Regional Senate Partnership Amendment [failed to pass]

[Bacon King]

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Sponsor: Senator Tmthforu94

(this is in slot one)

[Marokai Backbeat]

Oh come on, people. Say something.

[tmthforu94]

Does it look familiar? That's because it was a bill that was discussed and heavily debated a few sessions ago. It passed the Senate vote, but failed the public vote.
Some key differences between this version and the other version:
- This version is, overall, more specific than the other version.
- This version requires the voting ot be done in STV, while I believe the other didn't specify.
- On this version, all regions part of the possible deal have to vote 60% in favor. In the other version, it only needed a simple majority.

[bgwah]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

[tmthforu94]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Regional Senate elections would still exist. Regions could just combine their elections, which could quite possibly create more interesting and suspenseful elections. Or, we can continue down the same boring path we've been taking for months...

[Vepres]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Regional Senate elections would still exist. Regions could just combine their elections, which could quite possibly create more interesting and suspenseful elections. Or, we can continue down the same boring path we've been taking for months...

Really? Three out of the five regional elections last time were very close and interesting.

[tmthforu94]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Regional Senate elections would still exist. Regions could just combine their elections, which could quite possibly create more interesting and suspenseful elections. Or, we can continue down the same boring path we've been taking for months...

Really? Three out of the five regional elections last time were very close and interesting.

I beg to differ. The Southeast and Pacific were never even remotely interesting. The Mideast had some drama early, but ended up being a landslide victory. While the Midwest appeared close, I don't think many people expected it to go the other way, simply based on the fact that liberals outnumber conservatives in the region, and the conservative candidate had the numbers to get close, but not to win. The Northeast was the only exciting race in this election, as the results suprised a lot of people. A combination, for example, of the Midwest and Pacific could have created a much more interesting race than the two regions individually.

[Хahar 🤔]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Presumably this is directed at people who aren't blind reactionaries.

[Vepres]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Regional Senate elections would still exist. Regions could just combine their elections, which could quite possibly create more interesting and suspenseful elections. Or, we can continue down the same boring path we've been taking for months...

Really? Three out of the five regional elections last time were very close and interesting.

I beg to differ. The Southeast and Pacific were never even remotely interesting. The Mideast had some drama early, but ended up being a landslide victory. While the Midwest appeared close, I don't think many people expected it to go the other way, simply based on the fact that liberals outnumber conservatives in the region, and the conservative candidate had the numbers to get close, but not to win. The Northeast was the only exciting race in this election, as the results suprised a lot of people. A combination, for example, of the Midwest and Pacific could have created a much more interesting race than the two regions individually.

I came within two votes of Hans, and the Mideast race, while not close, was certainly interesting to watch.

[Vepres]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Presumably this is directed at people who aren't blind reactionaries.

Ah yes, I forgot the definition of reactionary.

Reactionary, n.: 1. Somebody who disagrees with Xahar.

[Хahar 🤔]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Presumably this is directed at people who aren't blind reactionaries.

Ah yes, I forgot the definition of reactionary.

Reactionary, n.: 1. Somebody who disagrees with Xahar.

Don't pull an Einzige here.

[bgwah]

No thanks. I like regional Senate elections just fine.

Presumably this is directed at people who aren't blind reactionaries.

My desire to preserve the status quo would make me a conservative on the issue, not a reactionary. But I guess that doesn't sound as catchy, does it? Actually, that's probably giving you too much credit...

[Хahar 🤔]

Because, obviously, reaction and conservatism are mutually exclusive.

[Purple State]

Game reform for the sake of game reform, while interesting, may inevitably lead to more harm than good. This seems like it will be a) underutilized and b) a source of confusion.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Game reform for the sake of game reform, while interesting, may inevitably lead to more harm than good. This seems like it will be a) underutilized and b) a source of confusion.

Very much agreed. This is something I've said in the past; ie, we do not need to break what works well for the sake of reform. I think most of the regional elections were close contests, and because of that, the argument that they are all uninteresting is simply grasping for straws. Sure, the Southeast and Pacific were not contests, but you can't expect 100% of the elections to be nail biters.

[Bacon King]

I'll be moving this to a final vote shortly if nobody objects. It seems that everyone has a set opinion of the bill and there's not really any room for compromise.

[Bacon King]

Senators, there is now a final vote on this bill. Please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

[Bacon King]

Nay.

[Fritz]

Aye

(why the hell not?)

[tmthforu94]

Aye

If anything, we should let the people decide on this. If some people were really regionalists, they would leave it to the regions to decide whether they want it or not, not the federal government. Personally, I'm voting for this not only because of that, but because I think this would put a positive impact on the game that would make regional senate elections more exciting and dramatic than they currently are.

[k-onmmunist]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay

[bgwah]

nay

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Nay

[Marokai Backbeat]

Nay

Fake regionalist. It's becoming more and more clear regional rights is a brand name, and not a genuine ideology, as you only seem to support the "rights" of the regions that you like.