Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Day 1,729, 10:07
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Published in South Africa 
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by Steven Bosch
Excuse the wall of text, but it is necessary in this case.
Fellow citizens.
Some of you may not know this, but eSouth Africa probably has the most extensive, strict, laborious congressional laws over the whole of eRepublik.
In fact, our South African "laws" are more extensive than the in-game eRepublik laws.
So, as I hail from a party that claims to be a no-bullshit party, I've decided to follow this mandate into congress. Something that I've done numerous times and in which I've seen some red tape and some of the bureaucracy lessened over the years, only to see some new red tape added along the way.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not against laws and I don't propose that everything be scrapped. But honestly, we have laws stipulating that congress members need to "sign in" at the national chambers - a practice that hasn't happened since I guess Oprah was around.
So, I made a proposal that we streamline our laws and see where we can cut the fat. See it here.
The reaction?
Well, some fellow congress members agreed and started with a constructive discussion. Some also disagreed, as it should be in a democracy.
But, then our all-powerful congressional leadership (they-who-cannot-be-censured-or-disciplined-according-to-our-imperfect-laborious-laws) decided that I was "absurd, completely absurd and unrealistic" and thereafter decided to launch a personal attack on me as a congress member.
Suddenly, my suggestion to streamline (as it was stated in the original topic and that I did not go and change after all this happened) is interpreted as a call to abolish all laws.
Now, I've been in this game long enough, been speaker enough times and have also held some other positions. I'm merely asking my fellow citizens to stand up to this.
Somewhere along the line congress has become a machine where you need to follow 8 separate acts in order to take part in the congress part of things. We even had congress members admit recently that they never read or followed many of these acts, because they were just too numerous, wordy and down-right boring.
Thus I ask, why are we willingly squeezing the fun out of this game?
What is the point of having numerous laws with people who ignore them, when we could have fewer laws that make it easier for congress to do their job?
So, I will call again for a streamlining, simplification and decrease in our laws. And I believe that I have support for that - we can't see these laws as sacred (to quote my esteemed fellow congress member Rico Suave).
Who is with me?
Steven Bosch
aka Mr Kitty
Member of congress (and I will use the mandate handed to me by the people who have voted for me to make this place, and the country a better place).
Fellow citizens.
Some of you may not know this, but eSouth Africa probably has the most extensive, strict, laborious congressional laws over the whole of eRepublik.
In fact, our South African "laws" are more extensive than the in-game eRepublik laws.
So, as I hail from a party that claims to be a no-bullshit party, I've decided to follow this mandate into congress. Something that I've done numerous times and in which I've seen some red tape and some of the bureaucracy lessened over the years, only to see some new red tape added along the way.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not against laws and I don't propose that everything be scrapped. But honestly, we have laws stipulating that congress members need to "sign in" at the national chambers - a practice that hasn't happened since I guess Oprah was around.
So, I made a proposal that we streamline our laws and see where we can cut the fat. See it here.
The reaction?
Well, some fellow congress members agreed and started with a constructive discussion. Some also disagreed, as it should be in a democracy.
But, then our all-powerful congressional leadership (they-who-cannot-be-censured-or-disciplined-according-to-our-imperfect-laborious-laws) decided that I was "absurd, completely absurd and unrealistic" and thereafter decided to launch a personal attack on me as a congress member.
Suddenly, my suggestion to streamline (as it was stated in the original topic and that I did not go and change after all this happened) is interpreted as a call to abolish all laws.
Now, I've been in this game long enough, been speaker enough times and have also held some other positions. I'm merely asking my fellow citizens to stand up to this.
Somewhere along the line congress has become a machine where you need to follow 8 separate acts in order to take part in the congress part of things. We even had congress members admit recently that they never read or followed many of these acts, because they were just too numerous, wordy and down-right boring.
Thus I ask, why are we willingly squeezing the fun out of this game?
What is the point of having numerous laws with people who ignore them, when we could have fewer laws that make it easier for congress to do their job?
So, I will call again for a streamlining, simplification and decrease in our laws. And I believe that I have support for that - we can't see these laws as sacred (to quote my esteemed fellow congress member Rico Suave).
Who is with me?
Steven Bosch
aka Mr Kitty
Member of congress (and I will use the mandate handed to me by the people who have voted for me to make this place, and the country a better place).
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You guys really need to get over all your petty crap
crap man, haha, all this just in a game...we should have fun!
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Voted and I agree!
I'm with you Steven,
>Wants change
>Congressional leaders flipshit
>Congressional leaders turn it into a personal attack
>Congressional leaders try to railroad this person out of congress.
I'm not surprised. Keep up the good fight Sbosch. Your methods are different than mine, but we fight the same fight to ensure eSA prospers. Good luck mate o7
I'm with you!
Why didn't you contact the appropriate parties for approval before writing and submitting this article? You didn't follow procedure!!!!
Psh, good luck eSA....
You're going to need it.
I stand by this article. Messy politrix are farking up this game. There is a long distance between the average player and the people that think that they are real life politicians is some deranged deluted extremist party.
Make the connection between the rulers and the minions smaller and simpler.
Couldn't agree more!
Wow, but people can overreact to things sometimes. This is being blown way out of proportion - take a chill pill guys!
Oh the irony...
Wait... IA members want less laws... Wait, IA members want more laws? How am I supposed to make this an IA issue when the party is divided on it?!? 🙂 that being said, it's nice to see that some members are back and trying to reduce the bullshit. Not only of a party and congress, but the country as well!
V&S
IA members this and IA members that, we are actually individual people here!
I'm with you too Steven, and concerning the "new law", honestly believe it's something that should be done, whether it should be a law is another story. I'm going to start it today anyway, law or not
So as long as we are oppressed we shall never rise
Thank you Vanessa1309 - We should work against making laws of things that are preferable or that are mere procedure. Congress need to understand where our powers end, in much the same way that cabinet need to know their limits.
Yay, someone who sympathizes with me. I feel the same as you do, have stated so in so many threads, and I have been ignored every time.
Voted
mmm so if there is less laws I will break less of them, and as such, be a better eperson. Sounds amazing, got my support.
I couldn't agree more with this article!
Let's bring the fun back!
Voted. And I'm pretty sure that this can all be related to SA, all the top dogs of the country make laws that suppress others and then they just go and thrive off of the other people's suppression. Bring back the fun to the game and in doing so you bring back the real eSa! I agree with you 100% Steven. Absolutely behind you.
Yo kitty, u have my full support on this matter, please let me know how i can rattle some cages!
We need you in the DB-PF, Mr. Kitty. We are the only real no-bullshit party. You were a BLF man, so it would be like coming home.
Lol NRL.
NO!! You simply CANNOT waltz in willy nilly and decide to change things. We have rules for a reason, to prevent just this kind of blatant disrespect towards our GLORIOUS congressional leaders. I propose, no, DEMAND, a motion of censure against this evil free-thinker. /sarcasticRant
Right, now that that's out of the way, I support you in this effort. The 'laws' should aim to help new members find their way around the game, and explain our procedures, rather than suffocate them in legal jargon.
I have said before no outside rules. And live with the world we eSAers make.
Another comment. We need an audit of eSA books.
V!