FIFTH SENATE SESSION - OPENING
IIllustrious President of the Imperial Senate
magistros Nikephoros Dalassenos hereby announces that
THE FIFTH SENATE SESSION HAS BEGUN
AGENDA
The Fifth Senate Session is dedicated to the following matters:
RESOLUTIONS
- Expedition – Far East (Alakeshvara map)
- Diplomatic mission – Serica (to establish diplomatic relations)
- Casus belli – Pisa (Trade War CB)
POLICIES
- Provincial Taxation System
SENATE POLICIES
- Issue: „Management of oeconomic affairs of the Imperium and sanation of Imperial Aerarium”
GUESTS OF THE IMPERIAL SENATE
Illustrious President of the Imperial Senate
magistros Nikephoros Dalassenos on the order of the Sacred Emperor Basileios III Angelos,
basileus basileon by the Grace of God, king of kings and rulers of rulers,
Caesar Augustus of the Romaioi and all Men,
Autokrator of the Holy Church and Protector of the Christendom hereby announces that
- His Venerable Excellency patrikios Javier Espinosa, Megas Droungarios of the Imperium Romanum and Megas Doux of the Imperial Navy
has been invited for the Fifth Senate Session as a guest of the Imperial Senate, so that the noble Senators may ask His Excellency questions concerning matters discussed during the Session as per article 20 of the rules of procedure.
His Venerable Excellency shall arrive in the Magnaura after the recess.
ALBUM SENATORIUM
- senator Alexandros of the noble House RAOUL (played by: Attalus)
- senator Decius of the noble House PYLAEUS (played by: ThetrueColt)
- senator Diaver of the noble House KASTELOS (played by: Leandor)
- senator Titos of the noble House MELISSENOS (played by: McGrey)
- senator Bubba of the noble House AZIZID (played by: TurtleShroom)
- senator Maximos of the noble House WEDROVANDER (played by: Kingjerkera)
- senator Herakleios of the noble House SALAMIS (played by: ParrotGuy)
- senator Petrus of the noble House TAURINUS (played by: Ponce_The_Great)
- senator Ulysses of the noble House AELIOUS (played by: Coragamy)
- senator Quintus of the noble House MOJMIRID (played by: Teutonic King)
- VACANT SEAT of the noble House DE BRETAGNE (played by: fastrike)
- senator Leon of the noble House CORTEZ (played by: zqfrmb)
- senator Giacomo of the noble House D'ESTE-RAVENNA (played by: Undead Martyr)
- senator Giovanni of the noble House COLOMBO (played by:luciusmalfoy012)
- senator Aetius of the noble House SCIPION (played by: varetta)
- senator Alexios of the noble House MIKRIANDES (played by: Titianicia)
- senator Iskander of the noble House OURANOS (played by: Blogman66)
- senator Iskinder of the noble House GODRIC (played by: Malal)
- senator Marios of the noble House BATAVOS (played by: LordSolar)
- senator Christian of the noble House HVIDE (played by: Drucchi)
- senator Marcus of the noble House ARRIUS (played by: TheAnguishedOne)
- senator Alexios of the noble House SERAPIS (played by: Serpent)
- senator Marcelo of the noble House DI CAPPONI (played by: Enlil)
- senator Pau of the noble House DE MALLORCA (played by: tunapirate)
- VACANT SEAT of the noble House VOJIMIR (played by: TheSlavicWiseMan)
- senator Mahdi ibn Tarek of the noble House RASHID (played by: BanishTheSpleen)
Illustrious President of the Imperial Senate
magistros Nikephoros Dalassenos hereby announces:
- that the Imperial Senate consists of 24 SENATORS as per Album Senatorium
- that the required quorum is 12 SENATORS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS
GENERAL
- You must follow the rules, especially those concerning writing in-character (IC) and out-of-character (OOC), or you risk getting banned from voting, participating in the next Session or in worst case getting permanently banned from the Senate.
- You must cooperate with other Senators to successfully pass the bill you want to become a law. This includes argumentation, careful counting of the votes, convincing other players and making deals with them, but also manipulation, backstabbing, switching Factions and lying. You are role-playing a politician – behave like one.
POSTING IN-CHARACTER
- Senators have to begin every post written in-character using the following template:
Code:
[b]Senator <name> (<Faction/unaffiliated>):[/b]
- Example:
Code:
[b]Senator Exemplus Testus (White Demes):[/b]
- Senators have to write in-character using italics. Everything not written in italic is considered being said out-of-character with all the consequences.
- When speaking out-of-character during the Senate Session, Senators have to use double brackets: {{example}}.
VOTING
- Quorum – 1/2 of the number of Senators (calculated in accordance to Album Senatorium)
- Simple majority – for senatus consulta, resolutions and policies
- Ballots (senatus consultum) – you will use „FOR” and „AGAINST”
- Ballots (policy) – you will use „FOR” and „AGAINST”
- Ballots (resolution) – you will use „AYE” and „NAY”
AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTIONS
- As it was decided by His Imperial Majesty, the Senate Factions are NOT ALLOWED to propose amendments.
POLICIES
- Each Senator may propose a Policy if available.
- To put Policy to a vote it must be supported by at least 5 other Senators.
- Support is given by: 1)declaring support in a post 2)using „agree” button -green check mark – on the post in which Policy is presented.
SENATE POLICIES
- The Imperial Senate may propose 1 Senate Policy each Session to the Emperor, who may then give his approval to the proposed Senate Policy (enacting it).
- Every Faction Speaker may propose a policy in the name of his Demes.
- Every Faction Speaker may also support 1 Senate Policy proposed by other Demes.
- To be presented to the Emperor, the Senate Policy has to be 1) supported by at least two Speakers 2) passed in vote by the Imperial Senate
- This means that at least two Factions have to cooperate to pass a Senate Policy
- The cost of the Senate Policy is determined by the Faction which proposed it.
- Every Senate Policy consists of two bonuses.
- Each bonus is chosen from the list of ideas in the Custom Nation Designer for EU4
- Thus each bonus costs some points.
- The Senate Policy may not surpass 10 points in total.
GUESTS & HEARING
- Guest of the Imperial Senate may issue statement after arriving in the Senate.
- Guest of the Imperial Senate may answer questions asked by Senators; he may not participate in a debate however.
- Guest of the Imperial Senate while answering a question may use all data available to him considering his position in the imperial administration.
- Every Senator has a right to ask a question related to the matters discussed during the Session.
- Questions are asked using the following template:
Code:
[size+1][b]Question:[/b][/size]
- Guest of the Imperial Senate has the right to ignore questions asked without using the aforementioned template or those he deems unimportant or badly thought out.
THE DEBATE BEGINS NOW
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