April 27, 2025
Update by Mark Tiler Richmond, Politics & Law Correspondent & Duane Sandville, Outland Affairs Correspondent
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- “Save Democracy” Meetings Held as Bricklyn Weighs Association With France and Denmark
- Bricklyn Reaches Landmark Agreement to Join French Republic AND Danish Realm
- Historic “Integration Conversations” Held as Bricklyn Eyes French Status
- Federal Chancellor Mum on Bricklyn Plans to Block Possible Mass Deportations
Parliament’s Délégation aux Outre-Mer Recommends Bricklyn Become Part of French Republic
The first of three key steps in the process of Bricklyn becoming part of the French Republic as a French Overseas Collectivity was accomplished today when the French Parliament’s Delegation on Overseas Territories voted unanimously to recommend to Parliament approval of Bricklyn’s bid to join the French Republic.
The next step will be Bricklyn’s scheduled May 1st referendum on joining the French Republic as an “overseas collectivity” for a four year “trial period.” If passed by two-thirds of Bricklyn voters, the final step will be approval by the French Parliament of this association.
Photo by Jarosław Baranowski. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The French Parliament’s “Délégation aux outre-mer,” which met yesterday, is made up of 54 deputies from the French National Assembly — including all 27 deputies elected from overseas constituencies, who are automatic members — and 42 members from the French Senate, equally divided between 21 senators from overseas departments and collectivities, and 21 from metropolitan France.
Photo on left: Manuel Valls, France’s Minister of State and of the Overseas (and former Prime Minister) at a meeting of the Délégation aux outre-mer in March. Photo on right shows Valls seated next to David Rimane (center), President of the Délégation. Photos from videotape of March meeting.
Manuel Valls, France’s Minister of the Overseas, spoke forcefully in favor of Bricklyn’s admission into the French Republic, saying that: “We respect the freedom-loving Bricklynites, despite their small size and Danish origins, and honor their foresight in seeking union with the French Republic during the challenging times we all face. We offer them our hand in liberty, fraternity, and equality. On approval from their citizenry and then from our Parliament, we look forward to Bricklyn becoming the fourteenth member of France outre-mer.”
Davy Rimane, President of the National Assembly delegation, and deputy for French Guiana, also welcomed Bricklyn’s upcoming membership in the French Republic — of course, pending approval by Bricklyn voters, and then by the French Parliament .
As Rimane noted, “Our action today in unanimously recommending to Parliament Bricklyn’s entry into France outre-mer as an Oversea Collectivity, not only recognizes the needs of the Realm of Bricklyn, but is an important first step in acknowledging the value that all Inland realms bring to the world. We are confident that Bricklyn will lead the way in strengthening ties between Inland and Outland nations and realms. We have much to learn from each other.”
The Bricklyn Eagle will be reporting next on the results of the Bricklyn referendum vote, slated to be held this coming Thursday, May 1, 2025.
We welcome Letters to the Editor. Please email to: bricklynvt@gmail.com
To the Editor: Qu’est-ce que se passe ici. Vous êtes fou! Il y a beaucoup de problèmes avec la France d’outre-mer. Vous ne comprenez rien! Pour ceux d’entre vous qui parlent français, jetez un coup d’œil à cette vidéo sur l’outre-mer: les raisons de la colère. — Marcel Gireaux, Montpellier, France
To the Editor: It’s with great excitement and appreciation that I read your article on the vote of the French Parliament’s Delegation on France Overseas. We’re on our way to Bricklyn becoming part of the glorious French Republic! The Alliance Française of Bricklyn has been mounting a “get out the vote” drive for the May 1st referendum. We’re counting on a very large turnout in favor of association with France. — Bill Tiler French, Bricklyn Jct., Vermont.
To the Editor: I’m a bit leery of this deal with France, given the recent problems that have been popping up in some of the French overseas nations — I’m thinking about the deadly protests and riots in New Caledonia, and cyclone-related problems in Mayotte.
But having said that, I’m even more concerned about the threats we face in Bricklyn every day from U.S. ICE.
Sure we made an agreement with Vermont that gave us control over a a sliver of land in Vermont for our homeland, and yes we have ID cards that allow us to travel in Vermont, but would the current U.S. government honor this? I have my doubts. So … I’m willing to have us join France overseas, at least for the four year trial period agreed to. — Rolf Tiler Robinson, South Bricklyn, VT.
