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NewsGrumps Rates the Candidates on Reform
Topic Started: Dec 4 2017, 10:34 PM (334 Views)
Aexnidaral Seymour
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Tracking the Candidates
CandidateStated PositionSummaryOur Rating

Malashaan

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
Supporter[1]
Original Signatory[2]
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We know this candidate supports this proposal without a shadow of a
doubt, and will take a leading position to ensure it is passed in the Senate.

Vac

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
Supporter[1]
Signatory[2]
👍👍
We believe this candidate supports and understands the proposed
changes behind the underlying proposal.

Verteger

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
Supporter[1]
Signatory[2]
👍👍
We believe this candidate supports and understands the proposed
changes behind the underlying proposal.

Vlaska

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
Supporter[1]
Signatory[2]
👍👍
We believe this candidate supports and understands the proposed
changes behind the underlying proposal.

GraVandius

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
Largely Supports[1]
Wants tweaks to s12 [2]
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While this candidate supports minor tweaks to voting procedures and
directives, we believe this candidate largely supports and understands
the changes behind the underlying proposal.

Oakrugia

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
Supporter[1]👍
We believe this candidate largely supports the proposed changes.

Keshiland
  • Supports Intent: ?
  • Support S2: ?
  • Support S12: ?
No Position
The candidate has not responded to this question yet.

JayDee

  • Supports Intent:
  • Support S2: ?
  • Support S12:
"Mostly Supports"
Wants Changes to Ss11 & 12
Hesitant on S2 [1]
Afraid changes may "go too far"
[2]
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While we appreciate the candidate's initial statement of support,
the tepidity to endorse, particularly, S2 makes us hesitant to believe
this candidate truly understands and supports the idea behind the reform.

Festavo

  • Supports Intent: ?
  • Support S2:
  • Support S12:
"Appreciates sentiment"
Wants more Dialogue
Would currently Abstain or Oppose[1]
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We believe this candidate does not support the proposal.
While we understand the candidate's reservations, some of the
meat in this proposal lies within the ability for the President to decide
GA votes and for them to appoint the Delegate. While we appreciate the
candidates willingness to dialogue we believe that some of these areas,
particularly the method of appointment, are non-negotiable.


This will be updated as candidates provide responses or more nuance to their positions.
The opinions & interpretations expressed above are only this paper's.
Retweets do not equal endorsements.
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Edited by Aexnidaral Seymour, Dec 5 2017, 12:06 AM.
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I don't think it's very fair to imply that the candidates who don't support the proposal lack an understanding of it. Apart from that, though, I think this is a good informational piece for voters.
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JayDee said (paraphrasing) "I don't like S12, and I'm hesitant about S2, but I support this idea." S12 and S2 are basically the whole point (the rest of the law is just housekeeping). Does JayDee really understand the law he's reading, if he says he supports the idea of the law, but none of it's major provisions?
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Dec 4 2017, 11:19 PM
JayDee said (paraphrasing) "I don't like S12, and I'm hesitant about S2, but I support this idea." S12 and S2 are basically the whole point (the rest of the law is just housekeeping). Does JayDee really understand the law he's reading, if he says he supports the idea of the law, but none of it's major provisions?
Hesitation doesn't necessarily imply a lack of support. It is possible to support something with reservations. Furthermore, a more accurate paraphrasing of JayDee's statement would be that he said he had an issue with S12. You can support an overall idea behind legislation while simultaneously being unhappy with the phrasing of the section. This happens frequently within the Senate and tweaking the language to get as close to making everyone happy as possible is a key factor in legislating. I can think of several examples where authors have had to make compromises to pass their proposals and this proposal's authors would be wise to keep that in mind. This is a democracy, after all.
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While we don't currently see eye to eye on this particular issue, I hope at least some of the passionate supporters of this reform proposal will find other things to like about my campaign.
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As this is the most important issue of the election, it’s very useful to have an easy tool to see where each candidate stands. This will surely help inform voters.
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How do you get these emoji things on the forum????
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How do you get these emoji things on the forum????
He probably copied it from that emoji site. :P
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JayDee
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How do you get these emoji things on the forum????
https://emojipedia.org/

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Thanks

As for the actual content; we clearly are in disagreement on this subject, but I do appreciate the fact that someone is covering the senate elections. It's unfortunate that they get so little coverage.
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And even more unfortunate that the coverage is about this WA nonsense.

I think I may actually vote for Festavo this time. Thanks for giving him such a 'bad' rating, Aex!
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Incredibly informative! Great work Aex.
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