[Aries Sun eBE CP] First Communication
eBelgian Presidency
Dear eBelgians,
I have been quite busy the last days by resetting State Orgs, discussing things and organizing a New eBelgium Order.
For a long time already I was thinking about starting a new way of the citizen’s communication which would serve as a sort of new medium channel replacing current so much disliked and unloved eBE Forum, the Congress mass PM, chat etc.. After speaking and discussing it with several of my comrades, I have the honor and the opportunity to present you with: a eBE Citizen’s National Assembly or eBE CNA (in an shortened abbreviation – the name which could serve us for the time being).
Ancient Athens was the cradle of democracy. The Athenian assembly (ἐκκλησία, ekklesia) was the most important institution, and every citizen could take part in the discussions. However, Athenian democracy was not representative, but rather direct, and therefore the ekklesia was different from the parliamentary system.
National Assembly politically is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the representatives of the nation. The population base represented by this name is manifestly the nation as a whole, as opposed to a geographically select population, such as that represented by a provincial assembly. Its powers vary according to the type of government. It may possess all the powers, generally governing by committee, or it may function within the legislative branch of the Government.
I am a supporter and the strong representative of the Free Citizens concept created by Paul Wellstone wherein he says: “As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and involved in the affairs of the human community.”
I would like to replicate and implement the same idea into eBelgium, as I think all eBelgian citizens have the responsibility, should be able to participate actively and get involved in the eBelgium State affairs. And this democratic right shouldn’t be exclusively exercised only by the members of the Congress or the members of the Government.
In this newly created Citizen’s National Assembly all sorts of State affairs and the State matters could be discussed and pre-voted. Everything would happen here in-game. Directly, openly with full transparency. Giving the right to participation to all of eBelgian citizens.
The eBelgium Congress would from now on serve primarily and solely, as a purely advisory chamber; confirming laws, MPP-s and all other sort of legislative acts.
The eBE Government would for instance publish an article in "the Congress Newspaper" containing one or more various themes; about which all eBelgians would be able to discuss, vote and share their opinion in open by posting their comments.
So this way there would be no need for the Forum and for those monstrous Congress mass PM's like now.
The eBE Congress would afterwards only just confirm the decision which was decided by the majority.
This procedure would simplify everything and make our mutual life much easier.
With all due respect,
Aries Sun
eBE CP
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/belgium-info-243202/1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/the-ebelgian-congress-224725/1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/ebe-mof-news-and-reports-219248/1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/citizen-defence-orders-226579/1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/ebelgian-home-affairs-299804/1
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/belgian-encyclopedia-235407/2
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[Aries Sun eBE CP] First Communication
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-aries-sun-ebe-cp-first-communication-2612921/1/20
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It could be a good idea if people want to take part in the discussion. As president, how could you be sure people will use the CNA ? How could they take debate if some congress members don't want to debate, and prefer to vote and waiting decisions from the most active ?
So basically power gets moved from a democratically elected congress to some sort of random assembly?
"I have been quite busy the last days by resetting State Orgs"
Or you could have just asked for the logins, you didn't even bother trying that first.Don't make it sound like we were unwilling because that was not the case
So basically power gets moved from a democratically elected congress to some sort of random assembly? +1
And what happens if the Congress doesnt want to do it?
how would you punish them? Send them in the corner with hands up ?🙂
This procedure would simplify everything and make our mutual life much easier.
And actually this will make it harder because for any decision you will have to publish an article and wait for some time. In critical times every minute counts, that is why "these monstrous PMs" work.....
Also, you are the ones that wanted to make everything ingame and by ingame rules and now you are making some sort of meta Citizen’s National Assembly that will have all power and want to make purely advisory chamber. Funny how you where all against meta and now doing the exact same thing you where against. Also the president cannot even decide on this, congress should approve this and it needs a change of the consitution
voting for a change in constitution, the metagame you are playing is a different one from his/theirs 😛
Very well written, good luck with your term. 😃
I don't like this at all and there is a simple reason for it: Activity. This National Assembly requires an active community of dozens of people who participate in these discussion with arguments instead of just yes and nos. And looking at the current Congress PM, we don't have that. We only have very few people that care about in-game politics and they probably prefer not having anything to do with it.
The next issue is your claim that "make our mutual life much easier" which is absolutely wrong in this case. This National Assembly will make things much harder since the person responsible for overseeing this would have to control so many things, from the people voting to the discussions being held, it is a lot more complicated that just a simple Congress PM.
You consider a Congress Pm chaotic but this National Assembly would be even more chaotic than the PM. I don't see this happening at all and as Fhaemita already stated, this would require Congress to vote a new Constitution since the government can't do it.
Also this goes against your criticism of the META Game. You are creating another Meta institution the moment we decide to give Congress in-game a chance and leave the forum. This is very much hypocritical.
My response: https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/the-flatterer-in-chief-lesson-in-athenian-democracy-2613004/1/20
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My response
[eBelgium] The "oppositions" hypocrisy
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2613009/1/20
Good luck.
Don't know if it will work or not, but at least you try something, you make changes, and that brings fun and activities. This game, and eBelgium needed changes. So go on !
twelf
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this citizens' assembly brings in the very needed TRANSPARENCY and (relative) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. them many squeals against this assembly is only attempt to keep the decision making behind the closet doors as the phorum elite is used to!
very well done aries!
Hare rama hare krishna, Hare hare
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