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 Otori Keisuke, Army Minister Gentlemen, let us not dispute and militate against eachother in this time of impending national peril. As we speak, the Germans arm the Meiji to permit the continued conspiracy to undermine our great independent realm. I suggest the Defense of Nation Act, submitted humbly to the distinguished members of the legislature. This act would Set both the Army and Navy maintenance to four credits and order an expansion of both forces. We must strengthen our country and never surrender! You legislators have the lobes for raising funds, I am sure you will find a way to accommodate these most urgent provisions.
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Feb 7, 2014 03:33
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ForeverBWFC posted:Hayashi Tadasu Otori Keisuke, Army Minister We will discuss this with the Finance Magistrate. Thank you for the suggestion.
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Feb 7, 2014 04:22
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 Otori Keisuke, Army Minister We thank various parties for their astute endorsement of further military action and funding. Funding will require plans to avoid becoming waste, and the army has many projects that will let us better enable the protection of our state and the liberation of the mainland. We plan first to expand the army's size due to the doubling of thee budget from 5,000 to 10,000 active persons and to lower the cost of these proposals by allowing exiled samurai to join the ranks starting in positions befitting their skill at arms. Furthermore, we hope to increase efficiency the procurement of new armaments so long as they are in line with tried and tested traditions in combat and increase efficiency by creating military councils among the officers in which we can come to a better consensus on defensive strategy. We thank the President for his excellent analysis of the options our righteous government has to project its influence and hope to converse with him shortly about the options. Funding increases to both the army and navy are critical to any effort given the need both to defeat the naval forces of Meiji Japan and pacify resistance on dry land. Litos fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Feb 7, 2014 |
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Feb 7, 2014 22:04
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister We would be honored to carry our state's banner into the regions and liberate Sado from its occupiers. In light of the proposal of an army project above, the doubling of the force instead of an untraditional increase in Samurai, we ask that the government perhaps consider holding to the initial proposition of 4 credits for the army, though 5 for the navy is a generous, positive, and well-needed development. Without a force of around 10,000, the defense of the mainland and simultaneous charges against Sado will be unmanageable, and there seems to be a misunderstanding in which our proposal may have gone unnoticed; we do not intend to waste a cent. We humbly ask the government consider our proposal.
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Feb 8, 2014 13:03
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister In light of the necessary manpower to take the conquests proposed, I forward this bill for the distinguished legislature's consideration: Appropriations Act of 1877 1. Areas designated by the government for conquest, inclusive of Sado island, are to be divided between supporting areas and non-supporting areas. 2. Specific areas on a case by case basis deemed supporting will be unaffected by this law, though they may receive additional reward for the purpose of expedient conquest. Cities and other areas incompatible with the estates model will be made into supporting areas. 3. Unsupporting areas will be divided into estates by the men in service who have played the bravest role in the conquest of the island and have submit to reduced maintenance programs. 4. Men receiving estates, which will be divided on the basis of merit in combat, will be titled as nobility with full rank and privilege. 5. Conditions will be established for receiving estates; men must accept lower salaries (though not lower quality equipment and supplies) for the time being as conquests complete and submit themselves to further conquests ordered by the rightful authorities of the state. We hope to attract a large number of eager recruits willing to fight for honor and land instead of slices of the military's budget. Additionally, this will work to reward men for their martial merit and muster the strength of the traditional martial nobility towards the righteous cause of the state.
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Feb 9, 2014 15:25
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Takanago posted:Matsudaira Sadaaki 松平 定敬 (S) Otori Keisuke, Army Minister That's not the point of the proposal; we want displaced and exiled samurai to reclaim their rightful privileges through service to the state. Their lands have been taken from them and unfortunately Edo does not have enough land and peasants to give them redress. Conquest is the art of the Samurai families with "rich blood and hundreds of years of martial history" and this is not a break with tradition but a reinstitution of it. Titles through campaigns have been awarded for thousands of years of Japanese history. I fear that regardless of who commands the assault, it will be costly and draining without the best of the samurai to support it. Peasants and Samurai are equally deserving of rewards but are unequal in their ability to gain those deserts. Samurai have trained all their lives for combat and will be more meritorious and brave, you need not worry about class warfare. The proposal will go through not as an ordinance but an option for soldiers. If you personally hold different values, you have the choice of not accepting lands for your services, honorably distinguishing yourself through old values alone. However, others may have different designs, and I really did not know that you would want to prohibit all samurai from getting rewards for their conquests. Would you really deny that right to them? Litos fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Feb 9, 2014 |
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Feb 9, 2014 20:06
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister If you would like to propose an alternate proposal that you believe would have the same level of support in the legislature declaring that the option to forgo salary in exchange for estates should be reserved only to proven samurai and daimyo, then you have my endorsement. The ideological considerations of this proposal are not the domain of the military, rather that should be left up to those who are most deeply affected by them like you and other deserving daimyo. I thank you for your offering of services and wholeheartedly endorse you as a commander of the assault of Sado. Your offering is a prime example of the spirit our martial men should take to revive the country. I hope to converse with you on productive terms later about strategy so we can achieve total and honorable victory.
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Feb 9, 2014 21:03
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister The general is correct; peasants will receive rewards, but more befitting of their status. There will be no backdoor into the nobility, and I did not wish to be unclear. We are only wanting to restore valliant warriors to their rightful and deserved lands. I thank him and all others who join for their bravery and valor.
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Feb 10, 2014 01:45
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister I thanks the most noble and sovereign Shogun for his appointment, blessing, and courageous contribution to the campaign. I submit before his righteous authority and hope that all others involved will as well; we certainly hope that those thinking diplomacy may solve this issue will muster their courage and see if the Meiji can be reasoned with.
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Feb 10, 2014 02:37
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister First, I would like to recognize the feats and accomplishments of the men who assailed Sado and scored this unprecedented strategic and tactical victory, especially Matsudaira brothers, who have endured great toil and displayed a dragon's courage to make the plans of the military commission a reality! We hope that the Shogun and legislature will smile upon the division of the island among critical daimyo and samurai who have enabled this miracle on the field. Presently, we control a large portion of the island fighting against formerly insurmountable odds. The campaign will see total victory in short time as the progress shows no signs of abating. We thank the home government for their staunch support of our glorious campaign of expansion and pre-emtpion of he aggression of our foes. This war is ordained by the Republic's ideals and state and ought to be pursued to that end. We hope that unity and stabilize at home can match with advances and triumphs at the front. To that end, I have, as part of a military need, established a loyal conference of civilian officials within the Republican Party to support Enomoto's government and rally a strong and reliable base in this time of war. Misrepresentation in the media is natural: my colleagues do not intend to challenge the internal unity of any party, and instead wish to provide our leader with the unwavering support he needs in time of crisis, to build a "stone wall" of strength and opposition to national vacillation and incorrect thought. Thus, naturally, we, provided the support of the Shogun, endorse Enomoto's proposals for the structure of government and the utilization of the resources of Sado. I would like to direct the government's attention next to the war and impending threat against the homeland. Further increases to the capacity of the navy and fortifications are advised in the face of the childlike rage of our enemies.
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Feb 13, 2014 00:06
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister Any of my like minded colleagues in the Republican party should support President Enomoto as the best choice in these elections. On the matter of Sado, I will privately discus the plan with the President and military that way we do not repeat the inexpediency of letting the enemy know our plans for a second time. The Satsuma Rebels have good chances of securing the south if there an be a larger scale dissent against Japan and diversions from the North. I suggest two options. First, that we begin to contact foreign powers in regards to Germany's involvement with Meiji and convince them that the alternative of an Ezo-led coalition of successor states would be preferable while mustering to reclaim Honshu. The second option is that we allow for the Satsuma warriors to fight but offer them transport at any time to Ezo. Samurai men cannot be convinced to cowardly flee in the face of danger, but when the odds are insurmountable it may be their only chance at vanquishing their enemies in the future. We can do these concurrently if we're willing to stomach both.
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Feb 14, 2014 21:43
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister I urge my colleagues who hold firm to Republican principles to vote for Bill 2-2 as it will be a critical boon to the national budget and facilitate further military action. While I commend the foreign minister on his expert negotiations, I must say foreign policy is not my domain and will reserve judgment until other foreign delegates have offered their input. Bill 2-4 is a well-intended development and has my full support. Some may think Bill 2-5 is a divergence from the status quo or a slippery slope, but I and my experts conclude that this is entirely not the case. For thousands of years, Samurai have been using Ashigaru to supplement our forces and presently there are already programs to draft peasants into the army. Bill 2-5 is a recognition of reality and the only way in which dissent in the ranks could be created is that peasants rise to officer position, which is strictly prohibited. We propose the following amendment to avoid remaining opposition in the ranks: 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. While this may already be implied, it should be made clear given the rise of Western-style text-based law in our government system. Whether this reality is the right trend is irrelevant to the short-term needs of the military. But I have argued only defensively against attacks; the benefits are clear. As our ancestors did, we need peasants to supplement our forces in a time of greatly imbalanced odds. In regards to Satsuma, Matsumae Takahiro is hereby commissioned into armed service and made General of the South to bravely lead a quarter of the Republic's Samurai soldiers to assist our Samurai brethren in gaining independence from the Meiji. Two-quarters will remain to pacify Sado while one quarter will immediately return to Ezo. Afterwards, a smaller force will be left in Sado to defend the island, suppress revolt and man artillery to destroy naval landings from Honshu while the majority of our forces will return to Ezo to defend against Meiji's disorganized but large invasion force of 100,000. For their courageous service in the battle of Sado, I propose Bill 2-6 to, in accordance with the uncontested measures passed last season, distribute the island among the brave samurai who helped to pacify it. Bill 2-6 posted:*Measures in this bill will commence immediately after the military judges Sado free of significant Meiji forces. It is the duty of the people and state to reward their courageous samurai, and the duty of officers of the Republic to facilitate these deserts. Thus, as Army Minister, I offer to bear the full financial burden of rewards and offer to divide my estates on Sado and Ezo among samurai receiving land grants for their services. Litos fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Feb 16, 2014 |
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Feb 16, 2014 15:09
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Bill 2-6 has been revised as follows:quote:*Measures in this bill will commence immediately after the military judges Sado free of significant Meiji forces. The final clause is taken out, though bill 2-2, should it pass, will allow for the full annexation of the gold by the national government.
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Feb 16, 2014 18:56
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Otori Keisuke, Army Minister The stonewall republicans vote in the following way: 2-1, Samurai Regulation Code: Yes, this is a way to make concrete the class divisions and pave the way for a stable Ezo in which the samurai are conscious of the need to fight radicalization. 2-2: Yes, the budgetary problems outweigh. Wartime Contributions Act: Yes, I remind my colleagues this only taxes samurai who take part in merchantlike behavior. Samurai should adhere to their ancestral duties for a strong republic. 2-3: No, foreign delegates have informed us that this rapproachment with the Russians will not be popular with their governments and that we may be digging ourselves into greater foreign problems by "solving" this one. Ezo does not need to sell its dignity and lands in order to protect itself, we are a nation of warriors. Opposition to this measure from our honorable Shogun has cemented our conviction that it is unfortunately too controversial. The Foreign Minister has demonstrated in the past that he is capable of great diplomatic skill and I hope that in the future he may negotiate a fairer treaty with Russia that does not turn Ezo into a Faustian Republic. I have full confidence in his abilities to benefit the people in this way. 2-4: Yes, a commendable infrastructural project. 2-5: Yes, a recognition of a fait accompli and a military necessity in this time of national crisis. 2-6: Yes, it is not only well-deserved but the product of pre-arranged bills declared last turn. Though I thank the Shogun wholeheartedly for his endorsement of our faction for the Congressional elections, I am saddened to see his opposition to Bill 2-6. I understand that denying to one Matsudaira brother what is given to another will balance the power of fiefs in Ezo, but Sado is significantly smaller than Ezo and these men fought bravely to deserve what they have. It is rooted in tradition for Shoguns to reward their best warriors, and is the loss of a leg insufficient to warrant reward? These brothers are meritorious, so I plead for you, Lord Shogun, to be generous and give them their deserts. I thank Congress for voting in favor of Bill 2-6 and I can see a compromise between the positions. Bill 2-6 says the islands lands are to be divided into estates, but these could all be Estates under the Shogun, fiefs that the Shogun has control over. This may not fully reward brave men for their service but it will give some consolace, all while empowering the Shogun all the same because it revives the ancient tradition of the Shogun being more than a single lord, a single daimyo on the island but the lord of the lords who has other lords' estates a part of his. I humbly ask him to consider this position. For non-daimyo samurai who deserve reward, should bill 2-6 fail, we are proceeding as a military matter with the process of giving you estates regardless. ((This has nothing to do with the above, it's talking about the smaller samurai who aren't daimyo but fought to deserve land grants)) I have volunteered my own estate and I am glad to see that our gracious and astute President Enomoto has done the same, and we will, by process of traditional ceremony to find the ideal post for you and your progeny, determine from which lord you will receive fiefs for your brave and honorable service, so that you may continue to serve him and the country as the decades pass. This measure does not require a law as two daimyo have volunteered their estates for this process. We thank you all again for your noble service.
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Feb 18, 2014 16:43
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate Bill 2-6 stands amended. quote:*Samurai will be rewarded for their service by land grants out of the estates of daimyo willing to bear the costs. Litos fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Feb 18, 2014 |
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Feb 18, 2014 20:05
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate As per instructed by the Sado Development Bill, here is our official end-quarter report of military movements, posted after developments to ensure Meiji is not able to predict our movements: An offensive commanded by Matsudaira Sadaaki and Otori Keisuke is set to take the remainder of Sado, after which point a quarter of our men are to remain to pacify the island and defend it from Meiji, overseeing gold extraction efforts while the rest are either dispatched to Satsuma or to the homeland to defend it from the impending Meiji assault. Samurai who have honorably and admirably performed in the Sado offensive are to be rewarded with grants out of the estates of President Enomoto and Army Magistrate Keisuke who have volunteered their estates for this purpose, determined by ceremony and traditional posting. General Matsuma is to command a force to go to Satsuma and assist the noble samurai there fighting valliantly against the corrupt Meiji regime. May their success be profound and devastating to our enemies. In lieu of generals on the mainland, I ask that Kasuga Saemon, building on his contributions to military doctrine, take a commission as a general overseeing the defense of Ezo to protect us from a possible attack by the Meiji. Thank you all, may this great country be victorious and prosperous. Litos fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Feb 19, 2014 01:06
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate The attacks on the wedding of the Shogun's sister are an outrage. I have ordered the home army to cooperate with the security ministry and all other organs of the military and government to launch a full scale investigation as to who is responsible; we hope that all rural paramilitaries and daimyo will cooperate and the honorable Security Magistrate will take control of this operation and be able to direct us accordingly to bring justice to the perpetrators.
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Feb 20, 2014 03:37
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate, Chairman of the Republican Party Enomoto Fumeiyona, eight years ago I thought I had seen the last moment of your insanity. On the eve of one of the greatest military victories in the history of our Republic, you contemplated Seppuku. The sun was setting on that warm night in June of 1869 and you came crawling into the officers' barracks asking the honorable men to assist you with the traditional decapitaiton. "If it's dying you want you can do it anytime.", I told you. You had fired me the night before for disobeying your orders; do not forget sir, this is not the first time we have quarreled. The day after, I and my generals ordered our men to surrender. Then, in the tradition of some of Japan's most accomplished daimyo and generals, we gained an excellent position with which to smash the Meiji. Our honorable Navy Minister made short work of the Meiji fleet in a concurrent battle, and our Republic was preserved. But just three days earlier, our "founding father" was one witticism short of becoming a founding corpse. Seppuku is honorable, but victory, that is sweeter, and for a leader to abandon his men is disgraceful. I thought I saw the end of that insanity after saving Enomoto's life, but it was clear I overestimated him. After a great victory in Sado, and manyfold expansion of our defensive capabilities, eh wants to fire me, and accuses me of engineering a conflict between Matsumae and Saigo. Worse yet, this happens in a time of national peril and dual threats from the Meiji and internal terrorism. These accusations are not only baseless but impossible. Look at what I conducted in the last several months: renewed victory in Saigo, the salvation of the Republican party and the balance of power, mobilization of thousands of men, fair and honorable land compensation and distribution out of my own estate. How many things can I manage, and what interest do I have in eliminating Matsumae, who I myself commissioned, appointed, and asked to join in service. Yes, I will admit it, I disobeyed the President, but no, neither I nor a majority in either the party or military council has a single regret. The President's sanity has been faltering for the past year; the great Enomoto that we once knew is now a husk of himself. His elimination of term limits that he himself implemented in the founding of this country is nothing short of corruption, his public release of specific plans of the military are confirmed to have needlessly killed hundreds of our men, and his harebrained attempted coup against the Satsuma Rebellion cost us a thousand men, and would have cost 5,000. When I dispatched the venerable General Matsumae to Satsuma, he had orders to assist the rebels if they were to help, but the President had different ideas. Matsumae is sitting in captivity not because of undersupply, but because of confirmed interference directly from the executive branch that gave Saigo the conviction that Enomoto wanted to kill him. Enomoto's plan was to use 5,000 samurai to outvote the Satsuma rebels, put Saigo to death, and control the rebellion from Ezo. Earlier I and other military officials presented the clear alternative of helping if Saigo asked and always making boats available for transport on the Satsuma heroes' own accords, but Enomoto would not listen. General Matsumae has redeemed himself and his family to the state and had given indication that he was following his own designs, a different set of orders, bearing no objection when twice I publicly and privately announced that the mission would receive 1,000 samurai. Let's consider the options. Deploying 1,000 samurai had the potential of this being the diplomatic mission that General Matsumae astutely wished it would be. Deploying 5,000, against the will of Saigo, which I and the President were both aware of, was an invasion. Saigo had tens of thousands of men, we would have 5,000 at best. I and Enomoto agree on one thing; that this operation would have proceeded differently had his endangering orders been followed. Saigo would not even have considered talking; the first order of business would have been an ambush, and 5,000 would have died, not 1,000. Their souls are an unfortunate loss, suffered from Enomoto's folly, and they fought bravely, but we needed those 4,000 men to defend the mainland. Let's speak plainly, 5,000 samurai was every single samurai who joined the military last season. They would all be dead. Enomoto's accusations that the attack on the Shogun is related to me are shameful. Not only does he have no evidence, I've offered the military's services in an investigation not led by us. I made my resolutions for the season long before any conflict with the Shogun, they couldn't have changed. But don't let this be a declaration of mere complaint, let me point out realities. To avoid conflict within the government, I offered to resign independently, but Enomoto refused out of his mad desire to project his force after a year of criticism. The Republican Party has conferred, and in its majority it recognizes the abandonment our increasingly misjudging president had given it in the elections and the fact that salvation came only from the figures Enomoto now criticizes. The majority of the party has declared it does not support this move, especially not after the victories in Sado and the effective mobilization designs, and Enomoto stands supported only by a slim minority. The structure of this party has changed since the last election. So why does this matter? Because the President cannot replace a magistrate without the approval of a majority of Congress, and the President cannot rule without the support of his own party. Furthermore, staff appointments have been decided by precedent to need approval from the military council in which active officers and generals vote. The President's failure to consult the court, the legislature, or the military is not only unilateral, but stupid. Enomoto cease to pretend you have the guts to fight me. You misjudged the odds in our greatest military victory to warrant seppuku, and you have misjudged your failing strength. Your challenge I accept with all due willing though, but we will not defile the legislature's floors with your blood. We will do battle honorably in the Goryokaku fortress, where without me you would have died many years ago. If it's dying you want, you can do it anytime.s
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Feb 20, 2014 04:47
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate, Chairman of the Republican Party Put away your empty threats, Enomoto. You've already conceded by both not challenging them and letting us know openly that you set up the mission to Saigo. 1,000 men are dead not because of an honorable command and attempt to support our brethren, but because of a snakelike plot by you to usurp leadership over the rebellion and satisfy your ego. 5,000 would be dead, every samurai who enlisted during the invasion of Sado if I had listened to you; this Republic would not have existed if I had listened to you in June of 1869. Your titles you think give you powers, but you once again prove your ineptness by not reading the laws. The President is never given authority in the United States Constitution or the Ezo Constitution to vacate ministerial positions, this is only implied by his power to replace, but replacement takes a congressional vote. Furthermore, insight is necessary to govern a country, so consider this insight; you cannot fire someone without a replacement. If you are commander in chief, tell me, which battles did you command? When have you done more than hid in your office while brave men died in your name on the front? The President cannot function in his executive capacity until he regains his mental faculties. Until then, it is up to the rest of us to keep this madman in check. I will check him with my blade, but let us not despoil the laws while we await him in his own castle, which he cowardly refuses to fight in. Only destiny can determine death, and I saved this man from his destiny out of a desire to give him a second chance. Destiny wants its deserts, and it will receive them. Enough with the excuses, be a man. We will have a vote, inside our council and in this congress. Until you file a court case otherwise, ruling will come only through pragmatism and reality, not your titles. You cannot destroy the unity of this government and country in a time of crisis without approval, and certainly cannot do so without your own party.
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Feb 20, 2014 05:44
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Fall Sick and Die posted:
Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate, Chairman of the Republican Party There are no grounds for sacking the Naval Minister other than his protest at the nomination of a suspect of justice until the investigation concludes and proves his non-involvement. Sacking the entire military cabinet in in a time of war and terror is not only paranoid but an abuse of power and obstruction of justice. You were the father of the Republic but your recent actions are insane. Let me remind you that you did not only plan the invasion of Sado, you planned it in public, and hundreds of men died because Meiji knew exactly where we were attacking. It was not you who did more than propose the invasion; honorable generals planned and fought on the front, and these men you have to thank for victory. You deny your claims, but Saigo knows and you yourself conceded you wanted to kill him. You are responsible for the murder of 1,000 men out of a harebrained political scheme, and that would have been 5,000. Noone is at fault but you for your loss of support. You abandoned the party in the elections while you were busy conspiring against Saigo. Now you accuse them of treachery; this is not the way to win our support again. Was it you who was building the school, or your money? Charitable that is indeed, but no certification for your merit as a man. And as you should well know, you accepted pledges as well, but only because fief granting traditionally entails them. I have not gained anything from receiving pledges, I have quartered my lands and granted them as legitimate reward. It's good to see however that we have compelled you to subordinate yourself to Congress. No longer does the President claim to be above the rulings of his representatives. This is nothing short of a concession that Presidents have no power of to vacate ministries alone. You have just conceded: I am not fired. I thank you for showing us our constitution and reminding us of its contents, and nowhere in it does it give the President the power to vacate, only the power to propose changes with Congress's support. Don't play victim, I offered to resign to preserve unity, but you needed a power trip after feeling offended by the challenges delegates had levied to your authority last season. You are not defending constitution because the whole purpose of constitution is to limit the executive; it has taken this whole argument just to get you to concede that the legislature matters for more than bills. I thank the Supreme Court Justice for his offer but there is another case to attend to as well, if he is willing to hear it. I file Otori v. Tokugawa, declaring that the Shogun is found nowhere in the Constitution and he has no power over daimyo. The Shogun is given the power to elevate by past law, but past law can be overturned, and it does not give him the power to take away estates. The Shogunate Court is compromised of the Shogun and the Daimyo, not the Shogun alone, so even if it were a constitutional body, the 14 year old Shogun has no rights to make decisions in it. This is by no means an affront to the Shogun or his honorable regent who I understand is judiciously shielding and guiding him in this time of adolescence and crisis, as we can follow by an official addition of the Shogun to the constitution, but through legitimate legislative amendment. Litos fucked around with this message at 14:41 on Feb 20, 2014 |
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate, Chairman of the Republican Party Crazy president, betrayer of Matsumae and a thousand men, harbinger of division, if you insist that Congress must be tainted with the vileness of your blood for generations after our battle, then we will duel on this floor the day of our seasonal recess, open for the viewing of Congress when all their business has cleared. To Lord Matsumae, I offer my condolences to you for the betrayal of you and your men by our President. He has conceded to the attempted assassination of Saigo, an effort to take control of the rebellion, and a foolhearty attempt to kidnap the Emperor, and I thnak you for your confirmation that your only intent was to assist the rebellion and not to aid his designs. Condolences alone will not free you, and if I survive this duel I pledge my life to freeing you and hope Enomoto will do the same should he emerge by some error in fate's judgement the victor. Until then we officially advance the following items to the seasonal docket for a vote so that we can confirm truly what political will supports: Replacement of Otori Keisuke Replacement of Arai Ikunosuke Impeachment Enomoto Takeaki If it's dying you want, you can do it anytime.
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Feb 20, 2014 19:30
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I'd like to take this time to submit a bill considering the use of neutrocellulose.
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Feb 21, 2014 02:18
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Fall Sick and Die posted:
Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate, Chairman of the Republican Party This is ridiculous. 5,000 men dying because of an oversight of the president is not pledging service to the Constitution but the abuse of the Constitution. Military academies are not political propaganda else your recent action is political propaganda. Educating soldiers in your own ideals is worse than anything even the greatest exaggeration of what I have done. The army is supposed to recruit and recruitment is not a political move. We have seen the hypocrisy of this illegitimate president in his inability to maintain coherence within the space of 4 paragraphs.
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Feb 21, 2014 20:46
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Otori Keisuke, Army Magistrate, Chairman of the Republican Party Very simple. The Shogun claims he can decide on Samurai and Daimyo status. On both counts the law to which he refers actually says it's the Shogunate Court composed of all Daimyo meeting as a regular Senate would that does so. ((Mechanically works like votes)) Harms: Shogun determines who votes and who can be in Congress. I am a member of Congress. I would not be able to vote despite being elected. That's illogical, meaning he could argue people he doesn't like shouldn't be in Congress either, meaning implied Constitutional authority is in the hands of the Shogun, except the Shogun is not in the Constitution. This does not mean we would be unhappy to add him, simply that he is not. The Constitution determines voting rights and government function so any extra-legal determination of voting rights is not allowed. Various amendments protect property rights and non-samurai are not allowed the same privileges including the right to hold a sword. The traditional argument also functions. Emperor Enjuu is already recognized as our ceremonial head of state and has been since 1867, not the Shogun. The Head of State bestows honors. The Shogun is simply the caretaker for the Head of State, but the Tokugawa household maintains it is a caretaker for a foreign head of state, the Yamato household in Honshu, not our recognized Head of State. If the Tokugawa Shogunate changes which master it recognizes as its employer and maintains legal authority, then I and other daimyo and samurai still protected because any change would be ex-post facto. Additionally, the vote for the Samurai Regulation Code from which the Shogun derives his power happened after all actions during the last season by the Army Magistrate. Section D cites areas of violation that would warrant rights being taken away. Because the law was signed after these actions happened, punishment would be ex post facto and the Constitution protects us from ex post facto punishment. How do the estates of Daimyo exist? This is another angle that strengthens government. Their precedent are States with their own ways of regulation and internal laws. Currently they do not experience democratic elections, but the constitution does not bind regions and territories to do so. Representation in the Shogunate Court of each daimyo is sufficient to claim parallel to the "Senator" situation in the United States. There is no precedent for governors of states to be removed by the national government, that is a purely internal matter. States were established through national consensus in an implied national law and ground-up change on the level of popular sovereignty or accession to a Union. These changes are irreversible by law until a Constitutional Amendment like the United States 14th Amendment places Supremacy of higher authorities over bottom-up change. The Shogun was one of the individuals who made the proposal, not the one who signed it into law. Yet more devastating, the law doesn't let daimyo be removed.. Daimyo like myself can promote samurai in our own domains, but the Shogunate court can only remove samurai not Daimyo, meaning that any Daimyo is immune to being called not a samurai because he can always determine his own status. This is also in line with tradition. Can a non-samurai be a Daimyo? It can be argued not, but a Daimyo has closer access to his person and his clan so his verdict of re-appointment will always arrive before a verdict of demotion, and even if he is deposed the person appointed daimyo is given power by the law to determine samurai status through the clan, which still rules the Estate. Thus the clan, even if it has no people in it, is ruled by the daimyo appointee who can rename himself a samurai and become a daimyo again. Summary: The Shogun is not head of state. The Shogun is a caretaker for a foreign head of state not our own. The Shogun is not in the constitution. The Shogunate Court has authority not the Shogun. It has not met. Ex-Post facto protection prevents seizure for actions after the fact. Daimyo estates decide samurai status and regulatory matters as internal facts independent of the national government until the constitution is amended. The Shogun would have implied powers to decide voting rights, property rights and Congressional seats, directly contradicting the Constitution. Thus the Samurai Regulation Code is unconstitutional on those grounds. Any of these points independently nullify the Shogun's acts. The Samurai Regulation Code altogether could be nullified because Constitutional law takes precedent, but that may not be necessary since even under the law our interpretation is correct. Thank you your honor. Litos fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Feb 23, 2014 |
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Colonel Wood posted:Matsudaira Tarou - Vice President ((It goes to highest ranking general temporarily iirc based on US precedent. I've confirmed voting always happens during the turn, but probably in the beginning.))
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Otori Keisuke, Prisoner poo poo! *Seppukus*
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I shall be Saji Kobei - agrarian laborer working for the Aizu (Matsudaira clan), agitating against his clan's stranglehold over Ezo affairs and voiceless status of the peasantry. Russian Orthodox convert.
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Saji Kobei Leader of the Ezo Peasants' and Workers' Coordination Society "Transcript of Annual Address Speech Delivered to the Peasants and Workers Society Council posted:
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Fall Sick and Die posted:ooc: lol you wrote all of that and painstakingly translated it and you don't know how to spell transcript Trainscript is more modern.
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 Saji Kobei Ezo banzai, comrades! The blunderous invasion of the Meiji has been vanquished by the superior coordination and cohesion of Ezo's people untied against a common foe. Some may say the costs have been great, as 5% of our population has been killed in combat, but no price is not worth the freedom of a democratic system. Some may say that the society is still broken, but the Republic is the solution. Some may say that the battles marked a systematic error, but this error our victory proves we have managed to correct. Now, the country stands as a unified family planting seeds in their farm, ready to improve the common prosperity of all. I would like to take this moment to eulogize our former President and founding father Enomoto Takeashi, whose commitment to the expansion of representation and the system of collective decision making we are most grateful for. This battle has been won, but the war must continue. The cowardly enemies have retreated to the countryside and sack the properties of innocent farmers. Shamefur dispray! To every village a watchman, kill the Meiji, expel the invader, hang the anti-patriots!
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Saji Kobei, PDF Commander, Freedom Party Chairman Ezo banzai! I congratulate the government and military for their brilliant victory over the Meiji navies. At home, the GABU and PDF have succeeded in putting a near-end to the banditry in the countryside. The traitorous Unity Party is no more and its former members are now productive citizens, contributing to the harvests. The country is free from the influence of the anti-patriots. We appreciate the efforts of the Supreme Court Chief Justice, Tokugawa Chamberlain and Education Minister towards enfranchisement and egalitarian ideals. This season we will work to restore the most civil administration of the central government to the former chaos of the countryside. PDF will make a transition to a program of peace, production organization, and charity until the next wave of Meiji offensives.
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