Beric'ht Talossan: Issue 37, October 4th 2015/XXXVI

[Sir Alexandreu Davinescu]

In This Issue...
• Website Worries: Talossa.com and TalossaWiki Badly Out of Date
• FDA Permanently Merges
• GMiPTH: Berbera and Toulouse
• BHAID Government Charity Launched
• Tahlowsa: Not Enough Room at the Table

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[Sir Alexandreu Davinescu]

Open to the public!

[Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN]

Amazingly enough, good Elo Cutor cartoon. By which I mean, it's absolutely true that the Free Democrats smoke big stinky cigars.

[Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun]

I must be very dumb, because I never understand whereunto Elo Cutor's cartoons pertain.

[Sir C. M. Siervicül]

Oct 6, 2015 4:51:14 GMT -6 Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun said:

I must be very dumb, because I never understand whereunto Elo Cutor's cartoons pertain.

The cartoon is about proposals to restrict access to the Cosa, e.g. by reducing the number of Cosa seats so more votes are required to get representation. It shows the "little guy" being blocked from having a seat at the table by the major parties.

[Glüc da Dhi]

So why does it say "voter", instead of "politician" or "party"? Voters all have equal weight, parties differ in size.

I would argue that increasing competition among politicians would increase the representation of regular voters who dont want to have to be involved in politics to be heard.


PS Either way I would disagree with the comic, as to me reducing the number of Cosa seats would be as much about creating intra-party competition for MCs than about inter-party competition.

PPS Maybe the comic is really about supporting Epics idea to let non-MZs propose legislation?

[Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN]

Elo Cutor uses a pseudonym with his cartoons because he'd be mocked for incomprehensibility if he tried to be politically active using words.

[Sir C. M. Siervicül]

Oct 6, 2015 11:20:45 GMT -6 Glüc da Dhi said:

So why does it say "voter", instead of "politician" or "party"? Voters all have equal weight, parties differ in size.

Presumably because under the current system a single voter can secure Cosa seats for his or her party of choice without the support of any other voters, but most proposals for reform would change that.

Oct 6, 2015 11:20:45 GMT -6 Glüc da Dhi said:

PPS Maybe the comic is really about supporting Epics idea to let non-MZs propose legislation?

Hmm. That could also be, I suppose.