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Speaker of the Assembly Begins Legislative Reforms
Sweeping Omnibus aims at beginning to redraw line between Public and Private
Kaliburg, Ananto
February 12, 4880


Speaker Beloit announces major changes to the Government's Role in Society

[Editor's Note: The Kalistani Republic has begun publication once more. We thank IZQUIERDA for carrying the role of Journal of Public Affairs as the Republic reorganized. They will now return to their traditional role of "Organ of the Socialist Party of Kalistan". -ed]

Speaker of the Assembly Marguerite Beloit continued moving ahead with strong reforms of the National Government with more sweeping legislation.

"This Reorganization Act," said Speaker Beloit, "Aims at redrawing the lines between the Public and Private Sectors in Kalistan. For too long, and to be clear, one year is too long, the Government has interfered where they do not belong and have held their hands off in places where their input is absolutely necessary. We aim to change that today."

The Bill, called the Public/Private Spheres Delineation Act I aims at laying the foundation for the Dual Economy, said Beloit. "We take the Government out of people's Bedrooms and their churches, and put the Government back into essential infrastructure like Airports, energy production, and housing and provision of other needs. "At the end of the say, our Administration will restore the State's Role in guaranteeing prosperity and plenty for the people of this Republic, while protecting, to the utmost degree, vital civil liberty and social freedoms within the Republic. It is a balancing act, and it requires time, but if we stay the course, we will accomplish this, most important task."

This major legislation follows on the heels of major constitutional reforms which are expected to take effect in a month and a half, and important government bills which filled the seats and created a functioning cabinet for the first time in years. The Socialist Party has also had some important early diplomatic successes, as Kalistan took the first steps toward joining a more united Seleyan Community, sent its first cultural exchanges to Selucia and Liore, where more than 50 Kalistanis are currently learning shipbuilding and naval engineering as Liori engineers deconstruct warships from Deltaria, and has sent the New Foreign Minister on a tour of several important countries, including Baltusia, where she created a minor stir by inquiring into the foreign Affairs of that country. In the end all was well, however: Th Foreign Minister's Youthful inquisitiveness was forgiven by the gracious hosts, and she received a sword to present to the Speaker as a sign of friendship.

As Public Policy slowly rights itself through the determined effort of a unified Assembly, and The Socialist Party is able to address the years of neglect, economic activity, both domestically and internationally is expected to pick up once more. "When the Dual Economy is finally restarted," said Speaker Beloit, "We can begin to explore more formal trade and investment arrangements, as well as formal diplomatic exchanges which will tie Kalistan into a larger world. We still maintain our cultural edge, and have a great reputation for this abroad, but the other sectors now require our attention. It is a slow, painstaking process, but I have every confidence that the Kalistan at the next election will be one on solid footing. We just have to avoid missteps now, which is why are are working so attentively on the questions of public and economic policy."

Across Kalistan, voters and various organized interests seem to be taking a cautiously optimistic, if tentative approach to the Administration of Speaker Beloit. Said Public Transportation Operator Denise Gordo, "We'll have to see how these things work out. I understand from history that the Dual Economy was supposed to be this great thing, but then again, all that history was written by generations of Socialists, so I would like to see how it works for myself." When asked if she would ever vote Socialist, she was less direct, "Let's just see how they do."

As soon as the New Delineation Act passes, the Speaker has said she will proceed directly to re-establish the dual economy, renationalize the Work Force, the Oil Industry and the Iron and Steel Industries, and begin regular investment in ODEN and various infrastructure projects across the Republic. In the meanwhile, it is expected that the SP will begin to rebuild KRTVN, which has been left in place in law, but in practice, due to neglect, has devolved back to complete private control and management. This move will likely be very popular with Kalistani citizens who routinely complain about the quality of programming on television and the overwhelming amount of the commercial advertisement.