Dictatorship Law in Question
Day 2,660, 20:20
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by Gerald Sutton
Hi all!
TLDR:
The Dictatorship Law passed by Congress is/might be pretty shady; SColbert might not even be Speaker; the President still hasn’t weighed in on it all.
Dictatorship Policy in Question
Outside of the debate on the merits of the dictatorship policy, the great debate in Congress has become the legitimacy of the law itself. Some members, predominately of the USWP, assert that the Proposal as it was originally presented was a law that adopted a stance of the government at large to the dictatorship mechanic. The other group, from across the other top parties, claim that the law was, in practice and effect, and amendment to the government as established by the current eUS constitution. Therein is the crux of the issue: did the 55% majority pass a law or fail to pass an amendment?
BSP leadership claims that it was originally the agreement that the Gnillraps Proposal was to have a two thirds majority requirement to pass. The bill was passed with a 55% majority – only after Speaker Colbert reneged on his decision to rule the Proposal an amendment, did the legislation pass. Many congressmen have raised concern as to the legitimacy of the law as a result of the decision to pass the proposal as a law as opposed to an amendment. Arrden, president of the BSP, claims that Speaker Colbert made this decision after the fact. He went on to say that, as result, the bill does not meet the 2/3s threshold required and the law is invalid.
What are next steps for Congress now? Has Congress’ gridlock led to the chaos that is unfolding? Senior Senator Oblige has started congressional discussions proposing the repeal of the Dictator law. Black Sheep Party officials say they are support the repeal of the Dictator law passed by Congress. If this gamble doesn't work, they are unsure of a concrete plan, but promise to fight the Dictatorship policy. Many are concerned about the future of eAmerican politics at this moment. The alleged illegitimacy of the Dictatorship policy has thrown the proceedings of Congress into disarray.
With the matter of passing the law an open question amongst leaders in Congress, those that did not support the law initially have begun an effort to call into the question of Colbert’s speakership altogether. Shortly after, a BSP congressman opened a discussion on the lack of a formal procedural vote for Speaker. USWP allies of the Speaker claimed that because no other candidate was nominated that the nomination thread counted as a vote by acclamation. BSP congressmen then pushed for a formal vote which Senator Pfeiffer has since granted them. As of now, many on both sides of Congress have asserted that there is no sitting Speaker – does this call into question the procedural marathon of passing the Gnillraps proposal?
President Wild Owl has said the he will not carry out the policies of the proposal while the law was being discussed in Congress*. The President Wild Owl also has yet to state an opinion on the current status of the renegade coup attempt by Aramec. Sources claim that Josh Frost funded the effort with a $150,000 donation. The vote to repeal the law should begin as of tomorrow morning. The status of the dictatorship policy is as of not yet to be determined - the future of the shape of the eUS government hangs in the balance with it.
Commentary
“Opinions are like assholes. Everyone’s got one.” – who cares
In my understanding, I believe the bill as proposed was, indeed, a bill and not an amendment. I would have voted overwhelmingly against it either way. I believe Colbert should have maintained his original ruling that the proposal was/should be an amendment. However, it appears either due to pressure from the USWP or political expediency, Speaker Colbert agreed to support his faction and ram the bill through. It’s clear to me that such a foundational change in the way that both our in-game and meta government are run is not something that can be passed without overwhelming support. From all of my reading of public conversations in congress, it appears that an organized group of predominately elder USWP officials have decided that, one way or another, we are going to have a dictatorship. Now, they’ve bared their teeth and we can see that urgency was the priority. No inclusivity. No explanation. No evidence. Pass it and roll it out ASAP. This is a grave decision that will effect the future of the eUS in this game. At the very least, give it the benefit of having a sizeable majority of our more active players.
There are those in Congress that have explicitly stated approval of circumventing Congress entirely in order to install a meta-approved Dictator who would also concurrently serve as CP. In fact, the plan would be such that the elected CP will become dictator. That is now the letter of the law. That is now the plan after March 5th. It’s not a matter of electing your president anymore, these politicians claim; it is installing the next dictator. It is the understanding of these politicians that the citizen who nominally is “elected” by the people, then approved via the meta-Congress’ instructions, will then agree to transfer power after the “election” of another president. It is my belief that absolute power corrupts absolutely. I don’t condone the actions of Congress and I do not share their beliefs on the future of the eUS. Ultimately, the roll-out of this dictatorship policy has been ludicrous. There are gaping inadequacies in the law as it stands now. On top of that, the President has yet to even weigh in on the whole matter.
The bill as passed is a law. A dreadfully bad one at that. It should be repealed and we demand thoughtful alternatives. Both sides need to present this. As of now, there is no real direction in Congress in large part of the body to come to any sort of agreement on its agenda. I truly hope that this chaos is relegated to the halls of Congress. We need transparent conversations that include more players. We can’t afford not to.
All my very best,
Gerald Sutton
Editor-in-Chief
The Weekly Post
**Correction: an earlier edition of this article stated that the President had yet to comment on the law. His stated opinion on the dictatorship policy is reflected in this edition.
TLDR:
The Dictatorship Law passed by Congress is/might be pretty shady; SColbert might not even be Speaker; the President still hasn’t weighed in on it all.
Dictatorship Policy in Question
Outside of the debate on the merits of the dictatorship policy, the great debate in Congress has become the legitimacy of the law itself. Some members, predominately of the USWP, assert that the Proposal as it was originally presented was a law that adopted a stance of the government at large to the dictatorship mechanic. The other group, from across the other top parties, claim that the law was, in practice and effect, and amendment to the government as established by the current eUS constitution. Therein is the crux of the issue: did the 55% majority pass a law or fail to pass an amendment?
BSP leadership claims that it was originally the agreement that the Gnillraps Proposal was to have a two thirds majority requirement to pass. The bill was passed with a 55% majority – only after Speaker Colbert reneged on his decision to rule the Proposal an amendment, did the legislation pass. Many congressmen have raised concern as to the legitimacy of the law as a result of the decision to pass the proposal as a law as opposed to an amendment. Arrden, president of the BSP, claims that Speaker Colbert made this decision after the fact. He went on to say that, as result, the bill does not meet the 2/3s threshold required and the law is invalid.
What are next steps for Congress now? Has Congress’ gridlock led to the chaos that is unfolding? Senior Senator Oblige has started congressional discussions proposing the repeal of the Dictator law. Black Sheep Party officials say they are support the repeal of the Dictator law passed by Congress. If this gamble doesn't work, they are unsure of a concrete plan, but promise to fight the Dictatorship policy. Many are concerned about the future of eAmerican politics at this moment. The alleged illegitimacy of the Dictatorship policy has thrown the proceedings of Congress into disarray.
With the matter of passing the law an open question amongst leaders in Congress, those that did not support the law initially have begun an effort to call into the question of Colbert’s speakership altogether. Shortly after, a BSP congressman opened a discussion on the lack of a formal procedural vote for Speaker. USWP allies of the Speaker claimed that because no other candidate was nominated that the nomination thread counted as a vote by acclamation. BSP congressmen then pushed for a formal vote which Senator Pfeiffer has since granted them. As of now, many on both sides of Congress have asserted that there is no sitting Speaker – does this call into question the procedural marathon of passing the Gnillraps proposal?
President Wild Owl has said the he will not carry out the policies of the proposal while the law was being discussed in Congress*. The President Wild Owl also has yet to state an opinion on the current status of the renegade coup attempt by Aramec. Sources claim that Josh Frost funded the effort with a $150,000 donation. The vote to repeal the law should begin as of tomorrow morning. The status of the dictatorship policy is as of not yet to be determined - the future of the shape of the eUS government hangs in the balance with it.
Commentary
“Opinions are like assholes. Everyone’s got one.” – who cares
In my understanding, I believe the bill as proposed was, indeed, a bill and not an amendment. I would have voted overwhelmingly against it either way. I believe Colbert should have maintained his original ruling that the proposal was/should be an amendment. However, it appears either due to pressure from the USWP or political expediency, Speaker Colbert agreed to support his faction and ram the bill through. It’s clear to me that such a foundational change in the way that both our in-game and meta government are run is not something that can be passed without overwhelming support. From all of my reading of public conversations in congress, it appears that an organized group of predominately elder USWP officials have decided that, one way or another, we are going to have a dictatorship. Now, they’ve bared their teeth and we can see that urgency was the priority. No inclusivity. No explanation. No evidence. Pass it and roll it out ASAP. This is a grave decision that will effect the future of the eUS in this game. At the very least, give it the benefit of having a sizeable majority of our more active players.
There are those in Congress that have explicitly stated approval of circumventing Congress entirely in order to install a meta-approved Dictator who would also concurrently serve as CP. In fact, the plan would be such that the elected CP will become dictator. That is now the letter of the law. That is now the plan after March 5th. It’s not a matter of electing your president anymore, these politicians claim; it is installing the next dictator. It is the understanding of these politicians that the citizen who nominally is “elected” by the people, then approved via the meta-Congress’ instructions, will then agree to transfer power after the “election” of another president. It is my belief that absolute power corrupts absolutely. I don’t condone the actions of Congress and I do not share their beliefs on the future of the eUS. Ultimately, the roll-out of this dictatorship policy has been ludicrous. There are gaping inadequacies in the law as it stands now. On top of that, the President has yet to even weigh in on the whole matter.
The bill as passed is a law. A dreadfully bad one at that. It should be repealed and we demand thoughtful alternatives. Both sides need to present this. As of now, there is no real direction in Congress in large part of the body to come to any sort of agreement on its agenda. I truly hope that this chaos is relegated to the halls of Congress. We need transparent conversations that include more players. We can’t afford not to.
All my very best,
Gerald Sutton
Editor-in-Chief
The Weekly Post
**Correction: an earlier edition of this article stated that the President had yet to comment on the law. His stated opinion on the dictatorship policy is reflected in this edition.
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Wild Owl said he wouldn't try to start a CW while the law was being discussed in Congress. The vote to repeal it should start tomorrow morning. I think many more of us see the harm in a dictatorship now that gnilraps has pointed out the community-wrecking benefits for us.
Excellent read. I especially like the way you separate facts from your opinion. That way, I can read the facts with less bias and then choose to read your commentary later.
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Well done thanks!
Interesting read.
Cool read, but installing a dictator is for the greater good.
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Well done! A thoughtful review of a Gordian knot of a question that many of us have trouble untangling.