lazarus that the historical roleplaying significance of Azhukali should be respected, and that native participation in the region, without the corrupting influence of Feux and his associates, should be permitted as soon as practical following invasion.

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Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

 

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, neutral in alignment.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Prime Minister must appoint a Cabinet Minister to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the Cabinet Minister.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.

(3) The Regional Guard may only engage in the following types of operations:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(4) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

The Twisted Christmas Tree
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Poster 1: I want a Mince Pie.
Poster 2: You got a pack of frozen mince. 
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