The Magnaura

[OverKnight]

The Basileus stands.

There are important matters of Justice to attend to within the Empire that will not wait until the end of the term. Therefore I am declaring an Emergency Session of the Senate open. The exact length of the Session I will leave to the Protoasecretes.

First, I must deal with the regretful letter sent by my son, Ioannis, proposing a move against the Order of St. John and a realignment of the Empire. While a letter is not a declaration of Civil War and certainly not a violent act in itself, it shows extremely poor judgement. There must be repercussions.

Therefore I propose:

Charter Amendment E2.1: Clause (11) under the powers of the Basileus in the Charter will be amended to read as follows (changes in bold):

(11) Once during his reign, the Basileus may automatically assume the post of Megas Logothetes. The Basileus must declare he is exercising that right at a Senate session; he will then be appointed Megas Logothetes with no election. This right can only be invoked once, but the Basileus may also compete in normal Megas Logothetes elections at other Senate Sessions. However, Ioannis Komnenos (OOC: Family tree spot 2.1) is barred from automatically assuming the post of Megas Logothetes.

This will prevent my heir from pursuing his proposal. If he wishes to become Megas Logothetes again, he must do so with the support of the Senate. To accomplish this he will have to show qualities of cooperation and compromise, something at odds with his present behavior. In short he will have to earn a position of leadership. I hope this will allow him to become a better ruler.

If the Senate wishes to pursue other matters of Justice, they may do so. I have heard complaints bandied about concerning the actions of various Senators, now is the time to make your case. However please do so in a respectful manner. (OOC: This isn't a Session for massive rule changes, TC will address those during the next regular Session.)

Aleksios pauses and then speaks more quietly.

I will also be addressing the future of the Patriarch of Alexandria later in the Session.

[Privateerkev]

Makedonios was busy reading various letters when the Emperor started speaking. Stunned by the news, the normally vocal Grandmaster just sits there. He can not believe what he had just heard. He tries to think of something to say. He thinks water might help. He reaches over to grab his cup. Cool and refreshing, he takes a long pull. His mouth wetted, he tries again to think of what to say. Nothing of worth comes to mind. Everyone already knows what he thinks. For once, talking probably wouldn't help anything.

Makedonios sits at the table silently. If the Emperor glances in his direction, the Megas gives him a subtle, but grateful, nod.