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« on: December 13, 2018, 11:47:26 PM » |
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As the longest tenured elected office holder, I’ll add my 2 cents. Let me start off by saying that prior to my entrance in Fremont politics, there had yet to be a single session with more than I think 12 bills and ever since that time, evey session since has gotten to at least 16 bills through. Don’t get me wrong, I had a very talented legislature but I’ve also done my part to maintain activity, and basically ousted the inactive FM last April and my loyalty as a whole provided some stability to the region.
Activity is hard to define but it’s best defined as there’s a sense of energy that sustains itself and doesn’t seem like people are only voting aye or abstain every time on bills and then go back to doing nothing. But there are certain things I’ve noticed that leads to more activity. I don’t even think a competent federal government is nesecary for the regions to at least be productive.
1.A good speaker. We’re seeing an example of the importance of this in Nyman atm where stuff is getting thrown to the wayside and then bumped a light year or two later. A good speaker basically keeps the chains running. That’s it. It’s not a partisan job because the skills needed to be speaker aren’t inherently partisan. The speaker doesn’t have to be a policy wonk though. ON Progressive is a solid speaker because he’s always on Atlas and keeps the day to day operations up to par, even if he’s not very outgoing or involved in anything outside region politics.
2.You need a few people who write bills. They don’t have to be super long or super complex but at the same time, having one person write the bills is very risky since one it could lead to yes manning and that person writing everything is likely to get burnt out and opens the door for collapse.
3.The first few days or weeks are the most critical because one already has everyone’s attention by virtue of it being so close to the election. Now is the time to build some relationships and energy. The longer you wait the worse it is.
Having an innovative executive is a plus but not always vital. I’m more of a manager type than a policy wonk and generally save most of my initiatives from when Parliament is on a dry spell and needs a re-boost.
Activity, because there is no theoretical maximum level of activity, is something that can always be improved though. To be honest, I want to do more in terms of player and candidate recruitment for my region and party. I will have the time after I fly home for the winter hopefully.
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