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From Seaburg Independent


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Lord Philip Rosecrans faces the daunting, and lonely,
task of rebuilding a destroyed Federal Government.


Rosecrans takes helm of the damaged Ship of State

Lord Rosecrans, the reluctant Lord Protector of the Realm, took swift and drastic action today to reverse the damage done by the Regency of former Senator Bernard Charles Allenby, Jr. He issued Executive Orders that ended Martial Law across the League and ordered the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners held in the Secure Housing Centers. By order of the Lord Protector and the Royal Senate, the Royal Police were disbanded at six o'clock in the morning and senior military officials in all Royal Armed Forces branches allied with the Regency have been issued with arrest warrants. Lord Rosecrans issued a statement saying that "all care will be taken to ensure that all allegations of crime are properly investigated. Any and all trials for crimes committed during the Regency will be held to the highest standards of Hamptonian jurisprudence."

The deposed former Regent, Mister Allenby, is currently being held in an undisclosed military prison along with other former members of the Senior Cabinet. Officials from the Hamptonian Red Cross were allowed earlier today to visit the prisoners. At the Senate's early morning session, Mister Allenby was ejected from that body and all his titles have been voided. It is expected that government prosecutors will file their charges against the former Regent by the end of the week. The trial, to be held in front of the Supreme Court of the Realm, is expected to begin by the end of the month. The Chief Justice of the Realm, Lord Pemberton, was quoted as saying "the Supreme Court will hear all relevant arguments. The facts of the case will determine whether or not Mister Allenby is indeed guilty of whatever the government decides to charge him with, if indeed they charge him with any crimes."

Political parties have already begun to distance themselves from the period of the Regency. The Nationalist Republican People's Party, the New Frontier Union and the Center Party all voted themselves out of existence last night in extraordinary emergency sessions. Senior aides in the Royal Congress have also indicated that within the next few days the Senate will ask the Lord Protector to officially dissolve the entire Congress and call an emergency session of the Great Althing. The Great Althing, if called, would be able to reform the Basic Law and Charter of the Grand Duchy and by dissolving the Royal Congress new elections would be able to be held within three months. The last time the Great Althing was called to session was in 1885 when it produced the Charter on the Rights of the People.

The first true test of the Lord Protector's ability to rebuild the shattered nation will be tomorrow afternoon when he is scheduled to address the Royal Senate in a televised address. It is not known what measures or proposals he will discuss.


[OOC: This is the continuation of the end of this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=448051) thread.]

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Excerpts from the Lord Protector's Speech to the Nation

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Lord Rosecrans as seen on televisions set
up in the Portshire City Hall Building


"Fellow Citizens of the Grand Duchy and the Protectorates of the Hamptonian League, I come to you today under less than favorable circumstances. Our democracy has been greatly tarnished and our nation has been bloodied. Bernard Allenby and his allies have caused this nation and its people unimaginable damage. We must not, however, dwell on the past. We have to move forward and rebuild. If we obsess on the errors and failures behind us, we cannot reconstruct our homes and lives....

"Mister Allenby will be charged by the Government with High Treason, Regicide, Conspiracy to Commit Treason, Murder and countless other crimes against the State and People. He will be given a fair trial that shall be televised before the entire world. We cannot rise out of the ashes of tyranny if we do not confront our evils in an open and free manner. All of those that were involved in the controversies of the Regency will be given their day in court and the opportunity to defend their innocence....

"When I was asked by the Royal Senate to assume the title and duties of Lord Protector, I first refused. I did not think myself equal to the task of serving my nation. The Senate convinced me otherwise and so I stand before you now. I do not take the power handed to my lightly. The Federal Government is nearly devoid of personnel and most of the previous Senior Cabinet is currently awaiting trial. I am forced to lead the effort to not only restore but improve upon Hamptonian Government so something like what has happened cannot happen again. I have been given the powers of a dictator so that I may establish a democracy. I pray every moment that I am able to live up to my charge....

"The Senate asked me a few hours ago to dissolve the entire Royal Congress and call an emergency session of the Great Althing. I reluctantly agreed to this measure. The Great Althing, which shall be comprised of Provincial legislators and governors, shall assembly in Hamptonshire City by the end of the week. The Althing will draft a new Basic Law before the elections that must take place in four month's time. While the Congress is dissolved and the Althing is meeting full executive and legislative authority will, by law, rest in my hands. While this is the law as it is written, I see it as a dangerous event. To place so much power in one man's hands only invites disaster. Our nation was nearly destroyed by a tyrant; I will not risk the safety of this nation by creating another tyrant. While I believe that I could never do such a thing, I cannot be sure that I would not succumb to the pressures and temptations of ultimate power. To help to assure that I cannot abuse my authority I have asked the Senate to recommend three men or women to serve as both my Cabinet and as a de facto Triumvirate Council with the ability to veto any exercise of my power. I shall only exercise my authority when these three people agree to it....

"As we stand here tonight we have to ask ourselves why we are even trying to rebuild. Are we doing this because it is what is expected? Do we do this for ourselves? Our children? National pride or a flawed sense of cultural self-consciousness? Are our motives, are my motives, selfish or altruistic? There is no single or right answer to any of these questions. What we must, however, is to always ask these questions. We must keep in the forefront of our minds our motivations. It is when we lose our sense of purpose that we become lost. We have to become our own guiding light. Hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder we can make a Hamptonshire stronger and more resilient than that Reginald Leopold the Great left us with.

May God Bless and Protect the Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire."

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Official Government Statement
Constitutional Matriarchy of Reloria

To Lord Philip Rosecrans,

Democracy is a great thing. It gives power to the powerless. It gives a voice to the voiceless. It allows billions of people to unite as one, express their desires, and work towards achieving those desires, all the while knowing that they are safe from oppression and their rights are secure. To hear news that someone has so devastatingly attacked the democratic institution in your country for their own selfish ends brings a tear to my eye.

I sincerely hope that you can effectively recover from this atrocity, and protect against it ever happening again. I only wish there was something that Reloria could do to assist you in these dark and difficult times. If you need anything of us, please feel free to call my own personal extension number here at the Relorian Grand Imperial Palace and I will try to help you however I can.

Otherwise, all I can do is pray for the blessings of the Goddess, and wish you and your people well in your hour of need.

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Newly-Elected Matriarch Zelella Rocca
Leader of the Constitutional Matriarchy of Reloria

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Official Statement
Incorporated Sarzonian Government

While we are saddened at the dramatic turn of events that led to the fall from grace of Mr. Allenby and the revelation of the maelstrom of destruction he perpetrated upon your people, we are just as heartened at the diligence with which you have set about the reconstruction of your nation and its government, and the intent you demonstrate to lay bare the despicable misdeeds of both Mr. Allenby and Mr. Ziller.

If I can be of any assistance in my capacity as Duke of Portshire and Marquess of Aldenridge, I offer that assistance to you. If my nation can be of assistance as yours endeavours to pick up the pieces, we offer the same aid.

Mike Sarzo
President
Incorporated States of Sarzonia

Duke of Portshire, Marquess of Aldenridge
Grand Commander of the Order of the Sacred Eagle
Grand Duchy of Hamptonshire