E.S. Börnatfiglheu
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(last post: March 13, 2008 - 11:06)
Citizen #31:
Eric Kildow | I'll throw in my two cents here, though it appears I'm a bit behind when it comes to chiming in.
Calendar Reform
I'm also against this on a few grounds. Firstly, if we're going to break away from the standard calendar, lets create a distinctly Talossan one! If we're going to go to the amount of work of developing new habits in timekeeping, then lets make them a particularly Talossan institution. Talossa is Talossa and should have a Talossan calendar if anything. Secondly, any change, even if it is to a preinvented system, will be a tonne more work than it is really worth. I think you're wrong in saying that Talossa doesn't deal macronationally. We do because our citizens do! We're all geared to the current calendar and will have to perform acts of translation merely to conduct Talossan business. Me, I'm preternatually lazy, and therefor am against anything that would include more work for me!
Economy and Finance
I do think this would be neato-finito! However, I do question what we would use it for. Unless the Talossan currency is freely negotiable, whats it for? Even if its backed by e-gold or, if we can find it, e-silver, what can we do with it? We can issue banknotes based on nothing if we're going to make it totally decorative. I'm with Miestra... lets make some kickass banknotes and coins.. then worry about getting them backed if we can find a reason to do it.
Provincial Assignment Reformation
Personally, I like the provincial system as it currently stands... excepting one thing. The Senat. The only reason I think this is an issue is because of our upper hall. I'm all for provincial particularization, culturally. The Senat is designed around a federal system where each of the component bodies has some sort of vested interest. The American Senate came about to "defend the individual sovereignty" of the states. I cant see that our provinces have anything of that sort to any major degree. Personally, I think we should not worry about instituting the Senats. Maybe even abolish it outright and work unicamerally permanently. We're not large enough, and wont be in the forseeable future.
Time and Measurement
I do prefer metric. Yes, lets consider this. Last I knew, we had a standard time, Talossan Standard Time, also known in the US as Central Time... the time in Milwaukee. I believe its -6 GMT.
Talossan Email
I like this too. At the very least for the govt. and various officials to handle Talossan business. Such as Seneschal@talossa.com... etc. Indeed, I've not suggested this in the past because I assumed it was already considered and shot down to infeasibility. But if we can do it, lets do it.
Lets not fly in the face of our peculiarity, but embrace it. Talossa is an ephemeral nation... but a robust one. I think Talossanity should take precedence over systematic integration, etc. That, and if it requires too much more work... I'm against it unless there is a very good reason for it.
Eric S. Kildow, Speaker
Third Chamber of Deputies
Eiric Börnatfiglheu, Túischac'h
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