Poll: Senate motions, 275 BC

[econ21]

[This vote is for participants in the "Will of the Senate" PBM only.]

The vote is public and the final result will be adjusted for influence.

Voting closes 6pm Monday UK time.

The "GAH" option is only if you wish to abstain from voting on all motions! It is to register that you actively participated in the vote.

The text of the motions:

MOTION #1: That this house focuses on naval buildings in Tarentum and Syracuse
Proposer: Publius Pansa (Glaucus)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #2: That this house raises a new legion to go north and begin attacking Gaul at Jenuensis OR Bononia. Clarification: this motion authorises a declaration of war on Gaul.
Proposer: Publius Pansa (Glaucus)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #3:
This house proposes that:
(a) the new consul makes peace with Carthage, with the option of taking Melite before they do so.
(b) an offensive be made against the Gauls of Cisalpine Gaul.
(c) that the new consul focus on the economy and prosperity, rather than army.
(d) that economic growth is to take a higher priority than expansion.
Clarification: this motion authorises a declaration of war on Gaul.
Proposer: Sextus Antio (Ignoramus)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #4:An attempt should be made to conquer Cispine Gaul. Clarification: this motion authorises a declaration of war on Gaul.
Proposer: Lucius Amelius (DDW)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #5:
This house proposes that:
(a) Legio I move to a fort in the mountain pass leading to Transalpine Gaul, and Legio II move to a fort near Aquilea on the Roman side of the border.
(b) the Consular army at Agrigento be divided, half moving to a fort in southern Italia and half to a fort in central Sicilia.
(c) the Senate votes on the names the legions. (I.e. Legio I Victrix or Legio III Italia.)
Proposer: Sextus Antio (Ignoramus)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #6: Consul Quintus should be granted leave by the senate to celebrate a Triumph.
Proposer: Lucius Amelius (DDW)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #7: An attempt should be made to further weaken the power of Carthage (will require the building of a fleet).
Proposer: Lucius Amelius (DDW)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #8: An attempt should be made to make peace with the Greeks and establish trade rights (requires sending a new diplomat).
Proposer: Lucius Amelius (DDW)
Seconder: General Hankerchief

MOTION #9: We should construct a fleet.
Proposer: Lucius Amelius (DDW)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #10: An attempt should be made to create an alliance with the Iberians, with the goal of further weakening Carthage's power.
Proposer: Lucius Amelius (DDW)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #11 This house moves that a senator be appointed historian of the republic, and record the our glorious history.
Proposer: Sextus Antio (Ignoramus)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #12: This house moves that we send Tiberius Coruncanius to Africa with one legion only, and that he must not return until he has taken the following settlements: Carthago, Utica, Hippo Regius, Hadrumentum, and Thapsus, and must have taken thm in 5 years. He may not receive reinforcements until he has been there for 3 full years.
Proposer: Sextus Antio (Ignoramus)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)

MOTION #13: This house authorises the First Consul to declare war on any army entering our territory, if he deems it necessary for the defense of the Republic.
Proposer: Quintus (econ21)
Seconder: Anon (by influence)