We're Not Gerbils You Know...
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Lutan Fyah
Congressmen I mean, they’re seriously not gerbils. Human beings like the rest of us, sitting behind some random computer monitor, thinking of ways to improve eS.A, ways to improve their personal power or ways to add another shiny medal to their profile. All human desires, I assure you. In no way related to the behavior of gerbils.
Why then, I ask you, does an eSouth African congressman need a 5 page document about the procedures of congress + a 2 page guide for the said “Congress Reform Bill”. Are congressmen numbskulls? Do you have to actually legislate common sense? Are congressmen such idiots that hey have to submit any and all proposals to an out-of-game forum for approval? If I remember correctly, we have 40 congressmen every month, why should every of the 80 proposals be submitted to another procedure(aside from the in-game one)?
With this in mind, I am announcing my candidature for Congress, under the banner of the Independent Alternative in the jolly state of Limpopo. My goals, should I get elected, will be as follows:
- Lobby for the radical simplification of the Congress Reform Bill
- Start discussions on a project to get congressmen involved in social activities in eS.A(greeting new citizens, discussions of proposals in the media and overall educating the citizens of the eNation)
- Look to improve the current citizenship approval procedure, also by involving congressmen more in the whole process.
- Lobby to either dissolve the Department of Efficiency or place it outside of cabinet responsibilities.
- Needless to say I will use my proposals and citizens approvals sensibly.
- The 5 gold reward for getting the congress seat will, obviously go to the Reserve Bank of eSouth Africa
Disclaimer: This article is in no way meant to offend any gerbils. I love you guys.
Comments
Good luck with your death battle with Frank Furglar! You'll have a tough time... Anyway, good luck!
As they say, keep it simple, stupid. 🙂
GL Lutan!
Good articles! If you send free grease, Ill support you! 😛
VOTE FOR LUTANF!!!
Voted, you sick f*ck.
voted and GL !
aren't congressmen hairy?
This isn't bullshit. Voted!
Voted. Running as well and for the same reasons as Lutan.
Lutan, this is the smartest thing I have seen all month. We need more people like you in congress!
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vote for this guy, we need congressmen like us.
i find it amazing that these speciesist anti-muridae statements can been spouted in public! Rise gerbils rise! Break the chains that stop the running wheel from spinning!
Gerbils NOM NOM NOM
You make some good points though
Good Luck! Hope your goals are met! 😛
The reason all of that stuff is there is to educate new congressmen so the old ones don't have to take a week to sit them all down and calmly explain how things work. Also the CRB has as much in it so people don't try to low ball the congress system. As soo as you simplify the CRB you will find that impeaching people in the cabinet would become impossible. Also all laws are discussed via out of game forum to make sure that the proposals are not wasted on trying to raise a tax to the same amount 20 times while no congressmen is going to vote for it.
good luck champ
Good luck LutanF
Voted mate. Good luck.
Agreed, the congress reform bill has become a laborious document.
Who gets high on that anyway?
Ryan makes a good point.
Congressmen don't go in to work in the morning, proposing laws all day.
They actually sit in Parliament, discuss and debate issues, come up with proposals and discuss the proposals before deciding whether a vote is needed or not.
Congress is complicated. Shorten the process and you're going to end up with a complete mess.
If you want to serve eSA, do it properly.
But I don't understand - how does voting on whether we should vote not make sense to you??? I always phone people before I phone them, setup meetings to plan my meetings, write an article about an article I'm going to write. Bureacracy is hard work!!!
/take off sarcasm hat
subd and voted
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Votat, Abonat 🙂 Mult success in continuare!
@mulderpf: You now that isn't how congress is ran though. If someone wants to vote on a law in game then they must first discuss it in the forum and get (I think this amount is right) 3 people to sign off on it so that we know that we are not completely wasting proposals.
Ryan, now that you put it that way, looks like just over four lines could replace the two pages.
GL Lutan Fayeh!
Congrats on a good article btw, and I especially agree with the citizenship part.