Beata on NationStates

Preamble - https://www.nationstates.net/nation=beata
Take turns ruling the great nation of Beata and all its people.

Line of Succession
1. Sleepy I (11/14/18 - present)

Transfer of Power
If you're interested in ruling our fine country, just post here and you'll be put on a list for the order of succession. Each term lasts one week. When your term is up, you give up the password to the next person in line, and the new ruler will make a new password.

It's important to record the triumphs and changes of your regime. Please check as actively to update this thread with either screenshots or copy-pasted text of how our nation had developed under your guiding hand.

Laws
1. You are not allowed to ever dismiss or ignore an issue. You must make a choice, even if all outcomes are undesirable.
2. You are allowed to change regions, classification, flag, currency, capital city, religion, leader, and WA membership.
3. DO NOT change the name of the country (Beata) or the national animal (cat).
4. Please keep settings at 12 hours between issues. Never set to vacation mode. The ruler who lets our country die shall be forever remembered for their fecklessness.

our virgin land after the creation process:

Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Beata, surveillance cameras are banned.
Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Beata, droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police.
1 minute ago: Following new legislation in Beata, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit.
1 minute ago: Following new legislation in Beata, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region.

Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Beata, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes.
Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Beata, organ donation rates have hit a new low.
19 hours ago: Following new legislation in Beata, cars are banned.
1 day 14 hours ago: Beata's influence in The West Pacific rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
1 day 14 hours ago: Beata was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector and the Top 10% for Largest Soda Pop Sector, Least Corrupt Governments, Most Extensive Civil Rights, and Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.

Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Beata, graffiti graces every city's streets.
Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Beata, cats are considered a delicacy.
1 minute ago: Following new legislation in Beata, euthanasia is legal.
1 minute ago: Following new legislation in Beata, the tenet of free speech is held dear.

1 minute ago: Following new legislation in Beata, Beata's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region.
1 minute ago: Following new legislation in Beata, snap elections are called over every minor impasse.
2 minutes ago: Following new legislation in Beata, the populace has developed a mortal fear of the woods.
3 minutes ago: Following new legislation in Beata, the internet has been placed under government control.
5 minutes ago: Following new legislation in Beata, the government is spending billions of taxpayer credits to support "struggling" industries.
1 day 8 hours ago: Beata's influence in The West Pacific rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
2 days 20 hours ago: Beata was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Politically Free and the Top 10% for Largest Agricultural Sector.
2 days 23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Beata, glamping Beatans won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi.