The South's Governor Mansion (I'm baaaaacckkk)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Like my predecessor, Governor PiT, this is where I will run the South from and where all bills from the Chamber of Delegates shall be vetoed or signed, along with any appointments and decrees I have to make will will originate from. I hope to make the Southern Region the best region within Atlasia and make the South a successful and thriving place to live for all Southerners, cheers!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

ZombieSpenstar is hereby appointed to the Chamber of Delegates seat vacated by Jack Enderman.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

The unofficial "cabinet of advisers" I have selected based on those who applied are:

Jbrase
Spiral
NeverAgain
Peebs
Enduro
Santander

I realize my original plan was 5 advisers, but given that these are unofficial spots I had a bit of leeway to adjust that number, I thank all of the people who applied and in the event of one of these advisers resigning, or, heaven forbid, being ejected, they will be one of the first to be considered for the role. If this is successful, I will try to make these official positions for whoever holds the office next or if I have a 2nd term!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Given the lack of representation within the South, I hereby order a Special Election to be held on the weekend of December 2 - December 5 ( next weekend) for the Southern Class I Senate Seat vacated by Senator dfwlibertylover

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Governor dfwlibertylover statement on the death of Fidel Castro

Like most free thinkers within Atlasia, I am glad that another tyrant has left our great planet, the nation of Cuba is just a bit more free now that the tyrant is gone. Today we celebrate with the Cuban-Atlasians  who were forced to flee his wrath as they celebrate in the streets of Little Havana. I invite all Cuban-Atlasians, and all freedom loving Southerners, to attend a party honoring his departure from this world on the lawn in front of the Southern Capital building in Nashville a week from now, Saturday,  December 3rd from 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM Central time.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I will note that given the recent agreement between President Blair and Justice Yankee, I am presently in the process of searching for a suitable Associate Justice / Southern Justice nominee to replace Justice Yankee when he formally leaves the position, this will allow for the Court to remain fully in place and will allow the South's court system to remain intact as things progress.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Governor dfwlibertylover statement on party switch
As many of you may, or may not, have noticed, I have changed parties to the newly formed Southern Alliance Party. This is NOT a Southern Political Party but rather a Federal Political Party that runs in the South. While I would like to remain very closely allied with the Federalist Party ( if I run for re-election I would consider accepting the endorsement of both parties, if necessary) I found it necessary to join this party because I believe in everything it stands for, I look forward to growing within this party and continuing to work with all parties and elected officials within the South.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Peebs is appointed to the position of Southern Election Secretary

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Since people are SCROOGES, the previous two executive orders have been rescinded and deleted.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

As we enter the month of December, I would like to release a bit of a preview of some of my initiatives which I hope to have out within this month.

- Infrastructure projects:
. Repair of our roads and especially our highway system. Hope to have a bill out in December which addresses repair of our major highways and some city roads, while city roads will be primarily funded by the Southern Government and local governments ( in collaboration with each other), our major highway system will be partially funded by the Regional government and partially funded by private companies. The goal is to establish tolls to fund this project as per the part of the private companies, but families making less than 50,000$ a year would receive a tax credit to make up for this loss of income/monetary losses due to these toll roads.
. The Train system is still in the works, I promise. Initially, the train system will only be about 1/4 of the originally planned system. The goal is to break ground on the train system in 2017 with connections from El Paso to Dallas and then moving along I-20 from there, with an east coast line running up from Atlanta to Nyman, and  another east coast line from Atlanta to Miami, funding will have to be addressed as well, but again some private intervention is likely in this project.

Addressing unemployment:
Newly released figures from the GM indicate that unemployment is still on the rise in the South, this is believed to be due to problems within the transfer of power at the federal level. Regardless, the best short term path forward is to be begin removing the red tape which has until now restricted businesses from majorly expanding and competing, it is believes that this would help bring unemployment down by at least 1%. Beyond that, I will be working with my advisers to address long term unemployment and hopefully we get out a long term plan by the New Year.

Social Issues:
I fully support the Constitutional Carry bill introduced by Ben Kenobi and Leinad, I see no reason to oppose this and I hope to continue to protect the Constitutional rights of our southern citizens whether it be through signing bills like this or through executive order.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Recently, I have been taking another look at the Southern Regional Constitution and while I feel that the committee members did a good job making the Constitution in the time they had, I feel it necessary to create a Constitutional taskforce to review and suggest changes to our Southern Constitution. This taskforce will make a report due no later than January 1st at 12:00 AM Central Time, this report would suggest non-binding changes to our Constitution which could be made by the Region, by the Chamber, and by me. If the taskforce needs additional time, it may request it. This taskforce will be composed of:

. Speaker of the Southern Chamber of Delegates, Leinad
. Speaker of the Atlasian House of Representatives, NeverAgain
. Former Governor and Southern Delegate, PiT
. Registrar General , Southern Elections Secretary, and Representative Peebs
. Leader of the Southern Alliance Party, Jbrase

Note: Leinad shall serve as chair/leader of this taskforce and will run it's proceedings accordingly, if the taskforce wishes to elect another leader after it's initial meeting, they may.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

1184AZ is hereby appointed to fill Senator PiT's seat in the Southern Chamber of Delegates.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Jbrase is hereby nominated to the Supreme Court of Atlasia as Associate Justice and Southern Justice, filling the seat vacated by Vice President North Carolina Yankee, finalized by confirmation or denial by the Southern Chamber of Delegates.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I really do love how active we are in the South.

As Leinad has been elected to the Senate, whenever he formally leaves his Chamber of Delegate seat, diptheriadan will hereby take his seat on the Chamber of Delegates on Friday, or whenever Leinad formally leaves the chamber.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

As is my job ( not specified in the Southern Constitution, so I shall make it my honor to do so) , I hereby adjourn the Chamber of Delegates of all business starting at 11:59 PM, tonight, December 22nd, 2016 central time ( as Nashville is in the Central Time Zone) until December 28th at 10:00 AM Central Time, Wednesday, December 28th, 2016.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

As stated in the previous action, the Chamber may now return to session.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Santander is appointed to fill the Chamber of Delegates seat vacated by 1184AZ

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Not really declaring independence...but I feel like nobody reads this, so now that I have your attention...

It is unfortunate that some of my key policy proposals, particularly things like high speed rail and healthcare reform have not materialized, I will be getting together with policy leaders within the South to help write and finalize some of these key bills so that we can work together for real progress in the coming days. I am also preparing the budget, which must be presented to the Chamber of Delegates by March as mandated by the Southern Constitution. I am looking for volunteers to help look at these numbers and guarantee that they are "OK" before the budget is finalized and sent to the Chamber of Delegates for review!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Governor dfwlibertylover's farewell address from Nashville


My Fellow Southerners, it has been my upmost pleasure to serve you as Governor! This is not goodbye permanently though as President is just Governor of the three regions if you think about it! I have full confidence that the South will continue to run smoothly with Diptheriadan now becoming Governor and the chamber of delegates continuing to run as before. Our journey to make the South and Atlasia a better place is just beginning, but for now, so long from Nashville and onto Nyman!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I'm gonna let Leinad give his farewell address and stuff before I officially move back into the Governor's Mansion, but this will be my office (again!)

Why waste more forum space with a new office

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Okie dokie, into office now!