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Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

It's me, i'm Matsudaira Katamori (aka katamari-chan). gently caress 3d loving gaijin.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Feb 7, 2014

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Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I notice with great dismay that samurai and non-samurai have equal rights under law, presumably due to the influence of the filthy gaijin that infest our honourable nation like fleas on a dog.

This means that there is a loophole in the law! What is to stop a non-samurai, an inferior person who has not mastered the way of the sword, from procuring a katana in some way and then calling himself a samurai, cheating himself into gaining the vote.

Bill submitted to congress by katamari-chan: Samurai Registration Act

I propose that each state conduct a register, naming those who are samurai and those who are not samurai. Those who do not become samurai through legitimate means (honourable purchase of training, marriage into a noble samurai family, or miraculous defeat of a samurai in fair single combat) will be prohibited from owning katanas. If a non-samurai does become a samurai through legitimate means he should provide evidence of such to his daimyo, who will assess the evidence and add his name to the samurai register if it is legitimate. All samurai must possess a certificate of status bearing his daimyo's seal.

In this way, we will defend samurai tradition and blow away any possibility of fraudulent votes.

End of Bill

e: I acknowledge that this does nothing to assuage the samurai's fears of "corrupt samurai", but before we thoroughly examine the rules of what it means to be a samurai we must first find out who is and who isn't a samurai.

\/\/Keep this poo poo up im gonna roll on you

Namtab fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Feb 7, 2014

# ¿ Feb 7, 2014 01:03

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

We must not indebt ourselves any further to foreign powers. We need to be a strong, independant nation, free from foreign influence.

quote:

Furthermore, while I appreciate the role of tradition in Ezo society, to further restrict the franchise by decimating the ranks of the Samurai is conduct unbefitting a republic. I encourage the Senate to consider the full ramifications of their actions.

We are not an ungrateful nation, and we recognise the role of the French in giving us independence from the Meiji oppressors. However please do not presume that what works half the world away in France will work in Ezo. Do not presume to tell us to abandon centuries of honour and traditions in favour of foreign ideologies.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2014 21:10

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Opium is an insidious weapon that the foreign devils are spreading in our land to chain the minds and bodies of the honourable japanese samurai, thus making them more susceptable to the blade of the foreigner and the insidious lure of the cross.

Sakoku-ha unreservedly supports the opium ban bill

# ¿ Feb 8, 2014 15:54

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I believe the honourable army minister is endeavouring to dilute what it means to be a samurai through the back door. I cannot support his suggestion, and I urge any man who still thinks that honour and tradition are important to vote against his proposal.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2014 17:11

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

After consulting with Keisuke-dono, I have received assurances that peasants shall not be made into samurai through the back door.

With that resolved, I unreservedly pledge my blade to the republic.

I also propose that in exchange for a pledge of fealty to the Ezo republic and service in this war, Matsumae samurai should receive a portion of the conquered land and limited restoration of their traditional rights, with further rights to be restored as time comes. Obviously this will require the approval of the president.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Feb 10, 2014

# ¿ Feb 10, 2014 01:41

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I submit my blade and pledge my life to my new daimyo, the Ezo republic, and the shogun. While I personally intend to fight in this war it is my wish that the Meiji oppression of these islands ends as rapidly as possible. I am therefore pleased that the Shogun has sent our finest negotiator on one of our most magificent ships in order to end hostilities as rapidly as possible.

As I sit now, drinking sake with my sworn brother Sadaaki-dono I feel naught but regret and disgust that the meiji have forced us into this chain of events, and trust in my blade and my companions.

Ezo banzai!

# ¿ Feb 10, 2014 02:40

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I am unfortunately forced to vote No to the Samurai Regulation Code for three reasons.

1.) Permitting congress to override the role of a clan's head in appointing new samurai is foolhardy. The role of creating new clans rests with the shogunate, and the role of adopting new samurai rests with the clan.
2.) Allowing samurai freedom to follow the western "god" is a breach of the samurai's pledge to serve and honour their ancestors and their shogun, as the westerner's faith threatens to erode and dishonour ancient Ezo traditions.
3.) The bill attempts to both register samurai and regulate their rights. I feel that these two things should be the subject of seperate bills, as people such as myself feel that although the need to register samurai is a given, the specifics of what a samurai's rights are require more careful debate.

I didn't lose my leg for this great nation just to watch the president dishonour centuries of tradition

I will resubmit the Samurai Registration Act, taking into account the obvious oversight I made when drawing it up to begin with.

quote:

Bill submitted to congress by katamari-chan: Samurai Registration Act

I propose that each state conduct a register, naming those who are samurai and those who are not samurai.
Anyone who is currently officially considered a samurai shall be automatically added to the list.
Those who do not become samurai through legitimate means (honourable purchase of training, marriage into a noble samurai family, or miraculous defeat of a samurai in fair single combat) will be prohibited from owning katanas.
If a non-samurai does become a samurai through legitimate means he should provide evidence of such to his daimyo, who will assess the evidence and add his name to the samurai register if it is legitimate.
All samurai must possess a certificate of status bearing his daimyo's seal, currently existing samurai shall be issued these upon passage of this law.

End of Bill

If anyone has further suggestions for amendments to this preliminary bill, please let me know.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Feb 12, 2014

# ¿ Feb 12, 2014 23:04

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Gantolandon posted:

For that reason, Matsumae clan fully supports the efforts to make the Ainu people full-fledged citizens. After long deliberation with members of my clan working with CET, I applaud their efforts to incorporate kamuy into Shinto-Buddist beliefs. Some of the more conservative members of the clergy may view this as a breach of tradition. For them, I have the following response: it is no longer only about tradition. We are trying to forge something that withstands the assault of Christianity on our lands. If the survival of our way of life demands recognizing several lesser kami, this is certainly a fair price to pay.

I shall use my influence with the CET to assist in aiding the official recognition of the kamuy as lesser kami. The native ainu may not have the noble samurai culture that we do, but it is our role to recognise them as valuable members of Ezo nontheless.

Proposition Joe posted:

To Matsumae Takahiro, I congratulate you on your recent legal victory. However, I must warn you that your statements about Christianity is ill advised and ultimately can only negatively effect current religious relations in Ezo. I find myself reminding you once again that Christians make up a large portion of the population on Ezo and play a large role in its formation, its economy, and its defense. As the leader of the Christian Faction I am comfortable in saying that Ezo's Christians wish to live and practice in peace; Christians will not be instigating any conflicts in Ezo and if religious tensions swell then everyone will know who to blame.

Christians are a minority and a threat to our very way of life.

E:
[quote]Please don't support rape bill[/b]
Non-samurai afforded concubine priveleges denied to samurai? Dilution of the Ezo race with foreign blood?
Every part of this bill offends me.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Feb 13, 2014

# ¿ Feb 13, 2014 22:23

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Given the choice between a man who has proven again and again that he stands for naught but compromise and appeasement, and a man who stands for the ruination of Ezo, I must regretfully Abstain from this election.

The choice of the lesser of two evils is still evil.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2014 22:25

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Ugh, yet again the president seeks to appease the foreigner at the expense of the Ezo republic. I almost regret going to fight in the war instead of announcing my own candidacy.

Sakoku-ha votes No to bill 2-2 and 2-3. Why should we sell our rightful claims to the Russians? Why should we rely on Russian labour when there are peasants eager to work for the republic?

Sakoku-ha however has no objection and therefore votes Yes to Bill 2-4 and 2-5.

Bill 2-6 would gain a yes from us were it not for the ending clause, which removes the rights to the gold from the daimyo and gives it directly to the government. I'm sure my fellow daimyo would be happy to give a set percentage of the revenues from the gold, but for the government to try and demand it all is tyranny. Sakoku-ha votes no to 2-6

E: On a lighter note, I am pleased to announce that my oldest son, Matsudaira Iichi, has recently turned 15 years of age and was so enraged at the injury I sustained fighting the Meiji and their foreign masters that he immediately volunteered for the army. I entrust his life to Sadaaki-kun and Keisuke-dono during my convalescence.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Feb 16, 2014

# ¿ Feb 16, 2014 16:44

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The amended bill 2-6 has sakoku-ha's support

# ¿ Feb 16, 2014 19:19

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Fall Sick and Die posted:

First of all, these three months, not a single person outside of the Republican Party has proposed any form of legislation whatsoever.

I did and I'm not in your lovely appeasement party. Sakoku-ha does not oppose most of your policies out of some personal grudge against you, we oppose your habit of genuflecting to the gaijin whilst simultaneously throwing the samurai a few shiny crumbs to attempt to distract us from your attempts to sell us to the foreign devils.

What part of Ezo will you sell next?

Namtab fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Feb 18, 2014

# ¿ Feb 18, 2014 00:07

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

JosefStalinator posted:

Also, if someone wants to gain the favor of the GM's, a post compiling the latest versions of the congressional bills would earn them some favor for the turn.

Samurai Registration Act posted:

Bill submitted to congress by katamari-chan: Samurai Registration Act

I propose that each state conduct a register, naming those who are samurai and those who are not samurai.
Anyone who is currently officially considered a samurai shall be automatically added to the list.
Those who do not become samurai through legitimate means (honourable purchase of training, marriage into a noble samurai family, or miraculous defeat of a samurai in fair single combat) will be prohibited from owning katanas.
If a non-samurai does become a samurai through legitimate means he should provide evidence of such to his daimyo, who will assess the evidence and add his name to the samurai register if it is legitimate.
All samurai must possess a certificate of status bearing his daimyo's seal, currently existing samurai shall be issued these upon passage of this law.

End of Bill

You should prob vote yes to this, I know I am

2-1.1 SAMURAI REGULATION CODE OF 1877 posted:

A. The Shogunate Court, composed of the Shogun and the Daimyo, has the obligation to regulate and verify membership in the samurai caste. A register shall be made of all existing samurai and the Shogunate Court shall be tasked with the verification and adjudication of all disputes of samurai status.
1. All Daimyo shall be responsible for maintaining the rolls of the samurai of their clan.
2. Each Daimyo shall provide a 'Certificate of Samurai Status' to all samurai in their clan which verifies their status within the samurai caste.
3. Each ronin shall be able to present evidence of their samurai status to the Shogunate Court. If that evidence is accepted as sufficient, they shall be granted a 'Certificate of Samurai Status' by the Shogunate Court itself.

B. Membership in the samurai caste is established in one of the following ways for any male:
1. Through current status as a samurai
2. Through legitimate patrilineal descent
3. Through adoption by a Daimyo into his clan
4. Through special dispensation of the Shogunate Court

C. One's continued status as samurai is not merely contingent upon ones adoption or descent, but upon adherence to the traditional precepts of the samurai. The Shogunate Court shall have the power to judge and set the standards for those precepts.

D. If a samurai is found to have betrayed the ideals of the samurai, that samurai may be individually stripped of his status, contingent upon the decision of the Shogunate Court. A samurai may have his status challenged for any of the following non-inclusive reasons, recognizing circumstances may provide other reasons not listed:
1. Betrayal
2. Cowardice
3. Disobedience
4. Dishonesty
5. Lack of Filial Piety
6. Injustice
7. Scandal
8. Dishonor

E. Samurai Rights
1. The right of samurai to vote shall not be infringed.
2. The right of samurai to carry their swords shall not be limited.
3. The right of samurai to ride upon a horse shall not be infringed.
4. The right of samurai to defend their honor according to tradition shall not be limited.
5. The right of samurai to leave the service of a daimyo shall not be infringed. A daimyo will have the choice of allowing that samurai to leave, or to bring them before the Shogunate Court and call for their death or ejection from the samurai caste. If allowed to leave, these samurai shall become ronin, and be unable to enter into the service of another daimyo for a period of no less than five years.
6. The right of a samurai to follow the religion of his choice shall not be limited.
7. The right of a daimyo to promote or prevent religious activity in his lands shall not be limited.
8. The right of a daimyo to the life of a samurai retainer belongs to the Shogunate Court.
9. A samurai may not be placed in a subordinate position to a non-samurai.
10. A ronin's freedom of movement through the domains of the Republic of Ezo shall not be limited.
11. A non-samurai may not carry a sword in public, save for military duties imposed by the state.

Way to try and make the samurai slaves of the state, Mr President. Hopefully my friends will have more sense than this.

The Act to Strengthen the Nation, Solve Economic Woes, and Birth Many Sons through Migrant Labor and Concubinage (aka rape the foreigners act) posted:

Recognizing that necessary labor to properly cultivate the land is not present, that prices for labor are increasing, and samurai and merchant alike suffer under the status quo;

THE CONGRESS of the EZO REPUBLIC does hereby RESOLVE:

To fund a mission to China with a mission of procuring some 50,000 migrant workers, all of whom are to be FEMALE;
To empower in this task the Hakodate Shipping Company;
And to allow every male citizen of the Ezo Republic to freely take these migrants as concubines, to bear to him many children, and work alongside him in the field.
Samurai and daimyo will be forbidden to marry these foreigners.

Fyi the president unironically supported this to begin with. Just throwing that out there.

War Time Contributions Act posted:

It would require a 10% tax on all trade income gained by Samurai, but would be limited in time until the next three months. If the war continues and a lengthening is needed, it can be reconsidered in three months. For Samurai who do not engage in trade, nothing would change, and they would pay no taxes.

I don't really care about this one way or the other.

2-2 Sado Island Pacification and Improvement Bill posted:

In order to reap the benefit of our conquest of Sado Island, the following shall be undertaken:

1. The final pacification of Sado Island, utilizing the military to clear the island. The Army Minister shall present a plan to drive the rebels out.
2. The improvement and modernization of the Sado Island gold mine along Dutch lines utilizing Dutch science. Thomas Blakiston shall present a plan to oversee the mine. He shall be paid for his efforts on Sado Island at a fair rate.
3. The profits of the gold mine shall be directly paid to the national treasury for the benefit of the nation and its defense and improvement.

In this act, the government tries to steal our gold.

Bill 2-3 posted:

*Ezo claims to Karafuto/Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands are given up
*Two credits are to be paid to the Ezo Republic
*Ezo ports will be open to Russian trade
*Our merchants will see to the supply of food and timber for Vladivostok, in exchange we will gain access to coal and iron from Russia. This trade will enrich us to the effect of 1 credit per turn.
*Japanese and Ainu peoples from these areas will be free to remain, or to make their way to Ezo.

In which the president proposes we sell Ezo territory to the gaijin in exchange for a pittance

Bill 2-4 posted:

*2 credits will be put towards the building of roads, beginning in our capital of Hakodate and extending northwards from there, until such a time as roads connect each of the Han.
*These roads will be flat, and large enough such that two carriages may pass by one-another unimpeded.
*Improvement of existing roads and paths will take precedence, the building of new roads will take place where there are no existing paths to be improved upon.
*Information from both the Ainu and the survey teams will find the best paths through the mountains and valleys.

Whoa the president actually came up with a good idea, unprecedented.

Bill 2-5 posted:

*Additional spaces within the armed forces would be made available for peasants, farmers, and other non-samurai as troops to bear the brunt and be moved as pawns upon the chessfield of battle in a purely volunteer capacity.
*All officer and leadership positions within the military would be reserved for samurai
*The military reserves the right to set quotas and maintain internal discipline on all kinds of recruits

Another half decent idea, I guess lightning really can strike twice.

Bill 2.6 posted:

*Measures in this bill will commence immediately after the military judges Sado free of significant Meiji forces.
*For their service as commanders in the battle of Sado, Matsudaira Katamori, Otori Keisuke, Matsudaira Sadaaki, Tokugawa Kamenosuke, and Arai Ikunosuke will have the island divided five ways into their estates as daimyo.
*As on Edo, daimyo will be responsible for the day-to-day enforcement and enactment of legislation in their areas, their rites in determining the justice and ways of operation of their estates, and in managing those sworn to them.
*Samurai will be rewarded for their service by land grants out of the estates of daimyo willing to bear the costs.
*Grants and divisions will be determined by the military and internal discussion between the beneficiary daimyo, subordinate to later legal evaluation by the government.

The honourable armies minister formally legalises what the shogun gave us.

I put it to you that the Republican party as it is is little more than a mouthpiece for the president to flood our hallowed chambers of parliament with asinine bills. Little wonder that no other parties than the Republicans and Sakoku-ha have submitted bills, they can't get a word in edgeways.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2014 00:29

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The president, buoyed only by a slim majority, seeks to tighten his grip over congress by sacking a man who defied foolish orders from a man content to sit in the Ezo homeland whilst true warriors fight on the battlefields of Sado. Is this really the character of a samurai? He seeks instead to consolidate his own power by murdering the emperor, instead killing the emperor's sister and using this as an opportunity to displace his political rivals.

The president ignores our constitution by forcibly firing a man who has done nothing wrong, therefore I am forced to put it to the floor myself.

Special Bill 1 posted:

-Otori Keisuke is to lose his position as Army Magistrate on the grounds of disloyalty.
-He shall be replaced by Matsudaira Sadaaki

Special Bill 2 posted:

- Arai Ikunosuke is to lose his position as Naval Magistate on the grounds of disloyalty.
- He shall be replaced by Katsi Katsu

I would also like to propose that the investigation into the wedding incident fully investigates the claims made by the army and naval ministers implicating the president in the murder of the shogun's sister.
My sworn brother is a man of honour and would never target the shogun's family, even as they engage in an abandonment of Ezo tradition. The president has proven himself time and time again to be a weak man of compromise and deceit, maybe he targeted the wedding as a compromise to some internal or foreign power. It is to this end that I propose an amendment to bill 3.2

Bill 3.2.2 posted:

Bill 3-2: The Establishment of an Investigatory Committee

In light of the grave murder of the Shogun's sister, and the events in Satsuma, the Congress of Ezo finds it necessary to form an Investigatory Committee which shall be vested with the full authority of this Congress in the investigation and prosecution of any and all acts of a criminal and dishonorable nature.

Members of this committee are to be:

Takenaka Shigekata (Chair) (amended from Katsu Kaishu)
Matsudaira Naritami (Represented by CXC, who I feel it would be inappropriate ICly to propose)
Kasuga Saemon
Nagai Naoyuki

Any prosecution to come from recommendation by this Committee will be tried in a court presided over by Judges appointed directly by the Supreme Court.

-The independent investigation into the murder of Masako and the wedding bombing is to have the power to fully investigate any member of congress, up to and including the president's office.

Surely no sane man can oppose this amendment. I would also like to recommend that a replacement chair is found, as the current chair stands to gain if the investigation into the president is not conducted fairly. I propose that the chief justice either chair the investigation or finds a chair with no conflict of interests

E: It already exists.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Feb 20, 2014

# ¿ Feb 20, 2014 19:47

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

A RICH WHITE MAN posted:

Katsu Kaishū (勝海舟)

I can oppose it, and I will. It is inappropriate for a Supreme Court Justice to act in the capacity of a prosecutor and investigator; as it is, the Court will have oversight on any finding by this Committee by virtue of appointing the judges that shall preside over any case resulting from our findings. Further, I find your veiled assault on my honor to be distasteful; what do I, Katsu Kaishū, have to "gain"? Where is the conflict of interests? I demand that you elaborate on your vile accusations if you are to make them.

It is, further, interesting for me to see a man so known for his hatred of the Gaijin, so known for his friendship with Matsudaira Sadaaki, speak up in the interests of "fairness" in this investigation.

If the president is acquitted of any wrongdoing then his decision to appoint you as naval minister stands. This is a clear conflict of interests. How can you fairly chair a committee investigating a crime that the president stands accused of if you can gain a cabinet position with his innocence?

I will admit that I am biased towards my sworn brother, but I do not recall appointing myself chairman of the board sent to investigate his alleged crime. I admit to hating the gaijin, but I would never endorse a coward's tactics against them. To suggest these things impugns on my honour.

If you oppose the chief justice chairing this investigation on those grounds, at least allow him to choose impartial investigators.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Feb 20, 2014

# ¿ Feb 20, 2014 21:41

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

2 sounds great, additional independance and improved defences against the meiji are things that we desperately need right now. My holdings on sado contain coal mines that I would be happy to contribute to this cause.

3 (the first one) would also be fantastic, additional food to support the hardworking men and women of Ezo, honest work for the non-samurai, and the opportunity to export excesses to help us invest in maintaining independance.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 00:58

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

A RICH WHITE MAN posted:

Katsu Kaishū (勝海舟)

The Chief Justice cannot appoint investgator, prosecutor, and judge; this is a clear conflict of interests. If I were to step down as a nominee, would it ease your troubled mind? As it is, I fear giving up my seat in Congress would do a great disservice to those who I represent.

This is acceptable, I would be happy to second an amended bill with the vice president chairing the committee.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 14:45

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I'm sure I speak for all of congress when I say that the President and the Army minister's petty bickering within these hallowed halls is an insult to the principles of democracy. The two of you are set to duel to the death, I say that the question of who is acting with dishonour will be decided then, as the righteous one shall possess the clarity of spirit needed to strike down the deceitful one.

Until that day, please keep your argument to yourselves so that we in congress can focus on governance.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 22:09

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

As per the constitution I have already drawn up the relevant bills a while back, but just to be clearly within the decision made by the supreme court

Special Bill 1 posted:

-The position of Army Minister shall be taken by Matsudaira Sadaaki

Sakoku-ha votes YES

Special Bill 2 posted:

- The position of Naval Minister shall be taken by Katsi Katsu[/b]

Sakoku-ha votes NO

To fix the hole in our constitution that leaves the cabinet open to immediate unilateral dismissal by the president, I propose:

On Dismissing Members of the Cabinet posted:

Dismissing members of the cabinet
-Future dismissals from the cabinet will require a vote to be made by the cabinet.
-In the event of a tie, the president's decision is enforced.
-Therefore, blocking the removal of a member of the cabinet requires a clear majority NO vote by the remaining members.

Replacing members of the cabinet
-As per the constitution, if the decision to remove a member of the cabinet is approved by the remaining members, the president shall suggest an initial candidate for that post, which will go to congressional vote. Majority wins.
-If this appointment is blocked, members of congress may announce their candidacy for the vacant position. Prospective candidates require two seconds by other members of congress.
-The presidents's candidate will also be eligible for this vote.
-Once the period to announce candidacy ends, members of congress will vote for which candidate they feel should take the vacant position. The candidate with the most votes will take the position.

I would be happy to hear any amendments/suggestions anyone has for this bill, but as it stands Sakoku-ha votes YES

Namtab fucked around with this message at 23:18 on Feb 23, 2014

# ¿ Feb 23, 2014 15:23

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

It figures that the vice president would want to leave unilateral power in the hands of his boss, so that one day he can have those powers when he becomes president.

Looks like the president and his lackeys will do naught but block meaningful reform. I ask the rest of congress, is this a democracy or a dictatorship?

E: Your mum sends her best

Namtab fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Feb 23, 2014

# ¿ Feb 23, 2014 22:20

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

You talk of dishonouring myself when you are so quick to block legitimate reform? What other reasoning could you have other than you coveting the presidential position for yourself.

I recommend that you apologise for your insults towards the sakoku-ha party, or be prepared to back them with your blade following my release from hospital.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2014 22:42

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Then you leave me no choice but to formally challenge you to a duel. Upon my release from hospital we shall settle this with steel, as words do not seem to reach you.

In the meantime I shall resubmit my bill without what appears to be too enlightened a reform, as I gather that our country is not ready.

On Dismissing Members of the Cabinet posted:

Dismissing members of the cabinet
-Future dismissals from the cabinet will require a vote to be made by the cabinet.
-In the event of a tie, the president's decision is enforced.
-Therefore, blocking the removal of a member of the cabinet requires a clear majority NO vote by the remaining members.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2014 23:17

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I fear that the president fears the consequences of my victory more than any apparent "dishonour" incurred by my defeat.

The president seeks to block my reforms, the President seeks to label me a cripple. It appears that I am useless to the sakoku-ha in government. I shall retire from congress and focus on my other reforms

I hope that my sworn brother finds more success than I did.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Feb 23, 2014

# ¿ Feb 23, 2014 23:31

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

mynamewas posted:

Thomas Crusoe

I petition the whole of ezo to make me an honorary congressman.

(ooc:I doubt that's gonna happen now dude)

# ¿ Feb 24, 2014 01:56

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The canon ending changed but here's the chatlog for anyone interested in a clusterfuck.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2014 19:28

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I am now the former education minister, and I'm mad as h*ck.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2014 18:16

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Fall Sick and Die posted:

I call upon Matsudaira Sadaaki to form a true party to act as a loyal opposition to the Nationalist Party.

Isn't that what the Homeland faction already is?

# ¿ Mar 15, 2014 01:10

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

This war will be won on the water, and we need to fund a naval expansion quickly. I have no wife, no child, and therefore no need for my estate or my land. I therefore intend to sell my estate and donate the money to the Ezo government for the express purposes of building more ships and training people to operate them.

I realise well that this is but a drop in the ocean with regards to funding, but the sakoku-ha dream of an independant Ezo cannot be fulfilled if we lose Ezo to the Meiji. It goes against my beliefs for Ezo to have to purchase ships from the gaijin, but idealism means nothing to a corpse. To all followers of the sakoku-ha way, we must be pragmatic for the time being.

To my friends, do not worry about where I will live and sleep. I have been offered lodgings at the shrine in our capital, the home of the Shinto reforms. I will have enough to fulfil my simple needs there, and will still be able to attend congress easily enough.

Itakura Katsukiyo
-Former minister for education.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Mar 16, 2014

# ¿ Mar 16, 2014 18:45

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

As the de-facto leader of the Sakoku-ha party, I hereby announce the dissolution of sakoku-ha.
*Walks over to Matsudaira Sadaaki*
I pledge my support to Sakurakai. May this party forever defend our traditions and our way of life.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2014 19:40

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The shogun is innocent, a victim of a vile plot by the president to rid this land of it's traditional values and place himself as a dictator for life.

When will the Nationalist party wake up and rid themselves of this cancerous leech perched at the top of them, seeking naught but to claim Ezo as his own dominion.

E: What also alarms me is the increasing amount of control that foreigners have over our nation.
-America and France run our economy for us
-We sold those islands to Russia for a pittance
-Our SHOGUN has been falsely arrested to be handed over to the british as a scapegoat for another man's crimes
-We're likely going to accept (although I for one choose to vote NO based on the fourth clause) a peace treaty that gives more Ezo territory to the Germans.

I ask you, how much more of our nation must we hand over to the gaijin in the name of a divided Japan?

I for one would like for our diplomats to seek peace with the Meiji. Too many lives have been lost in a war that is currently at a complete stalemate, we lack the manpower to press an attack, they currently lack the naval power to break our defences. We are back to square one with this war, and all we have to show for it is dead samurai. We should seek a peace based on mutual benefit, and focus our attention on building Ezo into a great nation, free from foreign control.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Mar 27, 2014

# ¿ Mar 27, 2014 18:45

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

*Kneels before the Ezo flag*

My loyalty as a samurai is first to my emperor, then to the shogun. I support the shogun's innocence.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2014 19:11

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The "evidence" is likely a gaijin forgery, based on an eagerness to weaken ezo as opposed to the facts.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2014 19:18

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

This evidence is circumstantial at best, and clearly forged at worst. The shogun doesn't even have a harem.

FYI having the key witness be someone who's been tortured until he told investigators the lies they wanted to hear is a great start.

Namtab fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Apr 2, 2014

# ¿ Apr 2, 2014 23:47

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

No RICE, NO LIFE

Scrawled in red paint outside the finance ministry

# ¿ Apr 3, 2014 01:38

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Fall Sick and Die posted:

As for the Shogun, we will be proceeding with a trial based on the evidence we have gathered. Due to the sensitive political nature of this trial, it will be closed to the public and held in a secret location, yet we shall report the full and uncensored proceedings daily in the newspapers so that the citizens will have a full view of what is going on. In light of his support for the Shogun's position, I nominate Nagai Naoyuki to serve as the defense counsel for the Shogun, however this is purely a voluntary service and he may refuse if he wishes. If he will not take the position, some other volunteer will need to be found, otherwise we shall nominate a student from the Tokugawa Law School to serve as the Shogun's lawyer.

Naturally the president holds the shogun in a secret location, unable to communicate with his defence team or the outside world in general.
Why are so many people turning a blind eye to the president's "justice". It could be you next.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2014 14:28

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

Colonel Wood posted:

Matsudaira Tarou - Vice President

As I mentioned before, the Shogun's regent is illegally in control of a private militia which represents a clear danger to public safety. Were he to publicly relinquish control of this militia to the Army we could then talk about seeing him.

"If the regent stops breaking the law, we will too"

-The Nationalist Party, unironically

# ¿ Apr 4, 2014 17:16

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The president seems to continuously forget his constitutional duty to put cabinet appointments to a congressional vote.

This serves as further proof that he grows weary of having to obey the constitution and would rather rule Ezo as a dictator.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2014 17:31

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I wonder how much coin the Nationalists slipped to the chamberlain to get him to denounce his own charge.

It is worth noting that the president, the matsudairas and the Shinsengumi have no right to remove the shogun.

The appointment of the shogun is, and always will be, at the pleasure of the Emperor.

Tokugawa Kamenosuke therefore remains shogun

Namtab fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Apr 5, 2014

# ¿ Apr 5, 2014 18:03

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2025 23:08

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I die knowing that I loving destroyed the real traitor to Ezo.

Even if the ruling class think of me as a criminal, even if my name is never noted in the books, true Ezo patriots will remember me as the hero who struck down the man who would sell out Japan to the gaijin.

I regret nothing.

# ¿ Apr 14, 2014 22:04

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