Louisian Decree

(WIP) The Louisian Decree (Cibolan-Saxon: Louisenerlass), officially titled as the Erlass zur Behebung der Rechtsstatus der Louisen und Louisesprachig Volk in den Vereinigte Fürstentümer (Common Tongue: Decree to Remedy the Legal Status of the Louisians and Louisian-Speaking People in the United Principalities) is a royal decree passed by Kaiser Ludwig I in order to grant citizenship and citizenship rights to the Louisian population of the United Principalities. It was passed at the height of the Louisian crisis, where the Imperial Senate found itself at odds with itself over whether or not to grant citizenship to the several thousand Louisian people residing in the UPC. Although unpopular among the Imperial Senators, Ludwig made it clear that any criticisms of the edict should be kept private unless the offending members be outed as disobeying royal orders.

Within a few weeks of the decree's promulgation, most District Governors quickly implemented the decree into law in their respective jurisdictions. However the District Governor of Neudemmin (where the majority of the Louisian population of the UPC resided), Theodor von Ertling, lambasted the decree and stated his refusal for its implementation in the district, citing it as an "infraction of [his] authority." Upon an offhanded comment of Ertling potentially blocking the decree's implementation, Ludwig stated to Chancellor Konstantin Tiedemann, "It is not his decision whether or not the decree is implemented. I authorize you to use whatever means necessary to ensure his compliance."