The Great Synod’s Open Borders Debate
Solomonic Imperial News Agency Press Release | Q’attera City, Attera Proper, USE 25 Sep 2008
The matter of open borders within the Atteran Commonwealth was the issue of great debate today as Prime Minister Christophe Von Silitz, the head of the Crandan delegation brought a motion to “recognise the independent decisions on the issue of open borders, of all primary micronations of the Atteran Commonwealth. Agreement to this motion is to permit the exchange of ideas and diplomatic exchange between the Atteran Commonwealth member micronations and the outside world.”
In response to Prime Minister Von Silitz impassioned motion, Prime Minister Ala ar Din representing the USE delegation on behalf of His Majesty, the Emperor of All the Atterans and All the Atteras, led the charge against Prime Minister Von Silitz by responding, “It is my duty to recognize the wishes of the honorable Prime Minister Von Silitz’s minority view, but the USE is over the issue of open borders for all Atteran Commonwealth member micronations. We do know it is common knowledge that the Intermicronational community as a whole, is not yet ready to entertain the idea of realistic diplomatic exchange. Since the Atteran Commonwealth is now far ahead of the majority of the Intermicronational community in this regard, to allow our micronations the choice to “degrade” themselves and end up as role-playing constructs as we see too often in our hobby would be terribly irresponsible. The Atteran Commonwealth would be held to account if we did not continue our current course, when it has been a success overwhelming success! Our great Emperor brought this matter to the people of the United Solomonic Empire earlier this year, and lo and behold, the fear mongering of those disgraced and exiled former Atteran citizens who chose to be traitors to their former Intermicronational home, began to run rampant. Even in isolated micronations, there were rumors of an Atteran invasion that was supposed to occur in Babkha or some other roleplaying micronation, sometime this year. Of course, Babkha was a former enemy micronation, but it is publicly known that we placed Babkha in a category of “immaturity” along with several others who dabble with the Micras or Geiss Maps. Thus, they are considered “Hands Off” for an indefinite time. They are entertained by their roleplaying aspect, like children playing with building blocks. Who are we to take that from them? They leave us to our devices, we leave them to theirs. If Intermicronational irrevelance is their thing, then allow them to eat spoonfuls of it. We as Great Atterans know better and should work to avoid even the appearance of cooperation with these “wannabe’s”“.
Prime Minister Von Silitz responded with citing the success of King Artaxian’s efforts earlier this year to venture out into the Intermicronational community. “My dear King Artaxian, who was once your Foreign Minister, had your support for this venture, General Ala ar Din. When he ventured out, he ceded the entire virtual territory of the former Solomonic Empire of Attera to Ocia, introduced himself on behalf of the USE and Cranda to over 50 different micronations with the promise of future diplomatic relations that would be free of internal interference, mutual positive exchanges and no hostility. At home, he had created exciting change in our society where we do not see ourselves as “surrounded on all sides” by hostile forces anymore. It was King Artaxian, along with the full support of His Serene Imperial Highness, Mik’el Tzion I, who I feel has placed all of the Great Atteran Micronations in a position to reap not only diplomatic successes but those of a cultural nature as well. In this new openness, where our culture will be as America’s is to the Macroworld, the Atteran Commonwealth will reap great benefits. Shouldn’t we be able to legally converse with other micronationalists in their own forums? Shouldn’t they have the permission to enter ours?”
In the defense of continued isolationist policies for the Atteran Commonwealth, all of the delegations with the exception of the Barony of Utzen and Lorelei and the Imperial City of Da’artamuun, have sided with the USE. The reasoning behind the Barony of Utzen and Lorelei and the Imperial City of Da’artamuun’s support for Cranda’s bid to open up borders is that they both would be the biggest winners if there was an influx of micronationalists that would visit these areas.
The Barony of Utzen and Lorelei would gain on the cultural and financial side. Prime Minister Gebre Tzion explained in length, “The Barony of Utzen and Lorelei would be able to gain in a major fashion because of our banking and investment practices which are extremely liberal. These practices include, extreme discretion as to whom owns what account or accounts and excellent investment opportunities on our micronational speculation market which you can make great yields based on the outcome of certain situations that occur in the Intermicronational realm. The Barony of Utzen and Lorelei is also the home of the Solomonic Imperial Bank’s printing agency where any micronation can get a design for their currency created, along with the storage for whatever backs that currency. We have a potential for a financial blessing that could spread across the entire Atteran Commonwealth, but there are those among us that are still stuck in an Intermicronational “cold war” that doesn’t exist anymore.”
Supporting the cause of open borders was the Imperial Free City of Da’artamuun’s chief minister, Ras El-Far who asked several questions of the delegates. “I have a few questions that I wish for you to think about before we cast our vote on this item. First, I would ask, what has the Atteran Commonwealth gained by remaining isolated, other than being forgotten? Do we not have a very capable diplomatic corps that can represent our interests in the Intermicronational community? Do we not retain the military ability to completely obliterate anyone who decides to threaten us, or our way of Micronational life? I know what my answers are to these questions, but do not be swayed by Prime Minister Ala ar Din’s hesitation over allowing a beneficial exchange between us and the rest of the world. While the Atteran Commonwealth has blossomed since dealing a decisive blow to the traitors of our past, we should step boldly into the Intermicronational world and shake up the entire Micronational world as our Emperor did along with the Veterans in 1999, when the Rasinate and her allies took the Golden Age of Micronationalism by storm. We should again help end the current dark ages that exist over a large part of the Intermicronational community and give them a new taste of what the new Atteran Commonwealth has to offer. We do not exist as ideas anymore. We are real people representing real micronations, and it is time that we venture out of our comfort zone and bring the world something unique!”
At the writing of this update, the open borders question was still being debated. SINA will keep you informed as to the conclusion of the vote.
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