The GM Independence Amendment (Passed)

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Slot: 10 (PPT's Discretion, PPT Administered)

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Senator Bore, as sponsor you have 24 hours to make your case for this amendment.

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Well, I voted in favor of this proposal the first time it was introduced for I believed that the possibility for a conflict between the GM and the President was there, and the position had to be independent.

Some of us have already discussed this proposal and are in favour of it, and I feel it's very important that we can avoid the possibility of what happened yesterday from happening again. Plus, having seven Senators vote in favor is also a good thing, because it means that a simply majority cannot be achieve in case of purely political reasons to remove the GM, it means that it will require a broad consensus (I imagine virtually all of us would have voted Nay if SirNick's dismissal was proposed to us).

Oh, and Senators have 24 hours to object to the amendment.

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I would argue that what we need to do here is just face facts and use it as an opportunity to make the position one that can be filled by election. Let people campaign on what it is they want to do with the game, which storylines they'll pursue, and what they think the role of the position should or should not be. This eliminates the arduous search process (since only those who really want the job will campaign for it) entirely.

Would an election be really a good idea? That would make the position even more political that now, not to mention the process would put the candidates of lesser parties in a complicated position. I do believe it would increase activity, but still...

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Yes, it seems the most pragmatic road is here is not to give an extremely harsh penalty, although censure is something I fully support. Will you modify the amendment, Cynic?

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Senators have 24 hours to object to the amendment.

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The amendment is now adopted.

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Just to clarify, is this the intended final version?

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Bump! What now?

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Senators, a final vote has started on this, please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

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Aye.

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This has enough votes to pass, Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

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Very well, the Senate has thus passed the GM Independence Amendment, and I will notify the public and the regional executives.

Aye (5) Senator Bore, Senator Deus, Senator Cynic, PPT Lumine and Senator Yankee.
Nay (2) Senator TNF and Senator Nix.
Abstained (0)

Not Voting (3) Senator Polnut, Senator JCL and Senator Cassius.