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by The Republic of The Lazarene Guardian. . 435 reads.

The Lazarene Guardian - Citizens Proclaim Petition Against Power Grab


CITIZENS PROCLAIM PETITION AGAINST POWER GRAB

A NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS EMERGED in the recent turmoil regarding Funkadelia's illicit activities against the sovereignty and democracy of Lazarus. A group of concerned citizens, numbering in 20, have put forth a declaration to the Sovereign. This association includes many influential citizens in the region, including Guardians, Archbishops, the Convenor, the Celestial Being, former Delegates, and more. The text sets out the legal and moral basis for their arguments, establishing the basic facts: Funkadelia has committed corruption, and is actively seeking to undermine the community of Lazarus, and the sovereignty of the region. The statement details the situation concisely, and deconstructs any pretense that Killer Kitty, elected invalidly, is entitled to serve as Holy Prelate. The signatories express their concern at the recent action taken by Funkadelia to remove the Archbishop of Foreign Affairs, and confirm their intention not to recognize the illegitimate claim to judicial power by Killer Kitty.

This is a significant step forward for the movement to preserve the Celestial Union. The petition includes signatures from defenders, independents and raiders alike, refuting regime propaganda and the talking point that only a small cabal of defender provocateurs have any real issue with the Sovereign's actions. While no response from the government has been recorded yet, the signatories make up a large chunk of the region's active population, and helps give legitimacy to a population being set upon by partisans seeking to discredit the movement.

The full text of the declaration, and its signatories are authored here:

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF THE CELESTIAL UNION OF LAZARUS,

In recognition of our duty as citizens to protect the democracy of our great region against all threats, both foreign and internal,

And duly noting the recent turmoil surrounding the recent confirmation vote regarding the region's Prelates,

Do, in our endeavor to protect Lazarus and its democracy, unite to acknowledge and proclaim the following truths:

1. The confirmation of Killer Kitty (Evil Wolf) as Prelate was subject to corruption through the illegal voting of new citizens accepted during the voting period.

2. The Elections Act states that "A citizen whose application was accepted during a regular or special election cycle is unable to cast a vote in said election".

3. If the confirmation of Prelates meets the definition of an election, then the newcomer votes which decided the confirmation for Killer Kitty and against Church Of Satan are invalid, and Funkadelia has misused his power as Elections Commissioner to allow the vote to go through. Furthermore, the Deputy Convenors Tom and The13th were not legally entitled to administer such an election, therefore the votes on Killer Kitty and Church Of Satan are doubly illegal.

4. If the confirmation does not meet the definition of an election, instead being a simple Cosmic Council vote, then the confirmations of Prelates Adytus and Omega are then invalid because the Sovereign illegitimately administered the voting in place of the Convenor. Therefore, the only legal Prelate could be Killer Kitty, and new Prelates must be nominated.

5. The only kinds of elections specified to exist in the Celestial Mandate are regular elections and special elections; contrary to some claims, the confirmation of Prelates can therefore only exist as one of the two, and thus it makes the allowance of newcomers' votes in the confirmations of Killer Kitty and Church Of Satan invalid.

6. The confirmation, by all means, seems to meet the legal definition of an election, and is therefore subject to all the aforementioned discrepancies.

7. The Celestial Being has, in his constitutional authority, refused to grant assent to the confirmation of Killer Kitty as Prelate. This is entirely within his powers to do so, and the Sovereign's claims otherwise directly contradict the Constitution, which states that assent is granted at the Being's discretion.

8. The continued occupation of the office of Prelate by Killer Kitty is thus illegal, as are all of his decisions in the capacity of the office. The criminal inquiry launched into the activities of former Celestial Being Amerion is, therefore, invalid.

9. There is strong circumstantial evidence to suggest that the Sovereign and the Archbishop of the Interior are complicit in a scheme to import votes to Lazarus in order to consolidate their political power, in clear violation of the Criminal Code, which lists such activity as Electoral Fraud. Whether this scheme is being orchestrated on behalf of a raider organization (such as, ostensibly, Lone Wolves United) is both unknown and less relevant than the basic fact that Electoral Fraud has been committed.

As such, we do not recognize the legitimacy of Killer Kitty as a Prelate of the Celestial Union, nor do we acknowledge the legitimacy of his election, regardless of future assent from the Celestial Being. Therefore, we reject any future decisions made by Killer Kitty, who illegally claims to occupy the position of Prelate, and by extent, Holy Prelate. This includes his and Funkadelia's attempts to move along a criminal inquiry against Amerion, which is a clear show trial with no validity. We make no definitive claim regarding foreign involvement in a ploy to puppet Lazarus, but wholeheartedly assert our strong suspicion that there is a concerted effort on behalf of the Sovereign and the Archbishop of the Interior to manipulate the system and undermine Lazarene democracy to further their personal goals.

Furthermore, we note the recent dismissal of United Arkadia as Archbishop of Foreign Affairs to be of great concern, and troubling in a time of crisis for the region. We denounce this action, as the latest in a string of underhanded moves on the part of the Sovereign, clearly aimed at consolidating his power, further undermining the principles that we strive to preserve for our region. The recent actions of the Sovereign ring dangerously close to those of Stujenske, against whom we backed the current Sovereign in our efforts to restore democracy and sovereignty to Lazarus. We conclude that in this time of strife, our sovereignty and way of life has once again come under threat, and we both re-affirm the points outlined in this declaration as well as our intent to uphold the Celestial Mandate, and protect the laws of the Celestial Union.

Signed:

Aumelodia, Celestial Being of Lazarus and Grand Commandant of the Lazarene Celestial Armada
Doperland, Defender of the Realm
Harmoneia, Guardian and Delegate Emeritus
Amerion, Guardian, former Celestial Being and Delegate Emeritus
Wintermoot, Guardian
Svezjacael, Convenor
United arkadia (The sunny badlands), Citizen and former Archbishop of Foreign Affairs
United Provinces of Atlantica, Archbishop of Culture
Lenlyvit, Knight Commandant of the Lazarene Celestial Armada
The church of satan, Citizen, former Vice Delegate, former Guardian and former Prelate
San andrewa, Delegate Emeritus
United federated states of omega, Prelate
Ikania, Citizen
Morozovia, Citizen
Kanglia, Citizen
Pherttsylvania, Citizen
Terephah (Seraph), Citizen
The Noble Thatcherites, Citizen
What is dead may never die (Griffin), Citizen
Native (Vapid), Citizen

Updates will follow as the situation develops.

The Republic of The Lazarene Guardian

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