Unopposed Elections

MBloomIII · March 31, 2002, 21:54

These people are running unopposed. Vote wether or not they should hold each office.

Marquis de Sodaq · March 31, 2002, 22:55

The historians elected thus far have been a bunch of lazy bums! We need some new faces over at the imperial library.

shade · April 1, 2002, 09:29

one person voted against me

where is that little rebel?

Shade

Harovan · April 1, 2002, 09:46

Now that's democracy!

-Jrabbit · April 1, 2002, 10:44

...returns to find significant opposition to his unopposed candidacy. Talk about democracy in action! That's so cool!!!

And even cooler is the fact that, in the best Chicago tradition, my poll numbers add up to over 100 percent. This makes me confident of victory.

If not elected, I promise to do every bit as much as I did during my 2 weeks as volunteer historian.

Vlad Antlerkov · April 1, 2002, 12:16

Must have been someone who accidentally checked both yes and no.

So what happens if someone running unopposed is rejected? Hold another election?

Shaka Naldur · April 1, 2002, 16:35

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Originally posted by Vlad Antlerkov
So what happens if someone running unopposed is rejected? Hold another election?

it looks like time for a new poll

but let´s decide something here first

Shaka Naldur · April 1, 2002, 16:38

looks like our president has some enemies,

don´t worry -jrabbit,
you had disappeared for a while

civman2000 · April 1, 2002, 23:24

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Originally posted by shade
one person voted against me

where is that little rebel?

Shade

I'm one of the 3

Harovan · April 2, 2002, 04:31

It's four already. An oppositional political party forming? Anyway, opposition or not, at least the president can consider himself rightful elected now.

shade · April 2, 2002, 04:38

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Originally posted by civman2000
I'm one of the 3

Good to know...where is my military advisor?....

(and then there were only three

)

Quote:

It's four already. An oppositional political party forming? Anyway, opposition or not, at least the president can consider himself rightful elected now.

On the other hand this leaves me with a question...they don't want me to be prez but I haven't seen anyone else interested in this job

.

Shade

All opposition will be assimilated,resistenz is futile...

Harovan · April 2, 2002, 08:38

Why, 17 out of 21 is a good result, more than 80% and many more than a lot of "real life" candidate ever dream of. And opposition is a substantial part of a democracy, even more, a real democracy won't work without it.

What's a lot worse is, that only about 40% of our citizens voted at all. I dare to ask, where the majority (60%) has hidden? And why they consider themselves citizens of Apolytonia if they don't even vote. It's their only duty. So c'mon lazy jerks!

Kassiopeia · April 2, 2002, 08:45

It is only good for the game's democracy that cabinet posts aren't as easy to get as in "my" times. Of course, the opposers ought to produce an alternative as well.

shade · April 2, 2002, 14:17

Is it just my impression that most of the "last" voters are opposing to everyone ??

--->WHY DIDN'T THEY SPEAK WHEN PPL WERE NOMINATING???

Shade

Shaka Naldur · April 2, 2002, 16:29

maybe they just saw that the majority agreed with the cabinet

shade · April 2, 2002, 18:56

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Originally posted by Shaka Naldur
maybe they just saw that the majority agreed with the cabinet

So...it's still a democracy and they have freedom of speech.

Shade

civman2000 · April 2, 2002, 22:44

Quote:

Originally posted by shade

Good to know...where is my military advisor?....

(and then there were only three

)

On the other hand this leaves me with a question...they don't want me to be prez but I haven't seen anyone else interested in this job

.

Shade

All opposition will be assimilated,resistenz is futile...

I dunno, you're just a bit too warlike and aggressive. On the other hand, I may have been playing too much civ3 recently, where war is pretty badly simulated (thought I don't mind much), wars and war govts are extremely harmful economically, and republic and democracy are about 10 times bettter than in civ2...

civman2000 · April 2, 2002, 22:48

Quote:

Originally posted by shade
Is it just my impression that most of the "last" voters are opposing to everyone ??

--->WHY DIDN'T THEY SPEAK WHEN PPL WERE NOMINATING???

Shade

I only stop by every 3-4 days, and there really was no one who came up to challenge you. I couldnt take the responsibility, and I saw no other obvious candidate...