This was going to come up eventually, but given the rules for recalls, this vote must happen. As such, it's important for CSS members to make their statements. So here's mine.

I support this recall. No matter what you feel about Sam personally, the truth is that he went along with an obviously illegal move, without consulting the CSS, let alone the Assembly. Even if he remains, I will not trust him in the future. That bridge cannot be rebuilt by somebody who has yet to even apologize and acknowledge he betrayed the trust of the entire community.

Not only did he align with Hileville in the illegal and unilateral forum move, he actively participated in the coup by ejecting his own CSS colleagues. Yes, it was a coup. Trying to newspeak that away is an insult to those of us who remained resilient and defended the Coalition. Reconciliation does not mean erasing history and refusing to label people for what they did. Sam engaged in a coup, along with Imki and Hileville. It doesn't matter what the motivations were-- deeply disliking or distrusting members of the Admin team isn't an excuse for throwing out our laws like you own the region. Reconciliation means accepting and acknowledging wrongdoing and blame for that wrongdoing. It means contrition, paired with an intent to move forward and heal. Reconciliation was when we didn't immediately ban Sam and Imki, and to allow them citizenship and to permit them to come back and have a part in making decisions about our future. To further exonerate them from what they did is grotesque and will only sow further seeds of discord.

Actions must have consequences. Sam cannot remain a member of the body charged with preventing and responding to the exact thing he did-- a coup. Keeping him on the team when most of it doesn't trust him anymore will lead to dysfunction. It is only because we cannot expel our own members that he remains on the CSS, necessitating a recall vote in the Assembly.


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