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| − | The idea of a Lavinium Senate was first floated in talks between [[Telidia|Telidian]] Foreign Minister [[Dirk Mensfield]] and [[Bundazi|Budazian]] government officials in the fall of 2004. The exact details of these talks are not known, but what resulted was a proposal, called an 'Agreement on Senate Organization,' authored by representatives from both countries and circulated amongst all the countries in the region. | + | The idea of a Lavinium Senate was first floated in talks between [[Telidia|Telidian]] Foreign Minister [[Dirk Mensfield|Dirk Mensfield]] and [[Bundazi|Budazian]] government officials in the fall of 2004. The exact details of these talks are not known, but what resulted was a proposal, called an 'Agreement on Senate Organization,' authored by representatives from both countries and circulated amongst all the countries in the region. |
Government officials from several countries gathered in Bundazi to discuss the details of the agreement beginning 17 November 2004. The officials remained muted on the document for the better part of a week, voicing their positions only privately and off the record. On 23 November, the Bundazian government sent word that the Bundazian electorate had approved the document in a national referendum, a significant event given the Bundazian regional influence then, and one which greatly improved chances of the document's success. | Government officials from several countries gathered in Bundazi to discuss the details of the agreement beginning 17 November 2004. The officials remained muted on the document for the better part of a week, voicing their positions only privately and off the record. On 23 November, the Bundazian government sent word that the Bundazian electorate had approved the document in a national referendum, a significant event given the Bundazian regional influence then, and one which greatly improved chances of the document's success. | ||
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Following a series of negotiations betweent the Telidian and Alkebulian governments, the final proposal was presented to the full gathering on 9 December 2004 and approved unanimously. | Following a series of negotiations betweent the Telidian and Alkebulian governments, the final proposal was presented to the full gathering on 9 December 2004 and approved unanimously. | ||
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Revision as of 16:49, 23 September 2006
The Lavinium Senate is the principal diplomatic forum and policy-making body of Lavinium. Though its legal authority extends only to '[ensuring] co-operation between the . . . region's members and facilitating diplomacy with the larger international community,' the Senate has interpreted its powers to be fully legislative and, thus far, plenary, as it has not yet been challenged by any of the region's Member Nations.
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History
The idea of a Lavinium Senate was first floated in talks between Telidian Foreign Minister Dirk Mensfield and Budazian government officials in the fall of 2004. The exact details of these talks are not known, but what resulted was a proposal, called an 'Agreement on Senate Organization,' authored by representatives from both countries and circulated amongst all the countries in the region.
Government officials from several countries gathered in Bundazi to discuss the details of the agreement beginning 17 November 2004. The officials remained muted on the document for the better part of a week, voicing their positions only privately and off the record. On 23 November, the Bundazian government sent word that the Bundazian electorate had approved the document in a national referendum, a significant event given the Bundazian regional influence then, and one which greatly improved chances of the document's success.
The first recorded objection was voiced by Zlatnik, whose officials argued that mere residence in the region, then the only stipulation for representation in the Senate, was too low a threshold and could result in bad policy. This flaw was remedied by a slew of amendments offered by Haile Khufu, a member of the Alkebulian delegation. The amendments had several major characteristics, namely, preserving national sovreignity, weakening the powers granted to the presiding officer, mandating a miminum threshold for passage in the Senate, and raising the standard for senate membership.
Following a series of negotiations betweent the Telidian and Alkebulian governments, the final proposal was presented to the full gathering on 9 December 2004 and approved unanimously.
