The Commons Meeting

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  1. AlphaInsomnia

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    The Commons Meeting
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    The Commons meeting is for the common folk of Regalia to gather, debate, and bring up their concerns to the Secretary of the Commons for review. In a sense, this is a civilian assembly to propose issues and solutions, however it should be noted that the Secretary of Commons will not resolve these issues directly. Think of the Commons Meeting as a gate, and if your proposal is accepted it will then be taken to the proper authorities for them to review. While you could go to these authorities directly, going through the Commons Meeting is official, formal, and carries more weight than random peasants demanding things of the government.

    I. Protocol

    Commoners may seat themselves in the stands if, AND ONLY IF, they are speakers or backers. There is no separation of nobility or commoners, as the meeting is for commoners, not the peerage. The peerage, if they have a complaint about the state, may contact the Secretary of Commons to arrange for a private meeting.

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    Interruption of a proposal is means for immediate removal from the assembly hall by any member of the State Representatives.

    Backers may support more than one proposal. Speakers, however, may only speak for one proposal per meeting. Multiple proposals require multiple speakers. If a proposal is too large to be considered one proposal, it may be broken into several proposals at the discretion of the Secretary of the Commons, and would, therefore, require another speaker or for the separate parts of the proposal to be placed on hold.

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    Backers, once the proposal they have supported has been made, may retain their seating in the stands as long as they adhere to the rules. This also applies to speakers.

    II. Bodies of the Commons Meeting:

    Speakers: These are the proposal-makers, and generally considered the leader of their respective backers. During proposals, these are the only members of the Commons to speak.

    Who may speak?: Anyone. Literally anyone. When proposals are called to be put forward, you just walk up and speak.

    Backers: These are the supporters of a proposal. They stand behind the speakers as they make their proposals, and may only spoken if called upon.

    State Representatives: These are the members of the government. Generally, this will be the Secretaries and members of the Violet Order, but other chapters may be called to comment on specific matters. Other Secretaries are not required to attend, however they may if they wish. Normally, a member of the Violet Order will be in attendance to comment on the legality of certain proposals, Violet Order policy, and general enforcement of the Assembly hall.

    III. Stages of the Commons Meeting:

    The Debate/Lobbying:
    This stage is before the actual meeting. It can take place hours before the meeting, or meer minutes before it starts. The Debate/Lobbying is for commoners to put forth their proposals to the Commons Meeting without officially proposing it. During this time, other commoners in the meeting can argue with the proposal as long as they remain civil and orderly. This is also a chance to gain more backers just before actual proposals are made.

    Representative Seating:
    This takes place 30 minutes before the actual meeting. In this time, the State Representatives will take their seats while the debating is on-going. They will not intervene unless the argument is becoming uncivil, unlawful, or simply going on too long. This is a chance for the Debate/Lobbying to be viewed by the State Representatives, and a good time for brownie points if one is particularly good at debating or gathering supporters.

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    Assembly Preamble:
    A rather short announcement by the State Representatives. This usually contains news from the Secretaries, Violet Order, or other government bodies.

    Proposals:
    This is the meaty part of the Commons Meeting. This is when various speakers and backers make their proposals. Only the speaker is allowed to talk, unless a backer or specified person is selected to speak by the State Representatives. The speaker will make their way to the front, and the backers will stand behind them in support, but may not speak unless, again, called upon.

    Conclusion:
    A general wrap-up of the Commons meeting, where the State Representatives will depart after (generally) 2 hours. This may lead to certain proposals being put on hold until the next meeting. Debating/Lobbying may recommence at that time, but will not be moderated by the State Representatives.

    IV. Noble Involvement

    Generally speaking, nobles wouldn’t attend the Commons Meeting. It is, after all, a meeting for commoners; however, they may stand as backers, observe the meeting, or even make proposals. In the interest of class status, it is recommended that members of the peerage request to make a proposal from the Secretary of the Commons in person, and a private hearing can be made. These proposals will almost always be brought to the attention of their respective Secretaries or government bodies, unless profoundly stupid or moot.


    General Information:

    Where: The Imperial Assembly Hall, at /tp Assembly

    When: These will generally be planned, and dates posted on this page. However, spontaneous meetings may take place throughout the week. Consideration will be given to speakers/backers for light attendance during spontaneous meetings.
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    Meeting Times
    Disclaimer: These times may be subject to change. You are responsible for being informed on the times.

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    There will be a meeting June 6th, 5 pm EST.

    There will be a meeting June 14th, 8 pm EST.

    Special Hosting

    None planned.

    Apply here!

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    Good job, alpha! This makes me so reminiscent lmao.
     
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    Can confirm. Spontaneous meeting tomorrow will, in fact, be a planned meeting now. Be there or be at the next one. Or one eventually. Or not at all. We don't care. If you don't come to us, we'll come to you.

    Better get running.
     
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    Let’s get our voices heard!
     
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    Actually gonna push today's meet back an hour. Seems too early. Time will now be 16:00 est.
     
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    Due to the Summer Festival opening, the Commons Meeting is pushed back until tomorrow. Same time.
     
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    Sadly, due to personal issues, the Commons Meeting is canceled. I will be doing meetings again soon, but now is a bad time.
     
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    New meeting times added.
     
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    Meeting today pushed back an hour.
     
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    Meeting will be held today.
     
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    New meeting times updated.
     
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    Meeting pushed back until 30 mins from now.
     
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    Time updated.
     
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    Meeting postponed until after the Howlester Tournament!
     
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    (29/5/19) A request for the Lord Chancellor to have an inquiry to be made on the Secretary of Heritage in response to their recent, contradictory actions. Their response is as follows:

    "With regards to the rather rapid 'flipping' of the Altalar civil status in Secretary Frisque's most recent two edicts, the matter is a simple one: The Secretary made a mistake in his judgment and his decision to alter their status, and after brief council the decision was rescinded."

    (19/6/19) A request was made to have the arrest records/reports made public and allow businesses to run background checks on any individuals for ease and security of hiring individuals who may be on the wrong side of the law. Violet Order Rep. was not present to comment. Their response is as follows:

    The Lord Commander refuses this proposal. The Violet Order Grand Steward is available to be approached for a background check. Damien Gray is also avaliable to do background checks.

    (15/6/19) A proposal made to have a legal exception be put forth regarding ‘Lightburned’ Kathar, as they deviate from the standard Kathar. Violet Order representative was not present to comment. The Secretary of Heritage responded as follows:

    Proposal is refused due to their racial status still remaining Kathar.
     
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    Commons Meeting moved to 1 hour from now. Sorry for the sudden change, but something came up.
     
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    New meeting times are up.
     
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    New meeting times are up.
     
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    Today's meeting cancelled for a Special Host meeting on Friday, August 2nd.
     
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    Next Common's Meeting is up!
     
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    Time changed!
     
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    Meeting times updated.
     
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    Hark! Another Common's Meeting approaches!
     
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    What's that? Another Common's Meeting? Who would'a guessed?
     
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    Incoming! Yet another wave on the horizon!
     
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    *bone rattling noise*
     
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    First meeting is up! Bring your proposals!
     
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    New meeting time is up.
     
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    Next meeting will be on May 12, 6 pm EST (11 PM BST). Bring your proposals.
     
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    Meeting time in 14 minutes.
     
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    Patch v1.0.0.12.8675309

    -Added new Commons Meeting time.
    -Removed Herobrine.
     
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