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| Cabinet Meeting 3.1: Begins 2 Nov. 2012; Ends 18 Nov. 2012; First Meeting of the Third Cabinet of the DSA | |
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| Suceavija | 2 Nov 2012, 22:06 Post #1 |
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Greetings to you, my fellow comrades of the Third Cabinet of the DSA! I congratulate you all for being elected/reelected to your Cabinet positions and I eagerly look forward to working with all of you this term. Below are my recommendations and wishes for what I would like this Cabinet to approve and commit to as its shared agenda. I invite each of you to provide any feedback and to also provide any additional ideas or initiatives that you would like us to pursue over the term. For those who are new, I aim to conduct closed Cabinet meetings each week that generally begin and end each Sunday; and so I ask that each of you check in to these meetings at least once per week to update everyone on the status of your respective Ministries. Your input need not be more than a sentence or two as there are always times where not a lot is going on; though I ask that each of you at least provide that much for the rest of your fellow Cabinet members. I will typically have a small list of Items for each ministry to address each week; so you will know what I am looking for in terms of your input. I apologize for my delay this week, and I will be extending this meeting until next Sunday. Without further ado, here is my agenda: Outline of this agenda: 1) Weekly cabinet meeting structure a. For those who are new, I aim to conduct closed Cabinet meetings each week that generally begin and end each Sunday; and so I ask that each of you check in to these meetings at least once per week to update everyone on the status of your respective Ministries. Your input need not be more than a sentence or two as there are always times where not a lot is going on; though I ask that each of you at least provide that much for the rest of your fellow Cabinet members. I will typically have a small list of Items for each ministry to address each week; so you will know what I am looking for in terms of your input. 2) Referenda and Charter amendments: Two separate proposed commendations a: R2012.10.2: Shared commendation for the Comrades who aided in the successful recruitment and regional promotional efforts of the last term: R.2012.10.2 Shared commendation of Comrades Aeoliland, Arcomo, Lavendell, New Andureo, The Northeast, and Ritchardville The Congress of the Democratic Socialist Assembly hereby formally commends the following Comrades for promoting the values of the DSA and for extraordinary public service to the region (in alphabetical order): Former Minister of Immigration/Regional Promotion of the Second Cabinet, [nation]Aeoliland[/nation]; Secretary General of the Third Cabinet, Fourth-Degree Ambassador, and DSA Capitol City State Administrator [nation]Arcomo[/nation]; Former Secretary of State (multiple terms), [nation]Laevendell[/nation]; Former Interim Minister of Cartography of the Second Cabinet, [nation]New Andureo[/nation]; Minister of Domestic Affairs of the Third Cabinet, [nation]The Northeast[/nation]; and Minister of Cartography of the Third Cabinet, [nation]Ritchardville[/nation] These Comrades took the initiative to implement the use of a very effective recruitment tool in order to recruit hundreds of nations in several regions abroad to resounding success. Primarily due to their efforts, the population of the DSA has increased by over 60% since the beginning of the Second Cabinet and continues to grow. These impressive results and ongoing successes of their efforts have strengthened our region, increased our diversity and level of regional participation, and have consistently placed the DSA in the top 50 regions of the NationStates World for its size. The Congress expresses its sincere gratitude towards and commends each of these Comrades for their combined, extraordinary efforts to increase the size and vitality of the DSA. b: R2012.10.6: Shared commendation for the Comrades who reinvigorated the regional map project: The Congress of the Democratic Socialist Assembly hereby formally commends the following Comrades for promoting the values of the DSA and for extraordinary public service to the region: Former Interim Minister of Cartography of the Second Cabinet, [nation]New Andureo[/nation]; and Minister of Justice of the Third Cabinet and Former Interim Minister of Cartography of the Second Cabinet, [nation]Jotunland[/nation] Comrade New Andureo had volunteered to design the core geography of the regional map and proceeded to administer and populate the map as Comrades made claims for territory upon it. All this was due to the efforts and willingness of Comrade New Andureo to share his talents and time with the DSA; and so the Congress thanks and commends him. Comrade Jotunland, who has in the past designed and administered regional maps for our region, offered his assistance in the creation of the current map and even stepped in to administer it when Comrade New Andureo needed to step down from this position. Comrade Jotunland proceeded to administer and populate the map as Comrades made additional claims for territory upon it, giving us the current map that we all appreciate and enjoy. The Congress thanks and commends Comrade Jotunland. 4) Add ‘government job listings’ section to forum for each ministry to open their offices up to volunteers from the region who want to participate in government. a: Kryftland has volunteered to serve as an ambassador to serve the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and I encourage the Min. of Foreign Affairs to recruit him in your diplomatic corps. 5) Begin Declassifying documents from old cabinet meetings a: Each ministry shall review meeting notes and various discussions from your respective classified forums to be declassified and we can discuss it as a cabinet in this closed forum before any records would be declassified. 6) Debates a: New debates for the Great Debate Hall: I would like each member of this cabinet to put forward ideas for new debates. Arcomo had stimulated discussion about the role of religion in politics last term and I would like to continue such discussions turning this term. I would like these to be informative and provocative to stimulate regional and interregional interest. These are a couple that I will be willing to start: i: Merits of hate-crimes legislation ii: Vote your conscience or for the lesser of evils 7) Updating the structure and functionality of the DSA forum boards & WFE a: The big project I would like to work on this term is to improve the ease of use and navigation of our regional forum by reorganizing sections of them to reflect our government structure and current patters of usage. I will be working closely with Arcomo and Laevendell during this process, but I also would like the candid and frequent feedback of the whole cabinet to make sure that the changes will be beneficial. Below are suggestions brought forth by Laevendell: * Remove the link to Charter Opt-in and put a big, clearly visible link to the opt-in in the first post of the Charter thread. (this has been done) * Let the Charter link point to the first post of the Charter thread (remove /#new in the link). (this has been done) * Make a thread in the forums for only the newest updated map and put a link there to the map opt-in. * Remove the link to the Map Opt-in in the WFE. * Remove the links to the Recycling center and IRC channel and instead put them as category links in the forums. * The above changes should make room for important events to be posted in the WFE, like nomination and voting periods, when they start and end and other current affairs. Thus the Current affairs link can also be removed. Current affairs should also be posted in the Current Major Business section in the forums so it is easily available. 8) Establish a regional calendar: a: I am proposing establishing a regional calendar. I think this will be helpful not only for smooth administrative operations, but also to help those comrades who are less active but who would like still like to take part in elections or even plan to make nominations for elections (having a graphical representation of time for them to plan). I also thought it would be fun to have our regional holidays posted on it so we can plan for any festivities or corresponding regional events if we all so wish. -Regional Holidays -Regional Elections -RL political events (birthdays of prominent figures, events of significance to labor and civil rights, political rallies, elections, etc.) 9) Establish May Day as official DSA Holiday This I thought would be a good one to make official since it is so relevant to all of us and our regional ideology. 10) Reinstating Ritchardville and The Northeast to the WA via appeal to game mods Several Comrades have expressed support for this initiative, and while the momentum has slowed a bit, I will be submitting this appeal to the game mods in defense of my Comrades who were unjustly ejected. Here is the link if you like: Link 11) Trade agreements with interregional partners a: This is an initiative that I put on the back burner last term to take care of more pressing matters. Basically, the initiative began when I was in discussions with the CIL earlier this year to develop a symbolic trade agreement which was meant to express our region's interpretation of Socialism through the prism of interregional trade. It is sort of like a manifesto of our region's values expressed as a trade agreement where we codify the conditions that we place on our interregional partners' conduct and ideology in order for trade to occur between our two regions (environmental standards, labor relations, minimal living wages, democratization of workplace management, min. civil rights & political freedoms, etc.). Beyond espousing our ideology, some ideas floated before included listing quantities of commodities that are traded between our interregional partners if that form of role-playing appealed to anyone. The Min. of Commerce in the CIL C'dTE before we could get this idea solidified to an actual document beyond an abstract concept. Now that we have a new cabinet in place, I thought I would bring forth this idea once again to see if there are any of you interested in drafting language for such a document. Let me know if you would like to help draft this. 12) Awards Comrades Jotuland and Haltari were kind enough to share their artistic talents with the region a while ago, and I would like to now combine these ideas into awards and start awarding them to our comrades. I will draft a poll for this for next week's meeting. My hope is that this will be a fun way to boost regional morale and to increase participation by introducing a lighter side to the NS game for those who are less involved in heady political or ideological discussions. Let me know if you have ideas for these between then and now! 13) Regarding the impending expulsion of several comrades: Below is the list of comrades who Arcomo had diligently followed while acting as interim MoJ to monitor for compliance with our regional Charter. Before I move forward to expel these nations (I'm worried that I may not personally have enough regional influence NS credit accrued to carry out all the expulsions at once, which could lead to either doing these in phases -which will be inconsistent with application of regional law- or possibly a joint effort by me and Opalaland to carry all of them out at the same time), I would like to propose allowing those nations up for immediate ejection to be given a 'stay of execution' while we await a vote on the new Regional Humanitarian Programme (RHP). I think that this delay will reflect well on our region and increase support of the new RHP by providing a real-time demonstration of its use by letting these nations enter it on a 'trial' basis. Those on this list who chose to participate and commit to make appropriate changes will be allowed to stay without expulsion, and those who choose not to or who don't respond to the offer will then be expelled summarily in compliance with my responsibilities as specified by the regional Charter. I will heed the advice of Arcomo and forego the expulsion of Bethorik and Greater Ireland given their willingness to make appropriate changes to stay here. Now that Jutunland is our MoJ, I would like to get his opinion on my proposal to delay carrying out justice given the current circumstances surrounding the recent increase of minimum CR & PF standards and upcoming vote on the RHP. For immediate ejection: The Jingoistic States of Aanal Zone CR=Below Average (no change) The United States of Amerchissia CR=Few (no change) The Unified Socialist Kingdom of AsminoLand PF=Average (no change) The Kasperian Republic of Au Moi en Californie PF=Below Average (no change) The United States of Boyznichov CR=Average, PF=Below Average (no change) The Queendom of Caranne PF=Below Average (no change) The Holy Empire of Chorkill CR=Average (no change) The United Kingdom of Domokart CR=Some (no change) The Federation of Dumdeedumm PF=Below Average (no change) The Federal Republic of East Germans PF=Some (no change) The People's Republic of Elmahav PF=Some (no change) The Confederacy of Fairfield Union CR=Below Average, PF=Few, Cat.=Corrupt Dictatorship (no change) The Most Serene Republic of Genlandia PF=Average (no change) The Confederacy of Gimley CR=Below Average, PF=Below Average (no change) The Community of Grenki CR=Average (no change) The Confederacy of Groki CR=Below Average (no change) Havem islands PF=Some, Cat.=Capitalist Paradise (no change) The Kingdom of Kaizersburg CR=Below Average (no change) The National Republic of Kvatchdom PF=Average (no change) The United Kingdom of La Pays de Soliel PF=Some (no change) The Republic of Morialtic PF=Below Average (no change) New-foundland PF=Some (no change) The Republic of Noggis PF=Below Average (no change) The Incorporated States of Party Town Max PF=Average, Cat.=Capitalist Paradise (no change) The Commonwealth of Port Mirico CR=Some (no change) The Theocracy of Shambahala CR=Some, PF=Some (no change) The People's Republic of Totterdown CR=Average (no change) The United Kingdom of Toureba CR=Below Average, PF=Rare, Cat.=Father Knows Best State (no change) The Blue Myself of Unibotian WASC Mission PF=Some (no change) The Democratic Republic of United Indonesian People CR=Some (no change) Perhaps give these some more time? they really tried and are trying The United States of Bethorik PF=Average (significant change) The Republic of Greater Ireland PF=Average (significant change) Edited by Suceavija, 23 Nov 2012, 23:26.
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| Haltari | 2 Nov 2012, 22:55 Post #2 |
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As of November 16th, 2012: Haltari has sent 78 invitations on the DSA recruitment tool. Out of those 78, The following have accepted my invitation and joined our region: The Empire of The New Solar Empire The Free Land of Doctamooland The Fiefdom of Oldlostland The Free Land of Erysia The United States of Quakerly All of them have been warmly welcomed to our region. Hopefully, that is enough information for the cabinet meeting and I will be updating this post as the week continues to keep the cabinet up to date with my recruitment efforts. Edited by Haltari, 16 Nov 2012, 23:06.
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International Affairs Office of The Constitutional Monarchy of HaltariFormer Secretary-General of the Democratic Socialist Assembly for the 9th Cabinet Former President and World Assembly Delegate of the Democratic Socialist Assembly for the 5th, 6th, and 7th Cabinets Former Minister of Immigration and Regional Promotion of the Democratic Socialist Assembly for the 3rd and 4th Cabinets "National Unity and Liberty"
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| Diederick Antonius | 2 Nov 2012, 23:43 Post #3 |
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Three proposed Charter Amendments:Referendum 2012.10.2 is the commendations for recent recruiters, I suppose Suceavija, as the proposer of these commendations, will write this one.
A secondary forum is now online here: http://z13.invisionfree.com/DSA_Secundary_Forum/index.php? Feedback is welcome. Edited by Diederick Antonius, 3 Nov 2012, 15:02.
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| Haltari | 4 Nov 2012, 23:56 Post #4 |
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I fully agree with implementing the first referenda. Aid is definitely needed for some nations, and it would allow more nations to stay in the DSA. I mostly agree with dropping the Solidarity clause from the charter. This clause definitely has to be revised because the paper is now a joint effort, so instead, I think we should still drop the majority of this clause but mention that it is now an effort run by several regions. I am fine with creating and contributing to this second forum, but my I am just a little unsure of its purpose unless this forum crashes. |
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International Affairs Office of The Constitutional Monarchy of HaltariFormer Secretary-General of the Democratic Socialist Assembly for the 9th Cabinet Former President and World Assembly Delegate of the Democratic Socialist Assembly for the 5th, 6th, and 7th Cabinets Former Minister of Immigration and Regional Promotion of the Democratic Socialist Assembly for the 3rd and 4th Cabinets "National Unity and Liberty"
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| Diederick Antonius | 5 Nov 2012, 00:15 Post #5 |
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It's purpose is for when this forum crashes, or becomes useless in some other way (hostile takeover, virus, abnormal maintenance, etc.). Contributing is not necessary, all that the proposal requires from members of the Cabinet is registering and the S.G. will keep the list of Charter Nations, the Charter itself and the information on terms and Cabinet members up to date. All to keep it cosy for when we actually need it. The second forum is a provision in the current Charter, it has just never been enforced (to my knowledge). This secondary forum has been a project since the last Cabinet. |
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| Fyrossarian | 10 Nov 2012, 00:08 Post #6 |
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The RHP seems like a very good idea, and I'd very much like to see that referendum pass. When I was midway through my term as MoJ, a Charter offender (Flashster, who unfortunately CTEd a few weeks ago) requested my help to get them back in a non-prohibited category and back in the DSA. I worked with them to attain that, which they did, and it's good to see this being done officially to help other nations. On a different point, I've been in contact with the DSAlliance (Delgrae, specifically) quickly voicing my concern about their Delegate, Conpatraia. Conpatraia has been inactive as delegate for about two weeks now, and I'm starting to wonder if they're headed towards ceasing to exist. Oh, and one other quick thing: http://z13.invisionfree.com/DSA_Secundary_Forum/index.php |
![]() From the Offices of The Federal Directorate The Syndicalist Federation of Fyrossarian Tribune: 21/4/12 - 10/5/12 Minister of Justice (Interim): 11/5/12 - 11/6/12 Minister of Justice: 12/6/12 - 31/10/12 Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1/11/12 - 26/1/13 Ambassador to the Social Liberal Union: 16/6/13 - 13/8/13 | |
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| JotunGrammaticus | 10 Nov 2012, 07:29 Post #7 |
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Do the overseers actually get access to the N.S. account of the aid requesting member? Or are they just advisors? This would be very helpful for members who are new to NationStates as they are often unaware of the double edged results of some issues cause. Considering what Haltari mentioned about the changes that have taken place within the newspaper, that referendum is agreeable. I understand the usefulness of creating a back up secondary forum to facilitate a near instant recovery, but I still feel reluctant to register to another forum. Another alternative (though the transition would not be as easy as the second forum method) is to take screenshots of the site (or us 'Print Screen' key on keyboard to copy an image of your screen to the clipboard to be pasted into any image editing software such as Microsoft Paint which is included with most Windows operating systems. |
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| Diederick Antonius | 11 Nov 2012, 13:21 Post #8 |
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Yes, the url of the secondary forum is regrettable, I noticed too late. Damn 'American English'. It can't be changed (or I'd have to set up a new forum). An inactive WAD is not a good thing for any region and the DSAlliance would do well to move their endorsements to a candidate who does do the trick. I have been looking into a possibility to create a back-up of the forum, but I haven't found it yet. There are thousands of pages to copy, which I'm simply not going to do - for obvious reasons. And if this forum is down, we'd still need a new place for the regional government to work and for Congress to be able to issue proposals, comment on initiatives and vote on all matters of the regional politics. Like I said in the RMB, I'm waiting for the commendations to be written in order to hold just one series of referenda, so I hope our President gets some time on his hands soon. |
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| Suceavija | 11 Nov 2012, 23:24 Post #9 |
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I have updated my agenda above to make it a complete list of 13 items for this meeting.
Edited by Suceavija, 12 Nov 2012, 00:00.
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| Fyrossarian | 12 Nov 2012, 00:09 Post #10 |
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I wouldn't recommend adding 'Corporate Bordello' to the list of prohibited categories. Although they're right-wing nations, they actually hold a quite high level of civil rights and political freedoms. |
![]() From the Offices of The Federal Directorate The Syndicalist Federation of Fyrossarian Tribune: 21/4/12 - 10/5/12 Minister of Justice (Interim): 11/5/12 - 11/6/12 Minister of Justice: 12/6/12 - 31/10/12 Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1/11/12 - 26/1/13 Ambassador to the Social Liberal Union: 16/6/13 - 13/8/13 | |
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