United Republic Council

 <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Organization%20infobox%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BOrganization%20infobox%5Cn%7Cnation%20%3D%20URN%5Cn%7Cimage%3DUnited%20Republic%20Council.png%5Cn%7Cleaders%3D%5Cn%7Cnotablemembers%3D%20%2A%20%5B%5BTenzin%5D%5D%20%5Cn%2A%20%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%20%3Csmall%3E%28formerly%3B%20deceased%29%3C%5C%2Fsmall%3E%5Cn%2A%20%5B%5BFire%20Nation%20councilwoman%5D%5D%5Cn%2A%20%5B%5BSokka%5D%5D%20%3Csmall%3E%28formerly%3B%20deceased%29%3C%5C%2Fsmall%3E%3Cref%20name%3DOP%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C109%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%5Cn%7Cfounders%3D%5Cn%7Cheadquarters%3D%5B%5BCity%20Hall%5D%5D%5Cn%7Caffiliation%3D%20%5B%5BUnited%20Republic%20of%20Nations%5D%5D%5Cn%7Cpurpose%3DGovern%20the%20United%20Republic%20of%20Nations%5Cn%7Cappearance%20%3D%5Cn%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />The United Republic Council is the governing body of the United Republic of Nations. It is a deliberative assembly composed of representatives from the Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, Air Nation, and both the Northern and Southern Water Tribes.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DRepublicTour%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nick.com%5C%2Fgames%5C%2Flegend-of-korra-welcome-to-republic-city.html%3Fxid%3D5KOR_LOKTu%7Ctitle%3D%20%27%27Welcome%20to%20Republic%20City%27%27%20%7Caccessdate%3D2012-04-06%20%7Cdate%3DApril%206%2C%202012%20%7Cpublisher%3DNickelodeon%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> The Council discusses governing and political affairs inside the City Hall</a>, along with acting as the commanding body of the United Forces</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTT%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C110%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

<h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">History <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ACouncil%20Room.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CCouncil%20Room%20located%20in%20%5B%5BCity%20Hall%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Council_Room.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Council%20Room%20located%20in%20%5B%5BCity%20Hall%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Council%20Room%20located%20in%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220108%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCity_Hall%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22City%20Hall%5C%22%3ECity%20Hall%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120601133202/avatar/images/thumb/1/1a/Council_Room.png/200px-Council_Room.png" width="200" height="104" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> Following the aftermath of the Hundred Year War</a>, Avatar</a> Aang</a> and Fire Lord</a> Zuko</a> reformed the Fire Nation colonies</a> into a fifth nation, the United Republic of Nations, and established Republic City</a> as its capital.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DWRC%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C101%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Representatives from each of the four nations</a> formed the United Republic Council to govern the republic.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DRepublicTour%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> By 128 ASC</a>, the Council was made up of five members, chaired by Southern Water Tribe representative Sokka</a>. The Council put Yakone</a> on trial</a> for the crimes he committed as a bloodbender</a> and sentenced him to life in prison. After being sentenced, however, Yakone single-handedly bloodbent everyone in City Hall and escaped. Avatar Aang quickly caught up with him, however, and removed his bending</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> In 170 ASC, following an Equalist</a> gathering where <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Amon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Amon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Amon" title="Amon">Amon</a> showcased his ability to permanently remove people's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bending%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bending%20arts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBending%20arts%7Cbending%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Bending_arts" title="Bending arts">bending</a>, the Council convened over the best course of action. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a> proposed to create a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22task%20force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%27s%20task%20force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%27s%20task%20force%7Ctask%20force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Tarrlok%27s_task_force" title="Tarrlok's task force">task force</a> to find Amon and bring him to justice. Councilman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tenzin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tenzin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTenzin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Tenzin" title="Tenzin">Tenzin</a> opposed this aggressive move, stating that it would only further divide the bending and non-bending communities of the city. Tenzin was strengthened in his opposition as Tarrlok volunteered to lead the task force himself, seeing that move as a play to gain more power. In order to gain the approval of the other three Council members, Tarrlok drew a comparison between his own actions against Amon and the actions of Avatar Aang against Yakone, stating that they were both willing to deal with danger head on. The waterbender emphasized that Amon was not going to stop with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bending%20triads%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bending%20triads%20%28disambiguation%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBending%20triads%20%28disambiguation%29%7Cbending%20triads%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Bending_triads_(disambiguation)" title="Bending triads (disambiguation)">bending triads</a>, and was going to come after every bender in the world, including the friends and families of the Council members, unless they voted for the task force and let him stop Amon. This argument worked, as the Councilors, except Tenzin, voted in favor of the attack, and subsequently declared Amon to be public enemy number one.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DVN%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C104%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ACouncil%20voting.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CCouncil%20deliberation%20interrupted%20by%20the%20%5B%5BFire%20Ferrets%5D%5D%20and%20%5B%5BLin%20Beifong%7CChief%20Beifong%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Council_voting.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Chief%20Beifong%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Council%20deliberation%20interrupted%20by%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220131%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFire_Ferrets%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Fire%20Ferrets%5C%22%3EFire%20Ferrets%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20and%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220132%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FLin_Beifong%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Lin%20Beifong%5C%22%3EChief%20Beifong%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120513105643/avatar/images/thumb/2/22/Council_voting.png/200px-Council_voting.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" type="image" /> Several days later, Amon called on the Council to shut down the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pro-bending%20Arena%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pro-bending%20Arena%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPro-bending%20Arena%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Pro-bending_Arena" title="Pro-bending Arena">Pro-bending Arena</a> on the night of the championship match or there would be "severe consequences" should the Council fail to comply. Concerned about the safety of the innocent spectators, the Council members unanimously agreed to shut the arena down. Korra, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mako%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mako%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMako%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Mako" title="Mako">Mako</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bolin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bolin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBolin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Bolin" title="Bolin">Bolin</a> barged in on the closed Council meeting and argued that they could not give in to Amon's threats. Just as Tarrlok was about to make the decision final by slamming the gavel on the table, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chief%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chief%20of%20Police%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChief%20of%20Police%7CChief%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Chief_of_Police" title="Chief of Police">Chief</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lin%20Beifong%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lin%20Beifong%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLin%20Beifong%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Lin_Beifong" title="Lin Beifong">Lin Beifong</a> showed up and halted him by destroying the object with her metal cables. Agreeing with Korra, she stated that the Council should show some backbone, and offered to personally oversee the extra security measurements during the tournament with her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Metalbending%20Police%20Force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Metalbending%20Police%20Force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMetalbending%20Police%20Force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Metalbending_Police_Force" title="Metalbending Police Force">Metalbending Police Force</a>. Except for Tenzin, the rest of the Council agreed to Lin's offer and let the tournament continue.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DAWI%3E%7B%7Bcite%20episode%7C2%7C106%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> At a later Council meeting, Tarrlok proposed that a new law be created to outlaw Equalist membership and create a curfew for all non-benders. Tenzin strongly opposed the proposal, but the other Council members voted in favor, thus approving the law.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DWEM%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C108%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Not too long afterward, the other three Council members and Chief <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Saikhan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Saikhan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSaikhan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Saikhan" title="Saikhan">Saikhan</a> were called to City Hall by Tenzin, who had gone to the Equalists' secret underground prison and discovered that Tarrlok had lied about Korra's kidnapping. The five of them, along with Lin and the rest of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Team%20Avatar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Team%20Avatar%20%28Legend%20of%20Korra%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTeam%20Avatar%20%28Legend%20of%20Korra%29%7CTeam%20Avatar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Team_Avatar_(Legend_of_Korra)" title="Team Avatar (Legend of Korra)">Team Avatar</a>, confronted Tarrlok and were informed by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22council%20page%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22council%20page%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcouncil%20page%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Council_page" title="Council page">council page</a> that Tarrlok was a bloodbender. Despite being vastly outnumbered, Tarrlok was able to bloodbend everyone into unconsciousness, made his escape, and later captured by Amon.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Just prior to the Equalists' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Battle%20for%20Republic%20City%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20for%20Republic%20City%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20for%20Republic%20City%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Battle_for_Republic_City" title="Battle for Republic City">Battle for Republic City</a>, the Council attempted to hold a session without a Northern Water Tribe representative. However, all the Council members except for Tenzin were captured by Amon's forces. With Tenzin as the only person on the Council who was not incapacitated, the leadership of Republic City was solely in his hands, as acknowledged by the council page.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTT%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C110%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> The city was eventually liberated from Equalist control with the help of Avatar Korra and Team Avatar, who drove Amon from the city upon revealing he himself was a bender. The Council was soon afterward freed from their captivity. With the apparent death of Councilman Tarrlok, the title of chairman and the council seat for the Northern Water Tribe are currently vacant.

<h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Organization The United Republic Council is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22deliberative%20assembly%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3Adeliberative%20assembly%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3Adeliberative%20assembly%7Cdeliberative%20assembly%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/deliberative_assembly" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:deliberative assembly">deliberative assembly</a> consisting of five members, each representing one of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22four%20nations%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22four%20nations%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfour%20nations%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Four_nations" title="Four nations">four nations</a>. Two <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Water%20Tribe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Water%20Tribe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWater%20Tribe%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Water_Tribe" title="Water Tribe">Water Tribe</a> members are present, one from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22North%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Northern%20Water%20Tribe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorthern%20Water%20Tribe%7CNorth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Northern_Water_Tribe" title="Northern Water Tribe">North</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22South%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southern%20Water%20Tribe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouthern%20Water%20Tribe%7CSouth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Southern_Water_Tribe" title="Southern Water Tribe">South</a> for each of the two major tribal factions. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%20Kingdom%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%20Kingdom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%20Kingdom%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Earth_Kingdom" title="Earth Kingdom">Earth Kingdom</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fire%20Nation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fire%20Nation%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFire%20Nation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Fire_Nation" title="Fire Nation">Fire Nation</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Air%20Nation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Air%20Nomads%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAir%20Nomads%7CAir%20Nation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Air_Nomads" title="Air Nomads">Air Nation</a> each have one member to represent his or her nation. Each member of the Council wears a small, ten-sided gold badge somewhere on their clothing. The badge is in the same shape as the insignia located on one of City Hall's windows.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DRepublicTour%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> The honorary title for a member is either councilman or councilwoman, including the chairman.

<h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Chairman <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ACouncil%20gavel.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7C%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%20about%20to%20finalize%20a%20decision.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Council_gavel.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%20about%20to%20finalize%20a%20decision.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220152%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTarrlok%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Tarrlok%5C%22%3ETarrlok%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20about%20to%20finalize%20a%20decision.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120605145811/avatar/images/thumb/2/2f/Council_gavel.png/200px-Council_gavel.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> The chairman is the moderator and spokesperson of the Council. He or she is the member that manages the Council and the meeting in an orderly fashion and addresses the public as the head of state for the United Republic of Nations. The chairman uses a wooden <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22gavel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AGavel%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AGavel%7Cgavel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavel" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Gavel">gavel</a> to keep the meeting and deliberation in order. The chairman during the start of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Anti-bending%20Revolution%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Anti-bending%20Revolution%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAnti-bending%20Revolution%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Anti-bending_Revolution" title="Anti-bending Revolution">Anti-bending Revolution</a> was the representative of the Northern Water Tribe, Councilman Tarrlok. At one point, the Council was chaired by Councilman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sokka%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sokka%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSokka%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Sokka" title="Sokka">Sokka</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> During the Equalists' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Battle%20for%20Republic%20City%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20for%20Republic%20City%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20for%20Republic%20City%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Battle_for_Republic_City" title="Battle for Republic City">Battle for Republic City</a>, all the Council members, except for Tenzin, were captured before a new chairman was chosen to replace Tarrlok.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTT%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Until the Council members return or are reappointed, Tenzin can make decisions and speak on behalf of the Council without any deliberations.

<h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Notable members

<ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sokka%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sokka%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSokka%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Sokka" title="Sokka">Sokka</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(Former representative for the Southern Water Tribe and chairman) </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(Former representative of the Northern Water Tribe and chairman) <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DVN%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /></li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tenzin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tenzin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTenzin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Tenzin" title="Tenzin">Tenzin</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(representative of the Air Nation) <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /></li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fire%20Nation%20councilwoman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fire%20Nation%20councilwoman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFire%20Nation%20councilwoman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Fire_Nation_councilwoman" title="Fire Nation councilwoman">Fire Nation councilwoman</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(representative of the Fire Nation) </li></ul>

<h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia

<ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">All of the current Council members are benders.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DRepublicTour%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DVN%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> This, however, is not a requirement, seeing as Sokka and an Air Acolyte were on the Council in 128 ASC.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /></li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Tarrlok and Tenzin had a longstanding rivalry, as they rarely agreed on the best way to govern Republic City.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DRepublicTour%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /></li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fire%20Nation%20councilwoman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fire%20Nation%20councilwoman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFire%20Nation%20councilwoman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Fire_Nation_councilwoman" title="Fire Nation councilwoman">Fire Nation councilwoman</a> is the only female member on the Council,<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DRepublicTour%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> and was voiced by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mindy%20Sterling%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mindy%20Sterling%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMindy%20Sterling%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Mindy_Sterling" title="Mindy Sterling">Mindy Sterling</a>, who also voiced <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lin%20Beifong%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lin%20Beifong%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLin%20Beifong%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="/wiki/Lin_Beifong" title="Lin Beifong">Lin Beifong</a>.</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The Council has some commonalities to the United Nations, particularly in the five member system similar in fashion to the five permanent member United Nations Security Council.</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The Council has a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22quorum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3Aquorum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3Aquorum%7Cquorum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-1878503366502e44f402a01" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quorum" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:quorum">quorum</a> of less than five members, as evidenced when the Council convened without a new Northern Water Tribe representative appointed to replace Tarrlok.</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Both known chairmen represented the Water Tribes, Sokka from the South, and Tarrlok from the North.</li></ul>

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