As my girlie said, there's a bit of jumpiness going on here. There are a few who just read shit about senate suspended blah blah blah.. and then get their knickers in a knot. And I will say, this shit of "I doubt there will be any democracy introduced" irritates me just a bit. If you're just wanting something to bitch and whine about (which seems to be the case with some) then carry on. But if you wish to appear to be rational individuals who think for themselves, then maybe, just maybe, you might want to sit back and give us a shot do deliver what we say we are going to deliver (thank you to those who have decided to do so!)
Now, this shit about inactivity... frankly, I'm tired of hearing about it. It's beginning to sound like a broken record. Have PoD IS and myself had periods where we were inactive? Sure. Life's a bitch. But, do you really want to know what the fucked up thing is? After nearly 3 months of me being inactive... I came back, and found that NOTHING HAD CHANGED! Nothing, save for the names of the people in government. A new Delegate, some new senators, and that was about it.
So, who were the inactive ones really? Me who was unable to be on here to get anything done, unable to make a difference? Or those who were here the whole fucking time, and yet did neigh on nothing? "Activity" does not equal results. You can sit and post nonsense in the OOC areas all day long, and sure, you're active, but that's not accomplishing anything. But a new player could come in, be here for a week get signed up on toaster, recruit 10 or 20 nations, and bam! They've done more than the lot of us put together. I'm not trying to say that unless you recruit, you don't add anything, that's just an example of what I'm talking about.
To those who feel that the week or so that was promised for the new constitution is too long, that we were "unprepared" or "don't have a plan" I tell you this. The senate couldn't even agree on the how to change a small part of one article of it's own laws in nearly twice that time. Limi once introduced a change to an existing law, a change of one single word, and a debate ensued over the meaning of that word in the context in which it was used. The legislation was never changed. The thought that people complain that the finishing touches on a constitution are taking an ungodly week to complete, when the senate couldn't even figure out a fucking word in the same (if not more) time, is laughable at best, and sad at worst.
While the bickering and sarcasm is all very cute and witty, it does nothing to help the region. Those who disagree what what we have done, will disagree. I knew that would be the case before we did this. Those in favor, will most likely remain so. We're not changing anyone's minds here on either end of the spectrum. It's a senate style debate moved over into the Delegates office (which is pretty much what I expected) As I said, in the coming days, by friday, specifically, there will be a new constitution posted. It *will* deliver on the following.
1) A system for direct representation, without the need for a senate
2) Checks and balances against all offices in the government.
3) A bill of rights which is nearly identical as it is now.
