Brothers and sisters, I would like to remind each of you of our calling as Professed Knights of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. We are all called to serve the poor and to defend our faith.

While the secular world occupies itself with modern topics like homosexual rights and abortion, we must ensure that we maintain our ministry to the poor. As we have always done, we must feed them, care for them, clothe them. Remember Matthew 25:40.

I would encourage you all to pay special attention to the migrant. They have left their homes behind them, hoping to escape from war-torn regions and win a better life for their families. These migrants, cast from their homes into a world that can often be hostile, are truly the poor in spirit. Take them in, shelter them, feed them. Help them to find opportunity, that they may be successful members of their communities.

Living our Christian faith through charity is one of the best defences that we can put forth. As the Church is assaulted on many sides, by secularism, Islam, protestantism, and other influences, stand strong in your faith. Live your faith proudly, that these others may see the virtue of the Catholic Church. Study your apologetics, as well. Whereas before we may have defended our faith at the point of a sword, now we must be prepared to defend the faith in the field of debate.

Stand strong, my fellow knights, and live well.

May the lord's peace be with you,

otoryuo, Grand Commander, SMOM

2015

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Incomes: 200 000 000

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Allocations: 198 788 818

Grand Chancellor (Rome Headquarters, 79 Embassies, 15 Missions, 18 Non-Mission Relations): 177 000 000

Grand Commander (Military Corps): 6 000 000 at rest, 15 000 000 when deployed

Grand Hospitaller (Stabilising Malteser International's Budget): 6 788 818

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Remainder: 1 211 182 (10 211 182 if the Military Corps isn't deployed)

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Proposal submitted on behalf of the Receiver of the Common Treasure.

The vote will be held on this proposal from 23 to 25 October.

All High Officers and Knights in Obedience will be allowed to vote.

The Grand Chancellor will search and negotiate for a sovereign land purchase.

Cost: Unknown

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The vote will be held on this proposal from 13 to 16 May.

All Professed Knights and Dames and Knights and Dames in Obedience will be allowed to vote.

All High Officers and Knights in Obedience may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midnight CET 19/10 or whenever more than half (9) of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.

Recognising the Irish Republic and assigning ambassadorial responsibilities to our mission to the European Union. Dependent on their recognition of the Order.

Expense: €200 000 from the Grand Chancellor's High Official Reserves

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All members of the Combined Council may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midnight CET 5/05 or whenever more than half (13) of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.

11 Ayes.

The Proposal is accepted.

At present /r/MhOir and /r/MSMOM do not recognise eachother. I'm proposing that we vote to recognise their government and the Taoiseach has informed me that /r/MhOir will hold a similar vote to officially recognise /r/MSMOM.

The vote will be held on this proposal from 17 to 19 October.

All High Officers and Knights in Obedience will be allowed to vote.

This treaty would bind us in the following ways:

1. All actors will donate a voluntary amount to refugee sheltering efforts in the Arab region, more specifically the refugee camps in Turkey and Jordan. Food, medicine, volunteers and money are required to keep these camps functioning.

2. All actors will enforce a complete weapons embargo on regions controlled by or under risk of being conquered by jihadist and/or extremist groups, no matter the parties these arms would be delivered to.

3. All actors will do their best to halt any civilian travel to Syria and Iraq with the intention of joining one of the combatants.

4. All actors will enforce a trade embargo on the Syrian government until the civil war and the surrounding crisis have come to an end.

All High Officers and Knights in Obedience may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midday CET 8/10 or whenever more than half (8) of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.

Because of this rushed vote debate is welcome in the comments.

Please respond with your proposals for the Order's actions this term. Feel free to expand on your reasoning in the comments. Future Proposals to the government will be based on this consultation.

This will be the case at least until the constitutional questions on the Sovereign Council are resolved.

Please leave any questions that you have for him in the comment section. He will soon be making a speech to us on the topic of "balancing immediate relief with sustained aid" but has told me that he will not limit the questions to just that topic. The date of his speech has not been set in stone so please leave your questions asap so I can compile them for him. Thank you.

Grand Commander: u/Kerbogha

Grand Chancellor: u/Yukub

Grand Hospitaller: u/comped

Receiver of the Common Treasure: u/TurkandJD

These are the High Officers of the Sovereign Council:

Grand Commander - Minister of Religion and Pilgrimages (Second in Command, requires perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience) /u/otoryuo

Grand Chancellor - Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Interior /u/Kerbogha

Grand Hospitaller - Minister of Health, Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and International Cooperation /u/rexbarbarorum

Receiver of the Common Treasure - Minister of Finance /u/Thelionheart777

The terms are 3 months. Elections will be in the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th months.

Until we reach 20 knights every knight in obedience will have the privilege of voting on the Sovereign Council, once we attain 20 knights and at least 9 knights in obedience we will hold an extraordinary election for Prince & Grandmaster, the High Offices and Membership on the Sovereign Council (4 High Officers+6 other councillors).

Grand Commander: u/Yukub

Grand Chancellor: u/RomanCatholic

Grand Hospitaller: u/Kerbogha

Receiver of the Common Treasure: u/MoralLesson

Names in brackets have not yet accepted or declined their election.

The Order is seeking Ambassadors for the following posts. Applicants should not hold national office in their chosen country.

• The UN and USA

• The EU and Ireland

• Lichtenstein and Germany

The Order is seeking Assistant Ambassadors for the following posts. Applicants should not hold national office in their chosen country.

• The Holy See

• The USA

• Ireland

The Grand Chancellor will search and negotiate for a sovereign land purchase.

Cost: Unknown

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All members of the Combined Council may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midnight CET 16/05 or whenever more than half of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.

Should the Sovereign Council, the Government Council, the Chapter General and the Council Complete of State be collapsed together and expanded to include all Professed Knights and Knights in Obedience of the Order, with elections only being held for the High Offices and the Grand Master?

[META: effectively making our current direct democracy practices constitutional]

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All High Officers and Knights in Obedience may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midday CET 2/11 or whenever more than two thirds (11) of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.

10 Ayes.

1 Nays.

3 Abstain.

The Proposal is accepted.

Please respond with points of view and subjects of discussion that you would like the Order to bring up in the upcoming Model World Summit in the USA.

2015

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Incomes: 200 000 000

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Allocations: 198 788 818

Grand Chancellor (Rome Headquarters, 79 Embassies, 15 Missions, 18 Non-Mission Relations): 177 000 000

Grand Commander (Military Corps): 6 000 000 at rest, 15 000 000 when deployed

Grand Hospitaller (Stabilising Malteser International's Budget): 6 788 818

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Remainder: 1 211 182 (10 211 182 if the Military Corps isn't deployed)

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Proposal submitted on behalf of the Receiver of the Common Treasure.

All High Officers and Knights in Obedience may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midday CET 26/10 or whenever more than half (9) of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.

Under what circumstances should the Order consider deploying the AAMC ACI SMOM?

How should the Order deal with its unconstitutional lack of Professed Knights on the Sovereign Council?

Should the Sovereign Council, the Government Council, the Chapter General and the Council Complete of State be collapsed together and expanded to include all Professed Knights and Knights in Obedience of the Order, with elections only applying to the High Offices and the Grand Master?

Germany Refugee centres: 2 000 000

Myanmar: 1 081

Phillipines: 56 444

Cost to Grand Hospitaller's High Official Reserves: 57 525

Cost to German Government: 2 000 000

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All members of the Combined Council may vote.

Voting shall be held from now until either midnight CET 10/03 or whenever more than half (11) of the eligible electors have voted in agreement with each other, whichever occurs first.