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Day 464, 04:55 Published in Austria Germany by Chicco

Dear fellow citizens,

As you know our country is being assaulted by a Hungarian vigilante by the name of Silent Bob. By my tally, he and his grunts have taken 16 of 32 seats in yesterday's Congress elections.

In a vivid demonstration of his destructive agenda, Silent Bob immediately abused his new power to strike down one of our ongoing law proposals.

Moreover, one of Silent Bob's multis just posted an article detailing their wicked plan: to amputate Austria's high-grain region, our only natural resource, and to donate it to his home country. Be sure to also read the comments posted under this article: the next item on their agenda is to steal the Austrian Presidency.

Austria now faces a very difficult choice:
life in bondage under Silent Bob's dictatorship or freedom in a union with our friendly neighbor to the North, Germany. Once the Hungarian threat became evident I immediately picked up negotiations with Isy, the German President. I can report to you that he has displayed great sensitivity for our precarious situation. Although any offer remains conditional upon German Congressional approval, the German negotiators have proposed very favorable terms for a union between our two countries. The contract for establishing this union is being drafted as I write this and shall soon be published on this newspaper for your review.

In considering this possibility, please bear in mind that this is hardly the first time someone has attempted to take over our country. Due to its small size Austria is a perennial take-over target. Only the union with Germany can afford us the political and military protection we so desperately require.

Some of you may wonder if we aren't exchanging freedom for security. However, let me assure you that this would not be the case. We shall be fully and fairly represented in Congress. Our citizens shall have every opportunity to participate in the union's social, political, military, and economic life. Moreover, this union shall be fully reversible, which should go a long way in alleviating the fears and hesitations some of you may harbor.

Dear citizens, please use this opportunity to voice your opinion on a potential union with Germany. Your response to this article will help determine our future course of action in this matter.

Do not be misled, however: action is now imperative. We can no longer afford to wait for "another solution", as some have advocated in the past. If we do not act now, Silent Bob will act for us.

As always: Rot Weiss Rot bis in den Tod!

~Chicco
President of Austria~

P.S. Congressmen: be sure to vote YES on today's proposal.