A motion and a second have been received for the Criminal Code Amendment (February 2019). It requires a 50%+1 majority to pass. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present."

The timing allotted for this vote is five days. Voting will end on Thursday the 7th of February at 16:53 EST.

The discussion thread is here.

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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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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.       

In accordance with Section 1, Subsection 1 of the Hostile Entities and Persons Act (December 2018), the CLS has requested that the Assembly vote on a proscription of the NPO. As such, it requires a two-thirds supermajority to pass. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present."

The time allotted for this vote is five days. Voting will end on Thursday the 17th of January at 10:29 EST.

The discussion thread is here.

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Proscription of the New Pacific Order

In accordance with the Hostile Entities and Persons Act, the Auditors (or Council of Lazarene Security) call for a proscription vote on the New Pacific Order.

Signed,
The Auditors of Lazarus  

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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.

Lazarus seems to have caught theme-fever again, with a bunch of people expressing dissatisfaction at the dead end they think Lazarus has reached with the Corporation theme. This megathread (I hope it's not too mega!) is meant to be the place to put forward your proposals on a possible new theme-- or lack thereof -- which could be more permanent than the others we've had so far and could help drive the expression of a renewed Lazarene culture. 

I'll try and keep a record of theme proposals. Please mark official ones clearly so I know which ones to include, and preferably provide a reasoning behind why your proposal would be best. If you like a theme proposal, please like the post.

Note: "No theme" and "Lazarus theme" and "LazCorp theme" are perfectly acceptable, just please explain why you think they are best. This thread is not meant to force us into a new theme (I myself am still unsure about whether adopting a new theme would be a good idea), but rather to make sure all the options are laid out in as orderly of a fashion as possible.

Link: https://nslazarus.com/showthread.php?tid...93#pid5293

What I said to Milograd:

Quote:I'd have to disagree on several points there. Citizenship is a big a deal, as it allows outsiders to vote on our laws and the future our Lazarus, and all you need is one vote to make a great deal of difference and to influence others. This a concept that even the New Pacific Order accepts, unless you are earnestly suggesting that the New Pacific Order give citizenship to every nation that walks through the door, regardless of their hostility towards the New Pacific Order. Though the New Pacific Order has a policy in place to prevent 'dangerous elements' taking positions of power, whereas Lazarus doesn't. If enough votes are gathered, Imki can be forced from power, and a new Delegate put in place. 

All it took was Feux and a few others to push for the People's Republic of Lazarus, and carry out a major purge of Lazarenes, and all it took to bring that regime down was Kazmr and his friends, and a lot of effort. Just one election was all it took to effectively remove NES and ban all 'LKE sympathizers' and 'raiders' from Lazarus, over an extended period of time, though no one at the time knew that's what they were voting for, beyond those party to the conspiracy. Just a small number of players can have a major influence on a region, for the better or worse, and this was how Lazarus was infiltrated during the Humane Republic of Lazarus and Celestial Union, and in the governments before them. The cost of heavy openness is weak security and enabling of coups, and repeatedly Lazarus was taken advantage of in this manner. Does this mean we want a 'Fortress Lazarus' mentality forever? I doubt it. However, for the time being it is pretty necessary, and will be till Lazarus has an active community, and robust institutions. We don't really have either of those, as the civil society (if you can call it that) was destroyed during the civil war, and hasn't been restored to Lazarus yet. Lazarus right now can be very easily manipulated and influenced. 

Though I'd be against, as many are since the civil war, any kind of elected delegacy transition, beyond that of a challenge system and line of succession. I have no problem with Tubbius being our next Delegate, if Imki decides to step down some day for example. I don't even have an issue if we decided some day to make the Delegacy purely a security position with ceremonial powers, and a Prime Minister like figure and the elected assembly holding the political power. But from now on, loyal Lazarenes without [primary] allegiance to any foreign region, are the ones that hold the delegacy, and I don't see a problem with that, and as I have said several times on discord, if we lose the delegacy, we lose everything. Governments and communities can be rebuilt, but once the region is lost, we have to hope for the likes of Kazmr and Imki, to save us from the mess and bring back Lazarus. I don't want to go through that again, nor does Lazarus. We've had enough civil wars and coups for a lifetime. 

This was a cost which the region decided it wasn't currently prepared to pay. You may disagree with that decision, as many already have, but the days where Lazarus would simply let players stroll in regardless of their affiliations and rise through the ranks to major political power is gone. Under the current government and constitution, the reigns are held tightly by those that the region can truly trust. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your NPO stance), this means that citizens of the New Pacific Order, are players that the region doesn't want to have any power - whether as voting citizens or in positions of power or authority.

The problem with exceptions, is that they themselves set a precedent, which is what was pointed out on the discussion of a proscription. I put forward an expiring exception, with the implication for yourself and a few others, including for Drop Your Pants to be allowed in, only while the exception remained in effect. But as was pointed out in that discussion, the problem with such an exception is that once you draw that line on accepting some people, the demand will be to allow more, on basis of fairness. If we accept one application, based on 'lack of threat', we legitimately have to accept them all, if we want to remain consistent, and not undermine the fairness of the application process. That means within a few weeks, we could have three, then six, then twelve applications from dual citizens from the New Pacific Order, and so on. New Pacific Order citizens deciding our laws and participating in our political process during war time, and when players in Lazarus genuinely feel betrayed by The New Pacific Order, is not what anyone is looking for, from a fair assessment of public opinion. But there should be a vote on this, as the proscription is not in effect yet in regards to the New Pacific Order, and instead we are taking the declaration of war into account in regards to citizenship. 

Drop Your Pants hasn't 'earned' anything, in terms of the current government of Lazarus, which is the curse and responsibility of the current government to accept. When Lazarus passed legislation that made clear that this government was not a continuation of past Lazarene governments, it created a new footing and a new process for Lazarus to decide who deserved to achieve political power and who didn't. If you note, Imki didn't have to allow any of us in her government. She was well within her defacto rights as delegate to ignore everyone who participated in the convention, and to create a new Lazarus entirely in her own image. She didn't do that, and decided to give some of us who participated in the Convention, a say in the future of Lazarus, but that wasn't required of her nor is she required to accept anyone based on their past history in Lazarus. 

That said, Drop Your Pants didn't really participate in the Convention, nor do anything of note in Lazarus during this administration, prior to his application, so the new government doesn't 'owe' Drop Your Pants anything - especially given that what Drop Your Pants did was in the Celestial Union and Humane Republic, and before, which this Lazarus is not a successor state from. That may sound harsh, and it is, though the reality is that the moment Lazarus said it wasn't a successor state, all past Lazarenes ceased to be 'owed' anything. The war however makes it difficult to allow dual citizens at this time. There may be a re-consideration, there might not be. In fact, no nation residing in Lazarus was granted citizenship for a long while now, since the initial war declaration on the New Pacific Order was passed.

Since no one has done it yet, I will put the New Pacific Order proscription up for discussion, as Lazarus as now has no policy beyond, 'this citizenship application has New Pacific Order in it' and 'we are at war with the New Pacific Order', therefore we can't process this right now.

Quote:(1) The Assembly may, at the request of the Delegate or the Council on Lazarene Security, designate a region or organization as a hostile entity. Such designation will require a two-thirds vote of the Assembly to approve or rescind. The Assembly may rescind such designation on its own initiative.

A motion and a second have been received for the Resolution to Empower the Regional Guard against NPO Affiliates (January 2019). This is a vote on a general resolution. As such, it requires a 50%+1 majority to pass. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present."

The timing allotted for this vote is five days. Voting will end on Friday the 4th of January 2019 at 20:47 EST.

The discussion thread is here.

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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.