NSG Senate Chamber: I came, I saw, I cleaned up after myself

[Arkolon]

"Prime Minister, your government has voiced support on many occassions for transitioning Calaverde's economy into a service-sector powerhouse. Snapping back to reality, how are these things envisageable in the near future without severe damage to the country's farmers and agricultural producers, and why are plans inconsistent with the policy rhetoric being pushed through?"

[United Provinces of Atlantica]

"Prime Minister, how do you and your government feel on federalisation of the Republic of Calaverde and ensuring that Calaverde's various groups, whether they be ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic are allowed to control their own areas in which they have been the majority for hundreds of years?"

"I am consistent with my belief that Calaverde is unitary. Each and every cultural and ethnic area is represented here in San Cristobal. I do not see how adding another layer of government would improve our citizen's lives, it would only cause us to drift further apart."

"But how will you make sure that Calaverde's ethnic minorities are not forced to have laws that very much effect their areas by the Spanish-speaking majority, which could cause Calaverde to break up?"

[Odinburgh]

"Mr Speaker, many members of both the Democratic Left and the Liberal Democrats have been vocal in their support for gender equal boardrooms and yet the Prime Minister presides over an almost exclusively male cabinet. Is this sick hypocrisy by the government a sign of their distrust in women or do women just not want to associate themselves with the champagne socialists that run the coalition?"

"Mr. Speaker if I may address the comments of the member. What the Right Honorable member of the opposition seems to fail to notice, is that there is an egregiously short list of women in this chamber overall. Speaking as one of the women in the Prime Minister's Cabinet, I'd simply ask why the opposition believes this is? Is it simply because we suffer a crippling gender bias and deficit in Calaverde? Or is the Prime Minister willfully taking the shoes off the feet of women, forcing babies in their arms and locking them in their baking houses; to be bare foot, pregnant, and in the kitchen once more? For if it is the latter, I'd like to announce my general admiration of the Prime Minister for being able to command so many barefooted women!"

"Taking shoes off women by forcing babies in their arms and locking them in their homes while baking while pregnant. Oh how cruel! Plus Barefooted women I find myself shaking my head. This not some vacation down in Tahiti to make an achievement and slap a sticker on it. Unless their are members of the NSG Senate that are on vacation asleep in zombie land we are talking about women's rights here. Why gender boardrooms? We are all equals. Both genders are equals. If that is not enough please take off my shoes and smell my shoes which is the odor of disgust."

[Atlanticatia]

"I am consistent with my belief that Calaverde is unitary. Each and every cultural and ethnic area is represented here in San Cristobal. I do not see how adding another layer of government would improve our citizen's lives, it would only cause us to drift further apart."

"But how will you make sure that Calaverde's ethnic minorities are not forced to have laws that very much effect their areas by the Spanish-speaking majority, which could cause Calaverde to break up?"

"I would like to draw the Honourable Member's attention to the Government's Language Rights Act, which will ensure the rights of all our linguistic minorities, including indigenous communities are protected and that our society can be truly multicultural, multilingual, and inclusive of everyone."

[Britanno 2]

"Prime Minister, San Cristobal is many miles from my home in Adrius, and the people there have felt distanced from this legislature throughout its existence. Is the way to solve this issue to claim they are wrong to think there is a problem at all? You can talk about a unitary state all you like, but if you deprive the people of Adrius a fair and democratic referendum on autonomy, then you may find that support for your unitary state quickly deprives. A minister and the occasional good will gesture from the Prime Minister is not enough, the people of Adrius need a democracy they can connect with. Why aren't you delivering that?"

[Britanno 2]

"I would like to draw the Honourable Member's attention to the Government's Language Rights Act, which will ensure the rights of all our linguistic minorities, including indigenous communities are protected and that our society can be truly multicultural, multilingual, and inclusive of everyone."

"If there is nothing wrong with the system, then there wouldn't be complaints. Many people across our nation feel isolated from this San Cristobal bubble, and this government's view is that the best way to resolve this is to do nothing."

[Arkolon]

"I would like to draw the Honourable Member's attention to the Government's Language Rights Act, which will ensure the rights of all our linguistic minorities, including indigenous communities are protected and that our society can be truly multicultural, multilingual, and inclusive of everyone."

"If there is nothing wrong with the system, then there wouldn't be complaints. Many people across our nation feel isolated from this San Cristobal bubble, and this government's view is that the best way to resolve this is to do nothing."

"Hear hear!" came a chant that wasn't Regina's.

[Beta Test]

"I am consistent with my belief that Calaverde is unitary. Each and every cultural and ethnic area is represented here in San Cristobal. I do not see how adding another layer of government would improve our citizen's lives, it would only cause us to drift further apart."

"But how will you make sure that Calaverde's ethnic minorities are not forced to have laws that very much effect their areas by the Spanish-speaking majority, which could cause Calaverde to break up?"

"The Minister of Culture has proposed a bill, it escapes my mind whether it's reached the floor of the Parliament or not. Anyway, he has proposed a bill that declares Dutch, French, English and Spanish the official languages of Calaverde and the indigenous languages as protected minority languages. This government will ensure that all peoples of Calaverde and their culture are protected, regardless of ethnicity."

[Beta Test]

OOC: There's a one question per member rule. So yeah.

[Britanno 2]

OOC: There's a one question per member rule. So yeah.

OOC: Didn't know that, thought that was just something Nihil did. Apologies, it'll have been an outburst or something ICly.

[Arkolon]

OOC: There's a one question per member rule. So yeah.

OOC: What? Really? Since when?

I would have asked a 4-page long-ass question I'd have started writing in April had I known of this rule.

[Beta Test]

OOC: Yeah one question per session. Zurk didn't mention it today but he carried it over from Nihil.

"Prime Minister, San Cristobal is many miles from my home in Adrius, and the people there have felt distanced from this legislature throughout its existence. Is the way to solve this issue to claim they are wrong to think there is a problem at all? You can talk about a unitary state all you like, but if you deprive the people of Adrius a fair and democratic referendum on autonomy, then you may find that support for your unitary state quickly deprives. A minister and the occasional good will gesture from the Prime Minister is not enough, the people of Adrius need a democracy they can connect with. Why aren't you delivering that?"

"The people of Adrius can vote in Parliamentary and Presidential elections. There is democracy!" Salvador shouted from his seat as he waited for the next question.

[Lykens]

"Mr. Speaker would the Prime Minister agree with me that the course charted by this government has brought a great deal of fortune to the more inopportune members of our society?"

[Beta Test]

"Mr. Speaker would the Prime Minister agree with me that the course charted by this government has brought a great deal of fortune to the more inopportune members of our society?"

"I thank the member for his question. This government, through our extensive reforms, has brought increased prosperity to our citizens. I direct the chamber to the report by Osborne and Cable, our premier economic think tank, whose data proves our government's agenda is working. A 10% increase in GDP, which puts us close to the top of the world in terms of GDP growth. The average income has increased noticeably. Our reforms are working. Say it with me. Our reforms are working. The social assistance and economic stimulus we have introduced has so far been nothing short of a success."

[Arkolon]

A disgruntled Regina Marino sits at her seat watching the government fellate its own ego as she is rendered essentially mute in this session of PMQs.

[MERIZoC]

"Prime Minister, how do you and your government justify the continuous exploitation of the land and people of Calaverde under the corrupt capitalist system that you perpetuate?"

[Beta Test]

"Prime Minister, how do you and your government justify the continuous exploitation of the land and people of Calaverde under the corrupt capitalist system that you perpetuate?"

"I'm not going to get drawn into a debate about the nature of capitalism, Honourable Member. All I can say is that the government's policies are bringing improvements for the people of Calaverde. I would urge you to ask a more reasonable, specific question next time."

[Beta Test]

A disgruntled Regina Marino sits at her seat watching the government fellate its own ego as she is rendered essentially mute in this session of PMQs.

The Prime Minister looked at Regina and snorted.

[The Liberated Territories]

"Mr Prime Minister, how can you justify letting thousands of immigrants in that steal Calaverdean jobs and leech off welfare without putting in anything?"

[Beta Test]

"Mr Prime Minister, how can you justify letting thousands of immigrants in that steal Calaverdean jobs and leech off welfare without putting in anything?"

"Quite frankly that's a disgusting comment and I have to wonder if you've been listening to much to Geert Wilders on the Dutch language channel. Immigration has been good for Calaverde, most of us are descendants of immigrants after all. I reject the assertion that immigrants to Calaverde 'steal' jobs or 'leech' off welfare and I don't think I'll entertain you're ideas further."

[The Liberated Territories]

"Mr Prime Minister, how can you justify letting thousands of immigrants in that steal Calaverdean jobs and leech off welfare without putting in anything?"

"Quite frankly that's a disgusting comment and I have to wonder if you've been listening to much to Geert Wilders on the Dutch language channel. Immigration has been good for Calaverde, most of us are descendants of immigrants after all. I reject the assertion that immigrants to Calaverde 'steal' jobs or 'leech' off welfare and I don't think I'll entertain you're ideas further."

Oh, so I am disgusting but you let the genocidal anarchist speak.

GG government we know where your loyalties lie!

[United Provinces of Atlantica]

"Quite frankly that's a disgusting comment and I have to wonder if you've been listening to much to Geert Wilders on the Dutch language channel. Immigration has been good for Calaverde, most of us are descendants of immigrants after all. I reject the assertion that immigrants to Calaverde 'steal' jobs or 'leech' off welfare and I don't think I'll entertain you're ideas further."

Oh, so I am disgusting but you let the genocidal anarchist speak.

GG government we know where your loyalties lie!

What "genocidal anarchist" are you referring to?

[New Werpland]

Oh, so I am disgusting but you let the genocidal anarchist speak.

GG government we know where your loyalties lie!

What "genocidal anarchist" are you referring to?

Senator do you not know that anarchism entails genocide?

[MERIZoC]

"Quite frankly that's a disgusting comment and I have to wonder if you've been listening to much to Geert Wilders on the Dutch language channel. Immigration has been good for Calaverde, most of us are descendants of immigrants after all. I reject the assertion that immigrants to Calaverde 'steal' jobs or 'leech' off welfare and I don't think I'll entertain you're ideas further."

Oh, so I am disgusting but you let the genocidal anarchist speak.

GG government we know where your loyalties lie!

"Objection! The good senator is being a total fuckwad! I demand a mild reprimand of no real consequence!"

[Arkolon]

What "genocidal anarchist" are you referring to?

Senator do you not know that anarchism entails genocide?

Regina reminds everyone on her bench of this very important fact.