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Allow for the establishment of Umoja?
Yes 2 (66.7%)
No 1 (33.3%)
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Establishment of Umoja
Topic Started: Jul 13 2008, 01:19 PM (241 Views)
Tycoon City New York
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I ask you, Conclave, to allow for the creation of our very first colony, the colony of Umoja. This colony shall be directly ruled by the government of the Republican Federation. It shall administered by a Colonial Governor, and the colony can appoint a legislature to make laws for itself. A Colonial Judge may also be appointed to ensure a Colonial justice system. The colonies may also vote in Republican elections for both High Templar and Conclave, and the High Templar may appoint colonial citizens as overall government officers.

To allow for future colonies, please propose more laws creating officially the offices:


  • Colonial Governor
  • Colonial Judge
  • Colonial Legislature
Edited by Tycoon City New York, Jul 14 2008, 01:04 PM.
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Des Babylon
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:-/ Imperialism is not something we should try with at our current stage, but what the hell, it's worth experimenting with at the time being.
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Likako
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Umboja? I'm just curious as to how you came up with that name? As for the idea itself, sometimes having a colony is helpful if it is managed properly, and if someday down the road you could allow it to gain independence and immediately you would have an ally.
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Tycoon City New York
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For one thing, you misspelled the name. And, another thing, Umoja would be our first attempt at imperial ideas. It's not like we're not going to be like the British Empire and not enforce our laws on the colony, but, unlike the British Empire, we will let the colony set up it's own colonial government.

And, I'm going to change some wordages in the bill here....
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Tycoon City New York
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Oh, and as for the name, ask Ceylonlanka, he proposed the colony be established.
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Horadric England
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I seriously doubt a colony can last very long. We'd have to send one or two nations along with Ceylonlanka to allow for a judge. Recruitment and establishment of a forum would have to be a priority with Umoja and any other colony we establish and could strain the colony. I say yes, but Umoja falls apart, it's on Ceylon's head because he wanted it..
Edited by Horadric England, Jul 14 2008, 02:46 PM.
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Des Babylon
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If a Colonial judge bill isn't passed before Umoja's established, there will be no judge. Think of it as the one or two nations going along with Ceylonlanka are colonists. I'm sure Umoja will survive, how long I don't know, and hopefully we see no foriegn interference, if you catch my drift.
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Greater Cairo
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Building and maintain colonies in the name of our government will strain our ability to keep order in colonies. We wouldn't be able to keep colonies for very long because of this. Remember how India broke off from the English empire in 1946? They were unorderly and were hard to control.
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Likako
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To Des: I do catch your drift, and I assure you that New Sorvun will not interfere, as we are making an attempt in temporary colonialism so they'd best not interfere lest they want to suffer a double standard. However our colonial practice should only to be as a region-building mechanism not a spread of imperialist desires, for our region as well as yours beliefs in the freedom of the Citizens. Now, every region that's not already imperialistic, makes an attempt in colonialism to see if it will work.
Now, in your particular case, the laws and so forth that will effect the colony must be made first before the actual colony is setup. Because you have to make sure that the colonials understand the rules, and I think that recruitment and so forth for the colony should be the responsibility of the Colonial Governor.
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Tycoon City New York
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Well, that's why we're trying to pass laws ahead of the establishment of Umoja. I am hoping that we can propose and pass laws officiating Colonial judgeships and legislatures, and also set forth a Colonist's Bill of Rights and Privileges. We should think of creating charters for each colony.

Because of these items, Umoja could be delayed by nearly 2 weeks.
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