Vivanco, you’re no stranger to campaigns and livening them up in the process. I’m glad to see not only a platform for this one, but one that’s playing it straight and not leaning on humor. The times demand a more serious approach and Vice Delegate is a tough and important job.
Frontiers are something you’re going to address in a subsequent answer, so I wanted to get my question in so you could consider it as well. What’s the sweet spot? How much focus on territories should the SC have vs the mainland? What extent should the territories be responsible for their own security, what would that look like in your opinion? Do they get their own SC? Is the Frontier VD enough? How many endorsements should we shoot for?
Is there a particular strategy you have in mind for endotarting? The impact of F/S hasn’t been too bad yet, but our WAs were already not on a good trend, and historically we know how difficult getting endorsements up can be. Deropia was recalled before he got #2, Robes resigned before he got there, Tomb famously had us scrambling to change the law because it was taking him so long we worried he was violating the law. And even Gorundu didn’t get #2 until the transition following Boston’s resignation as delegate - there’s a possibility he wouldn’t have hit #2 until right before the election. So this isn’t something we can shrug off. What’s your technique or plan for endotarting, or do you have some ideas for greater exposure and getting those numbers up?
Why is declassification taking so long? How would you speed it up? Is there any part of the process that we have that can be done differently, better?
Some of your platform has me thinking that like Chipoli, you feel part of your work will need to be in the executive and with an eye toward other areas. Is there a particular role you would want to invest time in, that would be in addition to the strict Vice Delegate duties?
You mentioned Cretox’s old deputy VD idea. Why do you think he never did it? What would this look like in practice? With the Speaker’s office, deputies do the exact same work as the Speaker, so they can easily increase the office’s output and step in for the Speaker. But the person who steps in for an absent VD is a member of the SC, and only one person can have the second most endorsements in the region, or chair the SC with all that entails. How would deputies for the VD be able to do the VD’s job? I assume their portfolio would be limited?
We can’t shrug off the possibility of the VD assuming the delegacy given what has just happened. What skills or knowledge do you have now that you think would also be helpful if you were suddenly forced to be acting delegate? To be fair, it’s unlikely you’d have to act as delegate as long as Gorundu has, so we’re probably talking a couple of weeks assuming you don’t win the special election. So I’d like to also ask, would you feel obligated to keep things more or less the same as the delegate’s plan and government during the acting delegate period? Or is it fair for you to leave your mark on it? And would you run in the special election to succeed the delegate if you had to be acting delegate?
Thank you for giving it another go, and for giving us a race after a dry spell of uncontested elections.
Thank you for the kind opening words, Pallaith! I must say, while I'm not leaning on humor, it doesn't mean that I am completely void of it, as you must know already and expect from me. But I agree, times like this, after what has happened, need a more serious approach, and so, here I am giving it the best I got, for it is what the region deserves:
One's best.
What's the sweet spot about Frontiers?
The very name gives me a good idea of what it entails, of what feelings I have about the update. It's like space, the next Frontier, the next exploration route. It's something innovative in a game that's been around since the early 2000s, with many members of our community coming from back then, and now with this breeze of fresh air, while having some fears on how it would go, I can't but feel excitement and hope on what the future holds. The experience of creating new communities and regions, much like others did before, but now with the experience and potential backing of "interregional potencies" such as for example ourselves gives us an outstanding perspective on what could be.
How much focus on territories should the SC have VS the Mainland?
I don't like how you placed that "
vs" in the question, for it can lead to a potential divide between the Territories and the Mainland. Hierarchically it is true that TNP remains superior legally speaking, as they would be completely under TNP Law's oversight when it comes to the basic law.
68. A territory may define for itself, in the form of a charter presented to the Regional Assembly, the proper assignment and use of its Regional Powers, with the exception of Border Control; the regulation of its Regional Message Board; residential voting policy; and the selection of its Frontier Delegate, Frontier Vice Delegate and Regional Officers; but may not contradict the Constitution, any Law outside this chapter, or any Law in this section.
It is the role of the VD to maintain security first, of course, that's part of the role to play. So, to have a comparation of versus could incite suspicion. But that's, again, semantics.
And to finally answer the question, I would say that the focus should be equal in times of "peace", but when a contradiction arises, when problems grow and it's time to act, the priorities are more than clear.
The Mainland should come before the Territories in the case of a crisis.
Is there a particular role you would want to invest time in, that would be an addition to the strict Vice Delegate duties?
Not necesarily. The duties of the VD would be enough as it is, and my collaboration with the Executive would be part of the duties. However, I feel that's not by what you were reffering to in your question, so do feel free to follow up with an explanation and further questionings if not.
You mentioned Cretox’s old deputy VD idea. Why do you think he never did it? What would this look like in practice? With the Speaker’s office, deputies do the exact same work as the Speaker, so they can easily increase the office’s output and step in for the Speaker. But the person who steps in for an absent VD is a member of the SC, and only one person can have the second most endorsements in the region, or chair the SC with all that entails. How would deputies for the VD be able to do the VD’s job? I assume their portfolio would be limited?
I've been looking into the matter, and back in 2017, the idea of a Deputy VD was a thing already. As an idea, of course.
Why he never did it? Let's not think on why I think and look at directly why he never did.
Marth 8th, 2022, on The Agora, in TNP's Discord. Cretox stated the following.
I unironically had an idea to make a deputy vice delegate to help with the wadp without having to join and stay in the SC first
SC said no
I could imagine some arguments regarding the idea and the potentiality of a breach of either privacy or trust, and it's something understandable. Such a delicate matter should be given time and discussion. But I believe there could be a way to do it, much more now in the times where automation is down for the moment.
One thing I will say clearly, a Deputy VD wouldn't become acting VD, and that much is clear, so my use of the term "Deputy" is merely a stand-in for what it could be an accesory/work group. I do not see it as someone who would do the same work of the VD, since that is a personal power that, as it stands in the Legal Code, it wouldn't be delegated to anyone else. The job they would serve in would be helping in doing the job the WADP automatically would compile. An aid, an auxiliary corp. And of course, from the delicacy of the position, it would be limited, of course.
We can’t shrug off the possibility of the VD assuming the delegacy given what has just happened. What skills or knowledge do you have now that you think would also be helpful if you were suddenly forced to be acting delegate? To be fair, it’s unlikely you’d have to act as delegate as long as Gorundu has, so we’re probably talking a couple of weeks assuming you don’t win the special election. So I’d like to also ask, would you feel obligated to keep things more or less the same as the delegate’s plan and government during the acting delegate period? Or is it fair for you to leave your mark on it? And would you run in the special election to succeed the delegate if you had to be acting delegate?
Experience, Loyality, Accessibility and, to extent, Trust. Those are the big four I believe to be the best grantor of the fact that I could do well in the case of having to be Acting Delegate. I've served in multiple ministries, gathered insight of the inner working of the different parts and cultures of the region, the delicate balance of power to maintain, the legality of the region... So, I could assume it wouldn't become a problem.
I believe that if I do become acting delegate, that on a general basis, I should continue a delegate's plan. But becoming Acting Delegate is part of the job as VD as grantor of stability of the region. So, I believe it would be fair for me to leave my mark, as it would be part of the requirements to lead the ship to good port, not just the ideal port. If the Delegate has to go, depending on the situation, I would be more prone to do one or the other, but keeping the region's interest always in the priority.
I would run in the Special Election to succeed the Delegate in the case that nobody stepped up to the role.
Thank you again for the questions, and I will remain available for any follow-ups.
