Emissary Report - March 2020

Date: March 2020
Population: 1460
Delegate Endorsements: 399
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~Chief Executive: Markanite.
~Field Commander: Kanta Hame.
~Tactical Officers: Shy Guyia, Smugglers and Mercs (EF), Mingulay isle, THX1138.
~Executive Officers: Hakketomat, Aschente
~Technical Liaisons: Kortexia, Aschente.

As of this report’s publication, the Government of 10000 Islands consists of:
~Chief Executive: Markanite
~WA Delegate: Kuriko
~Senator for Blue Canaria North (Emissary Report): Pelanesomunk
~Senator for Lyonnesse East (Houses): The United Royal Islands of Euramathania
~Senator for New Republica South (Debates and Discussions): HN67
~Senator for Himes West (RP): Marxist germany
~Minister of Labor: HumanSanity
~Minister of Immigration: THX1138
~Minister of Education: The tasmanian islands

Information about other government officials of 10000 Islands can be found here.

Scheduled elections took place in March for the positions of World Assembly Delegate, Senator for Himes West, and Senator for Lyonnesse East. Additionally, the seat for Senator for New Republica South, left vacant after HumanSanity transitioned to Minister of Labor, was also open for election for a partial term.

As his final act as Senator for New Replica South outgoing NRS Senator HumanSanity hosted Delegate and Senate Election Debates prior to voting.

Incumbent WA Delegate Kuriko entered the race in a bid to serve for a second consecutive term. Although the result was easy to predict given Kuriko’s popularity, long standing XKI resident and former Senior Senator Hakketomat ran a lighthearted campaign to make a race of it. Hakke managed to garner 8 votes, but with Kuriko getting twenty more than that, the victory was decisive.

Incumbent Senator for Lyonnesse East The United Royal Islands of Euramathania and incumbent Senator for Himes West (Gaming User) Marxist germany both ran unopposed, and will continue in their respective roles.

The most hotly contested seat was for Senator for New Republica South and the oversight of regional debate in The Grand Debate Hall. Long-time Islander HN67 went toe-to-toe with relative newcomer Dorab and the race was within a few votes from start to finish. In the end HN67 was elected Senator and Council of Nine member, with 20 votes to the opponent’s 15.

Congratulations to the winning candidates and to all who put forth a strong campaign.

10000 Islands and TITO wish to thank The United Royal Islands of Euramathania for their temporary stewardship as TITO Executive Officer. Former XO Aschente has returned to this role in a full-time capacity, and will also maintain their role as a TITO Technical Liaison.

The knights apprentice of sargon reman will no longer serve as 10000 Islands’ Minister of Immigration or WA Secretary. The region extends its thanks to Sargon Reman for their service in these roles.

THX1138 has stepped down as Senator for Blue Canaria North after being selected as the region's replacing Minister of Immigration by Chief Executive Markanite. Deputy Minister duties will continue to be carried out by Haivon

Chief Executive Markanite has appointed Pelanesomunk as interim Senator for Blue Canaria North.

Other appointments of note include Kortexia as Awards Czar; The knights apprentice of sargon reman as Deputiy Minister of Education; Dorab as XKI Emissary to The North Pacific; and Ketab as XKI Emissary to The Coalition of Democratic Nations

While this is the report for March, we would be remiss not to extend our congratulations to XKI World Assembly Delegate Kuriko on their recent election as World Assembly Secretary-General as well as to Vice Sec-Gen The Salaxalans.

We also wish to extend our congratulations to all of the final five candidates and their running-mates on a good race. Our thanks to the many, many regions who boosted for Kuriko, and to all those who cast contributing votes. A full report on results will appear in the report for April.

~ The Council of Nine has voted in favour of creating an RMB RP Embassy Region to provide a venue for those in XKI who enjoy RMB roleplaying. This region will remain uninhabited and only accessible to those residing in XKI. The naming of the new region has been put to citizens in the form of a New Region Naming Contest with a 20,000 Taco prize for the winner.
~ Minister of Education The tasmanian islands has selected Grea Kriopia as March’s Featured Nation. GK has been an outstanding newer member of the XKI community, and is already making notable contributions in Culture, Immigration, and TITO. Congratulations GK!
~ Minister of Labour HumanSanity laid out the groundwork and began scheduling for the new XKI RMB Job Fairs to take place in April.
~ Regional Delegate Kuriko organized a weekend visit to XKI embassy region The Hole to Hide In for a cultural exchange.
~ In the realm of WA voting, Kuriko has also opted to remove the Delegate’s Prerogative option from individual resolution voting on the XKI forum. This as a means to see voters making a clear yes-or-no choice.
~ Prolific regional author Jabberwocky was selected as the winner in the recent Gulliver’s Travels Contest, hosted by the Ministry of Culture. Congratulations to Jabber who won a Legendary Independent Planets NS Trading Card.
~ Long time Islander Tuga nation, who is a front line health worker in Portugal began a thread to share their experiences in the fight against the COVID-19 from their first-hand perspective. Notable XKIer The knights apprentice of sargon reman tested positive for COVID towards the end of March. We are happy to share that SR is in good health and nearing full recovery and the end of their quarantine period.
~ The end of March in Taco Island brought a sign-up thread for Werewolf 66 which will be carried out in April. Hopefully the ongoing North Taco Island skunk problem won’t throw the beast off the scent.

March’s poll of the month asked Islanders what we really, really like.

March’s curated RMB posts (almost) ignore the elephant in the room:

surely someone offers this essential service
Is that a prerequisite?
Includes baseball, so not entirely bad news
props
Wait..what?
ba-dum-tis
Everybody!
Waaaait for it

Mar 2, 2020 GA Oceanic Hazardous Waste Disposal Ban: A reworking of previously failed legislation barring the disposal of hazardous waste in oceans and their tributaries.
Author: Nagatar Karumuttu Chettiar
Note: A Legality Challenge was issued against this proposal, citing contradiction with existing legislation. The GA Secretariat supported this challenge, deeming the resolution illegal.
Result: Resolution withdrawn

Mar 3, 2020 SC Liberate The East Pacific: A tongue-in-cheek faux liberation drafted by the region’s Delegate
Author: Marrabuk
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 1 | Against 11 | Delegate’s Prerogative 0
Delegate vote: Against (weight 381)
Final WA vote: For 6697 (43%) | Against 8734 (57%)
Result: Failed to pass

Mar 6, 2020 GA Repeal Promotion of Recycling: Seeking to remove previously passed legislation mandating measures for national recycling programs.
Author: Biscany
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 1 | Against 3 | Delegate’s Prerogative 1
Delegate vote: Against (weight 385)
Final WA vote: For 3021 (19%) | Against 12832 (81%)
Result: Failed to pass

Mar 12, 2020 SC Commend Kindjal: An appeal to commend the target for exceptional achievements in statistical gameplay.
Author: Bormiar
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 5 | Against 4 | Delegate’s Prerogative 1
Delegate vote: For (weight 380)
Final WA vote: For 10821 (72%) | Against 4209 (28%)
Result: Passed Mar 15, becoming SCR#298

Mar 13, 2020 GA Disease Naming Compact: Seeking to harmonize international nomenclature of disease strains via existing WA health organizations.
Author: Tinhampton
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 3 | Against 9 | Delegate’s Prerogative 1 | Abstain 1
Delegate vote: Against (weight 380)
Final WA vote: For 8493 (54%) | Against 7209 (46%)
Result: Passed Mar 16, becoming GAR#484

Mar 17, 2020 SC Commend Cormactopia Prime: Citing the nation’s contributions to their region, WA authorship, and community leadership.
Author: Jakker City
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 0 | Against 7 | Delegate’s Prerogative 7
Delegate vote: Against (weight 368)
Final WA vote: For 4244 (32%) | Against 8899 (68%)
Result: Failed to pass

Mar 17, 2020 GA Interference-Causing Equipment Standards Act: Outlining restrictions on devices specifically designed to interfere with normal operation of electronics, and measures for proper shielding between devices.
Author: Greater Cesnica
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 7 | Against 4 | Delegate’s Prerogative 1
Delegate vote: For (weight 368)
Final WA vote: For 3502 (24%) | Against 10960 (76%)
Result: Failed to pass

Mar 21, 2020 GA On The Health and Financial Well-being of Workers: Proposing partial financial compensation for workers forced to take sick leave, bereavement leave, or leave for the birth of a child
Author: Cosmosplosion
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 1 | Against 5 | Delegate’s Prerogative 5
Delegate vote: Against (weight 370)
Final WA vote: For 6800 (45%) | Against 8317 (55%)
Result: Failed to pass

Mar 24, 2020 SC Condemn Cormactopia Prime: Partner piece to the previous commendation, from the same author this time seeking to commend the target for nefarious deeds.
Author: Jakker City
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 2 | Against 8 | Delegate’s Prerogative 2
Delegate vote: Against (weight 373)
Final WA vote: For 3308 (25%) | Against 10106 (75%)
Result: Failed to pass

Mar 25, 2020 GA Repeal Disease Naming Compact: Seeking to repeal legislation passed earlier in the month, citing unnecessary bureaucracy
Author: Gorundu
10000 Islands discussion on this resolution: Link
Regional vote: For 11 | Against 1 | Delegate’s Prerogative 0
Delegate vote: For (weight 376)
Final WA vote: For 12939 (87%) | Against 2006 (13%)
Result: Passed Mar 29, becoming GAR#485

This month we had the exceptional good fortune of finding 10000 Islands’ WA Delegate Kuriko with a few minutes to spare, and a willingness to answer some questions. While this is the March report, given the recent election as WA Sec-Gen, we added a follow-up question last week..

In addition to being XKI Delegate and newly elected WA Secretary-General, Kuriko is also XKI Chief of Staff, Registrar-General, overseer of Foreign Affairs, TITO Knight and former Tactical Officer,and currently holds the record for most Security Council resolutions passed.

THX: You’ve spent many years in NationStates. What is the most significant change to the game since you started?
Kuri: I think the single biggest change was the addition of Cards. And what a great change that was!!
THX: While you’ve been Delegate in XKI, you’ve been unable to actively participate in Defending activities. Do you ever get itchy to get involved again?
Kuri: I definitely do get itchy but being able to participate in planning takes part of that itch off. Just because I'm WA locked doesn't mean I'm not defending in some way. As to me returning to active defending, that's a definitive yes.
THX: What does your recent election as WA Sec-Gen mean to you?
Kuri: The result of the Secretary-General election meant a lot to me, especially because I had good competitors the whole way. It actually gives me a real chance to lead by example and try to make a difference in the WA even if it's a small one.
THX: You are the most successful author of SC resolutions and deeply engaged in the Security Council. What do you think could be different there?
Kuri: There are certain standards within the SC that I believe have merit, such as not self-commending and the content of a proposal being good. Other aspects need change I feel, and that is opening up the SC to more than just Game Players.
THX: What about this game keeps you here?
Kuri: I think what keeps me here more than anything is the community. Outside of NS I'm not a very social person, but the community on NS is wonderful.
THX: Talk about your relationship with fire.
Kuri: Well, as many might not know I am a volunteer firefighter for my home town. Up until the COVID outbreak I was in the middle of getting my State Fire I/II certification in order to be trained at an officer level, and in order to go into a burning building to save lives. But since the COVID outbreak that course was put on hold, and I don't know when we'll be able to resume it again.
THX: In a few months you will be obliged by XKI law to resign as Delegate, what are your plans in the region afterwards?
Kuri: My plans aren't that big to be honest. I still plan on staying in TITO and holding to my Registrar-General duties. I think Registrar-General, Ambassador, and Emissary may be the only government level positions I may hold for quite some time to come.