Roman for Vice Delegate!

Romanoffia

Garde à l'eau!
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I swear, you can almost set your clock by the numerous elections we have! So, it is with the usual fan-fare that I am going to run for Vice Delegate!

Never mind my qualifications and the fact that I am a perennial and eternal fixture in The North Pacific, I can do an even better and more invisible job as Vice Delegate than any other Vice Delegate in TNP history!

Think about it! Roman as Vice Delegate! My wonderful and usually self-deprecating sense of humor would be comic relief for the region. Well, at least a source of entertainment.





 
I have a couple of questions for you, if you wouldn't mind.

1. What's your opinion on RP?

2. Are there any circumstances in which you would RP in TNP?
 
GoalVA:
All I ask is a haiku explaining the political motivations for the murder of JFK. Then you may just have my support
There were no political motivations. Lee Harvey Oswald was just nearsighted and forgot his glasses...


Oswald with his gun.
Sorry Mr President,
Thought you were a deer.



:unsure:
 
Chasmanthe:
I have a couple of questions for you, if you wouldn't mind.

1. What's your opinion on RP?

2. Are there any circumstances in which you would RP in TNP?
1.) RP is great and can be a lot of fun.

2.) I suppose if there was a scenario sufficiently interesting, I would gladly RP.
 
Scarpanto:
Please explain to me why influence has killed NS.

I don't know if it's killed it. It does give a region a fighting chance against rogue Delegates and usurpers. But I wouldn't say it killed it. Maybe forced a change in tactics and strategies.


mcmasterdonia:
I remember the last time Roman RP'd :p It was a declaration of war on the nation of KiwiTaicho hahaha

Indeed, but the Cheese Factor of that event was priceless!


Tim:
Mango....or Papaya?

You know the answer to that...... Dragonfruit! :lol:


Eluvatar:
But I hate Papaya!

Hmmm, something freudian about that! :P
 
Romanoffia:
But seriously, ask me some real questions concerning the position of Vice Delegate. :P
How will you strike a balance between the fundamental principle of transparency and the needs for secrecy, privacy, brevity, and good taste?
 
Chasmanthe:
Romanoffia:
But seriously, ask me some real questions concerning the position of Vice Delegate. :P
How will you strike a balance between the fundamental principle of transparency and the needs for secrecy, privacy, brevity, and good taste?
Well, there are certain things that require secrecy such as information involving the security of the region. That goes without saying.

The real question is how much transparency can there realistically be without endangering the region? You obviously don't be so transparent as to make available private information about individuals and you don't give away 'proprietary' secrets such as what legal and legitimate means one uses for gathering intelligence so that the region's enemies or others that seek to cause harm can use those means against us. If you have 'field operatives' gathering vital information you obviously don't publish who they are.

The workings and deliberations of the government in general should be as open to public view as possible. A better way to put this is to say that transparency is largely a state of keeping people well informed so that no action of the government, etc., appears to be arbitrary or capricious. The easiest way to do this is to refine the FOIA protocol so that the release of information is mechanical and not empirical or arbitrary.

Brevity and good taste are largely subjective and everyone has their own criteria as to those subjects. For instance, making a long story even longer can be a violation of brevity and good taste. :P
 
Could I have a sonnet with the subject of "An Ode to Sinkers?" Open to interpretation.
 
Iro:
Could I have a sonnet with the subject of "An Ode to Sinkers?" Open to interpretation.

I'd love to oblige this literary request, but the sonnet is not one of my strongest suits. :P


Eluvatar:
If the Delegate were to proclaim the constitution null and void, how would you respond?

There would be only one choice in such a situation and that would be to coordinate with the SC to remove such a rogue Delegate.

Constitutionally speaking, it is obvious that the Delegate has no such authority to nullify the Constitution (nor does any other branch of government), and in such a situation the Delegate would lose all authority by such an action and therefore would have to be removed as per the Constitution. Any Delegate who commits such a heinous violation of his oath of office would in fact no longer be Delegate.

In simple terms, a Delegate committing such an act would subject himself to swift and prompt removal through the mechanics of the SC.
 
I accepted my nomination, why is my name not on the ballot? It was a self-nomination, it should be on the ballot.

And, mind you, where is the nomination thread where I posted my candidacy?

This is the second time my name was pulled from a ballot. I let it slide during the first election when it was pulled from the ballot for no reason. I am not going to let it go a second time.
 
Romanoffia:
I accepted my nomination, why is my name not on the ballot? It was a self-nomination, it should be on the ballot.

And, mind you, where is the nomination thread where I posted my candidacy?

This is the second time my name was pulled from a ballot. I let it slide during the first election when it was pulled from the ballot for no reason. I am not going to let it go a second time.
The nomination thread didn't change. You didn't post your candidacy as such were not included on the ballot.
 
Nevertheless, public IRC chats concerning the various arguments will be posted as necessary to support my argument.
 
And, victory!

http://forum.thenorthpacific.org/single/?p=8093910&t=7054553


I would like to thank all those who fought to get me on the ballot!

We have proved that change is possible by forcing a reform of the election rules, mainly a proper detailing of otherwise unwritten rules and 'tradition' that tend to make things difficult.

Win or lose in this election, we must continue to fight the good fight for change in the region, starting with legislative and constitutional simplification. This is the most important goal.

And it would be nice if I won the election too. ;)
 
Note that your court battle was unsuccessful, the criminal charges haven't even been accepted by the AG yet, and no motions in the RA have gone to vote...I don't suppose there's a chance anyone could learn a lesson from this?
 
Crushing Our Enemies:
Note that your court battle was unsuccessful, the criminal charges haven't even been accepted by the AG yet, and no motions in the RA have gone to vote...I don't suppose there's a chance anyone could learn a lesson from this?
Yes, buy using the rules to point out the flaw in the rules, I accomplished exactly what I set out to do.

1. Get on the ballot in accordance to the Constitution and Legal Code regardless of the Court's scotched and nebulous decision.

2. Get on the ballot.

3. Get on the ballot.

4. Show that an organized front can win in the face of a bunch of people who would do anything to prevent me from getting on the ballot.

5. Get on the ballot.

6. Continue the organized movement for change and simplification by keeping my campaign structure and staff working towards changing the way things get done around here.

7. Get on the ballot, and win or lose, continue the organized fight for change and simplification of the Constitution and Legal Code, which will happen.


Everyone expected Good Ol' Roman to sit back and take it and say nothing about it. Those days or done. This is a different Roman.

I got on the ballot and that is the Victory. And this is just the beginning of the fight for real change in the region. Despite overwhelming odds, I, with the indispensable help of others to whom I owe it all, accomplished the task of getting me on the ballot where I belonged in the first place.

Winning the election would be just icing on the cake, but getting on the ballot has proved to me that there is a growing will in the region to bring about real change, not just talk about it and let it fall by the wayside.

Now that we know that once a well organized group of people can accomplish a daunting task and accomplish it legally and constitutionally if we just keep fighting, there is no limit to the good change that can be brought to the region. Sure, some toes got stepped on, but you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. And break a few eggs we will.

It also proves that one doesn't have to hold an elected position to bring about that change. You just have to stick to your principles of Constitution and Civil Liberties, equal protection under the law and demand a full exhaustion of due process, and the goals will be met. All one has to do is to have the will to never give in and then never give in.

More than a few people dislike me, but that is irrelevant. I can get things done whether or not I occupy an elected position or not. I mean, after all, I've been in TNP since the beginning. I have fought against every rogue that has come down the pike. My first and only loyalty is to TNP. And apparently that scares some people, especially power-mongers who are in it just for power's sake.

All too often, too many campaigns for office are just conducted out of pure lust for power and every election just tends to be a popularity contest reducing our government to nothing more than a popularity contest. Gee, I like Pinky Bumblefuckistan because they have a neat-o avatar and they always tell me what I want to hear! is no reason to vote for someone. If you want to get anything accomplished, you have to vote for someone who has the cajones to take up a cause and follow it through to the end, win or lose. Pure popularity always ends up the same way: more of the same old crap. Pretty is as pretty does.

If you want real change in which we can simplify our Constitution, our Laws and our Government into something even a newb can wrap their brains around in five minutes, you have to vote for people based upon how audaciously they can obtain any given goal. So far, I have not seen anything so far even resembling real executive skill and direction. All I see is people voting for Pinky Bumblefuckistan with the neat-o avatar.

My battle here is not to get people prosecuted despite some should clearly be prosecuted, it is to bring about real change to the region and a type of change that makes this region a lot better and easier to live in.

TNP might not be ready for any real change that will result from a more simple, better constructed Constitution and Legal code, but the fact that I got on the ballot after a long battle proves that there is a growing will for change for the better.

Sometimes you have to force change by actions that illustrate the fact that our convoluted and complex system is absurd. That often requires the deliberate exploitation of such complexities unto the breaking point. And that is what I set out to do and that is what has been accomplished by the combined and coordinated efforts of like-minded individuals out to prove the same point.

Win or lose this election, change is in the wind and change there will be because getting on the ballot despite overwhelming odds is just proof of what can be accomplished.

I know my campaign is largely symbolic, but if anyone wants real and constructive change in the region and a region in which even the smallest voice is heard and taken seriously without being marginalized and denigrated, then vote for me and send a symbolic message that you will no longer sit back and be a good little peasant.

A vote for Romanoffia is a vote for real, constructive change and simplification of our government.
 
Oh for goodness sake, stop saying we conspired against you before I start consulting the legal code to see if I can bring you up on charges of slander and defamation of character. As said before, no one from the EC actively worked against you, and the more you continue going on about it the more inclined I am to partake in the legal system.
 
Lord Ravenclaw:
Oh for goodness sake, stop saying we conspired against you before I start consulting the legal code to see if I can bring you up on charges of slander and defamation of character. As said before, no one from the EC actively worked against you, and the more you continue going on about it the more inclined I am to partake in the legal system.
Are you threatening me? Is this coercion in an attempt at denying free speech? Now, that's legally actionable.
 
No, this is me starting to reach the end of my tether with you going off at every street corner accusing me and two others of conspiring against you.
 
Lord Ravenclaw:
No, this is me starting to reach the end of my tether with you going off at every street corner accusing me and two others of conspiring against you.
Of course, need I remind you, there is nothing in the Legal Code concerning 'slander', per se.

Every case ever brought for 'slander' has been chucked out mainly because it is extra vides (beyond the scope) of the Constitution and Legal Code.

Point being, is I never made any prima fascia accusations of conspiracy. Incompetence and unwillingness to observe the Constitution and Legal Code by certain unspecified individuals perhaps, yet, but that's just a matter of opinion.

I can also think of any number of 'slander' and 'libel' complaints that were dismissed out of hand (all of them, in fact) unless they were specifically related to frauding an election to take down a specific candidate or otherwise prevent a candidate from running.

And, besides, I seem to recall on IRC #TNP that you clearly seemed to indicate that long before this election you stated that you intended to leave the region for greener pastures. Why the sudden concern about 'slander'. Are you attempting to throw a monkey wrench into a candidate's run for office? I'm asking a question about your intents, not making a statement. ;)

There are a lot of other people standing on street corners also. I've been targeted and singled out in the past by any number of people who got off at every street corner numerous time and the courts did absolutely nothing to remedy the situation. So have others. What makes you so special that you believe that you should get special consideration and treatment?

Welcome to The North Pacific. Wake up and smell the Kafka. :cheese:
 
I must applaud the holes in your power of deduction: I have stated numerous times that I was planning to retire from Osiris and relocate to The North Pacific up until this event, currently my role in Osiris requires me to be present in the region.

Was.
 
I have a sinking feeling that 8 years from now I'll be saying the exact same thing to people GBM.
 
Great Bights Mum:
Aw, LR, don't leave so soon. Didn't you know that Roman is our resident pain-in-the-butt? You'll get used to him. :console:
LOL!

Yes, but I'm such a nice pain in the arse! :noangel:
 
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