Okay, I was imprecise in my wording. Can debate about an appointment start before the Prime Minister takes office?
A fully legalistic reading of the text would require the Prime Minister to nominate everyone again upon taking office. The Office of the Chair has taken the position that is not necessary and that the original post will take effect upon the Prime Minister taking office. But while that post has lay dormant, the Assembly has plainly seen it. It has plainly asked questions of the nominees and considered the merits of their appointments. It has plainly engaged in precisely the kind of discussion that a mandatory debate period is intended to foster.
Legislative Procedure Act 1(2) states that the minimum debate period for an appointment applies to each āspecific [ā¦] appointment.ā Would we say the currently proposed appointment of Henn as Deputy Prime Minister is a different appointment from the one that will implicitly be proposed by the same post once Nwahs enters office? I think itās clearly the same appointment. I think itās clearly the same discussion; nobody is going to ask the same questions again once Nwahs takes office and the debate period starts, because they just got those questions answered. I think the specificity comes from naming the nominee, the Cabinet position, the Cabinet term, and the description of the roleās responsibilities, and by those metrics itās the same appointment. Of course, if a different appointment is made ā if Nwahs changes the nominees, their titles, or their responsibilities ā then it is not the same specific appointment.
What the Charter requires is that Cabinet members be confirmed before entering office. I can see how that might imply they need to be appointed first for the Assembly to have something to vote to confirm. But if the Assembly knows what the appointment will be, can it start debating that appointment before itās made?
1.) I feel like āwarsā on NS are a weird territory. As defenders, we already do everything we can to thwart the actions of raiders, and itās in our code to not take offense action unless against something like a fascist target after an Assembly vote. Even if we did āenterā the wars, would we do anything more than we are already doing? Likely not.
2.) If the opportunity arises, yes. But of course, it would only be after careful consideration.
3.) My stance on the MGC is relatively neutral, but I do not have plans to join it during my term. I would prefer to go closer with our allies in Aegis.
4.) In an ambassador, I am looking for a trusted individual who has a passion for getting more involved in foreign affairs. I donāt just want somebody who will take the job and then just go to sleep, I want someone who actually interacts with the community we sends them to and is/will be a respected figure there.
5.) Absolutely. Integrating shouldnāt be too difficult. The Liberty Gala is just an invite to a discord server and making sure people know when events are, and the Defender Awards are just voting.
6.) Definitely, that is what I was referencing during my original post.
Hello Flaming! Great questions you have for me here.
1- In my personal opinion, your CYOA seems like a great and enjoyable idea, and I believe it is worth pursuing in my term. However, I do not have specific plans on this area as of now. The projects I would like to pursue are forum projects that are shorter, and maybe more informal, which would garner attention by itself. We can definitely discuss this too.
2- Similar to what I said above, I donāt have specific plans for this in my term, but we could definitely discuss further projects and events for both communities.
3- Knowhere is quite different to Pacifica and other traditional canons, as it operates on NS, and no where else. My idea for Knowhere was to appeal to the community of TSP that does not have a Discord or forums account (like I mentioned before) and it cannot really be compared to other canons like Pacifica. I do not think this will take away potential recruitment for Pacifica, as Knowhere appeals to a different demographic. It is important to note however that this does not mean that the average forum RPer cannot RP in Knowhere.
You can pretty much find all information here but I will quickly summarize it for you in this post.
For people to make a claim, they need to send a telegram to all of the map managers (me and No One or 7 Trees) with a template which fills out information about their desired nation as well as claim. There is no claim plots, and there is moving borders. We also check statistics for nations to ensure that no godmodding happens, and ensure that plots are not too big.
I think I can avoid a similar fate to Te Ao by preventing overreach and making sure that everything in Knowhere is not too complicated. I intend to do this by not creating too many systems and letting the region run on its own, and moderate/solve a problem if needed.
If the need arises and people agree to come on, I donāt see why not. I do have plans for appointing a new OWL Director, although I will have to think about whether I want them to be in the full Cabinet.
I know it was described as having a little more control than a minister without portfolio, but Iām not quite sure how to contextualize that, so maybe the comparison with a deputy minister or advisor could help?
Iām not quite sure how to contextualize that, so maybe the comparison with a deputy minister or advisor could help?
At least with how I intend to structure my government, Cabinet-level ministers effectively will have 2 functions:
Managing the day-to-day running of their respective portfolio,
Serving as PMās (and rest of Cabinetās) first counsel on actions to be taken.
Since Henn does not have a portfolio, their role is essentially weighted entirely towards the latter function. So you could think of it as an advisor to the whole cabinet, at a even higher level than FA and DA advisors currently have access to (i.e. having full access to all cabinet discussions, including more sensitive information). My intent is for deputies to be more concerned with assisting in implementation work for their respective ministers, and to serve as counsel only for their ministers (similar to Silvaās Secretaries of Culture, a structure that both Jay and NoOne will preserve in their respective portfolios).
On a more practical note, Henn is the outgoing FA minister, so their presence in Cabinet will ensure full continuity in ongoing FA projects during the period where Slab takes over on that front. On Integration, Henn will provide advice to Maluhia in the implementation of aspects of building up the mentorship program.