The Inquisitors Citizen Group

This is not an organized citizen group. It is a central repository for debate questions. The debate threads for elections will be built from questions posted in this thread and/or PMed to the moderators.

Current Debate Questions

ALL CANDIDATES
Why are you running for the department you are running for?
Are you running for 2 positions? If so, which ones? If you win both positions, which would you take?
What qualifications and experience do you have for the position you are running for?
How do you feel about turn-chats and is your position that they should continue as is, or do you favor the concept of private/closed door turn sessions by the DP? What about an offline turn 0 or prechat moves?
Are you familiar with all of our laws? When is it appropriate to not follow the laws?
Explain in one sentence why the citizens should vote for you instead of your opponents.

PRESIDENT
What days and times (in GMT and/or EST) will you be posting t/c's in the event you're elected President?

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
What difficulty level do you normally play the Civilization 3 game at?
If not Emperor or higher, do you feel comfortable playing at an Emperor level in this game?
Do you have a working Civilization 3 game patched to version 1.29?

LEGISLATIVE
Are turn chats a luxury or a nessessity for a Governor?
If offered a leader position and a governor position, which would you take?

JUDICIARY
Do you feel it is the Judiciary's responsibility, or right, to create new laws out of existing legislation?
What do you feel the role of the Judiciary should be in the Demo Game?
Should the Judiciary be reactive (handling problems as they come up) or proactive (actively seeking problem areas to fix before they become a problem)?

Questions from Previous Terms

ALL CANDIDATES
A two part question, answer briefly please: How do you feel about turn-chats and is your position that they should continue as is, or do you favor the concept of private/closed door turn sessions by the DP?
What qualifications and experience do you have for the position you are running for?
If you are given the chance to name a city, what would you name it?
Are you familliar with all of our laws?
Do you abide by them?
Question for younger candidates: Hypothetical Situation - You totally fail a math test. You realize that this effects your grade in a big way. Which would you do? A- Study harder, even if it meant loosing forum time; or B- Let your grades plummet and continue on with the demogame.
How do you stand to the proposal of having very small provinces at the start to get to about 10 governors quick and then redesign the provincial borders for having a solid number of about 10 governors throughout most of the game? (formerly known as the "Provincial Growth Formula")
Explain in one sentence why the citizens should vote for you instead of your opponents.

EXECUTIVE
What makes a good Department Leader?
Who would you rather have as a deputy, someone you knew and got along with, but who was not qualified, or someone that you did not work well with, but was very good at the job?
Why are you running for the department you are running for?
Are you running for 2 positions? If so, which ones? If you win both positions, which would you take?
What victory would you prefer?
Do you support pop rushing? (using population to rush improvements)
What is the most important tech in the ancient age?

PRESIDENT
Are you for holding chats and when do you plan to hold them?

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
What difficulty level do you normally play the Civilization 3 game at?
If not Emperor or higher, do you feel comfortable playing at an Emperor level in this game?
Do you have a working Civilization 3 game patched to version 1.29?

LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
Will you support RPG in your province?
Will you give mayors the right to post build queues?
Which other rights will you give to mayors?
How do you think you can manage to involve citizens in provincial decissions?
What makes a good Governor?
Do you keep in regular contact with the other citizens of your current home province?
Do you have pride in your province? What does this mean to you?
Would you appoint mayors?
Would you allow National Parks in your province?
Are turn chats a luxury or a nessessity for a Governor?
If offered a leader position and a governor position, which would you take?

JUDICIARY
If you were in the role of Judge Advocate or Public Defender, and you found that your personal views conflicted with those responsibilities of your job, (for example, defending someone you feel is guilty), how would you deal with that?
Do you feel it is the Judiciary's responsibility, or right, to create new laws out of existing legislation?
What do you feel the role of the Judiciary should be in the Demo Game?
Will you be available at the turnchats for judical questions and poll-related questioning?