Imperial Diet VI

[econ21]

[OOC] This thread is for players in the King of the Romans PBM to post in character public deliberations in the Imperial Diet. All out of character debate should be conducted in the OOC thread.

Full sessions of the Diet have two main functions: to elect a Chancellor, who manage the Empire, and to pass Edicts or Charter Amendments that will direct the Chancellor.

The Diet will be chaired by the Kaiser, the Prinz or the Diet Speaker.

Edicts need to be formally proposed as follows:

Edict 14.1 This House directs the Chancellor to occupy province X.

where 14.1 refers to the first proposed edict of the eleventh session of the Diet.

Edicts need two seconders (who should explicitly use the word "second" when supporting a motion) before they can be put to the vote. Where edicts conflict, the one with more votes takes precedence.

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A young scribe enters the Diet carrying a new volume to transcribe the proceedings. A frazzled Elberhard winks at the young man, as the scribe turns and then staggers out of the Diet chamber, weighed down by the old volume of proceedings.

Elberhard: Right now where we were?

[AussieGiant]

Arnold

Glad you asked Elberhard,

Peering at the last page of notes from the royal scribe

Ahh yes...I believe we are up a £$^£ing creek without a paddle!!

Peter's gone bananas and taken a Prussian Army with him...although apparently that's not disobeying any orders given to him by his Duke.

You've got your head so far up the Kaiser arse you can't see the trees from the wood.

Hans is making a mad dash to intercept Peter with little chance of success...

and...

Arnold takes a look at the current poll results on the vote of "no confidence".

...it seems the Kaiser has gone a rodgered the wrong agenda if things are what they seem.

So...all in all, I'd say is a glorious time to be alive in the Holy Roman Empire.

[Tamur]

*Fritz rises from the slightly empty Franconian bench*

Despite the fact that our house is being torn apart during the current conflict, and if the reports be true about Péter for charging Constantinople...

God bless Péter for having the guts to take on the Byzantines like a man! No matter what happens, his name will live for generations as one who stood up and was counted on the side of justice.

Fritz seats himself and casts a dark glance towards the Swabian bench*

And to those who wish his premature demise... I can only say I hope your wives and lady friends aren't injured as you thrash around in guilty sleep.

[OverKnight]

Matthias squints at Fritz.

Yes, God bless the man who will attack one of our allies without provocation. God bless the man who might cause German to face German in battle. God bless the man who will destroy what little reputation we have left in Europe.

I hope Peter comes to his senses and realizes that war will end Unification, but will cause a legion of other problems to rise. There's better ways to resolve our impasse than with armed revolt.

[Tamur]

*Fritz rises and addresses Matthias, holding a large volume in his hand and waving it about as he speaks. Electors can make out the title - 'On the Byzantines and their lies'*

Matthias, have you read what Alexander Luther has written in his books? It is remarkable what a clear sight the man has. At first I was unsure what he was after, stirring up the people in revolt. But now that I've read his works... well, if I were anything but a noble, I would be by his side in an instant.

I believe Péter has taken his words to heart, and has done what any good Christian would do -- seek out the heart of the beast and destroy it.

I am ordering my scribes to make copies of Luther's works to distribute to anyone who wishes to read them. And I sincerely hope every one of you in this room does.

To sneer at Luther is to risk being on the wrong side of a revolution.

[econ21]

Elberhard: The situation with regard to Franconia's apparent sanctioning of the traitor Peter's army is becoming unbearable.

I call upon the Duke of Franconia to publicly repudiate that army. I ask him to make it clear that it is no longer a Franconian Household Army but a rebel one.

If he does not make that declaration within 24 hours, there will be consequences.

[Stig]

Ansehelm:
If that's no Household Army I give you 24 hours to replace it.
In fact it has gone of the Household Army status the minute it left Franconia, as Household Armies are not meant to do these things.
Ofcourse I do not agree with Peter's actions ... he could have atleast told me about it, so I could have said no and he could have properly deserted. It's the Chancellors responsibility to see to the movement of armies, not mine.