Melonian Transitional Legislature

Melonian Transitional Legislature Legislature of Project Melonia 2.0
Type
Type	Unicameral direct
History
Founded	12 December 2023 (2023--12)
Disbanded	14 December 2023 (2023--14)
Preceded by	Republic of Melonia
Succeeded by	Osolian Assembly (Chiefdom of Osolia)
Leadership
Leader	Michael Webb
Seats	12 (equal to population)

The Melonian Transitional Legislature was the legislature of the Melonian Transitional State. It consisted of all invitees to the successor of the Republic of Melonia and was organized through a series of votes held in a Discord server.

It was replaced by the Osolian Assembly upon the passage of Measure E on December 14, 2023.

History

Several Melonians had increasingly become disgruntled with the state of affairs in Melonia, particularly relating to the Cieurnish Empire. On December 11th, 2023, cstro and tz_scion called TheRandomMelon to talk to him about their proposal to shut down the Republic of Melonia and invite who they considered to be the core Melonians to a new Discord server. TheRandomMelon was apprehensive about the move, but went through with it, officially closing the server on December 15th, 2023.

Before Melonia officially closed, however, the government that would become the Chiefdom of Osolia was already being formed, at the time called Project Melonia 2.0. The temporary government of Project Melonia 2.0 consisted of Michael Webb as its sole leader, while everyone else served as voting members who would vote on every detail of the new server and government from what kind of government it would use, to its name, to its flag design, and more.

The final vote of the Melonian Transitional Legislature was on December 13, 2023, when Webb proposed Measure E, which sought to officially establish the Chiefdom of Osolia, with an executive branch headed by the Chief, and a legislative branch containing all citizens, with the Speaker as its leader. This measure passed 7-1, officially disbanding the Melonian Transitional State and its legislature.

Powers, duties and responsibilities

The transitional legislature, by nature of it being temporary, did not have explicit powers, duties or responsibilities set in any document.

However, in practice, the legislature was held responsible to decide on every element of the Osolian server and government. The leader of this legislature, Michael Webb, was the only person who could formally bring forward a measure and ran the vote, deciding how long they would last and how to break ties. Ties would've been broken simply by Webb himself as he stated at one point, but no measures ended up tying.

Composition

The transitional legislature was composed of 12 total people, including its leader, Michael Webb. This was equal to the total population that made up the Melonian Transitional State, as there was a push even at this early point for a more direct form of democracy to be instilled in the new government.

Composition by citizen type (official/non-official)

Citizen Type	Amount
Leader	1
Citizens	11
Total	12