Abbey for Attorney General

I have decided that I am going to run for Attorney General, as I feel that I am well qualified to have the position. I would like to add common sense to the current handling of cases when they are brought to the Attorney General's office, but also while remaining conscious of the fact that the Attorney General is not Judge or a Justice. I believe that as a region, we should have a debate as to what the Attorney General's role in the Justice process should be, and I will be involved in that debate no matter the outcome of this election.

I have had extensive judicial experience in Europeia (extended periods as an Associate Justice, a few months as Chief Justice and several more spent as Attorney General). I have spent the time since I have joined TNP getting more and more familiar with the laws and proceedings, and will also spend significant time over the next few days going over many of the older court cases so that I am even more familiar with the body of precedent.

I am a firm believer in due process and believe that everybody should have their day in court, and that things should not be heard out solely by the Attorney General. I will abide by the Court's recent ruling in the meantime before anything else is passed by the RA, and I will advocate within the debate on the Attorney General's role for cases to only be declined if 1. It is very clear if the case is entirely without merit (which will be rare) or 2. It is very clear that it falls outside the Court's jurisdiction. These conclusions will largely be drawn from past Court decisions, and if there is ambiguity on a matter of this type then it would be presented to the Court in the form of an inquiry. I will also put personal preconceptions about guilt or innocence aside and prosecute each case fairly, and appoint at least one deputy who will be available to prosecute in cases where I either have a conflict of interest or am unable to for other reasons.

I've weighed up whether I can cope with this on top of my schoolwork and health problems, and have decided that on balance I can cope with the workload if I manage my time well. I don't like to run for something if I don't think I will do well in it.

I intend to run regardless of the outcome of the ProP primary, although I will of course run as an Independent should I lose.

I invite any and all questions, and remind ProP members that I won't be able to attend the congress, so I'd rather questions were asked now rather than waiting to ask them then.

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Best of Luck Abbey

Whilst Grosse was in office he complained of constant interference from Blue Wolf and his corrupting influence on court process.

How would you deal with such a perceived threat?

Good luck Abbey!

Chasmanthe:

Whilst Grosse was in office he complained of constant interference from Blue Wolf and his corrupting influence on court process.

How would you deal with such a perceived threat?

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It depends on the location. If it happens within the Court itself, it's outside of my jurisdiction insomuch as it's an issue for the Justices maintaining decorum within the Court. If it's within the AG's office, then I would start by asking the person "interfering" via PM to be sensible and perhaps take a step back - I'd also try to establish why they feel the need to interfere constantly, as it's rarely done for no reason. If it was ignored, then I may, for example, make it so that for the relevant cases only relevant parties could post without PMing me first as to why they should be able to post - and any extra posts split out. But this wouldn't be done instantly, and would only be done after attempting to understand what the grievance is and attempting to deal with it if it's within my jurisdiction.

The case brought against myself by Tyler, would you revisit that case, being that it was dismissed before the court ruling?

I will probably look back at some of the past, closed, cases, yes. I won't comment on particulars though, as I've not had the chance to look at them properly and figure out precisely what happened.

Yay Abbey! Best of luck!

I'll be voting for you

We have now in TNP a new court system, the Fiqh, which is based on common sense rather than legal minutiae, arbitration rather than the jack boots of authority and which, crucially, has proven itself capable of delivery rather than months of prevarication.

Evidence based observation would suggest that the current secular court system does not woek. What makes you think you can succees where so many others have failed? Would you refer cases to the Fiqh should the constitutional system remain incapable of delivery?

Good luck Abbey, I'm voting for you.

Same here. GOOOO Abbey!

Abbey has my support.

Thank you for the support, guys

We have now in TNP a new court system, the Fiqh, which is based on common sense rather than legal minutiae, arbitration rather than the jack boots of authority and which, crucially, has proven itself capable of delivery rather than months of prevarication.

Evidence based observation would suggest that the current secular court system does not woek. What makes you think you can succees where so many others have failed? Would you refer cases to the Fiqh should the constitutional system remain incapable of delivery?

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Well, I'm certainly aiming to bring a little more common sense into the constitutional system so that anything else should not be needed. I won't be directing people to the Fiqh, no, although I won't in any way prevent people from going there, but I'll try to make it so that they won't have to in the first place. The Constitutional system is not beyond repair, and I intend on actually getting it to work for once.

Congrats to our new Attorney General!

Congratulations to Abbey, and to the Progressive Party.

Congratulations, Abbey! Good luck and if you'd like a Deputy, I am volunteering.