Adam I, Editor
TURING – As the first few months since Adammia’s tenth Foundation Day have passed, some of the first honourary citizenships granted in Adammia’s earliest days have finally expired, causing a drop in Adammia’s total number of citizens.
Under the Citizenship Act 2015, honourary citizenships expire after ten years, unless the honourary citizen actively renews their status. However, an Imperial Decree issued by the Emperor this evening has clarified this further, stating that the Ministry of Citizenship and Information should try to ascertain whether an honourary citizen is still alive when their citizenship is due to expire. If no record of activity can be positively identified from within the past two years, the citizenship will be terminated, but if there is, it will be extended by another ten years from the most recent date of known activity.
Under this new law, the Ministry of Citizenship and Information has tonight terminated three honourary citizenships which were granted over a decade ago. These include: Sir Samuel Grogan, a former school friend of the Emperor; Sir Jon of the South, commonly known as “NoJ”, who is considered the Emperor’s first ever online friend; and Madam Ella Smith, another online friend from the Nateandsie and World of Tux Minecraft communities where Adammia first promoted itself in the summer of 2013. The Adammic government has had no contact with Sir Samuel or Sir Jon since 2014, and no contact with Madam Ella since 2018, making it impossible to know with a high degree of confidence whether these individuals are still alive. With the expiration of their honourary citizenship, Adammia’s total number of citizens drops from 178 to 175. Significant further expirations are expected over the next two years, as more former school friends and Minecraft friends reach ten years without contact, and this could reduce Adammia’s total citizen count significantly. However, some other honourary citizens who were so recognised back in 2013, such as former Air Force officer Sir Tom Bennett, and former Princess of Burghlia Madam Rebecca Spencer-Smith, are well understood to still be alive and active based on their social media activity, and as such are not at risk of being stripped of their honourary citizenship.
The decree issued by the Emperor tonight also dissolved the colony of Casa del Dank, and the county of West Sheaffia, as the governors responsible for those territories are understood to have vacated them in recent months.
Adammic Express 