(08-26-2022, 09:36 AM)HumanSanity Wrote:

(08-25-2022, 05:11 PM)The Lile Ulie Islands Wrote:

(08-25-2022, 05:04 PM)Pronoun Wrote: A couple of quick notes:

• I don't think it's all that 'weird' to list one of your opponents as your intended nomination for a Cabinet position. It's perfectly reasonable to share similar viewpoints with someone in one particular policy area, but different viewpoints in others — or even to share similar political opinions but promise differing leadership styles.
  
• I'm open to the Cabinet nominations announced during the campaigning period not being 'final' — I think there would be a political cost to swapping out what people voted for without a satisfactory explanation, and I'm sure it would come up in confirmation votes.
  

I've changed my mind a bit on this. I will only support an appointment-based Cabinet if we establish committees in the Assembly and have Cabinet be approved by the Assembly, and are subject to a hearing (via discord) in the specific committee that pertains to their Minister role. Kind of like the US with the Cabinet, and being confirmed by the Senate.

Cabinet approval by the Assembly has always been a part of my proposal. That always would include "confirmation hearings" or Q&As, generally conducted via forum thread. Why do you think Committee-specific interview/confirmation is an important step to include in that? Why are Discord-specific hearings an important part of that?

Well specific committees are focused solely on one or a few issues relating to each other. That’s kind of like all of our Ministries. Specific committees can work because those interested in that specific topic or topics can join that group.

For Discord, that was the first thing that came to mind. To my knowledge have a convention hall channel, that is rarely used after the Assembly abolished the Ministry of Media. We could hold hearings there, but Q&A on the forums works perfectly too.