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MoLA – update.

Further to the PM’s request, what follows is a brief update as to what I’ve been upto since my 2nd term in this role began.

I also hope to give some citizens and idea re what the MoLA does and what the Ministry is all about.

Many people see the MoLA as the “policeman” of Congress. This, in part, is true in that as part of my role I must monitor the activities of congressmen in order to make sure they are following the Congressional Procedure Act.

The MoLA can warn and, in some cases, ban congressmen from sensitive areas of the eUK forums.

As such, all congressmen upon their successful election to office were pm’d by me re two rather important matters: citizenship approvals and MPP policy.

Unfortunately, both of these areas have presented the Government with issues recently and I have had to formally warn some congressmen for failing to follow correct procedure. There have also been numerous informal warnings and discussions with PPs.

Whilst the procedure re cit apps, for instance, may seem unnecessary to some, I can assure you the procedure is there to ensure the security of the eUK and protect the eUK from PTO threats.

Sometimes, congressmen make mistakes and I recognise this fact – however it should be noted that once a citizen app is approved, it cannot be revoked and that mistake could have permanent implications for eUK state security.

As above, all congressmen were pm’d re MPP procedure and policy too. Unfortunately, we had two recent votes (on S.Korea and Venezuela MPPs) that were passed without the Government’s approval. This means the Government has had to hastily rearrange other MPPs in order to accommodate and has also had to fork out for MPPs which were not budgeted for.

Needless to say, the Prime Minister was quite aggrieved by these votes.

As such, the Prime Minister, using powers of deviation has, regrettably, ***suspended the warning system re congressional procedure***.

This means that any offence, whether a mistake or not, will probably result in a forum ban.

This is only a temporary measure but underlines the determination of this Government to keep the eUK secure and to protect its interests.

For the sake of clarity, this means that any citizenship app that has not been properly approved or for example, any proposal that is posted in-game incorrectly will probably result in a ban.

In short, if you are not sure – ask, or you may face a ban.

On a positive note however, at the time of writing I have noticed a significant improvement in congressmen following cit app procedure over the last week. I thank congressmen for their help and understanding in this regard and hope that no bans will be necessary as a result of this “tightening up” of procedure.

I don’t like banning people, and feel that promoting and encouraging the activity of congressmen, whatever their party, is arguably just as important as my role in “policing”.

For the record, it is my honestly held opinion that we have made significant progress in that regard. One only has to look at the amount of proposals this month and the level of debate.


Whilst “policing” congress and encouraging activity can take up a lot of the MoLA’s diary, as above, it is not the only project that this Ministry has been involved in.

Indeed, I have also tasked myself with amending the Congressional Procedure Act so that some of the imperfections and provide clarity. This is an ongoing project and my final draft will be put up for debate once my review is complete.

I welcome suggestions from citizens re the above: my review is focusing on issues such as a time-limit for proposals, amending the statutes so that other voting options can be considered by congress if necessary, amending the congressional pledge and other such “housekeeping” work.

Other projects will be discussed in further updates but this is getting a bit tl/dr.

Sven Goran Duran-Duran DSO
Minster of Legislative Affairs



DID YOU KNOW - you don’t have to be a congressman to sponsor or propose a bill? 10 citizen sponsors is all you need to get a bill to the Vote.