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ToC:
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Constitutional Bill on workplace organization and High Court caution
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Position on fundamental rights:Jonas Val criticism of Vrigny
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Position on World Forum: Adrianna Rolstons’ response to Pelinai
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Party standings 3 months after elections:NNP decisive winner
1 Constitutional Bill on workplace organization presented, High Court for Administrative Crime cautious
Nowell Riley Trenton of the Opportunity Party and Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet had presented on the regular session of the Lower House a first reading of a Hybrid Constitutional Bill.
The Hybrid nature of the Bill comes from its’ contents dealing with two separate matters and utilizing two different instruments: Repeal of the “Act suspending anti-trust laws”, established in 2011. during the Innsbolt-Palmer reign; as well as the establishment of “Associations of Unions and of Investors and Owners”.
The Bill was by in large welcomed by other MPs of the Lower House, in particular those of the Unionist-Socialist UML and of the radically Liberal ALDA, while the environmentalist parties of SRP and NNP were not shy to voice their support either.
Strangely enough, MPs of the ruling Center Party, a natural opponent to the Opportunity Party, have also voiced their support. This is likely an effect of the Patton-Trenton agreement from a month ago, dubbed “The Agenda”. In it, the opposition was willing to support the Center Party (as well as others in the ruling coalition) in proposing a minimalist codification of the Constitution; in return for the Center Party supporting reform in the area of social justice and environmental regulations.
The Bill grants extensive social benefits to both workers and business owners, particularly in Chapter VI of the Bill; Which guarantees the right to housing, fair living wages, swift employment procedures, right to paid leave, among others.
It had also envisioned the materialization of environmental de-pollution regulations; by creation of an independent Research Department on Environmental Standardisation and Inspection. However, citicism of the Bill is focused on who the RDESI is responsible to.
Namely, the High Court for Administrative Justice is still reviewing the judicial nature of this Bill. Target of this uncertainty, they claim, comes from Chapter V of the Bill: Which envisions the creation of the RDESI and the State Office of Labour, within the Lord High Chancellory. It is claimed that the Bill, as it stands now, implicitly grants the High Chancellory a political connotation. As such, it could be used, in future Court decisions, as justification for treating other organisations introduced in this Bill as being of political nature.
2. End of AID hashmap investigations:
The AID Hash investigations, initiated more than two months ago by Executive PO Sinclair Houthems reckless remark regarding hashmap trips on illegal photography being laid online the the Agency for Identification and Documentation, has finally concluded.
After encouragement from the Lead Director of the AID (Peeress Madison Edwards), The Head Representative of The Plenary Committee and leader of the Nasphilitae National Party (Claire Renske), jointly devised a plan of action for investigating possible breach of privacy by the AID on citizens of Nasphilitae.
Although no evidence of malice was found regarding possible over-extent of the AID in countering crime within their cyber divisions; Two AID agents were found in possession of cryptographic technology used to backward engineer hashtrip codes. These devices were found kept within the two agents’ private residences. Further judicial inquiry might reveal whether the technology could’ve been or has been used for malicious activity.
For now, they are being charged for Conflict of Interest. Regardless of outcome, proactive work and vigilance of The Plenary Committee in this affair has raised public opinion of Claire Renske and of her NNP. It has also increased citizens’ confidence in institutions, even if limited to The Plenary Committee, at the moment. Further on this later.
3. Positions on fundamental rights:Jonas Vals criticism of Vrignys’…methods?
The ongoing international debate regarding fundamental rights (or lack thereof) in Vrigny, a country recently admitted as member of the World Forum, was incepted by a protest note from Pelinai delivered to the International Court of Justice.
Nasphilitae’s officials’ positions on the matter has not been vocal. This is because the fundamental right which was/is endangered in Vrigny is prohibitive measures on religious affiliation for its’ citizens. Particularly problematic in this policy is that Vrignys’ former legislation seems to over-extend state authority to the point of endangering freedom of thought, insinuating that private religious adherence is prohibited as well. While this cannot be enforced, it is telling of how Virgnians view law in general.
Jonas Val of the radically liberal ADLA party is the first Public Official in Nasphilitae to publicly criticise Vrignys’ governments, on the grounds of method it decided to use. Namely, Val has criticised Vrignys reliance on plebiscite to justify legalizing something as basic as fundamental right to free conscience, warning that institutions such as plebiscites and referendums are resemblances of ochlocracies (or rule by the mob).
4. Positions on Pelinese criticism of WF:Incorrect but correct, by Adrianna Rolston
Head Ambassador of Nasphilitae to the World Forum, Md. Adrianna Rolston, has called Pelinese criticism:
“Structurally flawed, incorrect in details, overly presumptive of implications […] from a legalese perspective.”
However, she’s noted that: “While the criticism is incorrect by the logical procedure, it is correct in its’ illogically-arrived conclusion. Namely, the underlying argument seems to be insinuating that the World Forum lacks measures of enforcement. Apart from the International Court, this is correct.”
5. Opinion polls of political parties:
Center Party: 15% 21%
Opportunity Party: 14.5% 24%
NNP: 7.5% 13%
ADLA: 9% 12%
UML: 12% ▬ 12%
SRP: 14% 8%
SVDP: 9%5%
CGC: 7.5% 3%