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In parting, S4NTA warned Varkonia that it was just pushing the problem down the road, and that it would be more difficult to deal with later. The Red Duke agreed that this was likely, but insisted that Varkonia was not prepared to go war on that scale at that moment.
== Politics ==
=== The Senate ===
The Senate is the heart of Varkonian politics. Over the course of CivClassic, there have been 24 distinct senate sessions. The Senate writes, debates, and votes on legislation to pass into law. No law can be passed or treaty implemented without the approval of the Senate. Laws passed in the senate may be subject to the King of Nox's veto. While senators were appointed by the Red Duke early on, they were later elected by citizens after the end of the Infinity War.
Additional political positions existed within the Senate, including the Speaker of the Senate, Guild Master, Judges, and Crown Prosecutor. The Speaker was elected within the senate by majority vote of the sitting senators at the beginning of a senate session and would serve as Speaker until the end of that Senate session. Judges, the Guild Master, and Crown Prosecutor would be appointed by the Red Duke at the beginning of each Senate session and serve until the end of that session.
In total, 191 items of legislation were voted on within the Senate, of which 146 passed, 38 failed, and 7 were vetoed by the King of Nox. The following is a full list of the proposed legislation which was voted on within the Senate:
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|Date of Vote
|Topic
|Status (P/F/V)
|Senate Session
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|07/28/2018
|Transition of Government Treaty (Gabon)
|P
|2
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|08/03/2018
|Formation of the UNC
|P
|2
|-
|09/20/2018
|Varkonian Tax Act
|F
|2
|-
|10/14/2018
|Establishment of the Penal Code
|P
|2
|-
|10/21/2018
|Transition of Government Treaty (Westmore)
|P
|2
|-
|10/24/2018
|Judiciary Committee Act
|P
|2
|-
|11/02/2018
|Exile NovaZephyr
|P
|2
|-
|11/02/2018
|Place King of Nox on Judiciary Committee
|F
|2
|-
|11/02/2018
|Bounty Hunter's Act
|P
|2
|-
|11/07/2018
|Naturalization of SouthernBloc
|F
|2
|-
|11/16/2018
|Anthem Proposal (Fell in Lava)
|V
|2
|-
|11/17/2018
|Anthem Proposal
|V
|2
|-
|12/01/2018
|Transition of Government Treaty (Nevrast) I
|P
|2
|-
|12/01/2018
|Treaty of Vendemmia (Columbia Defense Pact)
|P
|2
|-
|12/03/2018
|Callum Vault Access Request
|P
|2
|-
|12/10/2018
|Establishing Kaiserreich Protectorate
|P
|2
|-
|01/08/2019
|Speaker of the Senate Act
|P
|2
|-
|02/01/2019
|Foreign Affairs Permission Act
|P
|2
|-
|03/29/2019
|Bloom-Gabon Rail Bypass Treaty Proposal
|F
|3
|-
|04/02/2019
|Renaturalization of Callum
|P
|3
|-
|04/18/2019
|UNC Iceroad Act
|P
|3
|-
|04/22/2019
|Kaiserreich Leadership Change Recognition
|P
|3
|-
|05/01/2019
|Transition of Government Treaty (Ruggetania)
|P
|3
|-
|05/02/2019
|Seize Machinemaker's Bunker Act
|P
|3
|-
|05/10/2019
|Acquisition of AngryPepsi's Pearl
|P
|3
|-
|05/20/2019
|Bloom Pearl Storage Treaty
|P
|3
|-
|05/31/2019
|Brotherhood of Steel Pearl Storage Treaty
|V
|3
|-
|06/17/2019
|New Sovia-Icenia Conflict Intervention
|F
|4
|-
|06/26/2019
|Thoths-Papa Prisoner Exchange
|V
|4
|-
|07/03/2019
|Varkexit from UNC
|P
|4
|-
|07/05/2019
|Declaration of Personae non Grata (Crackerjack, JarlHeisenberg, Rogue, justliunet)
|P
|4
|-
|07/10/2019
|The Denunciation of Bloom
|P
|4
|-
|07/12/2019
|Formation of the Entente
|P
|4
|-
|07/14/2019
|Treaty of Salisbury (Imperial Truidance Alliance)
|P
|4
|-
|07/16/2019
|Guild Master Act
|P
|4
|-
|07/18/2019
|Armament of Pride Act
|P
|4
|-
|07/19/2019
|Censorship of Machinemaker Act
|P
|4
|-
|07/24/2019
|"Outlaw Feet Pics" Act
|F
|4
|-
|07/30/2019
|SarenSolaris Residency Act
|F
|4
|-
|08/05/2019
|The Sunfish Compact Treaty (SPQR)
|P
|4
|-
|08/23/2019
|Alliance with SPQR
|P
|4
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|08/30/2019
|Transition of Government Treaty (Nevrast) II
|P
|4
|-
|09/08/2019
|Prison Pearl Upgrade Act
|P
|4
|-
|09/11/2019
|Discord Moderation Act
|P
|4
|-
|09/23/2019
|Upgrade Evocator to Prison Pearl
|P
|4
|-
|09/28/2019
|Upgrade ashnwill to Prison Pearl
|P
|5
|-
|10/01/2019
|Penal Code Reform Act
|P
|5
|-
|10/03/2019
|Invictus-Kira Restraining Order
|P
|5
|-
|10/07/2019
|Exile Yellowfishy
|P
|5
|-
|10/11/2019
|Newfriend Spawnpoint Act
|P
|5
|-
|10/15/2019
|Annex Wakanda
|F
|5
|-
|10/16/2019
|Transition of Government Treaty (Aurum)
|P
|5
|-
|10/23/2019
|Penal Code Reform Act II
|P
|5
|-
|10/25/2019
|Civball Act
|P
|5
|-
|11/02/2019
|Legalizing and Permitting the GOR Act
|P
|5
|-
|11/04/2019
|Terminate Negotiations with Evocator
|P
|5
|-
|11/20/2019
|Release Bihl_Cosbi
|P
|5
|-
|11/26/2019
|Sale of Kaiserreich to Bloom Treaty
|F
|5
|-
|12/09/2019
|Foreigners Search and Security Act
|P
|5
|-
|12/11/2019
|Namelayer Reform Act
|P
|5
|-
|01/01/2020
|Transfer Wergo to Hjaltland
|P
|6
|-
|01/25/2020
|Imprisonment of elfguy9
|P
|7
|-
|02/10/2020
|TDC Land Grant Treaty
|P
|7
|-
|02/18/2020
|Consitution Act
|P
|7
|-
|06/11/2020
|Sale of Aurum Desert to Imperial Truidence Proposal
|P
|8
|-
|06/14/2020
|Annexation of Corvus Swamp Act
|P
|8
|-
|08/01/2020
|Internal Senate Elections Act
|P
|9
|-
|08/04/2020
|Constitutional Consistency Act
|P
|9
|-
|08/17/2020
|Election Reform Act 2020
|P
|9
|-
|08/19/2020
|XP Reform Act
|F
|9
|-
|08/19/2020
|Constitutional Reform Bill
|P
|9
|-
|08/19/2020
|Powers Reform Act 2020
|P
|9
|-
|08/19/2020
|Civil Service Bill
|P
|9
|-
|08/21/2020
|Dissolution of the Guildmaster Act
|P
|9
|-
|08/23/2020
|Legislation Reform Act 2020
|P
|9
|-
|08/25/2020
|Varkonian Anthem Proposal
|F
|9
|-
|08/29/2020
|Economic Capital Act
|P
|9
|-
|09/04/2020
|Repeal Section 2.2 of Economic Capital Act
|P
|10
|-
|09/20/2020
|Political Parties Act
|V
|10
|-
|09/27/2020
|Declaration of Personae non Gratae (Ikea_Fridge and co)
|P
|10
|-
|10/04/2020
|Publication of "Assessment of Article 10"
|P
|11
|-
|10/04/2020
|Gabon-Varkonia XP Farm Conditions
|P
|11
|-
|10/07/2020
|Friendship Treaty with Gabon
|P
|11
|-
|10/07/2020
|XP Treaty with Gabon
|P
|11
|-
|10/08/2020
|Initial Gabonese XP Harvester Access
|P
|11
|-
|10/10/2020
|Modification of the Westmore Transition Treaty
|P
|11
|-
|10/10/2020
|Declaration of Persona Non Grata (DarkyDu)
|P
|11
|-
|10/11/2020
|Acceptance of DarkyDu's Pearl from Icenia
|P
|11
|-
|10/18/2020
|Potato Trade Deal
|P
|11
|-
|10/24/2020
|Declaration of Personae non Gratae (SwiftFizz and co)
|P
|11
|-
|10/24/2020
|Icenia-Varkonia Vault Ice Road Proposal
|P
|11
|-
|10/24/2020
|Confiscation of SwiftFizz's Property Act
|P
|11
|-
|10/25/2020
|Confiscation of Vendetta's Property Act
|P
|11
|-
|10/30/2020
|Eliminate Senate Election Write-ins
|P
|11
|-
|11/01/2020
|Establishing the Department of Apartment Inspections
|P
|12
|-
|11/01/2020
|Citizenship Amendment to the Constitution
|P
|12
|-
|11/02/2020
|Declaration of Persona non Grata: Citlyion
|P
|12
|-
|11/05/2020
|Recognition of Mt September
|P
|12
|-
|11/09/2020
|Creation of Safety Pearl Deposit Box
|P
|12
|-
|11/11/2020
|3 Days of Mourning for Varkanos
|P
|12
|-
|11/11/2020
|Varkchad Emoji Commission
|P
|12
|-
|11/14/2020
|Varkchad Emoji Implementation
|P
|12
|-
|11/15/2020
|Free Xander00one
|P
|12
|-
|11/27/2020
|XP Price Adjustment Act I
|P
|12
|-
|11/28/2020
|XP Price Adjustment Act II
|P
|12
|-
|11/30/2020
|Varkonian Customs Act
|P
|12
|-
|11/30/2020
|Illegal XP Ingredient Trafficking Penalties Act
|P
|12
|-
|12/07/2020
|Abolish the position of Clerk of the Senate I
|F
|13
|-
|12/20/2020
|Change Senatorial Oath of Ofice
|P
|13
|-
|12/20/2020
|Finalization of Icenia Embassy Design
|P
|13
|-
|12/21/2020
|Classifier Label Act
|P
|13
|-
|12/27/2020
|Icenia Embassy Funds Act
|P
|13
|-
|12/27/2020
|Shiny Boss Hat for Red Duke Act
|F
|13
|-
|12/28/2020
|Terms for release of Elfguy9
|P
|13
|-
|1/8/2021
|Senate Housing Act
|P
|14
|-
|1/15/2021
|Abolish the position of Clerk of the Senate II
|P
|14
|-
|1/16/2021
|Repeal the Economic Capital Act
|P
|14
|-
|1/16/2021
|Repeal the Civil Service HQ Act
|P
|14
|-
|1/23/2021
|The Tired Bill
|F
|14
|-
|2/6/2021
|Mobilization Regarding EM Drama
|P
|15
|-
|2/7/2021
|Icenia-Varkonia Rail Proposal
|P
|15
|-
|2/7/2021
|Appointment of S4NTA as Ambassador to Icenia
|P
|15
|-
|2/13/2021
|The Sale of Ruggetania to Yoahtl
|P
|15
|-
|2/15/2021
|GOR Extension into Varkonia
|P
|15
|-
|2/16/2921
|Declaration of Persona non Grata (Kayla)
|P
|15
|-
|2/20/2021
|Repeal the Mobilization Act against EM
|P
|15
|-
|2/21/2021
|Anthem Proposal (Fell in Lava)
|V
|15
|-
|2/21/2021
|Anthem Proposal (Lil Nas X - Panini)
|F
|15
|-
|2/21/2021
|Anthem Proposal (Be Our Guest)
|P
|15
|-
|2/22/2021
|Anthem Proposal (Muppet Treasure Island) I
|F
|15
|-
|2/24/2021
|Declaration of Persona non Grata (Catas, Hills4Real)
|P
|15
|-
|2/22/2021
|Anthem Proposal (Muppet Treasure Island) II
|F
|15
|-
|2/24/2021
|Senate Bill Proposal Limitation I
|F
|15
|-
|2/24/2021
|Senate Bill Proposal Limitation II
|F
|15
|-
|2/27/2021
|Revoke Persona non Grata (Ikea_Fridge, binchymonkey, and MrJeremyFisher)
|P
|15
|-
|2/28/2021
|Annexation of Corvus Territory and Map Publication
|P
|15
|-
|3/2/2021
|Transfer SirCrowley to Columbia
|P
|16
|-
|3/2/2021
|Transfer Not_Thanadon to Columbia
|P
|16
|-
|3/3/2021
|Varkonian Senatorial Actions Naming Conventions Bill
|P
|16
|-
|3/4/2021
|Release of binchymonkey
|P
|16
|-
|3/4/2021
|Sacred Salmon Protection Act
|F
|16
|-
|3/4/2021
|The King's Harem Act
|F
|16
|-
|3/4/2021
|Varkonia "Big Boy" Snitch Act of 2021
|P
|16
|-
|3/11/2021
|March 2021 Speaker Succession Act
|P
|16
|-
|3/12/2021
|Constitutional Amendment: Emergency Senatorial Appointments and Replacements
|P
|16
|-
|3/19/2021
|GOR Access through Corvus Act
|P
|16
|-
|3/19/2021
|Vault Trespassing Mandatory Offense Penalties Act
|P
|16
|-
|3/19/2021
|Red Duke Sleepy Time Act
|P
|16
|-
|3/20/2021
|Declaration of Persona Non Gratae: Clutch/Chosen Raider Crew
|P
|16
|-
|3/26/2021
|Emergency Lama Protection Act
|P
|16
|-
|3/26/2021
|Emergency Llama Protection Act
|P
|16
|-
|3/29/2021
|March Madness Movie Night Moratorium
|F
|16
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|4/10/2021
|Release of fadedsoul Act
|P
|17
|-
|4/17/2021
|New Coat of Arms Act
|P
|17
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|4/20/2021
|Declaration of Persona Non Grata: xtasy
|F
|17
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|4/25/2021
|Chemotherapy Act (Remove Gregy's Vault Tumor)
|P
|17
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|4/30/2021
|National Holidays Act I
|F
|17
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|5/1/2021
|National Holidays Act II
|P
|18
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|5/2/2021
|National Holidays Act Amendment: Nevrast Fest
|P
|18
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|5/8/2021
|Free SirCrowley
|F
|18
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|5/18/2021
|Establish Newfriend Zone Act
|P
|18
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|5/20/2021
|Declaration of Persona non Grata (Wikro_, Gongzhu_x)
|P
|18
|-
|5/21/2021
|Naming of the Newfriend Zone Act I
|F
|18
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|5/21/2021
|Naming of the Newfriend Zone Act II
|F
|18
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|5/21/2021
|Naming of the Newfriend Zone Act III
|F
|18
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|5/21/2021
|Naming of the Newfriend Zone Act IV
|F
|18
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|5/21/2021
|Amendment to the 2018 Judiciary Act
|P
|18
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|5/21/2021
|Constitutional Amendment on Senatorial Elections I
|P
|18
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|5/23/2021
|Revoke Persona non Grata (chosentwice)
|P
|18
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|5/24/2021
|Appointment of Head of Varkonian Department of Transportation (Langly)
|P
|18
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|5/24/2021
|Constitutional Amendment on Senatorial Elections II
|F
|18
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|5/24/2021
|Naming of the Newfriend Zone Act V
|V
|18
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|5/31/2021
|Sacred Salmon Protection Act
|F
|18
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|6/1/2021
|The New Sacred Salmon Protection Act
|F
|19
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|6/1/2021
|The Sacrosanctity of The New Sacred Salmon Protection Act
|F
|19
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|7/5/2021
|Department of Transportation Salary Act
|P
|20
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|7/15/2021
|MTS Iceroad Project Proposal
|F
|20
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|7/15/2021
|Varkonian Airway Protection Act I
|P
|20
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|7/24/2021
|Varkonian Airway Protection Act II
|P
|20
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|7/24/2021
|Varkonian Airway Protection Act III
|P
|20
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|9/9/2021
|Constitutional Amendment on Senate Term Lengths
|P
|22
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|9/9/2021
|Revoke Persona non Grata (Kayla)
|F
|22
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|9/9/2021
|Formation of the Varkonian Empire: Unification with SPQR Act
|P
|22
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|9/12/2021
|Unification with Gondolin Act
|P
|22
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|9/18/2021
|Constitutional Amendment on Senatorial Elections III
|P
|22
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|9/30/2021
|Renaming the Empire Act
|F
|22
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|10/9/2021
|Sale of Lands to the Kawartha Pine Ridge Corporation (KPRC) Proposal
|F
|23
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|10/10/2021
|Revocation of the Bloom Pearl Storage Treaty
|P
|23
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|10/18/2021
|Title Creation "Little Dumpy"
|F
|23
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|11/25/2021
|Annexation of Terra Stultus
|P
|23
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|11/29/2021
|Recreate the UNC
|P
|23
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=== The Speaker of the Senate ===
The Speaker of the Senate was established during the 2nd Senate and is the 3rd highest political office in Varkonia, behind the King of Nox and the Red Duke. The Speaker enjoys a privilged position as the Senator with the most support within the Senate, making the speaker very influential when supporting or opposing items of legislation. It is the duty of the speaker to:
* Liaise and maintain communications, between the King, the Red Duke and the senators
* Maintain and foster strong relationships with the external territories of Varkonia
* Represent Varkonia internationally to sovereign states, alliance blocs and other international organisations
* Ensure that relevant information about Varkonia is communicated publicly and internationally in accurate wording
* Be responsible for accepting or postponing for further discussion the initiation of voting on legislation within the chamber
* In good faith, represent the true and faithful position and agreed policy of the Senate
* Not, without Senate approval, negotiate on contentious issues
The Speaker has the following powers:
* Present prosecutions against criminals to the Judiciary Committee
* Act as the diplomatic representative of Varkonia internationally
* Enter into diplomatic negotiations on behalf of Varkonia
* With the approval of the Senate, form or enter into alliances and ratify treaties
Of the 24 Senate sessions, 23 were presided over by a Speaker. The following players were elected the office of Speaker of the Senate at least once: BritishWanderer, Callum, Dr_Nein, DroidJoe, Pride, Seldomshock. BritishWanderer served the longest amount of time as Speaker, while BritishWanderer and DroidJoe tied for serving under the greatest number of senate sessions, each presiding over eight sessions. Callum, Dr_Nein, and Pride each only presided over only one session.
[[File:SpeakersOfTheSenate.png|none|thumb|900x900px|Timeline of the Speakers of the Senate and the sessions they presided over]]
[[File:VarkoniaMarch20211.png|thumb|Full map of Varkonia as of March 2021]]
==== Kaiserreich ====
[[File:Kaiserreich flag.png|thumb|200px|Flag of Kaiserreich]]Kaiserreich was ruled by Wublit and later LazavPhenax. During 2018 Kaiserreich signed a mutual defense pact with [[SPQR (CivClassic)|SPQR]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/91cg6l/romankaiserreich_treaty/</ref> Kaiserreich became a protectorate of Varkonia in December 2018, then a full province in April 2019.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/a50vxi/establishing_the_protectorate_of_the_kaiserreich/</ref>. The province is located at {{coord|-2650|-11200|800}}.
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