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Tridi, le 8 Vendemaire de l'an VI (30 September 1997)
Daniel, III Duke of Aguiar.
Prime Minister Fabiano Carnevale announced Quattredi (2 Vendemaire) the removal of Daniel Aguiar from the position of Chancellor, which is the equivalent of Foreign Minister. Following is the Prime Minister's statement (with translation slightly edited for clarity):
"I want to inform the dismissal of Mr. Daniel Aguiar of Chancellor's
position. The new Chancellor is the Mr. Eli Naeher.
Below the dismissal letter that I ordered sent to Mr. Aguiar:
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Dear Daniel Aguiar,
Your attitudes lately are not conducive with the attitude of a Chancellor, a member of the government. You, sir, have not been acting in an ethical way. Criticisms and pressures I accept from where it comes, outside my cabinet. But I accept criticisms and pressures based on fact and the will of the population.
With all this happening, I come to communicate its dismissal of Chancellor's position.
It is a shame that the things have arrived to that point, but you, sir, have decided in favor of rumors, lies, defamation and selfishness.
You, sir, have lost the respect you had for being founder of Porto Claro."
The Prime Minister would not directly comment further on the lies allegedly perpretrated by Daniel Aguiar, principally through his newspaper, the Diário Portoclarense, but did note that he (Sr. Aguiar) "adores to invent things." Several commentators, including the Prime Minister and Ramón Llatzer, were of the opinion that Sr. Aguiar was trying to create a division between the PM and M. Tisserand by exaggerating the tone of the correspondence between the PM and the King to suggest that they desired M. Tisserand's resignation (see article below).
Eli Naeher
Eli Naeher, who was appointed Chancellor in the Duke of Aguiar's place, is a fast-rising star in Porto Claro politics. Recently inactive due to a change in residence and the linguistic difficulties that recently faced the Anglophone population, Mr. Naeher served under Prime Minister Tisserand as Minister of Justice, where he established the rules of court. His preparations for the trial of paper-doll Prime Minister Pierre Lamarcq-Jackson (Tisserand's predecessor) led to an out-of-court settlement that guaranteed that paper-doll rule would never resume in our country. While young, Mr. Naeher has proven to be intelligent and level-headed, qualities that will serve him well in a difficult diplomatic climate.
The new Constitution is in place in its entirety following King João's override of Prime Minister Fabiano Carnevale's veto of two provisions. The PM objected to Article 4 and ¶1 of Article 23 on the grounds that he believed further discussion was needed. Article 4 states, "The form of the Confederate Kingdom cannot be revised." The draft Constitution available to Le Bien Public did not include a paragraph under Article 23. Efforts are being made to obtain a final version.
Last Duodi (32 Frimaire de lán V, or 22 September 1997), the Democratic Party of Porto Claro was organized following a meeting of their First Congress. André Pfeiffer was chosen as Chairman. Other members are Rodolfo Quadrio and Anne Sourbonne. Pfeifer has been a leading critic of Senate President Filipe Olivera. Stating that Pres. Olivera "doesn't have scruples", Pfeiffer wrote that if the Socialist Party (PSPC) is truly democratic that it should "urgently remove the psychopath, while there is still time." At the same time, Kharoliny Kaprinsky filed a suit against Pres. Olivera with the Minister of Justice; however, the Minister, André Pfeiffer, has observed that the process was not properly established at the time of writing. The deadline for completing the filing of the suit is 10 Vendemaire (2 October).
In last week's Le Bien Public, we indicated that the Senate had approved Anne Sourbonne to become the Princess of Chifon and heiress to the throne. Part of the confusion attending the change of Constitution is this: who does what with succession to the Throne? The new Constitution is not clear on this point, the operative provision being:
Art. 16: The Royal Monarch is the Head of State, symbolizing national unity and is holder of the Portoclarian Crown. The Crown is inherited by following the logic of heredity.
¶1. In the event a Monarch leaves his post without heirs, the Confederate Senate shall choose a new monarch. The Royal Council shall take charge of the functions of the Regent.
This provision is similar to that of the Provisional Constitution, in that the Senate is responsible for ensuring succession to the throne. The Senate selected both the King and the heiress at the same time, but the King objects to having an heiress because he "does not have a daughter or the handcuffs [the legislation puts] on him. Following adoption of the badly-needed electoral and immigration laws, we urge the Senate to enact a law adding detail on the rights and duties of the Monarch and the Royal Family, as well as clarifying language on the royal succession.
At the request of Le Bien Public, Prime Minister Fabiano Carnevale listed the members of his Cabinet, since the original nominations were not well publicized. Members of the Cabinet are:
Chancellor - Eli Naeher
Minister of Planning - Kharoliny Kaprinsky (Communist)
Minister of Labor - Nadja Kaprinsky (Communist)
Minister of Justice - André Pfeiffer (Green)
Minister of Immigration - Vitor Bertini (Green)
Minister of Education, Culture, and Leisure - Maria Eduarda Costa
The Prime Minister and Cabinet will remain in office until after the Parliamentary elections in Frimaire (early December).
Three months after voters made it clear to Jean Tisserand that they wanted not only a monarchy, but a hereditary monarchy, Rafael Braga comes forth with the MRPC, which is to bring together the republicans in the Kingdom in search of what Sr. Braga calls the "ideal" -- the Republic. He stresses that the MRPC is not a political party, but a "civil organ of political pressure" for that purpose.
Jean, Marquis de Tisserand
Last Quattrédi (Wednesday), Prime Minister Fabiano Carnevale sent an e-mail to King João asking for clarification of several historical issues relating to Porto Claro. One such question was "By what right is Jean Tisserand Governor of Nouvelle Rouen?" While, in some quarters, this was interpreted as a demand for M. Tisserand's removal, it was an honest question. M. Tisserand became Governor of Nouvelle Rouen in Brumaire (early November), by appointment from the paper-doll king Leonardo VI. (M. Tisserand did not know at the time that the King was a paper doll). He retained the position during the period of his Prime Ministry, and resumed active duty in the Office of Governor following the elections in Messidor (late June). In the PM's communication, the question was raised about election. At the present time, Nouvelle Rouen has only one Elector (M. Tisserand), so little importance had been placed on elections in the District. (It should be noted that the word "Elector"is used to distinguish real people from the paper dolls, since the paper dolls no longer retain any political rights, following Tisserand's assumption of power as Prime Minister 23 Plûviose [11 February] ).
When the issue arose, M. Tisserand was the only person holding the office of Governor in all of Porto Claro, since all the others were vacant. Marcello Brenneck had resigned as Governor of Campos Bastos in Fructidor (July).
The King then made the same inquiry, to which M. Tisserand replied: "Since I am the only politically-active resident of Nouvelle Rouen, and there is no local Constitution (yet), I will remain Governor until one of the following conditions is met: (1) I resign, (2) You remove me, or (3) an election is held."
Upon further reflection, however, M. Tisserand, realizing the delicate position in which he had been placed by the new Constitution, and his own commitment both to democracy and to elimination of the remnants of paper doll rule, made the decision to resign with this note to the King:
Your Majesty:
In view of the recent questions that have been raised about the Governorship of Nouvelle Rouen, I am herewith resigning as Governor effective immediately.
While I believe the record will show that I performed competently in that position, at the same time preserving our Francophone/Anglophone culture; and while I am also confident that I have committed no wrongdoing of any kind, I take this action to remove all suspicion as to my motives.
If Your Majesty gives his Royal Assent to the new Constitution, I shall work to activate its provisions for local government in Nouvelle Rouen according to law.
Jean, Marquis de Tisserand
Nouvelle Rouen, le 3 Vendredi de l'an VI (25 September 1997)
Before receiving M. Tisserand's resignation, the King removed him from the post of Governor with this message:
"Well, since the Constitution (the Provisional, or "Aguiar" Constitution, the replacement to which the King had not yet signed), says the Governors should be elected by the citizens of the district I can say that you shouldn't be the Governor.
"So I remove you from the post. I think that you are a good name for governor, but since you were not elected ... that's not right".
Messages from Prime Minister Carnevale and Daniel Aguiar also stressed that Tisserand had performed exceptionally well in office, but that the spirit of the new Constitution should be honored.
Nouvelle Rouen, certainly accustomed to working without a Governor, has adjusted well to the change. M. Tisserand has indicated that a draft Constitution for Nouvelle Rouen, based on the French Constitution of the Year III, is under study.
A late draft (not the final version) of the new Constitution has been added to our site, both in French (translated by Francesc Savalls), and in English (translated by Jean Tisserand).
In addition to several kind letters from fellow Portoclarians on the inauguration of Le Bien Public, we received two interesting messages from the alt.politics.micronations newsgroup:
The first was from James R. Lind, President of Harmonia:
With Tisserand publishing this, that means Aguiar will be competing
with himself in PC journalism...Hey Pedro/Danny, were sure to cross
post to the RPG newsgroup?
James R. Lind
In response to our response to Mr. Lind, we received the following from Antôneu Schivâ, a would-be Talossan:
BP> Jim, Don't be too sure about that... Daniel Aguiar is in really hot
> water in PC right now!
I still believe Pedro "Daniel "Pedro" Aguiar" Aguiar and Eli Naeher to
be the Beavis and Butthead of micronationality.
BP> If you subscribe, you'll get the gory details in #2.
Is it going to be online? I'm sure there are going to be many Talossans
who'd get a good laugh out of it. (Most won't care, of course. We're
having too much fun trying to make this new constitution work at the
moment...)
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Anthony "Slug of Doom" Lawless, GCP - keyboardist, composer,
wordsmith, amateur literary critic, micronationalist, editor
and pagan, among other things. http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~norway
"I don't even know you, but I need you to love me too" - Kate Bush
Most of the national issues speak for themselves, but we would like this week to make one passing comment about the flame war now taking place between the Holy Empire of Réunion and Cryonia. Like the residents of Réunion, Portoclarians are mostly Christians; however, we believe (as Jesus did) in the separation of Church and State. It would appear that mixing the two creates a very dangerous combination for both the politics and the morals of a nation. Certainly, some of the most bizarre e-mails that have crossed our desk has been from the theocracies (Réunion, Somtovia-St. Papinian, and Zugsebucht). We agree with Harold D. Thomas ("The Four Institutions of Society) that failure to separate church and state leads to corruption of the Church, and weakening of the State. Sound morality cannot be enforced by the State, it can only be taught by the Church.
This web site has been restored by The
Tisserand Museum
October, 2000