A motion and a second have been received for the Delegate's nominations to the CLS, the Court and the Ministry of the Lazarene Regional Guards. Each nominee requires a 50%+1 majority to be confirmed. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present" on each nominee or on the nominees collectively.

The timing allotted for this vote is five days. Voting will end on Tuesday the 1st of January at 18:40 EST.

The Delegate's nominations were made here and the discussion thread is here.

Nominees

Councillors for Lazarene Security:

New Rogernomics
Harmoneia
Killer Kitty
Aflana

Court Justice:

Roavin

Minister of the Lazarene Regional Guards:

JoWhatup

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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.

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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.

The Delegate has nominated the following individuals to serve as government officials:

Councillors for Lazarene Security:

New Rogernomics
Harmoneia
Killer Kitty
Aflana

Court Justice:

Roavin

Minister of the Lazarene Regional Guards:

JoWhatup

Per prior precedent, the minimum discussion period began at the time the Delegate posted the nominations (3:28 p.m. EDT on December 18th).

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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Never-Ending Christmas Story

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Tell a story about Christmas, but don't let it end... (and make it silly or as serious as you like)

[spoiler=Example]
Poster 1: There was a stable in Bethlehem 
Poster 2: There was a stable in Bethlehem, but there was also a five star hotel
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The Christmas Tree

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Feel free to put something under the tree!

[spoiler=Example]
Poster 1: *puts a jar of cookies under the tree*
Poster 2: *puts a toy car under the tree*
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Hostile Entities and Persons Act (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac

Section 1. Hostile Entities

(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.

(2) No person participating in a hostile entity may reside gameside or be admitted to citizenship in Lazarus until ending such participation. Participation will include residence, citizenship, or official membership in the hostile entity, or any higher form of participation.

(3) Citizenship will automatically be revoked from any citizen discovered to be participating in a hostile entity, following a 72 hour grace period in which the citizen may end participation in the hostile entity. The citizenship of the citizen in question will be suspended during said grace period.

(4) Citizenship will automatically be revoked, without any grace period, from any citizen discovered to have been participating in a hostile entity that was designated as such at the time of their application for citizenship, if such participation was omitted from said application.

(5) The prohibitions herein will not apply to infiltration of a hostile entity for the purpose of espionage or subversion, or other such action taken against a hostile entity, provided a waiver for such action has been granted by the Delegate. Such waiver may be kept classified and may be rescinded by the Delegate at any time.

(6) No request for embassies, gameside or off-site, nor any application for diplomatic recognition filed on behalf of a hostile entity may be approved. Any embassy or diplomatic recognition already obtained on behalf of a hostile entity prior to its designation as such will be terminated upon designation.

Section 2. Hostile Persons

(1) The Assembly may, at the request of the Delegate or the Council on Lazarene Security, designate any person as a hostile person. 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.

(2) Designation as a hostile person will prohibit a person, under any alias, from residing gameside or being admitted to citizenship in Lazarus.

(3) No citizen of Lazarus may be designated as a hostile person while maintaining citizenship in Lazarus.

Section 3. Records of Hostile Entities and Persons

(1) The Assembly Speaker will maintain publicly accessible records of all regions and organizations designated as hostile entities and all persons designated as hostile persons.

A motion and a second have been received for the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018). This is a vote on a constitutional law. As such, it requires a three-quarters supermajority 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 Monday the 17th of December at 17:13 EST.

The discussion thread is here.

Quote:

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 Delegate may appoint a minister to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subject to all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the 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.