I apologize for my lateness; the gentlemen with whom I had to negotiate the distribution contracts drove very hard bargains, I must say.
After reading the de Merode proposal as revised, I must say that, considering its nature as a compromise measure, I can find little to object to other than the issue of royal pardons. I still believe that they should be granted only by agreement between the Prime Minister and monarch. I also must confess that establishing the king's role with respect to the military before discussing said role in full on the second-to-last day of this convention may be premature. Nonetheless, I thank the Marquis for taking my criticisms and those of the other liberal delegates into consideration. I cannot say how this document may need to change in the future, but for now it is acceptable.
The Vanderhoof proposal is certainly unlike anything else we have yet seen, though the striking similarity to the pre-revolutionary government in France should be noted by any delegates wishing to declare their support. We know the fate of that government, do we not? You can like the Revolution or not, monseiur, but it cannot be undone. The world has moved forward since the days of the three estates. We are all Belgians, like it or not. No more shall the "common man," as reactionaries patronizingly call us not of noble birth, kneel before the aristocracy, and we cannot turn back time to make it so. I can applaud your originality, Monseiur Vanderhoof, but find little else in such a proposal to accept.
Thusly, I vote as follows:
de Merode Executive Branch Proposal: Aye
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