15RC23 - The Scrap the Useless Regency Amendment

Whereas, the Constituriun is already much too long and is bogged down with talk about a completely theoretical "regent" office that few if any of us understand, the Cosa hereby shortens the Constituziun by rewriting the following articles so that they read as follows:

Art 10. The Kingdom of Talossa is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy with a King as its head of state.

Art 11. The reigning monarch of Talossa, whether male or female, is to be styled "King." The Heir to the Throne shall be styled "Prince of Prospect" or, if female, "Princess of Prospect".

Art 12 The King is the symbolic head of the nation. The nation itself owes its existence to the Monarch, and reciprocally the nation democratically grants unto the King and his descendants certain powers, which are enumerated herein.

Art 13. The royal powers are: The right to declare national holidays, grant titles of nobility, make the annual Speech from the Throne on the 26th of December (and other Speeches from the Throne when events warrant), to issue Writs of Dissolution for the Cosa, to veto bills (or Prime Dictates), to grant pardons and commute sentences, and to appoint the Prime Minister after elections.

Art 14. [Deleted]

Art 18 Upon the demise or abdication of a King, the Heir to the Throne shall assume the Throne.

Art 23 In the event that a newly-acceded King is below the age of eighteen, a condition of Regency is said to exist. If this occurs, the Talosaan Uppermost Cort shall act as a Council of Regency, and shall by unanimity (or, when necessary, by simple majority) exercise all the Royal powers and duties. When the Heir to the Throne reaches his/her eighteenth birthday, he/she shall be invested with the Royal powers and the condition of Regency shall cease.

Articles 24-27 are deleted.

All references throughout the Constituziun to the "King/Regent" are shortened to read "King".

Uréu q'estadra så,
Ben Madison (King of Talossa)