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Title
1) This act shall be cited as the Chanku Recognitions Act.

Recognitions
2) The Storting recognizes that Chanku was the first Citizen to make Wintreath his original home, and that he has since been a prominent member of Wintreath's forum and IRC/Discord community, where he has contributed to Wintreath's special and freewheeling culture.

3) The Storting recognizes that Chanku has been an instrumental driver of Wintrean parliamentary and legal culture, particularly through his unparalleled belief in and devotion to the Underhusen as an institution, through such accomplishments as:
a) Having ran as a candidate for Underhusen in every election since the Storting was established, currently a span lasting over five years and growing.
b) Having been elected to 11 Underhusen sessions, where the Underhusen placed its faith in him by selecting him as its Speaker for 6 of those sessions and its Speaker Pro Tempore for another 2 of those sessions.
c) Having represented the Monarchy in parliamentary matters for an additional session as Chairman of the Overhusen.
d) Having authored, co-authored, or influenced a number of acts that have passed into law, including the Citizenship and Demonym Act, the Code of Criminal Laws, the Default Seats of the Underhusen Act, and the Procedural Rules Speaker and Officers Amendment.
e) Having tested the region's legal system by bringing its first and currently only lawsuit.

4) The Storting recognizes that Chanku has also served in many other government roles, including Jarl of Foreign Affairs and Regional Gameplay Advisor. Additionally, he was involved in our regional military, the Hvitt Riddiral, through most of its entire existence, from being a trainee in its first operations to serving as Jarl of Defense for over a year.

5) The Storting recognizes Chanku as a stalwart defender of the region, its community, its principles, and its Monarch in cases where it has been the target of untruths and slander, particularly during:
a) The events of July 2015, when several prominent Citizens announced their intent to overthrow the Monarchy. His defense led him to being inappropriately banned by one of the Citizens involved who was also a chat op.
b) The events of March 2018, when The Versutian Federation closed relations with Wintreath for reasons based on incorrect facts collected through poor research on their part. His actions, along with those of others, resulted in a restoration of relations.
c) The events of May-July 2018 during the Lazarus Constitutional Convention, where he often sacrificed his own personal standing among the powers that be in that region in fighting untruths leveled against the region and its Monarch. His actions in part inspired a renewed regional focus on foreign affairs, which included his own appointment as Regional Gameplay Advisor.

Commendation
6) Recognizing these feats as fact, the Storting hereby awards Chanku the Commendation of Wintreath.

Entitlement
7) Recognizing the lengths Chanku has gone to in order to defend the region and its honor, the Storting additionally grants him the Honorific Title of "Champion of the Just".

How about this?

I have no issue with the title of the bill itself.

EDIT: The styling should probably be changed to use periods (.) instead of parenthesis after each number, in order to match the style of our other laws.

Ok, then. Now we have the issue of the title to address.

I know Laurentus is not a fan of The Just. We have had suggestions of The Law and Wintreath, though I am turning against the latter one. What does everyone else think.

Why not make it specific to the event in which he defended the region and its Monarch?

You mean The Stalwart? I'm not a fan of that. Its rather cumbersome and just plain sounds weird to me.

Oh, no, I mean forego naming the title after any virtue or ideal, and name it after the event which took place in which he defended the region and the monarch.

What would you suggest?

Shit, I don't remember what it was called, even.

@Wintermoot, @Chanku, what was that mess in Lazarus called?

I'd rather it not be named after the event, because it focuses on one thing instead of the overall history of Chanku's actions, and because to be honest I'd rather not be directly reminded of something that was traumatic to me anytime I see his title. Champion of the Just is broad enough that I don't believe it would do so.

So we are back to where we began.

Katie, Syraj and Laurentus, how would you vote on the act as is, including with the title Champion Of The Just?

Nay. We can get this title sorted, considering the gravity of this act. I liked Champion of the Law.

Well, that settles it. I also agree with Champion of the Law. What does everyone else think?

I will note that i, personally rather dislike for the title Champion of the Law.

Then what do you like? I mean, seriously, we need to pick a title we all like.

I motion to extend debate.