Discussions concerning the establishment of a new Constitution for Equilism were begun shortly after Lady Naivetry became our new Monarch, when King Chaucerin stepped down. While the discussions got off to a slow start, a number of inventive ideas have been presented as well as simplified proposals. Pirates and Dr. Horrible were seen lurking behind some of the proposals, and what the outcome might be is yet to be seen. Stay tuned for future news on the fate of Equilism's Constitution.
Elections
High Advocate Westwind posted an announcement reminding the region that the November Prime Minister election is set to begin on November 5th. As per our Constitution, there will be five days for candidate nominations, followed by five days of voting. Candidates may campaign throughout the election cycle.
Octoberfest!
While the Beer Hall has been too noisy for anyone to talk, and Naivetry is trying to stare at her beer instead of drink it, the competition for a regional flag and anthem have entered the voting stage. Expect to see the winners in our next update. In the meantime, feel free to stop by and sample the variety in the ever noisy Beer Hall.
The World Assembly
-Repeal "Commend 10000 Islands" 0 For, 7 Against, 0 Abstain
Equilism stood strong in support of the Commendation of 10000 Islands, with all voting WA citizens casting their votes against the appeal. We were truly disappointed in the passage of the Repeal.
Equilism is also concerned over the developing 'tit-for-tat' exchange of condemnation resolutions in the Security Council.
-National Economic Freedoms 0 For, 5 Against, 0 Abstain
Finding the proposal flawed, the WA voters declined to support this resolution.
-Habeas Corpus 0 For, 3 Against, 0 Abstain
With all of the few votes cast opposing the resolution, our Delegate voted against the resolution.
E-Army
Having returned from the success of the Feudal Japan Liberation, the E-Army has been working to continue the effort to ensure the security of regional sovereignty. The High Command continues to process new applicants, and get them placed into training as cadets.
Foreign Affairs
Equilism would like to apologize for the recent lack of updates from our region to yours. You are important to us, and we want to keep the lines of communication open. Our doors are always hope to hear from you, and we appreciate each and every update you have brought to us on the happenings in your region.
Open Debate
Recently, debate has centered upon a few threads including the 'History is cyclical' thread with contributions from The Monkye, Biyah, Astarial, Chaucerin, The Hypercube and Naivetry. The perennial favorite 'God doesn't work, faith is a trick' has seen recent action, as well as the 'Generations to Come' thread.
If you love a good debate, Equilism has just the place for you.
Role Play
Tarlisea has started a new Role Play, "The Government of Equilism", where everyone can RP their government roles in Equilism. Our visitors and diplomats from region all around NationStates are invited to participate as well. So far, the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament seem to be wandering around the great halls of Parliament, or enjoying the surrounding gardens.
Roll Call! has been called for in Star Trek:Equilism. Players have been asked to report by October 30th, or face the prospect of being dropped from the roster. The current mission continues, and anyone who would like to join should contact Tarlisea.
There has also been a suggestion that the crew of Star Trek:Equilism might consider working together on the missions in the new Star Trek Online once it has launched. Several Equilism members have applied for the closed beta of the upcoming game.
The Equilism Enquirer
The lastest occasional issue of the Equilism Enquirer was published this week, with a curious headline about the Delegate of The North Pacific, Equilism citizen John Ashcroft Land.
And that's the way it was in Equilism.....thank you until next time....
Elections, returning faces, and a new Prime Minister
A couple curious turns of events occurred with our recent elections. Having announced the new election cycle, Westwind resigned as High Advocate and turned over management of the election to Advocate General/Governor General Felasia. He immediately joined Parliament, as did two other returning members - Chaucerin and Astarial. (Westwind and Chaucerin chose to pass on the Equilism Rite of Passage, while Astarial is in the process of undergoing the Rite as of this writing).
Nominations for Prime Minister went to Westwind, Flexion, The Monkye, Phendarrah, Tarlisea, and Whamabama. Three of those accepted nomination, leading to the final election results:
In coordinating the transfer of the Delegacy from The Monkye to Westwind, it was decided that Monk should hold the Delegacy for a few more days, so that he can reach his 400th day in the delegate's chair.
Official Equilism Flag Adopted
With 56% of the vote, the official flag of Equilism was adopted in a regionwide vote. The flag raising ceremony brought tears and expressions of nationalistic pride to nations throughout the region. Kubrickistan suggested that a regional Equilism Flag Day holiday be considered, while Russian-Republics somehow spilled vodka on the flag.
Equilism indecision on an Anthem
The runoff vote between the finalists in the Regional Anthem contest has resulted in a tie vote. While polling has remained open, no further votes have been made since November 9th. The two songs in contention are:
Fanfare for the Common Man (proposed by Westwind) Last of the Wilds (proposed by The Monkye)
There appears to be increasing support for a mash-up of the two songs. The proposed new Anthem title: "Fanfare for the Last of the Commonly Wild Men" seems to be most favored.
To a New Commonwealth
Regional discussions on a new Constitution have reached the point of a fine tuning of the final document, and preparation to move towards a regionwide vote. The current Confederation of Equilism, a Constitutional Monarchy would be replaced by a return to our earlier formation as a Commonwealth of Nations.
Equilism Around The World Flight Race
The race which began on November 1st has just concluded with all the contestants reaching the finish line . The final scores of the race are:
- Liberate The Security Council The current resolution up for vote has been offered to the region with slightly different voting options. Support for the resolution appears overwhelming.
For, then continue laughing - 9 Abstain, to continue laughing - 0 Against because this isn't funny. - 1
- Repeal "Protection of monuments" 11 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain
- Condemn Grub 0 For, 11 Against, 0 Abstain
- International Competition Law 5 For, 1 Against, 0 Abstain
- Protection of monuments 1 For, 3 Against, 1 Abstain
E-Army
The E-Army has been busy chasing raiders around the NS world. From Pyoko, to Westdale, to Leckenby, and even The Universe. If you want to see the World, the E-Army has a billet waiting just for you. Recruit trainees are always welcome, and Officers are always plotting our next move.
Foreign Affairs
Activity in Equilism Foreign Affairs has been slow as we pass through our election cycle and Constitutional discussions. Newly elected Prime Mininster Westwind has expressed the importance of Equilism's presence and activity in interregional affairs and looks foward to working to improve our communications with our friends around the NS world. A more frequent update from our region to yours is one of the important steps in reaching this goal.
Open Debate
The long running favorite debate thread, "God doesn't work, faith is a trick" continues to be active as does "Humanitarian Intervention" , "Creation vs Evolution" , "History is cyclical" , and the new "A Reason to Believe". Anyone is welcome to join in our fine and respectful debates.
Role Play
Kubrickistan has taken up Bartending in the E-Bar, and returning member Vasilii (last seen in 2006) has been frequenting the E-Bar as well. A strangely squirming burlap bag still lays next to Westwind.
The 5th Mission of Star Trek: Equilism continues. The USS Equilism was last seen encountering an unstable temporal-spatial anomaly disturbance, while the USS Salvador makes way at warp 7 towards the USS Equilism.
The RP Government of Equilism sees former Prime Minister The Monkye cleaning out his office at the same time new Prime Minister Westwind is moving in. There seems to be a spatial anomaly going on there too perhaps. Kubrickistan and Tarlisea are known to frequent the Judicial Library as well.
Fun and Games
Phendarrah and Westwind started new games "Random Game" and "Don't answer the question above you". Old favorites continue to be active, such as "Who Will Post Next", "Three Word Story", and "Extreme Count to 1000 (x2)".
Caption Contest #39 was won by Astarial for the following picture:
"He tried, but ultimately Grandpa West just couldn't blend in with the younger generation. " - Astarial
That's all for this update ! Thank you for reading
Having passed yet another Constitution, the Equilism Assembly is deep in debate on proposals dealing with Juror selection, the line item amendment, and the proper place of themed governments. The Assembly has 23 members at the moment, and hopefully more of them will chime in on the debates!
Domestic Affairs:
DA Minister: Tarlisea Deputy DA Ministers: Flexion, Kubrikistan
The ever-secretive Tarlisea has hinted that the approach of Christmas will bring a new exciting celebration in the region. Unfortunately, our attempts to infiltrate his department to get more details have thus far failed.
Immigration:
Immigration Minister: The Monkye Deputy Immigration Minister: Neo North-America
The Minister has announced his intention to hold a recruitment competition to bolster our efforts to grow the region. It will be open to all members of Equilism, so stay tuned for more details!
Recruiter of the Week #47 is once again The Monkye. Pleas for someone to topple him from his smug perch on top of the jungle gym have as yet gone unanswered. Neo North-America has offered no statement explaining his failure to challenge the reigning champion. Believed to be adrift in the Pacific Ocean, last sighted in a kayak near the Phillipines, he could not be reached for comment.
Foreign Affairs:
FA Minister: Phendarrah Deputy FA Minister: Astarial
The FA department is considering consulate, embassy, and/or treaty requests from Novus Licentia Terra, Feudal Japan, and Corporate, and is looking at our existing embassies and consulates to determine whose should be kept. Long-inactive embassies might be subject to closure, so we strongly encourage popping over to your embassy if it's lain dormant for some time.
Military:
Military Minister: Whamabama
The E-Army has been active lately, most recently in liberating Milennium, The Dark Sphere Cabal, Utopia, and The Beatles. Keep up the good work, troops!
In the World Assembly:
The following resolutions have been voted on (Bold indicates the vote lodged):
- Cultural Heritage Protection 5 For, 1 Against, 1 Abstain
- Commend Goobergunchia 9 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain
- Liberate Democratia 10 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstain
-Commend Anti World Assembly 3 For, 5 Against, 1 Abstain
*Current Vote* - First Tort Reform Act 0 For, 6 Against, 0 Abstain
On the Debate Board:
There's been a fair bit of activity on our Open Debate Board recently. Perennial favorite God doesn't work, faith is a trick saw Flexion, Vasilii and Chaucerin busy, and The Monkye started two topics, on Holocaust Denial and the Copenhagen Conference/Climate Change. In addition, many Equilismers have expressed their disgust at Switzerland's banning of minarets in the Current Events forum.
Role Playing and Games:
There's been a good bit of activity in the traditional 'spam' forums too. In the European Elimination Thread, first round winner Ireland was eliminated first in the second round. A new RP entitled Trans-E-Vania was started, though it has slowed down after some initial action. Anyone who likes vampires or werewolves is encouraged to get involved. The E-Bar and the Equilism Anime Fan Club also attracted some action, with the E-Bar locking down in preparation for what looks like an outbreak of destruction with the return of Some Emo Guy.
We are hosting a new and exciting recruiting competition that will involve all regions who are interested in participating. This inter-regional competition is going to begin on February the 1st and end on February the 28th. Neither small nor large regions will be unduly disadvantaged, because the winner will be the one with the greatest population increase by number. This wonderful competition is being run by The Monkye, who can be contacted by telegram, or by PM or on our forum, for more information.
The Monkye will need some help making sure all participants receive regular updates, so if you’re interested in being one of those helpers please let The Monkye, or one of our other members know.
Please respond promptly if you want to take part in this mutually beneficial activity.
Founding and Reunification Festival: The festival was kick-started by The Monkye who wrote the history of equilism chapters 1 to 3 project and he encouraged everyone on the forum to get involved but unfortunately not many members got involved in the wonderful celebration because of an initial masking mix up which was fixed fairly quickly.
Treaty with Liberalia We are currently voting on the reaffirmation of a treaty with Liberalia to correct a minor change in terminology. So far 7 people have voted and all of them have voted ‘yes’, so it looks like the treaty will be returned to action soon.
Immigration (The Monkye) Immigration has been the busiest of all the cabinet lately, organising the inter-regional competition and writing up the 2009 immigration review. Rumor has it that The Monkye might be organising a convention to discuss what can be done to improve Equilism for the future.
Week 1: The Monkye won the recruiter of the week award with 30 nations recruited. Week 2: The Monkye won the recruiter of week award again with 40 nations recruited. Week 3: The Monkye won the recruiter of week award again with 105 nations recruited.
Foreign Affairs (Phendarrah) FA has been mainly inactive lately due to Phendarrah being away for a while. The minister is writing up a list of job possibilities for the deputy minister to do, and this should be released next week and a consulate has been created between our region and the Democratic Socialist Alliance.
Domestic Affairs (Tarlisea) DA has slowed down a bit lately and this issue will hopefully be solved soon.
E-Army (Whamabama) The military hasn’t done much after Christmas.
WA Results
(Repeal) Liberate Land of the Liberals For: 2-0 and one against (still pending)
Repeal "Stem Cells For Greater Health" For: 0-8
Liberate Free Thought For: 5-1
Liberate Land of the Liberals For: 1-8
Games and Fun A new game has been started by Phendarrah called Member Elimination, and other popular games include Who will post next?, European Elimination, and Guys verses Gals if you want to get involved.
Role Playing Current role playing includes the ever strong The E-bar, while trans-e-vania has seemed to have gone a bit quiet.
Merger with the AoSS A proposed merger between the AoSS and Equilism is continuing to go in circles, with no end in sight. Uncertainty as to residency requirements sparked furious debate in both public and private spheres, culminating in the first ever decision by our first ever Regional Advocate, Tarlisea, who ruled that the Equilism constitution requires residency in the region and on the forum for citizenship to be granted. The future of the merger is uncertain, though we are pleased that it has given us two new members, Hyper Hippies, our new Deputy Immigration Minister, and Grand Kieranian, the new Domestic Affairs Minister!
Foreign Affairs Minister: Phendarrah
The FA department has been hard at work filling empty ambassador seats and quibbling about bailiwicks - and of course monitoring the merger discussions for its effects on our foreign policy. The minister and one of his deputies have been busy with Real Life ™, and thus the running of the department has fallen on the poor, hapless Astarial. Woe!
Domestic Affairs Minister: Grand Kieranian
The Domestic Affairs ministry is working on an activity incentive system to replace Tse Points, as discussed in the Better Equilism Convention. And, planning is underway for a Roman themed festival! Anticipated start date is the Ides of March, so be sure to wash your togas and repair your sandals. You won't want to miss this!
Immigration Minister: Kubrikistan
Recruiter of the "Week" (because really, who can keep track of these tricksy time scales?) is Kubrikistan, narrowly beating out his deputy, Hyper Hippies. And as everybody knows, second place is only the first loser. Maybe next time, HH!
More stuff could go here!
E-Army Minister: Whamabama
The E-Army saw action in The Proletariat Coalition, defending against a raider invasion of that ancient region. Equilism and TPC have a history of friendship and cooperation that extends back six years. Delegate of The Proletariat Coalition, The United Socialist States of Blackbird, appreciated the support:
QUOTE Thanks to our allies for keeping out the silly invaders. They come. And they fail. As they have for many, many years.
In Solidarity Comrades,
Blackbird
If you would like to join in the E-Army's efforts to fight against the infringement of regional sovereignty by the terrorism of raiders, contact Military Minister Whamabama.
Better Convention Equilism This is still quite active, discussing lots of important current topics about improving the region.
Repeal: Liberate The Security Council Against: 4-0
International Radio Act Against: 4-0
Games and Fun Stuff goes here!
Role Playing Equilism may be expanding its role play menu, if the AoSS decides to move their fleshed out worlds over to our forum. This could mean a host of new opportunities for our RPing members, so stay tuned!
A new Star Wars role play has been started by Korriban-Ziost, so if you're into Star Wars, head over and check it out!
A new E-vent has arisen, courtesy of the Ministry of Domestic Affairs.
Julius Caeser's Winter Festival! A combination between Roman and Winter themed activities, this festival will consist of many activities, including E-Wards (nominations are still open), the announcement of our new incentive system, and many other most exciting activities, including Gladiatorial Competitions!
Come on over to our lavishly decorated villa and join in the fun!
In the Government Discussions with the AoSS are still underway, though they appear to be winding down. Hopefully a resolution will be had soon!
The Assembly is currently discussing two bills, the Endorsement Cap Law, and the Grammatical Corrections Act. The former obviously deals with the regional endorsement cap, and needs updating from its previous version under the previous government, and the latter is intended to address fixing minor insignificant errors, such as typos, in legislation.
Up for a public discussion and vote in the Public Courtyard is the Charter for the Equilism Security Council, instructed to spread its message with resolutions of humor and wit. The intent of the ESC is to spark interest in the in-game WASC.
World Assembly Results
Universal Clinical Trials Act Against: 6-1
Commend Sedgistan For: 10-0
International Road Safety Act Against: 6-0
A Ban on Forced Disappearances Act Abstain: 5-1-1
Commend Yelda(Still pending) For: 2-0
Commend Antarctic Oasis(Still pending) For: 5-0
Repeal Disaster Preparedness Act For: 5-0
Museums of Musical Heritage Act For: 3-0
Condemn Greater Tezdrian For: 4-0
Commend Imagey Nation(Still pending) For: 5-0
Domestic Affairs
The Julius Caesar Winter Festival is continuing apace, with voting on E-Wards having been started. At vote currently are categories for Best Newcomer, Nerdiest, Best Personality, Best Foreign Visitor, Best Foreign Ambassador, and Best Debater. The Miss Equilism contest, the Roman Olympics, and the Roman Murder Mystery will hopefully start soon.
A new points system has been implemented, and rewards are being handed out willy nilly. Inflation, ho!
Games and Fun
A multitude of games have been active this week, including the ever-popular Guys vs. Gals, in which the guys are winning at 24 up. Shocking. In European Elimination, the Czech Republic is falling fast, likely to be knocked out soon, while Wales thunders along in the lead with 31 points. And in Post a Random Fact ... that's not actually true, things have taken a turn for the political. Oooh, let's watch the fireworks!
Role Playing
With the arrival of the AoSS worlds, Equilism's role playing area has seen a burst of activity. Worlds A, B, and D are based on the real world, the first being set in modern times, the second, historical, and the third an alternate version of reality. World C is set in deep space, and World E is one of fantasy and magic. All in all, it sounds like there ought to be something for everybody!
Immigration In an effort to boost the region's population, the Immigration department is holding another one of its famous recruitment drives. The theme of this one is Roman Recruitment (in keeping with the Caesar Festival), and awards are granted for attaining numbers that are significant in Roman history. The number of nations an entrant needs to recruit for each tier are: 44, 195, 476, 753, and 1,229.
Hyper Hippies is currently in the lead, with 220 nations recruited! Goooo, Hyper!
Foreign Affairs
At the pleading of the Immigration department, drooling over their phenomenal recruitment skillz, the FA Ministry has exchanged embassies with the Global Right Alliance.
In an effort to get the ministry's regular updates up from once a month to once a week, and to standardize them for ease of writing, a template has been created. The FA department invites any member of the Cabinet to partake!
E-Army The E-Army has seen action in The Proletariat Coalition, and Unibot, as well as helping our allies with missions. The E-Army also has welcomed one new soldier, and has an additional one in training.
Quote of the Week: "There are certain things which I'm liable to mention quite often. Peru happens to be one of them." ~Grand Kierania
~Written by: Astarial~
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