Post by Klopstock on Dec 28, 2007 13:22:50 GMT -5
FRA Update
Dated: 24 December 07
Arch Chancellor: Northern Chittowa
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New Foreign Secretaries
Following Puddilania's disappearance just after being elected, the FRA decided to elect two new Foreign Secretaries, and welcomes Neasmyrna and Pope Lexus X to the job. The election was contested between 4 candidates - Neasmyrna, Lexus, Drop Your Pants, and fan favourite Abstain. After voting closed, Neasmyrna and Lexus were tied on 6 votes, Abstain in third place with 2 votes, and DYP picking up the wooden spoon instead of any votes. After a brief discussion Lex and Neas decided to share the job. It was later discovered that Falconias erroneously voted in the election (for Neasmryna) when he was not eligible to, but seeing as the next set of elections was in just a month’s time, both candidates agreed to ignore this.
FRA waves goodbye to Democracy
No... Northern Chittowa hasn't declared himself Supreme Leader - the region 'Democracy' has been expelled from the Alliance for inactivity. Attempts were made by the Regional Development Department to get the region up and running again, but after the only remaining active member of the region, Peaceful Llamas, was unveiled as a spy from The New Inquisition, these were abandoned.
Three new applications
Three regions have applied for membership of the FRA. Nabban was unanimously rejected, after refusing to condemn raider activities, and for the following answer on its application:
3. Is your region willing to use its own member UN nations in the defence of other FRA regions when they come under attack from the organisations which fall under the 'raider' category?
No, for then it would cause controversy and make us loose other allies.
No, for then it would cause controversy and make us loose other allies.
New Earth was also unanimously rejected, with the following parts of their application best demonstrating why:
3. Is your region willing to use its own member UN nations in the defence of other FRA regions when they come under attack from the organisations which fall under the 'raider' category?
-New Earth holds a neutral foreign policy, however, is willing to dedicate a 20% of our military for FRA work; maybe more.
5. Does your region condemn all such 'raider' activity against FRA regions or any others?
-No, New Earth is full of people who hold both a invader, and defender values. The overwhelming majority supports defender causes, and the military will do what it is told.
-New Earth holds a neutral foreign policy, however, is willing to dedicate a 20% of our military for FRA work; maybe more.
5. Does your region condemn all such 'raider' activity against FRA regions or any others?
-No, New Earth is full of people who hold both a invader, and defender values. The overwhelming majority supports defender causes, and the military will do what it is told.
An application from A New Order is still being discussed.
Regional Development
After the failure of the regional development efforts in Democracy (see above), the FRA accepted The Grenvali United into the Regional Development Program. Progress was being made, when Nykibo, the person who had applied for help, left the region, so the efforts were put on hold indefinitely.
The Regional Development Minister would like to invite any founderless regions that are in need of assistance to apply to the FRA, so long as they are willing to put in some effort themselves.
|Elections
Elections are scheduled to start for all Cabinet positions on the 1st of January. Seeing as Northern Chittowa is expected to retire from the position of Arch Chancellor, this promises to be an interesting set of elections, and experienced candidate 'Abstain' is being widely tipped to succeed him.
Rangers
The FRA Rangers have, as ever, been in action around NationStates, protecting the sovereignty of founderless regions. The highlights of recent weeks have been the successful liberations of Strongbadia, Austria, Wheel of Time, Beyond (liberated by the AWP RDF), and Yorkshire.
2nd Annual Defender Awards
The 2nd of the Annual Defender Awards will be held early next year, and preparations are well underway. Several new awards have been added, and the format of the awards is being worked on. A full update on the awards will come separately at a later date.
Mod's Playground
The FRA doesn't just work hard - it plays hard as well! The newly created Mod's Playground has every forum member as a mod, allowing for hilarious editing of posts.
An Ode to the Rangers
Klopstock, the FRA poet laureate, composed this ode after a series of FRA victories:
The Rangers
Before the board at night and through the day,
In search of crashers wandering astray,
The Rangers of the FRA are made
To support, defend, liberate and aid.
A nation moves, some follow in its stead,
The feel of Raider victory may spread.
Yet wary be they, who from others seek to steal:
Defenders come in strength no one cares to feel.
Targets are spotted, details are relayed,
Orders issued, armies join the night's crusade.
Alert! Move! Endorse! in victory BANJECT!!!
More action a week than most a year collect.
And in the morning, when raiders at dawn awake,
They find themselves awash in Kandarin's own lake.
From regions large to backwaters small,
(Too numerous and varied to recall)
All raiders take note or suffer to behold:
Nothing escapes the fury of the grey and gold!
Honoro Respectus Integritas!
Before the board at night and through the day,
In search of crashers wandering astray,
The Rangers of the FRA are made
To support, defend, liberate and aid.
A nation moves, some follow in its stead,
The feel of Raider victory may spread.
Yet wary be they, who from others seek to steal:
Defenders come in strength no one cares to feel.
Targets are spotted, details are relayed,
Orders issued, armies join the night's crusade.
Alert! Move! Endorse! in victory BANJECT!!!
More action a week than most a year collect.
And in the morning, when raiders at dawn awake,
They find themselves awash in Kandarin's own lake.
From regions large to backwaters small,
(Too numerous and varied to recall)
All raiders take note or suffer to behold:
Nothing escapes the fury of the grey and gold!
Honoro Respectus Integritas!
This update is lacking in cartoons, because it was written by Sedge, in the absence of Sanzar. We apologise for anyone who has read the entire update, hoping to find something to laugh at down at the bottom.