View Poll Results: Should the People be able to Impeach an Official?
YES: A majority vote (51%) is enough to remove an elected official from office. Anyone may post a poll for impeachment 8 14.04%
YES: A 2/3 vote (66%) is enough to remove an elected official from office. Anyone may post a poll for impeachment 35 61.40%
YES: But, I feel there are other options we must consider (please post below) 1 1.75%
NO: Only a minister or a president can post a poll for someone to be impeached. Once this is done, A majority vote by the people (51%) is enough for it to pass. 1 1.75%
NO: Only a minister or a president can post a poll for someone to be impeached. Once this is done, a 2/3 vote (66%) is enough for it to pass. 12 21.05%
NO: Bur, I feel we must consider other options (please post below) 0 0%
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Old June 14, 2002, 08:20   #1
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Should the People Be Allowed to Impeach the President and Ministers?
This is an important vote, so it will expire in five days Wednesday 6/19, at 1200 (12pm) Est.

Here is how the poll will be interrupted:

The Yes and No blocks will be tallied, the block with the most votes shall win. The option with the most vosts in the winning block will be the option that we use.

IMPORTANT EDIT

Upon making this poll I realized I have inadvertently discriminated against the "Let's consider other options" choice, by dividing them between the two blocks.

THESE TWO CHOICES WILL BE ADDED TOGETHER AT THE END OF THE POLL, AND IF THEY POSSES MORE VOTES THAN EITHER BLOCK THIS OPTION WILL WIN, AND THE POLL WILL BE RESTARTED TO INCLUDE THE NEW OPTIONS

Sorry for the confusion, but I want to make sure everything is fair as possible


YES:

- This leaves total power to the people on when they want to get rid of someone up to no good.


NO:

- This leaves more power to the government. With this option people would be required to pettition Ministers or the president, and find someone brave enough to post an impeachment thread.


Remember as always, Think carefully before voting . . .

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As long as we don't have something like a Senate, then of course the people have the right to impeach a minister. (As it is usually the task of the Congress)
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people impeach with 2/3rds.
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Interesting question, impeachement... First, why would a minister or presidenet be put up for impeachment? Barring an affair with Cleopatra or Joan of Arc there would have to be some grevious cheating or violation of the duties associated with an office.

For example, the president would have to cheat in the saved game or someone would play ahead for any reason. Also, someone could intentionally do something very bad for the Empire (like losing a war and cedeing a wonder or three). It's difficult to embezle (sp.) in this game, so that's out. Something like intentionally leaving artillery where someone could take it would qualify as treason, though I doubt that would happen.

Most things someone could do to deserve impeachement would be very bad for the empire, and the people would know it. We are all intelligent and reasoning human beings and in the terms of this game, somewhere between a senate and a citizenry. Therefore I vote to let the people (power to the settlers! ) decide impeachement.

However, in order to prevent impeachement from being abused as a party-based power-mongering tool, I advise a 2/3 majority.
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I'm 51% This is why. If the president is impeached than I think the VP would take his job until the position is filled through a special election. If another minister is impeached then the president will appoint someone to fill the position until a special election. So the government would only face a minor disruption.

You say 2/3 would work. I don't like it because a popular but bad, say Uberkrux (I know he can take it) is impeached than I'd rather have him out. 2/3 is quite a majority.
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I am for a 2/3rds vote by the people also, for the reasons Chandragupta stated above
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I have faith that the parties will come to some kind of consensus especially considering they will generally coinhabit the government.
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2/3rds say 2/3rds!
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I too think that anyone should post an impeachment poll : the people must have the power, and we shouldn't let such an immense power (impeachment) in the hands of few professional politicians.
But I think a 2/3 majority is required, as the impeachment of a major minister / prez would create a political crisis. We can't allow a crisis to emerge too easily. Any, that's just my opinion
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66% vote with anyone able to post it- this would lessen corruption or lessen the presidents hate of a particular minister (someone extremely active in the game)

But a 75% majority could be a good prerequistice as well?
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2/3 is a lot. Out of 100 or so citizens we have now, that means 67 of them have to vote yes.

Or do we mean 2/3 of voters in the poll?
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I voted for "Yes-other" but I've changed my mind-- I'm under "Yes-66%" now.
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2/3 is a lot. Out of 100 or so citizens we have now, that means 67 of them have to vote yes.

Or do we mean 2/3 of voters in the poll?
2/3 of the people who voted must agree to impeachment for it to happen.
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2/3 of the people who voted must agree to impeachment for it to happen.
Don't believe him Captain vote for 51%
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hi ,

power to the people , okay , but still there should be something like , a senate oversee group , just to check that the "impeachment" of one is fair .

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all except the military advisor
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hi ,

, nope that guy should get no exception , ..... , however he should have a type of assistant , for back-up , just in case , ...

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I think it should only be submitted by a Minister. The public can have its views, but what if one of the ministers has a plan that he/she doesn't want to reveal to the public, and because of how things are going in the game, all of the sudden someone in the populuce calls for impeachment?
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dang the people, they're voting in thier favor.... I'll see that the next cabinet has a member impeached!!

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*Awaits the result where the populuce impeaches every Minister, but doesn't replace them so total anarchy reigns as the save file is leaked in the fiasco and the whole world goes to HELL!*
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The people called for freedom of the save file No despot going to take that away, well they can as long as I get a save file
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I think it should only be submitted by a Minister. The public can have its views, but what if one of the ministers has a plan that he/she doesn't want to reveal to the public, and because of how things are going in the game, all of the sudden someone in the populuce calls for impeachment?
hi

to prevent this whe should have a senate , so that we can prevent this , the senate is a sperate body , with high powers , and can just sit back and check , recheck and doublecheck , ....

it should be 5 members , so they always have a nice vote , ....

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The only problem is that kind of thing will never happen. And what else would they do? Why not just let the Ministers do it?
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The only problem is that kind of thing will never happen. And what else would they do? Why not just let the Ministers do it?
hi ,

a senate could be completely impartial , .....

the only thing they would do is to check , ...and when something happens they could act , they could say , no , or not now , yes , yes but later , and so on , ...
imagine some one calls for an "impeachment" , the ministers are "working" on their stuff , so they would loose time , .....
is the impeachment "justified" , that would be the job for the senate , like a judge a bit , people could talk to them , and when this or that is justified , or this of that going in a wrong direction , control it , talk , think , etc ,...

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I think it should only be submitted by a Minister. The public can have its views, but what if one of the ministers has a plan that he/she doesn't want to reveal to the public, and because of how things are going in the game, all of the sudden someone in the populuce calls for impeachment?
Why would a minister have a 'secret plan' unless it involved something that a) the people wouldnt like anyway or b) something bad for another minister.

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I think with a 2/3 majority, ministers would rarely be impeached, if ever. Let alone the entire cabinet. I dont think we're that irresponsible... no really we aren't... well maybe we are a little reckless... ok fine!

Also, I think impeachment technically means in the US (correct me if I'm wrong) that the president is to be recommended for removal from office and then the real removal process begins. Remember, Clinton and Johnson were both impeached but neither was removed.
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Yes, but it's easier and more definitive to say that someone was 'impeached' rather than 'removed from office'. As far as the entire cabinet being impeached...
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Yes, but it's easier and more definitive to say that someone was 'impeached' rather than 'removed from office'. As far as the entire cabinet being impeached...
hi ,

that is why there should be a senate , to prevent wrong-doing , and to tell the people wheter or something is wrong , basically , when they start to impeach everyone , we can keep things "under control" , and save you , ahem , the other people from the government , .......so that the can do whet they are supposed to do , .........work , ahem , play the game , ...

so should the senate go in to "office" , .........as of right now , ....

also the senate shall have the powers , according to the foreign powers act , and apolyton , code 6 , paragraph 18 , art.8754 the right to use a secret police , this government control body would only deal with security about and for the government , it should also , under section 10 , code 85 have the right to deal with certain "individuals" , would hold a field of view that is not consistent with the government , ......

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