What is this? Kal had nothing to do with their scheme. If Turkisblau wants to complain about "do-nothings" he can start with himself and his presiding over an Legislative Council that is still sitting on at least half a dozen bills proposed by yours truly that currently appear to have no chance of reaching the floor, which is so ineffective that
it took nearly two weeks before anyone apparently noticed there hadn't been an election. I'm willing to own up to the fact I could have done more, but I'm not willing to stand around while abuse is heaped upon me by people who could have done the very same.
If Turkisblau was sincerely interested in changing things and being a force for positive change, he could have led as Speaker, which he once seemed to do, and presented a legitimate alternative to "the horrible status quo". He could have made that body a hub of activity in contrast to what he contends is gubernatorial lethargy. Instead- and by the admission of his own movement- it is almost more certainly more inactive than what he seeks to replace. Instead
his personal machinations, founded on myopic aims, have made things worse, not better. I've suffered barely-concealed snipes and potshots from his direction in silence for a long while now--all while maintaining a public show of support for, mind you! But tolerance can only go so far, and this kind of gross hypocrisy far exceeds the bounds of such tolerance.
If the plotters and supporters of this scheme were so eager to see change,
where were they before? Where were they in the Legislative Council? Where were they in the elections? If my leadership is so abysmal, why have I been twice re-elected
with no organized opposition? This lack of action suggests to me that the people behind this plot were less interested in bringing positive change to the Pacific than they were interested in creating a bit of chaos for its own, ephemeral sake. It suggests to me that these people were aware that their criticisms, coming from them, could not hold water in the open, so they had to resort to this kind of silly subversion. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe they can do better and mean to do better. But in that case,
where have they been? Where has the criticism been?People have left the Pacific in droves. I've tried to reverse that through recruitment appeals every now and then (which was responded to with
barely concealed punitive legislation from
a certain someone/!), but the fact remains that well over a dozen people, I'd guess, have left, and I would say that number includes most of our
better people. Averroes, oakvale, BaconKing (though he's back!), Lumine, even
Cranberry, to name a few- all have left. I'm not saying they don't have a right to move- many moved to the Pacific from elsewhere-nor am I blaming them for what's happened, but it's not made things any easier. Maybe I am scaring them away- but then, again, why haven't any of them stood up and said "enough is enough" and challenged me directly?
