Well, the story goes that when I was explaining the activity within the Assembly, specifically the discussion relating to the post-election debate on the votes that could not be counted, my commentary was maybe not as neutral as it could have been. Some in the region think the Delegate should be completely neutral within the region, including on political positions, rather than just not taking part in the running of the government. So, when subscribing to that train of thought, I may not have been as neutral as I could have been. Further, while I personally do not think I committed any wrongdoing or broke any precedents, some do subscribe to that, and I will air on the side of caution and ensure that I let you all make up your own minds going forward. I was also asked to issue a correction, but since the ink was dry, I instead opted to save making a statement about it for this briefing, rather than spam your Telegram boxes again so soon. On the bright side... it took me 23 of these babies to run into trouble... that's a good run!

Now that we have gotten the unpleasant business out of the way...

It is indeed a Happy Day! These individuals are well-respected, trusted, and knowledgeable citizens and legislators, and they have extensive experience in several regional positions. Pronoun received their nomination through the joint nomination powers of the Delegate and Prime Minister, while ProfessorHenn opted for an application directly to the CRS; both options are equally valid under regional law. The Assembly is debating these nominations, and voting will begin soon. Once voting gets underway, I expect that we will see an overwhelming amount of support for both nominations. Stay tuned for the next briefing for the final result! (Also, I had to deal with the bureaucracy to declassify this stuff, gross! JK, we love our Chair! :P )

First, Legislator Roavin introduced a discussion to the Assembly on abolishing the Citizenship Committee (CittComm), granting current CittComm members CRS membership, and making Citizenship applications much shorter and more straightforward. In exchange, the CRS would be empowered to conduct more routine security checks and suspend citizenship from suspicious individuals. The rationale for the discussion is Roavin pointing out that CittComm (or the Legislator Committee before) has generally been "paranoid" when it comes to processing applications and has not caught any security risks in recent memory due to the vast majority of applicants being benign. The main argument against the potential changes is that automation of the application checks may not be able to catch certain threats. At the same time, others also argue that the process would run afoul of due process protections by suspending citizenship. There is much more to the discussion that you should read for yourself, which you can do here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2433-ap-the-end-of-citcomm/6218

Second, Legislator Virifortis/Silva asked the Prime Minister and Cabinet to account for their actions in what is nearly the first month of office. Broadly speaking, most of the work has been done behind the scenes, but we can expect some public release of information and events in the coming days. You can track the questions asked here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2437-ap-questions-to-the-cabinet/6245

Third, the Chair of the Assembly, Great LothianBlockBuster2k43 recently announced a change in Assembly policy when it comes to archiving topics not in active discussion. This announcement comes in response to the Assembly voting to abolish the archival requirement for inactive debate threads, completed votes, or other threads within the Assembly area. Some pushback surfaced as a result, with one person wondering why we would still archive anything since the recent vote, while another person expressed that an overall deregulation of the Assembly's rules could be in order.

Fourth, the discussion to create a Ministries and Office split (that I told you about last briefing) saw some renewed life as the re-emergence of SPROUT (and executive project) may make the proposal worthwhile to pursue. We will have to wait and see whether the breath of life in this debate is sustained or if it fizzles out. Stay tuned!

Fifth, the discussion on Activity within the Assembly appears to have finally met its (formal) end, even if the topic itself is not dead. The originator of the discussion noted that the discussion had died and summed it up for the body. Kris Kringle quickly reminded everyone that the discussion is never truly over, and the discussion does not need an "official" end.

The cases have seen a lot of attention, with the petitioner and other interested parties filing lengthy briefs in each case thread over the past couple of weeks. The Court recently asked clarifying questions of its own, which could indicate that the Presiding Justice is looking to formulate their opinion so that the cases can be decided. Stay tuned to figure out how the cases develop from here!

Ensure you give them a congratulatory PM, a slice of cake, and the all-important endorsement (if you are not already endorsing them)! If they ask for anything but cake (especially pie), you are to smile and give them a slice of cake. 🍰🍰🍰

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The South Pacific Coral Guard (SPCG)

The South Pacific Coral Guard (SPCG) is a group of trusted nations who maintain a high-endorsement count and are one of the most crucial lines of defense against external and internal security threats alongside the Council on Regional Security (CRS).

For the safety and security of our region, we ask that all World Assembly (WA) member nations in the South Pacific endorse the members of the SPCG, as well as the Delegate. There is no requirement to do so but endorsing the SPCG and the Delegate will make those who do a SWAN Knight.

Member nations of the SPCG (Number of members: 5)
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Duties and privileges of the SPCG

Member nations of the SPCG are permitted a higher Endorsement Cap than that provided for the general World Assembly membership. The current endorsement cap for SPCG members is set to be 60 less than the endorsement count of the delegate. (Currently Ebonhand at 555 endorsements)

The current endorsement cap for SPCG is 495

A member of the CRS will be appointed to act as a liaison for SPCG members and, in times of emergency, SPCG members might be called upon to support or otherwise work with CRS members.

Joining the SPCG

Requirements

In order to become a member of the SPCG, one has to:

• Have maintained citizenship for at least six consecutive months prior to the date of their application to the Coral Guard; and

• Meet the requirements for influence and endorsements set and published by the Council on Regional Security
  

Process

Step 1: Ensure that you meet all the requirements listed above.

Step 2: Write up an application which provides:

• The name of your WA nation;

• Your history in NationStates including any aliases you are using or have previously used; and,

• One (or several) paragraphs arguing why the Council should appoint you to this position of high trust.
  

Step 3: Send your application to a member of the CRS. You can do this by a variety of methods (a telegram, a private message on the forum, or a direct message on Discord).

The CRS will review your application. This can take a number of days to three weeks. The Council will likely have additional questions which they will communicate to you via the method of your application. Following a formal vote within the Council, it will decide whether to appoint you to the Coral Guard and notify the Assembly of its decision.

Please be advised that meeting the requirements does not automatically guarantee that the application will be successful. These mechanical conditions are one of several factors which the Council considers in its determination.

A few notes:

• Everything is updated every 24 hours so you need to wait for any change in the data to happen.

• If you see any inaccuracies, errors, or have ideas for improvements, please contact us.

• There are some minor inaccuracies in the data, read this for more information.
  

If you want to know more about the SWAN initiative, check out our dispatch index.

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Don't forget the cake for doing that, of course! 🍰🍰🍰