DWTL is Running for Something

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I would like to give you my endorsement.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I also wouldn't mind a bi-cameral system in which the regional governors...or people that they nominate...form an "upper house" of some sort.

     The prospect of an appointed house of legislature sounds intriguing. It would make the Governorships much more important, though it would also allow for incompetent legislators being appointed due to party politics.

     Maybe every two months the citizens of that region could vote in an up-or-down referendum on the appointed legislator; getting more downs than ups would require the Governor to appoint a replacement.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I agree with Franzl. I find the idea of a Council of Governors abhorrent (Governors alread have a role; as governors) but should one be introduced, regional Senators would have to be abolished.

Well I don't oppose the CoG per se. The role of governor today is largely irrelevant...and personally, I wouldn't have any interest in becoming Governor.

And if we truly went to an entirely at-large Senate, that'd contribute to making Senate elections more interesting, and also add an interesting element to the game by having legislation pass through two hurdles.

My concern would be having a CoG above the Senate. I would prefer a lower house passing bills up.

Make them equal in powers.

I certainly don't think they should be equal in power. Very few bicameral systems internationally have houses with equal power; they have different powers and responsibilities. Any set-up we have should be the same.

     Indeed. The main argument against universalism in the Convention was basically that you had two identical houses, with the universal one most likely being smaller, offering no incentive to move to the non-universal one.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Marokai I've heard you've become an enemy of the RPP, sad because I enjoyed working with you

     It mostly has to do with the tensions between us & the JCP. He's no more an enemy than Bgwah or Lief FWIW.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I'm proud to have voted for you, & I hope that you have more luck in the future. The day may yet come where the RPP can win a head-to-head national election.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I'm proud to have voted for you, & I hope that you have more luck in the future. The day may yet come where the RPP can win a head-to-head national election.

Well we have gotten seven times bigger than when we started so by next summer we should have near 200 members

     That would sure help us in winning national races.