The second issue I'd like to raise is the Local Council and the concept of the "block vote". My concern here is that such a vote won't actually be representative of the in game region, and will simply put considerable legislative power into the hands of whoever can win a popularity contest on the RMB. I think I demonstrated, as Livia, how easy it can be to win an election to the LC by combining a populist agenda and an active and friendly persona. The opinion of the region at large is often divided on issues, and simply allowing a select member of the assembly to cast an extra X number of votes doesn't adequately represent this. It isn't going to be based on polling or regional input, it isn't going to be split multiple ways to represent divided regional opinion, it's going to empower one specific legislator to act as a kingmaker.

I think that we should be empowering the region-at-large legislatively, but the way to do that is the exact same dual-ballot system proposed for electing the Delegate. We should be having a discussion about what matters the region-at-large should be voting on to confirm the assemblies decision.

There's also a larger question about whether or not the Local Council needs to still exist at all, if we're transferring real political powers to regional WA members.