[PotUS] A Little Help From my Friends

Day 3,096, 20:41 Published in USA USA by Tyler Bubblar



In my last article I promised to publish an article unveiling my cabinet. We are a week into the term and I have yet to do so. This must be set right. As I alluded to in my last article personal issues that had been brewing for some time all came to a head and exploded in the midst of the May CP campaign. To make matters worse Resource wars and other changes were bearing down on us. The best move of my term has been to select a strong team of capable people with the best advisers we have in the eUSA to help. My Cabinet list goes as follows:

VP: Orikfricai
CoS: Dinnyin
MoFA: WildOwl
NSC: Yui/Resoula/Kalos/Garmr
SecDef: MrCarey
SecMe😛 JA Lake
DoCA: Ilene Dover/Jessina
Press: Aramec

Normally you put up avatar pics and a bunch of flowery words about each individual. I consider myself a decent writer. There are people in erepublik with far more talent and flair with digital pen and paper than I. However, I have never really had a problem with adequately expressing my point of view, thoughts, or messages. I am at a loss for adequate words to describe the stellar job done by the individuals above, and a pretty decent list of advisers. It has been humbling and inspiring just to be part of it. These individuals care very much about the eUSA and the future that we will all discover together as these changes are unveiled. A lot of hard work, leadership, and late nights have been put into ensuring that the eUSA continues to boast one of the most enviable geopolitical positions in eRepublik.





Yesterday night my administration managed to push the button to install the Congressionally mandated Dictatorship first. It was a close thing that is why the very first supporter of the Dictator Coup was TDK’s personal MU. He was attempting to install himself as Dictator in an attempt to exact vengeance for the Persian Plunder a few months back. I will be honest I hate the Dictatorship aspect of this game. Once upon a time it took real work to take over a country from within. Now it just takes a vendetta (or just boredom), an MU within a certain country, and a willingness to use plastic. Truly one of the worst tweaks Plato has inflicted upon us. That just in my opinion highlights the need for a Democratic Dictatorship. It is a barrier preventing near instant takeover. I understand why the Dictatorship we have installed is not universally loved truly I do, but we have utilized it within the eUSA for some time now and every single CP/D we have had has honored the obligation to use their in game buttons the way Congress directs. It is not ideal but we have made it work.

The coup was a failure. A one million dollar failure. We briefly toyed with spending on COs to push it through, but with the Resource Wars raging around us it was decided to let this one go. Likely we will be trying again in 3 days. The Resource Wars will still be ongoing. The NSC will still be fixated on securing an economic future for our Nation. So what will be different the next time we launch the Congressionally mandated Dictatorship? I have reached out to both TDK and Nader.ImmOrtal in order to determine what is needed to put this to a rest. The answer was the same to paraphrase: return the cc that was taken from the Old Rogue Squadron Org and this will be over. Many people feel it is a sign of weakness to admit a mistake and attempt making amends. I am not one of said people.

However, fiscal policy is not set by the President. I cannot unilaterally undo a donation to CBO. Congress must sign off on such a transaction. It would seem to me that the eUSA has two choices double down and spend more than was gained in the Persian Plunder to defend our sovereignty from those with a grudge, or we can own up to what more and more appears to be at best a diplomatic misstep while hoping it will end what I have no doubt will be ever escalating hostilities. It is highly possible that I am naive for believing a refund would potentially solve this problem. What do you think eUSA citizens?