Falling from the Mantle

Day 1,390, 02:41 • Published in United Kingdom Belgium • by Veruvia


It comes as a surprise to some that DarkMantle, the former Minister of Legislative Affairs, has resigned after a number of public criticisms of his approach to discussions. With the attention focused on the Minister of Defence, perhaps the Minister of Legislative Affairs thought that he could silently slip through the back door of government politics without people noticing too much. The reality is that this resignation is no surprise to those who watched the Minister of Legislative Affairs fall from his throne as revolution and open criticism became a feature of his period in office.



There's no doubt that the change and influence that Darkmantle did attempt to introduce was not only erring on the side of over-bearing but seemed to imply that it was necessary for the Minister of Legislative Affairs to control and dictate the discussion on legislation. Darkmantle's downfall comes, in all likelihood, from the backlash against his Congressional Procedure Act Review. More specifically, in relation to the argument that the proposer should not have the right to determine when the legislation goes to vote but instead to have the Minister of Legislative Affairs to control that.

Most vocally against these changes, unsurprisingly, were Congress members who argued that the existing mechanisms in legislation provided adequate scope for the Minister of Legislative Affairs to argue a deviation and so prolong the discussion. It was, one could argue, the upper echelons of power who held the most sway in this discussion with a Congressional Advisor, Party President and former Minister of Legislative Affairs agreeing that the proposer should retain the right to decide the vote.

The question in everybody's mind is whether the Minister of Legislative Affairs resigned or was he pushed after vocal criticism of his policies were made public? His antagonistic approach to legislation and discussion was seen not only in his legislative proposals but in his arguments against the use of initiative in wars and battles for Special Forces and Elite Forces. Is this the first of several ministers to resign? Will we see a wave of resignations as public criticism of the early days of the Prime Minister's term becomes more vocal? Who will become the next Minister of Legislative Affairs? Only time will tell.



Note: A number of people predicted that the antagonistic approach adopted by Darkmantle would result in his resignation. Those predictions were proven correct.