The Atlasian Sentinel

[Napoleon]

I'm sure you were.

[Napoleon]

I'm sure you were.

I was. It is my wish that the Northeast turns itself around, as it will benefit the entire game as a result. Jake Matthews resigning is certainly blow in this turnaround process, but I still believe the region can be fixed.

If you were looking forward to it so much, why threaten to destroy his career?

You are an embarrassment to your office.

[Napoleon]

You make me laugh bro.

[Napoleon]

The Atlasian Sentinel

I'm going to go ahead and bring this out into the open, since I'm sure many people are now curious as to what's going on.

I am being accused of forcing Jake Matthews to invalidate his vote.

I will admit here and now, I sent Jake Matthews a personal message asking him to change his vote to Marokai Blue, and I explained to him why I felt he should do this. However, I sent that message to him just minutes after he voted, with the hopes he'd read it before the 20 minutes had elapsed. Unfortunately, he logged out just moments after he voted. The practice of trying to get someone to edit their vote before 20 minutes had expired has been long practiced in Atlasia, and I believe that I did nothing illegal.

Later in the evening, or maybe it was the next day (I honestly don't know), I talked with Jake Matthews about this, and let him know I was extremely upset that he voted for Napoleon, considering he wants to abolish the biggest piece of legislation in my administration - The Game Reform Act of 2011. At one point, he sent me a message telling me he would change his vote, knowing it would be invalidated. I immediately sent him a response telling him to wait, but he had already posted it.

I'm sorry in any way if my anger towards Jake Matthews changes the outcome of an election or if it was the reason for him leaving - that was honestly not my intent. I've also been told impeachment charges are being planned against me for campaigning for votes as elective administrator. I honestly did not know I wasn't supposed to be doing this, but if it's true, I have no problem admitting that I did it. Though I think impeachment trials are almost unnecessary considering my term ends in less than a week.

What I did was wrong, I shouldn't have acted how I did to Jake Matthews. It absolutely was not professional or nice of me, and I apologize for that. I have already sent an apology to Jake Matthews for being angry towards him, and I hope he accepts this apology. He has always been a good and loyal friend to me.

Impeachment may not be necessary, but hopefully the four month office holding ban can be put into effect. Ignorance of the law is no defense.

[Napoleon]

The activity in question is criminal activity. I should care, as I'd be winning my Senate race were it not for the President's disgusting voter intimidation.

Voter intimidation is a very serious charge. I suppose it's for the best that you are not running for reelection. That said, I don't see how Jake's vote could be counted; the 20 minute law is a Long-standing, well tried statute. No one gains from a lawsuit so let's just move on and hope that Jake comes back.

I'm sure there is a good reason legislation was crafted to criminalize these actionsa. It may just affect the election outcome.

[Napoleon]

It has been brought to my attention that this was not an isolated incident. The President should resign.

[Napoleon]

Yay!  I'm essentially Atlasia's version of Bob Gates!

HP, as I would vote for any other warmonger.

[Napoleon]

Yay!  I'm essentially Atlasia's version of Bob Gates!

HP, as I would vote for any other warmonger.

Wait, I'm a warmonger?  That seems a bit harsh, Senator.

I was simply posting my opinion of Robert Gates, someone I wouldn't like to compare myself to, although I understand you were basing the comparison off of the caregiver.

I haven't seen you warmonger but if I recall you called for harsh action against Libya. That may have been someone else though, as I was relatively new.

[Napoleon]

I read that you wanted all comments on the debate in this thread.  I have to say, amazing debate.  The last round of questions were great and wide-ranging and the responses by all the candidates informed and thoughtful.  I actually have a problem.  The questions covered a wide range of topics.  During each candidates response I found myself saying "totally agree" and thought maybe I had my first preference.  Then later within those same answers found something that I disagreed with and decided that maybe someone else should be number 1.

I am left with a real issue.  I agree with each candidate on a issue very important to me and also disagree on an issue very important to me.  Great debate, great candidates.  Honestly, I kind of want to first preference everybody and also not first preference everybody.  This honest and thoughtful discussion really makes this game for me.

Great job everyone.

I've been pretty disappointed by it, but I guess I always am. I think nearly everyone in the debate opposed every specific proposal from the reform committee save one or two, which is what pretty much always happens the second you go from talking in game reform generalities to talking about specific changes. And thus, we'll end up with our current system for eternity.

Apparently not only Senators have this problem.

[Napoleon]

An election for PPT that hasn't even take place is evidence of the Senate's partisanship? Are you serious?

[Napoleon]

Past elections for PPT have shown the position has become increasingly partisan. It's almost to the point that every PPT election is between someone from the JCP vs. everyone else. I'm going to assume, this is just a prediction, that Yankee won't run for PPT because he knows he won't win. It's fairly obvious the 5 JCP Senators will all vote for Bgwah.

The JCP exists solely to turn everything into a partisan funhouse. They stand for nothing but themselves.

Tell that to the region you left.

[Napoleon]

Past elections for PPT have shown the position has become increasingly partisan. It's almost to the point that every PPT election is between someone from the JCP vs. everyone else. I'm going to assume, this is just a prediction, that Yankee won't run for PPT because he knows he won't win. It's fairly obvious the 5 JCP Senators will all vote for Bgwah.

The JCP exists solely to turn everything into a partisan funhouse. They stand for nothing but themselves.

Tell that to the region you left.

Blah blah. Your controversies are about two months out of date. I intended to move for awhile now.
You all seem to enjoy being a left-wing version of the Populares anywho.

I know you intended to move but that doesn't mean the JCP is super partisan. One look at the Northeast would tell you that both I and Governor Winfield, and the Assembly, have ignored partisanship in our reforms of the region. You don't have to give us credit but it would be nice not to insult us.