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I'll sponsor.

OOC: This post follows from this post: viewtopic.php?p=29816046#p29816046. I do not actually have ALS.

With my regrets.

Statement from the Office of Abraham Kamassi

Dear colleagues and constituents,

Effective in three day's time, I will resign all my offices and positions: Member of Parliament, Home Secretary, and Chairperson of the Labour Party.

It is my regret to inform you that I have received a diagnosis of illness, ALS, which will, in time, prevent me from being able to fulfill my duties. At the moment, I do not feel its effects, but over time my condition will deteriorate, and I see it to be the most prudent course of action to resign at the onset.

I trust you all to preserve the dialogue which we have strived to establish, and to work together for a better Elizia.

Abraham Kamassi

The President puts up a sign saying "Help Wanted: Home Secretary".

Tjilik Beluluk meditates in a convent somewhere in Kentang, silently and somberly reflecting on the scourge of ALS and all the other sufferings of life.

The Licentian Isles' Senator replaces Abe Kamassi as Home Secretary.

How's this for a first draft? I took inspiration from a bill written by Britcan and another one by Costa in Aurentina. This isn't anywhere close to my area of expertise so I'd appreciate feedback.

National Railway Network Act
| GOVERNMENT BILL |

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Author: Public Services Secretary Britanno 3 (Labour)
Sponsors:

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Section One - Ownership of the National Railway Network

1. All railways that form part of the national rail network shall remain nationalised.
2. Railway lines not connected to the national network may be privately owned but are obligated to comply with the same regulations as public railway lines.

Section Two - Maintenance of the National Railway Network

1. The Elizian Railway Administration shall be established to maintain the national rail network, pass regulations related to rail transport and set national railway policies.
2. The Elizian Railway Administration shall be funded by the Department of Public Services.
3. The Elizian Railway Administration shall be headed by a Chief Administrator, who shall be appointed by the Public Services Secretary.
4. The Chief Administrator shall appoint Regional Administrators to ensure maintenance of the rail network is carried out on a regional level, and may delegate certain powers to Regional Administrators that may be withdrawn at any given point should the Chief Administrator judge the local administration to be running the network poorly.
5. The Elizian Railway Administration shall be charged with regulating matters including, but not limited to: signalling, speed limits, visible warnings and signs, rail fare caps and punishments for fare-dodging.

Section Three - Public Safety

1. Ensuring public safety shall be a priority at all times for the Elizian Railway Administration.
2. The Office for Railway Safety shall be established as a department within the Elizian Railway Administration, charged with highlighting potential safety hazards and directing a course of action to prevent the hazard from being realised.
3. The Office for Railway Safety shall also set up investigations and report to the Chief Administrator following incidents in which public safety has been threatened and shall be charged with carrying out the recommendations for improvement of any inquiry..

Oh and thanks to Sarian for the formatting that I stole from him.

Arkolon wrote:The Licentian Isles' Senator replaces Abe Kamassi as Home Secretary.

Guess I should probably tag this thread then.

Arkolon wrote:The Licentian Isles' Senator replaces Abe Kamassi as Home Secretary.

Good pick.

Updating thread now.

In lieu of my appointment as Deputy Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I resign as Minister of the Environment and Rural Affairs, effective immediately.

Atlantica's portfolio now goes under the Social Development Office, who will now be headed by Merizoc's character Ujang Duong, who is themselves ceding their post as Foreign Secretary to Sarian's character Jiang Muhammad.

Will likely try and write a bill in the next couple of days, depending how much of the time I'm sober and not in introductory lectures. May end up being next week.

I'm away this weekend, but I have a couple of bills that'll be ready for Monday or Tuesday next week.

derp

Has a prison service been established yet ?? Started writing a bill about establishing one, then didn't realise I hadn't actually checked whether it was needed or not.

An passing man mumbles something about 'fascists' at the sight of the Government building.

I won't be here for the end of voting in the Chamber since I'm a normal person who leads a normal life, so I'll announce OOCly that we're moving a motion of confidence within this week just to solidify our term. Can someone say that on my behalf as soon as voting ends? I'm in a bit of a rush rn

I resign from the post of Public Services Secretary.

OOC: Thanks for having me but I was getting a little bored of being one half of a two-man party and not having much to do other than think about what boring shitty bill I could write next.

Britanno 3 wrote:I resign from the post of Public Services Secretary.

OOC: Thanks for having me but I was getting a little bored of being one half of a two-man party and not having much to do other than think about what boring shitty bill I could write next.

The Shadow cabinet imposes the same rules as ours. Interesting choice nonetheless. But you couldn't join a realistic party instead of reinforcing the growing Westernists' subversion that is the Liberal Coalition?

Arkolon wrote:

Britanno 3 wrote:I resign from the post of Public Services Secretary.

OOC: Thanks for having me but I was getting a little bored of being one half of a two-man party and not having much to do other than think about what boring shitty bill I could write next.

The Shadow cabinet imposes the same rules as ours. Interesting choice nonetheless. But you couldn't join a realistic party instead of reinforcing the growing Westernists' subversion that is the Liberal Coalition?

Again with the assertion that it's supposedly impossible for a liberal to get elected in Asia.

Arkolon wrote:The Shadow cabinet imposes the same rules as ours. Interesting choice nonetheless. But you couldn't join a realistic party instead of reinforcing the growing Westernists' subversion that is the Liberal Coalition?

Well it wasn't the legislation rule, just the fact that I felt that's all I could do in the RP. And even if it were, I'm just a backbench SLP.

And yeah, the SLP may not be the most realistic thing in the world but it looks fun and I've tried realism and got bored.

Belmaria wrote:

Arkolon wrote:The Shadow cabinet imposes the same rules as ours. Interesting choice nonetheless. But you couldn't join a realistic party instead of reinforcing the growing Westernists' subversion that is the Liberal Coalition?

Again with the assertion that it's supposedly impossible for a liberal to get elected in Asia.

Didn't say that. But to have liberals make up what is increasingly looking like a parliamentary majority in a country like Elizia? That's just nonsensical and only makes sense because many new recruits aren't reading the GDoc properly.

Arkolon wrote:

Belmaria wrote:Again with the assertion that it's supposedly impossible for a liberal to get elected in Asia.

Didn't say that. But to have liberals make up what is increasingly looking like a parliamentary majority in a country like Elizia? That's just nonsensical and only makes sense because many new recruits aren't reading the GDoc properly.

Not all players have to have the same ideology of gameplay, Ark. You can try to be as stereotypically Asian as you want, but there are those of use who prefer optimism and idealism over pragmatism.

Let's drop this since no one is going to change their mind.

Belmaria wrote:

Arkolon wrote:Didn't say that. But to have liberals make up what is increasingly looking like a parliamentary majority in a country like Elizia? That's just nonsensical and only makes sense because many new recruits aren't reading the GDoc properly.

Not all players have to have the same ideology of gameplay, Ark. You can try to be as stereotypically Asian as you want, but there are those of use who prefer optimism and idealism over pragmatism.

One has to question why they would join a role play...

"Yes I know this is a Harry Potter roleplay, but gun beats wand. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME IDEOLOGY"