No, you're absolutely right Purple. What we do as the Legislator Committee is absolutely not to protect against "bad actors" or banned players on the NationStates site - the on-site admins and moderators are responsible for finding and removing players who have broken the NationStates rules. However, if we come across anything like that, we do of course report it to them.

The Legislator Committee exists to protect the interests of the Coalition of the South Pacific and its legitimate government. We do that by thoroughly vetting all applicants for Legislatorship, with the goal that no one with ill will toward us gains the right to access private areas of our forums or Discord, vote on our laws, or elect our ministers. It's perfectly legal (and at times seems encouraged) from site moderation to play the game this way - players are certainly allowed by site rules to assume false identities and attempt to gain access to regions from which they are banned or otherwise not welcome, whether for in-character or out-of-character conduct. However, TSP and its own government has an interest in protecting itself. TSP has had multiple infiltration and coup attempts over the years by players who applied in bad faith. Our goal is to ensure all Legislators apply and remain active in good faith, and are not influenced to gain or use their access by our enemies.