Strongly against

Zzzzz oh they're voting again? And this is still the slightly different version of the dumb law from yesterday, do it again for some reason? Against. Now, please move on to something else. Like the stuff the druids want. She will be making faces at the Sower in an attempt to prod him into introducing the things their committee came up with a week ago. From way over here. Druid is impatient, and these arguments are stupid.

Josep really wants to vote for this one, the people howling about boohoo, their precious books and their precious peasants being sent to the mines are incredibly annoying. But the nobles that drafted this clearly have never had to run a practical concern in their entire life. Twenty people is laughable. If it was twenty per county, he would be in favor, but the Crown can't afford that, now can it. And the girl-Countess had a point, repealing their laws the very next day after passing them will make them laughingstocks.

Against. Ugh.

Fails. 214 - 241.

Yes!!! Close enough she can take some credit!! 

Message, to hot boy. Maybe they'll give it up for a week now. You free tonight to tell me allll about how the lich thing went down?

That's disappointing. He hopes dearly that his fears are unfounded and that the lich-wizard will be the worst of their problems, but he doesn't expect it. If they find themselves back here in a month because some publisher had the poor judgment to print a pamphlet that sparked a riot, the knowledge that he was right is going to be awfully little comfort.

(This also means that going forward, every time there's a controversial topic, everyone involved is going to be incentivized to rush a proposal the very morning after the controversy becomes apparent, but he's self-aware enough to realize he's only upset about it because it was the radicals who pulled it off first.)

Take that, Evil nobles!

This is going to be a disaster for Cheliax, but at the very least he can try to limit the damage until the folly is revealed. He makes a mental note to write a letter home so his county can make preparations. It probably helps that they don't need to prevent a disaster forever, just long enough that someone else fails and they can attack the problem at its roots again.

Joan-Pau usually just lets women down gently when they flirt with him, but the Countess de Seguer is a useful ally! He might want to marry her, she's intelligent and articulate and a wealthy landholder. I am tragically not, he says, since I have a dinner I am promised to attend, but if you'd care to join me for it...

I'd be delighted.

That was distressingly close to passing.  It’s a reminder every speech and every point of concern or weakness matters.  Something as small as more moderation of punishment or more awareness of common Chelish background assumptions might have let it pass.  She supposes she can be grateful the Taldor Nobility and Reactionary Conservatives are so heavy handed and ignorant, but if they fix that their next country ruining proposal might just make it through.

He has been working on a constitution to present to necessary alteration to the monarchy for almost a week now.  He’s rewrote it again last night.  Realizing it wouldn’t be a way of scoring loyalty points but instead might be the law of the land has made him reconsider some things.  Seeing this vote nearly pass… he’s going to raise some thresholds in his constitution, make dramatic reversals or complete replacements of laws require 2/3s majority of every estate.  It will hopefully stop pathetic impulsive replacements of decently written laws, like what nearly happened just now.

Phew. She knew it wouldn't be easy but it's still a relief that they pulled it off.

Message to Sower Soler: This is a good time to bring up the amendment to allow the Parables.

Is it? She'd be the expert. I can't read, send your scribe up with me to get the exact words.

The same scribe who wrote down his sermon will meet him by the speaker's stand with a copy of the proposal.

"As it happens we've got an amendment to the standing censorship bill ready, to permit the Parables in their traditional forms." Gesture at Txell.

A Publication Statute for the Holy Books of Virtuous Churches.

Certain holy books, particularly the Parables of Erastil, are written with variations and not permitted by other Publication Statutes. For these books, it is permissible to make substantial changes to the text, so long as a chosen priest of the god is willing to sign their name and where they may be found - a home village, ministration circuit, or similar - to the modified version. These modified copies may be copied as though they were the original and further modified and so on, and they are considered permitted under the same statutes as those original texts, if marked with this Statute in addition to the one authorizing the original.

The Queen or Her Board of Censors may designate other virtuous churches and their holy texts to receive equivalent status, if they judge such status necessary. When first passed, this Statute applies only to the Parables of Erastil and the Sowers of Erastil.

"This sounds good to me. I liked that the other law allowed our Parables, but if this would allow the Parables too, that's also fine with me. Thank you for fixing the law!"

Oh good, some of the other clerics of Erastil are on top of it. They'd have kept passing around the parables illegally if they had to, of course, but it'll be helpful to get the paladins on their side if someone tries something.

Why are they making an exemption in the pamphlets law for more books, aren't there too many books legal already?

This anonymity thing is actually pretty useful for being an annoying loudmouth while avoiding getting killed!

"We should take this Opportunity to do a Beneficial Service for Erastil, that Excellent God who works most Diligently to our Benefit, by enshrining his Holy Customs in Law."

That weird enunciation thing is very identifiable.  And some of the phrases like ‘Holy Customs’.  At least the illusions covers up her height.  Possibly they should warn Lluisa, even if she is a lawyer, she does seem to be aligned with the same general values as Thea.

Now, should she do the official seconding, or have Tallandria do it? We do need that before the vote. She could apologize if she does it herself, but... no.

Message Korva: It still needs an official second; go do that? Say whatever else you think is reasonable; about not including it yesterday, or not. Your call.

Oh, it does? Uh -

"I second the motion to vote. This was an important oversight to correct, and we should certainly be working to support the faith of Erastil in Cheliax, rather than restricting it."

No one is waiting in line to speak, so they don't actually have to do a vote for cloture, they can just vote.

How are they voting?