SENATE BILL: The Game Moderator Reform Act (Law'd)

[tmthforu94]

I'd like to offer an amendment, regarding section 2, point 1, considering GTO Ambassador role as Secretary's deputy.

Section 2 – Secretary of External Affairs
1. The Secretary of External Affairs shall be permitted to publish stories relating to foreign elections, foreign economic actions, foreign military conflicts, etc. In case of Secretary's prolonged and declared leave of absence (specifically, a week or longer), this task shall fall to the GTO Ambassador.

That's a great amendment, Kalwejt. I hope Antonio will accept it as friendly.

Ditto---at least regarding the SoEA's role under this bill. RE: the SoIA, I'll reiterate my earlier question:

The SoIA is limited to regional matters, and I like the idea, but what role would the GM's Office have for regional matters? Would the GM and SoIA have "co-jurisdiction" over regional issues?

That said, expanding the role of these two offices to give them some form of "assistant GM" powers is a great and long overdue idea I heartily support.

The GM office would more be focused on Senate affairs, and the SoIA would have a focus on regional affairs. My interpretation of the bill is that the GM office would not have powers over regional affairs.

[tmthforu94]

The amendment has passed.


A singular thread is probably the best situation, as far as the Game Moderating aspect. In terms of their offices and duties though, I think the SoEA, SoIA etc should maintain their independent threads, as they currently do.

I concur.

[tmthforu94]

Ditto---at least regarding the SoEA's role under this bill. RE: the SoIA, I'll reiterate my earlier question:

The SoIA is limited to regional matters, and I like the idea, but what role would the GM's Office have for regional matters? Would the GM and SoIA have "co-jurisdiction" over regional issues?

That said, expanding the role of these two offices to give them some form of "assistant GM" powers is a great and long overdue idea I heartily support.

The GM office would more be focused on Senate affairs, and the SoIA would have a focus on regional affairs. My interpretation of the bill is that the GM office would not have powers over regional affairs.

For the record, though, the GM could still have the ability to post on and influence whatever he likes, right?

That is a good question. It needs to be clarified in the legislation one way or another.

Agreed. Maybe "co-jurisdiction" on at least regional levels might be worth a try.

At any rate, the powers and responsibilities here need to be deliniated and yet remain flexable.

So in essence, the GM would keep all powers he still has, but would have the SoEA also posting foreign affair stories and the SoIA posting regional news. I'd be down with that.

[tmthforu94]

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Thoughts on that?

[tmthforu94]

If they remain separate to the point that Foreign issues can be handled solely by say the SoEA then you create a situation that would discourage such interaction from occuring.

Would you (or another Senator) consider sponsoring my proposed amendment(which will hopefully be accepted as friendly)?

[tmthforu94]

With the amendment accepted as friendly, I think just about every concern that his been expressed during this debate has been solved through amendments. I hope we can bring this to final passage as quickly as possible.

[tmthforu94]

Such speedy work.

Do you have any suggestions? If so, I'd love to hear them.

[tmthforu94]

Such speedy work.

Do you have any suggestions? If so, I'd love to hear them.

Sure!

Do more.

I'm very sorry, we're inferior beings and we can't possibly devote three straight nights to write a highly-detailed bill of twenty pages lenght in Microsoft Word.

I don't think this is an attack on you, Kal, but more on me. Instead of actually trying to help find solutions like most of us are doing, Marokai is more focused right now on finding every opportunity to criticize me.

That being said, I'm serious - If anyone has a problem or concern with this bill, please let it be known now. But I feel we've done a pretty good job covering about every concern that has been voiced thus far.

[tmthforu94]

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Wasn't as difficult to draft as I expected. Nor as wordy as I feared. Changes underlined.

Straight forward. The GM's Office retains co-jurisdiction with the Secretaries in the new areas of authority granted them under this bill in case the GM wants to also spur some activity or storylines there, and likewise if there is irreconcilable disagreement over a story or other decision made pursuant to this bill, the GM's Office would have final authority to resolve the dispute as is consistent with the Office's historical role.

Let the President break the ties!!!

JK, your proposed amendment is acceptable to me.

[tmthforu94]

I'm not attacking you, Marokai. I know the GM position is important to you, after all, you had originally applied for it. I may not like you very well personally, but I think you're a very intelligent and knowledgeable person, especially in this specific field, and I'd be more than happy to have more of your insight on the matter.

I welcome both praises and criticisms to my administration, and I'll take it to heart and try to do a better job than I'm currently doing.

[tmthforu94]

There is a problem here. Badger's underlined changes never got introduced as amendment by a Senator. Damn it.


The amendment I declared passed was tmth's from several days ago.

Then once this bill passes, just introduce the Amendment by itself as a new bill.

I wouldn't object to this. With everything currently going on right now, I'd like for this bill to be enacted ASAP.

[tmthforu94]

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