Myroria for Vice Delegate

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Pauline Bonaparte

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Hello, fellow citizens! I have announced my candidacy for Vice Delegate, and I would like to take a moment to write about why I feel I am qualified for this prestigious office and what I hope to accomplish if elected.

One of the primary duties of the Vice Delegate is to chair the Security Council. Therefore, likely the first question that will be asked of me is, "why are you running for Vice Delegate when you do not have a seat on the Security Council?"

After I decided not to stand for Citizen-Delegate in Taijitu back in Lacidor (June, for those of you who may not be acquainted with the Calendar of the Glorious Revolution), I focused instead on being an active defender, participating in several liberations of invaded regions.

I also started to get involved to a larger degree in The North Pacific than I had the chance to as Citizen-Delegate. Though I have never been on the Security Council in particular, I have been a founder of Taijitu since 2007 and through that position have experience dealing with the security of a large region. As a member of the founder committee, I have been trusted to handle the front line of UCR security impartially and with respect to Taijitu's democratic traditions. I have no doubt I could handle the office of Vice Delegate with similar impartiality and neutrality.

Currently I serve as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs under Lord Ravenclaw, a position I share with McMasterdonia. As Deputy Minister, I have helped Raven implement his larger plans for the Foreign Service and served as advisor to the delegate on foreign affairs issues. I have often found I work best in an advisory capacity, and for this reason I think that I would be very comfortable in the office of Vice Delegate.

The Vice Delegate also processes citizenship applications. In TNP, I have experience with clerical work through my place in the Foreign Affairs department; as Deputy Minister I have been responsible for processing Executive Staff applications. I was Taijitu's inaugural Citizen-Initiator after our Glorious Revolution of June 2014 - my responsibilities there included approving citizenship requests. As regions with directly democratic legislatures, it is important for both Taijitu and The North Pacific to have applications processed speedily and impartially - as Court Official in Lazarus, I was elected by the people to be impartial, and I feel confident in my ability to process citizenship requests without bias.

If elected Vice Delegate, I would like to work closely with the Delegate on matters of state. I would like to exercise the responsibilities of my office to the best of my ability so that the Delegate and their government can lead TNP effectively and efficiently. Lastly, I would like to gain more experience in politics, especially politics in a GCR like The North Pacific. I like this region quite a lot, and would like to serve it however I can.

Thank you for reading my campaign thread. I would gladly answer any questions anyone has of me.
 
How will this affect your amazing role play work?

Would you take on a government Ministry if asked? (In addition to your VD responsibilities)

Could you gives us an indication of what factors you would consider when processing citizenship applications?
 
mcmasterdonia:
How will this affect your amazing role play work?

Would you take on a government Ministry if asked? (In addition to your VD responsibilities)

Could you gives us an indication of what factors you would consider when processing citizenship applications?
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Thanks for the questions, mcmcmcmcmcmcm.

Thank you for the compliment on my writing. In general, it takes me about half an hour to 45 minutes to write a post for RP, depending on the length and my inspiration. I don't think being VD would impact greatly the amount of RPing I do, as I enjoy writing very much.

I would take on a ministry if requested, but to be honest there are some, such as Home Affairs or Foreign Affairs, that I think would function best with an exclusive minister. In addition, I would never take on the Minister of Defense position barring some extreme circumstance as I believe that the MoD should be able to update.

The law would be the greatest factor I would consider. In general I would prefer people be citizens than not citizens, but if they show a clear intent and desire to harm the government, community, or interests of the North Pacific or our allies, or if they are or clearly intend to violate the forum's terms of service I would deny their request.
 
I think you have a really good campaign and an equally great understanding of what the position you are running for entails. Good luck!

However, I do have a few questions. The amount of dedication you have given to Taijitu is admirable, there is no doubt about that. But when it comes to TNP Myroria, what TNP-specific experience enables you to hold the second most powerful seat in the region besides your deputy minister position?

In addition to that, what inspired you to run for Vice-Delegate in TNP?

Who can get admitted to the S.C.? Anyone who meets the requirements? Or someone that has met the requirements as well as have shown experience and dedication? Both? Who do you personally lean towards?

What do you think about the S.C. procedures? Do you see room for improvement anywhere? I know there's on-going debate about changing the procedures, but I want your own personal concerns.

Lastly, but certainly not least, What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash? :P

I believe you are a very able politician and candidate, and I wish you the best of luck, Myro. I plan to ask these questions to all candidates running for VD just to get an idea of what you stand for and what you plan to bring to this region if elected.

~ Tomb
 
I am glad you are running, Myro! A few questions, naturally.

1) I hope to shift the responsibility for publishing the WADP Awards onto the next Vice Delegate, to keep it with that seat. If you win, is this something you are willing to take on?

2) Relatedly, what is your opinion of the WADP so far? If elected, are there any changes you would like to make to it?
 
The Democratic Republic of Tomb:
I think you have a really good campaign and an equally great understanding of what the position you are running for entails. Good luck!

However, I do have a few questions. The amount of dedication you have given to Taijitu is admirable, there is no doubt about that. But when it comes to TNP Myroria, what TNP-specific experience enables you to hold the second most powerful seat in the region besides your deputy minister position?

In addition to that, what inspired you to run for Vice-Delegate in TNP?

Who can get admitted to the S.C.? Anyone who meets the requirements? Or someone that has met the requirements as well as have shown experience and dedication? Both? Who do you personally lean towards?

What do you think about the S.C. procedures? Do you see room for improvement anywhere? I know there's on-going debate about changing the procedures, but I want your own personal concerns.

Lastly, but certainly not least, What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash? :P

I believe you are a very able politician and candidate, and I wish you the best of luck, Myro. I plan to ask these questions to all candidates running for VD just to get an idea of what you stand for and what you plan to bring to this region if elected.

~ Tomb
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I will admit that I have less experience in TNP, and GCRs in general, than I do in Taijitu. In fact, the experience I do have in TNP is essentially a short stint as Deputy Minister of Communications, some time I spent as Press Director, and as a voting member of the Regional Assembly. Partially, I am running for Vice Delegate to gain the sort of experience I would like to have in order to serve this region further. I think when it comes TNP-specific experience my strengths besides those in the Foreign Ministry are in writing news and dispatches. Being an active, public NS player is an important thing to do as Vice Delegate and I plan to use the knowledge I gained in the Communications ministry and as Press Director to present a professional face as Vice Delegate, and to use the knowledge I gained in the Foreign Ministry to advise the delegate in that capacity.

I decided to run for Vice Delegate because I would like to serve the region and its government in a higher capacity than Deputy Minister, and I have always felt that my strengths are as a general advisor. I also wanted to put myself out there for evaluation by the electorate and see how they felt about me.

I think it is extremely important to make sure that anyone who will join the Security Council is extremely committed to TNP and trustworthy. These people not only have some of the highest endo counts in the region, but in the world. They are the region's first line of defense against external threats and internal coups, and it is important they are people very dedicated to TNP and players that the electorate can trust.

I think that Asta's draft is the way to go as far as changing Security Council procedures. It is important to me, personally, that the Security Council is and remains transparent and open to the people to inspect insofar as that is possible.

I assume my plane crashed on a desert island in the Pacific. There would be strange things like polar bears and hatches on the island, and every year I spent there there would be more and more questions raised about the strange nature of everything around me. Eventually, my situation would be resolved and a few questions would be answered, but overall it'd be a pretty disappointing conclusion. They would make a television show about my experiences, and it would be called the best drama television ever produced until AMC makes a show about cooking meth. Then everyone would forget about it.
 
SillyString:
I am glad you are running, Myro! A few questions, naturally.

1) I hope to shift the responsibility for publishing the WADP Awards onto the next Vice Delegate, to keep it with that seat. If you win, is this something you are willing to take on?

2) Relatedly, what is your opinion of the WADP so far? If elected, are there any changes you would like to make to it?
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I would be interested in publishing these awards, yes. Writing dispatches about the region is of particular interest to me.

I'd hate to be a "Status Quo Susan", or a "Things Now Are Nice Nancy", but I have no real issues with how the WADP does its work. It's effective, clearly, and maintains the security of our region.
 
If you won, and the delegate was plotting a coup that you found out about, and after bringing the issue to the Courts the delegate won, would you counter-coup the region to protect it, thereby violating the Constibillicode, or would you follow the laws of the region and allow the coup to take place?
 
Mall:
If you won, and the delegate was plotting a coup that you found out about, and after bringing the issue to the Courts the delegate won, would you counter-coup the region to protect it, thereby violating the Constibillicode, or would you follow the laws of the region and allow the coup to take place?
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I think this situation has a lot of unspoken parameters that make predicting what I would decide ahead of time with only this information hard.

In general, I can say that there are many permutations of this situation where a countercoup would be the best option and many permutations where it would be the worst. In general, I am inclined to side with the law.
 
The Spokesman of Eumenor:
Have you considered running with SillyString? You'd be a very electable pairing.
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Thank you for saying so. I think at this early a stage in the face I would like my platform to stand on its own merits. If, as the election approaches, that situation changes, then I would discuss the possibility with Asta and the electorate at that time.
 
Myroria:
Mall:
If you won, and the delegate was plotting a coup that you found out about, and after bringing the issue to the Courts the delegate won, would you counter-coup the region to protect it, thereby violating the Constibillicode, or would you follow the laws of the region and allow the coup to take place?
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I think this situation has a lot of unspoken parameters that make predicting what I would decide ahead of time with only this information hard.

In general, I can say that there are many permutations of this situation where a countercoup would be the best option and many permutations where it would be the worst. In general, I am inclined to side with the law.
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To make the situation a bit clearer, let us assume that I am the Delegate and am preparing a coup. I come to you and demonstrate that I, beyond any shadow of a doubt, am in the midst of bringing in troops to aid in what will be a massive purge. You take it to the court, but the court in typical court fashion fails to convict me or stop me. What would you do? Assume also that a recall attempt is somehow thwarted. Would you countercoup?
 
Mall:
but the court in typical court fashion fails to convict me or stop me.
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I have one word that can disprove that, because it's true. Just look at the last couple of court cases.

Plembobria.
 
Syrixia:
Mall:
but the court in typical court fashion fails to convict me or stop me.
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I have one word that can disprove that, because it's true. Just look at the last couple of court cases.

Plembobria.
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No Court has managed to convict me of anything yet which is what my example relied upon.
 
Mall:
Syrixia:
Mall:
but the court in typical court fashion fails to convict me or stop me.
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I have one word that can disprove that, because it's true. Just look at the last couple of court cases.

Plembobria.
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No Court has managed to convict me of anything yet which is what my example relied upon.
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Well, if you commit a crime now, you can be sure it will, and promptly.

Wub yuo plemby :P
 
Mall:
Myroria:
Mall:
If you won, and the delegate was plotting a coup that you found out about, and after bringing the issue to the Courts the delegate won, would you counter-coup the region to protect it, thereby violating the Constibillicode, or would you follow the laws of the region and allow the coup to take place?
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I think this situation has a lot of unspoken parameters that make predicting what I would decide ahead of time with only this information hard.

In general, I can say that there are many permutations of this situation where a countercoup would be the best option and many permutations where it would be the worst. In general, I am inclined to side with the law.
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To make the situation a bit clearer, let us assume that I am the Delegate and am preparing a coup. I come to you and demonstrate that I, beyond any shadow of a doubt, am in the midst of bringing in troops to aid in what will be a massive purge. You take it to the court, but the court in typical court fashion fails to convict me or stop me. What would you do? Assume also that a recall attempt is somehow thwarted. Would you countercoup?
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If the recall attempt is thwarted due to legal reasons, or the electorate is not aware of your plans when the election takes place or other shenanigans of the sort occur, and if your coup poses a serious threat to the democracy of the North Pacific, yes I would. The court can sort me out afterwards if they wish. I would rather TNP have to remove me and undergo another general election than have someone who has no intention of giving up the delegacy sitting in the seat.

Of course, I must emphasize again the remoteness of this possibility, and the complexities of any real-life situation.
 
Syrixia:
Mall:
Syrixia:
Mall:
but the court in typical court fashion fails to convict me or stop me.
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I have one word that can disprove that, because it's true. Just look at the last couple of court cases.

Plembobria.
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No Court has managed to convict me of anything yet which is what my example relied upon.
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Well, if you commit a crime now, you can be sure it will, and promptly.

Wub yuo plemby :P
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I wouldn't say that. It's hard to prove a crime definitively. In TNP v. Tomb, nothing had to be proven. The court had to decide if the action was a crime or not.
 
So just to be clear: you would knowingly and willingly violate the laws of this region if you determined on your own, against the wishes of the region's court and assembly, that it was the right course of action?
 
Mall:
So just to be clear: you would knowingly and willingly violate the laws of this region if you determined on your own, against the wishes of the region's court and assembly, that it was the right course of action?
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If the electorate voted to keep a delegate in office not knowing that they planned to purge high-ranking officials and perhaps even curtail democracy, yes I would go against the will of the court. As I said, they can sort me out later if they want.
 
So you believe that your personal opinions are more valid than those of the entire rest of the government of TNP?
 
Whether or not the electorate is informed in this purely hypothetical situation is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. Either they have that information or they don't.

As Vice Delegate, it would fall to me to act in the interests of the region against a Delegate violating their oath of office. To the best of my ability I would ensure that the will of the people is respected, but if the people are not informed enough to make a decision then I would act to ensure this region is secure.
 
Myroria:
Whether or not the electorate is informed in this purely hypothetical situation is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. Either they have that information or they don't.

As Vice Delegate, it would fall to me to act in the interests of the region against a Delegate violating their oath of office. To the best of my ability I would ensure that the will of the people is respected, but if the people are not informed enough to make a decision then I would act to ensure this region is secure.
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The hypothetical assumes that they have the information but they fail to act on it for whatever reason. Perhaps the Delegate has bribed a number of them. Unless you are assuming that the citizens of the region are fundamentally uninformed and inept.
 
Unless the people have a fair, open election devoid of fraud in which they can vote to approve the purge of high-ranking government officials, democracy is not being conducted in a transparent and honest sense. At that point it falls to people like the Vice Delegate and the Security Council to ensure this region is secure.

If you are asking me to say "There are concepts greater than the laws of The North Pacific", then I would say yes, there are. These concepts include the democracy that The North Pacific wrote its constitution, bill of rights, and legal code with. If a delegate is transparently twisting and violating the law, breaking their oath of office, and working behind the scenes to undermine not just these laws but the concepts they are built to honor, then yes, I would break them, and I would have no qualms with breaking them.

I am not here to say what is necessary to win an election, but to present my platform and let the electorate decide for itself. Thank you for the question. I appreciate hard-hitting questions that will ensure the electorate knows exactly who they will be voting for or against.
 
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