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Concrete Slab wrote:Can't wait to win the LC elections. Then I'll abolish rule 15 and make double posting legal again.

Well, If I get elected LC (there is a chance about 1 or lower) I'm going to make insulting my ideas illegal. Oh, and might aswell abolish rule 15. That's a good idea too.

Aumeltopia, Concrete Slab, Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, and 2 othersMelicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Drystar wrote:Or maybe you should, oh I don’t know, expand your vocabulary.

It's not about my vocabulary, it's about the fact that I could have responded to this with, oh I don't know, "yes" instead of typing out this whole sentence.

Zess wrote:And then abolish elections so no one can go against you ever again. Just remove adversity!

Sounds great to me!

Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Auphelia

PenguinPies wrote:You drive a hard bargain but ima need to see the votes first. No sense paying when there isn’t a Guarantee

A shrewd and astute assessment, my dear.

Drystar wrote:My dear PenguinPies and Amerion, TSP Expose News will come calling, as soon as the work day is over. Lacey is gunning for Amerion, so I guess Rough Slipshod gets to interview our talented PenguinPies.

What about Dick Schlafley? Slipshod’s work has been shoddy as of late.

Drystar wrote:I felt a summons...

You’re a witness, dear. I warned you not to go down into the cellar.

Drystar wrote:Or maybe you should, oh I don’t know, expand your vocabulary.

Now Drystar, don’t be silly.

Drystar, Amerion, Proctethia, Briteannia, and 4 othersSteampunk engineers, Iym winterless, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Concrete Slab wrote:Can't wait to win the LC elections. Then I'll abolish rule 15 and make double posting legal again.

Concrete Slab wrote:Absolutely. And maybe I'll abolish Rule 14 too cause it's annoying to type whole sentences when one word will suffice.

Briteannia wrote:Well, If I get elected LC (there is a chance about 1 or lower) I'm going to make insulting my ideas illegal. Oh, and might aswell abolish rule 15. That's a good idea too.

Hmph.
If I get elected as LC, I will make sure these rules stay in place because we need order on the RMB.

Oh, and I will also beat Auphelia to making polls.

Drystar, Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Melicorium wrote:Hmph.
If I get elected as LC, I will make sure these rules stay in place because we need order on the RMB.

Oh, and I will also beat Auphelia to making polls.

Wow, such authotarianism
-Nobody ever

Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Briteannia wrote:Wow, such authotarianism
-Nobody ever

Oh, also, I will ban all SPIT ripoffs and burn their bottles and cans.

Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, and Purple Hyacinth

SOUTH PACIFIC INDEPENDENT NEWS NETWORK

Breaking News
• "I mean business and want what's best for TSP" - Interview with Penguin (click the dispatch to read the full interview)

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Good, Insightful and Timely | Year 18 | 11 July 2020
SOUTH PACIFIC INDEPENDENT NEWS NETWORK

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ELECTIONS
"I MEAN BUSINESS AND WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR TSP" - INTERVIEW WITH PENGUIN

Penguin is one of two candidates who have advanced to the gameside round in the election to succeed Somyrion as Delegate of the South Pacific. They are a former Vice Delegate who currently sits on the Council on Regional Security and the Legislator Committee. Penguin agreed to sit with the SPINN and answer some questions about their candidacy, their ideas for the region and why they have the necessary experience to serve as Delegate.

You have just advanced to the gameside round. How do you feel about that?
Honestly? I'm very surprised that I get to move to the next round.

Now that the campaign moves to gameside, it is possible that some nations might not be familiar with you. How would you introduce yourself to them?
Oh that's a definite. I try my best to be active on gameside and I know I can do so much better with it. I would hope that they would see my campaign and they would see me and know that I'm more than just a pretty nation, psychotic dictatorship or not. I do what I always do: "hi, how are you, I'm Penguin(Pies) -I like Penguins and Pies- and I'm open to get to know just about everyone".

Your campaign has a noticeable lack of graphics, especially compared to Amerion's. Was that a conscious decision on your part?
In comparison to Amerion? Yes. Everybody knows that he is THE graphics king and I have nowhere near the skills he does so instead of embarrassing myself, I chose to go simple because I have a different set of skills to showcase.

Is that why your campaign highlights your extensive record in the region, not only as a citizen but also as a government official?
Kind of. While I applaud Amerion for his diversity and responsibilities in other regions, I'm strictly a TSP homebody. Now while I know that this can be looked on in different ways and I think both sides have their pros and cons, to me TSP is home and serving TSP in any way I can is the only goal.

You have served as Vice Delegate, Minister of Regional Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and you currently sit on the Legislator Committee and the Council on Regional Security. How do you think all these positions have prepared you for the role of Delegate?
While I don't claim to know the ins and outs of everything that happens in the region or in NS because I don't think anyone really can, I think it gives me a pretty good understanding of the responsibilities and requirements to be the Delegate. As I stated in my campaign, I liken the role of Delegate to the role of the Queen. The position is a figurehead and I like to think that it brings stability. I would like to bring hope and openness and welcoming to all in the region and our friends. TSP may not be where you started, but we hope it's where you'll stay.

You have been asked about your stance towards the fledging Office of World Assembly Legislation (OWL) and the promotion of defender values. Do you expect to take positions on those issues? If so, to what extent?
I mean, my understanding of OWL is the region is asked for their opinion on WA votes and gives advice to the Delegate. I have always been under the impression that the Delegate votes as the region votes. So whatever the region decides, if elected, would be my stance. And as for the defender values, I mean the Delegate has no real power in that regard. That would be more towards the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Minister of Military Affairs. I wouldn't make decisions without consulting those who need to be consulted because again the Delegate is a figurehead. We just get to sit there and look pretty and smile and wave.

How would you balance the idea of the Delegate as a figurehead that brings stability with your role as a legislator?
They are one and the same really. You can't be the Delegate without being a Legislator. However just as the Queen keeps her opinions private, the Delegate must keep their personal opinions private as well depending on the situation. They have to remember that they speak for the region in most cases whether they want to or not.

Does keeping your opinion private include abstaining or casting private ballots?
It does. And this is where it gets tricky because how our constitution is set up one needs to vote in the Assembly a certain amount of times a month depending on how many votes there are. That's something I'm actually going to have to check the legalities of (and check out what previous Delegates did) so thank you for bringing that to my remembered attention.

Recently there have been some discussions on integrating the gameside and offsite communities. Do you have any thoughts on the state of the region and what can be done to keep it united?
I feel like I want to start a buddy system, really take RMBers and pair them with Offsiters and work towards getting to know each other. I think a lot of it has to do with not being comfortable in an environment one isn't used to. And it can be hard to try and break into a community that is already established. If we had some kind of buddy system I think that might go in the right direction of breaking barriers. Kind of like an exchange program but everyone also gets to stay where they start.

There have also been discussions about the Local Council's moderation policies. Do you have an opinion on those rules and the recent articles for and against them?
While I appreciate that the LC has a sometimes difficult job, I'm not as informed on this topic as I would like to be to make a statement. It is on my list of things to read more on and I would like to talk to the current LC members. I understand they have an election coming up as well.

What are you looking forward to now that the campaign moves to the RMB?
I guess getting to showcase myself a little bit more and showing that again I'm not just a pretty nation -I have things to offer and even thought I may be quiet and unassuming, I mean business and want what's best for TSP.

Do you have any final words for whoever might be reading this interview?
Vote Penguin for Delegate! But in all seriousness either one of us would be a great choice. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your consideration of my candidacy.

Thank you for your time. Best of luck in the gameside round.
Thank you and have a wonderful whatever time it is where you are!

The South Pacific Independent News Network (SPINN) is an independent news organisation established in 2003 whose goal is to provide good news, insightful commentary and timely information for the citizens of the South Pacific. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board. Content is published anonymously, unless is the author requests otherwise. The SPINN is in no way, shape or form associated with the Government of the South Pacific.

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Make sure to upvote the dispatch and quote this post!

Auphelia, Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Melicorium wrote:Oh, also, I will ban all SPIT ripoffs and burn their bottles and cans.

Now that's taking it too far, dear.
MEME INCOMING
Melicorium's nation: Has a lot of political freedom
Melicorium: I won't let drinks here or double-posting
You became the very thing you swore to destroy

Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Iym winterless

Oh dear, oh dear.

Untitled Second book... I don’t know if I should write a sequel to The Sun and the Blizzard...

Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Zess wrote:And then abolish elections so no one can go against you ever again. Just remove adversity!

Why do you think I’ve been on the Council for four terms?

Aumeltopia wrote:And when you win, add a clause making the legality of double-posting un-repealable and un-amendable so it's preserved that way for eternity. :P

The next LC merely needs to make a superseding law.

You may double post so long as another user posts between your two posts.

Also, why is double posting good but triple posting isn’t? That seems a bit like a double standard.

Either no double posting or infinite posting.

Drystar, Zess, Proctethia, Briteannia, and 4 othersSteampunk engineers, Iym winterless, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Steampunk engineers

Iym winterless wrote:Oh dear, oh dear.

Untitled Second book... I don’t know if I should write a sequel to The Sun and the Blizzard...

Do whatever your heart says to

Proctethia, Iym winterless, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Iym winterless

Steampunk engineers wrote:Do whatever your heart says to

Heart won’t work, hasn’t worked in 4 years.

Next option.

Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Auphelia wrote:Why do you think I’ve been on the Council for four terms?

The next LC merely needs to make a superseding law.

You may double post so long as another user posts between your two posts.

But not if the original law is:

Double-posting, defined as posting twice in a row without an intervening post from another user, is legal. This law shall be considered supreme over any future law, and may not be repealed, amended, or overridden by any other law.

Briteannia wrote:Well, If I get elected LC (there is a chance about 1 or lower) I'm going to make insulting my ideas illegal. Oh, and might aswell abolish rule 15. That's a good idea too.

I approve of having fun with the LC laws.

Auphelia, Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, and 2 othersMelicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Steampunk engineers

Iym winterless wrote:Heart won’t work, hasn’t worked in 4 years.

Next option.

Well, I’m sure another vital organ might want a say. Like the liver, nobody ever listens to the liver

Tylerstreet, Proctethia, Iym winterless, Melicorium, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

I don't care about laws and rules, Astoria is and always has been above regional laws. It's a perk to being such a well known nation. Especially in the east pacific. I really am only here because of certain friends otherwise I have no tangible connection to this region.

Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Steampunk engineers wrote:Well, I’m sure another vital organ might want a say. Like the liver, nobody ever listens to the liver

Or the Hammond B3. A very fine organ if I do say so.

Drystar, Aumeltopia, Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, and 2 othersMelicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Melicorium

Briteannia wrote:Now that's taking it too far, dear.
MEME INCOMING
Melicorium's nation: Has a lot of political freedom
Melicorium: I won't let drinks here or double-posting
You became the very thing you swore to destroy

Why were you even looking at my nation overview, you creep?

Commonwealth Of Astoria, Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Auphelia

Aumeltopia wrote:But not if the original law is:

Double-posting, defined as posting twice in a row without an intervening post from another user, is legal. This law shall be considered supreme over any future law, and may not be repealed, amended, or overridden by any other law..

I don’t believe it is legal to take the authority from future Councils like that, darling. However, if it is, how lovely of you to share this before the end of my term.

Aumeltopia wrote:I approve of having fun with the LC laws.

Quite right! I also love when nations no one has heard of think they are well known and above our laws.

Curlyhoward, Commonwealth Of Astoria, Aumeltopia, Proctethia, and 4 othersBriteannia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

We have a little friend in our back yard. A chipmunk we named Alvin. He has eaten a jar and a half of unsalted sunflower seeds in the last month. The last two daze.....no Alvin. All the seeds outside today are untouched. I hope he is just an overstuffed Mac daddy living large with his huge pile of seeds. Getting hard to convince Robin or myself that it's all good.

We miss Alvin. This is a harsh world.

Auphelia, Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, and 3 othersMelicorium, Western fardelshufflestein, and Purple Hyacinth

Iym winterless

Steampunk engineers wrote:Well, I’m sure another vital organ might want a say. Like the liver, nobody ever listens to the liver

Spleen says write second book.

Proctethia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Steampunk engineers

Iym winterless wrote:Spleen says write second book.

Oh, well if spleen said it, then it must be important to do

Proctethia, Iym winterless, Melicorium, Western fardelshufflestein, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Concrete Slab wrote:I'll abolish rule 15 and make double posting legal again.

Thank god.

Concrete Slab, Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, and 3 othersMelicorium, Western fardelshufflestein, and Purple Hyacinth

Western fardelshufflestein

Well the liver was considered the seat of passion or something like that in ye olden days. (THANKS, BILL.) I wouldn't recommend listening to your teeth unless you can confirm that at least some of them contain wisdom.

Proctethia, Briteannia, Steampunk engineers, Melicorium, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Auphelia wrote:I don’t believe it is legal to take the authority from future Councils like that, darling. However, if it is, how lovely of your to share this before the end of my term.

It is, in fact, completely legal. There is no law to prevent the Local Council from doing so, provided it counts as a "reasonable moderation policy".

Drystar, Auphelia, Proctethia, Briteannia, and 3 othersSteampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

Aumeltopia wrote:It is, in fact, completely legal. There is no law to prevent the Local Council from doing so, provided it counts as a "reasonable moderation policy".

Then I would argue it is incredibly unreasonable! I am a paragon of practicality, devoid of pesky passion.

Drystar, Aumeltopia, Proctethia, Briteannia, and 3 othersSteampunk engineers, Melicorium, and Purple Hyacinth

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