I have rewritten this campaign a few times and I have found myself following the same campaign themes of almost every Vice Delegate candidate before me. Frankly, I suck at campaigns. But in true North Pacific Tradition, our shortcomings are something we should strive to improve and overcome.
I am running for Vice Delegate for many reasons. The Vice Delegacy and the Security Council is facing a new frontier. The Security Council will shortly be called to increase transparency through one of the two pieces of legislation before the Regional Assembly. When one of them passes, it will take someone familiar with our regional laws, experience in declassifying materials, and regional trust to implement.
I have a broad history in the region. I started my government service as a Deputy Speaker under Artemis. From there, I was elected to the court, served as a hearing officer, and have submitted briefs on several R4Rs. I have been confirmed as Prosecutor on TNP v.s Pigeonstan, and as Election Commissioner twice. On the executive side, I have served as Deputy and as Minister of Radio. Throughout these positions, I have demonstrated the knowledge of our regional government and laws, and I hope I have demonstrated the reliability and trustworthiness needed to earn your vote as Vice Delegate. As many of you on TNP General Discord may already know, I have been in the military. Like many in the military, I have been exposed to classified information and activities. Knowing what to say and when information could be cleared to discuss with your friends and family became second nature. I know that this will further help in the declassification process for the Security Council.
Active Endotarting:
One of the main jobs of the Vice Delegate is to assist the Delegate in their rise in their endorsement counts till they reach the top spot and monitor the Security Councils outgoing and incoming endorsements to ensure that they are within acceptable parameters. The Vice Delegate, as you know, has to do this while maintaining their own endorsement levels and ensure that they do not overtake the Delegate.
On that front, I have moved up and maintained a top twenty position in endorsements in the region. I started my push for endorsements in early April, reaching the Vice Delegates minimum in roughly the end of May. Since then I have maintained my position in the endorsement rankings.
This will be a blessing and a curse for the next term. If a Delegate candidate is elected that has a lower count than I do, we can easily be in the same situation where we were when Prydiana was elected, a transition that takes a long period of time and a tight endorsement gap between the Delegate and the Vice Delegate. So I will focus on using WADP, Telegram, Campaigns, and Card Rewards to speed and facilitate the transition. We saw this term a card reward program to distribute rewards to help with the transition. It was a novel idea that helped and is something that we should use again.
Citizen Checks:
Part of what I learned as Deputy Speaker was how to conduct Citizen Checks. Vice Delegate checks are a different beast. The Vice Delegate has the shortest time frame to determine if a nation poses a security threat to the region. They have to look at the history of the nation, whatever it may be, evaluate the risk, and discuss the nation with the security council. There have been candidates that talked about conducting the check as quickly as possible, but the Vice Delegate check should not be done quickly. It should be done within the timeframe, but care should be done with the check. I won’t promise to complete every check in a day, I will promise to take care and fully evaluate every citizen application as it needs to be.
WADP:
Generating interest among the region's World Assembly members to endorse the Government and the Security Council, the World Assembly Delegate Program has been useful in achieving the region's goals. I do not see any changes to this program being necessary any time soon.
Weekly Updates:
A key program that the citizenry uses as part of their oversight of the Vice Delegate and the Security Office is the Vice Delegate’s Weekly Update. The regular publication of the Vice Delegate’s update has become the standard for the office and one I would continue. I would like to add some information to the weekly update and I will cover that in the next section.
Security Council Activity Report:
We saw the introduction to the weekly report, a column that tracks the number of RMB posts that a Security Counselor makes for the week. While that is a good metric to see the interaction between the Security Council and the RMB, it does neglect the other activities and interactions various Security Councillors have with different parts of the community. For example, Pallaith may not post a lot on the RMB, but he is extremely active in representing our region on the international stage. This is not shown on any of the reports and to a new regional member, he may not look active.
To highlight their other interactions with different parts of the community, I would like to highlight two or three different Councillors and their activities within the region. Every month, I will be including in the weekly report a section highlighting these two Councillors and their recent activities and accomplishments.
Transparency Compliance:
This coming term, one of the transparency bills for the Security Council will pass. As I said in my introduction, the introduction of the transparency requirements to the Security Council will require someone who can both work with the Security Council on this new facet of their responsibilities, someone who can navigate our legal code, along with the trust of the region to implement and execute this new procedure.
I have held several positions here that required trust and confidentiality. As a Justice, I needed to keep our deliberations and commentary private in order to allow the judicial process to complete fairly. As Election Commissioner, I have to keep private ballots confidential and redact the proper information, while keeping the votes accurate and legal. As a Minister, I have to keep confidential the conversations I am privy to, as a member of the executive council.
Recapping some of the points I mentioned in my introduction, I have had experience in the real world in declassifying information. One of the most important things to consider when working with a team on declassifying is figuring out if the information released can reveal investigative techniques. Having not been a Security Councilor or Vice Delegate before, I am not well versed in the more secret techniques used to evaluate a possible security threat, but this is something that should be considered as we work to meet the requirements of the transparency bill. The last thing the region would want is to give an external threat, the means to evade detection. Not everyone can be as careless as CCD.
Transitioning from the way the Security Council and the Vice Delegate has operated in the past to this new future takes a new objective view, but must be tempered by experience. Having a “new” Vice Delegate, who has worked in the region and with Security Counselors in the past, can set us up to succeed as we tackle this new period in the Vice Delegacy and Security Council.
Security Council Event:
With the last Security Council event almost a year old, a new event needs to be developed and put into motion. Security Council week was a success, introducing various Security Council members to the various nations joining during the Drew Wave. While I am sure many Councillors are tired of the same AMAs, I would like to try out a Game Night with the Security Council. This is where any willing Security Councilors can play a Game Night event with citizens of the region. Much like the Game Night we conducted with the Executive Staff, I would host a multiplayer game on service and players can join.
Conclusion
As you may have noted, there are only three goals for this term. Making large promises has never been my style. I try to err on the side of what is practical. This term we are likely to see a delegate that will need assistance reaching the number one spot. This will be the main focus of the Security Council and the Vice Delegacy at the beginning of the term. We also have N-Day and Z-Day likely to happen in the next few months. These events are likely to take up most of the region’s time.
Take some time to look at my history here in TNP. The work I have done and the people I have worked with. I believe you can ask any of them and they will tell you I give it my all in all things I do. I know when to ask questions or for help. I know when I need to be firm. Most importantly, I have always worked in the best interest of the region.
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