Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Dawn Over Hanover
Dawn Over Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover, an absolute monarchy transitioning into a constitutional monarchy, emerged onto the micronational scene last week.
Founded by a core group of Morovian émigrés, a number of distinguished micronationalists have joined the endeavor. As multiple citizenships are allowed by both Morovia and Hanover, significant "cross pollination" between the two realms is expected.
The basic 'Order of Battle' includes His Majesty King James I (a.k.a. James Cardinal Murphy), the Rt. Hon. Robert Gresham, Prime MInister and the Hon. Thomas Cutterham, Minister of State.
ezBoard forums for the realm have been set up at http://pub75.ezboard.com/bthekingdomofhanover62111 as well as a web site at http://www.geocities.com/kingdomofhanover/index.html .
The current focus of the endeavor is the crafting and ratification of a Constitution. That project is being shepherded by the Constitutional Committee (Rt. Hon. Robert P. Gresham, Chairman; Hon. Thomas G. Cutterham, Mr. Ciaron Broeck)) which operates under the auspices of the Royal Nationhood Commission (Hon. Thomas G. Cutterham, President; Hon. Michael Phyle; Mr. Zachary Dussault, Esq.).
Reaction in Morovia has been mixed.
The People's Representative, The Hon. David Oatney AM, CM of the Conservative Party has taken a dim view of the move.
In a recent statement to the Salon, Mr. Oatney said
"I am committed to Morovia. I believe Morovia is in a down period now and it will survive it. I am not going to contribute further to the pervading pessimism of the hour by joining in the exodus to Hanover in the name of setting up some sort of revivalist government, a new Morovia, there...rather than seek revival elsewhere, and bemoaning the lack of it here, start contributing to it here. Certain ones who fled to Hanover and complain about the lack of activity in Morovia were asked to run for elected office here and refused...Rather than beating the horse to death, try bringing the horse back to health."
The Speaker of the Royal Assembly, The Hon. Bill Bekkenhuis AM, CM of the Progressive Reform Party, has been more supportive of the endeavor, going so far as to become a citizen of Hanover and to assume a minor, non-governmental role on Hanover's ezBoard.
Per Mr. Bekkenhuis,
"the same Constitution that vests all executive power in the King and allows no constitutional reform without his blessing [b]also[/b] allows a group of like-minded citizens to migrate and start a new micronation while maintaining their citizenship and government position (if any) within Morovia.
...
"And if people are that unhappy with Morovia (as they seem to be) and if people are wandering away from the simulation (as they seem to be), maybe it is in Morovia's long-term best interest to encourage them to drift in the same direction."
However the project is evaluated from a Morovian point of view, the Morovian influence on the project is evident wherever one looks, whether it be Hanover's form of government or its apparent renunciation of micronational war.
And while the question remains as to whether Hanover will one day be able to boast the same six year tenure time as the nation of its forbears, the question also remains as to whether Morovia itself will live to see the dawn of year seven.
Bill Bekkenhuis
Special Correspondent,
The Morovian Telegraph
The Kingdom of Hanover, an absolute monarchy transitioning into a constitutional monarchy, emerged onto the micronational scene last week.
Founded by a core group of Morovian émigrés, a number of distinguished micronationalists have joined the endeavor. As multiple citizenships are allowed by both Morovia and Hanover, significant "cross pollination" between the two realms is expected.
The basic 'Order of Battle' includes His Majesty King James I (a.k.a. James Cardinal Murphy), the Rt. Hon. Robert Gresham, Prime MInister and the Hon. Thomas Cutterham, Minister of State.
ezBoard forums for the realm have been set up at http://pub75.ezboard.com/bthekingdomofhanover62111 as well as a web site at http://www.geocities.com/kingdomofhanover/index.html .
The current focus of the endeavor is the crafting and ratification of a Constitution. That project is being shepherded by the Constitutional Committee (Rt. Hon. Robert P. Gresham, Chairman; Hon. Thomas G. Cutterham, Mr. Ciaron Broeck)) which operates under the auspices of the Royal Nationhood Commission (Hon. Thomas G. Cutterham, President; Hon. Michael Phyle; Mr. Zachary Dussault, Esq.).
Reaction in Morovia has been mixed.
The People's Representative, The Hon. David Oatney AM, CM of the Conservative Party has taken a dim view of the move.
In a recent statement to the Salon, Mr. Oatney said
"I am committed to Morovia. I believe Morovia is in a down period now and it will survive it. I am not going to contribute further to the pervading pessimism of the hour by joining in the exodus to Hanover in the name of setting up some sort of revivalist government, a new Morovia, there...rather than seek revival elsewhere, and bemoaning the lack of it here, start contributing to it here. Certain ones who fled to Hanover and complain about the lack of activity in Morovia were asked to run for elected office here and refused...Rather than beating the horse to death, try bringing the horse back to health."
The Speaker of the Royal Assembly, The Hon. Bill Bekkenhuis AM, CM of the Progressive Reform Party, has been more supportive of the endeavor, going so far as to become a citizen of Hanover and to assume a minor, non-governmental role on Hanover's ezBoard.
Per Mr. Bekkenhuis,
"the same Constitution that vests all executive power in the King and allows no constitutional reform without his blessing [b]also[/b] allows a group of like-minded citizens to migrate and start a new micronation while maintaining their citizenship and government position (if any) within Morovia.
...
"And if people are that unhappy with Morovia (as they seem to be) and if people are wandering away from the simulation (as they seem to be), maybe it is in Morovia's long-term best interest to encourage them to drift in the same direction."
However the project is evaluated from a Morovian point of view, the Morovian influence on the project is evident wherever one looks, whether it be Hanover's form of government or its apparent renunciation of micronational war.
And while the question remains as to whether Hanover will one day be able to boast the same six year tenure time as the nation of its forbears, the question also remains as to whether Morovia itself will live to see the dawn of year seven.
Bill Bekkenhuis
Special Correspondent,
The Morovian Telegraph
