Hey. I sent two apps, disregard the first one. Since, I presume, the Liberty Coalition collapsed partly because of OOC reasons, I've been thinking it could be a sound idea to create a party that's gathered from the remnants of the former coalition; essentially people who almost weren't involved in the corruption scandals, now coming together to try and regain their standing as well as become a strong opposition to the new government. Send me an invite to your discord, yo. The old one's expired.
The New Democratic Alliance is accepted. You will start with 0 seats until the 1996 September National Assembly elections. Your party will not fully materialize until you post IC at least once! Let me know if you have any questions.
The election finished, Jasura Hervit immediately proposed a cabinet which was ratified after a largely coalition based vote. President Hervit then proposed the 1994-1995 Budget, which suffered some minor debate but mostly went mum in the eyes of the Labour Front and Samgolan Technocratic Union. Polling within the seven Provinces indicated that the Hervit government was seen in a mostly positive light, with a 51% Approval rate in the nation. If a budget was not approved by January 1st, 1995 then the Government would suffer an immediate Shutdown.
The various ministries of the Hervit government would be filled out by the beginning of the month. A failure to pass a budget would prove difficult given the party line, but the future of Samgola rested on the potentiality of the Samgola Dawn led coalition to do what the Liberal Democrats, Democratic Alliance for Reform and Samgolan Patriotic Party could not: survive a presidential term.
A Fair Deal Act Preamble: An Act which seeks to empower the working men and women of Samgola, assuring security and a fair deal for all at work.
Article 1: Concerning Minimum Wage Regulation The nation and government will change it's policy on minimum wage regulation as determined by Law 86 from it's current policy of no provision to one of legally enforcing a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage" above the poverty line. [Equality]
Office of the Speaker Bill Preamble: The purpose of this bill is to oversee the creation of the role of Speaker within the National Assembly. The Speaker shall preside over the debates of the National Assembly, assuring proper conduct and order is maintained during debates and may punish members who break the rules of conduct and order if necessary. Should this bill be passed into law, Article 2 of the Governmental Oversight Act will be rendered obsolete and in all means replaced by the Office of the Speaker Bill.
Article 1: Concerning the role and function of the Speaker The Speaker's primary function is to preside over the National Assembly during debate and is responsible for maintaining discipline and order. He or she rules on all points of order and objections raised by members when it is believed that common decency and conduct has been breached. In order to maintain orderly debate within the National Assembly, the Speaker may call to order the Assembly if it is felt that there is a disruption or breach of order. Should members refuse to follow the instructions of the Speaker, a member may be punished with a reprimand or more seriously dismissal from the Assembly for the remainder of the day's debate and session. In the case of grave disobedience by a member of the Assembly, the Speaker may call to a vote by the Assembly a motion to temporarily suspend the offending member for a maximum of four months time. Should grave disorder afflict the National Assembly and it is believed by the Speaker that no further progress might be made in the current sitting, the Speaker may immediately adjourn the entire sitting. Should the Speaker call upon this power however they must be able to adequately explain and justify their actions in post.
In addition to maintaining discipline, the Speaker must ensure that debates proceed smoothly. If the Speaker finds that a member is making irrelevant remarks, is tediously repetitive, or is otherwise attempting to delay proceedings, he or she may order the member to end the speech. The Speaker is also charged with assuring proper democratic governance as well as protecting the interests of all parties and members assembled in the National Assembly, should the Speaker feel that there has not been sufficient debate before a vote is called and members of the National Assembly identify that they wish to contribute to the debate, the Speaker may temporarily delay a call to vote. At which point the onus will lie on the signifying members to add to the debate within one week's time of the delay. Should the member require more time to fully contribute, they may apply to the speaker for an extension of time up to a maximum of one month. Should the Speaker feel that the signifying members are merely attempting to delay proceedings he or she may refuse the member this right.
Finally, the Speaker continues to represent his or her constituency in the National Assembly.
Article 2: Concerning the election of the Speaker The position of Speaker will be held by an MNA elected from among their own ranks. The National Assembly will elect a Speaker at the beginning of a new term after a general election, or after the death or resignation of the current Speaker. Once elected, a Speaker continues in office until the next election unless he or she resigns prior to this. Alternatively a vote of no confidence may be held for the removal of the current Speaker prior to elections provided there is sufficient evidence of a breach of the Speaker's neutrality within the National Assembly in regards to their efforts to keep order and to assure full representation. The Speaker's votes or speeches (unless they themselves breach good conduct) do not represent sufficient evidence for a vote of no confidence.
During the election for Speaker, a member may nominate themselves for the position of Speaker or be nominated by others with the consent of the nominee. Each member may nominate no more than one candidate. With the nominated individuals, a ballot will be held in the National Assembly to determine who will be elected to fulfill the role of Speaker. In the event of a tie or no clear majority, then the individual with the fewest votes is eliminated, as are any other candidates who receive less than five percent of the votes cast. The Assembly continues to vote, for several rounds if necessary, until one member receives the requisite majority.
Article 3: Concerning the partisanship of the Speaker The Speaker is required to perform his or her office impartially and free of any partisan thought, they are not however required to resign from party membership upon taking or leaving office. If it believed that the Speaker is not performing his office impartially as is his or hers duty, a vote of no confidence as described in Article 2 can be held. In accordance with their impartiality, the Speaker may make speeches to the National Assembly though they are expected to do so only when expressing the direct concerns of their constituents or when performing their duties as Speaker. The Speaker may also cast a vote as any other National Assembly member when required, though theirs must be the last vote on any issue.
Community Protection Act Overview: As the situation has shown, the police do have their limits yet local communities can not be left without protection. Thus the CPA would help establish a volunteer-based community watch program - that would be trained by the local police to improve community safety.
Article 1. Establish a Neighborhood Watch Program to help reduce crime in the local community and foster better cooperation with the police against the criminal element. [Cost-Saving]
SEZ Establishment Act Overview: As the people of Samgola have demanded, they want jobs and they want it now. It has been also shown that Special economic zones do help in inviting foreign investors and investment. One which Samgola is desperately in need of. Article 1. Establish several Special Economic Zones in Kamidye to help boost foreign investment into the country. (The establishment of the SEZ's would be handled by the Cabinet of Trade & Finance) [Competition]
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.55%
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57%
3. Crime Wave: Crime is the violation of the laws of a country. There are two categories of crime waves; ordinary Crime Wave and Violent Crime Wave. Ordinary Crime is general, non-violent violations of the law, such as car crime, theft, fraud, and other similar crimes. Violent Crime is crime that involves physical assault, such as mugging, rape, and homicide. * Current: 10.66%
Every 24 hours, a month passes. Currently: November, 1994 (Turn 4) December begins at 4:00 P.M. CST, 3/21/2018]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-1994)
The End of the Liberty Coalition
The inevitability of Samuel Bassong's fall from grace had been written in stone since the Gaza Scandal. Bassong's administration would prove incapable of being able to weather the corruption of the Liberal Democrats and their subsequent removal from the National Assembly. Bassong's last act as President of the Samgolan Republic was a Call for New Elections, in facing scrutiny from his own party as well as the general population. Only 15 months after having taken office, Bassong was resolved to put the future of Samgola in a new election.
1994 Flash Election - Samgola Dawn: 79 Seats in the National Assembly - Labour Front: 58 Seats in the National Assembly - Nationalist Party of Samgola: 36 Seats in the National Assembly - Samgolan Technocratic Union: 55 Seats in the National Assembly
In a tight run off against Labour Front, with split votes from S.T.U, Jasura Hervitt was elected as the 2nd President of the Samgolan Republic to serve the remainder of Bassong's presidency until 1996 where another standard election would take place. [Samgola Dawn must now form a Coalition.]
A Fair Deal Act Preamble: An Act which seeks to empower the working men and women of Samgola, assuring security and a fair deal for all at work.
Article 1: Concerning Minimum Wage Regulation The nation and government will change it's policy on minimum wage regulation as determined by Law 86 from it's current policy of no provision to one of legally enforcing a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage" above the poverty line. [Equality]
Office of the Speaker Bill Preamble: The purpose of this bill is to oversee the creation of the role of Speaker within the National Assembly. The Speaker shall preside over the debates of the National Assembly, assuring proper conduct and order is maintained during debates and may punish members who break the rules of conduct and order if necessary. Should this bill be passed into law, Article 2 of the Governmental Oversight Act will be rendered obsolete and in all means replaced by the Office of the Speaker Bill.
Article 1: Concerning the role and function of the Speaker The Speaker's primary function is to preside over the National Assembly during debate and is responsible for maintaining discipline and order. He or she rules on all points of order and objections raised by members when it is believed that common decency and conduct has been breached. In order to maintain orderly debate within the National Assembly, the Speaker may call to order the Assembly if it is felt that there is a disruption or breach of order. Should members refuse to follow the instructions of the Speaker, a member may be punished with a reprimand or more seriously dismissal from the Assembly for the remainder of the day's debate and session. In the case of grave disobedience by a member of the Assembly, the Speaker may call to a vote by the Assembly a motion to temporarily suspend the offending member for a maximum of four months time. Should grave disorder afflict the National Assembly and it is believed by the Speaker that no further progress might be made in the current sitting, the Speaker may immediately adjourn the entire sitting. Should the Speaker call upon this power however they must be able to adequately explain and justify their actions in post.
In addition to maintaining discipline, the Speaker must ensure that debates proceed smoothly. If the Speaker finds that a member is making irrelevant remarks, is tediously repetitive, or is otherwise attempting to delay proceedings, he or she may order the member to end the speech. The Speaker is also charged with assuring proper democratic governance as well as protecting the interests of all parties and members assembled in the National Assembly, should the Speaker feel that there has not been sufficient debate before a vote is called and members of the National Assembly identify that they wish to contribute to the debate, the Speaker may temporarily delay a call to vote. At which point the onus will lie on the signifying members to add to the debate within one week's time of the delay. Should the member require more time to fully contribute, they may apply to the speaker for an extension of time up to a maximum of one month. Should the Speaker feel that the signifying members are merely attempting to delay proceedings he or she may refuse the member this right.
Finally, the Speaker continues to represent his or her constituency in the National Assembly.
Article 2: Concerning the election of the Speaker The position of Speaker will be held by an MNA elected from among their own ranks. The National Assembly will elect a Speaker at the beginning of a new term after a general election, or after the death or resignation of the current Speaker. Once elected, a Speaker continues in office until the next election unless he or she resigns prior to this. Alternatively a vote of no confidence may be held for the removal of the current Speaker prior to elections provided there is sufficient evidence of a breach of the Speaker's neutrality within the National Assembly in regards to their efforts to keep order and to assure full representation. The Speaker's votes or speeches (unless they themselves breach good conduct) do not represent sufficient evidence for a vote of no confidence.
During the election for Speaker, a member may nominate themselves for the position of Speaker or be nominated by others with the consent of the nominee. Each member may nominate no more than one candidate. With the nominated individuals, a ballot will be held in the National Assembly to determine who will be elected to fulfill the role of Speaker. In the event of a tie or no clear majority, then the individual with the fewest votes is eliminated, as are any other candidates who receive less than five percent of the votes cast. The Assembly continues to vote, for several rounds if necessary, until one member receives the requisite majority.
Article 3: Concerning the partisanship of the Speaker The Speaker is required to perform his or her office impartially and free of any partisan thought, they are not however required to resign from party membership upon taking or leaving office. If it believed that the Speaker is not performing his office impartially as is his or hers duty, a vote of no confidence as described in Article 2 can be held. In accordance with their impartiality, the Speaker may make speeches to the National Assembly though they are expected to do so only when expressing the direct concerns of their constituents or when performing their duties as Speaker. The Speaker may also cast a vote as any other National Assembly member when required, though theirs must be the last vote on any issue.
Community Protection Act Overview: As the situation has shown, the police do have their limits yet local communities can not be left without protection. Thus the CPA would help establish a volunteer-based community watch program - that would be trained by the local police to improve community safety.
Article 1. Establish a Neighborhood Watch Program to help reduce crime in the local community and foster better cooperation with the police against the criminal element. [Cost-Saving]
SEZ Establishment Act Overview: As the people of Samgola have demanded, they want jobs and they want it now. It has been also shown that Special economic zones do help in inviting foreign investors and investment. One which Samgola is desperately in need of. Article 1. Establish several Special Economic Zones in Kamidye to help boost foreign investment into the country. (The establishment of the SEZ's would be handled by the Cabinet of Trade & Finance) [Competition]
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.55%
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57%
3. Crime Wave: Crime is the violation of the laws of a country. There are two categories of crime waves; ordinary Crime Wave and Violent Crime Wave. Ordinary Crime is general, non-violent violations of the law, such as car crime, theft, fraud, and other similar crimes. Violent Crime is crime that involves physical assault, such as mugging, rape, and homicide. * Current: 10.66%
4. Calls for New Elections: Dissatisfaction with the government whether to ideological opposition or simply attitude has caused a number of people to begin calling for new elections. * Current: 1.01% (5,250)
Every 24 hours, a month passes. Currently: November, 1994 (Turn 4) December begins at 4:00 P.M. CST, 3/18/2018]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)
1994-1995 Budget
The budget remained on the floor, with the Samgola Dawn proposing the Samgolan Future Initiative and Samgolan Public Access.
1. Every Political Party will have 2 Budgetary Actions. 2. With a Budgetary Action you can make a new Proposal or Adjust Funding for any line item. This will create a new line item to be voted on individually. 3. Creating a new Proposal must be explained and assigned under a Bureau. 4. Creating a new Proposal requires an addendum of Requested Funding.
Calls for New Elections
A minute amount of disapproval in the Liberty Coalition has given way to some voters openly calling for new elections in town halls, radio shows and any other forum they are awarded the opportunity. The amount of people involved is minute, less than 6,000 people across the entire territory and mostly Poor, Rural, Socialists--a special demographic of near non-existence. [New Ongoing: Call for New Elections.]
Concrete Jungles over Wildlife Preserves
The decision to continue the implementation of the Brick & Mortar Act was met with heavy disdain by the Environmentalists present, but virtue of this decision allotted to continue the National Highway system through the Fetima Wildlife Preserve. While it would cost several thousand acres and substantially anger many Environmentalists, the continued work put in added in several hundred new workers, arborists to cut down trees and new engineers to help design the truck. [Liberty Coalition: -3.5% Approval with Environmentalists in Soussiam. +1.5% Approval for Capitalists & Wealthy. -0.02% Unemployment.]
National Party of Samgola Takes Hold
The newest party, nearly 60 days old, had started to gain momentum in Samgola. Starting with nearly 7,000 votes--it had soared to 80,000 and then to nearly 400,000 votes by the end of October. The N.P.S. was being fostered as the Ideology of Samgola Dawn, with the Agenda of D.A.R.. Berko Tendaji Pretorius, the Party Leader, had absolutely no political influence in the National Assembly but his rally in Makumbe had drawn nearly 75,000 people.
The Liberal Democrats Fall
On October 17th, Kamidye Metropolitan Police (KMP) launched a sting directed at several high level drug dealers in one of Kamidye's more prominent Shu-Shu's. The results made the front page of the news. Three MNA's of the Liberal Democrats were apprehended participating in the solicitation of prostitutes with another seven apprehended and arrested on drug charges. The high level day time raid was conducted in a total of seventeen minutes ended up with fourteen Liberal Democrats in custody. Their charge resulted in the immediate release of duties within the National Assembly. [Liberal Democrats lose 10 MNA's.]
Operation Dragon, a sting that inadvertently revealed the corruption of the Liberal Democrats, 1994
The scandal went deeper than the ten MNA's apprehended. Evidence and testimony of two of the MNA's revealed that money laundering and support of the prostitution rackets and drug running may have been financed, or at least supported, by Liberal Democrats as a whole with donor money donated by the Samgolan Pharmaceutical Foundation. President Samuel Bassong had a decision to make.
Hold Special Elections: New elections must be held to see if any Liberal Democrats will remain a voice in Samgola. Democracy must prevail. [+3% for Base for all DAR voters. Immediately hold new elections. +5% Trustworthiness. -2 Strength.]
The Liberal Democrats will Remain in Abstention Until 1996 Elections: The Liberal Democrats will have their votes stripped, and the Liberty Coalition will fracture but remain until new elections are held, as is tradition. [+5 Strength. -2.5% Trustworthiness. +6% for Base for all DAR voters.]
A Fair Deal Act Preamble: An Act which seeks to empower the working men and women of Samgola, assuring security and a fair deal for all at work.
Article 1: Concerning Minimum Wage Regulation The nation and government will change it's policy on minimum wage regulation as determined by Law 86 from it's current policy of no provision to one of legally enforcing a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage" above the poverty line. [Equality]
Office of the Speaker Bill Preamble: The purpose of this bill is to oversee the creation of the role of Speaker within the National Assembly. The Speaker shall preside over the debates of the National Assembly, assuring proper conduct and order is maintained during debates and may punish members who break the rules of conduct and order if necessary. Should this bill be passed into law, Article 2 of the Governmental Oversight Act will be rendered obsolete and in all means replaced by the Office of the Speaker Bill.
Article 1: Concerning the role and function of the Speaker The Speaker's primary function is to preside over the National Assembly during debate and is responsible for maintaining discipline and order. He or she rules on all points of order and objections raised by members when it is believed that common decency and conduct has been breached. In order to maintain orderly debate within the National Assembly, the Speaker may call to order the Assembly if it is felt that there is a disruption or breach of order. Should members refuse to follow the instructions of the Speaker, a member may be punished with a reprimand or more seriously dismissal from the Assembly for the remainder of the day's debate and session. In the case of grave disobedience by a member of the Assembly, the Speaker may call to a vote by the Assembly a motion to temporarily suspend the offending member for a maximum of four months time. Should grave disorder afflict the National Assembly and it is believed by the Speaker that no further progress might be made in the current sitting, the Speaker may immediately adjourn the entire sitting. Should the Speaker call upon this power however they must be able to adequately explain and justify their actions in post.
In addition to maintaining discipline, the Speaker must ensure that debates proceed smoothly. If the Speaker finds that a member is making irrelevant remarks, is tediously repetitive, or is otherwise attempting to delay proceedings, he or she may order the member to end the speech. The Speaker is also charged with assuring proper democratic governance as well as protecting the interests of all parties and members assembled in the National Assembly, should the Speaker feel that there has not been sufficient debate before a vote is called and members of the National Assembly identify that they wish to contribute to the debate, the Speaker may temporarily delay a call to vote. At which point the onus will lie on the signifying members to add to the debate within one week's time of the delay. Should the member require more time to fully contribute, they may apply to the speaker for an extension of time up to a maximum of one month. Should the Speaker feel that the signifying members are merely attempting to delay proceedings he or she may refuse the member this right.
Finally, the Speaker continues to represent his or her constituency in the National Assembly.
Article 2: Concerning the election of the Speaker The position of Speaker will be held by an MNA elected from among their own ranks. The National Assembly will elect a Speaker at the beginning of a new term after a general election, or after the death or resignation of the current Speaker. Once elected, a Speaker continues in office until the next election unless he or she resigns prior to this. Alternatively a vote of no confidence may be held for the removal of the current Speaker prior to elections provided there is sufficient evidence of a breach of the Speaker's neutrality within the National Assembly in regards to their efforts to keep order and to assure full representation. The Speaker's votes or speeches (unless they themselves breach good conduct) do not represent sufficient evidence for a vote of no confidence.
During the election for Speaker, a member may nominate themselves for the position of Speaker or be nominated by others with the consent of the nominee. Each member may nominate no more than one candidate. With the nominated individuals, a ballot will be held in the National Assembly to determine who will be elected to fulfill the role of Speaker. In the event of a tie or no clear majority, then the individual with the fewest votes is eliminated, as are any other candidates who receive less than five percent of the votes cast. The Assembly continues to vote, for several rounds if necessary, until one member receives the requisite majority.
Article 3: Concerning the partisanship of the Speaker The Speaker is required to perform his or her office impartially and free of any partisan thought, they are not however required to resign from party membership upon taking or leaving office. If it believed that the Speaker is not performing his office impartially as is his or hers duty, a vote of no confidence as described in Article 2 can be held. In accordance with their impartiality, the Speaker may make speeches to the National Assembly though they are expected to do so only when expressing the direct concerns of their constituents or when performing their duties as Speaker. The Speaker may also cast a vote as any other National Assembly member when required, though theirs must be the last vote on any issue.
Community Protection Act Overview: As the situation has shown, the police do have their limits yet local communities can not be left without protection. Thus the CPA would help establish a volunteer-based community watch program - that would be trained by the local police to improve community safety.
Article 1. Establish a Neighborhood Watch Program to help reduce crime in the local community and foster better cooperation with the police against the criminal element. [Cost-Saving]
SEZ Establishment Act Overview: As the people of Samgola have demanded, they want jobs and they want it now. It has been also shown that Special economic zones do help in inviting foreign investors and investment. One which Samgola is desperately in need of. Article 1. Establish several Special Economic Zones in Kamidye to help boost foreign investment into the country. (The establishment of the SEZ's would be handled by the Cabinet of Trade & Finance) [Competition]
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.55%
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57%
3. Crime Wave: Crime is the violation of the laws of a country. There are two categories of crime waves; ordinary Crime Wave and Violent Crime Wave. Ordinary Crime is general, non-violent violations of the law, such as car crime, theft, fraud, and other similar crimes. Violent Crime is crime that involves physical assault, such as mugging, rape, and homicide. * Current: 10.66%
4. Calls for New Elections: Dissatisfaction with the government whether to ideological opposition or simply attitude has caused a number of people to begin calling for new elections. * Current: 1.01% (5,250)
Every 24 hours, a month passes. Currently: October, 1994 (Turn 4) November begins at 4:00 P.M. CST, 3/17/2018]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)
1994-1995 Budget
The 1994-1995 Budget was now open to the floor. Rising costs had been implemented into the existing budget and it was expected for discussions to take place to discuss the issue and allow new proposals to be implemented. A new budget would need to be voted on and passed before 1995. [All Political Parties have 2 Budgetary Actions to Add Proposals to Add or Remove Funding. These will be voted on as Line Items. October will last 72 hours or until a Budget has been voted on Once.]
1. Every Political Party will have 2 Budgetary Actions. 2. With a Budgetary Action you can make a new Proposal or Adjust Funding for any line item. This will create a new line item to be voted on individually. 3. Creating a new Proposal must be explained and assigned under a Bureau. 4. Creating a new Proposal requires an addendum of Requested Funding.
The Case for Ms. Obagmeni
The media took on the case for Ms. Obagmeni with open arms. Coverage ran substantively on the Samgolan News Network for hours on end. Who was she, what did she do? The largest single event occurred on October 2nd, 1994 when the Liberal Democrats reached out to her, citing lack of given counsel and financial strain as one of the primary reasons for the hold up. An offering of $100,000 was taken without hesitation. A shot of Ms. Obagmeni, hugging her teenage son was the principal highlight reel for the better part of a week. The headline for the week: "New Justice Minister. Same Old Justice Bureau." In the realm of politics, it was uncertain what the ramifications would be here between the existing relationship between the two parties of the Liberty Coalition.
While the funds were well received and kept Ms. Obagmeni in the judicial system for that much longer, it was ultimately up to the courts to hear her case. [Liberal Democrats roll 77. Gain +5 Compassion. -3% Approval for Ministry of Justice.]
Samgolan Air Force Pilot Found Safe and Alive
The headline in Kamidye on October 5th: LIEUTENANT ZAZI ALIVE. RETURNS HOME.
The disappearance of Lieutenant Zazi of the Samgolan Air Force was kept mostly hush-hush. Many assumed the government made no formal announcement until they had something worth mentioning. A quick UN Emergency Session of the Security Council met and within three hours it was agreed that elements of Task Force Europa; three squads of seven men each, would deploy into Ziwa in accordance with awareness and consent from the Samgolan Army. These soldiers--mostly British SAS and members of the French 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes) were sent out into the brush to find Zazi, dead or alive. British journalist Alexander Lamb was dispatched along with them.
French soldiers detaining a suspect in a Ziwa village, 1994
On October 9th, Lieutenant Allen Clement requested air evac out of Northeast Ziwa with a "plus one, alive." Zazi had been held captive for three and a half months. He'd been interrogated, beaten and two of his fingers had been removed. Zazi was sent to the Kamidye State Hospital where he would be until January, 1995.
The Workers Party Goes on the March
With well over a thousand members, the Workers Party was gaining steam. Their mission statement: Imploring the administration to return to it's roots and embrace policies that support the impoverished, combat poverty, support the work and empower labor movements was one that rang true for those who rose and fell within the district of the Shu-Shu's. Their first planned rally drew nearly 3,500 souls to it's ranks. They marched, arms locked, down the center avenue in Tenkossé City. A non-violent rally was implored, and while the local police did show up, things went smoothly. [+1.5% Socialists in Soussiam. -1.5% Capitalists in Soussiam.]
Youthful members of the Workers Party in Tenkossé City, Samgola, 1994
Economic Analysis
The Minister of Trade & Finance Yembe Songé and a handful of economic advisers met on October 1-2 and there compiled the State of the Economy of the Republic of Samgola 1994-1995. It's contents would detail expectations for the next 24 months of economic growth, though whether or not Songé would unveil the details of this report were up to the Minister of Trade & Finance.
Office of the Speaker Bill Preamble: The purpose of this bill is to oversee the creation of the role of Speaker within the National Assembly. The Speaker shall preside over the debates of the National Assembly, assuring proper conduct and order is maintained during debates and may punish members who break the rules of conduct and order if necessary. Should this bill be passed into law, Article 2 of the Governmental Oversight Act will be rendered obsolete and in all means replaced by the Office of the Speaker Bill.
Article 1: Concerning the role and function of the Speaker The Speaker's primary function is to preside over the National Assembly during debate and is responsible for maintaining discipline and order. He or she rules on all points of order and objections raised by members when it is believed that common decency and conduct has been breached. In order to maintain orderly debate within the National Assembly, the Speaker may call to order the Assembly if it is felt that there is a disruption or breach of order. Should members refuse to follow the instructions of the Speaker, a member may be punished with a reprimand or more seriously dismissal from the Assembly for the remainder of the day's debate and session. In the case of grave disobedience by a member of the Assembly, the Speaker may call to a vote by the Assembly a motion to temporarily suspend the offending member for a maximum of four months time. Should grave disorder afflict the National Assembly and it is believed by the Speaker that no further progress might be made in the current sitting, the Speaker may immediately adjourn the entire sitting. Should the Speaker call upon this power however they must be able to adequately explain and justify their actions in post.
In addition to maintaining discipline, the Speaker must ensure that debates proceed smoothly. If the Speaker finds that a member is making irrelevant remarks, is tediously repetitive, or is otherwise attempting to delay proceedings, he or she may order the member to end the speech. The Speaker is also charged with assuring proper democratic governance as well as protecting the interests of all parties and members assembled in the National Assembly, should the Speaker feel that there has not been sufficient debate before a vote is called and members of the National Assembly identify that they wish to contribute to the debate, the Speaker may temporarily delay a call to vote. At which point the onus will lie on the signifying members to add to the debate within one week's time of the delay. Should the member require more time to fully contribute, they may apply to the speaker for an extension of time up to a maximum of one month. Should the Speaker feel that the signifying members are merely attempting to delay proceedings he or she may refuse the member this right.
Finally, the Speaker continues to represent his or her constituency in the National Assembly.
Article 2: Concerning the election of the Speaker The position of Speaker will be held by an MNA elected from among their own ranks. The National Assembly will elect a Speaker at the beginning of a new term after a general election, or after the death or resignation of the current Speaker. Once elected, a Speaker continues in office until the next election unless he or she resigns prior to this. Alternatively a vote of no confidence may be held for the removal of the current Speaker prior to elections provided there is sufficient evidence of a breach of the Speaker's neutrality within the National Assembly in regards to their efforts to keep order and to assure full representation. The Speaker's votes or speeches (unless they themselves breach good conduct) do not represent sufficient evidence for a vote of no confidence.
During the election for Speaker, a member may nominate themselves for the position of Speaker or be nominated by others with the consent of the nominee. Each member may nominate no more than one candidate. With the nominated individuals, a ballot will be held in the National Assembly to determine who will be elected to fulfill the role of Speaker. In the event of a tie or no clear majority, then the individual with the fewest votes is eliminated, as are any other candidates who receive less than five percent of the votes cast. The Assembly continues to vote, for several rounds if necessary, until one member receives the requisite majority.
Article 3: Concerning the partisanship of the Speaker The Speaker is required to perform his or her office impartially and free of any partisan thought, they are not however required to resign from party membership upon taking or leaving office. If it believed that the Speaker is not performing his office impartially as is his or hers duty, a vote of no confidence as described in Article 2 can be held. In accordance with their impartiality, the Speaker may make speeches to the National Assembly though they are expected to do so only when expressing the direct concerns of their constituents or when performing their duties as Speaker. The Speaker may also cast a vote as any other National Assembly member when required, though theirs must be the last vote on any issue.
Community Protection Act Overview: As the situation has shown, the police do have their limits yet local communities can not be left without protection. Thus the CPA would help establish a volunteer-based community watch program - that would be trained by the local police to improve community safety.
Article 1. Establish a Neighborhood Watch Program to help reduce crime in the local community and foster better cooperation with the police against the criminal element. [Cost-Saving]
SEZ Establishment Act Overview: As the people of Samgola have demanded, they want jobs and they want it now. It has been also shown that Special economic zones do help in inviting foreign investors and investment. One which Samgola is desperately in need of. Article 1. Establish several Special Economic Zones in Kamidye to help boost foreign investment into the country. (The establishment of the SEZ's would be handled by the Cabinet of Trade & Finance) [Competition]
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.57%
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57%
3. Crime Wave: Crime is the violation of the laws of a country. There are two categories of crime waves; ordinary Crime Wave and Violent Crime Wave. Ordinary Crime is general, non-violent violations of the law, such as car crime, theft, fraud, and other similar crimes. Violent Crime is crime that involves physical assault, such as mugging, rape, and homicide. * Current: 10.61%
Every 24 hours, a month passes. Currently: October, 1994 (Turn 4)]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)
National Highways Are Halfway to Completion
With over 1,100 miles of roadway laid, the National Highways have now passed 50% completion. While in most areas they were relegated to a simple two way paved roadway with a speed limit, these highways brought areas to accessibility before only possible through multi-trip journey through winding and sometimes unpaved street. Car usage, down nearly 59% was now back on the rise, which would hopefully bring both demand and supply of oil up as people found themselves back at the pump. Similarly, the Kamidye Rail Line was now 90% of the way finished and expectations for it's completion by the fall were expected. [Car Usage goes from -0.60% a week to +0.10% a week. Unemployment drops by 0.03%]
A highway in Dabrado, Samgola, 1994
The issue however was not so black and white. Nearly 3,200,000 acres of arable farmland and forestry were forcibly removed and destroyed to literally pave the way for these interconnecting roads. Efforts to skate around prominent agricultural and wildlife were unnecessary, as no protections were made in the legislation for their protection. This did not go unnoticed however and on July 14th, nearly 6,500 conservationists rallied at the Fetima Wildlife Reserve to protest construction efforts there. The protesting did put a temporary stop to construction until a decision was made in lieu of support from the Bassong Administration. [1996 Election Issue: Conservationism in Samgola: Maintaining our wildlife and national parks in the face of urbanization and industrialization is absolutely integral. Those that would seek to destroy Samgola today will bring ruin for our tomorrow.]
1. Back the Construction Efforts: The Brick & Mortar Act must maintain it's momentum, lest we lose further jobs and progress. The Fetima Wildlife Reserve is one of many, and it will only be reduced in size and not destroyed or tarnished.
2. Support the Conservationists: Our land is one of our most treasured resources. Already we have lost nearly 3,200,000 acres and we cannot lose another where we cannot help. The construction efforts, no matter how delayed or beleaguered, will simply have to find another path.
* Effects revealed in Next Post.
Logs of trees cut down to make room for roadways and highways, Soussiam, Samgola, 1994
"Good evening and welcome to SNN, your source of news in Samgola. I'm Abraham Kanu here with your host George Okan. Tonight's top story, the Bassong Administration. With his one year anniversary two months away, SNN took the opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments and failures of newly elected President Samuel Bassong.."
"Bassong's principle legislation, the Brick and Mortar Act was a $31,000,000,000 spending plan that has cut unemployment in half in less than a year. We have two analysts here to discuss, Ime Ikezie of the Samgolan Economic Council, good evening."
"Good to be here, Abraham."
"What is the analysis of Bassong's Brick and Mortar Act? It's put millions back to work, put a major dent in the homeless crisis, but at what expense?"
"A few weeks ago one of the MNA's of the Liberal Democrats made a comment that I'd like to take advantage of here: 'not every Samgolan can be a construction worker.' How many roads is Bassong going to lay? Eventually the Brick and Mortar Act ends. Sure, some of those jobs will become permanent? The odds look like the bubble is going to passed and we are going to have 1,500 miles of empty roads."
"Thanks Ime. Now let's turn to Nedum Fashanu, Assistant Deputy at the Minister of Labor & Health. Fashanu, has Mr. Ikezie got it wrong?"
"Without a doubt, Abraham. Bassong is on the road to eradicating unemployment, homelessness, all while reinvigorating the aviation industry. We've got Samgola Air preparing a $1,000,000,000 aviation safety program that looks to add nearly 40,000 jobs in the next two years and Samgola has never been more connected."
"We have seen the amount of jobs created every month decrease. Isn't this cause for concern? Many are citing that the Shu-Shu's have become a breeding ground for crime and drugs and I think we all agree that wasn't by design."
"It's an issue we're working hard to resolve. Look, Abraham, when you don't have four walls--a job is the last thing you're looking for. The Shu-Shu's are providing stability so people can find new jobs, take care of themselves and their families. The Brick and Mortar Act is doing exactly what we needed it to--giving a much needed boost to the economy so the economy can start taking care of itself."
"And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Goodnight."
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.57%
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57%
3. Crime Wave: Crime is the violation of the laws of a country. There are two categories of crime waves; ordinary Crime Wave and Violent Crime Wave. Ordinary Crime is general, non-violent violations of the law, such as car crime, theft, fraud, and other similar crimes. Violent Crime is crime that involves physical assault, such as mugging, rape, and homicide. * Current: 10.61%
Every 24 hours, a month passes. Currently: July, 1994 (Turn 4) [Turn 5 begins at 9:00 A.M. C.S.T., 3/15/2018]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)
Crime in the Shu-Shu's
While providing home for nearly 80,000 people in and around Kamidye, the Shu-Shu's were being inhabited by some less than scrupulous characters. Those without the moral fortitude to go about their own business found the Shu-Shu's a viable hunting ground for easy pickings and a rather apparent absence of law enforcement--not out of intention but rather due to it's density and immediate size. With 60,000+ people living in a single, temporary district, most without permanent addresses, it was like finding a needle in a needle stack. There were those too who found the urban environment around the Shu-Shu as a sort of concrete jungle for their crime sprees and then escaping back into the Shu-Shu's. The Kamidye Metropolitan Police were overworked and stretched to the limit with a new 'district' assigned to them, the nicknamed Black Hole, where officers went in and came out exhausted, paranoid and tense. The Shu-Shu's were generally not violent, but instead were quickly filling with people capable of it.
Kamidye Metropolitan Police arrest two member wanted for strong arm robbery and possession of illegal firearms inside the Shu-Shu's, July, 1994
Drugs, guns and prostitution were the trifecta. Smuggled out of Niger and into the Shu-Shu's--never was it easier to hide contraband and firearms than in a city of identical houses that had literally been erected overnight. Women who had been given a home but were still without work find work of a sort themselves, with authorities realizing that women were more likely to provide their service in exchange for goods or other services versus money. While the Kamidye Metropolitan Police continue to cover the capitol, they find themselves being pulled into the Shu-Shu's surrounding the city more and more as crime there etches upward. An officer-involved shooting on a routine door to door check ends with one officer and three citizens dead, the three involved alleged drug runners out of Niger.
Door to Door Checks are some of the most dangerous activities for KMP officers
Most prominent in the Kamidye Shu-Shu's, Provincial police across the nation are reporting similar instances of crime in Shu-Shu's around the country, though given the density and size in Shu-Shu's in Ziwa and Dabrado, the effects are similarly smaller. These Shu-Shu's are quickly becoming interconnected communities and entire clandestine networks are being established to move guns and drugs and money between them as a form of black market.
The Samgola Dawn party visited the Kamidye Shu-Shu in mid July, giving a speech about his promises. During the speech a man threw an empty bottle at Zaya Kolin and shouted: "We want jobs not words!" The crowd surged forward and during the intermittent scuffle--captured on a camera strategically inserted to show Zaya's trip to the Shu-Shu revealed several security officials trampled while Zaya Kolin was escorted to his vehicle. "JOBS NOT WORDS. JOBS NOT WORDS." Bricks and shoes were thrown at Kolin's vehicle as it left the Shu-Shu.
[The Republic of Samgola sees Crime Wave event begin at 10.57%. -0.35% Bassong Administration Approval. Samgola Dawn receives -3 Compassion.]
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.60%
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57%
3. Crime Wave: Crime is the violation of the laws of a country. There are two categories of crime waves; ordinary Crime Wave and Violent Crime Wave. Ordinary Crime is general, non-violent violations of the law, such as car crime, theft, fraud, and other similar crimes. Violent Crime is crime that involves physical assault, such as mugging, rape, and homicide. * Current: 10.57%
Every 24 hours, a month passes. Currently: July, 1994 (Turn 4) [Turn 5 begins at 9:00 A.M. C.S.T., 3/15/2018]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)
July
July 1st The Act to Amend the Cabinet is passed, thus confirming the cabinet positions for the Bureau of Justice, Bureau of Defense and the dissolution of the Bureau of Lawful Protection into the confines of the Bureau of Justice. Absolutely nothing is known of appointed ministers Obiang M. Nguema and Louis Ewanè. There are minimal expectations here, but an apprehensive public seems uncertain with the recent Gaza Scandal still very fresh in their minds.
July 2nd The Samgola Dawn party proposes the Election Fairness Act. Because it would fundamentally change the Samgolan Constitution, it would require 171 votes to pass.
July 3rd The 10th Special Election is resolved, awarding a seat to the Samgolan Technocratic Union.
July 4th The 11th Special Election is resolved, awarding a seat to the Democratic Alliance for Reform.
July 5th The 12th Special Election is resolved, awarding a seat to Samgola Dawn.
July 6th The Income Tax Reduction Bill fails after a split Samgola Dawn party, in a split votes, takes the no's to 123. The Freedom of Choice Act similarly fails after it is voted down.
July 7th The 13th Special Election is resolved, awarding a seat to Labour Front. A speech delivered in Djidan by the Samgola Dawn party attracts a crowd of nearly 28,000.
Election Fairness Act Preamble: This act will make the National Assembly’s members be more evenly divided between the regions. So that focus doesn’t stay to the cities and distributed across the country. It further changes the way in which the President is decided, using just a simple majority in a single round election rather than a dual system.
Article 1. The state would adopt a system in which equal representation, regardless of region population is implemented to decide how many seats are given.[Political]
Article 2. The election for the Presidency will no longer be held in a two round draft, instead whichever president receives the most votes shall become the President.
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.60% * Effecting: Number of Poor, Trade Unionist Approval, Number of Commuters, GDP
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.57% * Effecting: Poverty Rating, Number of Poor, GDP.Number of Socialists.
Every 6 hours, a week passes. Currently: Week 2, 1994 (Turn 4) [Week 3 begins at 2:30 A.M. C.S.T., 3/12/2018]
Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)
May
May 22nd Charles Mbeya, the Minister of State & Foreign Affairs arrives in Marseille, France. He will meet with Alain Juppé, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on May 29th. Relations with France were cold. Samgolan independence did not come with cordial relations and this would be one of the first instances of a pro-European attempt at friendship and it was uncertain on whether Juppé would much be interested in increased trade or not with a former colony.
May 23rd The second of fifteen elections for the Seventy-Fifth National Assembly seat is counted and it's seats are awarded to the Samgolan Technocratic Union, though turnout is an abysmal 51.6%. [STU gains +1 MNA seat.]
May 24th The Workers Party grows considerably in size and hold a rally in the streets of Mutasa City. They decry the Bassong Administration's desire to strip the poor of their wealthy by empowering the rich with bills such as the Freedom of Health Act and the Aviation Safety Act. [-0.5% Approval for the Bassong Administration.]
May 25th Televisions ads begin in Soussiam and Kamidye by Liberal Democrats, running at various times throughout the day.
May 27th The Samgola Dawn party nominates Dominic Melembe of the Liberal Democrats as Speaker of the National Assembly. [L.D. must choose to Accept or Reject the Nomination.]
May 29th Charles Mbeya, Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Alain Juppé, Minister of Foreign Affairs in France. It is cordial, polite and largely apolitical. Juppé apologized for the ceremony that was held, alleging that an error in scheduling had occurred as it was not traditional that Foreign Ministers would have formal, public ceremonies with heads of states. After a half day of meetings, Mbeya left with a hefty docket of potential trade agreements that he would have to review and submit to Bassong to potentially accept or deny. [See Ministry of State & Foreign Affairs.]
June
June 1st The Samgola Dawn party nominates its Shadow Cabinet.
Shadow Prime Minister: Zaya Kolin (Male, head of the Dawn party) Shadow Minister for Welfare: Ashur Boro(Male, Labour Fromt) Shadow Minister for Defense:Rete Freave (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Transportation and Urban Development: Barak Rimitti (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for State/Foreign Affairs: Hamza Behired (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Lawful Protection: Antar Attali (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Justice: Safa Benboulaid (Female, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Labour/Health: Anan Hannachi (Female, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Security: Tarif Brahimi (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Agriculture: Tamir Hmida (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Trade and Finance: Mustafa Hamou (Male, Samgolan Dawn) Shadow Minister for Education: Jayla Ziani (Female, Samgolan Dawn)
June 2nd A Samgola Alpha Jet crashes in rural Ziwa. The pilot--who is allegedly alive--is deep in Islamic Army territory. The pilot's photograph, Lieutenant Zazi Solomon, is front page news across the country and may wonder aloud what will be done--if anything--to save him, if he is still alive. [The Bassong Administration must respond to Crash of Alpha Jet Event.]
Photo of Alpha Jet crash, June 2nd, 1994
June 4th The Samgola Dawn party votes on the Freedom of Choice Act with 28 - AYE and 57 - NAY.
June 10th A heavy ground game in the Province of Nambé by the Labour Front reaches an approximate 4,000 new voters.
June 12th Similar activist activity in Nambé by the Democratic Alliance for Reform sees nearly 6,000 new voters spoken to.
June 14th A planned speech in Kamidye by the Samgola Dawn party is canceled when the $70,000 funds--allocated for security, fees and travel somehow ends up in Djidan, where no event is taking place.
June 18th The third of fifteen National Assembly elections is held, this time in Ziwa. The winner is the Samgola Dawn party.
June 23rd The fourth of fifteen special elections yields a winner in the Liberal Democrats.
June 25th The fifth and sixth of fifteen special elections reveals that the Labour Front and Liberal Democrats walk away with a seat, respectively.
June 26th Seventh of fifteen special elections is awarded to the Liberal Democrats.
June 27th Eighth of fifteen special elections is awarded to the Samgola Dawn party.
June 29th The Samgolan Technocratic Union proposes and calls to a vote the Income Reduction Bill. They vote yes.
June 30th The Democratic Alliance for Reform proposes and calls to vote An Act to Amend the Cabinet. They vote yes: 65 AYE - 0 No.
June 31st The ninth Special Election is awarded, in a landslide, to the Labour Front party.
An Act to Amend the Cabinet of Samgola to Appoint a Minister of the Lawful Protection Bureau Overview: Whereas Article 7 - Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic requires that the Cabinet of Samgola be ratified by the agreement of more than one half of the National Assembly, and whereas executive action over the Lawful Protection Bureau is currently held by the President in lieu of an appointed minister (subject to the agreement of the National Assembly as according to Article 7 - Subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic), the following provision shall be resolved.
Article 1: Obiang M. Nguema shall be appointed Minister of Lawful Protection. ((Political))
An Act to Amend the Cabinet Overview: Whereas Article 7 - Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic requires that the Cabinet of Samgola be ratified by the agreement of more than one half of the National Assembly, and whereas executive action over the Lawful Protection Bureau, Bureau of Defense and Bureau of Justice are currently held by the President in lieu of an appointed minister (subject to the agreement of the National Assembly as according to Article 7 - Subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic), the following provisions shall be resolved.
Article 1: The Lawful Protection Bureau shall be dissolved, and its duties transferred to the Bureau of Justice. ((Political)) Article 2: Obiang M. Nguema shall be appointed Minister of Justice. ((Political - D.A.R.)) Article 3: Louis Ewanè shall be appointed Minister of Defense. ((Political - L.D.))
Income Tax Reduction Bill Overview: With the high unemployment and homelessness - it is thought, giving the people of Samgola a tax-break might help stimulate the economy and allow more people to keep their hard-earned money.
(Explanation of change in Income Brackets: Poor get reduced from 22% to 19%. Middle Class reduced from 36% to 32%. Wealthy will stay 31%)
Article 1. Reduce the current Income Tax from 30% to 27%. (Poor tax get reduced from 22% to 19%. Middle Class reduced from 36% to 32%. Wealthy will stay 31%) [Cost-Saving]
Freedom of Choice Act Overview: The freedom of choice act will provide the citizens the freedom and opportunity to decide what they put into their bodies and allow for the loosening of arbitrary restrictions placed on health industries
Article 1: The government will not actively place regulation on private healthcare industries, instead they will only recommend health and safety legislation to these privately created clinics providing them the opportunity to set their own standards. (Competition) Article 2: The process known as “gender reassignment surgery” will no longer be made illegal in the health industries, instead the government will take no stance on the surgery and whether a private clinic wishes to perform it. Public clinics will perform the surgery with the recommendation of a health professional. (Liberty) Article 3: The process known as “In-virtro fertilization” will be made legal. Public health clinics will require that a couple present legal documentation proving their marriage, however such restrictions will not apply to private clinics. (Liberty) Article 4: The advertisement of legal substances that are classified as addictive or harmful will no longer be regulated by the government. (Liberty) Article 5: The National ID system, will soon include a medical section upon where public and private-doctors can edit the patient' record easily - this is to help reduce both paperwork, save time and help doctors keep a quick and easy to access record on their patients. (Cost-Saving)
1. Unemployment: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another. * Current: 11.60% * Effecting: Number of Poor, Trade Unionist Approval, Number of Commuters, GDP
2. Homelessness: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. * Current: 5.51% * Effecting: Poverty Rating, Number of Poor, GDP.Number of Socialists.
Every 6 hours, a week passes. Currently: Week 1, 1994 (Turn 4) [Week 2 begins at 5:30 P.M. C.S.T., 3/11/2018]
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