The White House

[Sam Spade]

I'm not exactly sure but does the Senate have to approve the new GM?

Nope, thank goodness.

[Yates]

Congratulations, Mr. Moderator.

[Ebowed]

Military Force in Guam

We are sending 80,000 troops from the National Guard to Guam to end the violent protests and stop the marchers from taking over military bases there.

FYI, the second State of the Forum Address will be coming up later this week.

[Ebowed]

Statement on Reconsideration of Pacifican Statehood Bill

Senator MasterJedi has re-introduced the Pacifican Statehood Bill.  Recently it passed the Senate by a vote of 5 to 4 (and 1 abstention); I vetoed it.  The Senator has decided that reconsidering this proposal will be a good way to address the riots in Guam.

By even considering to have another vote on this proposal immediately after it was vetoed, we are showing the protesters that Atlasia is weak and they are strong.  We are telling them that we will bow to their every whim and demand if they kill enough people and hold riots long enough.  This is not the message we should be sending.  Atlasia is not weak and we should not be obeying the commands of violent protesters.  And yes, I will be vetoing it again, not only because it is a poorly thought-out, imperialistic, and unnecessary addition of a state, but because it represents the mentality that Atlasia's statehood policy is controlled by a group of violent rioters on an island territory in the Pacific.  I will have none of it.

[Yates]

A bold statement, Mr. President.

[Ebowed]

The following units stationed in Europe are redeployed to bases in continental Atlasia:
First Infantry Division, and subsidiary units;
First Armored Division, and subsidiary units;
Third Air Force, and subsidiary units;
V Corps HQ, and subsidiary units.

[Jake]

Finally

[MasterJedi]

Just an FYI to Ebowed that we need a new GM to be named.

[Ebowed]

Just an FYI to Ebowed that we need a new GM to be named.

Uh, do you think I don't know that?

[jerusalemcar5]

Just an FYI to Ebowed that we need a new GM to be named.

Uh, do you think I don't know that?

Hey, I'll take GM if no one else wants it.

[MasterJedi]

Just an FYI to Ebowed that we need a new GM to be named.

Uh, do you think I don't know that?

Yes, you might not have. You haven't given any indication that you have until now.

[Ebowed]

Just an FYI to Ebowed that we need a new GM to be named.

Uh, do you think I don't know that?

Yes, you might not have. You haven't given any indication that you have until now.

Right, because it would make perfect sense that I don't read the GM thread.

Even then, True Democrat discussed it with me before ever making the resignation public.

[Ebowed]

In accordance with the Constitutional Convention Resolution passed by the Senate, I hereby call the Convention.

As stated in Clause 2 of the Resolution, I am given the power to appoint three delegates to the Convention.  I therefore announce that I am appointing Chief Justice TCash, Associate Justice Emsworth, and Associate Justice Colin Wixted as delegates.

[Colin]

I would like to thank the President for his appointment.

[Emsworth]

Thank you, Mr. President, for the appointment.

[TomC]

Thank you. I look forward to the convention.

[Ebowed]

With Al's election as Mideast Governor, I am nominating Afleitch to serve as Secretary of State.

[Ebowed]

The position of Game Moderator has been left vacant for quite some time.  An interesting note about this job is that it's based almost entirely on precedent, and as such any guidelines pertaining to it are based on tradition.  Therefore I am announcing today that we will be changing things a little bit around here and instead of having one person doing all of the GM duties, we will have an entire news organization.  Atlasian World News will be taking over the "position" of Game Moderator, with Senator EarlAW and jerusalemcar5 at the head of the network.  Now I realize that there have been some controversial broadcasts on this network, particularly within the editorial section, but I am confident in their ability to report news accurately as well as continue their excellent coverage of elections.  I will not be restricting any editorial content on this network, however, a new thread for comments and debate will be created so that Atlasian World News reporters may only post in the news thread as is similar to the situation we had with SAM News Corp. and True News Inc.

[jokerman]

Do you know what the hell a "Game Moderator" is?

[Jake]

Do you know what the hell a "Game Moderator" is?

Apparently, it's two annoying leftists who run a joke news channel.

[MasterJedi]

EarlAW can't be GM becuase he's a Senator so basically you appointed Jcar GM. Get preparted for a screwed up Atlasia.

[Emsworth]

EarlAW can't be GM becuase he's a Senator...

Why not?

[MasterJedi]

EarlAW can't be GM becuase he's a Senator...

Why not?

Unless the GM isn't considered a position you can't hold two positions at once.

[Emsworth]

EarlAW can't be GM becuase he's a Senator...

Why not?

Unless the GM isn't considered a position you can't hold two positions at once.

Well, I was under the impression that the President wasn't making EarlAW and Jcar5 co-GMs--instead, he was making an organization the GM.

[MasterJedi]

EarlAW can't be GM becuase he's a Senator...

Why not?

Unless the GM isn't considered a position you can't hold two positions at once.

Well, I was under the impression that the President wasn't making EarlAW and Jcar5 co-GMs--instead, he was making an organization the GM.

Except that would still be a problem. Right now IIRC the organization consists of EarlAW, Jcar and Captain Vlad which means that Earl could make official news as a GM when he's in the Senate.