| Awe for Chair of the Assembly |
Quote:On that note, Awe: The irony in this question is that I think I'm seeing personal disputes right here in this thread. I think I'd go with a sort of three strikes law. Two reminders/warnings to cool down or take it elsewhere, then escalate it to Moderation on the third. If the thread derails into a cesspool of arguments, I will consider locking the thread for a period of time, to allow parties involved to cool down, as I've advised Sam to do on at least one occasion in the past. (02-12-2016, 11:52 PM)Awe Wrote:Quote:On that note, Awe: Alright, that seems fair enough. I'll be sure to pop in if I have any other questions!
An eye for an eye just makes the whole world go blind.
~Mahatma Gandhi (02-12-2016, 04:49 PM)Tsunamy Wrote: Two questions Awe. (02-12-2016, 09:33 PM)sandaoguo Wrote: Should the Chair have a leading role in Great Councils, or should GCs be separate from the structure of the Assembly altogether? I'll be taking these two questions together. First, on Tsu's question on my opinions regarding the role of the Chair of the Assembly, I think that the Chair's responsibility primarily lies in the administration of the Assembly, putting bills to vote, reflecting amendments in legislation and of course keeping debates in check. That is not to say that the Chair does not have a contributing voice in the discussion of legislation, but I prefer my contributions to Assembly discussions to be seen as coming in my capacity as a private citizen, rather than that of the Chair of the Assembly. One thing that I believe I should make clear amidst all the controversy, is that the enforcement and interpretation of laws is outside of the purview of the Chair, that being the responsibility of the judiciary. On Tsu's second question, also Glen's question, I do think that the Chair should have a leading role in the Great Council. Not to decide on what should or should not be discussed, that's undemocratic, but perhaps to assist members in the Assembly to put ideas that have been formulated in discussion into actual legislation, alongside performing the regular administrative duties of the Chair. Regarding the upcoming Great Council, I don't think I'll be imposing any deadlines whatsoever, at least not until core legislation such as that of a new Charter and Code of Laws have been passed. I understand that many members of the Assembly have long been pushing for a reform of the Charter, and this is a good opportunity to put forth ideas, to participate. It is a great undertaking and a momentous task to see TSP start anew, and I'm proud to be able to lead such efforts. That being said, if members do have reservations about the Chair leading the Great Council, I will stand aside in favour of other prospective leaders for the Great Council. (02-12-2016, 08:10 PM)Zak6858 Wrote: Is there anything that people have done in the last that you would like to change? You don't have to name people. I don't think there's much I'd like to change, particularly if we're talking in terms of how the Assembly is run. One addition I'd make though, is perhaps to transition from voting by poll to voting by post. Given that there's an activity requirement in place, I think it'd be reasonable to not disenfranchise people who are carrying out their civic duty of voting on legislation. Sure, it'd mean more work for me as I'd need to manually count the votes, but I think it'd be a worthy experiment. The image above is essentially my campaign slogan. I think translating it into English loses much of its original impact, so I'll leave it in Chinese.
The slogan consists of two proverbs:
尽忠职守 - To be steadfast and dedicated to duty
廉洁公正 - To be honest and impartial However, each character also has a deeper significance
尽 - 尽职 Diligence
忠 - 忠诚 Loyalty
职 - 职务 Duty
守 - 坚守 Dedication
廉 - 清廉 Incorruptible
洁 - 廉洁 Honest
公 - 公平 Impartial
正 - 正直 Upright
Notice that I deliberately did not include any text asking you to vote for me. I believe that this slogan will resonate beyond my candidacy, beyond this election, beyond this simulation. I'm not asking that you agree with my platform, I'm not asking that you vote for me, you're at liberty to vote for my fellow candidates contesting this election.
But if you agree with the values that these proverbs entail, you may want to insert the image above in your signature.
(02-13-2016, 12:27 AM)Awe Wrote: First, on Tsu's question on my opinions regarding the role of the Chair of the Assembly, I think that the Chair's responsibility primarily lies in the administration of the Assembly, putting bills to vote, reflecting amendments in legislation and of course keeping debates in check. That is not to say that the Chair does not have a contributing voice in the discussion of legislation, but I prefer my contributions to Assembly discussions to be seen as coming in my capacity as a private citizen, rather than that of the Chair of the Assembly. One thing that I believe I should make clear amidst all the controversy, is that the enforcement and interpretation of laws is outside of the purview of the Chair, that being the responsibility of the judiciary. Thanks Awe. I just want to ask a quick follow-up here because to make sure my reading of the situation is correct. What, if any, executive power do you think the Chair has?
-tsunamy
[forum admin] (02-13-2016, 10:26 AM)Tsunamy Wrote:(02-13-2016, 12:27 AM)Awe Wrote: First, on Tsu's question on my opinions regarding the role of the Chair of the Assembly, I think that the Chair's responsibility primarily lies in the administration of the Assembly, putting bills to vote, reflecting amendments in legislation and of course keeping debates in check. That is not to say that the Chair does not have a contributing voice in the discussion of legislation, but I prefer my contributions to Assembly discussions to be seen as coming in my capacity as a private citizen, rather than that of the Chair of the Assembly. One thing that I believe I should make clear amidst all the controversy, is that the enforcement and interpretation of laws is outside of the purview of the Chair, that being the responsibility of the judiciary. If we're going by what the Charter says, 'The Chair of the Assembly will serve on the Cabinet and act as the Legislative Liaison between the Cabinet and Assembly.', which I don't think has ever been tested. My personal opinion though, is that beyond the administrative functions that I've outlined before, there is another function of the Chair that I believe the Assembly has only explored on one occasion under Unibot's leadership as Chair of the Assembly. That is the function of the Chair to establish what I'd like to call 'exploratory commissions' to look into drafting new laws/procedures, as was commissioned by the Chair for the Electoral Reform Commission, to look into changing voting procedures. For now, I have no plans to establish such commissions, but will establish one should there be a desire from the community on a specific issue. At the end of the day, the Chair's scope involves both administrative (to allow the Assembly to function) as well as some executive powers in terms of forming subsidiary bodies, whenever necessary, to lead the Assembly in a discussion. I note that I may have been unclear in my previous response, being just reminded of some of the Chair's other duties, so take this reply as an addition to my previous response, to get a more holistic view of my opinion
How would you, as Chair of The Assembly, incorporate the regional RMB members who do not join the forum due to it's negative nature?
Would you consider the regional RMB's opinion, when writing or considering legislation? Semi-Unretired
(02-13-2016, 11:18 AM)Drugged Monkeys Wrote: How would you, as Chair of The Assembly, incorporate the regional RMB members who do not join the forum due to it's negative nature? I have to be honest on the outset here and admit that I don't log into gameside very often :-/ That being said, I think it might be useful to produce bulletins on the regional page to advise players on the happenings in the Assembly, legislation that has recently been voted on, pending legislation etc, to make them more aware of things. These same bulletins can also be useful for new citizens. If the RMB has a strong opinion on a matter that differs from the Assembly members, I'll definitely make their concerns known to the Assembly as well. Personally, gameside can at times be a largely forgotten aspect of NS, being guilty of that myself. I suppose this serves as a reminder for me not to neglect certain gameside obligations, so thank you for the question, DM.
Should the matter of Belschaft's security threat designation end up before the Cabinet, how can voters expect you to vote, should you be elected Chair of the Assembly?
(02-15-2016, 08:58 AM)Cormac Wrote: Should the matter of Belschaft's security threat designation end up before the Cabinet, how can voters expect you to vote, should you be elected Chair of the Assembly? In the interests of neutrality and impartially, I'm not at liberty to discuss this in public. However, I'm confident that myself, along with the other members of Cabinet, will vote in the best interests of the region. |
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