SR - SCA Laws
maddie teller-kook
meadhbh at io.com
Mon Jul 20 14:58:01 PDT 1998
Hmmmm.. a curia? To be honest, I think it is way too much of a bureacracy. Even
though the laws here may not be as organized, it still works. One thing I do like
about the 'King is Law'. When there is a crown that is a problem, you only have to
deal with them for 6 months. But, a bad curia can last a long time. AND, I think
the curia can slow down the process. I do hope that any laws for the principality
will mirror the kingdom. I think the prince/princess should make the laws and have
them go thru the appropriate channel (be it seneschal, marshall, treasurer, etc).
just my 2 cents,
meadhbh
Brent & Susan Rachel wrote:
> Dennis and Dory Grace wrote:
>
> > Salut Cozyns,
> >
> > Lyonel aisai.
> > I've always wondered about this and about the so-called Republic of the
> > East. How can their laws require this when Corpora specifically invests
> > within the Crown the right to legislate at the kingdom level?
> >
>
> As for the East, their Curia MUST be consulted, but not necessarily heeded..,
> HOWEVER, the King that bucks the "suggestions" of Curia runs the risk of getting
> vvveeerrrryyy little support for his measures.
>
> It is actually the exact same for the Middle. The Crown of the Middle is
> empowered to change statute "only after obtainingsage cousel from the Curia
> Regis...." So even the Middle Crown is not BOUND, save in matters of finance
> and making mundane contracts in the name of the Kingdom (when the curia MUST be
> heeded.., no surprise since the decisions for both actually rest in the hands of
> Seneschal(e) and Exchequer.., who are in Curia.)
>
> Now maybe I'm a geek, but I think the Middle's laws are QUITE well organized. Of
> course, I have last year's edition which might be the result of a major rewrite
> since Daniel lived there. I personally think that Ansteorra's laws a very
> poorly organized, by comparison.
>
> What makes the Curia systems work is the pressure they bring to bear on the
> Crowns.., all quite period, mind you. That means that for a Curia (type affair)
> to work for us WE must be willing to insist that it works.., insist that the
> Coronet heed the "sage cousel" of his council.
>
> As for the signing of the first set of Principality Laws. Hmmm. The initial
> set of laws will be "complete" as a result of the the official polling to
> determine the success or failure of the whole shebang. As such, it will be the
> BoD/SCA Sen/Kingdom Sen who will be laying the Laws down on the desk for initial
> signature. I think that it would be a VERY difficult and embarrasing thing for
> the 1st Coronet to do, NOT to accept them as is.
>
> Kazimir
>
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