Newsletter Ranting: Honesty, Delivered Brutally [Mad Marokai!]

[Јas]

To defend Jas a tad, I think his point in proposing the amendment was more just to make a point. I haven't been following the debate too closely though.

[Јas]

On the article, while I have no problem with critique of my proposals (and as you know I'm eager to discuss them ), I suspect had I been a member of the JCP, I wouldn't have been a subject of this piece.

One can't but note that your estimable party colleague, Sen. Fritz, has also proposed significant reform of the Vice Presidency in terms of election and function (which you appear also to vociforously oppose)  that you also appear to strongly disapprove of for much the same reasons as you opposed my amendment. This, however, goes unmentioned.


I also don't think it's fair to suggest the LNF has developed a co-ordinated policy on electoral reform designed to hurt the JCP. I don't think there's any evidence to really support that at all - indeed, I think an examination of the LNF's voting habits in the recent election indicate that we clearly had no problem with most of the JCP candidates who stood for election.

[Јas]

Jas, you do bring up a good point that I actually forgot to include in my article. I do oppose Fritz's amendment about changing the way we elect VPs, and making the VP have the powers of the PPT, and have stated so quite publicly in the Senate.

So yes, I do view Fritz's amendment as change for change's sake just the same as the other proposals. In fairness, however, his amendment has been consumed with at least three other unrelated proposals, so it got drowned out.

I assure you though that I didn't mean to show favoritism at all.

Fair enough. Thanks for the response.