On the Vice Presidency;The responsibilities and functions of the Vice Presidency have received on and off attention since I registered, and as I can assume, long before too. I feel it's extremely important, at least to me, that this issue be addressed directly, and I hope that all Vice Presidential candidates will develop their own ideas and conclusions. Before I bore you with my poorly conceived attempt to "fluff" this dialogue, let me get to the issues..
Cabinet Flexibility has passed and in my opinion, is one of the best pieces of legislation signed in recent months. A great bill, that remains unused in regards to the Vice Presidency, or at all. Our Vice Presidents need to step forward when needed, and take on duties beyond the office. We've constantly had trouble filling and maintaining a full, active cabinet. When the situation arises that a post is left unfilled (AG for the most of my time here, for example), the Vice President should be the first to offer his assistance. If this ticket is elected, I will be the first to step forward if the need arises.
Stepping up and taking charge is an important quality for your candidates to have. It's also important for the game, because it is a necessity for this game, that our elected officials not only fulfill their obligations, but strive to exceed them. The Vice President needs to take a leading role in
updating and maintaining the wiki, in making the game more user-friendly. The Federal Gov't should seek to copy the
Civic information threads that several regions have passed. A thread maintained by the VP, including the status of bills, linked to the relevant wiki page. There's a large disconnect between the Federal Government, and the rest of Atlasia. An up-to-date wiki, and easily-accessible information thread are imperative, if we wish to close the gap.
Finally, evolving the Vice Presidents legislative role is a strong desire of Oakvale and I. There are many ideas and paths we can utilize, but there is one in which we feel will be both agreeable among partisan lines, and effective legislatively. While few have brought up the idea of making the Vice President a Senator, we feel that this exceeds the power the position should have. Instead, we believe the
Vice Presidency should be granted the powers to introduce legislation, and amendments, but not given the ability to vote. This isn't a drastic change by any means, and should be viewed as a step that will increase the effectiveness of administrations to come, the involvement of the Vice Presidency, and a stronger dialogue between the Administration, and the Senate.
