On behalf of Pravoslaviya, I vote FOR this repeal.

On behalf of Pravoslaviya, I vote FOR Cllr Firoux's proposal and AGAINST Cllr Annayewa's proposal.

Move to vote?

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In the temporary absence of Cllr Ivanka Trympov, her alternate Omaroza Manigaultov stood to speak

Since we're now having elections, I'll deal in this debate with matters that were raised in the debate calling for elections - it's the same root issue.

Where were you all when four months was up? Where were you in June, Cllr Maverick? Cllr Granger? Cllr Annayewa? The fact is that a lot of Councillors here have just woken up in August and now they want to be on the Commission. Cllr Mountain said that the Stuart Commission has been busy working for Europe and that's right. This isn't the first time that Commissions have run for a little longer than their official term, and when that happens, it's because elections aren't viable at the time.

Now we've got the situation of Councillors who've just woken up blasting the Commission for not calling elections when they were asleep. It would've been so easy for the Commission to just have elections in June and get themselves all re-elected because nobody else was around to run. Instead we're having really active, competitive elections with lots of candidates, and we're supposed to be upset? They should be thankful! They should all be bowing down to Gisela Stuart, Chelsea Clinton, and Vincent Drake, and saying 'thank you, Commission, for waiting until I was ready to engage with the process'.

But instead they're just denying that the Commission exists. As someone who went from nowhere to work in the Pravoslaviyan government with Metodi Pravoslav and Dragan Trympov, let me tell you all: it's easy to be a Councillor, just getting up every few months and making a speech. You can go away for ages and nobody misses you. Nobody missed Ivanka or Judith Gibbon. The real work takes place in the Commission. There you have to excel or the wheels come off, people. The Stuart Commission didn't down tools at four months and the fact that we're all here now is testament to that. They worked to create the circumstances that have allowed these elections. 

So it's time for all the Councillors here to say 'thank you, again, Commission, for working so hard when I didn't believe you existed'. Perhaps they could find a way to pay the Stuart Commission back all the time they've spent working for the region when according to most of the people here they'd "auto-dissolved" and should've gone off to relax at the Maralagov resort. Is there room in the European budget for a time machine?

This amendment proposed by Cllr Maverick destroys the flexibility that allows this region to function properly in times of need. The system's worked here. The Commission carried on doing its job while necessary, and we're having elections now we're ready for them. We've gone months without an ECoJ but now we'll have elections because we're ready for them. The Council pointed out that we're ready, so it's happening. 

The status quo reflects real practice, and it would be really dangerous to force the Commissioners to down tools at four months regardless of whether an election was viable or not. Perhaps some legislators don't know the fire they're playing with, but that's OK. We've all got ambitions, and that's nice. Number one for ambition, though, has to be Cllr Annayewa, who wants to rule Europe forever, and has proposed an out-of-order amendment that either the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker should strike down for being nothing to do with the original amendment. Come on, guys. I mean, if we're being all about constitutional rigidity here.

Anyway, firstly, Cllr Annayewa, it'll never happen; and secondly, we have the term limits in place to ensure the same people don't rule Europe forever. When you come from where I've come from, really fought in your life, you appreciate why it's so important we have diversity and we have measures in place to ensure the same, mediocre people don't just keep occupying positions of authority through inertia. It stops real excellence from breaking through. Think of all the Kyrzbek excellence being held back in Turkmenbaijan.

Back to real amendments, Cllr Maverick's proposal would make it harder for this region to function. We can't risk this region's functioning in favour of whatever, and that's why it has to be voted down.

Cllr Ivanka Trympov stood to speak

It is an honour to be able to speak in this chamber, and to mark Pravoslaviya's return to the European Union. It is my hope that a solution to the issues that led to our unfortunate withdrawal from this Union in March can be resolved as soon as possible. In the meantime, our government notes the fact that our policy has already been vindicated by the European Court of Justice, and that therefore we should have nothing to fear from remaining part of the European Union.

Climate change is a serious concern of mine, and Pravoslaviya's government is committed to any policies that can help avert catastrophes that would lead to more migrants making the perilous and illegal journey to our country. This legislation is a relic from the past that has no place on the statute books of a modern EU, and it is wholly inadequate for dealing with the challenges we face. We need a new approach that will respect national interests while empowering us all to work together for a more habitable world, and we need that soon. I wholeheartedly support this repeal as a matter of urgency.

GOVERNMENT OF PRAVOSLAVIYA - OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUÉ

The Kingdom of Pravoslaviya hereby gives notice that it is withdrawing from the European Union with immediate effect, under the terms of Article I, Section II, Clause III of the Constitution.

Our European Councillor has been withdrawn, and our contributions to the European Union budget will cease immediately.

It is not the expectation of the Government to return Pravoslaviya to the European Union as long as the Refugee Protection Act remains in force.

Signed,

Metodi Pravoslav
Prime Minister of Pravoslaviya

GOVERNMENT OF PRAVOSLAVIYA

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