SENATE RESOLUTION: The Vice President Election Amendment (Failed)

[Vern]

My fellow Senators,

I believe this Amendment would help create a better game play for Atlasia. Sometimes we forget that we are a Fantasy Election game. Therefore, I believe electing the VP separate would make a fun and interesting twist to our game play. I believe this is a good reform we all could get behind. 

[Vern]

I urge the Senate to not support this amendment as it would harm very important and long standing institutions in this game. Parties seeking coalitions with each other is precisely what keeps minor parties alive, which is why I’m not supporting this and I ask my friends in the Senate to do the same. The current system works tremendously and we should not be changing it.

The current system doesn't work. We have had a lot of VP that have fallen short on their duties or half butt their job. This will hold them accountable. I agree with tack, where we could use this to straighten the VP role. As harming smaller parties, I do not see it that way. In fact it could strengthen them because Parties could create alliances with other parties with this. Also, we have to remember, first and foremost this is a Fantasy Election game, so making another position that is elected only strengthens what we all love about this game, the elections.

[Vern]

Also just because you run separately from each other, you could still easily form alliances with a third party via a cross endorsement.


Say Labor runs for President and a Peace candidate for VP, they could cross endorse each other, even though they aren't on the same ticket and have a similar effect.

Right! If a party doesn't have the votes to win the President race, what are they going to do to get more votes? Reach out to smaller parties to get them votes via VP

[Vern]

Care to explain how it would cause "more problems"? I would love to hear both sides in detail so we can make a better judgment.

[Vern]

I wholeheartedly agree with the President on this.

[Vern]

Shall we move forward on this?

[Vern]

Well this discussion really died.


We need to discuss  the vacancy situation for the VP as it relates to this Constitutional Amendment.

I am thinking something like “ An special election will be held unless the election is within a two week time period then the president can Appoint someone to the office until the regular election.”

[Vern]

this is friendly

[Vern]

So with a new Senate, what do the newbies think about this?

[Vern]

Yankee’s amendment is friendly, Jimmy’s isn’t.

[Vern]

Aye