The Cabinet is excited to formally nominate Moonstar and Witchcraft and Sorcery to the Legislator Committee. Both nominees were recommended by the Legislator Committee after succeeding in the application and interview process. After our own review, the Cabinet agrees with the Legislator Committee's recommendations.

Moonstar is an active and exclusive member of the Coalition. They have experience in forum and Discord administration. They're a long-time player of NationStates and are familiar with security and Gameplay. Moonstar is trusted across the game and has a reputation of being an experienced and level-headed person.

Witchcraft and Sorcery is the incumbent Minister of Defense. They're also a long-time and active member of the Coalition, having served in various administrations. They are an intimate familiarity with military gameplay, security operations, and the Gameplay community. They also have experience in forum and Discord administration with the region Founderless, and security experience in TITO (10000 Islands).

While some members of the Cabinet did have questions about Witchcraft and Sorcery's ability to serve as both Minister of Defense and a member of the Legislator Committee, we ultimately agreed with the recommendation. This question arose with the nomination of Phoenix, who the Assembly approved to the Legislator Committee in a near-unanimous vote while they were also serving as Minister of Defense. We believe the Assembly settled the matter of incumbent ministers serving on the Legislator Committee with that vote. For the record, Witchcraft and Sorcery did not participate in the debate or voting on their own nomination.

With the recent struggles in processing application in a speedy manner, the Cabinet hopes confirming 2 very strong additions to the Legislator Committee will resolve those issues. We have full confidence in our nominees and hope the Assembly will, as well.