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I adapted the idea...Pm me for the details.

For the Lulz, email from the International Politics Department that made me grin. [hide]The Returning Officer for this constituency has announced the outcome of the Department of International Politics shadow General Election. Turn out: 144 votes cast The Department has made an historic contribution to Northern Irish politics. A single vote proved to be decisive in our imagined Ulster community. Admittedly, it was the only vote cast, but it went to the Social Democratic and Labour Party so John Hume will be smiling down on us from the Stormont in the Sky. No votes for Sinn Fein, DUP, Alliance Party, Ulster Conservative and Unionist New Force or Traditional Unionist Voice. Ulster is now effectively a one-party state which is pretty much a return to how things were in 1969. Scotland is to the Department as Canada was to Lyndon Johnson (I dont even know what street its on). No votes for the Scottish Nationalist Party nor for the Scottish Socialist Party. A number of parties garnered a single vote: the Monster Raving Loony Party, UKIP, and something called the Ben Childs for Prime Minister Facebook Movement (I have no idea what that is). At the extremes of the political spectrum, the British National Party gained 2 votes, but this is neatly counter-balanced by the 2 votes won by the Communist Party of Great Britain. They can have a bundle in the North room and settle their differences in the good old fashioned Cable Street manner. Respect: 3 votes. Trade Union and Socialist Coalition: 5 votes. Rather mirroring the vote in the real world of Ceredigion, Plaid Cymru had a disappointing night. 8 votes only. I blame the students. Or the TV debates. Or the volcano. Or the London media. Or something It all ended up being something of a 4-horse race. The Green Party were going nowhere until the tree and dolphin-huggers in the PhD community got their vote out and they leapt up to 21 votes and ended up in a creditable 4th place. Third, with 25 votes, its everyones favourite Labour Party. Second, with 29 votes, the Nasty Conservative Party. Which means that Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats, with 46 votes, should in theory be our democratically elected Head of Department. However, given the extraordinarily complicated nature of the Departments electoral college system, and due to the fact that one sycophantic individual actually cast their vote on behalf of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, I have succeeded in forming a coalition with the Labour and Green Parties thereby garnering 47 votes and achieving a governing majority. Expect cuts. Work harder and faster for less Many thanks for your participation, The Supreme Leader [/hide]

Happy now?

Palin thanks Argentina for its support.

Already assumed you did. Also I am thinking of bringing in a fairly simple 'Score keeping' system for Research. Loosely based on Dungeoneering, and on Space Empires. In simple terms, rather than 'Ultra laser' your research into space(I would prefer to leave ground combat informal, but if people want to do it then so be it) technology, contributes towards a score. It wouldn't be tech tree based, and would leave all the control of what you want to research in your hands, it would just be a method for me to keep track. I think that is basically it, any research would be assigned to catagories I choose, and then those scores are taken to help simulate battle/colonisation and other things as well. Anyway, I will add a poll, since this one seems to have reached 18 already.

Anywho, Palin gives a speech condemning the French use of Atom Bombs....In five different states...at the same time.

Yeah, thats true. Ok. Will change the figures.

France: Cost of the Attack: 500,000,000,000 Treasury: 2,745,903,357,532 Well this could be interesting.

*For some reason she sits bolt upright* Interesting, you are trying to jam the signals to this room, and the number of people have increased...I can only assume that you are attempting to kill me. *Signal cuts out*

I do not presume to speak for Canadia, though the Canadian leaders were not killed in the explosion, and have been most warmly recieved by I and my Husband.

While I disagree with you comparing the almighty to norse fairy tales, I will let it pass. God gave us this Land, God gave us life so that we may protect it from those who would lead us astray from his path. Those such as your 'Chosen of Odin'. But, I suppose what will hold more water with you, is that God gave us a majority of 48 States in the Third Continental Congress. God acts through the will of the people.

Why is the representative of the Britianic Empire believe he has the right to ask questions?

I am the democractically elected leader of the State of Alaska and am supported by a majority in the Third Continental Congress, and by God. May I ask where you draw your authority in this land from, other than your guns?

And see this well, how you trial the innocent, how you ignore our rights to serve your own ends, I came here only to spare lives, yet you seem bent on condemning Americans to death by your refusual to co-operate...perhaps that is your plan, keep the elected leaders of this great nation around the negotating table while your Britantic masters slaughter our people. Either cease this inquisition and let us end this, or this is over, and you will face the wrath of the American people.

I represent the government and the government represents the people. Leaving that aside, I also organised the sit in, I should think that demonstrate something to you.

The we call upon France and Byzantia to protect us from Britian.

Then it shall be settled. Byzantia and France will provide protection to us, and in return we will grant the East coast(DC side), minus the city of Washington, to French Guardianship until America is back on it's feet. Florida will be entrusted to Byzantia. The rest of the Contient will remain as the United States of America, paying half of its year income to France and Byzantia, to be split between them.

(OCC: Japan to Egypt...nice random countries chosen there...) Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. So I charge you, you council of 13, would you defend us if we voted against you, would you grant us our freedom if we spoke against you! Your answers are clear as the noses on the faces of the millions of soliders you have stationed with our territory. For our protection? Bah, why would you invade us with two million men if your aim was only to protect us? Why slaughter 800,000 good Americans who were willing to die for their freedoms if all you sort was to protect us! Damn it don't wait for the translation answer me now! How can you stand upon the moral high ground when we can both see it is the corpse of freedom, honour and justice! So I charge you, you coucil of 13, that your motives are no different than that of the British, you seek to crush us, and I, nor my four hundred and fifty million fellow patriots, will allow you to have your wicked way with our sweet lady Liberty!

Sarah Palin turns up at the 'Neutral Territory'

Where ever we see, by the early light of dawn, those broad stripes and bright stars, that will be America. Where ever we fight the perilous fight, to charge over ramparts in our gallant stream, with God's Holy Light, that will be America. Where ever the Rocket's Red Glare and the Bombs bursting in the air, assure us that the flag that is still there, that will be America. Where ever the Star-Spangled Banner still waves over the land of the free, and the home of the brave, that will be America. Though you may hold our country within your iron fist, you will never hold our hearts, you will never take our freedom, our liberty and fraternity! We will stand, and never run, we will stay until it's done. Though our friends may fall, and our lives be blown apart, we will strike with all our might, and fight for what is right.

You begin to suspect that someone is helping Sarah Palin to talk....and in good fashion 'Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.'

We cannot trust the British, not when they are yet to remove any armed man from our great nation...Would you trust the man with a gun to your head? The council of 13's reply: The British have a recent record of fair dealings with all nations and citizens. Whilst they may not be perfect they keep any corruption down and they are very good at providing services (something that was lacking I believe in your government) While we cannot change what they do we can advise you not to scream at the man with the gun to your head. Our great nation cannot stand idle while injustice is carried out. WE ARE AMERICANS we believe in freedom, justice and liberty and we would lay down our lives so that our fellow Americans would still have them. I stare into your barrels and say 'Do your worst' for I know that America will not shy from your guns, that we, we nation of free men and women, will never give in and never give up.

The only compromise can be a withdrawal of ALL British and French troops from our soil!

We cannot trust the British, not when they are yet to remove any armed man from our great nation...Would you trust the man with a gun to your head?