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[Presidential Address] Moving Forward

Day 2,359, 08:10 • Published in Canada Canada

• by DMV3

My fellow Canadians,

I would like to start by saying thank you for trusting our beloved eCanada to me and my team. I would like to thank my opponents for a hard fought and spirited campaign and thank the voters for paying attention to the issues that will be the cornerstone for rebuilding eCanada.

This month we start our journey as a renewed and united eCanada. After the campaign it is time for us to come together and fight to free ourselves from our imperialist oppressors. There will be trials and tribulations ahead of us, but it is my promise to you that together we will overcome them.

In the spirit of coming together and unifying eCanada behind my vision for it, I have decided to hold referendums on two parts of my agenda for the month that my opponents had issues with, War Bonds and the Meta-Congress. While I believe voters will support these issues, should either of these issues fail in a referendum I will accept those results. I would ask my opponents to do the same, should they pass. I will be releasing the full details of the referendum this evening.

While our nation does need a loyal opposition, I would ask that my supporters and opponents both keep things civil. We're not enemies, our enemies are the forces occupying our country and above all else our greatest enemies are apathy and fear.

Apathy and fear are the two most destructive forces we currently face. Apathy allows those who would impose their will upon us to succeed, and apathy above all else leads to oppression. Fear is an even greater motivator, as it can turn friends and allies against you and make even the most innocent situations seem threatening. In order to fight off these enemies we need to keep open the lines of communication and work together to engage each other in a positive way.

Over the course of the next month it is my intention to wipe out fear and apathy in eCanada by governing in a way that is both open and inclusive. While I may not enjoy criticism I know it to be the only way we can grow to trust one another. If you have an issue with anything the government is doing or if you have suggestions for things we could be doing that we're not, please feel free to speak up either publicly or contact me directly. This is your government and we will do our best to serve you.

Let us work together to make eCanada a great place for all our citizens.
Keep up the good fight eCanada!

DMV3
eCanadian President

Comments

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gavilia Day 2,359, 08:30

Voted!
Congratz and good luck.
Greetings from eBelgium!

Martyrs of Bucha Day 2,359, 08:45

Congratulations!

IS THERE RL MEETINGS IN MONTREAL???

Passos Coelho Day 2,359, 08:50

Voted.

Good Luck!

Lets free Canada!

wookyjack Day 2,359, 09:34

Voted and congrats!

Franklin Stone Day 2,359, 09:40

\0/

I-Bleed-Blue-93 Day 2,359, 09:50

"my intention to wipe out fear"

Who is afraid? 😛

Congratz on the win DMV.

DMV3 Day 2,359, 11:42

Thanks IBB

BOUD1CCA Day 2,360, 16:12

It would be the fear of fearing

Kazuo Leblanc Day 2,359, 10:30

http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-opposition-the-official-response-to-the-president-s-first-speech-2397669/1/20

J.Canuck Day 2,359, 10:33

lol, coming together, referendums? Obviously DMV is not a native Canadian.

DMV3 Day 2,359, 10:43

We're at war, it is my job to attempt reconciliation with my political opponents and to ensure the will of the people is carried out on their behalf.

J.Canuck Day 2,359, 10:56

I'm referencing our RL Canadian experience with referendums. They've never resolved much.

J.Canuck Day 2,359, 10:59

You got elected. FWIW, I vote you just lead. Worked quite well for Rylde and he came into it a more controversial figure than you and I think it worked out pretty well.

Kaminarinote Day 2,359, 11:02

They have kept Quebec with us...yay...

DMV3 Day 2,359, 11:06

I appreciate that and I am leading, but when it comes to issues concerning loans it is best to ensure the people are going to support paying them back when the time comes.

Muglack Day 2,359, 13:27

Even if there's a referendum, even if there's a meta-congress it means nothing. All that matters is the people elected that first month. If half plus one of them don't agree to repay, and if the CP when it happens doesn't push it, your buyers are pooched.

These things have happened in these parts before, and it wouldn't surprise me if I did again.

DMV3 Day 2,359, 15:39

Muglack, if a referendum passes and Congress doesn't pay them off it is everyone's responsibility to take Congress to task for not living up to their obligations.

Muglack Day 2,359, 17:35

Yah, that won't happen though.

On this eCanada and the real life US are in lock step. Congress's approval rating: 6%, Congressional incumbents re-election rate: 90%+

J.Canuck Day 2,359, 10:53

For starters, we'll need to strike a committee to formulate the question with representation from every XP level, military rank, political party, language, economic status, age, weight and beer preference.

We'll need a 2nd one to interpret the answer, a third to define the winning conditions, a fourth to consider the potential negative impact the loss may have on the losing side and a fifth to consider when the next referendum should be held asking the same question but perhaps with a different result the next time.

Like I said, for starters ; )

dscape chaos Day 2,359, 11:52

Congratulations, bro.
o7

MaxMaher Day 2,359, 14:26

Bon mandat.

Auk Rest Day 2,359, 14:28

Voted. It's about time we threw the bums out.

Johnny Cache Day 2,359, 14:28

Well the two referendums idea atleast is better than a straight up forming the meta-congress. For that I salute you as I was a boot up your ass about it anyhow! 😃
I get why you want two referendums since you see meta-congress as a activity raising tool. That's fine, but I want to ask if the people vote no on the war bonds and yes on the meta-congress. Then does the formed meta-congress get the choice of picking the war bonds topic back up and support it? Or is the people's first choice the final one?

I want to add that obviously there's no way of guaranteeing the war bonds when we do not have a real congress to put a stamp on it rightaway, so really if we want to go on with that, then this is the risk which has to be considered. In the sense of this risk having a referendum or a meta-congress doesn't matter. But this is a risk which cannot be avoided if we want to implement the war bonds.

Spiritbw Day 2,359, 15:38

Leo Balzac Day 2,359, 21:04

why waste your time with referendums? why not just act on your vision. A weak leader seeks consent, a strong one follows his vision.

tl;dr don't be a populist pussy, do what you campaigned to do.

Lonesome Dove Day 2,360, 06:03

Agreed. Obviously people voted for change. Don't waste time with this. The people that don't like you aren't going to change their minds. Don't piss away 25% of your term organizing a kumbaya moment. Don't be an Obama...lead!

BOUD1CCA Day 2,360, 16:13

lol at being a Obama 🙂