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    Special Statement of The Crimson Order: The Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice

    in Cardinal's College of The Holy Crimson Order

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    		From the Office of The Crimson King
    July 15, 2023

     

     

     

     

     


    Special Statement of The Crimson Order

    The Crimson Order has offered the services of The College of Cardinals, in their authority of Inquisition, to serve as Justices of the Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice of the region The United Federation of Planets. 

    The College of Cardinals, lead by Regent Elegarth, will take on the additional title of "Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice" when The United Federation of Planets has need of Judicial services. Hearings would be by Tribunal, under the legal code of The United Federation of Planets, as cases are referred by the Federation Council.

    The Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice is defined in Chapter XIV: The Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice, Articles 92 through 96 of The Charter of The United Federation of Planets. Under the Federation Charter, The Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice shall be the principle judicial instrument of the United Federation of Planets. And All members of the United Federation of Planets are parties to the statute of the Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice.

    The members of The College of Cardinals are thereby each granted the title of Justice of The Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice of The United Federation of Planets.

    Justice Elegarth, (Regent and Cardinal of Imperial Dragons)
    Justice The Holy Principality of Saint Mark, (Cardinal Confessor of Moral Obligations)
    Justice Yy4u, (Cardinal of the Eternal Dungeons)
    Justice Bhang Bhang Duc, (Cardinal of the Most Evil)
    Justice Wickedly Evil People, (Cardinal Protector of The West)
    Justice Mediobogdum, (Cardinal Mediator of All Things)
    Justice Darkesia, (Cardinal of Chocolate Righteousness)

    The College of Cardinals with over 100 years of combined NationStates experience also continues to provide Judicial services to Equilism. As an independent Judiciary, The College of Cardinals is able to provide a Judicial service that may be expensive in terms of human resources for some regions to maintain, when such a service is rarely necessary.

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    May the Blessings of Max and ADMIN be upon you!

    Hail The Crimson Order!

    The Crimson King, Westwind
    Acting Non-WA Delegate of The West Pacific
    King of The Realm of Equilism
    Founder of The Watchtower
    Federation Councilor
    "Former Everything"

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    Random Poll #14

    in The Lounge

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    A close vote. But who can tell the right answer?

    Can a Chicken hatch without an Egg?

    Or rather, is the Chicken first in the list of the two, or the Egg?

    There are no wrong answers.

    Admin Advisory on Account Security

    in Information Releases

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    Greetings!

    Yesterday, three member accounts were hit by a hacking attempt. The attempt failed, as the forum temporarily locked the accounts to prevent further attempts.  The attacker tried one account, then a second, and then the third.

    The source of the attack is from the USA, and the source has now been blocked. Of course, the attacker could change IP's and repeat the attack. Two of the three accounts have been targeted previously, leading to the possibility of a repeat attacker.

    I want all of our members to know that additional account security is available to you. You can enable 2-factor authentication for your account if you would like, using Google Authenticator.

    Go to:

    https://www.westpacific.org/forums/index.php?/settings/account-security/

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    Once you've selected 'Enable' you will get this screen:

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    Once you have Google Authenticator installed on your phone, you can scan the QR code and enter the code it gives you in the 'Verify Code' box.

    Your security setting will then show that it's enabled, and you will need to enter your Authenticator code as well as your password each time you login:

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    And you can select 'Disable this method' to discontinue use of Authenticator.

     

    - Westwind, TWP Administration

    Random Poll #11

    in The Lounge

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    Kids 'round this part of the country won't shovel snow, won't mow lawns. They refuse then complain they have no money. *rollseyes*

    My basement was flooded by the snow when I lived in Wichita. Then flooded again when the pipes broke from freezing.  The house was also burgled there after a snowstorm - they left footprints in the snow, the cops refused to investigate.  (Yes, Wichita sucks. They also closed the parks with a permanent 7pm curfew and banned outdoor concerts. You could only buy 3.2% beer, and had to be a 'member' to go to a bar. The radio stations were all Country music except for one with Classical music.) 

    Westwind has a difficult time choosing. After a decade in the land of nine months straight of rain, and two decades of nine months straight of snow......ugh. Might be time I moved to the desert.

    BUT.....if it's a 'Dark and Stormy Night', wouldn't the snow brighten things up so it wouldn't be dark?

    The West Pacific/Equilism Treaty

    in Office of Foreign Affairs

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    Hail The West Pacific!

    Westwind shall now be serving as your Ambassador from Equilism.

    While Equilism has been very quiet in recent years, we're not quite dead yet. I was unable to post this message in our Embassy, as it has been locked due to our inactivity. So I would like to request that our Embassy be unlocked, so that we may continue in compliance with our mutual treaty:

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    Each region will maintain an Embassy in the region of the other to further communication between the signatories.

    We have appreciated The West Pacific's dedication in continuing to provide updates in your Embassy in Equilism through our periods of inactivity. Thank you!

    Random Poll #11

    in The Lounge

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    Hmmm....I better get busy. I'd planned on 12 polls for the year.

    When it comes to a 'Dark and Stormy Night', what kind of precipitation do you prefer Rain or Snow.  (Yes, yes, I know, there could also be sleet, or graupel, or hail, or dust, or.......anyway, Westwind's Random Polls of 2020 are only allowed two choices.

    Special Statement of The Crimson Order: 11/5/2020

    in Cardinal's College of The Holy Crimson Order

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    November 5, 2020

     

     

     

     

     

    Special Statement of The Crimson Order

    The Crimson Order has offered it's services to member region Equilism regarding Judicial Process. The College of Cardinals will serve the Judicial process needs of Equilism as stated in the Executive Order of the Governor General of Equilism.

     

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    Office of the Governor General of Equilism
    Executive Order #0003
    5 November, 2020

    The Judicial Process described by Article 7 of the Equilism Township Charter is currently unable to be engaged due to the collapse of the government, lack of elected officials and low numbers of active citizens of The Town Hall.

    Under the Conservatorship of The Governor General, Article 7, Section 2 through Section 8 of the Equilism Township Charter regarding Judicial Process is hereby suspended.

    The rights of any citizen to bring a criminal complaint to the Town Hall, the right to Judicial transparency, the right to petition The Founder, and the responsibility to uphold Equilism law remains in effect.

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    Article 7: Judicial Process

    1. Any citizen may bring a criminal complaint against another citizen to the Town Hall.
    2. When a criminal complaint is brought, the town must elect two citizens to serve as judges alongside the Town Moderator. Where no other regulations exist, procedures for judicial elections will follow those laid out in this document.
    3. No citizen with a conflict of interest may serve as a judge for that complaint. Someone has a conflict of interest if they are or are perceived to be unable to rule fairly on a complaint due to personal history, known biases, or other similar factors.The accused and accuser in any complaint always have a conflict of interest in that matter.
    4. If a conflict of interest involves the Town Moderator, the election for judges will increase to 3 seats as the Town Moderator will not be allowed to serve. The Mayor will designate the presiding judge in this case.
    5. The elected judges will serve for the duration of the specific complaint, and will be disbanded after it concludes.
    6. The complainant may prosecute at their discretion or appoint another citizen to act as the prosecutor. They may also request that a prosecutor be appointed by the Mayor. If the Mayor is the defendant, the authority shall devolve to the Delegate, and finally the Founder.
    7. The judges will decide by majority vote whether to permit the complaint to go to trial, what the verdict is, and what the punishment shall be.
    8. The Town Moderator shall serve as the presiding judge in a trial unless a conflict of interest arises. The presiding judge will administer court procedures, post on behalf of the judges, and otherwise manage the trial. Court procedures may be established by law. The court's decision in these matters may be appealed to the Founder, who will have the final say.
    9. Trials must be conducted in view of all citizens in order to ensure accountability, transparency, and honesty on the part of the court. Only the Founder may authorize exceptions to this, and exceptions must be based on concrete regional security concerns. Private and classified information may be redacted from public view and available only to members of the Court.
    10. Violating this Charter, breaking other laws, or trampling on the rights of citizens or residents of Equilism are grounds for criminal charges. Additional criminal acts may be established by law.

     

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    In the event that Judicial Process is found to be necessary, as a member of The Crimson Order, Equilism will engage the services of The College of Cardinals of The Crimson Order, which are authorized under the TCO Charter to oversee Judicial matters as directed by The Crimson King - Governor General Westwind.  The Regent of The College of Cardinals, Elegarth shall preside over any such Judicial Process in accordance with the TCO Charter.  The College of Cardinals sit in Inquisition for Judicial matters. It's members have 89 years of combined NationStates experience.

    From The Charter of The Crimson Order:

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    6. The Inquisition shall serve as the Judicial process of The Crimson Order.

    7. Inquisitions may be initiated by call of The King, or by decision of The College.

    8. The Regent shall preside as The Grand Inquisitor in the event a Council of Inquisition is called.

    9. Inquisitions shall be heard by a Council of Inquisition.

    a. Members of a Council of Inquisition shall be called Inquisitors during the Hearing.

    b. A Council of Inquisition may consist of The College of Cardinals as a whole, or any number of Cardinals chosen by decision of The College.

    10. The College shall have authority to design and enforce it's own rules and procedures regarding Inquisition.

     

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    The seven members of The College of Cardinals of The Crimson Order are:

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    The College of Cardinals
     

    - The Cardinal of the Eternal Dungeons, yy4u__242660t2.pngYy4u
    - The Cardinal of Chocolate Righteousness, darkesia__390910t2.pngDarkesia
    - The Cardinal Protector of the West, wickedly_evil_people__665906t2.jpgWickedly evil people
    - The Cardinal of the Most Evil, bhang_bhang_duc__23254t2.pngBhang Bhang Duc
    - The Cardinal of Imperial Dragons, elegarth__889127t2.jpgElegarth
    - The Cardinal Mediator of All Things, mediobogdum__987127t2.jpgMediobogdum
    - The Cardinal Confessor of Moral Obligations, the_holy_principality_of_saint_mark__139The Holy Principality of Saint Mark

     

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    Also in accordance with the Charter of The Crimson Order, Inquisition decisions can be appealed to The Crimson King - Governor General Westwind.

    Futhermore, as previously noted, Inquisition decisions can be appealed to The Founder Whamabama.

    This Executive Order goes into effect immediately.

    Signed,

    Governor General Westwind
    Emeritus Rex, Co-Founder, and Father of Equilism
    5 November, 2020

     

     

     

     

     

    Consent of The College: The Regent

    in Cardinal's College of The Holy Crimson Order

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    On 3/6/2020 at 5:03 PM, Elegarth said:

    I humbly await for the decision of my fellow Cardinals. 

    I have failed to properly conclude this.  My apologies.

    Noting that all Cardinals were advised of the appointment, and there has been no dissent, The College of Cardinals has given it's Assent to the appointment of @Elegarth as Regent of The College of Cardinals, and therefore also sits as a member of The Court of The Crimson King (Cabinet).

    Hail Regent Elegarth!

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