11/1/2019 The Senate, bickering; The Court, grumbling; The Executive, enduring; The Government, functioningRead NowNEW WESTERN ATLANTIC - The Eleventh Government is now fully functional, and there's without a trace of doubt a great deal to be reported. On the legislative front, The Senate finally delved into its duties after a bruising election season since the last RBC article, passing a bill from the Justice Ministry which has been sitting in the docket for more than 6 months. On the judicial front, the Court's work continued to pile as multiple rulings were made and a somewhat-new constitutional challenge filed. On the executive front, rumours of Prime Minister (PM) Frost-Hammer's resignations were proven to be true, resulting in Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Reformed Badad succeeding him. All of these political events occurring in such a relatively short time span have made the NWA's Eleventh government's functions intriguing, fast-paced yet somewhat unstable in its first month in the eyes of the one who witnesses.
As could be expected, the Senate has been up to mischief once again this term. Deputy Immigration Minister Suternia (UNI) - who is not a senator - won the Senate Clerk election, to the dismay of some. The general feeling seems to be apathetic towards this, especially since he has proven to be very committed and effective at maintaining the Senate's bureaucratic documents: the overview, the passed resolution registry, the failed resolution registry, the voting record, et cetera. Also making some political noise were the Liberal Democrats, as two heavy-weight names returned to the Senate. Said Liberal Democrats are Former Duke The Thin White Duke (yes, that sounds quite weird) and Former Prime Minister Bergonnia. Both characters are vocal of their opinions on matters spanning from real life issues to the simplest squabbles of the NWA, and have made this clear by their use of the #senate channel on the regional discord server. The Thin White Duke has hinted at a desire to bring order back to a Senate which has seemed to lack it for so long; Bergonnia has returned to the Senate after losing re-election as Prime Minster. Bergonnia has also taken control of the Liberal Democratic Caucus, while Senator Josephtan remains as co-chancellor - further adding to the complexity of the Liberal Democrats' power structure in the Senate. It must be honestly stated that the Senators engaged in a laughably petulant fight recently not over a bill, not over a coalition, not even over the Constitution - no - they fought over... anime. Yes. Really. Newly-elected Senate Clerk Suternia added the 'Anime' tag to the Senate of the NWA region as a joke, prompting newly-elected Senator The Thin White Duke and newly-elected Senator Communaccord to call for its removal, though most acknowledged the (meagre attempt at) humour. However, with regard to actual legislative content, the Senate is about to move onto its second bill this session - thought to be the newly-proposed Contempt of Legislature Act, proposed by former Senator USGCR, prohibiting inappropriate use of the Senate RMB by senators and citizens participating in debate. On the other hand, the previous bill to be considered by the legislature was the NWA Attorney and Public Defence Act, which passed with an impressive supermajority. This bill has been sitting patiently in the docket for more than six months, proposed when now-Diplomacy Minister Becklana was chancellor, to the great frustration of the Justice Ministry. Though it received criticism (namely from National Senator Grand Rebels) for being unnecessary, it shall sure bring relief to the Justice Ministry now that the bill has passed after so long in idleness. Speaking of the Justice Ministry, its Minister Cesorion announced that Bergonnia - who was not expected to be mentioned in this article again - will be defending the co-chancellorship deal which was constitutionally challenged by Senator Ghan. The Activist representative has yet to state his counsel, if he chooses any. Adding more to the Court's plate was Former Justice Minister Dukna, who brought forward a constitutional challenge of Legislative Resolution 73 (The Political Integrity Act), arguing that it violates the guaranteed right to leave a political party. This case caused a brief stir in the Justice Ministry, as this bill and another like it (The Political Deceit Act) has already been challenged in the Court and found to be constitutional. The High Court is deliberating on whether to hear the case. In other Court News, Chief Justice Katarial was clearly back in action after temporarily resigning due to a personal loss last year, posting two full rulings and an announcement from the Court within twenty-four hours. In contrast to Chief Justice Katarial's return to the public sphere, the executive branch bade goodbye to its short-lived Prime Minister Frost-Hammer, who will become inactive for the foreseeable future due to enrolment in the United States Military. His successor, former DPM Reformed Badad, was appointed to the office on the 8th January 2019, with Senator Maylande becoming his DPM. This is significant because Maylande is now the NWA's first ever female Deputy Prime Minister, a true representative of the region's diversity. This region's diversity can only increase thanks to the Immigration Ministry, which has overseen a slight stagnation in regional population. At the time of writing this article, the population sits at 452 nations. It should be noted, though, that the ministry was almost universally celebrated in its debut performance for also overseeing an increase of up to 50 nations, so a small slip-up can most likely be expected or at least understood. The other ministries have remained relatively quiet, something which has been quite rare over the past few tumultuous weeks in the NWA's government. Regardless of the rockiness of the road to this region's ever-increasing greatness, the government has continued to function as it did in the Tenth Government, though more effectively. From the Senate's bickering to the Court's often-jargon-full rulings to the frequently-mundane Executive, the NWA has a great deal to look forward to and, arguably more importantly, to expect from this government as it matures and finds its true nature and place in the NWA and its ever-evolving future.
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Ravennog
13/1/2019 01:49:34 pm
Good job, USGCR! The article was very well-written. :D
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