(12-23-2016, 03:05 PM)Belschaft Wrote: This does absolutely nothing to make the government of TSP more accountable to the vast majority of our citizens, and leaves over eight-hundred regional WA members effectively dis-enfranchised. I have no objection to expanding on the role of the Local Council and better defining it's powers, but this is not an alternative to improving the democratic accountability of our government by expanding the voting rights of regional WA members or improving political representation.

This argument has been flawed from the start. We are not some crazy dictatorship that won't let WA nations in. It's simple: register, apply, and congratulations! You're now a legislator, and now you can vote in an organized platform, instead of the vulnerable gameside! Even without a WA nation!

You want accountability? Register and apply. It's right there in our laws. Very easy. You want your voice to be heard? Register and apply. It's not some apocalyptic, life-or-death process. It's simple. Really, I don't get the big fuss of registrating in our forums.

Every other major region does it. Every major region has a forum superior to the gameside. Why do we have to give more and more special rights for those who will not try, when the current system is fine? And they have it better. There's no way to check if you voted or not in the gameside. Whilst here, it's easier to keep track of your voting activity, required by law to us legislators.

This proposal of federalizing the two communities is better than devolving powers to people that can join us here instead. The gameside can take care of it's own business if they don't want to join us. Furthermore, since when most legislation we pass has a considerable impact on the gameside? Why impose their authority to things that mostly affect us here? Why should their votes be equal to ours? After all, most legislation here is not making much effect down there. If the gameside wants to make it's own laws, then they can do so. If the gameside wants autonomy, we should grant it to them. As long as the forum government's authority, importance and existence overall stays intact, I'm fine with whatever they want.