ANST - Deficiency in Ansteorran Law? (was: Jafar's passing)

[Burke McCrory]

At 10:03 AM 12/28/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Galen here.
>
>My condolences to the family and friends of Scott Hall, aka HRH Jafar,
>on his tragic death.
>
>But I noticed something I found curious in the announcement.
>
>> Her Highness will need even more
>> support over the next few weeks and months leading up to Her Coronation.
>> Jafar asked Us, should anything happen to him, to do everything We can
to see
>> Kenna through Her Reign. We now ask you to help Us fulfill His wishes.
>
>His Crown Princess, HRH Kenna, will be crowned and will rule alone as
>Queen of the Middle.  I was quite surprised; I had expected that the
>Crown Tourney would be re-fought.  But I checked Midrealm Law and lo,
>it specifies that when either the Crown Prince or Princess can't
>fulfill their duties, the other continues alone.
>
>I checked Ansteorran Law and found that this contingency, a Crown
>Prince or Princess unable or unwilling to begin, much less complete,
>the reign, isn't covered.  Do we re-fight the tourney?  Does the
>remaining one continue alone?  It doesn't say, except in the case
>in which one of them wasn't properly a member when Crown Tourney
>was fought (then, we re-fight the Crown Tourney).
>
>I don't much care which way we go, but it should be covered
>it law.  Burke?  Artorius?  Does the new law address this?
>If not, do you agree that it should?
>
>- Galen of Bristol
>pmitchel at flash.net

Good point, I will check with TRM and Artorius.


In Service to the Dream

Sir Burke Kyriell MacDonald
Deputy Kingdom Seneschal for Ansteorra
E-Mail: burkemc at ionet.net
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