[Party Members.... What to do with them?]
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Ian John Locke IV
Admins, we, as Party Presidents, need some ... powers?
[First...]
We are left without a single defense against our own members.
In the last congressional elections the United States Workers Party was targeted by foreigners who wanted to run for our country's congress with the intention of doing harm. Yes they didn't win, except for one (Michael Lewis o.O) (just kidding) (or am I?) but that was because we worked between parties to get other congressmen to run instead of those foreigners.
That brings me to my first point and argument with the admins:
Party Presidents need to be allowed to keep people from running where there is only one candidate
I do not think the admins realize how big a help this one feature would be to Party Presidents EVERYWHERE. For one, I had a few people in my party who ran without following party procedures. I was forced to get people who had not intended to run, to run to block them out. We even went so far as to PM their states to NOT vote for them.
[Next...]
Parties fall victim to espionage too. This next option is not really required but would be nice. I have encountered some less than ... desirable ... players who have joined my own party. Admittedly, they have shaped up and become good contributing members of the AAP, but I wish we could kick the rest who don't.
If Party Presidents could eject members as a kind of disciplinary provision this would be wonderful. There would be restrictions of course.
No kicks before a party president election, a time period before this would be nice, so let's say 24 hours before the election itself.
No kicking people who are running for party president as they've just used 2 gold to run, and would have to spend another 2 to run again. If you are going to allow for party president candidates to be kicked, let them get their 2 gold back.
[EDIT]
Thanks to Equality 7-2521, I was talking to him and the idea came into my head.
Let's say (for argument's sake) that a person becomes PP and then wants to destroy the party. He could kick the entire party yes? Well that would encourage a LIMIT on the # of players that could be kicked per day.
Also, if a PP is caught kicking the same person over and over again, that should call for a forfeit point. This way a PP is not allowed to abuse his powers.
This is a tricky power to be given to PP's but with some testing and such, I am sure that the admins could refine it so that it won't be able to be abused and will be to the party's advantage rather than detriment.
[Finally...]
Allow party presidents ACCESS to the PARTY GOLD!
Don't you realize how useless taking all that gold out of circulation is? Even if you give us an "allowance", allow us to use it. There are underprivileged players on which that gold could be used to gift them to a higher wellness.
What good is a party treasury if the treasury itself can not be touched?!
u]Summary[/u
** Allow PPs to remove people from running for Congress
** Allow PPs to kick people as a form of discipline with exceptions
** Allow PPs to access party treasuries!
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Comments
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Sounds good and yeah, I've never understood the treasury thing. Very stupid.
Great article... so true
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Good ideas. I hope people see those.
Let's get this to the top 5 today!
yes, yes and yes.
Voted. I love you, Ian. Well said.
Tiacha I love you too
What good is a party treasury if the treasury itself can not be touched?!?!?!?!
Thanks for quoting my article in the comments navy 😛
I agree. I'll bring it up to DF and the CVP.
The Party Presidents should unite on this!
Yeah, excellent ideas. Especially the last one about the party treasury. Voted.
Good Article
I love you to Ian
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Voted!
@tdwester I love you to (no homo)
@Victor Petrescu please delete you comment, this is a serious article
Nice, I will also talk it trough with my party colleagues on http://e-liberali.info/
Thanks Adimeus
We need to seriously get this through to the Admins desk!
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Been saying this for months! Argh! We're so behind on the times!!!
I completely agree, especially about the party treasury and blocking candidates. Michael Lewis is the perfect example. The USWP didn't want him to run, they told people not to vote for him, but because there are people in every party that just click on the person with the same party, he won. The same thing could easily happen in a political takeover if parties can't block candidates.
Yes yes yes to everyone
And I was going to send this to every PP in the world, but there are too many.. I stopped at 30 lol.. if anyone wants to pick up the other 400 something parties go ahead 😛
Access to Party Gold leads to Corruption and so on. You are neglecting risks just like you did when you were in congress.
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As USWP PP, I sign off and agree with this wholeheartedly.
I concur.
Voted, I think this would at least make TO's more difficult too.
Another thing add to the list anyone who is under 13xp should not run for PP:
http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/EP#Career_Adviser
I agree with the PP being able to decide on all candidates that is why they were elected in the first place.
I agree
I don't like the whole kicking people of a party thing as I can see it being abused for someone to stay in power no matter how much restriction the admins placed on it. I like the new thing with limiting candidates though.
This is the main reason why I wrote this article... this guy pushed me over the edge http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/what-i-will-do-if-elected-washington-congressman-744144/1/all
I am proud your becoming more active. The more active the more minipluating you will be towards eUSA.
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So true...we Party Presidents need more powers to actually manage a party properly! 😃
Voted. 🙂
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Newyorker138 all I have ever done is work for the eUSA.
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CyD, first spanish party
I liked your idea. I voted, but I can't help but add a couple of my own idea in for discussion.
Might be worth thinking about making it so that Party Presidents can only invite members to join the party. This would get rid of undesirables, foreigners, and spies.
Voted great article Ian.
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@Erik D... I don't know. That seems like it'd be more work than would be needed. You know what I mean? Just kind of a pain in the ass.
I understand your job its mine also. Mine is to moniter each one of all politcians goals and catch them if they are doing it for corruption or personal gain. You are hinting this in the article
Really? Because I would have thought raising citizens wellness' is more like advancing America and benefiting the nation at large.
Oh yeah, and keeping those who shouldn't be running from doing so... yeah, that's total corruption right there...
Oh and keeping players in line? Yeah helping them follow party guidelines established to HELP them in the first place.. that STINKS of corruption.
You caught me Newyorker138.. I'm the next Boss Hauge >.
Very good thinking. Voted