The latest session of the Union Congress has been gripping, and our President has been present to witness it all. Speaker Stanisław Małachowski applauded the collective efforts of representatives keen on serving the public, as meticulous reviews of proposed legislative drafts took precedence over rush decisions.

Yesterday’s highlight included Representative Stanisław Jabłonowski of Volhynia who, throughout this Congress session, surprised his colleagues with vigilant proposals aimed at the public good. His recent motion suggested that the military should not intervene in the enforcement of religious court decrees, deeming such actions as excessive and unlawful. This stirred the Congress, prompting many, including the prolific figure of Prince Józef Czartoryski, also from Volhynia, to push for its inclusion in the military legislative Project.

A heated debate sparked around the topic of "Dissidents" and their imposed contributions which burdened the common folk. Representing Chełm, Wojciech Suchodolski argued passionately against the oppressive taxation imposed by private interests rather than contributing to the national treasury.

The session also turned its attention to the controversial presence and role of the Standing Council, causing widespread anxiety among representatives who feared inadvertently validating an entity whose fate was still pending deliberation. Nevertheless, after a lengthy and somewhat complex discussion, a consensus emerged with conditions laid out particularly for the Lithuanian-Belarusian delegation ensuring separate stipulations for military assistance in their jurisdiction.

For those watching from the political sidelines, today's proceedings reflected both the Congress's dedication to meticulous law formulation and its capacity to juggle between progressive thought and the Union’s complex dynamics of power and legislation.

As we inch closer to the completion of this legislative project, it's a testament to our nation's democratic muscles being flexed, with all sides eager to engrave their version of justice and order into the annals of the Union's history.

The Congress adjourned until Monday at 10 a.m. with an anticipation of yet more rigorous debate and legislative progress.

For students of journalism and foreign affairs, today's events illustrate how past complexities of governance echo in the depths of contemporary policy-making, as political entities grapple with their legacies and present-day realities.

Topics: Sejm sessions and Marshal's addresses; Constitution of 1784; Project on execution of decrees; Issue of Dissidents; Unusual taxes on Dissidents; Sending ambassadors to neighboring courts; Military assistance in execution of decrees; The military will not execute synodal decrees; Legal reform project.;

Military Commission Part 4

Big news for those following the Union's military justice system! The Military Commission, our version of a defense judiciary, just got greenlit to rule, court-style, on all military matters arising from service—no exceptions. Civil suits involving military personnel, especially when a civilian's claiming harm by a servicemember, also fall under their purviews on set days. Details: Polish-Ukrainian cases go in a specific register, Lithuanian-Belarussian in another. They'll alternate judging two from Poland-Ukraine and then one from Lithuania-Belarus. If one list runs out, no sweat, they just keep rolling with the other. Summons for these cases drop four weeks in advance at the headquarters. Heads up, they won’t be flexing into any civil jurisdiction already set by other rules. In essence, with this act, the Military Commission sticks to its guns unless this new law says otherwise.

Topics: Military Commission; military judiciary; matters between military personnel; appeal cases; civil and military affairs; Crown cases; Lithuanian cases; summons and procedures; ordinances and legal regulations; opposition to the law;