Following weeks of grueling internal deliberation, the Dynasty's Climate Control Committee (population: 1) has successfully ratified the Thermostat Doctrine. Article 1, Section 1 is explicit: The ambient temperature of our sovereign territory shall be permanently maintained at exactly 23 degrees Celsius. No exceptions. No negotiations. No mercy.
The Incident
This doctrine was drafted in the wake of a harrowing domestic security breach. A visiting dignitary (my friend Rafi) blatantly adjusted the thermostat to 25 degrees without my explicit authorization. This naked act of thermal aggression narrowly avoided a full-scale diplomatic crisis. Rafi is now officially classified as a Person of Interest by the Ministry of Interior Climate. Do not let him near the dial.
Scientific Basis
The scientific appendices to this doctrine strictly outline why 23 degrees is the objectively superior temperature:
- At 22 degrees, one requires socks. Unacceptable restriction of freedom.
- At 24 degrees, one begins to perspire in a manner entirely unbecoming of a head of state.
- 23 degrees is the strict, uncompromising Goldilocks zone of domestic governance.
This is not an opinion. This is thermodynamic law as interpreted directly by the Chancellor.
Enforcement
Enforcement mechanisms include, but are not limited to:
- Sustained, passive-aggressive sighing anytime the thermostat is even glanced at.
- A legally binding, laminated sign reading
BY DECREE OF THE DYNASTY: DO NOT ADJUST. - Immediate and unceremonious revocation of a guest's Wi-Fi privileges.
- Summary deportation to the balcony (which remains disputed territory).
Cross-Border Relations
The international community remains silent. The hostile entity in Flat 4A allegedly keeps their flat at an ungodly 27 degrees. Barbaric behavior bordering on savagery. Cross-border temperature negotiations remain stalled. The Dynasty stands firm on 23.