Commodore Julian Williamsen, Principle Media Relations Officers for the Department of Defence wrote:In recent months, we have seen Kaliburg's decision to claim the Strait of Anato as sovereign territory of the United Republic of Kalistan. Under this attempt to undermine international law as established by the Law of the Sea agreement, the nation has insisted that the strait is available to the allies of the nation, and non-aligned parties who intend on traversing the strait must obtained a writ of transit. Through intimidation and the use of its navy, the nation enforces the sentiment that the strait is not International waters but is Kalistan's sovereign territory. Let it be known, that the straits will remain open to commercial and military shipping, regardless of the illegal claims of the Kalistani government. The Kazulian Navy is here to stay as it will ensure that the straits remain open and commercial/military shipping through the strait will go without harassment from the Kalistani Government. Its repeated attempt to reassert its self-proclaimed dominance in the Anantonese Sea.The Anantonese Ocean is not a hegemonic play ground (as previously mentioned by the Kalistani government where it stated that the title of "Guarantor of the Anantonese Ocean" was reserved to the Kalistani Navy. The Anantonese Ocean, in all of its capacity aside from the economic exclusion zones as established by the Law of the Sea agreement, is an open body of water whereby every and any nation has the right to operate within, similar to the rights reserved by the Kalistani government in its ability to operate within the Anantonese Ocean.
My fellow Constitutionalists, it is a great honor to have received your support and confidence to lead this party going forward. I pledge myself to our core beliefs - to devolution, to the constitution, and to the Republic! As we gather here for this event, the first ever National Convention of our new party, we must remember that we not only carry our own hopes and dreams with us, but also the hopes and dreams of the future generations. We cannot continue to live in a country plagued by titles of nobility, plagued by the excesses of monarchy and imperialism. Together, we shall form this nation in an image worthy of the Kazulian people!
Of course, the most objectionable element of this mock constitution is the monarchy. We are a proud people, yes, but that makes us capable of self-government. We Kazulians should rule our nation as the ultimate sovereigns, not a king or queen who has inherited their throne. There is a minor concession in the form of an elected monarchy, but upon closer inspection, it is clear that the monarch is in fact a member of the royal house! This is not an election, it's a farcical display of cowardice. Let's allow for the head of state to be elected, and then we can see if the monarch can maintain his or her popularity for decades. Because we all already know the answer: a hereditary monarch is undemocratic and would be heartily rejected by the Kazulian people.
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Herr Huspresident and members of the Stortinget, thank you for indulging me, for listening to what must be said. This is in defense of democracy, this is in defense of self-government, of equality before the law, and most importantly in defense of Kazulia! I hope that the inherent contradictions of this document have been exposed for what they are, and that we can move forward with a republican system of government.
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