Status of FuturePrez

[The Duke]

Senator FuturePrez has not been logged on in 8 days.  He has not posted in 10 days.  He has not participated in any senate debates since his election.  He has not, at least to my knowledge, notified us of any reason for his absence.

Can anyone contact him to find out what his status is?

[Speed of Sound]

Senator FuturePrez has not been logged on in 8 days.  He has not posted in 10 days.  He has not participated in any senate debates since his election.  He has not, at least to my knowledge, notified us of any reason for his absence.

Can anyone contact him to find out what his status is?

no, but i can tell you that you will see the result of this when i release my poll results, and the result is not a good one, in case you couldnt already figure that out.

[Gabu]

Haven't a clue what's up with FuturePrez.  Emsworth and I have decided to count him as "absent" in the Senate due to his extended absence.

[JohnFKennedy]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos TrueDem.

[King]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos TrueDem.

If this leads to expulsion before the August elections, Gov. Wildcard could be the first to appoint a Regional Senator.

[Gabu]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos TrueDem.

If this leads to expulsion before the August elections, Gov. Wildcard could be the first to appoint a Regional Senator.

I plan on waiting another two weeks or so and then taking appropriate action.  I really hate to, but the fact is that we honestly have no idea if he'll show up tomorrow or if he'll never show up, and we have to assume the worst after long enough.  It's not fair to the people of the Pacific not to have any representation.

[King]

--- King's unimportant 2¢ ---

Wildcard should appoint Goldwater as Senator because it solves the problem of a split of the Union in the Lt. Governor race and it gives the Pacific a center-right libertarian Senator that they voted for with FuturePrez. 

[Gabu]

--- King's unimportant 2¢ ---

Wildcard should appoint Goldwater as Senator because it solves the problem of a split of the Union in the Lt. Governor race and it gives the Pacific a center-right libertarian Senator that they voted for with FuturePrez. 

I'm sure you care about the second part more than the first part.

[Sam Spade]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos TrueDem.

If this leads to expulsion before the August elections, Gov. Wildcard could be the first to appoint a Regional Senator.

I plan on waiting another two weeks or so and then taking appropriate action.  I really hate to, but the fact is that we honestly have no idea if he'll show up tomorrow or if he'll never show up, and we have to assume the worst after long enough.  It's not fair to the people of the Pacific not to have any representation.

I agree with Gabu on this and will vote to expel if this becomes the case.

[Peter]

Haven't a clue what's up with FuturePrez.  Emsworth and I have decided to count him as "absent" in the Senate due to his extended absence.

Continually counting him as an abstention effectively gives the Senate an excuse never to deal with this issue, because it actually removes the problem of meeting a majority with a reduced number of Senators: Because FuturePrez is continually abstaining in votes officially, the majority required is only 5 votes for, as opposed to the ordinary 6.

The reason that migrendel was ultimately expelled wasn't because people were largely worried about his district receiving its due representation, but because the Senate ground to a hault in a lame duck period with so very few Senators available to continue to make votes valid

[Gabu]

The reason that migrendel was ultimately expelled wasn't because people were largely worried about his district receiving its due representation, but because the Senate ground to a hault in a lame duck period with so very few Senators available to continue to make votes valid

That's not exactly a reason why our motives in this case should be exactly the same as that.  Personally, being from the Pacific, I would kind of like to have a senator.

[Peter]

Its a much better way of making the Senate do something about it if it suddenly starts to find his absence that much more inconvenient for them.

[Defarge]

We should establish standards for the minimum amount of time a Senator can be absent before he/she is expelled.  A procedural resolution would do, something to the effect of: Senators, if going on vacation must establish the date of their return, if a Senator is absent for however many weeks, the Senate is to consider expelling him, etc.

[Emsworth]

I certainly hope that the situation does not become so common that a resolution becomes necessary. But if it does, then there's really no choice.

At this stage, I think that I would leave it to the residents of the Pacific. (I know I'm a resident myself, but I'm speaking in my capacity as Vice President.) If they want FuturePrez to be expelled after two weeks, then the Senate should hold an expulsion vote then. Similarly, if they want him expelled now, a vote should be held now.

[King]

We should establish standards for the minimum amount of time a Senator can be absent before he/she is expelled.  A procedural resolution would do, something to the effect of: Senators, if going on vacation must establish the date of their return, if a Senator is absent for however many weeks, the Senate is to consider expelling him, etc.

We can always re-enact a modified version of the Federal Activity Act as a Senate Procedure for expulsion of forum officers.

[Sam Spade]

We should establish standards for the minimum amount of time a Senator can be absent before he/she is expelled.  A procedural resolution would do, something to the effect of: Senators, if going on vacation must establish the date of their return, if a Senator is absent for however many weeks, the Senate is to consider expelling him, etc.

We can always re-enact a modified version of the Federal Activity Act as a Senate Procedure for expulsion of forum officers.

I would have no problem with this.

[TheWildCard]

We should establish standards for the minimum amount of time a Senator can be absent before he/she is expelled.  A procedural resolution would do, something to the effect of: Senators, if going on vacation must establish the date of their return, if a Senator is absent for however many weeks, the Senate is to consider expelling him, etc.

We can always re-enact a modified version of the Federal Activity Act as a Senate Procedure for expulsion of forum officers.

I would have no problem with this.

I think all forum officers is a little extreme. Not that I do not trust the Senate but it is not good to give any branch of government too much power.

[Peter]

We should establish standards for the minimum amount of time a Senator can be absent before he/she is expelled.  A procedural resolution would do, something to the effect of: Senators, if going on vacation must establish the date of their return, if a Senator is absent for however many weeks, the Senate is to consider expelling him, etc.

We can always re-enact a modified version of the Federal Activity Act as a Senate Procedure for expulsion of forum officers.

I would have no problem with this.

I think all forum officers is a little extreme. Not that I do not trust the Senate but it is not good to give any branch of government too much power.

Well, the Constitution does give it to them. If they wish to pass a procedure resolution determining when they begin impeachment or expulsion proceedings in cases of inactivity, then there is nothing to stop them.

[bgwah]

Hopefully the fools who voted for FuturePrez now see the errors of their evil ways.

[King]

Hopefully the fools who voted for FuturePrez now see the errors of their evil ways.

Just like you voted for eternal President-elect Lewis Trondheim?

No offence Lewis, but Jesus must see the "error of his ways."

[bgwah]

Hopefully the fools who voted for FuturePrez now see the errors of their evil ways.

Just like you voted for eternal President-elect Lewis Trondheim?

No offence Lewis, but Jesus must see the "error of his ways."

That's not the same. I used my magical psychic ability to predict the future and saw that I wanted TrueDem for President! Just like I wanted him for Senate!

You're just jealous you aren't psychic. You're a loser.

[bgwah]

Hey Jesus, why'd you vote against the amendment?

Because I like being able to easily see what state someone is registered in.