My idea was to establish the Council of Atlasian Regional Executives (CARE) as a real government panel that would more seriously address the consequences of legislation and decide how the regions should "execute" laws. The Secretary of Internal Affairs continues to be a useless position because there is no formal way to liaise with the regions. What's more, his job, if done properly, is really too big for one person to do. As it stands, if the SoIA were actually doing his job, he'd pretty much be doing it in total obscurity; the truth is, right now, the job doesn't matter.
If CARE were to actually become a working body, we could revitalize the regions, more clearly link both levels of government, and begin to look at the "nitty gritty" of what federal bills actually accomplish. The vice president could chair the panel as a representative of the federal government, which would immediately give the vice president more responsibilities (another issue in the game). Regional legislatures could work with their regional executives to craft proposals for CARE. The feds are giving the regions some money for mass transit? All right, let's give the regions a way to collaborate.
Granted, you may not be paying any attention, but the Vice President has the ability to do plenty if they're willing. The idea that they
need more responsibilities is not an issue in the game, rather, Vice Presidents need to uphold their current responsibilities. There's plenty of slots the VP can control, they uphold procedure, and they
should try and act as a liason between the administration and Senate (and try to with the regions). Of course, this doesn't matter if they delegate all their duties to the PPT and just sit there. This is not to say though, that we can't give the VP added responsibilities. Just an error in your point.
