30% Децим Юлий Сулла
70% Ли Ён Чжи

Несмотря на несчастье приключившееся с Луцием Корнелием Сципионом, его мнение, как оказалось, всё ещё имеет огромное влияние на политику Рекс Венторума и взгляды сенаторов этой страны. К лучшему или к худшему, Федеративная Республика обзавелась новым лидером.

Начало руководства Ли Ён Чжи

Wiki WorriesState department officials are in an uproar over the leaking of key government cables by the website WikiSpills. The site's owner, under the nom de plume "El Denunciante," is operating from an anonymous location in neighboring Bigtopia, where the government can't reach him. Rex Ventorum's leaders are sharply divided on how to respond.

Отсутствие цензуры в интернете — важный элемент гражданских и политических свобод; блокирование этого сайта на территории страны станет, в первую очередь, действием против её собственных граждан. И поскольку Федеративная Республика Рекс Венторум высоко ценит свободу слова, правительство не станет предпринимать каких-бы то ни было действий по этому вопросу.

"This man has done no wrong!" says Louis Hamilton, who also happens to be the head writer of The Invicta Times Magazine. "The people have a right to transparency of government. El Denunciante is a hero who has revolutionized my magazine sale-er-Freedom of Speech for this country. No state action must be committed that would infringe upon our right to disclose government information, regardless of the effects on diplomatic relations. Besides, it isn't as though you've got anything to hide... do you?"

The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Invicta Times is sold out.

Get Efficient, Private Sector Tells NatureA group of prominent business identities has proposed privatizing Rex Ventorum's beaches.

Правительство не может заниматься поддержанием должной чистоты пляжей за государственный бюджет, это было бы несправедливо в отношении налогоплательщиков. Приватизация пляжей, в свою очередь, приведет их в надлежащий порядок, а кроме того поспособствует развитию туризма и внесет небольшой вклад в экономику страны.

"Have you been to the beach lately? It's disgusting," says company spokesperson Tim Mistletoe. "There's litter, there's teenagers smoking, and there are people enjoying themselves without paying for it. Let the private sector in on this, and Rex Ventorum's beaches will be the talk of the region! And a nice little earner, too."

Citizens must pay to enjoy Rex Ventorum's pristine beaches.

Should The Government Grant Estates And Titles Of Nobility?A peculiar confederacy of small-government advocates, regular attendees at Rex Ventorum's annual Medieval Faire, and the super rich have demanded that the government grant estates and confer titles of nobility upon certain influential persons.

Руководство страны во главе с консулом Ли Ён Чжи категорически против этой инициативы. Подобный акт вернет нас к периоду корпоратократии и сведет на нет все достижения последних лет.

"I can't believe I'm hearing this," exclaims noted civil rights advocate Brian O. "Those who are behind this espouse a system that grants inordinate amounts of institutional power to the rich and ensures that no one will be able to climb the social ladder. Everyone in society must be granted an equal opportunity to succeed or fail. Say 'no' to a nobility!"

Citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits.

Unconventional Weapons Under FireA collection of citizens, civil rights workers, and concerned mothers have signed a petition to stop the manufacturing of the 'BFG-69' (AKA 'the Organ Grinder'), a new rifle planned to be used in the military which works by shredding people's internal organs.

Оружие никогда не было гуманным и технологии в сфере вооружения продолжают развиваться. Как и всегда, по мнению правительства, производством должен заниматься частный сектор.

"If we don't produce these weapons we will be left behind in the arms race," says Decimus Julius Sulla, owner of the Ventorum Heavy Industries. "These weapons are the future and it won't just stop with the BFG-69. We're planning on introducing the Bone-Breaker 325-DX Sonic Rocket Launcher next year along with our anthrax grenade line. If Rex Ventorum is going to stay ahead of the game then it'll just have to accept that highly destructive weaponry is part of life. We'd also like to sell it commercially to your police force and citizens if you'd just sign here...?"

The commercialisation of highly deadly weapons has instilled Rex Ventorum with a very polite populace.

Civil Rights +7
Political Freedoms +14
Lifespan +1
Income equality +5
Safety from crime +1.643
Safety +11.928
defense forces +5
Corruption -12
Employment +15
Pacifism -113
Weaponization +36.357
Obesity -5.8
Environmental beauty +12
Toxity -20.486