[Invalidation4CP] Drawing a Line Under Reality
Invalidation
This portion of my manifesto details where I marry my style of government to the reality of the eUK. I'm not trying to stick any star blocks into square holes here, merely trying to form a government that's closer to the current game. Its about time that Country Presidents caught up with the population, and here's what I believe are the first steps in the process.
Congress
I want congress to have a real voice. Its sad to see a group of people who hold all the cards in the game to administer the country, surrender their decision making capability so easily.
In my government I want to bring the power closer to the gameplay mechanics. That is, that on every proposal, it is congress votes that decide whether it passes or not - no matter what the CP has to say about it. Congress are players who should be individually convinced that a proposal is worth passing, rather than told to vote this way or that by a Party President or Speaker or Country President or any other.
One would have thought that the abandonment of legislation would give congress some consciousness, however this tactic was a failure. When legislation was abolished it was not to change the culture of the eUK, merely to try and wrest power away from the establishment. It was poorly thought through and resulted in congress being less informed and more idle than they have ever been, and therefore even more willing to be lead by that same establishment!
My aim will be make steps to change the persisting idea that government has the right to command congress, as if it were a tool they had inherited during the CP election. I don't want to see proposals instantly shot down just because they weren't already discussed and decided upon, this is a lingering unhealthy idea from Public Discussion and Legislation days. Days that have already ended.
If I ever think it is necessary, I will merely present facts relevant to a proposal to congress, and then explain what my assessment is. After that, its up to each congressman to discuss and decide where their vote goes.
Immigration
When it comes to immigration I believe that eUK needs the numbers, especially strong accounts. I welcome migrating players to join us and take part in politics. I hope that they will integrate with existing parties and MUs and that this encourage them to fight for the country, whatever their reasons for joining us were.
No named Minister or CP holds all the citizenship passes, its purely up to congress to accept players into the eCountry. I want congressmen to decide who they trust enough to let into the country, rather than feel like they have to wait for someone to tell them its OK. I would hope any congress who are unsure about someone would seek advice from their peers before rashly accepting them into the country. However, its their citizenship pass and its not me who they are accountable to, its the Party Presidents who can control which congressmen are most likely to be elected again.
NHS
The NHS is a privately owned initiative. The government does not fund it, and should not act as though it owns it. The successes and failures of the NHS rest on those who donate to it, lead it and work on it. The CP has no right to try and claim its deeds are anything to do with them, nor any right to dictate the quantity of its supply or the players it donates to.
I will be naming no Minister of Health to lead the NHS, as I believe neither I nor any other CP have a mandate to do so. As such, in the event of my victory I would like Dr Kawishiwi and the other lunch ladies to decide who succeeds them and how. If they want to end the service or hand it over to others, then that is up to them. From then on the NHS will be run as what it is, a private charitable initiative funded by generous donations from players, but with no pretensions of government ownership.
As you can see, the policies in this article are merely drawing a line under reality. This is already how everything works, the change I propose is a change in the mindset of government. Previous governments have delighted in an abstracted meta-game, my government is grounded in the reality of eRepublik in the eUK.
* Matching government policy to gameplay realities
* Congressmen expected to lead the direction of in-game proposals
* A government that lets go of out-dated legislation thinking
* Immigration controlled by congressmen
* NHS directed purely by those who work on it
Stay tuned to learn about more of my aims and how I plan to achieve them!
Invalidation for eUK Country President, 5th December 2013!
Comments
Invalidation4CP
chewchew FOR PRESIDENT! chew is a good guy!
He's good, but he's not me.
What are you actually going to do then? Sounds like you want to be a appleby-eqse MoLA.
appleby-esqe
o/ for pics
Voted. What people don't realise is that this is the way the UK is run and has been for months. By accepting that and working with the idea and not against it we become more able to achieve what we all really want- a stronger player base.
If you want power, take action. Action IS power.
"We elected a load of lazy unimaginative people who did nothing as CP, so let's accept it and just give CP medals to our friends".
I think people should aspire to be more like my premiership. Who wouldn't want a dashing and witty gentleman as their eternal El Presidenté? I've still got the old eRepublik secretaries to sort out all the fanmail I still receive.
I like how you went from the classic 'square block into round holes' to 'star blocks into square holes'. Now I know you're the man for a shakeup.
But has he got what it takes to distinguish between a square block and a rectangular hole? Maybe Chewie is our man for that puzzle.
If I have to take issue with anything it's that there is no such thing as a square block, just a cube with square faces.
Sir Chewie would never have made that mistake though, for his intelligence in shapes and geometry knows no bounds. With his suspected affiliation with Mr. Ivalidation, his frequent voting of his own comments, and now his lack of shape recognition, I'm afraid my confidence in Mr. Invalidation as a prospective candidate for President has been shattered. Not to forget the triangles. His discrimination and prejudices disgust me deeply.
*triangular prism
I'm speaking in a way that Mr. Invalidation will understand. He considers 3D shapes the same as 2D, and so I feel it would be too confusing if we began talking about spheres, cubes, trianglular prisms and so on.
I love it 😃
Invalidation4CP!
needs moar malice
Letting the lunatics run the asylum...I love it!
Alice4CP
the lunatic is on the grass
The only way to succeed in today's game is to cast away all the meta/rp crap and play the best way the mechanics allow. Any country that tries to do otherwise is doomed to failure.
So simple when you say it like that. I wish you luck!
Invalidation4CP \o/
CHEWCHEW4CP
A convincing argument that I think sums up the positives of Chewie's candidacy for the Presidential position, and why Invalidation should not succeed in winning.
Interesting, my vote will have to be thought about more carefully than usual, nice.
CHEWCHEW4CP
I thought that you hate both ? You are a real hypocrit
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Still hypocrite
I've always respected BigAnt's judgements and gravitas in matters such as these ever since he made an excellent choice for his Minister of Defence (i.e. me). Consider these words with much thought and distinction, for he holds much sway and influence within the eRepublik world.
One of best MoD's 😉
Although much of his sway and influence is in encouraging people to do the complete opposite
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😃D
you spent months Bemoaning TUP's 'roleplaying' and saying we should play to game mechanics, now a candidate agrees and you dont?
Voted, you speak a damn lot of sense.
An actual proper CP race this is going to be interesting 🙂
Emperor's new clothes anyone?
I seldom do, but I tend to agree.
As you're removing all centralised power, congress can have all the free thought they want, it doesn't get them anywhere. They can put some real effort into deciding which MPPs we want to sign, and occasionally an NE proposal, nothing more.
what else is there to do?
What is your policy on multiple accounts? Would you, for example, hire the same person for a ministerial position multiple times under the guise of several different accounts, so long as they pretended that they were different people? I hope you can clear this up, because if you appoint more than one member from New Era you may come across this issue.
What is your policy on treasury theives? I hope you can clear this up because if you appoint one member from UKRP as MoF you may come across this issue.
What is your policy on high horses and large, protruding noses? If you appoint a member of The Unity Party to your cabinet, you may come across either, or perhaps even both, of these issues. I hope you can clear this up, because during my time as El Presidenté (A time of great happiness for the eUK), I suffered from these problems.
To be frank, dear Lionbeard, I can't think of more than one member of New Era who I would want to invite into my cabinet anyway.
Thank you for your response, Mr. Invalidation. Would you also be able to confirm that you are not in away way affiliated or encompassed with the accusations towards a Mr. Ivalidation which hit the news earlier this week?
Outrageous!
I offer my thanks once again for your insightful reply, Mr. Invalidation. However I'm not convinced that you've fully responded to the question asked. Have you something to hide?
Preposterous!
An interesting rebuttal to my deeply invasive question. Could you possibly shine some light onto your relationship with 'Diakun', and whether he takes part in your Alice in Wonderland roleplay? Are you Alice, and are your (sexual) adventures with him your Wonderland?
Indeed.
Are we copy/pasting from the 70's again? Sorry it's dated.
If you elect a WRP member as a minister, you may come across someone hardworking who does an epic job.
:3.