The Walter Amendment: Revised Code of Representation

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P R O P O S A L  O F  C H A N G E S  T O  T H E

1 0 T H  O F  S U N ‘ S  S M I L E ,  1 9 4 7

 

 

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T O  T H E  W A L D E N I C  D I E T ,

 

In light of recent developments which have sullied the honor of the Electorate and the Waldenian People both, and bearing in mind the fast-approaching centennial of the publication of our Sacred Law, I have seen fit to petition an amendment to its final chapter, the Code of Representation. Enclosed within the letter is a proposal for revised standards regarding the Diet and the enforcement of the Sacred Law, and changes to the text that I believe are necessary.

 

 

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T H E  R E V I S E D  C O D E  O F  R E P R E S E N T A T I O N

 

i. The Waldenian People’s interests, both internal and foreign, shall be represented by their cultural leadership embodied by the Vandalore and the Waldenic Diet.

 

ii. The Waldenian People collectively enjoy the rights enumerated in the Code of Rights, and are collectively bound by the obligations enumerated in the Code of Obligations.

 

a. A Waldenian may petition the cultural leadership of the Waldenian People for the protection of their rights.

 

b. A Waldenian who violates the Code of Rights through acts against another or themselves, or forsakes the Code of Obligations shall be held accountable by the cultural leadership of the Waldenian People.

 

1. A Waldenian in severe breach of the Sacred Law shall be stripped of their status as a Waldenian and shunned by the Waldenian People.

 

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iii. The Vandalore shall be considered the ultimate authority on the matters of the greater Waldenic culture, and the protector of Waldenic titles and honors.

 

iv. The Vandalore must be an adult Waldenian patriarch or matriarch in good standing, or a Waldenian figure of great renown embodying the tenets of the Sacred Law of Waldenia and the Vander Code in particular, worthy of the ultimate cultural leadership of the Waldenian People.

 

v. The Vandalore must be elected by the Waldenic Diet by a simple majority vote of the Electors.

 

a. Electors may nominate themselves, or be nominated by a fellow Elector.

 

b. An eligible non-Elector may be nominated by an Elector and elected Vandalore should they accept their nomination.

 

vi. The Vandalore is elected for life and shall serve until death, explicit abdication, or forfeiture of the honor.

 

vii. The Vandalore shall assume the Presidency of the Waldenic Diet upon election.

 

viii. The Vandalore shall swear a sacred oath to uphold the Sacred Law of Waldenia and the Vander Code in particular, and such an oath shall be recorded and publicized.

 

a. A Vandalore-Elect who refuses to swear this oath shall be considered to have forfeited their service, and another Vandalore must be elected in their stead.

 

b. A Vandalore determined to have broken this oath shall immediately abdicate or be deemed to have forfeited their service by an unanimous vote of confidence of the Electors, barring their own vote.

 

ix. The Vandalore shall observe adherence to the Vander Code among those required to follow it, and shall have the sole authority to confer punishment upon any violators.

 

a. Depending on the severity of the violation, the punishment may be administered in the form of admonition, a quest of penance, temporary or permanent suspension of privileges including Waldenic appointments, knighthoods, Electoral grants, and internal considerations of nobility.

 

b. The Waldenic Diet is permitted to commute this punishment in regards to lesser violations with a simple majority vote.

 

x. The Vandalore shall decide on the necessary collective action of the Waldenic Diet should the Code of Rights be breached by an outsider force.

 

xi. The Vandalore shall, as President of the Waldenic Diet, be responsible for calling its conventions and submitting motions for its adjournment.

 

xii. The Vandalore shall, as President of the Waldenic Diet, maintain its records and ensure the printing and delivery of its publications.

 

xiii. The Vandalore shall maintain the accurate and official list and records of modern Vandalores.

 

xiv. The Vandalore shall maintain an up-to-date, accurate and official list of the incumbent Electorates of the Waldenic Diet, and the details of its previous compositions.

 

xv. The Vandalore shall assume the title of Elected Margrave or Margravine of Vanderfell, reclaimed and granted to the Waldenic Diet by its final hereditary holder, Hans Rovin.

 

xvi. The Vandalore shall maintain the accurate and official list of Elected Margraves and Margravines of Vanderfell.

 

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xvii. The Waldenic Diet shall be considered a secondary authority on the matters of the greater Waldenic culture.

 

xviii. The Waldenic Diet shall consist of Electors, presided over by the Vandalore in their capacity as President of the Waldenic Diet.

 

xix. An Elector must be an adult Waldenian patriarch or matriarch in good standing, or otherwise a Waldenian titleholder in representation of the Waldenian People, confirmed to be in adherence to the Sacred Law of Waldenia and especially the Vander Code.

 

xx. An eligible person may be raised to the Electorate by the Vandalore with the consent, or a simple majority vote of the Waldenic Diet.

 

a. An eligible person may petition their appointment, or be nominated by an Elector.

 

xxi. An Electoral grant shall represent the eligible Elector’s House, and shall constitute the raising of their domain to an Electorate.

 

a. As such, an Electoral grant is permanent unless revoked, and shall be inherited by the Elector’s legal heir.

 

b. A non-Elector chosen to serve as the Vandalore shall be granted a non-permanent Electorate lasting throughout their tenure and no longer, unless raised to a permanent Electoral grant by the Waldenic Diet.

 

xxii. An Elector must continue to adhere to the Vander Code upon confirmation, and shall swear an oath to uphold it. Such an oath shall be recorded and publicized.

 

a. A person who inherits an Electoral grant and refuses to swear this oath shall have that Electoral grant immediately revoked.

 

b. An Elector determined to have broken this oath shall be penalized by the Vandalore as a violator of the Vander Code.

 

xxiii. An Electoral grant may also be revoked from an Elector deemed to have committed a gross violation of the Sacred Law of Waldenia, an Elector who has failed to attend three consecutive sessions of the Waldenic Diet, or a House deemed to have become extinct.

 

a. A person whose Electoral grant has been revoked for continued absence may petition for their reappointment.

 

xxiv. An Elector shall be empowered to propose motions to the Waldenic Diet regarding cultural matters that require Waldenic unity, and vote on such matters.

 

a. All votes, unless otherwise stated, shall require a simple majority to pass.

 

xxv. The Waldenic Diet is obligated to convene when summoned by the Vandalore, and when there remain pending motions to discuss.

 

xxvi. The Waldenic Diet shall observe adherence to the Sacred Law among the Waldenian People, and shall have the authority to confer punishment upon any violators.

 

xxvii. The Waldenic Diet shall be dissolved upon the conclusion of the Vandalore’s tenure through death, abdication, or forfeiture, and reconvene for a new election following the mourning period should one be necessary.

 

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WALTER VANDERRECHT, MARSHAL OF MERRYWEATHER, SHERIFF OF APFELBERG