The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

[Yelnoc]

Dark Lord of the Legislature is a mouthful, how about Dark Lord of the House?

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

PiT and I came up with this what do you guys think of this as an amendment to vote on in the regional voting booth?

Whats in a name?: Amendment

WHEREAS; What is in a name and;

That which we call our region's titles, by any other name would be just as awesome.

WHEREAS; The establishment can suck it.

RESOLVED; The following names shall be changed in the constitution and all official Documents as described below:
Southeast region to Republic of the Southeast
Governor to Emperor
Lt. Governor to Dark Lord of the Legislature
Speaker of the House to Master Speaker
Representative to Darth (name)

We should be the Southeastern Empire. Republics are for the non-evil.

amended

If I may interject, I would say that an Empire is not necessarily an evil form of government. It also suggests a desire for conquest and a degree of sovereignty that I think the federal government may object to, and the last thing we want is them getting in our business about this.

I would suggest the Southeastern Dominion. I think it's sufficiently threatening without suggesting we're starting a rebellion or anything. For the same reasons I suggest the title of Chancellor for the Governor.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

PiT and I came up with this what do you guys think of this as an amendment to vote on in the regional voting booth?

Whats in a name?: Amendment

WHEREAS; What is in a name and;

That which we call our region's titles, by any other name would be just as awesome.

WHEREAS; The establishment can suck it.

RESOLVED; The following names shall be changed in the constitution and all official Documents as described below:
Southeast region to Republic of the Southeast
Governor to Emperor
Lt. Governor to Dark Lord of the Legislature
Speaker of the House to Master Speaker
Representative to Darth (name)

We should be the Southeastern Empire. Republics are for the non-evil.

amended

If I may interject, I would say that an Empire is not necessarily an evil form of government. It also suggests a desire for conquest and a degree of sovereignty that I think the federal government may object to, and the last thing we want is them getting in our business about this.

I would suggest the Southeastern Dominion. I think it's sufficiently threatening without suggesting we're starting a rebellion or anything. For the same reasons I suggest the title of Chancellor for the Governor.

     Ah, but that's the beauty of calling it an Empire. We can give some inattentive bureaucrats heartburn over what they incorrectly perceive as a desire for conquest.

[Jbrase]

ok, with a few changes how does this look?
and I agree with PiT, as the amendment clearly states,in slightly different words, we couldn't care less what federal bureaucrats think of it, as we are doing nothing illegal.
(I italicized the changes)

Whats in a name?: Amendment

WHEREAS; What is in a name and;

That which we call our region's titles, by any other name would be just as awesome.

WHEREAS; The establishment can suck it.

RESOLVED; The following names shall be changed in the constitution and all official Documents as described below:
Southeast region to The Southern Empire
Governor to Emperor
Lt. Governor to Lord of Darkness
Speaker of the House to Imperial Speaker
Representative to Darth (name)
Southeast Voting booth to Imperial Voting Booth

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

Ok, but I still like "Dominion" better - I think it has more style.

[Yelnoc]

Ok, but I still like "Dominion" better - I think it has more style.

When I hear "Dominion" I tend to think "British Commonwealth" which isn't exactly the definition of Evil.

So are we going to put the bill to vote?

[Jbrase]

Ok, but I still like "Dominion" better - I think it has more style.

When I hear "Dominion" I tend to think "British Commonwealth" which isn't exactly the definition of Evil.

So are we going to put the bill to vote?

You might want to ask Africans and Southeast Asians if that sounds evil lol.

when we are ready we'll put it to a vote regional vote in the voting booth.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     How about "Imperial Dominion of the Southeast"? That way we get both options in.

[Jbrase]

     How about "Imperial Dominion of the Southeast"? That way we get both options in.

why not drop the "east" in it. 

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     That actually reminds me, what is the process for a region changing its name? We may need the federal government to do something, because the names have an official federal role. Remember the labelled map the SoFE includes in the voting booth.

[Jbrase]

     That actually reminds me, what is the process for a region changing its name? We may need the federal government to do something, because the names have an official federal role. Remember the labelled map the SoFE includes in the voting booth.

Is there a process at all? if not then I believe are covered by Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 which delegates powers not prohibited, to the regions. In which case we kindly ask they change the name on federal documents, maps, ect.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     The Pacific region changed its name from the Western region long ago. Maybe there exists some reference to how they did it. Or maybe we should just not make the change effective on the federal level, because "Imperial Dominion of the South(east)" would be a ridiculously long name to stick on that map.

[Jbrase]

     The Pacific region changed its name from the Western region long ago. Maybe there exists some reference to how they did it. Or maybe we should just not make the change effective on the federal level, because "Imperial Dominion of the South(east)" would be a ridiculously long name to stick on that map.

Hmmm, we should look into that. and it could be shortened to I.D.S. on maps. I'm still fond of Southern Empire myself though, its short, evil, and to the point.

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

 How about "Imperial Dominion of the Southeast"? That way we get both options in.

why not drop the "east" in it. 

I'm fine with that either way. It's a fair compromise.

Or maybe we should just not make the change effective on the federal level, because "Imperial Dominion of the South(east)" would be a ridiculously long name to stick on that map.

They should be required to conform to our standards - if it's difficult for them to stick our glory on a map then so be it! We shall not be stopped by such petty concerns.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

Or maybe we should just not make the change effective on the federal level, because "Imperial Dominion of the South(east)" would be a ridiculously long name to stick on that map.

They should be required to conform to our standards - if it's difficult for them to stick our glory on a map then so be it! We shall not be stopped by such petty concerns.

     A fine point. We shall be imperious in our demands!

[Jbrase]

So everyone happy with this as the finished product to go to the ballot box? If so Should I go ahead and open up a vote on it or wait till the end of the week?

Whats in a name?: Amendment

WHEREAS; What is in a name and;

That which we call our region's titles, by any other name would be just as awesome.

WHEREAS; The establishment can suck it.

RESOLVED; The following names shall be changed in the constitution and all official Documents as described below:
Southeast region to The Imperial Dominion of the South
Governor to Emperor
Lt. Governor to Lord of Darkness
Speaker of the House to Imperial Speaker
Representative to Darth (name)
Southeast Voting booth to Imperial Voting Booth
Southeast Senator to Imperial Senator

[tb78]

So everyone happy with this as the finished product to go to the ballot box? If so Should I go ahead and open up a vote on it or wait till the end of the week?

Whats in a name?: Amendment

WHEREAS; What is in a name and;

That which we call our region's titles, by any other name would be just as awesome.

WHEREAS; The establishment can suck it.

RESOLVED; The following names shall be changed in the constitution and all official Documents as described below:
Southeast region to The Imperial Dominion of the South
Governor to Emperor
Lt. Governor to Lord of Darkness
Speaker of the House to Imperial Speaker
Representative to Darth (name)
Southeast Voting booth to Imperial Voting Booth
Southeast Senator to Imperial Senator

Oh yes i love it

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I am happy with it.

[Deldem]

I'm ready to vote.

[Yelnoc]

Sounds good, let's put it to a vote.

[Jbrase]

I believe this thread's title needs to be updated

[Yelnoc]

So...what now?

[IDS Judicial Overlord John Dibble]

So...what now?

Now you look at the legislation thread to see what the next bills up for consideration are of course. Currently there's an education bill and a suggestion of changing our flag to something more glorious. EDIT - actually, now that I think about it, we already did the education bill.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

So...what now?

Now you look at the legislation thread to see what the next bills up for consideration are of course. Currently there's an education bill and a suggestion of changing our flag to something more glorious. EDIT - actually, now that I think about it, we already did the education bill.

     The only non-evil bill in the queue is one to repeal the regional budget initiative, since that is completely unused, would be quite a pain, & unnecessary with the GM around to generate budgetary numbers.

[Proud Lieberal from Northeast]

Guys, let's face the facts.

Your cultural revolution cannot be completed as long as you don't rename your legislature to be "Imperial Senate".

Greetings from Midwest, you Sith Fascists

*hughughug*