What in the blue-hell are we supposed to do were the Senator's amendment to pass the Senate and, subsequently, ratified by the Regions, if similar circumstances were to happen again?
The absence of the Vice-President has caused the wheels of the Senate to slow as it is. Imagine how ineffective government would be had he the responsibility for Defense, State and Treasury affairs too.
I imagine things would run as they have over the past few months. Neither our Secretary of Defense nor our Secretary of Treasury have been active at all recently, to no detriment to the game at all. In all reality, neither of these three departments have responsibilities that are necessary for the game to run smoothly. State and Defense respond to overseas concerns, and take actions which are then reported back to them by the GM. Without an active GM, there really isn't much for them to do. Treasury responds to financial concerns, making adjustments to monetary policy, and then waits to hear back from the GM on the results of his policies. None of the three provide any direct impact on the game.
And, once we have the membership again for these positions, and an active GM, I'd be very supportive of bringing them back because they can be fun positions to hold. They're just superfluous right now.
