This is an open enrollment citizens group for the purpose of reducing and limiting the effect of litigation on game play within the DemoGame.
The past few terms there have been numerous incidents of Justices, and even ordinary citizens, taking a strong stand against the rule of common sense, and for the rule of Judicial ascendence, priviledge, and independence. This small but freakishly powerful subset of the general population are placing legal matters ahead of social, economic, and military matters. They hold our nation hostage to their interpretation of the letter of the law. Instead of a quick, decisive, and common sense approach to the game, which would foster a broader base of interest and growing excitement at our progress, they would rather have a slow and dodgy process of endless legislation and litigation, choosing the longest time period possible and usually least intuitive interpretation of every question.
This citizen group is not about individuals, or personalities, or vendetta. It is a gathering place for people with shared interests. Individual attacks will not be condoned. I'm more inclined to help the moderators keep order than I am toward character asassinations, flaming, blackballing, or other anti-social tactics. Those who join me will be joining in a fight, but it will be a clean fight of principles, not of personalities.
Members of this group must freely act on their own in all matters, without coercion by the other members of the group and its leadership, but our common goals are:
The past few terms there have been numerous incidents of Justices, and even ordinary citizens, taking a strong stand against the rule of common sense, and for the rule of Judicial ascendence, priviledge, and independence. This small but freakishly powerful subset of the general population are placing legal matters ahead of social, economic, and military matters. They hold our nation hostage to their interpretation of the letter of the law. Instead of a quick, decisive, and common sense approach to the game, which would foster a broader base of interest and growing excitement at our progress, they would rather have a slow and dodgy process of endless legislation and litigation, choosing the longest time period possible and usually least intuitive interpretation of every question.
This citizen group is not about individuals, or personalities, or vendetta. It is a gathering place for people with shared interests. Individual attacks will not be condoned. I'm more inclined to help the moderators keep order than I am toward character asassinations, flaming, blackballing, or other anti-social tactics. Those who join me will be joining in a fight, but it will be a clean fight of principles, not of personalities.
Members of this group must freely act on their own in all matters, without coercion by the other members of the group and its leadership, but our common goals are:
- To act under common sense interpretations of the rules.
- To keep the citizens foremost in all things, by asking their advice and consent as needed.
- To breathe life into the Democracy Game by actively pushing the in-game agenda
- To operate under the principle that "it's easier to do it and beg forgiveness if someone complains, than it is to ask permission" by avoiding submission of Judicial Review material.
- To be forgiving to others in judicial matters such as CC and Impeachment proceedings, in all but the worst cases of official abuse.
- To support candidates who share our views, and withold our support from those who do not.