South America Parliament Speaker Barnes to address Senate on Thursday.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Considering some of the hostile and detrimental activities that we have seen from South American officials, I must join my Senate colleagues in solidarity and decline to attend Mr. Barnes's speech. My apologies to him in doing so.

[Associate Justice PiT]

God this is beyond parody, let's hear what the Speaker Barnes has to say. He's been a great Speaker for the New Parliament and has been a leading force in ensuring the parliament stays strong

Are you speaking as Atlasian officeholder, South American officeholder, Atlasian citizen or South American citizen?

You know, you have so many masks I don't know which one is one.

     I imagine that permitting dual citizenship will be a point of negotiation between our nations.

[Associate Justice PiT]

God this is beyond parody, let's hear what the Speaker Barnes has to say. He's been a great Speaker for the New Parliament and has been a leading force in ensuring the parliament stays strong

Are you speaking as Atlasian officeholder, South American officeholder, Atlasian citizen or South American citizen?

You know, you have so many masks I don't know which one is one.

     I imagine that permitting dual citizenship will be a point of negotiation between our nations.

I don't mind dual citizenship at all, but holding governments positions in tho games simultaneously is an invitation for conflict of interest to happen.

     That is exactly my concern. Considering that we are ultimately a small group playing these two countries, it is conceivable that someone could end up in positions of high power in both governments. Whether they could be trusted to remain loyal to the Republic of Atlasia in foreign policy matters is something we need to consider.

[Associate Justice PiT]

God this is beyond parody, let's hear what the Speaker Barnes has to say. He's been a great Speaker for the New Parliament and has been a leading force in ensuring the parliament stays strong

Are you speaking as Atlasian officeholder, South American officeholder, Atlasian citizen or South American citizen?

You know, you have so many masks I don't know which one is one.

     I imagine that permitting dual citizenship will be a point of negotiation between our nations.

I don't mind dual citizenship at all, but holding governments positions in tho games simultaneously is an invitation for conflict of interest to happen.

     That is exactly my concern. Considering that we are ultimately a small group playing these two countries, it is conceivable that someone could end up in positions of high power in both governments. Whether they could be trusted to remain loyal to the Republic of Atlasia in foreign policy matters is something we need to consider.

I actually think SA got this one right: ban foreign officeholders from becoming president or SoEA (I'd throw in the GM as well), but permit them to hold lower-level offices.

     That sounds reasonable. Maybe also AG, given the witch hunt potential that has recently been demonstrated there.