SB 110-10: The People Should Decide Amendment (Tabled)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I have opposed this every time that Ishan brought it up. I understand the concern here certainly, and that is why under my leadership I have gone to great lengths to ensure that various factions on the right are not subordinated when vacancies occur. That being said, the preservation of such voices and their elimination can just as easily be silenced via the 51% subjugating the 11% that would otherwise be sufficient to win a seat, and there by eliminating dissent.

Those most adversely affected here would be third parties, but also libertarians who many times found their voting influence preserved thanks to the actions of the Federalist Party Leadership in the appointment process. Conservatives have often long struggled in national elections as well and many people who can win a seat in a normal At-large election, stand not a chance in hell of getting 40%, much less 51%.

If Labor or someone else is abusing this process, and benefitting one faction at the expense of another in the process, then that is an indication that something needs to change or a shakeup needs to occur in terms of how they are affiliating. We stand to lose far more than we would ever gain by doing this.