Spiritus Foreign Update: The Most Glorious Tim Edition.
The Government of Spiritus
President: Wuufu
Vice President: Toms
Minister of Culture: Wuufu
Deputy Minister of Culture: Vacant
Minister of Defense: Karputsk
Deputy Minister of Defense: Vacant
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Tim
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Saturnian Republic
Minister of Information: Horse
Deputy Minister of Information: Vacant
Minister of Integration: Toms
Deputy Minister of Integration: Vacant
Minister of World Assembly Affairs and World Assembly Delegate: The Salaxalans
Deputy Minister of World Assembly Affairs: Vacant
Vice Delegate: Libertarian Librarians
Minister Without Portfolio: Vacant
Regional Assembly
Representative: Libertarian Librarians
Representative: Sovreignry
Representative: ArbiterSlayer
Representative: Horse
Representative: Dolphin
Representative: Legonimis
Representative: The Saturnian Republic
Supreme Court
Chief Justice: The Salaxalans
Associate Justice: Isidor C Anumia
Associate Justice: Ceardia
Election Time in Spiritus; New Members Enter into the Regional Assembly; Wuufu and Toms Take the Reigns of the Executive Branch; Tim Clearly Using Wuufu as a Puppet This month marks a new beginning for Spiritus, especially in government. With the departure of longtime Citizens Charax and Denth Rowan, a few new members were required to run for elections. As our bi-monthly RA elections began, our Presidential election, which takes place every four months, began as well. The candidates for the Regional Assembly were Legonimis, Horse, Libertarian Librarians, Dolphin, The Saturnian Republic, Sovreignry, Denth Rowan, and ArbiterSlayer. This lineup is rather unique, as most of the members who ran had not been part of the past RA session, which has not occurred in quite some time. All candidates ran a great campaign and put in a lot of effort; clearly they bribed people to get votes, or are secretly Mall, Venicio, and Halacones, trying to take over Spiriuts. Or theyre just really good people, but probably not. The results of the election:
Election Results
The tie was broken due to the departure of Denth Rowan, meaning ArbiterSlayer took the final position in the RA.On the executive side of the election, Wuufu and Toms ran against Charax and Butterspring, while Milograd and Karp ran a joke campaign. Wuufu and Toms, both experienced members in Spiritus, and both already holding important positions in Spiritus, were a great combo. Charax and Butterspring, another good combination, fell apart at the seams after a comment made by Butterspring regarding how he would promote activity in and lead the RA, essentially stating that he didn't care about the RA.
That comment, in the minds of many Spiritans, is what made up their minds regarding who to vote for. And, as I mentioned earlier, Most Glorious Chairman Milograd and ebul FRA plant Karp under a joke banner. The campaign, the love child of Vladimir Lenin and Mao Zedong, was a enormously funny campaign, and I suggest everyone read it here. Results for the Presidential election:
Winner of the Final Golden Ticket
My sincerest congratulations to every single candidate, and may this be a great new term!THORGI
Live Game Nights Begin Again; Collective Groan Heard by Citizens Across Spiritus This month marked the return of Live Nights in Spiritus after a few months of clear neglect from our lazy President, Wuufu. However, unlike its predecessor, which which consisted only of Grooveshark nights (which usually ended in cats singing), this time we have GAMES. Clearly, this is the intellectual revolution of 2014. The schedule, which only has one permanent piece on it, is constantly changing. From Haxball to TF2, games abound in this environment. While not too many people have shown up int it's youth, there is hope that this will lead to a boom in Spiritain culture and activities, which have been quieter recently.The most successful night for this weekly event was the Grooveshark night, where we went from French Pop to Swedish Power Metal many times, with every variation you can think of throughout the evening. No kittens singing though, sent Spiritus kitten cuteness levels to a dangerously low amount.. The next night was Haxball night. For those unaware what Haxball is, imagine 2D Football. Now imagine that being laggy as hell, and you get Haxball. The night belonged to Horse (me), as I went undefeated that night! We will update you all as these cultural events continue.
For All You Whovians...
Denth Rowan and Charax Renounce Citizenship, Citing Multiple Issues Within the Spiritus Community This month has been a rather tragic one for Citizens of Spiritus. Denth Rowan, longtime member of Spiritus and author of several Regional Assembly resolutions, renounced his Citizenship on January 9th. Charax renounced his Citizenship that day, citing many problems in the community; not wanting to be part of this, he renounced his Citizenship and resigned from all government positions. Charax was a member of the Executive with the position "Minister Without Portfolio" and had previously been a Regional Assembly Representative and Vice President; both Charax and Denth Rowan will be missed.
My personal condolences to Charax and Denth, and may they prosper wherever they end up.
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Controversial FRA Bill Is Still Bringing Controversy; Declared Unconstitutional Twice; Becomes Combo Breaker As reported in last months update, the FRA Membership Act, passed by both the RA and a citizen Referendum, was struck down by the Supreme Court as being unconstitutional, citing the restrictions on declaring war on certain regions in the FRA charter bill as the main reason. This month, the attitude of the Chief Justice, the Salaxalans, changed. His statement shows disagreement with the initial ruling:
The Salaxalans
As many began to rejoice (with Tim breaking out the good whiskey to celebrate) over the possibility of the court ruling being overturned, Associate Justice Ceardia smashed those hopes and dreams. His statement is as follows:Ceardia
And now we have to put the new whiskey away again. Thanks, Obama.Rise
Horses Thingy of the Month: I Saw Her Standing There While browsing the internet for fun, new video games, I came across this little game (that, of course, is free). The game, a platformer/adventure game, also has an ACTUAL story (which, for the most part, the games I suggested, have not.) You play as a boyfriend to a recently zombified girlfriend. Fearing for her safety, and the safety of others, you must put her in a cage. Every time she escapes, you place her back in the cage. As the game progress, so does the connection between you and the characters. You actually begin to care about the guy, and the girl zombie. The graphics, as with most games I suggest, aren't that impressive. But, to be honest, I hope thats not what people care about. I hope you guys play games for the story, or for the fun. As always, here is the link. Enjoy!
http://armorgames.com/play/13213/i-saw- ... ding-there
Thanks for reading!
Written by Horse
Edited by LibLib, Wuufu, and the Salaxalans