Cymrea
17-02-2006, 09:36
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Cymrea
Cymrea: [kuhm-REE-ah] a Latinized version of Cymru, the Welsh word for the traditional homelands of the ancient Welsh tribes.
Overview
Official Long Name: Dominion of Cymrea
Official Short Name: Cymrea
Official Original Name Dominiwn o Cymrea
Region: Roman Commonwealth
Territory: North and central Roman Columbia
Capital: Azuria
National Motto: “Hen Wlad Fy Mabau” – “Land of My Sons”
National Holidays: Beltaine, March 1; Soladi, June 21; Samhain, October 31; Dominion Day, November 3; Lunadi, December 22
Government Type: Elected, prefectorate
UN Member: Yes
Currency: Aurius (A$), plural aurii = 100 argentii, singular argentius
Adjective Form: Cymrean, Cymreans
Official Languages: Welsh, English, Latin
Other Languages: Scottish, Irish, Athapaskan, Interior Salish, Tlingit, Tsimshian
Internet TLD Code: .CE
History
Cymrea’s roots lie in the centuries-long struggle of the Welsh people, and the history of Wales is primarily a story of struggle. It is a tribute to the people of Wales’ determination to survive against overwhelming odds – a struggle reflected not only in its castle-dominated landscape and its surviving Celtic language, but also in its long literary history. Created in a time when the flood of Germanic pagan invaders from the continent threatened to destroy Christian Celtic civilization in Britain, its history continued through the depredations of the Vikings, the invasions of the Normans, the oppression of the powerful Marcher Lords, and the ever-constant, ever-threatening power of the English people and the English language.
The early literature of Wales, documenting the beginnings of that struggle, was followed by a millennium and a half of writing that tells of the survivors – the Welsh people themselves – a people that Dylan Thomas, in the 20th century, praised as “not wholly bad or good”. It tells the story of a people who have managed to retain much of their fullness of spirit despite a very early loss of most of their territory and political independence. It tells the story of a people who are still struggling to avert the loss of their ancient culture and language upon which much of that culture depends.
Wales has been continuously inhabited for at least 10,000 years. In the first century it had at least five tribal groupings: the Deceangli in the northeast; the Ordovices in the northwest; the Demetians in the southwest; the Silurians in the southeast; and the Cornovii in the central borderlands. The Cymrean provinces of Ordovixia, Demetia, Siluria, and Cornovia take their names from four of these five tribal groupings.
Roman forces reached the borders of Wales in AD 48, five years after they had begun their conquest of Britain. At that time, of course, Wales did not exist in any meaningful sense. Its people, like those of most of Britain, speak a Celtic language, Brythonic, the language which would eventually evolve into Welsh.
After the Roman Collapse of the 5th Century, Wales was successively assailed by the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans. These conquerors, like the Romans before them, left their mark on the people of Wales, but the Welsh still retained their language and culture relatively intact. That is, until the English set their imperial sights on Wales.
Under the English, Wales nearly lost its traditional identity. New laws were enacted that consolidated land into the hands of fewer owners. The Welsh language was shunned and those who spoke it were excluded from power, resulting in an English-speaking upper class and a Welsh-speaking lower class that maintained a common fierce pride evident in the Welsh people today.
Welsh pride was clearly evidenced in the summer of 1991. During the chaos and turmoil of what has come to be known as The Fall of the American Republic, British forces answered the call of President Dan Quayle, who requested troops from allied nations to act as peacekeepers. The plan backfired when anarchist leaders began declaring their holdings for the peacekeeping nations. As a result, Britain and Rome acquired large territories in the former United States.
The British Army’s 5 Division was among those called upon to secure the Pacific Northwest region. As British forces landed on the American west coast and deployed, something of a coup took place with 5 Division. The divison’s commanding officer, Major General Davyd Llywellyn, a celebrated and decorated career soldier, could trace his lineage back to Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, a hero of Welsh history who united the whole of Wales under his authority in 1057.
An avid historian, Llywellyn was particularly enamoured of ancient Rome and entertained a desire to bring Rome back to Britain. For, while the Romans had conquered the Welsh in their campaign to establish Brittania, they had allowed the Cambrians their freedoms of language and culture and spirituality. As a loyal son of Wales, Llywellyn harboured a burning resentment toward the English, one that he kept tightly wrapped. He did, however, nurture and encourage the deep national pride in the Welsh soldiers in his units, earning him their unwaivering loyalty. During preparation for deployment, Llywellyn saw his opportunity forming and hatched a plan to empower the Welsh people and provide them with a new homeland. In late July 1991, at the American naval port of Everett, just north of Seattle, a handful of units and their commanders were astonished to learn that the rest of their division did not land with them. In fact, units from 43 (Wessex) Brigade, 143 (West Midlands) Brigade, and nearly all of 160 (Wales) Brigade never landed at all, and Major General Davyd Llywellyn led nearly 20,000 loyal Welsh troops north into a crumbling Canada.
With their hands full in the U.S., it was a full week before the British forces could locate Llywellyn’s renegade troops. Immediately after landing in Prince Rupert, Llywellyn had issued an order that allowed the naval personnel still loyal to Britain to leave aboard the HMS Hermes, which sailed for Everett the next day. Leaving a garrison in Prince Rupert, Llywellyn then moved out to secure every other major city in the northern half of British Columbia, effectively maintaining peace and order throughout the turmoil. The so-called Empire of Toronto formed only days later, on August 10, and soon Canada as a political entity dissolved completely. As Roman forces gained control of the west, quelling riots and returning order, Llywellyn and his forces kept their northern flank secure.
When the dust settled, British Columbia had become Roman Columbia and Rome controlled a vast tract of western North America, which Llywellyn used to buy enough time to negotiate a treaty with Rome. The proposed terms were very simple: Llywellyn would keep the land he had secured and the military forces he controlled; in return, Rome would gain a vassal nation that would protect Llywellyn and his territory from British reprisal. The response was at once surprising and gratifying. Rome agreed to the terms, but under the condition that Llywellyn would negotiate the return of military assets that Britain claimed as property of the Crown, with Rome acting as mediator. Llywellyn immediately agreed and on November 3, 1991, the Treaty of Prince Rupert was signed. Under its terms, most of the military assets were returned to Britain. The balance, mostly assault rifles and small armoured vehicles, were the first purchases of Llywellyn’s brand new country.
Over the next decade, Cymrea began to take shape as a nation. Immigrants arrived in droves, the majority of them Welsh. A large number of Irish and Scottish also emigrated to Cymrea, seeking independence from the British Crown. Previously an historical conqueror of the Welsh nation, Rome was now viewed as its liberator and a grateful Llywellyn styled his new country after the Roman fashion. Cymrea was declared a dominion of Rome, a vassal, though largely autonomous. Wholesale changes were made in the organization of government; the Constitution of Rome was adopted and a unicameral elected senate was established, to be presided over by the Dominon Prefect. The first elected prefect was none other than the former British general Llywellyn, who had since taken a Roman name, Septimus Azurius Cambrius.
Cymrea was divided into provinces, some of which were named for the Welsh tribes the Romans encountered in AD 48. The cities were also re-named. Prince Rupert became Azuria, the national capital of Cymrean and provincial capital of Cambria; Terrace became Portamare, meaning roughly “Seagate”, and provincial capital of Caerdia; Burns Lake became Aquae Corvidae, roughly “Ravens Waters”, in honour of Cymrea’s national animal, and capital of Demetia; Prince George became Caedeon, capital of Siluria; Dawson Creek became Portaeous, roughly “Eastgate”, capital of Ordovixia; Fort Nelson became Arx Borealis, roughly “Northern Fortress”, capital of Povisia – named for the Welsh region of Powys; and Dease Lake became Aquae Glacia, roughly “Icy Waters”, capital of Cornovia.
The economy in the region was a disaster following the summer of 1991. Again, Rome was an invaluable ally. For the first few years, Cymrea used the Roman coin as its exclusive currency. When the Cymrean Mint was established, new currency was introduced and based on the coin. It was called the aurius, after gold coins minted in ancient Rome, and comprised 100 argentii – essentially silver coins. As Cymrea began to come into its own, the aurius was worth nearly $0.49.
Though firmly established now, Cymrea still faces a number of challenges. The most pressing at the moment is the question of the indigenous people of the region. While the Cymrean senate is more than willing to negotiate new treaties with the aboriginal nations, it is proving difficult to come to any firm agreement. Initially, the aboriginals claimed ownership over all Cymrean land and demanded the right to self-government. The Cymrean perspective is that it was the former Canada that was conquered and that any claims or treaties were dissolved with the Canadian nation. Cymrea looks to the Romans for example, and if a compromise cannot be reached, Rome may be asked to adjudicate the matter. For now, Cymrea, like all her sister nationstates, works toward a better tomorrow.
Source material: www.bbc.co.uk
Government of Cymrea
The Executives
Like the Consul is to the Republic, the main job of the executives is to administer the Dominion, with the same power over the Dominion that the Consul has over the Republic. The responsibilities and jurisdiction of the executives and that of the Consul are practically the same in their respective units.
Caesar: is the official title of the Emperor of Rome. Cymrea is a dominion of Rome and as such has a political system in the Roman fashion, with the elected Caesar as the head of state. The current Caesar is Gaius Romanus Rodinus Hartianus, commonly Rodin Hartian.
Consul Prefectus: (Prefect) is the prime minister of Cymrea and the head of government; the Prefect represents Cymrea in the Comitia Imperia of Rome. The current Prefect is Septimus Azurius Cambrius, formerly Davyd Llywellyn.
Praetor Prefectus: (Praetor) is the deputy prime minister in Cymrea, chosen by the Prefect from among the Senators. The current Praetor is Helena Jones Cymreus
The Senate
The Senate is the official term used to describe what other nations might call the “Cabinet”, with many of the same titles and offices that were used in ancient times, with their responsibilities evolving with the State. The official duty of the Senate is merely to carry out the orders of the Prefect, but their status as advisors have made them highly influential. Senators are appointed to their ministries by the Prefect from the Legislative Council.
United Nations Delegate: (Consul Extraterritorialis) is the representative of Cymrea at the United Nations. The current Consul Extraterritorialis is Ieuan Quintus Griffith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs: (Praetor Extraterritorialis) is the senator in charge of international relations, embassies and ambassadors, and the diplomatic corps. The current Praetor Extraterritorialis is Meredith Aurelia Rhys-Jones
Minister of Domestic Affairs: (Praetor Infraterritorialis) is the senator in charge of homeland departments such as customs and immigration. The current Praetor Infraterritorialis is Octavian Martius Caratacus.
Minister of Agriculture: (Consul Agrestis) is the senator in charge of crops and livestock, and heads the agricultural departments and agencies. The current Consul Agrestis is Lucius Povis Caerdydd.
Minister of Industry: (Consul Fodis) is the senator in charge of terrestrial natural resources, including lumber, ores, and minerals, and heads the industrial departments and agencies. The current Consul Fodis is Edward Tertius Lloyd.
Minister of Oceans: (Consul Maritimis) is the senator in charge of aquatic resources, including fish, and heads the maritime and environmental departments and agencies. The current Consul Maritimis is Sion Price-Cambrius
Minister of Finance: (Quaestor) is the senator in charge of national revenues, tax collections, and government expenditures, and heads the financial departments and agencies. The current Quaestor is Decius Devonicus Royce.
Minister of Commerce: (Consul Aedilis) is the senator in charge of international trade, imports and exports, and heads the commercial departments and agencies. The current Consul Aedilis is Claudia Victoria Jenkins
Minister of Public Works: (Praetor Aedilis) is the senator in charge of public utilities, sanitation and government services, and heads the departments and agencies of public works. The current Praetor Aedilis is William Lucius Griffin.
Minister of Public Safety: (Consul Tutis) is the senator in charge of national safety standards and heads the safety departments and agencies. The current Consul Tutis is Marius Thomas Davidus.
Minister of Justice: (Consul Iuris) is the senator in charge of the federal courts, police and corrections, and heads the justice departments and agencies. The Current Consul Iuris is George Julius Caernarvon.
Minister of Education: (Consul Eruditis) is the senator in charge of education, academic standards, and the preservation of traditional Welsh culture and heritage, and heads the education departments and agencies. The current Consul Eruditis is Maria Giorgia Griffith-Catrina.
Minister of Human Resources: (Consul Civitatis) is the senator in charge of labour, social development and civil rights, and heads the social departments and agencies. The current Consul Civitatis is Veronica Rhonwen Gallia.
Minister of Health: (Consul Salutis) is the senator in charge of health and wellness, food and drug standards, hospitals, and the Cymrean Medical Association, and heads the health departments and agencies. The current Consul Salutis is Beneficus Secundus Pryce.
Minister of Transport: (Consul Transportatis) is the senator in charge of roads and highways, civilian ground, air, naval transportation authorities, and heads the transportation departments and agencies. The current Consul Transportatis is Richard Cassius Smith.
Minister of Celestial Affairs: (Consul Celestialis) is the senator in charge of the Cymrean Space Agency [CSA] and its departments, as well as extraterrestrial affairs. The current Consul Celestialis is Kristian Povius Caedeus.
Minister of Defence: (Consul Legatus) is the senator in charge of national defence and military affairs, and heads the defence departments and agencies. The current Consul Legatus is Gareth Rhys.
Command Officers: (Praetor Legatus) are the officers in charge of the three military branches, the Command General, Command Admiral, and the Command Marshal. While technically within the purview of the Minister of Defence, the Command Officers are each accorded a voice in the Senate. The current Praetori Legati are Command General Davyd Brutus Hibernis, Command Admiral Filipus Marcus Steffanus, and Command Marshal Harold Azurius Richards.
The Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is made up of the political representatives of the people. Cymrea is divided into a number of counties of roughly equal population, in each of which the residents elect a Councillor. The councillors from each province select from their number a Premier, or Primus, who speaks as the senior representative of the province.
The Legislative Council has the power to pass laws for the Dominion, but the Prefect can veto those laws up to four times, after which a Dominion-wide referendum must be held. The Prefect also has the power to dissolve the Council twice in a five-year span, and only per year. After the second dissolution, the Prefect can hold a referendum that may allow him to rule by decree, though the Councillors are retained as provincial administrators. After that, only the Caesar has the authority to dissolve the Council and even to remove the Prefect if he so chooses, in which case the Caesar can rule by decree until the next election. Finally, the Prefect has no power to enact any laws alone, but he does have the power to propose laws to the Council for consideration. Such laws, should they pass, cannot be vetoed, since they originate from the Prefect. In addition, the Prefect will cast the deciding vote in any deadlocked issue.
The Forum
In Rome, the Roman Forum has been in use since ancient times and holds this role. Dominions, including Cymrea, have different institutions that cover this role. The Forum is a public institution open to any Cymrean citizen willing to attend it. Forum offices can be found in every major city and are open twenty-four hours a day, including holidays. There, any citizen can put forward any petition they so choose, provided it falls under Dominion authority, though an Empire-wide Forum also exists at the Roman Forum. If it gains enough signatories, 51% of Cymrea’s population, it is submitted to the Legislative Council.
With recent advances in technology, each Forum, including the Imperial one, also has its own Internet website where these functions can also take place. The Cymrean Forum also has its own instant messaging (IM) service so that these petitions can be debated. Forums are moderated so that obscenities are removed, but the laws governing the moderation process are strictly defined in the Constitution; the moderators are employed through the Legislastive Council.
Petitions are valid for only thirty-three days, after which they are expired. However, there is no limit to the amount of times legislation can be proposed, though signatures are not carried over.
Source material: Bibliotheca Imperium Romanum
Cymrea
Cymrea: [kuhm-REE-ah] a Latinized version of Cymru, the Welsh word for the traditional homelands of the ancient Welsh tribes.
Overview
Official Long Name: Dominion of Cymrea
Official Short Name: Cymrea
Official Original Name Dominiwn o Cymrea
Region: Roman Commonwealth
Territory: North and central Roman Columbia
Capital: Azuria
National Motto: “Hen Wlad Fy Mabau” – “Land of My Sons”
National Holidays: Beltaine, March 1; Soladi, June 21; Samhain, October 31; Dominion Day, November 3; Lunadi, December 22
Government Type: Elected, prefectorate
UN Member: Yes
Currency: Aurius (A$), plural aurii = 100 argentii, singular argentius
Adjective Form: Cymrean, Cymreans
Official Languages: Welsh, English, Latin
Other Languages: Scottish, Irish, Athapaskan, Interior Salish, Tlingit, Tsimshian
Internet TLD Code: .CE
History
Cymrea’s roots lie in the centuries-long struggle of the Welsh people, and the history of Wales is primarily a story of struggle. It is a tribute to the people of Wales’ determination to survive against overwhelming odds – a struggle reflected not only in its castle-dominated landscape and its surviving Celtic language, but also in its long literary history. Created in a time when the flood of Germanic pagan invaders from the continent threatened to destroy Christian Celtic civilization in Britain, its history continued through the depredations of the Vikings, the invasions of the Normans, the oppression of the powerful Marcher Lords, and the ever-constant, ever-threatening power of the English people and the English language.
The early literature of Wales, documenting the beginnings of that struggle, was followed by a millennium and a half of writing that tells of the survivors – the Welsh people themselves – a people that Dylan Thomas, in the 20th century, praised as “not wholly bad or good”. It tells the story of a people who have managed to retain much of their fullness of spirit despite a very early loss of most of their territory and political independence. It tells the story of a people who are still struggling to avert the loss of their ancient culture and language upon which much of that culture depends.
Wales has been continuously inhabited for at least 10,000 years. In the first century it had at least five tribal groupings: the Deceangli in the northeast; the Ordovices in the northwest; the Demetians in the southwest; the Silurians in the southeast; and the Cornovii in the central borderlands. The Cymrean provinces of Ordovixia, Demetia, Siluria, and Cornovia take their names from four of these five tribal groupings.
Roman forces reached the borders of Wales in AD 48, five years after they had begun their conquest of Britain. At that time, of course, Wales did not exist in any meaningful sense. Its people, like those of most of Britain, speak a Celtic language, Brythonic, the language which would eventually evolve into Welsh.
After the Roman Collapse of the 5th Century, Wales was successively assailed by the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans. These conquerors, like the Romans before them, left their mark on the people of Wales, but the Welsh still retained their language and culture relatively intact. That is, until the English set their imperial sights on Wales.
Under the English, Wales nearly lost its traditional identity. New laws were enacted that consolidated land into the hands of fewer owners. The Welsh language was shunned and those who spoke it were excluded from power, resulting in an English-speaking upper class and a Welsh-speaking lower class that maintained a common fierce pride evident in the Welsh people today.
Welsh pride was clearly evidenced in the summer of 1991. During the chaos and turmoil of what has come to be known as The Fall of the American Republic, British forces answered the call of President Dan Quayle, who requested troops from allied nations to act as peacekeepers. The plan backfired when anarchist leaders began declaring their holdings for the peacekeeping nations. As a result, Britain and Rome acquired large territories in the former United States.
The British Army’s 5 Division was among those called upon to secure the Pacific Northwest region. As British forces landed on the American west coast and deployed, something of a coup took place with 5 Division. The divison’s commanding officer, Major General Davyd Llywellyn, a celebrated and decorated career soldier, could trace his lineage back to Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, a hero of Welsh history who united the whole of Wales under his authority in 1057.
An avid historian, Llywellyn was particularly enamoured of ancient Rome and entertained a desire to bring Rome back to Britain. For, while the Romans had conquered the Welsh in their campaign to establish Brittania, they had allowed the Cambrians their freedoms of language and culture and spirituality. As a loyal son of Wales, Llywellyn harboured a burning resentment toward the English, one that he kept tightly wrapped. He did, however, nurture and encourage the deep national pride in the Welsh soldiers in his units, earning him their unwaivering loyalty. During preparation for deployment, Llywellyn saw his opportunity forming and hatched a plan to empower the Welsh people and provide them with a new homeland. In late July 1991, at the American naval port of Everett, just north of Seattle, a handful of units and their commanders were astonished to learn that the rest of their division did not land with them. In fact, units from 43 (Wessex) Brigade, 143 (West Midlands) Brigade, and nearly all of 160 (Wales) Brigade never landed at all, and Major General Davyd Llywellyn led nearly 20,000 loyal Welsh troops north into a crumbling Canada.
With their hands full in the U.S., it was a full week before the British forces could locate Llywellyn’s renegade troops. Immediately after landing in Prince Rupert, Llywellyn had issued an order that allowed the naval personnel still loyal to Britain to leave aboard the HMS Hermes, which sailed for Everett the next day. Leaving a garrison in Prince Rupert, Llywellyn then moved out to secure every other major city in the northern half of British Columbia, effectively maintaining peace and order throughout the turmoil. The so-called Empire of Toronto formed only days later, on August 10, and soon Canada as a political entity dissolved completely. As Roman forces gained control of the west, quelling riots and returning order, Llywellyn and his forces kept their northern flank secure.
When the dust settled, British Columbia had become Roman Columbia and Rome controlled a vast tract of western North America, which Llywellyn used to buy enough time to negotiate a treaty with Rome. The proposed terms were very simple: Llywellyn would keep the land he had secured and the military forces he controlled; in return, Rome would gain a vassal nation that would protect Llywellyn and his territory from British reprisal. The response was at once surprising and gratifying. Rome agreed to the terms, but under the condition that Llywellyn would negotiate the return of military assets that Britain claimed as property of the Crown, with Rome acting as mediator. Llywellyn immediately agreed and on November 3, 1991, the Treaty of Prince Rupert was signed. Under its terms, most of the military assets were returned to Britain. The balance, mostly assault rifles and small armoured vehicles, were the first purchases of Llywellyn’s brand new country.
Over the next decade, Cymrea began to take shape as a nation. Immigrants arrived in droves, the majority of them Welsh. A large number of Irish and Scottish also emigrated to Cymrea, seeking independence from the British Crown. Previously an historical conqueror of the Welsh nation, Rome was now viewed as its liberator and a grateful Llywellyn styled his new country after the Roman fashion. Cymrea was declared a dominion of Rome, a vassal, though largely autonomous. Wholesale changes were made in the organization of government; the Constitution of Rome was adopted and a unicameral elected senate was established, to be presided over by the Dominon Prefect. The first elected prefect was none other than the former British general Llywellyn, who had since taken a Roman name, Septimus Azurius Cambrius.
Cymrea was divided into provinces, some of which were named for the Welsh tribes the Romans encountered in AD 48. The cities were also re-named. Prince Rupert became Azuria, the national capital of Cymrean and provincial capital of Cambria; Terrace became Portamare, meaning roughly “Seagate”, and provincial capital of Caerdia; Burns Lake became Aquae Corvidae, roughly “Ravens Waters”, in honour of Cymrea’s national animal, and capital of Demetia; Prince George became Caedeon, capital of Siluria; Dawson Creek became Portaeous, roughly “Eastgate”, capital of Ordovixia; Fort Nelson became Arx Borealis, roughly “Northern Fortress”, capital of Povisia – named for the Welsh region of Powys; and Dease Lake became Aquae Glacia, roughly “Icy Waters”, capital of Cornovia.
The economy in the region was a disaster following the summer of 1991. Again, Rome was an invaluable ally. For the first few years, Cymrea used the Roman coin as its exclusive currency. When the Cymrean Mint was established, new currency was introduced and based on the coin. It was called the aurius, after gold coins minted in ancient Rome, and comprised 100 argentii – essentially silver coins. As Cymrea began to come into its own, the aurius was worth nearly $0.49.
Though firmly established now, Cymrea still faces a number of challenges. The most pressing at the moment is the question of the indigenous people of the region. While the Cymrean senate is more than willing to negotiate new treaties with the aboriginal nations, it is proving difficult to come to any firm agreement. Initially, the aboriginals claimed ownership over all Cymrean land and demanded the right to self-government. The Cymrean perspective is that it was the former Canada that was conquered and that any claims or treaties were dissolved with the Canadian nation. Cymrea looks to the Romans for example, and if a compromise cannot be reached, Rome may be asked to adjudicate the matter. For now, Cymrea, like all her sister nationstates, works toward a better tomorrow.
Source material: www.bbc.co.uk
Government of Cymrea
The Executives
Like the Consul is to the Republic, the main job of the executives is to administer the Dominion, with the same power over the Dominion that the Consul has over the Republic. The responsibilities and jurisdiction of the executives and that of the Consul are practically the same in their respective units.
Caesar: is the official title of the Emperor of Rome. Cymrea is a dominion of Rome and as such has a political system in the Roman fashion, with the elected Caesar as the head of state. The current Caesar is Gaius Romanus Rodinus Hartianus, commonly Rodin Hartian.
Consul Prefectus: (Prefect) is the prime minister of Cymrea and the head of government; the Prefect represents Cymrea in the Comitia Imperia of Rome. The current Prefect is Septimus Azurius Cambrius, formerly Davyd Llywellyn.
Praetor Prefectus: (Praetor) is the deputy prime minister in Cymrea, chosen by the Prefect from among the Senators. The current Praetor is Helena Jones Cymreus
The Senate
The Senate is the official term used to describe what other nations might call the “Cabinet”, with many of the same titles and offices that were used in ancient times, with their responsibilities evolving with the State. The official duty of the Senate is merely to carry out the orders of the Prefect, but their status as advisors have made them highly influential. Senators are appointed to their ministries by the Prefect from the Legislative Council.
United Nations Delegate: (Consul Extraterritorialis) is the representative of Cymrea at the United Nations. The current Consul Extraterritorialis is Ieuan Quintus Griffith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs: (Praetor Extraterritorialis) is the senator in charge of international relations, embassies and ambassadors, and the diplomatic corps. The current Praetor Extraterritorialis is Meredith Aurelia Rhys-Jones
Minister of Domestic Affairs: (Praetor Infraterritorialis) is the senator in charge of homeland departments such as customs and immigration. The current Praetor Infraterritorialis is Octavian Martius Caratacus.
Minister of Agriculture: (Consul Agrestis) is the senator in charge of crops and livestock, and heads the agricultural departments and agencies. The current Consul Agrestis is Lucius Povis Caerdydd.
Minister of Industry: (Consul Fodis) is the senator in charge of terrestrial natural resources, including lumber, ores, and minerals, and heads the industrial departments and agencies. The current Consul Fodis is Edward Tertius Lloyd.
Minister of Oceans: (Consul Maritimis) is the senator in charge of aquatic resources, including fish, and heads the maritime and environmental departments and agencies. The current Consul Maritimis is Sion Price-Cambrius
Minister of Finance: (Quaestor) is the senator in charge of national revenues, tax collections, and government expenditures, and heads the financial departments and agencies. The current Quaestor is Decius Devonicus Royce.
Minister of Commerce: (Consul Aedilis) is the senator in charge of international trade, imports and exports, and heads the commercial departments and agencies. The current Consul Aedilis is Claudia Victoria Jenkins
Minister of Public Works: (Praetor Aedilis) is the senator in charge of public utilities, sanitation and government services, and heads the departments and agencies of public works. The current Praetor Aedilis is William Lucius Griffin.
Minister of Public Safety: (Consul Tutis) is the senator in charge of national safety standards and heads the safety departments and agencies. The current Consul Tutis is Marius Thomas Davidus.
Minister of Justice: (Consul Iuris) is the senator in charge of the federal courts, police and corrections, and heads the justice departments and agencies. The Current Consul Iuris is George Julius Caernarvon.
Minister of Education: (Consul Eruditis) is the senator in charge of education, academic standards, and the preservation of traditional Welsh culture and heritage, and heads the education departments and agencies. The current Consul Eruditis is Maria Giorgia Griffith-Catrina.
Minister of Human Resources: (Consul Civitatis) is the senator in charge of labour, social development and civil rights, and heads the social departments and agencies. The current Consul Civitatis is Veronica Rhonwen Gallia.
Minister of Health: (Consul Salutis) is the senator in charge of health and wellness, food and drug standards, hospitals, and the Cymrean Medical Association, and heads the health departments and agencies. The current Consul Salutis is Beneficus Secundus Pryce.
Minister of Transport: (Consul Transportatis) is the senator in charge of roads and highways, civilian ground, air, naval transportation authorities, and heads the transportation departments and agencies. The current Consul Transportatis is Richard Cassius Smith.
Minister of Celestial Affairs: (Consul Celestialis) is the senator in charge of the Cymrean Space Agency [CSA] and its departments, as well as extraterrestrial affairs. The current Consul Celestialis is Kristian Povius Caedeus.
Minister of Defence: (Consul Legatus) is the senator in charge of national defence and military affairs, and heads the defence departments and agencies. The current Consul Legatus is Gareth Rhys.
Command Officers: (Praetor Legatus) are the officers in charge of the three military branches, the Command General, Command Admiral, and the Command Marshal. While technically within the purview of the Minister of Defence, the Command Officers are each accorded a voice in the Senate. The current Praetori Legati are Command General Davyd Brutus Hibernis, Command Admiral Filipus Marcus Steffanus, and Command Marshal Harold Azurius Richards.
The Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is made up of the political representatives of the people. Cymrea is divided into a number of counties of roughly equal population, in each of which the residents elect a Councillor. The councillors from each province select from their number a Premier, or Primus, who speaks as the senior representative of the province.
The Legislative Council has the power to pass laws for the Dominion, but the Prefect can veto those laws up to four times, after which a Dominion-wide referendum must be held. The Prefect also has the power to dissolve the Council twice in a five-year span, and only per year. After the second dissolution, the Prefect can hold a referendum that may allow him to rule by decree, though the Councillors are retained as provincial administrators. After that, only the Caesar has the authority to dissolve the Council and even to remove the Prefect if he so chooses, in which case the Caesar can rule by decree until the next election. Finally, the Prefect has no power to enact any laws alone, but he does have the power to propose laws to the Council for consideration. Such laws, should they pass, cannot be vetoed, since they originate from the Prefect. In addition, the Prefect will cast the deciding vote in any deadlocked issue.
The Forum
In Rome, the Roman Forum has been in use since ancient times and holds this role. Dominions, including Cymrea, have different institutions that cover this role. The Forum is a public institution open to any Cymrean citizen willing to attend it. Forum offices can be found in every major city and are open twenty-four hours a day, including holidays. There, any citizen can put forward any petition they so choose, provided it falls under Dominion authority, though an Empire-wide Forum also exists at the Roman Forum. If it gains enough signatories, 51% of Cymrea’s population, it is submitted to the Legislative Council.
With recent advances in technology, each Forum, including the Imperial one, also has its own Internet website where these functions can also take place. The Cymrean Forum also has its own instant messaging (IM) service so that these petitions can be debated. Forums are moderated so that obscenities are removed, but the laws governing the moderation process are strictly defined in the Constitution; the moderators are employed through the Legislastive Council.
Petitions are valid for only thirty-three days, after which they are expired. However, there is no limit to the amount of times legislation can be proposed, though signatures are not carried over.
Source material: Bibliotheca Imperium Romanum