TRANSCRIPT OF LIVE NEWS STORY
27th September, 2019
"Welcome to Shaz City Tonight. I am your host Jessica Daniels and tonight we are broadcasting live from Glendenhall Tower within the Imperial Colony of Shazbotdom Miroxia." She shifts in her seat. "For those of you who don't know, this is the headquarters of the Axis Commonwealth. We are broadcasting here to catch up with the Prime Minister of the Empire in regards to matters of the Empire." Jessica then shifts again in her seat and swivels it around. "Joining me now is the Prime Minister, Stephanie Alridge. Thank you for joining us Prime Minister Alridge."
"Thank you for having me," the Prime Minister Replies.
"I would like to give some background on the Office of the Prime Minister first," Jessica starts. "The Position was created five years ago in regards to the Office of the Supreme Emperor. The OSE was having issues with support staff and being able to keep up with the day to day operations. The Prime Ministers position was created by a Bill that went through the Imperial Parliament, designated the Executive Act. In the regards, the Prime Minister is sort of a Middle Man position between the rest of the Government and the Supreme Emperor. The position has Veto power to Parliamentary Bills and can Sign Them on behalf of the Supreme Emperor. The Prime Ministers signatures can be Veto's by the Supreme Emperor, but it has not happened since the creation of the position. The only thing that the Prime Minister cannot sign off on are Declarations of War, as the Signature required for them can only come from the Supreme Emperor. Am I getting this right, Miss Prime Minister?"
"As the law currently states, yes," Prime Minister Alridge stated. "Although there is a push from the Parliament so that the Prime Minister can sign off on Declarations of War, with a secondary Signature Required from the Supreme Emperor. And the Supreme Emperor can issue Executive Orders allowing Military Actions without an Official Declaration of War, if the situation presents itself as necessary."
"So you can say," Jessica Continues, "that the Prime Ministers Position, as it currently stands, is a very important part of the Government within the Empire?"
"Absolutely," the Prime Minister Replied. "As it currently stands within our Government, the Prime Minister is to the Empire as the Heart is to the human body. Without it, the Government cannot function as it is currently laid out. Currently, though, the way our Government is Laid Out has been forged by years of passing law after law from within the Imperial Parliament. There is currently an attempt at having a Constitutional Convention within the capital. People are talking about going back to the Original Constitution as it was when the Shazonite People settled within what would later become known as North America back in the early 11th Century CE."
"And why do these people that the Constitution as it stands from the 11th Century would be good for the Empire as it currently stands?" Jessica queried. "Wouldn't they feel that a new Constitution to meet the needs of the Empire as it is in the 21st Century would be best moving forwards?"
"Well," The Prime Minister started, "They feel that the limited Government as depicted within that Constitution is exactly what the people of the Empire need. Although, as the Government currently stands due to Parliamentary Laws, the Government is only Moderately Sized. And these people that want to push for the old Constitution are are very small minority. But, we, as a Government, listen to all our Constituents. It is one of the reasons why we run monthly Survey's on a specially designed web site that gives us in depth statistics on the needs and wants of the people within the Empire."
"You're talking about improvethegov.shz, right?" Jessica asked.
"Exactly," Stephanie replied. "It was set up by an Independent Information Technology Professionals with special algorithms in which our staff can pull certain information, or all the information, import into specialized Database Software and get any and all types of information from these surveys."
"Let's shift gears here," Jessica stated. "Now, we are in the epicenter of Government for the Axis Commonwealth, of which the Empire is one of the Triad of Nations that is in charge of the organization, on what is called the Council of Founders. What brings the Prime Ministers and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Headquarters for the Axis Commonwealth?"
"Well," Stephanie starts, "It all boils down to normalization of relations." A small graphic appears along the bottom of the screen. "About 5 Months ago, the Ambassador to the Axis Commonwealth approached my office about the possibility to normalize relations and cease the 'cold war' style hostilities that have been ongoing between the Axis Commonwealth and the Santiago Anti-Communist Treaty Organization. From there, messages were sent between the Ambassadors office and the Headquarters of SACTO. These talks are the direct result of those communications."
"And what has come out of the discussions as of this point in time?" Jessica pressed. "The public are curious."
"Well, as of right now we are still working out the logistics, I cannot comment on the direct results as of right now since they are still in the process of being hashed out between the two Delegations." She then continued, "But things are looking up."
"What about the rumors of Military Action against Aanglandia?" Jessica asked.
"We are keeping our options open, but as of right now all that is happening is there has been a deployment of forces to the region," Stephanie stated. "It is unclear as of right now if there will be an attack upon Aanglandia or if the forces deployed to the region will just be 'on station' within range of Aanglandia just in case it is deemed nessicary to begin Military Operations by the Imperial Parliament.
"So it is just an operation right now to keep an eye on a regime that is considered hostile to the interest of the Empire?" She inquired, "or is there something more to this than currently meets the eye?"
"Right now, it is to watch a regime that the world deems hazardous. They have bragged all over social media that they will begin interring people who do not hold onto their 'progressive' ideology. Which in turn just makes them look more like some sort of Psychotic Dictatorship according to the rankings of the World Assembly. It is rather hilarious to the point that they claim to be completely free, yet they limit freedoms based on Religion and Political Affiliations. And those political parties that they do allow, all of them fall in line with their 'progressive' way of thought and there is no opposition party. This is something that just gives nations with true Freedoms a bad name."
"One last question and we can let you get back to the duties of the Prime Minister in relation to the talks that are currently going on." Jessica stated, then flipped through to one last question card. "It is rumored that the Supreme Emperor has been deciding on Retiring from his position. IF he does retire early, what would that mean for the position of Supreme Emperor as it relates to the Government?"
"Well," Stephanie starts, "as it currently stands, the next in line to be the Supreme Emperor would be his eldest son, Thomas. Although if it happens that Major WIlliams is deployed into a war zone, then the position of Supreme Emperor would be temporarilly filled by the Second Child of the family, Stephen, until such as time as Major Williams returns from his duties in the Service. It is at that time in which he will be Honorably Discharged from the Corps so that he can serve the Empire as our next Supreme Emperor."
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for joining us tonight. And we would like to give a thank you out to the staff here at Glendenhall Tower for allowing us to host our Show tonight," She turned to face the Prime Minister. "We hope you and your Delegation all the best in these talks."
"Thank you, Ms. Daniels," Stephanie stated. "It's always my pleasure to let the public know of the latest happenings going on with the Government of the Shazbotdom Empire. Veritas Omnia Vincit."
"Veritas Omnia Vincit to you, too," she replied to the Prime Minister. "Up next, everyone's favorite television show, 'Who wants to be a Citizen', where Twenty Contestants who have applied for determinant residence within the Empire go through several knowledge tests of Imperial History to get their Green Cards. This is Jessica Daniels, signing off."