08-29-2005, 11:53 AM
A group of bearded militiamen have recently declared rural Pinkeba a sovereign and independent nation! Yuunli's talk radio pundits demand immediate government action.
The Debate
1. "Gov'mint's not workin' fo' folks 'round here," says Faith Love, a turnip farmer, "We have ourselves a guar-un-teed right to form a gov'mint that works for us. We don't want any confrontation, now, we just want to shake hands and let ya'll get along with yer business while we get along with ours."
2. "I can't believe this!" shouts General Bill Sherman. "This is tantamount to treason! Our political system would collapse if whole territories were allowed to leave at any time. It would be chaos! I propose that you let me take care of the problem...permanently."
3. "Perhaps we can reach a suitable middle ground," says an elderly gentleman resting on a park bench, "If we were to bring government close to the people, and allow them to have a modicum of self-determination, perhaps they wouldn't feel the need to cede. Let's give the local governments more power."
4. "Our last caller made a really good point," says talk radio host Pete Jefferson, "These decent, hard working citizens are clearly being brainwashed by Yuunli Public Radio's prattle. I don't want my tax dollars supporting their agenda. Therefore, the answer is clear: dismantle Yuunli Public Radio."
Following the Constitution of the Republic, any part of the country may secede if this is supported by a strong majority in a referendum. This is the case in the province of Pinkeba (called B?ng?whe in the local dialect).
Thus the Republic of Yuunli has only 16 provinces now, and the Autonomous Community of Chirachi (the continental part of Yuunli) now has 5 neighbors: the Free Land of B?ng?whe, the Interstellar Federation of DataGenesis, the People's Republic of Flankia, the Democratic Federation of Grosseschnauzer, and the Gemeinde of Sober Thought.
N?gus ?nai (Makuz Imai) of the Conservative Party of Yuunli, the former Chairman of the Executive Council of the province, becomes B?ng?whe's first President.
B?ng?whe's new official language is the local dialect of Poirih, which they call Baar?. They decide to keep the Yuunli Dollar as its national currency?at least as long as they don't want a currency of their own?, and to continue participating in the Yuunli Triball Major League. I don't know what happens to the planned freeways through the Tiafn/D?efn Mountains, though...
The Debate
1. "Gov'mint's not workin' fo' folks 'round here," says Faith Love, a turnip farmer, "We have ourselves a guar-un-teed right to form a gov'mint that works for us. We don't want any confrontation, now, we just want to shake hands and let ya'll get along with yer business while we get along with ours."
2. "I can't believe this!" shouts General Bill Sherman. "This is tantamount to treason! Our political system would collapse if whole territories were allowed to leave at any time. It would be chaos! I propose that you let me take care of the problem...permanently."
3. "Perhaps we can reach a suitable middle ground," says an elderly gentleman resting on a park bench, "If we were to bring government close to the people, and allow them to have a modicum of self-determination, perhaps they wouldn't feel the need to cede. Let's give the local governments more power."
4. "Our last caller made a really good point," says talk radio host Pete Jefferson, "These decent, hard working citizens are clearly being brainwashed by Yuunli Public Radio's prattle. I don't want my tax dollars supporting their agenda. Therefore, the answer is clear: dismantle Yuunli Public Radio."
Following the Constitution of the Republic, any part of the country may secede if this is supported by a strong majority in a referendum. This is the case in the province of Pinkeba (called B?ng?whe in the local dialect).
Thus the Republic of Yuunli has only 16 provinces now, and the Autonomous Community of Chirachi (the continental part of Yuunli) now has 5 neighbors: the Free Land of B?ng?whe, the Interstellar Federation of DataGenesis, the People's Republic of Flankia, the Democratic Federation of Grosseschnauzer, and the Gemeinde of Sober Thought.
N?gus ?nai (Makuz Imai) of the Conservative Party of Yuunli, the former Chairman of the Executive Council of the province, becomes B?ng?whe's first President.
B?ng?whe's new official language is the local dialect of Poirih, which they call Baar?. They decide to keep the Yuunli Dollar as its national currency?at least as long as they don't want a currency of their own?, and to continue participating in the Yuunli Triball Major League. I don't know what happens to the planned freeways through the Tiafn/D?efn Mountains, though...
