Kantrias - The Gavel and the Sword

[Cerian Quilor]

_{Banner made by the excellent Eliora Lockwood, Queen of Kantrias}

The Kingdom of Kantrias

The Kingdom of Kantrias is a brand new region opened to the public one week ago, with recruiting beginning within a few hours of that. And now, within that span of time, it has gone from one nation - the Founder - to 62 nations. An explosive growth curve, when considering only one person has actually been recruiting during this time.

If you are looking for an active and dynamic region, then Kantrias is the place for you to do it. We have an active cultural community already, complete with clubs and newspapers, and we'll only grow more active with time, especially as more people join the region. And if you're looking for an active political life, we have that too. Already, the Popular Assembly is hard at work writing the Constitution of Kantrias, and the sooner you join, the more likely you'll be able to make your mark on the region's governmental system!

Kantrias's government will be some variation on a Constitutional Monarchy, with the King being yours truly, and an elected and powerful Senate to serve the interests of the people. The exact powers and balance and organization of these two entities, and the High Tribunal of Kantrias is, of course, still being considered.

The Gavel and the Sword of Kantrias represents the two ideal things the modern Nation-State should always provide to its people - Law and Order (the Gavel) and military protection from outside threats (the Sword). However, it also represents the values of Kantrias - Orderly, Stable Democratic Rule at home and a Strong, Assertive and Aggressive if need be Foreign Policy.

If any of this interests you, or you want to find out more details, you may telegram this nation, you may ask questions here, or you may go to the region itself Kantrias and check things our even check out The Regional Forums at: z13.invisionfree.invalid.com/Kantrias

[Cerian Quilor]

I believe I am allowed to bump this once every 24 hours?

[Jamie Anumia]

From the guide:

Bumping
Threads in the Gameplay forum should not be bumped unless at least 24 hour have passed since the previous post in them. If a thread is bumped too often, it may be locked. If it doesn't get any interest, no-one is interested.

[Cerian Quilor]

Well, then I guess I was right.

[Cromarty]

What makes this region any more likely to succeed than your last project?

[Cerian Quilor]

Because it takes into account what I learned from the mistakes I made last time - because I made mistakes from the word go, with W&H.

Its also a differant region from the ground up, in many, many ways.

Plus, I'm not opening the region to the public right before the Summer slump starts.

[Feux]

This looks pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing more out of this project however I think you should start looking at your region as a region community rather than a project if your not already.

Anyway, love the banner and purple.

[Cerian Quilor]

This looks pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing more out of this project however I think you should start looking at your region as a region community rather than a project if your not already.

Anyway, love the banner and purple.

I'll tell the Queen you like the banner.

And thanks.

[Feux]

This looks pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing more out of this project however I think you should start looking at your region as a region community rather than a project if your not already.

Anyway, love the banner and purple.

I'll tell the Queen you like the banner.

And thanks.

No problem. I could cut of my hand for some graphics people in Lazarus.

[Cerian Quilor]

Seems a little extreme.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

Cerian, are you Kalibarr in disguise?

[Cerian Quilor]

Kali-who?

[Chasrabidus]

Hmm... I might just have to move a nation in.
That's an impressive growth rate, by the way.

[Cerian Quilor]

I look forward to your arrival.

And yes, it is.

[Gest]

I find your stance on the "Native" issue is quite refreshing. Good luck with your new region.

[Cerian Quilor]

Thank you, and thank you.

I should write a manifesto.

[Jamie Anumia]

What's the military stance of your region?

[Cerian Quilor]

Imperialist, once we get our Constitution passed and we can devote energy to training a military.

[Jamie Anumia]

Imperialist, once we get our Constitution passed and we can devote energy to training a military.

I see. Best of luck with your region, I like the idea and can see it doing well.

[Cerian Quilor]

Thank you.

[Cerian Quilor]

Kantrias has now managed to pass its Constitution, and Senate Elections are beginning.

Professional Prognosticators predict that the primary axis of the Elections will be the fight between the Royalist Conservative Party of Kantrias, and the other party, known as the Unnamed Party, with its primary unifying factor right now being they don't like the CPK. Independant runs are possible, but their likliehood is unknown.

For those who are interested, I include a full text of the Kantrian Constitution.

To provide for the General Order, Stability and Good Governance of Kantrias, we the People of Kantrias do hereby enshrine this document as the Constitution of Kantrias

Article I – The King

(1) The Sovereign of Kantrias shall be the King of Kantrias, who shall hold the Executive Power of Kantrias

(2) The King shall have the enumerated powers of:
(a) The Power to Organize the Royal Family as he sees fit; name any member of the Royal Family to be his Heir Apparent, and delegate his power to or share his powers with any member of the Royal Family as he sees fit;
(b) Control of the Founder Nation and the Root Administrator Account;
© Control of the Administration of the Kantrias Forums. He may share Administrative powers with whomever he sees fit;
(d) Granting Citizenship and overseeing the Citizenship Application Process. He may share or delegate these powers as he sees fit;
(e) To name Peers of the Realm as he sees fit;
(f) To command the Armed Forces of Kantrias as he sees fit;
(g) To name, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a day-to-day commander of the Armed Forces of Kantrias;
(h) To name, with the advice and consent of the Senate, Justices of the High Tribunal of Kantrias;
(i) To name, with the advice and consent of the Senate, Executive Officials to head up various parts of government;
(j) To posses a group of advisors, known as the Royal Council, that he may organize and operate as he sees fit;
(k) To sit and speak, but not vote, in the Senate;
(l) To veto laws, amendments to laws, and amendments to the Constitution passed by the Senate, unless overridden by the Senate;
(m) To ask the Senate to declare war;
(n) To negotiate or oversee the negotiation of treaties with other regions and organizations, and then submit such treaties for the approval of the Senate;
(o) To administer elections, or to appoint an impartial representative to do the same;
(p) To determine the number of seats in the Senate open for election, within the constraints laid out in Article II.

(3) The King shall also have all other powers delegated or given to him by future statute unless they violate any part of this Constitution.

Article II – The Senate

(1) The Legislative Body of Kantrias shall be known as the Senate of Kantrias.

(2) The Senate shall consist of 3-5 Senators elected by the Citizens for terms of no longer than 30 days.

(3) The Number of Seats open in any given election shall be set by the King.

(4) Any Citizen in good standing who is not one of the following may run for Senate:
(a) The Current King
(b) Currently serving out a criminal sentence for a felony
© has ever been convicted of High Crimes against Kantrias

(5) The Senate shall have the following powers:
(a) To write its own standing orders as it sees fit;
(b) To write, debate and pass legislation, which may cover whatever area the Senate desires provided it does not violate this Constitution;
© To write, debate and pass amendments to existing legislation;
(d) To write, debate and pass amendments to the Constitution, but only with a three-fourths majority vote in favor;
(e) To override a Royal Veto of a law or amendment to a law with a two-thirds majority vote;
(f) To override a Royal Veto of a Constitutional amendment with a unanimous vote;
(g) To require their approval, by simple majority vote in favor, before any treaty submitted to them by the King or his appointed deputy can go into effect.
(h) To require their approval, by simple majority vote in favor, before any Executive Official or Justice of the High Tribunal may hold their office after being nominated by the King;
(i) To issue subpoenas requiring Executive Officials to appear before them and answer questions about their duties and actions in office;
(j) To impeach any Executive Official or Justice of the High Court with a three-fourths majority in favor.

Article III – The High Tribunal of Kantrias

(1) The Judiciary of Kantrias shall be the High Tribunal of Kantrias

(2) The High Tribunal shall consist of Three Justices selected by the King and approved by the Senate. They shall serve until resignation or removal.

(3) The High Tribunal shall hear all court cases of Kantrias - Criminal, Civil and Constitutional

(4) A case is first heard and tried by one judge. If any party involved is unhappy with the ruling, they may appeal to the entire Tribunal. If the Tribunal decides to hear the appeal, then all three hear the appeal and then decide as body the ruling.

(5) Justices shall determine guilt, fault and constitutionality based on facts and the text of the law.

(6) Further details of the rules and procedures of the High Tribunal may be set by the Senate or the High Tribunal itself.

Article IV – The Charter of Rights

(1) The Charter of Rights shall establish the fundamental freedoms, rights and liberties of the people of Kantrias.

(2) The Citizens of Kantrias shall enjoy the following freedoms:
(a) Freedom of the Press
(b) Freedom of Association
© Freedom of Speech
(d) Freedom of Conscience
(e) Freedom of Thought
(f) Freedom of Religion

(3) All Citizens of Kantrias shall enjoy the right to vote uninterrupted so long as they hold citizenship.

(4) A citizen may only be detained through a legitimate public warrant of arrest.

(5) Any person detained may request to have the validity of the detention challenged by a writ of habeas corpus.

(6) Upon being charged with a crime, every person has the right to be informed of the specific charge without delay, retain and instruct effective legal counsel without unreasonable delay, and to be informed of their right to be protected against self-incrimination. If a defendant cannot retain effective legal counsel themselves, the High Tribunal shall offer to appoint legal representation.

(7) Defendants shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law and shall be protected from cruel or unusual punishment.

(8) Every person shall, at all times, be protected against bills of attainder and ex post facto laws.

(9) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, skin color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or mental or physical disability.

(10) The listing of these rights shall not be considered to constrain other rights not listed in this document.

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This was passed by the Popular Assembly on November 4, 2012 by a vote of 14-0.

[Feux]

Looks nice. I love your forum design by the way, but purple is my favorite color.

I my drop a puppet by for the hell of it.

[Cerian Quilor]

Thanks again.

And I look forward to seeing you there!

[Cerian Quilor]

Regional Population: 111

The Kingdom of Kantrias

Kantrian Government

The Royal Family
King: Cerian Basileus Rex Quilor Anumia I
Queen: Eliora Lockwood

The Senate
Azawd (Independant)
Jimothy Wright (Conservative Party of Kantrias)
Ice (Moderate Party of Kantrias)

The Iron Heel of Democracy!

>November 10, 2012

In the last announcement, there was a mention of the passage of the Constitution, and the oncoming Senate elections. Well, as of earlier today, the Senate Elections are complete.

With five candidates competing for three seats, things got heated, quickly. Events saw The Unamed Party become 'The Autonomous Union', a semi-populist party lacking much of a defined core, and the rise of a half-joking, half serious party known as 'The Insanity Party', founded by Roman Pearce and soon after Joined by Caldemar, who departed The Autonomous Union after merging his own Progressive Party with it. The Conservative Party and The Autonomous Union then, on the night of November 5th, engaged in a series of bitter partisan battles that quickly rose past pettiness to personal attacks and all the to the point of conspiracy theories on both sides, both inside and outside of campagining threads and the newspapers.


Yea, it looked something like this

The 'Night of Vitriol', as it has come to be known, got so bad that numerous people on both sides of the disputes were worried for the future of the region. The King temporarily disbanded all the parties, which allowed things to calm down.

At a loss to explain what happened and why, he would later describe it, to people who had been asleep during the events,

[quote=Cerian Quilor]The whole region lost its collective mind for about five hours last night.[/quote]

The Night saw the collapse of The Autonomous Union, the departure from the region of its Chairman, WTHAS - also known as People United Together, in some places - who was blamed by several people as the root cause of the escalation, the departure from the CPK of its founder, Azawd, though he remained in the race as an independant, and the formation of the Moderate Party of Kantrias from TAU's ashes.

The remaining campaign has been much more civil, and the main issues have been the possibility of granting the King some kind of Emergency powers, championed by Ice, and a staunch opposition to that, from figures like Jimothy Wright.

The elections finally ended in victory for Ice, Jimothy Wright, and Azawd each with five votes, with Roman Pearce a close second with 4. Christopher Bishop got 1.

The new Senate's first order of business is approving - or disapproving - the King's nominees for the Ministries and the High Tribunal.

Culture - Eliora Lockwood
Interior - Caldemar
War - Christopher Bishop
Foreign Affairs - Josh Sebastian

And Azawd is the nominee for the High Tribunal.

Interested in taking a look around? Head on over to the region Kantrias or check out our forums at: z13.invisionfree.invalid.com/Kantrias

[McMasterdonia]

Drama always seems to encourage activity! Hope it all works out.