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... By lightening the hell up?

Serious answer though: I'm pretty adaptable, and once I understand the laws in context with the region, and what the region actually tries to accomplish with its specific set of laws, I'll adapt my approach to those laws appropriately.

I actually asked Colby what this region is, or what it tries to be, and he gave a general answer that is a friendly, welcoming place (except to nazis). So I wouldn't want to change that, as that is what drew me to the place to begin with.

In addition, we have very minimalistic laws in New Hyperion, and I don't really try to make them as complicated as I would in law school, because they already serve their purpose well enough. That's what I'm about. I only try to make things work well enough as to be efficient, but will actually listen and keep in mind what a specific set of laws are trying to accomplish, without making it so complicated that you would need to study law yourself to understand the technicalities. It is a poor lawyer who tries to make things too complex to understand for a simple guy on the street anyway.

It should also be kept in mind that, if I get elected, I would be one in a good number of skrifas anyway. So as I understand it, unless I then get chosen as speaker, my word and ideas would be worth no more than any other skrifa, which means that even were I to fully implement the judicial, executive and legislative aspects of a true state or country, I would be met with resistance anyway.

What areas do you want to see improved?

Why should I, with my stances, vote for YOU?  What can YOU do for ME?

... What are your stances?

... What are your stances?

Simple: I believe we should have more democratic freedoms, especially with regards to each person's rights, and that a judicial system is needed to help handle criminal and civil cases, as well as being a check and balance on the legislative and executive branches of government.  I've also made a proposal about this (look at my profile and see the topics I have posted)



For now, you have my support, pending your responses

I can see your posts on your profile, but I see no option to see topics you've started. However, I do believe I've been quite thorough in these campaigns and elsewhere about court systems and the like. Check Sapphiron's topic about the Default Seating Act to see more of my thoughts on the subject.

I do feel I have to address the "democracy" issue. I'm an insufferable realist. The founder of any region is automatically given absolute power. He/she decides for themselves whether they will utilise it and be fair. It is for this reason that I support benevolent dictatorships on NS and a region's off-site forums. I would really have no problems with Wintermoot taking absolute control if he wanted to do so, because he has every right, and if he then does a good job of it, I'd support it wholeheartedly. This is contrary to my view of the real world, but it just makes sense on NS. The only reason I'm promoting more civil and political freedom is because that is the express purpose for which the monarch created the UH. I assume he has his own very good reasons for wanting it this way.

Regarding what I can do for you: not much. I won't serve one person, I'll serve everyone, as that is what a seat in the UH would mean for me. I tend to be unbiased, and will express myself even when that leads to mob-action against me, but I don't serve any one person over another.

He's also a monarch. We live in a monarchy. Wintermoot is our monarch:

I can see your posts on your profile, but I see no option to see topics you've started. However, I do believe I've been quite thorough in these campaigns and elsewhere about court systems and the like. Check Sapphiron's topic about the Default Seating Act to see more of my thoughts on the subject.

I do feel I have to address the "democracy" issue. I'm an insufferable realist. The founder of any region is automatically given absolute power. He/she decides for themselves whether they will utilise it and be fair. It is for this reason that I support benevolent dictatorships on NS and a region's off-site forums. I would really have no problems with Wintermoot taking absolute control if he wanted to do so, because he has every right, and if he then does a good job of it, I'd support it wholeheartedly. This is contrary to my view of the real world, but it just makes sense on NS. The only reason I'm promoting more civil and political freedom is because that is the express purpose for which the monarch created the UH. I assume he has his own very good reasons for wanting it this way.

Regarding what I can do for you: not much. I won't serve one person, I'll serve everyone, as that is what a seat in the UH would mean for me. I tend to be unbiased, and will express myself even when that leads to mob-action against me, but I don't serve any one person over another.

Where do you stand on judicial reform?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/judicial
I do believe I've answered this quite extensively.

@Reon, I don't have much interest in pushing the ideology of monarchism, as the monarchy can decide for itself what it wants this region to be, and if Wintermoot so decided he could blow this region the fuck up without us being able to do anything about it.

I'd only support more power to the monarch as far as it makes sense, not as a point of ideology. I don't deal in ideologies, lol.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/judicialhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/judicial
I do believe I've answered this quite extensively.

@Reon, I don't have much interest in pushing the ideology of monarchism, as the monarchy can decide for itself what it wants this region to be, and if Wintermoot so decided he could blow this region the fuck up without us being able to do anything about it.

I'd only support more power to the monarch as far as it makes sense, not as a point of ideology. I don't deal in ideologies, lol.

Please explain to me for my reference, re: judiciary?

Judiciary means a system of legal justics, i.e. a court system.

I'll go find my thoughts on the subject now and quote them. I'll edit my post accordingly later.

Bah, just read the entire topic, lol. I don't know why I thought it was one of Saph's topics.

http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=1940.0

Judiciary means a system of legal justics, i.e. a court system.

I'll go find my thoughts on the subject now and quote them. I'll edit my post accordingly later.

Bah, just read the entire topic, lol. I don't know why I thought it was one of Saph's topics.

http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=1940.0

Here is the topic in question about my proposal, what are your thoughts?

http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=1792.msg25734#msg25734

By the way, your responses so far have impressed me, and you have my support

I read through the entire topic, and the plan was interesting, but I'm fundamentally opposed to a democratically elected judiciary, as that is something which should be determined by merit.

I believe that the monarch is sufficient as a court system, and if the monarchy no longer wants to serve as a judiciary, a Jarl of Justice can be appointed by him. A simple solution. If the argument against this is that it gives too much power to one person, then it is countered by a single irrefutable fact: the founder of any region and the main admin of any forum automatically has full power, and so they may as well be trusted to use that power wisely. If not, there are a multitude of regions that have absolutely no founders to speak of where true democracy can take place.

As pointed out before, this is largely a small matter anyway, since a court system is almost never used for criminal cases here.

I gather that your previous experience with a system that you deemed broken would make this an important issue for you, but I haven't yet seen a way of truly implementing such a complex system as you suggested, without it choking on its bureaucracy at some point. Similar steps are necessary in the real world, but this isn't the real world. This is NS. No one will ever wholeheartedly agree with Wintermoot (unless they're somewhat sycophantic ), and I can't say I always do, but I trust him enough to do a proper job of running a judiciary by himself, and even taking complete power over every aspect of the region once again. My trust, or lack thereof, is beside the point anyway.