The Atlasian Sentinel

[Marokai Backbeat]

An interview would be delightful for me, as well, if this paper or anyone else would like.

[Vepres]

Understand we can't interview all who request it. At the moment, Tmthforu94 is basically doing all the work here as I'm busy with real life and my soon to begin next term as Governor.

[tmthforu94]

Boom shika laka.

The Atlasian Sentinel is back. Since Vepres is gone, I will be assuming full powers. For now we're staying in the old thread - tbd whether a new one will be created.

[tmthforu94]

The Atlasian Sentinel

Analysis of the Ongoing Elections
By Tmthforu94

Presidential Election

When this race started out, some thought Teddy/Mechaman actually stood a chance. If they could get high turnout from the RPP and POP, as well as win over some moderates and loonies, they posed a serious threat to the "invincible" Polnut/Bacon King ticket. However, as the race progressed, the chances of this happening diminished. Teddy ran one of the poorest campaigns in recent memory, due to unfortunate problems in RL. A confusing platform, poor debate performance, and low activity in general kept the ticket from ever lifting off the ground.

The results this weekend look just how I expected them to - Polnut is winning almost unanimous support from the left and moderate wings of Atlasia, and is also getting a high percentage of votes from the RPP, the party of Presidential candidate Teddy.

The Atlasian Sentinel projects that the Polnut/Bacon King ticket will comfortable be elected, winning between 65-75% of the vote.


Mideast Senate Race

The last few Senate races in the Mideast have produced photo-finish races. This race, however, looks to be tightly locked in, well, my column.

The Atlasian Sentinel projects that Tmthforu94 will be elected to the Senate with over 70% of the vote.


Northeast Senate Race

This is probably the only race in this election that's interesting to me, and it's shaping up to be pretty exciting. Our count shows Napoleon with a very slight lead, but that could easily be changed.

The start of this race looked to be smooth sailing for Napoleon, but his campaign has had several missteps, and Marokai has been able to keep his mouth shut enough to actually have a chance at pulling this off. The Atlasian Sentinel would have endorsed Marokai Blue or Wormy for this Senate race, due to it's concerns about Napoleon's game reform ideas, specifically him advocating the repeal of the Game Reform Act of 2011. While I recognize amendments may need to be made to the bill, an all out repeal would sweep much of the progress we've made, specifically the relevancy we gave to the SoEA and SoIA positions.

The Atlasian Sentinel rates this race as too close to call.

Midwest Senate Race

I was very disappointed to learn that Kalwejt wouldn't be running for a second term. Though we've had our rough spots, I can't help but acknowledge Kalwejt's commitment and dedication to Atlasia. His presence will be missed. 

Many believed going into this election that it would be Fuzzybigfoot's for the taking, but he currently leads BelgianSocialist by just 1 vote.

The Atlasian Sentinel rates this race as too close to call.


Pacific Senate Race

The Atlasian Sentinel gives massive props to Junkie for actually running a fairly active campaign in the Pacific, something that is rarely ever seen due to the boring, one-party state of the region. In a slightly better enviornment, Junkie could pull off an upset, but due to the massive amount of influence bgwah has on the region, he's in very good shape to take this.

The Atlasian Sentinel projects that Bgwah will be elected to the Senate.


Southeast Senate Race

North Carolina Yankee will easily be reelected to his 406346th term. Hopefully he will be reelected as PPT, too!

The Atlasian Sentinel projects that North Carolina Yankee will be elected to the Senate.

[tmthforu94]

The Atlasian Sentinel

Sam Spade Resigns as Chief Justice
By Tmthforu94

Yesterday evening, many were shocked to learn that esteemed Chief Justice Sam Spade resigned from his position. Sam Spade has been a Justice since July 2008, months before I even registered for that Atlas Forum. Same Spade has been a dedicated and committed worker on the Supreme Court, and I have no doubt that his presence will be missed.

Spade's resignation gives me, as President, a unique opportunity to do something that is considered to be one of the most powerful decisions of a President - appoint a Justice. Not only will I have ability to appoint a Justice, but also the Chief Justice. The person whom I appoint must be in good standing in the Atlasian community, have integrity and character, and also have extensive knowledge of the law.

Sources close to the President say he will likely make a decision within the next 48 hours.

[Oakvale]

Woah, Sam Spade resigned? That's certainly a shakeup of the Court.

[Lief 🗽]

Aw, there goes the last of my influence on the Supreme Court.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Woah, Sam Spade resigned? That's certainly a shakeup of the Court.

Is it really? He was a good procedure guy and everything but it's not like this changes the general make-up of the court in any way.

[Antonio the Sixth]

So who now as whief justice ? Bullmoose ?

[Associate Justice PiT]

So who now as whief justice ? Bullmoose ?

     Bullmoose has been off the Court for a long time.

[tmthforu94]

The Atlasian Sentinel

Jake Matthews Resigns as Northeast Governor!
By Tmthforu94

This morning, many were surprised to learn that newly elected Northeast Governor Jake Matthews had resigned from his position.

Fellow Northeasterners,

I've made a very difficult decision today. After lots of consideration and pondering, I've made the decision to resign as Governor of the Northeast. I'm very sorry to everyone who expected to see positive change come at my hands, but I just can't commit to the game anymore. I've had it to the moon and back with cut-throat politics in the game. The fact that some of my issues in Atlasia are effecting my personal life is frightening and I'm going to take a break. I'd like to assure everyone that this doesn't not mean the end. I would also like to make a genuine apology to Napoleon for my invalidation of my vote that would have been counted in his favor. I apologize to everyone. My resignation is effictive immediately. I wish only the best for the Northeast Region and it's people. I hope you all can find a Governor that will impose positive change and I'm sorry that wasn't me.

-Jake Matthews

This is certainly disappointing. The Atlasian Sentinel was looking forward to what JM had in store for the Northeast. This is a huge blow to the Northeast region as well, who were looking forward to finally having an active and competent Governor.

[Napoleon]

I'm sure you were.

[tmthforu94]

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.

[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.

[tmthforu94]

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.

I would never threaten to destroy his career. When he was down yesterday, I sent him several encouraging pm's, telling him that if he could successfully turn around the Northeast, he could even be President one day.

[Napoleon]

You make me laugh bro.

[tmthforu94]

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.

[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.

[tmthforu94]

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.

Whoever said it was defense?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I find it interesting, Napoleon, that you seem so dead set on destroying all the parts of Atlasia that make it function.  Repealing the Game Reform, trying to prevent one of the few active Atlasians from holding office, etc.

[ZuWo]

Thank you for responding so quickly to these allegations, which were unfortunately uttered with too harsh words. This will definitely help to clarify the case.

[Yelnoc]

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.

[tmthforu94]

I find it interesting, Napoleon, that you seem so dead set on destroying all the parts of Atlasia that make it function.  Repealing the Game Reform, trying to prevent one of the few active Atlasians from holding office, etc.

Regardless of whether or not I'm an active Atlasian, we can't completely ignore the law. If there is legal evidence that election administrators are not supposed to do any campaigning, I must accept that and deal with the consequences.

[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.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

The law is the law. Active or not, we can't start applying it people based on how active they are. If these allegations are correct, the law was broken.