You can only use Domly words like: Dom, Domly, Domitalize, etc.
I'll start:
Domly dom domly domy.

Quote:Treaty of Connacht


Article 1. Mutual Recognition

1. Caer Sidi 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 Caer Sidi government and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Caer Sidi.
   
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.
   
4. Additionally, if the new government of said signatory refuses to recognize this treaty, it shall be automatically dissolved.
   

Article 2. Non-Aggression Pact

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, and thus this action shall not constitute an act of aggression.
   

Article 3. Mutual Defense and Assistance

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. Joint Operations

1. Both signatories may partake in joint military operations for training or their mutual enjoyment. The relevant laws, codes and regulations governing each signatory’s military forces shall remain in force in such operations, and thus neither of the signatories may commit any act that may force the other signatory to break said relevant laws, codes and regulations governing their own military forces. If such an act is planned, the signatory that shall commit this act must inform the other signatory of the act in question so the other signatory can withdraw their forces as soon as possible.
   

Article 5. Regional Security

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 shall condemn any acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other if the target of these acts confirm it.
   
4. 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.
   
5. If the government of any of the two signatories fail to fulfill the obligations of Article 5, Sections 1 to 4, they must formally and publicly apologize for this.
   

Article 6. 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. Furthermore, the relevant cultural authorities of both signatories are strongly encouraged to do more than the required one bilateral event per year.
   
2. Citizens of Lazarus and Caer Sidi 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 7. 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.
   

I recently learned that shall does not always mean will, it also can mean may, or must. I think we should remove the use of shall in our legal code and replace it with, will, must or may. I thinking of drafting a proposal but I would like to know what you guys think first.

Quote:

Amendment to the Criminal Code Act (September 2020)

Proposed by @Domais

Section 1. Amendment to the Criminal Code Act

(1) The relevant section of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) as currently written, reads:

[table][cell]

Section 6. Fraud

(1) Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement of material fact, shall be guilty of fraud.

[/cell][/table]

(2) The amended section of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) shall read:

[table][cell]

Section 6. Fraud

(1) Any person who, knowingly or recklessly, falsifies a material fact in any matter regarding a citizenship application shall be guilty of fraud.

(2) Any person who, knowingly or recklessly, falsifies a material fact in any matter regarding a criminal review shall be guilty of fraud.[/cell][/table]

Shareholders of Lazarus,

A motion and a second have been received for the Treaty of Connacht. This is a vote on a treaty. 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 Sunday the 20th of September at 2:53 PM EST.

The discussion thread is here.

Quote:Treaty of Connacht


Article 1. Mutual Recognition

1. Caer Sidi 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 Caer Sidi government and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Caer Sidi.
   
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.
   
4. Additionally, if the new government of said signatory refuses to recognize this treaty, it shall be automatically dissolved.
   

Article 2. Non-Aggression Pact

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, and thus this action shall not constitute an act of aggression.
   

Article 3. Mutual Defense and Assistance

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. Joint Operations

1. Both signatories may partake in joint military operations for training or their mutual enjoyment. The relevant laws, codes and regulations governing each signatory’s military forces shall remain in force in such operations, and thus neither of the signatories may commit any act that may force the other signatory to break said relevant laws, codes and regulations governing their own military forces. If such an act is planned, the signatory that shall commit this act must inform the other signatory of the act in question so the other signatory can withdraw their forces as soon as possible.
   

Article 5. Regional Security

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 shall condemn any acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other if the target of these acts confirm it.
   
4. 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.
   
5. If the government of any of the two signatories fail to fulfill the obligations of Article 5, Sections 1 to 4, they must formally and publicly apologize for this.
   

Article 6. 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. Furthermore, the relevant cultural authorities of both signatories are strongly encouraged to do more than the required one bilateral event per year.
   
2. Citizens of Lazarus and Caer Sidi 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 7. 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 the real world, as well as in our simulated ones within Nationstates and Lazarus, there have been trends of intolerant movements led by individuals who target groups of people and incite violence or prejudicial treatment against them. Labels such as; religion, nationality, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, and language; are utilized to identify groups of people with the intention of abuse. Such speech, when left to continue without any type of check, can and has been the prerequisite action for further subsequent acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Deplorable acts that are the downfall of civilized societies. Hate speech destabilizes peace between nations. It grows like a cancer and fosters distrust and ill will between people. 

The United Nations defines hate speech as, "any kind of communication in speech, writing or behaviour [sic], that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, colour [sic], descent, gender or other identity factor."(1) Věra Jourová, VP of the European Commission for Values and Transparency said, "The spread of illegal hate speech online not only distresses the people it targets, it also affects those who speak up for freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination in our society."(2) As all communications of our community are done online, hate speech has an especially negative role affecting our Lazarene population. When individuals publish statements either on the RMB, offsite forum, or discord that are hate speech what can be done?

Are we a region that will condone this type of communication? Will we continue to do nothing while others utilize hate speech time and time again? The argument which arises from this discussion is what to do with nations who utilize hate speech as part of their RP. It can be argued that hate speech is an OOC problem to be handled by an NS moderator in the end. What if hate speech is an IC device? What happens when the mods continuously censure a nation and yet that nation does not change course but pursues their direction attacking others based on their identities? 

Freedom of speech is often thrown around wither to excuse this behavior or argue for inaction. Yet in real free societies, freedom of speech has its limitations. In the United States, Schenck v. United States, (3) argued that one can not go into a movie theater and yell, "fire!" Should one's speech in the US incite an action that would harm someone else, that statement is not protected free speech. When a "clear and present danger" exists, it can not be ignored that such speech is criminal. The Human Rights Act of 1998 in the United Kingdom specifically states that freedom of expression, "“may be subject to formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society.”(4) In the German interpretation of free speech we find that the freedom of expression, "shall find [its] limits in the provisions of general laws"(5) and has found it in regards to individuals denying the holocaust or displaying nazi propaganda.(6) Such speech is implied hate speech even by German standards.

In Lazarus, our freedom of speech is assumed and broadly interpreted because we bring our countrys' values along with us. Some of us here are from the US, the UK, Canada, the EU, etc. We often interpret our freedoms by bringing our real world values with us. The 12th Mandate falls short of enumerating our right to free expression. Nor does it reserve the adjudication and abridgment of the right to free expression. Therefore, it will shelter the prejudices of the few whose modus operandi is to spread discordance through divisive hate speech thus presenting a danger to our peace and harmony throughout our region.

We therefore recommend that the assembly adopt an amendment to the criminal code that forbids hate speech on the RMB, off-sight forum, and discord that will be enforced with an ejection and ban from Lazarus should action already have been taken by NS moderators to censure the hate speech of resident nations. 

Sources

(1) pg.2, "UNITED NATIONS STRATEGY AND PLAN OF ACTION ON HATE SPEECH",  https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention...NOPSIS.pdf  

(2) United Against Hate Speech on the Web: Where do we stand? - Speech by Commissioner Jourová at Conference with German Justice Minister Maas; https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor...CH_16_3188

(3) Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919), https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/249us47

(4) See Schedule 1, Art. 10, The Human Rights Act 1998, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1

(5) See. "Limits on Freedom of Expression: Germany" ; https://www.loc.gov/law/help/freedom-exp...ermany.php

(6) See " Holocaust Denial Laws and Other Legislation Criminalizing Promotion of Nazism; https://www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/holo...-laws.html

Shareholders of Lazarus,

@"New Rogernomics" has been appointed to serve as Director of Internal Management. The discussion thread can be found here.

As per Assembly Procedure Act 1.5, this vote will last for 5 days, ending on September 15th, 2020 at 8:31 PM EST. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present" .

-- Debussy, Speaker

Shareholders of Lazarus,

@Domais has been appointed to serve as Director of Shareholdership. The discussion thread can be found here.

As per Assembly Procedure Act 1.5, this vote will last for 5 days, ending on September 15th, 2020 at 8:25 EST. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present" .

-- Debussy, Speaker

Shareholders of Lazarus,

@McChimp has been appointed to serve as Director of Public Relations. The discussion thread can be found here.

As per Assembly Procedure Act 1.5, this vote will last for 5 days, ending on September 15th, 2020 at 8:18 PM EST. Citizens may vote "Aye" or "For," "Nay" or "Against," or "Abstain" or "Present" .

-- Debussy, Speaker

This treaty was negotiated by Ryccia and jo with Caer Sidi. It's now time for us to decide as a region if there is anything we don't like! The treaty has my full support.

Quote:Treaty of Connacht


Article 1. Mutual Recognition

1. Caer Sidi 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 Caer Sidi government and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Caer Sidi.
   
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 of said signatory refuses to recognize this treaty, it shall be automatically dissolved.
   

Article 2. Non-Aggression Pact

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, and thus this action shall not constitute an act of aggression.
   

Article 3. Mutual Defense and Assistance

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. Joint Operations

1. Both signatories may partake in joint military operations for training or their mutual enjoyment. The relevant laws, codes and regulations governing each signatory’s military forces shall remain in force in such operations, and thus neither of the signatories may commit any act that may force the other signatory to break said relevant laws, codes and regulations governing their own military forces. If such an act is planned, the signatory that shall commit this act must inform the other signatory of the act in question so the other signatory can withdraw their forces as soon as possible.
   

Article 5. Regional Security

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 shall condemn any acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other if the target of these acts confirm it.
   
4. 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.
   
5. If the government of any of the two signatories fail to fulfill the obligations of Article 5, Sections 1 to 4, they must formally and publicly apologize for this.
   

Article 6. 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. Furthermore, the relevant cultural authorities of both signatories are strongly encouraged to do more than the required one bilateral event per year.
   
2. Citizens of Lazarus and Caer Sidi 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 7. 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.