Referendum 008: Immigration
A Vegan
Following the referendum idea of Lin0leum (see his newspaper for past referendums: bash the rich I would like to hold a referendum on immigration procedure.
Should there be a referendum before approving a CS request? And should all congress members follow the outcome of the CS request referendums (meaning a CM is not allowed to accept a request if the majority votes NO)? (two questions but only one answer is allowed, or YES on both or NO on both)
All (and only) eBe citizens are allowed and encouraged to vote on these referendums.
So a simple Yes or No is enough. Should immigration be arranged by way of referendums?
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No
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NO
YES
Sorry A Vegan, but I'll have to say NO on this one.
Yes, only if there is a minimum voters. (Not only 10 voters and then Congress must follow, but at least 20% of the population.
YES
Yes, but only with a minimum (as BrunoCND told it) ans if it's very too important to not let the gov voting alone.
YES 🙂
No.
(I'm in favor of referundum, but only for "exceptional matters", not for "recurrent matters")
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No, I'm with Jeiry here this would make for spam of referenda. This idea could perhaps be used for exceptional cases where a congress member doesn't agree with an immigration decision under current procedures to see it overturned however.
NO
Congressmembers are chosen for a reason. CS-policy is an important part of their job, let them decide about it.
If a referendum shall be organised for every citizenshiprequest, the referenda for exceptional matters will lose their value.
Currently it aren't congress members who decide about CS-policy but the gov what also doesn't make sense cause it is just as much against game mechanics. Gov actually has nothing to do with game mechanics but is purely a role playing thing.
yes
a delegate to the congress is mere servant of the proletariat, s/he can't decide by his/her own.
a government is relic of feudalism and will soon be abolished
bruno 20% of what number? and if the quota is not filled, then what? the cs request is blocked?
YES
But we should use a council and not give two much power to a congresmember....
Why?
Iff someone is friends with a congresmember he has more chance of getting in.. he should be threated the same like everyone. We are all equal....
Everyone (all eBe citizens) would be able to vote on these referendums. A CM wouldn't give a pass if it is voted down unless he openly admits to try to PTO the country and this could give serious consequences to the CM and his party...
no ...
'CS-policy is an important part of their job, let them decide about it.' => currently the gov decide about it, congressmembers can give their opinion but the gov decides ...
NO
No you've got it up side down.
The gov gives their opinion but the CM decides who he gives CS and who not.
That's called game mechanics..
no, sorry, but this just won't work
No
Lin0 i mean 20% of the active eBelgian players so 20% of 500. If the quota is not reached yes block.
the job of the delegate to the congress is to vote as the clicking masses pleases. delegate to the congress doesn't have a free will.
100 votes? rofl. bruno, that way no1 would get the belgian cs. the highest bodycount on lcc referendum was 37.
(i hope u have meant 20% of last ingame elections)
No.
(I'm in favor of referundum, but only for "exceptional matters", not for "recurrent matters")
And because we never have enough active CS to get the quota real good.
No
But i'm for a time for a person to prove his goal in ebelgium.
A time to approve his actions in the Country.
No.
NØ!
"a government is relic of feudalism and will soon be abolished"
This is such a stupid statement on a million levels. I wish you and Wim could go live in country without a government, where every person has to vote on every issue. You guys are oblivious to the real world. I also can bet neither of you works for a living IRL and you're both supported by someone else, which makes you ungrateful as well as dumb.
Gibberish this isn't Real Live but a game. A game that doesn't even include a government in their game mechanics. So before calling other people stupid you should first listen to your own silliness. And I didn't know that because citizens are still students that they are less worthy. I think most of our citizens still don't work.
Great way to improve the country! Destroy the ambiance as much as possible and think you are doing good. And you are supposed to be our VP..
"A game that doesn't even include a government in their game mechanics. So before calling other people stupid you should first listen to your own silliness"
The President and Congress make up the Republic of Belgium ingame. They are democratically elected and are the only citizens capable of creating laws, accepting CS, declaring NE and war. So that is not a government and I'm silly?
No.
"spam of referenda." x2
No. The decision making should be in the hands of the elected. Too dangerous to take it to the multies to decide.
"And should all congress members follow the outcome of the CS request referendums "
It will be just more non enforceable roleplay rules.
You can't *force* a CM to follow the CM outcome.
Making referendums this useless.
But how is the current immigration procedure than less useless??
I don't understand why the majority prefers a failed system above trying something new. I don't say it won't fail either but it does have more change to succeed than the current system..
Anyway I tried..
good job a vegan. it's grand that someone outside lcc understand the importance and advantages of direct democracy. sooner or later the referenda inevitably become a regular daily routine, when u wake up in the morning, take a piss, sip and bite, read the news and cast a few votes.
Linoleum the problem is that each LCC member casts a few votes on every proposal 😛 Also, there is no such thing as an actual direct democracy anywhere because it doesn't work. Closest thing is Switzerland and they're a republic ingame as well. Keep on whining though....
Try looking at it another way instead. Enable all and allow the miscreants to be punished.
Allow governments to set a citizenship fee, and the ability to revoke citizenship as a cm and cp proposal.
People with no citizenship receive 0 resources bonuses and pay local tax.
NO
but if this is arranged and worked out carefully, I would say YES. But right now this is a bit too vague.
Why don't you work it out and talk to some other people? Bring it up for a vote again when you did that.