Northern Seleyan Confederation Plenary Meeting

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August 5559

Dame Jacqueline Dumont, Her Imperial Majesty's Foreign Minister, Empire of Ananto and Kalistan

Greetings to all Delegates and Observers.

Some quick ground rules for our plenary meeting.

We shall observe decorum here.  There may be differing points of view, but all comments should be directed at the Chair, which in this case is myself, and not at other delegates.  Refrain from personal attacks or attacks on motive.  Please focus on the argument on the floor, and I will do as well as I can to restate the "Sense of Debate" at anytime it is called for, especially if we lose the thread and veer off onto some other topic.

All Delegates and Observers will be welcomed to introduce themselves, and say a bit about their motivations for attending.

Only Delegates will be welcomed to make motions or vote.  All Observers are welcomed to speak on all topics, but their points should be considered commentary in good faith.  If our discussion either from observers or Delegates appears to be in bad faith, as in an effort to derail the Meeting or to sink the program, the speaker will be invited to leave.

The Agenda for the Plenary will be roughly as follows

Point 1:  To Determine whether there is even interest in forming a multi-National Union, and to consider some stumbling blocks to cooperation.  What shall be a guiding philosophy and shared set of interests that make cooperation preferable to competition?
Point 2:  If there is interest in union, what shall be the scope of the project?  To what degree shall we integrate (customs union, trade union, monetary union, political union)?
Point 3:  What form and institutions shall we accept to help us govern whatever sort of union we decide to work toward?  Will it be dominated by one major power?  To what degree will we seek power-sharing options?  How shall we divide the responsibilities of administering this body?
Point 4:  Shall we open it up further than this group?  In what way will re ratify this Charter?  In what way will we Amend this Charter? 

Working on these topics will allow us to have an idea about what a Charter of Union should say.

All delegations will receive two votes each to cast how they wish.  In this way, we can theoretically express strong interest, ambivalence or strong disinterest in a proposal.  Voting will be counted on a Plurality system, and all abstentions will not be considered in the tally.

With that, we welcome Delegations from Kalistan, led by myself of course, Lodamun, Baltusia, Gaduridos, Tukarali, Aldegar, Likatonia, and Valruzia.  You may introduce yourselves as you see fit.