Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 28, 2008 14:21:35 GMT -6
Well, he hasn't appointed any this Cosa. Last Cosa, he was asked by the RUMP party to appoint 3 people.
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Post by Dréu Gavárþic'h on Oct 28, 2008 14:33:52 GMT -6
True. But he's going to have to appoint soon.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Oct 28, 2008 14:58:14 GMT -6
Not necessarily ...
Some one could come along and register the King Party, the VMT party, and Hooligan could change his mind about the RUMP seats.
Yes, I know the odds favor at least 3 seats being appointed, but nothing is a drop dead lock.
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Post by Owen Edwards on Oct 28, 2008 16:38:20 GMT -6
As Mick points out, if someone HASN'T registered that party, someone CAN, as Mick did for the LRT. And many would debate if your "7 seats too many" argument is a foregone conclusion.
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Post by Sir Alexandreu Davinescu on Oct 28, 2008 22:10:24 GMT -6
It is a very sad tyrant that relies on the goodwill of party leaders to give him seats to assign. We need an act to make the King a more efficient dictator.
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Post by Dréu Gavárþic'h on Nov 7, 2008 10:11:53 GMT -6
What do we think of simply making those seats abstain on every Clark; just not count. If the King wants to honour distinguished countrymen we can always give them honorary seats in the Cosa - let them present legislation but not vote on it.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Nov 7, 2008 10:37:15 GMT -6
First, they can't Abstain on the VOC (Right, Hooligan?).
Second, we might have a sizable block of seats unavailable for 6 Clarks. This Clark, it is 12 seats. In future Clarks, 12 seats could swing a vote on an Act.
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Post by Dréu Gavárþic'h on Nov 7, 2008 10:40:20 GMT -6
Fair enough. Any suggestions then, Mick?
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Post by Owen Edwards on Nov 7, 2008 10:48:35 GMT -6
Leave the system as it is.
Yes, my name is now Mick.
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Post by Dréu Gavárþic'h on Nov 7, 2008 10:49:44 GMT -6
And what if the King were to win a majority or even a supermajority of the vote because no one registered the party?
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Post by Owen Edwards on Nov 7, 2008 11:05:06 GMT -6
Then that's our fault, and one can only hope the King uses his government well to save what is evidently a mordant nation.
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Capt. Sir Mick Preston
Capitán of the Zouaves
Posts: 6,511
Talossan Since: 9-21-2006
Knight Since: 10-12-2010
Motto: Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh
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Post by Capt. Sir Mick Preston on Nov 7, 2008 12:03:19 GMT -6
I honestly don't see it being problem - yet.
I feel the last General Election was a fluke, in that 3 "parties" that didn't exist received votes .
Perhaps instead of addressing the results of the election, we should discuss the cause of the concern.
Perhaps, something defining the legitmacy of the Parties.
For example , have a law that if a party is not properly registered by a certain date after the election begins, but before it is finalized, all votes for that party are considered null. Anyone that previously voted for that party before the cut-off date can re-submit a vote. Anyone voting for the party after that date ... is to be mocked, and have his vote cast asunder.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2008 16:11:28 GMT -6
And what if the King were to win a majority or even a supermajority of the vote because no one registered the party? I agree with Owen. If the King obtains a majority, then that means we gave a majority of seats to the King. Nothing more. If 51% of the voters cast their vote for the KING party and no one registers it, isn't it sort of the will of the people at that point?
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Post by Daniel Filan on Nov 7, 2008 18:56:49 GMT -6
If 51% of people voted for an unregistered party, I honestly cannot imagine that someone would not register it.
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Post by Owen Edwards on Nov 9, 2008 9:22:34 GMT -6
And if no-one did, then frankly one would have to hope the King had a bit of dictator about him to save the situation of the nation!
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