The House of Lords Alliance

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  1. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    Yea, it's very long. But the only part I didn't really like is the one with bribes. saying that bribes are "legal" and that;
    "answer to the best of their ability or offer such bribes as deemed necessary."

    Then any member can jump in and say basiclly "gimme 100grand or I won't vote you"
    and then everything will be a money question.
     
  2. Transparent Painting

    Transparent Painting Well-Known Member

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    Bribes shouldn't be legal, but what kind of punishment can you have? Oh, and if there should be some kind of punishment, it shouldn't be too rough. Maybe step down a rank or similar? That would actually be a good idea, especially if you got to have a certain rank to be able to participate in the elections.
     
  3. Spuddy

    Spuddy New Member

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    You have only yourselves to blame if you elect such a bribe-thirsty (to coin a phrase) monster :p
     
  4. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    Elect? There will be an election of the first government?
     
  5. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    Well, no, not for the first i suppose(Well, we are having a period now that we "vote" for everyone, but we don't care about the standard things to do:p)
    But then again, will anyone oppose to the order?
     
  6. Vorak

    Vorak Administrator Staff Member

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    Well if we set up the forums and have an election before we start recruiting anyone else we can use it as a trial run to see if there are any problems that need fixing.

    So I'm all for an election, but since only DU or I can run for Lord President and I want to be Prime Minister anyway the result is pretty obvious.
     
  7. DarkUnderlord

    DarkUnderlord Administrator Staff Member

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    The forums are setup: http://houseoflords.terra-arcanum.com/BB/

    And yes, I think it's in our best interests to go through a whole process of Elections just to see what's involved and if there's anything we think should be changed. We should also work out what Military and Diplomatic Honours everyone deserves too by doing a round of "Recognition of Prior Service" and recognise what people have done in the game up til now (wars, ambassadors etc..).

    You are aware that's how politics pretty much works anyway?

    The bribes was more a bit of fun too, rather than anything serious. You'd have to bribe a pretty large part of the alliance in order to get some of the 75% requirements. The idea is you'd put people in such positions as you can to gain the support of others.

    I have a whole section on "Quid Pro Quo" planned which will probably help outline some of that. I reckon by mid next week I should have the Charter completed and then we can review the thing as a whole.
     
  8. Vorak

    Vorak Administrator Staff Member

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    What is Xz doing?

    Wheres the black and maroon skin?
     
  9. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    Well im not agaisnt bribes, I'm agaisnt the fact that bribes should be "officaly legal".
    it's better not to mention that you may pay bribes, but that dosn't mean it's illegal. Like TP said, there dosn't has to be a punishment for it aslong as it dosn't says "Or pay bribes...yada." I'm in a hurry so i stop here. hope my point has gotten throu.
     
  10. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    Let this be our policy: Condemn corruption and condone bribery that benefits the alliance!

    Not sure what I meant with that, but hey...
     
  11. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    Well, is sounds good...In some way:p
    But I agree, condemn Corruption, but we donät ahve to be so rash on those nasty little bribers;)
     
  12. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    @Vorak: Why can only you and DU be elected Lord President?
     
  13. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    About that it's one thing that I found funny.
    DU says that when someone is elected to President he is automaticly getting the title "Marquis" but then it says that only those rakned "marquis or higher" can be nominated to be a president, wich i find quite funny:p
     
  14. Dark Elf

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  15. wobbler

    wobbler Well-Known Member

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    Yea, well the first part make it sounds as if anyone can be nominated:p
    (don't be silly DE we all knew that..hum..hum....
    ..?)
     
  16. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    But still, none of us have any ranks as of now. Sure there were some suggested, but those were only suggestions.
     
  17. Spuddy

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    I'm in your Great Hall, looking at the yourdomain.com Forum Index.

    So, wassup, fellow HoLers?
     
  18. DarkUnderlord

    DarkUnderlord Administrator Staff Member

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    Yeah, that's in the event no-one of that rank accepts the role. EG: Every Marquis of the House leaves or says "Lord President? Fuck that.", the role is still able to be filled and so on that event, the person gets that rank.
     
  19. Xz

    Xz Monkey Admin Staff Member

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    There's an error in the Charter, my nation was created before Lord Voraks. :p
     
  20. Vorak

    Vorak Administrator Staff Member

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    I was kind of hoping you wouldn't notice.

    But yes, Xz started playing a couple of hours before me and then started a thread on the old CC boards about Cyber Nations. That thread was where this whole thing actually started.
     
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