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Marius wrote:I am not enthusiastic about forming an official U.S. Province at this time. It seems to me that having our own Page, our own Chat, our own everything-else would only serve to enhance the sense of separation already felt by some American sodales at the difficulty of getting together with our European other-selves. The solution to feeling lonesome is not to go off and do one's own thing; it is to work harder to stay in touch with the friends you've already got.
Also, I do not think the current Stateside membership can support a full slate of Provincial Magistrates. The instinct here is to elect or appoint the most active members, on the assumption that activity alone is a good gauge of leadership ability. It may not be; I know it isn't in my case. Yes, I write. A lot, even. But my organizational skills, while good enough for essays, do not extend to human beings and the activities they get into. And a Magistrate who is selected based on the strength of his essays is not going to have time to write any if he also has to compose speeches for the Senate.
Marius wrote:Actually I never really paid attention to Provincial structure in the SVR. For me, SVR is made up of its Collegia. Why do we need Provinces? Provincia Belgica makes sense, because no one in it is further than a day's train ride from any other member's house. Provincia Vespera, OTOH, would be another kettle of fish entirely. I believe the outlines of all of Western Europe fit at least two or three times within the outline of the United States. The distances between us are correspondingly vast, and require an aircraft to cover them if the trip is not to take several days. Arranging a meeting under these conditions is not something I'd even want to attempt. The coordination of modes of travel, lodging, members' finances, days off from work/school, family situations, et cetera would be way too much to worry about for way too small a result.
Na, I think the original plan for the U.S. makes better sense: When and IF we do create an American Provincia, let it not be until we have enough people together in each region to make several of them. Have we reached critical mass in Ohio? in Texas? somewhere else? --Then form a Midwest Province, a Southwest Province, a Northeast Province (with prettier names, of course), and worry about where the center of gravity is in each smaller area, not continent-wide.
Marius wrote:Having all the Ami sodales meet once a year in Nebraska...almost impossible. Getting all the Romano-Texans out to Austin a couple times a year...that is still difficult (I tried it for the OP in Fort Worth), but it more closely approaches 'doable'.
So...do we have a particularly-great concentration of Romani in any specific region of the North American continent? --Perhaps, if so, we should be talking about making a Province there.
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