Submitted - New Israeli Secession Act

We have already passed a bill on the secession of New Israel, do not fear. It is currently awaiting ratification.

However, an issue remains about New Israel becoming a Member State of the Empire. We're currently just looking through the Joining Treaty and the current Imperial Constitution to define the legality of the membership of a theocratic state that actively persecutes religious minorities through law. Also, despite being Regent, the powers given to me were so vague that I don't know if I have authority to allow New Israel in with a click of my fingers.

However, this is now out of the hands of Mercian government, or at least it will be by tomorrow. I believe that what will most likely happen is that an Imperial Court will decide that New Israel can join the Empire providing it cuts back on some of its more oppressive laws against religious minorities (for example, it'd be advisable to let New Israeli Muslims have their own public places to worship, although you could do as Switzerland does and ban minarets and prayer calls, as they are political symbols and not religious ones), and then the Reichsrat (upper house of the Imperial legislature) can admit you and I can ratify it as Regent.