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| ==== Election of the Chancellor ==== | ==== Election of the Chancellor ==== |
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| The first action of the Assembly was to elect their [[Chancellor]]. [[offtopic/09camaro|010camaro]] was nominated by [[sbr president|President]] [[offtopic/Lord Roem]], who was supported by the [[Motionless Cthulhu Party]]. The plurality [[Socialist Dreamers Party]] nominated their own [[offtopic/scifiguy|Odysseus]] for the position, but he withdrew before the vote. Independant member, [[offtopic/thedarkservant|TheDarkMessiah]], also put himself into the running expecting other Independents to support him. After discussions with the final two candidates, the Royalists pushed for TheDarkServant while the plurality Socialists split their vote. | The first action of the Assembly was to elect their [[Chancellor]]. [[offtopic/09camaro|010camaro]] was nominated by [[sbr president|President]] [[offtopic/Lord Roem]], who was supported by the [[Motionless Cthulhu Party]]. The plurality [[Socialist Dreamers Party]] nominated their own [[offtopic/scifiguy|Penelope]] for the position, but she withdrew before the vote. Independant member, [[offtopic/thedarkservant|TheDarkMessiah]], also put himself into the running expecting other Independents to support him. After discussions with the final two candidates, the Royalists pushed for TheDarkServant while the plurality Socialists split their vote. |
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| A Chancellor was elected on the First Ballot: | A Chancellor was elected on the First Ballot: |
| ==== Debates on Constitutional Affairs ==== | ==== Debates on Constitutional Affairs ==== |
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| A proposal by President Lord Roem on the establishment of a Judiciary set off a major debate on how the new Republic should be structured, whether it should have a constitution, and what powers should each branch should have. A 'pro-legislature' side was primarily argued by LightInfa (R) and Douglas (Ind.), while Paladin (NIP) argued for a judiciary. As the debate progressed, the President began to support the idea of a written constitution and announced that he would send a draft to Congress for debate. Nonetheless, he still insisted on maintaining a judiciary in the Constitution. The end result was the [[shared_worlds:establishment_of_an_independent_judiciary_bill|Establishment of an Independent Judiciary Bill]]. | A proposal by President Lord Roem on the establishment of a Judiciary set off a major debate on how the new Republic should be structured, whether it should have a constitution, and what powers should each branch should have. A 'pro-legislature' side was primarily argued by LightInfa (R) and Douglas (Ind.), while Paladin (NIP) argued for a judiciary. As the debate progressed, the President began to support the idea of a written constitution and announced that he would send a draft to Congress for debate. Nonetheless, he still insisted on maintaining a judiciary in the Constitution. The end result was the [[shared_worlds:establishment_of_an_independent_judiciary_bill|Establishment of an Independent Judiciary Bill]] and the Debate on the Proposed Constitution. |
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| ==== See Also ==== | ==== See Also ==== |
