Office of Northeast Member of Assembly Senator Libertas!

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Just realized I had never gotten around to opening an 'office' thread since becoming Senator a few weeks ago. Well here it is. A belated thank you to all of my supporters.

Now open for questions, comments, etc.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

oh hi

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=112305.0

Leave that for forum community discussion, Sewer, and stop trolling the offices of elected officials. I disagree with Libertas as much as you do, but this is not the place to troll mindlessly.

Learn what trolling means first.

What you're doing is trolling, now get out.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I'm genuinely curious about your positions regarding game reform. Do you have any plans of your own in that respect or have opinions on other proposals?

Yes, I favor reforming the game my making it more accessible to newcomers. I support reducing the required post count and minimum waiting time before new members may register in Atlasia, for example. Also the waiting period while moving between states within a region should be non-existent.

Having been reluctant to propose anything in the Senate due to uncertainty of what is already on the books, I do support some type of 'reboot' for Atlasian legislation. For example a recent sugar tariff bill was tabled after it was discovered there was something similar already on the books.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

With the election results finalized, I would like to congratulate Bgwah, Hans-im-Glück, and North Carolina Yankee on their re-election, and I would like to welcome to the Senate Franzl and Dallasfan65. I look forward to serving with you all in the coming time.

Senator Libertas

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

As Senator-at-large, I would like to keep to keep my constituents informed on the current status of my legislative agenda.

• Intra Regional Mobility Amendment: This proposed amendment will abolish the unnecessary 180 day required waiting period between changing states within a region. Some issues were raised earlier, but it is now just now just one Aye away from passing.
• Fusion Ballot Reform Act: This bill would allow candidates to run on a fusion ticket appearing on the ballot under multiple party lines. In addition, it provides a mechanism by which parties may conduct true primaries. I fully expect this to pass.
• Break the Chains Act:This proposal would implement a tax credit structure whereby small businesses may be incentivized while the growth of large corporate chains would be discouraged. My primary fear is that it will be watered down too much, but I do expect something to pass.
• Ludlow Amendment:This amendment would put the power of declaring war into the hands of the people who fight it, by requiring a nationwide referendum before any war of aggression may be declared. I admit with this proposal we are fighting an uphill battle against advocates of executive war-making powers and the powerful lobbies of the military-industrial complex. I will keep you posted.

Any questions or comments are welcome.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

     I must say, you have proposed some really good bills. Definitely much better than I did or SPC did. Kudos, man.

Well, thank you.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Thank you for all of your support.

Unfortunately, as I said, it is an uphill battle against a Senate dominated by reactionary voices.

In addition, the incoming president and vice president, already obstructionist before even taking office, have made it clear that they are mere tools of big business and the military-industrial complex. I fear this is going to be a dark time to be an Atlasian, unless you're the CEO of WalMart or Boeing.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Thank you for all of your support.

Unfortunately, as I said, it is an uphill battle against a Senate dominated by reactionary voices.

In addition, the incoming president and vice president, already obstructionist before even taking office, have made it clear that they are mere tools of big business and the military-industrial complex. I fear this is going to be a dark time to be an Atlasian, unless you're the CEO of WalMart or Boeing.

I forgot how you could take support and misconstrue it with lies and insincerity.

Rather than acting like an incessantly spiteful boor, why not attempt reasonable debate on legitimate issues for a change? It may make your uphill battles less steep, rather than more.

Being deliberately disingenuous now, Mr. President-elect? You know very well that is not the bill I am referring to.


You already fired the first shots of obstructionism when you falsely claimed my proposal to give the Atlasian people the right to decide whether to commit to a war of aggression would be "dangerous for our armed forces" and a "dangerous impediment to legal actions by the Atlasian military".

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Thank you for all of your support.

Unfortunately, as I said, it is an uphill battle against a Senate dominated by reactionary voices.

In addition, the incoming president and vice president, already obstructionist before even taking office, have made it clear that they are mere tools of big business and the military-industrial complex. I fear this is going to be a dark time to be an Atlasian, unless you're the CEO of WalMart or Boeing.

I forgot how you could take support and misconstrue it with lies and insincerity.

Rather than acting like an incessantly spiteful boor, why not attempt reasonable debate on legitimate issues for a change? It may make your uphill battles less steep, rather than more.

Being deliberately disingenuous now, Mr. President-elect? You know very well that is not the bill I am referring to.


You already fired the first shots of obstructionism when you falsely claimed my proposal to give the Atlasian people the right to decide whether to commit to a war of aggression would be "dangerous for our armed forces" and a "dangerous impediment to legal actions by the Atlasian military".

If you believe that I (or anyone else) am obstructing something, say what it is. Speaking in generalities will, of course, leave room for disingenuous retorts.

You are taking things a little too personally here. I voice opposition to one of your proposals and suddenly I am obstructionist? I was simply pointing out that I also support some of your efforts (in fact, I have voiced support for two of your proposals already).

Before you've even taken office, your administration has been fighting against 75% of my proposed legislation. Your vice president in particular has been responsible for creating an environment of negativity on the Senate floor.

So yes, it sure seems like obstructionism rooted in a personal vendetta against me.

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Is that a threat?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Thank you for all of your support.

Unfortunately, as I said, it is an uphill battle against a Senate dominated by reactionary voices.

In addition, the incoming president and vice president, already obstructionist before even taking office, have made it clear that they are mere tools of big business and the military-industrial complex. I fear this is going to be a dark time to be an Atlasian, unless you're the CEO of WalMart or Boeing.

I forgot how you could take support and misconstrue it with lies and insincerity.

Rather than acting like an incessantly spiteful boor, why not attempt reasonable debate on legitimate issues for a change? It may make your uphill battles less steep, rather than more.

Being deliberately disingenuous now, Mr. President-elect? You know very well that is not the bill I am referring to.


You already fired the first shots of obstructionism when you falsely claimed my proposal to give the Atlasian people the right to decide whether to commit to a war of aggression would be "dangerous for our armed forces" and a "dangerous impediment to legal actions by the Atlasian military".

If you believe that I (or anyone else) am obstructing something, say what it is. Speaking in generalities will, of course, leave room for disingenuous retorts.

You are taking things a little too personally here. I voice opposition to one of your proposals and suddenly I am obstructionist? I was simply pointing out that I also support some of your efforts (in fact, I have voiced support for two of your proposals already).

Before you've even taken office, your administration has been fighting against 75% of my proposed legislation. Your vice president in particular has been responsible for creating an environment of negativity on the Senate floor.

So yes, it sure seems like obstructionism rooted in a personal vendetta against me.

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Is that a threat?

Let's not get carried away in hyperbole. I support the Intra Regional Mobility Amendment and the Fusion Ballot Reform Act and have stated as much. Your Break the Chains Act is good, but could use some modifying on technical points and the debate in that thread with Marokai is a healthy one to have. And I oppose the Ludlow Amendment. That is my administration's official position. So I oppose 25%, not 75%, of your current proposals and I'm willing to work to find a compromise to the Ludlow Amendment.

You are picking fights for no reason and taking a "with me 100% of the time or against me 100% of the time." I'm not threatening you; I'm giving you the cold, hard truth. If you actively seek to alienate people, go right ahead, but that will inevitably hurt your agenda.

Marokai Blue opposed the Fusion Ballot Reform Act, and he fired the first salvo in that thread by attacking me rather than sticking to the legislation.

I'm not a big fan of this proposal.

Yes, currently endorsement votes are practically useless, but this proposal will do absolutely nothing to solve the obligation people feel to endorse people regardless of whether or not they support them or not.

But my biggest concern is that this just institutionalizes zombie-ism. Active voters and even semi-informed voters will make their own decisions and know who the popular and well informed candidates are. They can make decisions themselves without having bright flashing letters (figure of speech, gentlemen) right next to the name blinking "ENDORSED BY: ____" or distorting the party tags by putting several party abbreviations by each other.

The absolute last thing I want is to put on the election rules a provision that basically endorses a follow-the-herd mentality for uninformed or zombie voters.

Also, "parties will be able to prohibit members from running as their official party candidate"? Libertas talks alot about opposing these establishment, but this proposal reeks in it's entirety of an attempt to sway uninformed voters with additional labels and attempts at keeping 'undesirables' off the ballot. Individuals should be able to run with whatever party label they feel like.

This bill: Ugh. Libertas definitely is waging an establishment vs. the individual battle here, but he's on the wrong side fo' sho'.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

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Why do you have so many reports and warnings? Do you not feel that your inability to control yourself, and possibility that you could be banned at any moment, hinders your work as a Senator in Atlasia?

No, I rightfully feel that that has nothing to do with my work as a Senator.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Here is an update on the status of the legislation mentioned earlier:

• Intra Regional Mobility Amendment: This proposal passed the requirements in the Senate and then went on to be ratified by every region except the Pacific. Fortunately, only 3/4 of the regions are required for passage.
• Fusion Ballot Reform Act: This bill has passed the Senate and is waiting for the president's signature, and I do believe it will be signed.
• Break the Chains Act: This bill is unfortunately probably going to be watered-down and amended into oblivion. There is a terrible, terrible amendment being voted on now that will completely destroy it. The amendment will likely pass, and I will certainly vote NAY on what will be an unrecognizable final bill. I do wish they'd change the name, at least.
• Ludlow Amendment: Some compromises unfortunately had to be made to earn the support of some of my JCP colleagues, however this amendment has passed the Senate with 7 votes. It passed with the unanimous support of the Populares and JCP delegations. Both RPP senators abstained, while the lone DA senator was the sole Nay vote.  It will go to the regions shortly, I expect.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Another update on the legislation:

• Intra Regional Mobility Amendment: This amendment passed the Senate and was ratified by every region except the Pacific. It is now part of the Constitution.
• Fusion Ballot Reform Act: This bill has passed the Senate and was signed by the president. I got the signing pen.
• Break the Chains Act: This bill was amended a lot and passed over my objections. It's been sent back to the Senate by the president with new proposed amendments, however. Will keep you posted.
• Ludlow Amendment: This amendment passed the Senate and then went to the regions. It passed in 3/5 regions (all except the Mideast and Southeast), but unfortunately the requirement for ratification is 3/4 of the regions. It's been defeated by the pro-war establishment - for now.

In the meantime, I have also founded the Peace Caucus which will from now on provide an organized movement to advocate for pro-peace policies. We have not given up.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Aye

I had you down as voting "Nay" for Ben, Libertas. Why the change of heart?

I had some concerns about benconstine's ideological positions, and I still do. He said he would allow room for dissenting views. The jury is still out as to whether he was a good appointee for the job after all.

As for the other nominees, I didn't have much problem with Meeker for SoFE and Ebowed for supreme court justice.

Winston Disraeli's Maoism was a concern, however he assured me as SoIA he would not implement Maoist policies. Al as GM I'm still unsure of, but we'll wait and see...

I've voted Aye on all of the appointees thus far.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

And by the way, just a few remarks about the Ludlow Amendment.

It was an amendment primarily designed with the intent of reducing the risk of unnecessary aggressive war, yes. I intend to continue to advocate for pro-peace policies in the Senate. But it also had a game reform side.

It would have added something new and unique for us all to vote on. Atlasia is still an election game; it's supposed to be fun and give us lots of new choices, not be static. New ideas should be welcomed, not shunned.

But no, right away we had reactionary fools shrieking "OMG NATIONAL DEFENSE!!!11 The terrists will get us!!111!" I wouldn't be surprised if a certain individual really did believe his life was at stake if this passed.

The whole campaign against it was just so freaking stupid.

I hope the naysayers realize how foolish you all looked.

To those who supported this amendment, I thank you. I'm not going to give up and neither should you.

That is all.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

My fellow Atlasians,

Today I wish to kick off my re-election campaign, in which I will ask for the chance to serve you for another term as a Senator of Atlasia.

Atlasians from all regions and of all party affiliations are once again invited to bring questions or comments here to what will serve as my impromptu campaign HQ.

As Senator, I oversaw the passage of all four pieces of my legislative programme, as I've discussed in more detail in previous posts here. Two have become law, and the third is likely to do so as well. I have worked with members of all parties to come up with the best possible solutions on these and on other issues we face in the Senate.

Once again, I'd love to answer any questions or comments you might have about my record in the Senate or anything else that might help you to decide whether I am worthy of your support in this month's election.

Thank You,
Senator Libertas

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Endorsed.

Endorsed, yo.

Endorsed!

highest non RPP pref, man.

As little as we like each other, you're a damn good Senator. Endorsed.

Thank you all for your support.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Looking forward the interesting race.

Yes, and perhaps we will serve together in the Senate next term.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

You've been quite an interesting Senator so far, Libertas. I'm currently undecided as to whether or not preference you. Help me out!

Hmm, well do you have any particular questions whose answers might be able to help you in making your decision?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I've asked a number of people why the hell they would want to vote for you, and they've answered me. Their answered have lead me to believe that perhaps I have misjudged you.

I am not willing to accept that I have, but, I am willing to entertain that it is "possible".

Therefore I shall be ranking you, but, I shall be ranking you 7th.

I'm not quite sure what all that means, but alright then.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I realize it's a bit late for this, but Atlasia's been kinda quiet and I've been rather busy lately...but I can't not do this:


I would just like to thank the people of Atlasia for giving me the chance to serve them in the Senate again this term. In fact, my position improved from 3rd place to 1st in how I finished on election night between my first race in April and my re-election in August.

Hopefully things will pick up in the Senate now, and I look forward to working with my colleagues, new and old, to make that happen.

To those who lost, A-Bob and Kalwejt, I wish you the best in your current endeavors; A-Bob as a Mideast Assemblyman and Kalwejt as Attorney General. I'm sure you will be in a strong position to do better next time.

Once again, I invite anyone to post questions or comments about anything they wish to talk about here in my office, or you can send them to me by PM if you would prefer.

Sincerely,
Senator Libertas

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Thank you Senator, best of luck to you in the Senate

Right back atcha, Assemblyman. Thank you.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

My fellow Atlasians,

Today I have officially announced that I shall be standing for re-election to the Senate of Atlasia.

Legislation from my first term, such as the Break the Chains Act, has already started to bear fruit for Atlasian small businesses.

During my second term in the Senate, I've introduced legislation to bring an end to the abuses of the TSA, abolish the Federal Reserve, end taxation on alcohol and tobacco, crack down on Wiki vandalism, and restore the Intra-Regional Mobility Amendment. It is true that the Populares have lost seats and are in a bit of a rough spot lately, making it difficult to get our legislative agenda passed. We are up against an unfriendly Senate majority as well as a hostile president.

But I ask for your support today, not as a member of any political party or faction, but as a fellow Atlasian. In the Senate, I've been the sole voice of opposition and vote of dissent on numerous pieces of legislation and nominations. Conversely, I've introduced several bills that none of my colleagues in the Senate of any party were willing to touch. If re-elected, I shall continue to speak and act independently, representing the people of Atlasia against the establishment. I will never compromise principle for political gain.

Thus, regardless of your party affiliation or political outlook, I would much appreciate your support in the upcoming elections.

Sincerely,
Senator Libertas

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Thank you to Governor Tmthforu94, wormyguy, Governor Han, Mechaman, Governor Oakvale, Franzl (I think) and Kalwejt (conditionally) for your endorsements.

Endorsed! Best of luck to you.

One question: If you are re-elected, will you make an effort to make more votes than you currently do?

Yes, Governor, and let me once again clarify what the situation is. The attacks on me alleging inactivity are due primarily to partisan and personal animosity. Yes, I have missed votes, and I apologize for not being as active as I should have been, but this needs to be put into perspective.

The method of using how many times a senator shows up to cast meaningless votes on uncompetitive, unanimously-passing legislation and nominations is akin to John McCain obsessing over earmarks to look like he's tough on spending. It's a small side issue that distracts from the real problems.

I have really not been inactive, but simply selectively active, focusing on real issues in the Senate. At the same times that I was implicitly abstaining from votes, I've been taking part in actual debates, putting forth questions and criticisms, as well as introducing numerous pieces of legislation myself.

The real problem in the Senate I think is the people who do always just show up to vote as they are told. Nobody pays attention to debates; they just get a PM when its time to vote. Rarely is there a real competitive vote on a piece of legislation.

Let me once again point out that the same party and people assailing my record now are the ones who nearly elected to the PPT position someone who had been verge of expulsion due to 20 days of total inactivity. Even in this thread, Marokai Blue has the gall to compare my situation to Senator Bacon King's, which makes clear what their motivations are in attacking me. This is not a knock against Bacon King, but again, let's view the bigger picture of what's really been going on and not get mired down in these partisan, personally-motivated attacks.


If I weren't in the Senate this past term, the amount of opposition and debate going on in the Senate would be pretty much zero. Like the rest of Atlasia, the Senate is otherwise dominated by a sort of good ol' boys club. I have sought to break down this power structure and I shall continue this fight if the people of Atlasia grant me the privilege of another term.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Not endorsed.

Show up once in a while and do your f-cking job. Seriously. If this was real life you'd be getting paid from public funds for not turning up to votes. If you want to take a stand against a perceived lack of debate - abstain.

Yeah, next thing you know I might end up almost as inactive as President afleitch was.