I humbly submit the following bill for a "Special Foreign Relations and Insular Policy Act," the link to and overview of which can be found below.
"This Act makes special provision for establishing the bounds of the Social Liberal Union's relationship to the original region and other certain regions established by the disgraced former founder."
Globe Exclusive: Sufet Speaks On Recent Sanctions, Ramelia, and More
HADRUMETUM, CD — Field reporter Himilco caught up with the Sufet Carondawana as they were relaxing following a swim in the Hadrumetum Central Pool today for comment on their signing of Imperial Decree No. 17, among other topics.
H: I should ask: how was your swim, Carondawana?
C: Peaceful. Thank you.
H: Lovely. Before I ask you about the new sanctions and control decree, I wanted to get to your thoughts on a couple of other recent international affairs. As our readers will know, the civil conflict in the Commune of Ramelia ended just two weeks ago. The House of Servitors approved a withdrawal from the food surplus worth approximately $111 million to assist the hungry within the Commune's borders during the end stages of the conflict. Some have wondered why the provincial collaborative councils did not convene the House earlier in the conflict. Why do you think it took so long to approve unitary action across the provinces?
C: It's a question better directed at the Realms' Councils who took longer to join the collaborations than the others; for my part, I think there are some provinces who were, reasonably, I imagine, concerned with the volume of aid being gifted to a nation some older members of our communities might still regard with some suspicion or grievance following the ascension of Etsuast eight years ago . . .
H: A reasonable grievance?
C: laughs No, of course not! A reasonable concern for the effect such a large amount of the food surplus being spared might have on food security. I think the unanimous confirmation of the Ascended was a demonstration of how more pious heads prevailed in winning over those who might drag their feet due to the past.
H: The actions of Ambassador Onondakai were widely praised here, but some of our friends abroad are wondering: why didn't they issue guidance for Imperial citizens within the Commune's territories during the conflict?
C: The Onaron encourages us in its subtle ways to assess ourselves and our surroundings critically. I cannot imagine an Imperial citizen within the Commune was not aware of the severity of the situation and the risks staying there brought upon themselves. Onondakai's opening of the embassy's suites, and the actions of all our fellows there who decided to take those risks together, were exemplary. Their faith in each other and their bonds with the citizens of Ramelia nearby are exactly why individual citizens need not rely overly much on the guidance of far-off observers.
H: Just what we like to hear! Moving on now to Decree No. 17, which you signed yesterday at a site near the still-under-construction Home of The Servitors; can you give our readers a quick summary of the important points? It was, after all, a quite lengthy decree, and the most robust of your tenure as Symbolicus Sufet so far.
C: Sure. The decree updated some prohibitions on the use of plastics and disposal of waste at sea abroad Marine Office ships, along with accounting for additional labor surpluses coastal residents have dedicated to the expansion and maintenance of the rather long neglected Defense Fleet. The bulk of the decree is dedicated to defining the extent of a number of new sanctions the Imperial people have chosen to enforce against the government and traders of Papagalliania. The most important of these is an embargo of iron ores, ferroalloys, soybeans, raw sugar, woodpulp, tobacco, and other agri-industrial exports of that nation, as well as accompanying sanctions on Papagallianian surplus holdings, and a freeze on any non-essential commercial assets of their merchants currently residing within the Empire's borders.
H: Those are severe penalties. Why did the people of the Empire choose to escalate these measures, some of which existed previously but in much more lenient form before the end of the Great Bridge Project, now?
C: I think our greater contact with the outside world has helped nurture our understanding of the fragility of our relationship as a global community with the Onaron. When Imperial citizens can more plainly see the grievous wounds inflicted on Papagalliania's forests, soil, our shared sea lanes, and even its own people, by the callousness of the few who wish to trade with us in pursuit of greed, we feel more compelled to react justly, even if it does damage the limits of meeting some of our own needs temporarily. Besides, these measures compliment our efforts as a people in Decree No.14 to take additional steps to penalize those who rot the health of our global oceans.
H: What do you say to critics who say these kind of penalties will only harm those already suffering within Papagalliania?
C: I say The Onaron rewards principled actions in-kind, in the long-run.
H: laughs Alright, Carondawana, I have one final question: who will win the Cookie Bowl?
C: I must admit I have not been following the season closely, but . . . I think everyone has heard how creatively Gekennafrœgi Ginnagrtúnn has played, so I will favor them.
This proposed Constitutional Amendment addresses the many constitutional issues arising from the transfer to the new home region and loss of former Founder Ainland.
I am proposing Amendment 8 to the World Assembly Membership Requirement Waiver Resolution, which would grant a waiver to "Wascoitan in SLU" (aka Wasc).
AWARE of the fascist nature of the political movement known as "Boogaloo Bois," who routinely provoke civil unrest in an attempt to inspire race war; NOTING that incumbent Chancellor Ramelia defended conduct of these "Boogaloo Bois" on a regional communication platform on 2 December 2020, saying the group was "doing god's work," and continued to defend the group after being notified of the group's fascist ideology; RECOGNIZING that fascist terrorism is indefensible and vile, and that apologia for groups which commit such acts of terrorism is not befitting of an officer of the Social Liberal Union; REAFFIRMING the Open Parliament's commitment to vigilantly combat fascism and other hateful ideologies or organizations; AWARE that the Constitution of the Social Liberal Union allows for the removal of officials who fail to perform their duties of office or commit other forms of egregious misconduct; HEREBY relieves Ramelia of the office of Chancellor of the Social Liberal Union.
Since the pitiful covert incursion upon our Discord server by a disgruntled DSA citizen in September this year, which originally inspired me to write the first two sections in the bill before you, this draft has been in the works and eventually expanded in scope to fix several errors or ambiguities in existing offences along the way (three, to be exact) in this consolidated bill.
Accordingly, I submit the bill to the Open Parliament for scrutiny and debate as required by the Constitution of the SLU.
Preamble: "This Act Amendment establishes a new offence and expands the definition of perjury to address vulnerabilities raised by a recent incursion against our region in which the privacy and good faith of its Member States was violated by way of deception by foreign actors. This Act Amendment also makes minor technical or grammatical revisions to several existing serious offences, without altering them substantively or altering their offence classifications in any way."
Unofficial summary of the provisions of the bill:
1) The first section substantially expands criminal liability for perjury (an existing offence) when a State lies or misrepresents to a SLU government official acting in their official duties regarding any material fact concerning their identity (to discourage impersonation), in-game military and political affiliations, or their provenance (i.e. their NS region of origin if a foreigner, etc) to gain (or attempt to) access/admission to specified SLU websites, servers, or networks.
2) The second section establishes a novel offence for violation-of-trust situations when a State has already obtained access/admission to a SLU website or server. Normally espionage is committed against the governmental, military, or executive power, however, this offence now harshly punishes espionage against SLU Member States in their individual capacities as well in their capacities as Members of Parliament to protect freedom of debate and parliamentary privilege. To protect the former, the section protects non-governmental civilian conversations, containing sensitive things such as real names, physical/mental health matters, and other specified personally identifying information from exportation, disclosure, or abstraction by foreign actors or disguised covert States. To protect the latter, the section protects civilian discussions related to SLU elections, laws, and other parliamentary and internal political matters.
3) See the proposed before-and-after comparison of the existing offence the third section of this bill seeks to amend here (opens on diffchecker.com).
4) See the proposed before-and-after comparison of the existing offence the fourth section of this bill seeks to amend here (opens on diffchecker.com).
5) See the proposed before-and-after comparison of the existing offence the fifth section of this bill seeks to amend here (opens on diffchecker.com).
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