A Commentary on the Presidency
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by Woxan
The Presidency is the elected leader of the country, with many duties, including but not limited to: setting the foreign policy direction of the nation, being the voice for the nation, etc.
In America, our government is becoming stale. Every President since Harrison Richardson (July 2009), has served in his original wartime cabinet. This is stale and we need turnover. New players need to know that they can one day serve high in our military, our Congress, or the Presidency it self. However, it's a two sided problem: new players, you need to take initiative as well. I can look back over my long term eRep career and see systems or initiatives I created still in place. So new Americans, join the Training Corps, join a political party and take initiative (or take over a 6th party one with your friends, a daunting challenge to break Top 5, but AAP and Feds did it), gun for Congress, join our forums write good media, or whatever suits you to move America and yourself forward. Don't be afraid to hold back.
Moving onto the subject of Presidency and new players, we've seen a change in transition the past 3 months. Josh Frost, PigInZen, and myself (Woxan), chose not to run for a 2nd term (or in Frost's case, 3rd). While Frost did serve two terms, they were not consecutive. This allows for better roll over of leaders, and is a nice move away from our rl feeling that every President is entitled to 2 terms. One month in the office is draining enough; I can not imagine doing two straight months. I hope this tradition continues, as I don't believe that Harrison Richardson (former President), will run for a 3rd month of Presidency. Making 2nd terms a taboo (or at least consecutive), is the best way to go, imo. It prevents most players from getting permanently tapped out (granted, PiZ and I are an exception to this rule), and will give newer players a shot to move up, and bring in fresh blood.
And a brief personal memoir:
South Africa + 7 regions, two victories in Western Australia, Russia out of China, Karnataka +300 citizens, +200 voters overall in the Congress (Apr 25) vs Presidency (Apr 5) elections, and other stuff. I think that's a success, but history will be the judge.
My endorsement, for what it's worth:
Best of luck to front runner Harrison Richardson, may America be filled with a month of glorious chicks.
~Woxan
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Woxan you were a good prez don't let anyone tell you different
Nice Pic.
Agreed on the article.
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Great Prez i saulute you sir, wish you would run again.
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>Making 2nd terms a taboo (or at least consecutive), is the best way to go, imo.
I disagree (Just like I did when people complained scrab was in too long)
If someones capable and willing to do the job best, theres no reason to have someone whos not as capable doing it.
Congrats on surviving wox
1st page PREZ AND I AM PROUD OF IT
Granted there are exceptions Choc, but the Presidency has become such a large job and so much built on top of the original game mechanics one term is a hassle, and most run the 2nd for glory or to finish something from their first.
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You did a good job as pres, more transperency would have been nice. I never knew wtf was going on... It's not like I'm not active ether. I stay up to date with the news 🙂
Woxan was a p good prez.
"Every President since Harrison Richardson (July 2009), has served in his original wartime cabinet. This is stale and we need turnover."
"New players need to know that they can one day serve high in our military, our Congress, or the Presidency it self. However, it's a two sided problem: new players, you need to take initiative as well."
"Best of luck to front runner Harrison Richardson,"
Wait wut
Thank you Woxan.
Agreed. Woxan was a p good prez, too.
Hell yeah...
Wox, you did a very solid job as POTUS, and I think the eRep historians will remember that.
HR 4 POTUS, May 2010. Hit a homerun (HR) with your vote!
"Every President since Harrison Richardson (July 2009), has served in his original wartime cabinet. This is stale and we need turnover." "Best of luck to front runner Harrison Richardson...."
Fail.
There are 2 main contenders since GJ dropped out: CA and HR
CA brings fresh blood and new ideas to the table, but I disagree with some central aspects of the platform. HR will likely be the last "v1 Prez," so I stand by my friend and the guy who first gave me, and will give others, a shot.
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Meh u were a good pres.
Not great, but good.
I would put u as a 7.5 on the pres scale. Hell thats not bad. My person favorite Josh Frost (Emerick is discluded from this statement) only gets an 8.5
1=Uncle sam
10=Emerick
Joe Newton would like to apply for the USA President position.
Voted!
FLASHING COMMENTS WOOT!!
You were a good prez woxan, a credit to team.
You shall be missed.
Vote CivilAnarchy!
The problem with this is that America is such a hard place to move in. You have to agree with all the right people and push down all the so called bad ones...
Ballman can into the presidency? (teaser? hell if i know 😛)
Also, BLINKING COMMENTS ARE NEW CRUISE CONTROL TO COOL! 😃
Woxan was a great President at a tough time in our history. I hope he'll be back to do it again one day.
If he does, he'll again receive my vote.
Blue Spai presented Dat Ass!
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Woxan you were a good prez don't let anyone tell you different x2 😛
Can somebody ask Fruitcommando to delete his unclosed blinking comment?
President Woxan, thank you for a good run.
HR's presidency was a disaster for the nation. Perhaps that wasn't his fault ... perhaps being overrun by PEACE was unavoidable. But the secrecy and closed-door politics of that time left a nasty taste in many mouths.
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Woxan,
I was pleasantly surprised by how good and solid your presidential performance was. Don't be too bummed by those who only rate you as good, but not excellent... Oftentimes a presidency is defined by the circumstances of the times--no one could have demanded more of your presidency than you gave it.
As for new blood in the governance of eus--I advocate a leadership training school that would expose players to learning leadership skills in the erep environment and to be guided down the path toward public service. Perhaps this could be combined with an "officers training school" that the military should be looking into to grow its new crop of military leaders....
Good luck in your future endeavors!
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omg fruitcommando strikes again 😁)
Well done to the Woxan administration on a fairly peaceful (at least within our borders), but productive, month.
Buttcheeks for Prez!