[TTH] Who am I?
Franklin Stone
KATT 100.5 FM, 40 years of rockin' Oklahoma....
Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx and Jenn, she is from Oklahoma...
Well, basically -at least in this game- I am nobody.
Back in 2009 when I first joined this game cheating, while you yourself reported others who were cheating, was rampant. When I joined America's population hovered in the neighborhood of 40K+, thousands of whom voted and almost anyone could win Country President. In all honesty, it was the lack of truly combating the rampant cheating that drove citizens away in the beginning. In America's latest Country President election the Unity President supported only by the United States Workers Party was elected by less than 500 citizens out 1633 active citizens. Do I blame the paid for outside eRepublik eUS Forum and their Bully Boy Fight Club tactics? Yes.
As most citizens know I have been many personas. I started this game back in 2009 as Cold Hearted Snake and published the American Patriot newspaper. Back then I hid behind a VPN and with this persona, I joined the fun and ran 3 multis...very profitable I might add. It was only just before I moved to New York that I decided it just was not worth a monthly fee to cheat in a browser game. Then in 2011 came Dru Blood and TRTH HRTZ. With this one, I contacted Admin and ensured that it was acceptable for family members to play via the same IP and was ensured that yes it was acceptable. So my wife created an account but for the life of me I can't remember her name...anyway...from July 2011 until October of 2012 we sent each other help and nothing was said. Then because -IMO- I held a political view against the eUS Forum's policies we were reported and wham we were gone. 2012 is when I created the ill conceived Ichabod Adams -who was a reporter character in a 50's TV show- who ended up becoming Drew Blood, who published Veritas Damno Afficiatis. After much back and forth with Admin we were denied our old characters and my wife created Morgan LaFaye. During this conversation, it was strongly hinted at -but never explicitly stated- that I should use a proxy to move help to my wife. By using a game friend I could as Drew Blood help Morgan LaFaye and it would not be considered cheating. One day during eRepublik Torunment I forgot and shipped my wife 10 Q7 weapons and BAM we got banned.
I bring this up so that America -if they so wish- can go back and read those articles and I believe you will see that I have held the same views concerning the eUS Forum from my first day as an American citizen, that all of my personas have been created as American and none of them have every changed their citizenship. The 'Congressional Majority' is currently composed of 19 citizens -some of whom have defected to the enemy- which is not even half of Congress let alone half of America. Recently they introduced the [Discussion] VAT to 1% and the [Proposal] Lower VAT to 1%, which of course passed. Now almost every member of the Cabal -IMO- are the ones who in days gone by ran military commune companies paying a $1.00 wage to employees for such units as the Ultramarines, USA Special Forces, and the vaunted United States Armed Forces which -I assume- made those members very rich. These are the citizens who will receive the most benefit from a low VAT, those of us with small companies will see virtually no change. Now when 2 of the Top 5 parties have walked out of a 'Dictatorial Meta-Congress' and the quorum which must be met to pass Laws is very low they have decided -much like the real world- to give themselves a raise by cutting the taxes companies pay in Value Added Tax, note also that the Work Tax and Import Tax are also 1%.
Back to who am I? Well, my level is low, my damage is laughable and I have barely left the hanger as an Aviator. I spent a considerable amount of gold -donated to me through the Bank Up 2 Strength Up Program- on Training Centers encouraged by that program which in the current environment is useless. Since Perception Training Centers were still born I am only a Flight Lieutenant and again my damage is virtually non-existent. My one and only free company -which eRepublik will not allow me to sell- has never even opened its doors and I, therefore, pay no taxes. Well, when I buy a product on the market I pay a 1% tax and now because I live in the large town of Albany, New York -ranked 8th in America- I pay a slight amount in taxes. The Tin Hat has sat idle and gathering cobwebs for a very long time and the only political influence I had disappeared when the Socialist Freedom Party, along with their Comrades in The Black Sheep Party, walked out of the 'Meta-Congress' on the eUS Forums. So essential I am nobody.
Two of the Top 5 parties have walked out on the 'meta-government'. A 'meta-government' created and controlled on a forum outside of eRepublik. So my question is, 'Why would you allow a meta-government controlled by 19 citizens continue to donate $400,000 tax dollars to themselves every few days?' As everyone knows only Congress Members can vote on in-game Laws. In the most recent Congressional election, 55 citizens were elected to Congress. Only 19 bothered to sign into 'meta-congress' -one member was counted twice- which is how they set the quorum at 11, which doesn't exist in game rules. 19 out of 20 from the BSP and SFP elected to walk out of Congress. Which means 18 members from the Feds/USWP/WTP did not sign in. 9 of the Feds 15 elected members showed up. 6 of the 13 USWP members and 2 of the 7 from the WTP and 1 member of the BSP also signed in. That is 18 of 35 elected to Congress by the Fed/USWP/WTP Cabal -almost half their elected delegation- that were no shows.
On the eUS Forum, it really doesn't matter if 18 citizens don't show up, however, in the game where it does count it gives the USWP/Fed/WTP voting bloc a 35 to 20 advantage in all voting which does count. So until those numbers change the 'Meta-Cabal' will continue to spend American Taxes on useless training wars, unexplained wars of aggression and conquest or spent for useless meta-government programs such as Arm America, Bank Up 2 Strength Up and funding a third rate National Military Unit while making its commune owners rich. In eRepublik, there are only 6 Laws that as a Congress Member you can propose. You may also granted citizenship to 2 foreigners who wish to migrate to America. IF as a Congress Member you were to obey Meta-Congressional Law a member who proposes in the game one of those 6 laws will at the very least be censured. Grant citizenship to someone not approved by IES, headed by USWP member Wild Owll, they will do everything they can to Blacklist you.
aEssential the Congressional Cabal decides in unity who will be President. They decide which Congressional Laws will be proposed -including donating $400,000 to themselves- and who will be granted citizenship, all from a forum OUTSIDE eRepublik. So, if like myself, you are tired of the Congressional Cabal dictating to America there is one thing as a Congress Member you can do and that is to vote no on all Donation Laws until the Meta-Congress accounts for how much is in and where is our enormous Reserve. However, remember I pointed out that currently, the USWP/Fed/WTP voting bloc has a 35 to 20 in game advantage. In order to improve our disadvantage, the SFP and BSP need the support of the eRepublik Silent Majority of 1000+ citizens who did not vote. Every citizen in America may vote for Country President and Congress and you don't even have to a member of any party.
Since I have always encouraged partaking of all game features at your disposal I want to encourage those 1000+ citizens to join the Revolution and get out the vote!
Help us change to Congressional Dictorial culture!
Tomorrow vote Socialist Freedom Party
C'est la vie, mon chéri...
Smoke 'em if you got 'em...
...it's 4:20 somewhere.
Strength & Honor.
Comments
Good article ... But you also need to ask "Who are the ones Fighting for / Defending / Protecting the eUS?" Doing millions, and BILLIONS of damage in what at it's core is really a war game. Some of the most condemned, as far as the negative talk goes, are also the most patriotic fighters for the eUS,..
Correct and those who do that should be well supplied. Easy Company has for a long time been paying their soldier's cash. I just think it probably needs to be much more. Should that extra money come from taxes dollars? Yes, just not in the way it is currently being done. Should Combat Orders be set in order to accomplish that? Yes, probably from the Military rather than from a Politician.
EZC pays cash? When did that start?
Well...just after I left EZC it was my understanding that rather than 'pay' with weapons daily they simply allotted money and the soldiers purchase them off the market.
Is that not true?
As usual, you only have partial information and make assumptions. Try fact checking things before you print them.
Yet you don't take the chance to inform me as well as citizens who might wish to join EZC. Instead, you make it personal.
Two of the top 5 parties have NOT walked out. Most Black Sheep have continued to contribute meaningfully in valuable ways.
I imagine that they might not appreciate being lied about or lumped in with you.
Interesting, even with those of BSP working with the meta government there have only 19 out of 57 elected signed in. I think that makes the eUSA congress forums not that well representative of the eUSA citizens.
I also think that a lot of SFP do work meaningfully for the eUSA.
I think talking trying to present things different than they are in reality can be about the same as putting forward "lies".
Pot and kettle?
Sign-in is nothing. Many of us refuse to "sign in" to prevent quorum shenanigans.
It's not mandatory.
Thanks. Sign in is not important, I am OK with that.
I am curious how many members of congress do actually vote the proposals on the eUSA forums on average?
So you pull shenanigans to prevent shenanigans?
This is the kind of mind set I am talking about. Willing to do anything to retain power.
Just because we walked out a 'Meta-Congress' doesn't mean we walked out of 'Congress'. The country didn't come to a screeching halt. BSP working to keep America running simply shows that a govenment can be run in eRepublik without an oustide forum.
I think that the thousands of eUSA citizens that do not vote are for the most part revived by Plato to give eRepublik some numbers. That said having this kind of democracy in eUSA doesn't make me proud eUSA citizen.
Good to inform the readers about your past. o7
I agree with many of your opinions Niemand. You're one of the good ones.
Thanks Gnilraps. We are lucky there are hundreds of good citizens in our nation. Some do small things (me) some do big things (you).
I loved the part of your past, and I hope people can take that into consideration. I don't think any of us go and rub our hands maniacally thinking we're some kind of evil overlord or crazy anarchist rebel. There is a lot of misrepresentation from both sides of what everyone wants to do, which boils down to "What we think is best for this community". I think if we got that through our heads, we'd still disagree, and we'd probably still get pissy about everything, but at least with the knowledge that the other person doesn't actually want to screw everyone over.
But what do I know amirite or amirite lolololol dem dum SFP and kabal-kebabs hehe XD
Please don't crucify me.
I don't think the two top parties are working together. USWP has all the powerful positions in the eUS. It would be a pretty one sided relationship.
Actually, all of the NSC positions are held by Feds this month.
What is NSC in relation to the game?
I'm asking because (pardon my French) I don't speak pig-disgust elitist slang.
What is the difference between the NSC and the SCI? Seems to me those two should be combined....
NSC is that National Security Council.. An extension of our Dept of Defense.
NSC and SCI have completely separate. You should know these things as a long time citizen that has had multiple terms in Congress.
Select Committee on Intelligence.
'2.3: Select Committee on Intelligence
The Select Committee on Intelligence shall be staffed by The President. The Committee must include no less than 5 current Congressmen and the CBO Director(s), as well as the Speaker of the House, or Deputy Speaker of the House, or their acceptable representative if either can not pass a security check. The President or the Secretary of Defense must attain 5 approvals from SCI members before spending any reserves except in an emergency, which only requires 3 approvals. Information provided to the Select Committee on Intelligence should be as detailed as possible. Insufficient information may be grounds for disapproval of the funding request.'
To be honest I don't know what Nationa Security Council even does and I can find nothing about it the Constitution. However, the SCI can -without the full Congress voting- decide with 3 approvals give out money for emergency funding.
Forgot one thing. According to the Constitution, we have no DoD.
Constitutional Appendix: Military Organization & Roles
Proposals aren't positions of power.
President, Speaker of the house and being the only person that can grant citizenship are powerful positions.
Speaker of the House isn't an in-game position.
Petition Plato to creat SoH ingame!
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
There's an org for SoH.
Country President is a powerful position in eRepublik. Every other position is roleplaying for an outside Meta-Congress. As for IES...all Wild Owl can do now is express his opinion. Every member of Congress has two citizenship grants and no one can stop them from granting a citizenship.
Just to be clear...I have NEVER granted a citizenship.
@ WDIB; I'm happy for you, but NSC doesn't get to push any buttons.
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FS USAF is not on the public dole anymore. I can also assure you the communes for USAF aren't profitable they run out of the pocket of the infrastructure holders more often than not. I know this because I've hosted commune workers for USAF. The work clicks helped of course but my Visa card helped a whole lot more.
Yes, I understand they are no longer supported by tax dollars and it is true that the communes of yesteryear are long gone. However, it was decided in 'Unity' on the eUS Forums that companies would pay minimum wage and those who owned communes became very rich.
Also Easy Company is the most powerful MU in America and they have never taken tax dollars.
o7