Library System Receives Boost

The LIBRARY (Library Investment to buy Books, Restore and Reinvigorate our Young and Old Libraries) Act passed the Senate 152-21. The Act would provide new funding to libraries to buy books, magazines and computers and restore the libraries. "I was impelled to introduce this act after seeing the sorry shape of our libraries." says the bills sponsor, Robert Langley. "They lacked encyclopedias, fiction books, anything you could think of..."

Kyn Tucin's State of the Union Speech

Here were the main points of Kyn Tucin's State of the Union address:

• Build better starports
• Blaze faster hyperspace lanes
• Decrease foreclosures
• Increase arts and culture
• Increase literature
• Make better curriculum
• Subsidies for shuttles and freighters to increase trade
• Cheap loans for shuttle operators and freighter captains to increase trade
• Increase technology research
• Make apartments cheaper so there will be less homeless people
• Keep Ceni peaceful and prosperous

Senate Approves Change to Constitution

The Senate today approved a change to the constitution that would, if ratified, allow sectors to elect 2 senators. It passed 98-63. Senator Bob Kim of the Cenian Central Party spoke out in favor of the amendment: "If passed, it would allow sectors to elect minority party senators more often and would allow sectors to split their Senate vote for 2 parties, instead of settling for one of the opposition who had a few billion more votes than they did." But Opposition Leader Kartot Tarat was in outrage: "This would allow our enemies to gain more support in the Senate. That is why I ask you to vote NO to this measure!"

Senate Welcomes Expatriates From Arunnia, Waterloo; Senate Allows Planets to Secede Directly into Ceni

The Senate today allowed expatriates from Arunnia and Waterloo to enter the country more freely in a vote 129-32. Also in today's session, the planets who wish to leave Arunnia and Waterloo can secede into Ceni. That measure was adopted 100-61. "The Senate wishes to expand into territory that was part of other countries but want to join Ceni," says Katinal Senator Shadow B'betsy. The reforms come as part of Kyn Tucin's plan to loosen immigration restrictions. 

Senate Election Results

CSLP: 84, 52%
CCoP: 25, 16%
CCP: 24, 15%
EP: 3, 2%
ELP: 18, 11%
SLP: 7, 4%

Senate Approves Treaty of Waterloo

In a move today the Senate ratified the Treaty of Waterloo 53-52, with 55 abstentions. The Treaty of Waterloo would establish the Universal Pact. However, many senators were unhappy about the 25% of revenue part, and voted no or abstained. Many of the 55 senators who abstained were happy about the rest, but not about the 25% of revenue part.

New Senate Seats

Cenian Social Liberal Party-78(48.45%)
Cenian Conservative Party-38(23.60%)
Cenian Central Party-23(14.29%)
Elephanthian Liberal Party-15(9.32%)
Scorpian Liberal Party-5(3.11%)
Other-2(1.24%)

Kyn Tucin's Speech to the Cenian Assembly

"A wise man once said 'One who gives up liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserves neither and loses both.'
"What I am asking you, Assemblypeople, is to choose between choosing our own leaders or having someone else choosing them for us. To give up our say in OUR government for peace only to face more demands in the future, or to war to protect our sovereignty and to defend the liberties of our people.
"Do we need a nanny? NO! Do we need a babysitter? NO! Do we need another country standing behind our backs and messing in our internal affairs? NO!
"Although you might observe this speech as a selfish one, it is not. I just want to preserve Ceni as a sovereign nation, not a vassal state or a suzerainty of another nation, one with no guarantees of liberties, one with no chance for the people to decide how its government is run.
"Behind my back the call me 'Kyn Tucin the Awful.' I do not care what they think about me! I don't run the country like it is my own personal domain.  The people elected me to serve my country, not my country to serve me.
"While the senate might send many men to their deaths in this decision, those lives will not be spent in vain. Their lives will be spent on a greater cause, one of liberty, freedom, and democracy. Shall we have peace now and war in the future, or war now and war in the future? Shall I give up my office to appease these warlords temporarily, or shall I keep my office and fight. Shall we 'hire' these people as our nanny, or shall we fight to remove this scourge from the galaxy?
"For every man that dies, 10 men will be saved, and 100 will have a life of  freedom.
"Over there, their decisions are made for them. Over there, their life is the government and the government is their life. Over there the only dream they are allowed to have is one of having the entire galaxy under their dominion. Shall we bring there over to here, or shall we keep here the way it is?
"The choice I am asking you to make, Senators and Assemblypeople, is for me to give up my office, the liberty of our people to choose our leaders for a little peace, temporary safety from war or to go to war now when war is inevitable late.
"So please make your choice. Liberty or a little temporary safety.
"I will step down or stay in office as the Senate votes.
"Ceni vivat!
 Cancellarius Vivat!
 Vivat libertas populi nostri!"

Senate Vaults Katinal Senator Shadow B'betsy into Waterloo Office

The Cenian Senate has issued a mandate that states that Shadow B'betsy is eligible to join the Imperial Council of Waterloo to represent Katinal and other non-Cenian members of Ceni. In a vote 120-17, they approved the mandate.

Cenian Assembly Approves Kyn Tucin's Ascension to Waterloo Post

The bill to ascend Kyn Tucin into office as a Councilor of Waterloo has succeded, 125-17. Shadow B'betsy says she would like Tucin to be able to make his opinion known on a major foreign power. The vote in the Senate was the last roadblock for Kyn Tucin.

Constitutional Amendment Passes Senate

A constitutional amendment that will reword Article 46 was passed today in the Cenian Senate with a 2/3 majority required by the Constitution 105-35, with 5 abstentions. The amendment will reword Article 46 like this: A Petition of No Confidence may be submitted to the Senate if 1/2 of the population signs it. The amendment will go to the sectors for ratification.

Cenian Senate Coalitions

Coalition	Coalition Seats	Coalition Percentage
Cenian Center Liberal Coalition	97	66
Cenian Conservative Coalition	39	27
Cenian Belligerence Movement	11	7

Elections for Senate

In the recent elections, the CSLP gained lots of seats.

Party	Seats	Percentage
Cenian Social Liberal Party	52	36
Cenian Conservative Party	28	19
Cenian Central Party	26	18
Elephanthian Liberal Party	11	8
Cenian Belligerence Movement	8	6
Scorpian Liberal Party	6	4
Farmer's Party	6	4
Associated Shipbuilding Party	3	2
Compute Conservative Party	2	1
Ishkapish Liberal Party	1	1
Nananian Freedom Party	1	1

Senate Seats Graph

Cenian Political Parties in the Senate

Party	Seats	Percentage
Cenian Social Liberal Party	54	36%
Cenian Conservative Party	45	30%
Cenian Central Party	32	21%
Elephanthian Liberal Party	11	7%
Scorpian Liberal Party	5	3%
Farmer's Party	2	1%
Ishkapish Liberal Party	1	1%
Nananian Liberal Party	1	1%

Elections

Today, the Cenians held elections for Senate seats. here are the results:

65%- Cenian Central Party
16%-Cenian Independent Party
15%-Cenian National Democratic Party
4%-Michosplak Conservative Party