[Treian CP] Aug 25th Congress elections
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by Treian
Hello eCanada
Tomorrow is an important day.
Tomorrow you choose your representatives for congress!!!
Why is this sooo important you ask?? Because congress discusses and votes on the laws, donations, and taxes that affect YOU the eCanadian citizen.
This past month, you voted me in as a congress member before I was made CP, and I participated in some spirited talks on many different subjects. My only regret is that most of these talks were with the same 10-15 congress members the whole month long.
Not so bad until you consider that 40 members should be participating.....
This month I ask you all to vote for your candidate. No matter the party they are running under, no matter the status of your selection in the game, just get out and vote for someone you trust to be active and have YOUR best interests in mind.
An active congress is a productive congress (most of the time) and we need activity in order to avoid things like our no NE votes that had to happen 3 times to go through. That could have all been avoided with having more people show up to read and discuss the issue.
So please, get out there and VOTE. Democracy is there for you to take ownership of, and to make your voice heard.
Ask questions, get informed and vote for your candidate tomorrow!!!
Cheers!!
-Treian
eCanadian CP
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We seriously need a more active Congress... Even though I'm not a Congress person, I still visit the "Open Door Congress" threads every day in the forum, just to keep up to date on what is going on. Seeing the same names is a bit depressing, so I hope to add mine to it soon. But either way, Treian is pushing an extremely important point about activity and eCanada's future!
Once I get into Congress I will personally take you to task and beat you down Treian.
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The two most active congressmen are Chochi and PimpDollaz and they are at the root of what is wrong with congress.
Chochi's minimum post length is 1,000 characters long and he constantly tinkers with process and policies.
Pimp slams the establishment at every opportunity, blindly endorsing Chochi's ramblings.
If activity makes a good congressmen, these two are allstars, but I know of few people who consider them all-stars.
I ❤ Treian and his newfound love of spell check lol
Addy- You may be correct about those two, but at least they show up and participate. My hope is that eCanada will elect a more active congress this term.
Cham- Not really, I've just stoped writing at 2am!
You missed the point, those two participate to the point of suffocating everyone else.
Ah okay.
Any member of MAP is a good choice, and I'll be whipping them this month to make sure they're active. 😛
Addy certainly may have a point from what I've been witnessing. But electing more active Congress people will help dilute any potential control of debates and the process.
I remember when you were more active Addy - your input to the discussion stimulated it and fostered more conversation. I for one, will be glad when the summer is over and we can have Addy back and in full swing in congress.
I agree Treian, the populous has elected us to be their voice - and we should use them productively and considerately.
And, I am really looking forward to seeing Aeriala with a whip next session!
Ha - I called the whole PimpDollaz/Chochi thing 2 months ago...
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/election-orders-day-1313-congress-1807305/1/20
I understand the point Addy is making and I don't disagree - however if someone wants to be heard, they will make sure people hear them.
I think people are intimidated by Choci and PimpDollaz
Vote early and often!
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/the-winning-platform--1847998/1/20
LoL, look at Addy and Rolo being butthurt together. Like two peas in a very rotten pod. It figures they are always in cahoots. They even think alike.