Well here we are again. I've raised most of my campaign points in the previous thread, so I will mostly use this opportunity to explain myself.
I can't really even remember what led to my more inactive period. Maybe it was toxicity in TSP, maybe some RL factor, maybe a bit of both. All I can really say is that whatever the cause it completely killed my will to engage in TSP and its politics for months. Much of what I did do then was reluctant and forced by my part. This is not intended to be an excuse, just my attempt at an explanation. I'm sure some of you may not find it the moat satisfying answer either, but it is the best I can say. There's nothing particularly thrilling about a complete lack of motivation in TSP and RL.
It took a while but we've managed to get everything back on track: votes are being processed, apps were being processed with a proper security review, all the administrative backlog has been cleared. I know some of you feel it still can take too long, and to that my only excuse is the debate time; often they are motioned days early and simply slip my mind when the limit expires. However the issue of minimum debate times and their motions has been a lingering question for me, and is one of the first topics I want to improve our handling of in my Assembly Procedure plan for the upcoming term.
The biggest issue I want to address next term is Assembly toxicity. It's been so prevalent and persistent in TSP, many of you have accepted it as part of the region and its culture. But it shouldn't be, nor is it healthy for the region and it members. Toxic arguments have been linked to many of the past few Chair resignations, and the more I think back on it was one of the main reasons for my own inactive period. It's driven countless TSPers out over the years and only discourages new members, and thus is a culture I want to make an effort at reforming in the next term.
My campaign, simply put, is mostly strongly about what might be called "institution building". The Chair has long been a role where plans live and die with each occupant; my goal is to build continuity. I want to build a team of deputies than can manage issues around the clock, training potential new Chairs. I want to explore a lasting bureaucratic team, one that can keep things flowing between terms and in times of vacancy. I want to build a clear set of rules and procedures to keep the Assembly an open place of productive discussion. I want the Legislator Roster to be more than a Google Doc to be replaced with a new one every time the office changes. I want these to be the first steps in converting the Chair from its unstable bureaucracy into a sustainable administration. It is neither a glamorous or simple task, but it will be progress towards fixing the systemic issues that have plagued this position for years.
