Joint Presidential Statement on the Proposed Abolition of Mayors
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We the Presidents of the nations of eRepublik note with concern the proposal to abolish local democracy in V1. The mayoral system is a fundamental component of democracy. It allows players to gain experience of politics and elections at local level. It allows local decisions to be made, such as giving direct aid to new citizens.
We would therefore request the eRepublik administrators to make a further report to citizens on an urgent basis, setting out a clear timetable for the mayoral system to be restored.
Signatures
Tiranicida, eArgentina
Ivan Hat, eCzech Republic
niouton, eFrance
Chielio, eNetherlands
inunova, eNorway
Alex Craciun, eRomania
Les Paul, eSpain
KIA Sneak, eUK
Immunogenic, eUSA
mikesoft, eVenezuela
24 September 2008 (day 309)
Comments
I commend the President\'s for this.
Ditto. Voted
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Took the words right out of my mouth. Voted.
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I approve...
Thank you.
Voted. I completely agree with everything in it and I\'m glad to see the highest political office helping everyone else (You got my vote)
good job awesome voted
I disagree. Mayors were useless. That entire system needed to be reworked from the ground up.
I would also note that there are numerous mayors who never even spoke anywhere, were barely noticed, and did little to nothing.
Awesome article
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agreed
agreed and voted!
Absolutely agreed!
Voted.
I totally agree it needs reworking, however I firmly believe in local politics.
Reworking yes, abolishment no: Voted
I agree. I am encouraging all mayors to send a PM to the Admin.
And yes, it does need reworking, but it is needed just the same.
I pming admin now..... yes
I feel like local politics could be useful but only if drastically changed. As someone once mentioned in some other article regarding the demise of the mayoral position: it provides more exposure for cities than benefit.
I feel like local politics could be useful but only if drastically changed. As someone once mentioned in some other article regarding the demise of the mayoral position: it provides more exposure for cities than benefit currently.
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Agreed
Voted, send pm\'s to admin suggesting the local politics remain.
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Voted and agreed!
I feel that it should not be Mayors but Governors. They represent the state and could be given powers over state projects.
They could have Infrastructure that allowed workers in that state to have higher productivity,
They could have Hospital and Health Departments control that would impact how well people recover
They could ahve education programs that would allow our work and soldier experience to boost.
I am sure there are other state components that could give more people the opportunity to make an impact. Perhaps also make it that a mayor/governor could not be a federal leader too. I feel that political party presidents should not be political leaders for a conflict of interest but I have not thought that aspect through too much.
I feel there is a lot to be gained for local politics and would allow the local and federal levels to work together and not risk putting a new politician in the federal spot light. Also federal government could allocate money to local levels and the local levels could run it that way other state reps are not deciding your state\'s policy and development.
disclaimer:
Please do not bash my ideas too much, I am 6 days old as a eRepublik citizen. This may have been brought up but I have not found where and I want to strike while the iron is hot. If you have locations of posts taht already discussed this please let me know here or in PM. I will monitor this story.
Oh Yeah.....voted.
^--The hospitals are already covered, I do not fully understand them, but putting resources into a health department could allow some bonus even if a hospital is not present.
I also feel that there should be a judicial system that can fine multis for unethical business practices before they are banned
Keep the Mayors and Give them more Powers....
Setup a Local Council, chaired by appointed party members or something.
Local government needs serious reworking, but it will become more and more vital as the game grows. Regions should have the power to propose certain laws in the same way the federal government will, with a legislative body and an executive body. I like Alby\'s idea of local councils, to give people more options to get into politics. I do agree with the person who suggested the term \"governor\" rather than mayor as well.
With larger nations, the national government will become more and more distant to newer players. Local government could provide a strong link between the federal and local levels, given new players a chance to make their way up.
Ditto what Jordan said. Only the Top Members of (5) parties get into the Federal Government. In total, you have a meer 40ish people running a nation. Now if you have a small nation, no big deal. But if you have several thousand people in your country and only 40 lucky folks get all the power, it will make folks feel disenchanted.
Local Government is a MUST. And something that needs to be expanded, not contracted.
The Mayors need more power, and here in Sacramento we have taken it upon ourselves that even after mayors are done away with, we will continue the programs going funded by donations and state lottery money.
Voted. Long live the Mayor of Sacramento!
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Mayors are needed, this is because they are practically the foot soldiers of a president. A president cannot run a country by themselves, there is simply too much to think of and too many decisions to be made. Reworking the mayor system is a good idea from what i can tell but abolishing an entire political component is not. Voted
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As the mayor of Montpelier,
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eReputable News Source - you get the mayors you vote for like every thing else some are better than others.
Voted! the mayors are important!
Well said.
agreed, local office is needed for citizens to gain the knowledge and experience for higher positions, like congress and president
Unless they add stuff for the mayors the position should be abolished. Mayors never did anything special and really all the campaign articles were a waste of space.
Agreed & voted , local office needs to stay not only does it help people gain experience but it\'s also a huge benifit to local economies, a mayor can make or break his economy and in turn actually help the country grow and have a direct impact on the country as a whole.
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