People United Together

Hello, May I be a citizen? Kind of lost. Nation: Land of East Rome

Anyone like playing chess? The University of TEP cordially invites The West Pacific to participate in the first annual UTEP Inter-Region Chess Tournament! On March 10th, players from all around NS will compete in a double-elimination tournament for individuals and a tournament for teams. That's right, you can compete to beat other regions! Do you all have what it takes? Details: http://theeastpacific.com/topic/5181547/

Thank you!

Interesting! Did you know Osi has Flem's church, too?

Checking in. How's everyone? Has a new foreign minister been appointed? The minister application thread is eerily quiet...

Congratulations on worldwide fame?

Well, I was lurking GP the whole time, so why bother pretending I wasn't?

I agree, but only because he now has the passwords of hundreds of players. Can anyone be trusted with that much power? To be fair, Violet pointed out that Afforess is a professional software writer and has to act accordingly.

Totally. *unretired

I resign. Leaving NS because of RL. Anyways, think about a treaty with TEP

Oh good, someone who knows what all this ruckus is about. I haven't the time or will to concern myself with the alterations, but your review seems to make clear sense. I want nothing to do with the drama and protracted debate each region will have concerning them, especially the role of officers. My fear is less accountability and more divisions within regions as people maneuver for titles and privilege at an ever hastening pace. Then again, the past always looks better than the present. /optimism

I haven't seen him on TEP's forum for a while, it's unfortunate that he isn't around here too much either.

No, not soccer, the football where you get to use your hands--erm, not rugby either. TEP and TP are doing a ESPN league, and we want you guys to play, too. There's only four spots left, so be quick about it. Just post your email here, then we'll send you an email to join. Make sure to create an ESPN account before joining to make things easier on the league manager. Thanks, cya there

Please don't encourage him... /tep

TEP? You didn't try too hard

a typical day anywhere! Tzepam, lord from Region Inc and its Chairman, has argued for the HoL to be allowed to sort this out. I quite agree. I think the amendments that have majorities in favor should be passed. Then we can just hold new elections to fill the seats of not only the presidency, but also the new Security Council, office of Ombuds and others.

Does anyone know that Punk Daddy has illegally couped me as NSR President? Yep, check it out: http://z13.invisionfree.com/nationstatesrepublic/index.php?showtopic=241&st=0last

Unfortunately. TWP needs more lords, perhaps ask the delegate to appoint you as one? (The NSR Constitution says she can, regardless of TWP's laws.)

its' okay, we brought our own ale! SPECIAL NEWS BROADCAST:The Presidential Election has opened! And vote for amendments! Want to talk to someone? USE THE CHANNEL: #nsrepublic State of the Alliance: Regions: 19* House of Lords: 34 Capital: Atrigeas *Note: Three regions' memberships are pending. Presidential Election vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=221 Candidates: Punk Daddy (NSR founder) People United Together Punk Daddy's Platform: So what is next the NationStates Republic? Let me tell you what I envision. I created this Republic now an Alliance with the sole purpose of being the most dominant multi-regional organization in the game. That was the only reason, the ONLY reason. In the beginning, we attracted a number of regions because with TWP’s name attached to it, this wasn’t that hard to do. Still, people were uncomfortable with becoming a true Republic and have extra-regional people have a say in their internal politics. Ok, those days are behind us but through the process we still have a number of political allies from which to leverage. As your President, I will be the face of the organization but myself and ED have been just that for the past two years anyway in fact or in practice. But, the strength of an organization of this size is in the number of people associated with it so while I’ll be out their shilling the NSR, I will seek to expand the powers and duties of a number of our officers so that we can make those positions worth having. Here is a list of specifics if you elect me the next President: Military Conference I plan to hold a pan-regional Military Conference where I will be looking to get agreement/confirmation from Republic region as to exactly what we’d like our military to be – raider, defender, freelancers? Do we want to join with organizations such as the UDL or NPA in defending regions? Do we want to join with raiders or do we want to just do our own thing? I have a number of ideas on the subject, but I will hold a conference so that we can develop consensus. Development of a Voting Bloc Developing a voting bloc will be one of the key initiatives I undertake during my presidency. I believe an active military and an active voting bloc increases our in-game power. The key will be to get TWP and our other larger regions on board first so that we can market this aspect of the NSR. If we can make our alliance the place where authors need to go in order to secure passage of their resolutions that would be nothing short of amazing. Even if we do not attain those levels, if we are able to develop a bloc consisting of 800-1000 votes, we will be a major player in the World Assembly. I will seek to have our World Assembly Mininster lead these discussion and my hope is Elas Greyjoy will serve in that capacity. I also hope that he will develop a system for the alliance to take positions on World Assembly matters and post them for the larger NS world to see. Energizing the House of Lords The next objective will be one of the more difficult ones – energizing the House of Lords. The Lords presently do not have a function that keeps people’s interest on a daily basis and so immediately I am going to rectify this by giving power back to the HoL to admit members. I am not going to approve members for the sake of expediency, but will return us to our roots where HoL members questioned applicants and voted on their admittance. I will work with the Speaker to develop this plan. The other side of this coin is addressing inactive HoL members. An idea I have toyed around with has been an activity requirement. Perhaps something as minimal as one post per month or one every two weeks. But we have HoL members and regions that are very inactive and we need to energize them or part ways. This will not be a fun effort but is something that we must undertake for the alliance to progress forward. Amendment Convention Reset I also plan to reset the Amendment Convention and not completely remove all the work that has been done but develop a process that has more participation. Participation is not easy to get and PUT has done an admirable trying to get more regions to participate, but I’m not quite sure the alliance is active enough, en masse, to really do an amendment convention justice. Once we have more active participation this will be an activity boon. Right now, any changes we make will be made by 5-6 people and we’ll lose an opportunity to get buy-in/input from other members who we just need to activate. I will confer with the active members of the alliance on this, but I believe this is the direction we should go. Forum Reorganization We have too many forums, as you have to scroll everywhere to find things. I am going to clean this up so we can a forum that’s easy to use. An easy-to-use forum invites activity whereas something this large doesn’t. If we use The North Pacific as an example of a forum that has a lot of activity you’ll see that their organization is much simpler than ours. We need to start using the sub-forum function. People United Together's Platform: I'm going to be straight forward. The last four months have been an honor, and I mean it. I got to know many members' leaders, and see new ones emerge. I also saw the progression of this forum, and the incorporation of 6 new regions, and three more on the way. Last election, my platform was to make a communication network, ie: the NSR outposts. I also honored the promise made by ED to amend the Constitution after the presidential election. Then I took charge and got things moving. I made a plan, and it has been in my signature for the most part: Plan of Action: 1) Coalition/Wargames 2) Elections 3) Convention/Amendments 4) Resources/Roleplaying 1) Coalition: My first priority after the Outposts and a roster, was Security. I established a coalition called the Republic Volunteer Coalition, and took control of Warzone Africa for the NSR. Then the world noticed we were still around. Then I asked military leaders from across the Republic to draft a Pact to present to the House of Lords. It incorporates ideas from Tzepam and Quinntopias, the only ones who came. You can see it here: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=177 The Republic Volunteer Coalition is neutral because we have member regions across the Raider/Defender spectrum. However, we will both defend members and counterattack aggressors. 2) Elections I opened elections and nominated those who had already shown initiative in their areas. I also appointed Punk Daddy as Vice President, and Shadowtech as Defense Minister. Then I created the Group of Five, the "cabinet" of all officers that discuss the issues of the Republic. I have thus sought to create a team that would lead the Republic. 3) Convention/Amendments: Our Constitution was rough and needed work. I opened a Convention to hear everyone's ideas, but few showed up, even after months of News Updates. Then I learned from my experience as President, and proposed a shorter term for the President, and the creation of other institutions. A lower house, the Assembly, was taken out of the original Constitution, so I proposed an advisory Citizen Assembly. Then the Security Council to form the core of the House of Lords and drive its activity, plus its oversight of the Executive. To aid the SC, I proposed the Ombuds to report on the officers' activities--a necessary function if officers ever slack off. So, I urge you to vote for the Amendments, they will spur activity from both Lords and regular Citizens, and here's why: 4) Resources/Roleplaying The most participation we have had before my presidency was an unused Troll List, and the Aid Crews created by ED, which were very successful. The only participation I've managed to procure was the Coalition and Convention. Because we now have a Cabinet, and will have an Assembly and Security Council, anyone who wants to participate in DECISIONS will be able to, even if they arent a lord. That means people will come to the forum, then they will join the Coalition, and help WA Minister Skyrim Diplomacy (Elias Greyjoy) create his WA Pact. Additionally, I will gather the best Roleplays from across the Republic for the Assembly to play. Then they can bring the ones they like back to their region. They will also have access to guides for recruiting, founding regions, creating political parties, and transitioning governments. That means every member region will share its strengths, and thus strengthen their weaknesses. If I'm president for two more months, we will be 19 member regions working together. Elect me President, and I will have the time I need to finish my plan! Amendments: Amend NSR Name: vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=202 Amend Bill of Rights vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=203 Amend Legislation vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=205 Amend Officers vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=206 Amend Tribunal vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=207

thanks westwind!

I would like to re-open the embassies for Atrigeas and the NationStates Republic please label the NSR embassy an outpost, "NS Republic Outpost"