SSTTTOOPP!!!

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Firstly, bearing in mind that passed acts in the Secure Records Database are still in force, it would be helpful to have a Census in order to determine who we have in what position.

Secondly, we need to determine who has admin over Alteria's various web presences, especially this ezboard.

Thirdly, once we have established who remains on the council, the simplest way to start functioning is to propose and pass an emergency resolution for the council to function as a direct democracy with an elected chairman, so that the business of restructuring can commence as soon as possible.

Fourthly, Alteria should be an innovative nation if it is to survive, and should not, in my opinion, slavishly copy all those other republican/federal simulations.

Fifthly, rushing around doing foreign stuff is all very well, but you are simply going to run out of ideas and things to do quicker, and meanwhile you might as well have a Molossian/Padellan-style dictatorship so that decisions can be made without debating and voting. As far as I can recall, Alteria was never about that, was it?

Sixthly, as part of the restructing process, if a DD is to be the vehicle, then non-councillors must have access to certain council areas (hence my query about board admin).

Seventhly, having a DD avoids having the hassle of meaningless elections until we know what direction we want to go in. The only immediate election would be for a council chairman to moderate the council and represent Alteria to foreign people/entities.

Eighthly, while informal private debate could take place during this initial setting-up process, it would be be nice for the council to have something left to discuss when it is up and running.

Ninethly, anything that happens here should be publicised on the Alterian Yahoo Group, just in case.

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Sir Iain
Knight-Councillor of The Barony of Treesia & Fabon,
President of Terra Firma.