The Vircrisian Senate

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The Vircrisian Senate is the legislative governing body of the Vircrisian Republic, organized in the Five Cities Pact in 18497. It is composed of two senators and one high senator from each member state of the republic, along with the popular senator, for a total of 16 senators. This senate drafts, votes upon, and enacts the law codes of the republic as well as several other important legal concords, such as the international treaties, articles of impeachment, and declarations of war. They also directly execute some laws, such as the election of the republic's chancellor and serving as the jury in the impeachment of certain offices. Though the chancellor has a seat reserved at the senate and is allowed to debate on issues, they are not empowered to propose most motions or vote on legislative matters except as a tiebreaker for the senate and are not technically required to attend senate meetings.

## Roster

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> * **Chancellor** Margrave
> * **High Senator and President Pro Tempore** Akra Delmirev (Dragonborn-VR)
> * **High Senator and Popular Senator** Oren (Human-PP)
> * **High Senator** Xingke Vrasovee (Sangheilli-VR)
> * **High Senator** Bronwen (Half-Dwarf-HS)
> * **High Senator** Quint (Corgyn-CR)
> * **High Senator** Sabon (Kig-Yar-CT)
> * **High Senator** Alla Moonbloom (Elf-TH)
> * **Senator** Fenette (Tabaxi-CT)
> * **Senator** Reid (Half-Elf-TH)
> * **Senator** Liliana Vergamon (Human-HS)
> * **Senator** Onyx (Ursine-VR)
> * **Senator** Ashford (Corgyn-CR)
> * **Senator** Etom (Loxodon-CR)
> * **Senator** Ivos (Elf-TH)
> * **Senator** Kozki Roanwill (Charr-CT)
> * **Senator** Yamyip (Unggoy-HS)
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## Notable Votes

### Accepting nomination of Gweir Margrave as Chancellor of Vircris:

**Affirmative:** Delmirev, Ashford, Quint, Roanwill, Oren, Moonbloom, Sabon, Etom

**Abstained:** Vergamon (over a conflict of interest, unexplained), Vrasovee (Would be placing his own bid.)

**Negative:** Onyx, Ivos, Fenette, Bronwen, Reid, Yamyip,

**Result: Affirmative (8 to 6)**

### Ban on “Love Potions”

**Affirmative:** Onyx, Yamyip, Etom, Roanwill, Reid, Oren, Vrasovee

**Abstained:** Vergammon (Conflict of interest, business)

**Negative:** Bronwen, Ivos, Sabon, Delmirev, Fenette, Quint, Ashford, Moonbloom

**Result: Negative (8 to 7)**

### Special Wartime Recruitment Policies. (SWRP)

**Affirmative:** Vrasovee, Bronwen, Roanwill, Sabon, Ivos, Delmirev, Reid, Oren, Quint, Ashford, Moonbloom, Vergammon

**Abstained:**

**Negative:** Etom, Onyx, Fenette, Yamyip

**Result: Affirmative (12 to 4)**

### Necromancy Legalization

**Affirmative:** Vrasovee, Roanwill, Sabon, Delmirev, Yamyip, Oren, Quint, Etom, Ashford, Vergammon

**Abstained:** Moonbloom (Absent)

**Negative:** Reid, Onyx, Fenette, Ivos, Bronwen

**Result: Affirmative (10 to 5)**

## Security Council

Though the senate has only one house, the high senators compose the security council, which may act in emergency situations without the approval of the rest of the senate. The actions of the security council may later be subject to review by the rest of the senate if called for by simple majority vote. Because of the inclusion of the president pro tempore and popular senator in the security council, it numbers 8 legislators, a whole half of the current senate. It is possible the size of this body may never increase however, as the Five Cities Pact outlines that additional states joining the republic will not be given an appointment of high senator, until such a time as the security council motions to allow it with a 2/3rds majority agreement.

## Former Members

* **Former Chancellor** Arlington Voss
* **Former Senator** Helen Crowther