Opening of the 23rd Council of the Republic

[Quebecshire]

Opening of the 23rd Council of the Republic

Office of the Consulate

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Citizens of The League and Concord,


Welcome to the 23rd Council of the Republic! This term we have 22 members serving, a slight decrease but this roster is composed of more established and active members of the community from what I can tell. It's good to see so many people having once again engaged with the nominations and voting process to form our legislature. 

As you all know from our Discord announcement today, @JackEmpire is now the Director of Culture. Naturally, this means we will not be renewing him for another term as Speaker of the Council. We've opted to appoint @Leotropolis/Reykanes as Speaker. They've been around for awhile, mostly as a roleplayer, and we have confidence in them to serve well. 

Last term in the Council was admittedly rather quiet, as many other ongoings have been in other areas of the community and government. However, we were able to finally pass Jammy's CRM-5 to amend the Constitution, and the Council had several important briefings and discussions in its advisory role with the creation of the Domestic Security Bureau and the appointment of our newest Director of Foreign Affairs. 

The Speaker will have to alert you as to their intentions for domestic legislation, if any, for this term. However, if you have an idea, we encourage you to get out there and share it! The government is a collaborative institution and others will be there to help you. For the executive, I can confirm we have a number of exciting (and possibly surprising) topics to share with you over the coming weeks in both culture and foreign affairs, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Here's to another wonderful term!

Quebecshire, Consul
for the Office of the Consulate