The SLAGLands
12-12-2003, 09:18
Good evening, my fellow SLAGLanders and citizens of the world stage.
In the past, The SLAGLands has prided itself on its strong sense of diplomacy and comraderie with our fellow nation-states. We have become the peacemakers, so to speak--the theoretical dove carrying the olive branch of peace. Through our strong allies within the Triumvirate of Yut, we have been able to grow and prosper as a nation and as a people.
As of late, however, growth and prosperity has begun to wane. SLAGLanders both within and without our government have noted the tension within the world reaching an all-time high. Even amongst our allies, we have noted this tension, punctuated largely by a grand sense of one-upmanship to which the Triumvirate of Yut seems to hold strong as of late. Recent polls among the SLAGLandic people have only confirmed that distrust, tension, and paranoia are reigning supreme on the international scene.
It is for this reason that I have placed the Formal Withdrawal Act before the Tricameral Legislature. The terms of this act are rather simple, but their impact is grand. In short, they are the following:
1. The SLAGLands shall withdraw from the Triumvirate of Yut, transferring all holdings on SLAGLand Titan to Earth-based SLAGLandic facilities.
2. The SLAGLands shall cease all alliances and treaties with all sovereign nations.
3. The SLAGLands shall allow for negotiations with foreign bodies only through private enterprise. No foreign power shall impose on the sovereign rights of The SLAGLands.
4. The SLAGLands shall enact a "wall of silence" policy, in which transmissions to the government of that nation shall be ignored or granted swift denial.
5. The SLAGLands shall maintain a standing army to protect her borders from the threat of invaders who would impose on her sovereignty.
6. The SLAGLands shall continue to honour free trade agreements with all powers with whom The SLAGLands shares a non-hostile stance.
In essence, the Formal Withdrawal Act will place the government of The SLAGLands in a state of sovereign isolationism--held to the will of her people and no one else.
I send my sincerest apologies to all of our friends and allies, and I hope you will realize that this act is for the best.
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Bonne Gregor Westerburg
Prime Minister
The Emerald Heights of The SLAGLands
(OOC: In short... I'm taking a one-week break from at least the political aspects of roleplay. I'm entirely burnt out at this point. I'll update the Jukebox Charts tomorrow, and I'll try to continue to update them, but don't expect to see much from me after this point.
After the one-week period, I will formally announce if the Act has passed the legislature. If it has, consider this my formal withdrawal from NationStates.
It's been fun.)
In the past, The SLAGLands has prided itself on its strong sense of diplomacy and comraderie with our fellow nation-states. We have become the peacemakers, so to speak--the theoretical dove carrying the olive branch of peace. Through our strong allies within the Triumvirate of Yut, we have been able to grow and prosper as a nation and as a people.
As of late, however, growth and prosperity has begun to wane. SLAGLanders both within and without our government have noted the tension within the world reaching an all-time high. Even amongst our allies, we have noted this tension, punctuated largely by a grand sense of one-upmanship to which the Triumvirate of Yut seems to hold strong as of late. Recent polls among the SLAGLandic people have only confirmed that distrust, tension, and paranoia are reigning supreme on the international scene.
It is for this reason that I have placed the Formal Withdrawal Act before the Tricameral Legislature. The terms of this act are rather simple, but their impact is grand. In short, they are the following:
1. The SLAGLands shall withdraw from the Triumvirate of Yut, transferring all holdings on SLAGLand Titan to Earth-based SLAGLandic facilities.
2. The SLAGLands shall cease all alliances and treaties with all sovereign nations.
3. The SLAGLands shall allow for negotiations with foreign bodies only through private enterprise. No foreign power shall impose on the sovereign rights of The SLAGLands.
4. The SLAGLands shall enact a "wall of silence" policy, in which transmissions to the government of that nation shall be ignored or granted swift denial.
5. The SLAGLands shall maintain a standing army to protect her borders from the threat of invaders who would impose on her sovereignty.
6. The SLAGLands shall continue to honour free trade agreements with all powers with whom The SLAGLands shares a non-hostile stance.
In essence, the Formal Withdrawal Act will place the government of The SLAGLands in a state of sovereign isolationism--held to the will of her people and no one else.
I send my sincerest apologies to all of our friends and allies, and I hope you will realize that this act is for the best.
http://207.44.246.95/40/9/upload/p3448.gif
Bonne Gregor Westerburg
Prime Minister
The Emerald Heights of The SLAGLands
(OOC: In short... I'm taking a one-week break from at least the political aspects of roleplay. I'm entirely burnt out at this point. I'll update the Jukebox Charts tomorrow, and I'll try to continue to update them, but don't expect to see much from me after this point.
After the one-week period, I will formally announce if the Act has passed the legislature. If it has, consider this my formal withdrawal from NationStates.
It's been fun.)