Senate Debates Kardan Intervention

By Anthony Wisterly

As the situation in Kardan become more and more dire, the Senate debates whether or not to intervene.The Supreme Ruler declared a national emergency two weeks ago and began a genocidal rampage targeted towards Bigtopians. Several hundred refugees have sought asylum within Hindopia's borders and have called on the Government to send military aid to the country to help the citizens against the tyrannical government.

The Senate released a statement today saying that they were discussing whether or not they had an obligation to send aid to the war-torn country. The Chancellor, Marcus Pryde, has enlisted the counsel of several ethics professors and international lawyers to help him decide his position on the matter.

The Senate is divided on the matter, with the Senator for Defence arguing in favour of the intervention but the Senator for Diplomatic Affairs being firmly against it. Senator Nathan Grethmandis, S. Defence, argues that the Kardinian people are completely helpless against the military of the Supreme Ruler and that it was Hindopia's moral obligation to intervene against the psychotic government. Senator Lauren Yeedills, S. Diplomatic Affairs, says that militaristic action against a foreign government when they have not threatened or harmed Hindopia in any way set bad precedent, and would cause needless casualties to Hindopian citizens.

Hindopian Report investigators procured the transcripts of the latest Senate Meeting and they revealed that the debate had struck a rift between the S. for Defence and S. for Diplomatic Affairs. It is rumored that the Chancellor may soon, if the rift isn't repaired, mandate that the two Senators go before the Council of Reconciliation for mediation. If the Senate cannot decide on the matter, then the Chancellor may send the decision to the High Council, where the Councillors will decide the matter.

Repeal Passed: Senate Relieved

By James Green

The repeal of World Assembly General Assembly Resolution #81(Disaster Preparedness Act) was passed by the WA yesterday after days of debate.

It looked at first like the repeal was going to be defeated as the votes were in favor of keeping the resolution. But yesterday the vote "for" the repeal crept up and now the voting period has ended; the repeal is final.

The Senate was very concerned at the passing of WA-GA Resolution #81 because of several reasons, chief among them the final clause. The Senate, after a impassioned speech by Senator Polishmothgyre, instructed Hindopian Ambassador to the WA Vargas Harrowsing to register the vote "For".

During the debate on the repeal, several ambassadors offered to work on a replacement for the repealed law.

Repeal High on Government Agenda

By James Green

The repeal of World Assembly General Assembly Resolution #81, “Disaster Preparedness Act”, is high on the government’s agenda at the moment says Senate Spokesman Daniel Hayess.

In a press conference this morning at the Senatorial Press Auditorium the spokesman gave this statement released by the Senate:
“This repeal interests the Hindopian Senate very much. Its passage would give great relief to the us as there are too many loopholes, mistakes and legally ambiguous definitions contained in the resolution. It is an embarrassment to the World Assembly for this to have passed, and the Senate wishes to have it repealed.”

The repeal, at the time of this articles release, looks likely to be defeated. The current score is For: 2,178. Against: 2,478, which means that there are more nations in favour of keeping the resolution than there are nations wanting it’s repeal. The Senate’s main argument against the resolution is the clause that states the following:
“If the GOPS finds a member state to have ignored an alert, or responded insubstantially to an alert, the member state shall be mandated to pay the victims of the disaster an amount determined by the GOPS.”
The Senate objects to this because it allows for a scenario such as this:
The possibility of a tsunami to hit a nation (other than Hindopia) is discovered by Hindopians working at an Early Disaster Warning Station and those people fail to notify the government or the people of that nation to be affected. The victims of that tsunami, should it hit, would be entitled to compensatory repayment by the government of Hindopia for the failure to notify that nation of the impending disaster.


Director of the Lawyers Association of Hindopia, Pamela Kroydell, says that if the rule of law is to be followed, then the Gnomes of the GOPS (Global Organization for Public Safety) will be forced to allow this scenario to happen.
“The rule of law is a concept held dear by the gnomes of the various committees that make up the sprawling bureaucracy that is the WA, and if Hindopia is determined to have acted “insubstantially” to a natural disaster that it had foreknowledge of then we will be held accountable. That is not to say that we would intentionally let harm befall the citizens of another nation, but to have such ambiguous law is dangerous. It is safer to let the resolution be repealed and replace it with a more carefully worded one.”

However, there are some from the Senate that support the resolution. Senator Hayden Polishmothgyre, Senator for Kroyden, says that the world needs a concentrated effort to reduce the devastating effects of natural disasters. He spoke out against the repeal in parliament today and condemned the efforts of other Senators to have it repealed.
“To repeal such a well written and important resolution from the World Assembly is incredibly selfish. Millions of people die every year from natural disasters and with a concentrated effort for an international organization committed to compiling information about possible impending disasters we can save thousands of people. It is selfish for some to be thinking about the possibility of losing money when people are losing their lives. If they don’t want to be in danger of being sued, then maybe they should do their jobs and follow the guidelines set forth by the GOPS.”
Senator Polishmothgyre resumed his seat amongst a feeling of tension as Senator Byrone( Sen. Ingratia) had just given a speech in favour of the repeal.

The voting period for the repeal of the “Disaster Preparedness Act” ends in 1 day

Inquisition Called by Senate

By Anthony Wisterly

An official inquisition was ordered by the Senate today to investigate the accusations that Hindopian Ambassador to the World Assembly, Vargas Harrowsing, has been embezzling money from the government.

Harrowsing was accused by Senator Bellcross, an independent senator, after her office received information from an unnamed source saying that Harrowsing has been transferring money from the Office of Diplomatic Affairs' WA Ambassador's Account, the account used to fund the mission to the WA ( such as covering transport, food, essentials etc), to a privately owned offshore account in The Incorporated States of Consergro.

Consergro has one of the strictest policies guarding foreign held bank accounts in the world. No application by any entity in the world to look into a foreign held account has ever been successful. Political analyst Jerry Wads says that it doesn't look like that pattern is going to change now.
"The Consergrian Government is run by a corporate entity, and as such protects it's customer's, especially it's rich foreign customer's, private accounts zealously. It would simply be a waste for the government to spend money on a diplomatic effort, because it will never work."

Harrowsing responded to the Senator's accusations earlier today, saying that the claim is entirely fictitious. He challenged her to provide any evidence that the money was transferred to that account, or to prove that if any money was transferred then to show that he himself received any of it as financial gain.
"Senator Benton's claim is not true. I never transferred any money from the OoDA account for personal financial gain. The only money I ever authorize transferred is money used to pay for the expense of representing this country in the World Assembly."

The inquisition will investigate the validity of the accusations and if it finds any truth to them it will begin a full investigation.
The inquisition is run by a committee whose members are appointed by the Senate. The committee, named the Inquisitorial Committee, has the authority to lay criminal charges if it finds a basis for them.

The IC will begin it's investigation after the Senate has convened in an emergency session next week.

Leave the Assembly: Isolationists

Several thousand individuals have staged a massive protest against the Hindopian government’s membership in the World Assembly. The self-proclaimed “isolationists” have repeatedly attacked the government’s decision to join the WA because they claim the laws passed by the international association override national sovereignty.

The group, known as the Sovereignty Party, introduced legislation into the Senate earlier this year under a Citizen's Bill that would force the government to leave the WA. The proposal did not pass but gained very noticeable support from the population.

The protest took place on Phoenix Avenue, where both the Senate and High Council are located, and lasted nearly 9 hours before the protesters packed up and went home. Several fights broke out during the protest but the police say that they are pleased with the way the majority of the protesters behaved.

The government defends the membership in the WA, with Senator Lauren Yeedills, the Senator for Diplomatic Affairs, releasing a statement in support of it. She said that it was “...in Hindopia’s best interest to be involved in the World Assembly as it promotes governments to practice cooperation and to resolve their conflicts peacefully”. Sovereignty Party members say that Hindopia is perfectly capable of doing all of that ourselves and that Hindopia does not need the help of a multi-national organisation.

Many Senators say that an open and free discussion on the matter between the people from both sides will allow the citizens themselves to decide on the matter. There have been repeated calls inside the Senate to hold a national debate to showcase every opinion on the matter. So far, these calls have not been answered.

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