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Village formerly known as Waybridge

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The entire barony!

3 (21.4%)

An idea which cannot die! (i.e. no place in particular, but rather your movement)

9 (64.3%)

Total Members Voted: 14

[origamiscienceguy]

Make that "The People's Democratic Republic of Freedom"!

[Playergamer]

Head to Herfordshire. Do I know how to read?

[Urist Arrhenius]

Head to Herfordshire. Do I know how to read?

((You do, mostly because I'm unwilling to try and simulate difficulty reading for a variety of reasons, and I don't want you to sit and learn to read for a ton of turns before being able to look at the book. Literacy in other languages, should I introduce them, should not be assumed.))

[Peradon]

The Peoples Democratic Republic of Freedom, eh? It has a nice ring to it. But, you know, if I had a choice, I would choose no taxes at all. We need a way to get them to make pay some tax.

While on the road, practice some karate chops and such. I need to get this martial arts thing down...

[origamiscienceguy]

Well, we could start with no taxes, and as problems arise, they would probably agree to let us tax them and deal with those problems.

While on the road, Practice public speaking, talking, etc.

[Peradon]

What kind of problems will arise, do you think? Really, the only thing that may arise, that I see, is invasion. And if we dont have an army by that time, we're not gunna win that fight. No, we need another way to raise tax. We might just be able to convince them...

[origamiscienceguy]

You know: bandits: we create a garrison. Famine: We create a grannery. I am also fairly certain that these people will be smart enough to recognise the value of these commodities and allow us to tax them. If an invasion were to occur, we wouldn't be able to stop it anyways.

[Peradon]

Yeah, ok, I see your point. We will need representatives for the towns. How many should be have? 1? 2? 5?

[origamiscienceguy]

I say in the minor cities, we have one yearly elected mayor and in the capital, we put a mayor as usual, but there are also 3 yearly elected officials who all of them have to agree on a national decision for it to be passed. one can be elected by the aristocrats, one can be elected by the peasants, and one can be elected by the military personnel. That way, the people would represent their demographic and make sure that any national decisions would be beneficial to all! The mayors would be responsible for improving their own towns, and the 3 officials are in charge for the nation as a whole!

[Urist Arrhenius]

I say in the minor cities, we have one yearly elected mayor and in the capital, we put a mayor as usual, but there are also 3 yearly elected officials who all of them have to agree on a national decision for it to be passed. one can be elected by the aristocrats, one can be elected by the peasants, and one can be elected by the military personnel. That way, the people would represent their demographic and make sure that any national decisions would be beneficial to all! The mayors would be responsible for improving their own towns, and the 3 officials are in charge for the nation as a whole!

((You guys know you're talking about a single village at this point...))

[origamiscienceguy]

Well, we are dreamers!

But that is for the future. I think we shall start with one town with one monthly elected mayor.

[Peradon]

What if there is a national emergency? We wont have time to deliberate decisions. We will need to act quickly. I propose another elected official that is only active when national emergency is declared. When active, the official will have the power to do anything. Then the 3 elected officials will decide when the emergency is over and deactivate the executive. What do you think?

Gosh darn ninja's....

But yeah, we need to think in the near term for now. I think the mayor should be elected yearly, not monthly...

[origamiscienceguy]

Splendid idea! Perhaps the military elected official could be in charge during times of war, the peasant official could be in charge during a national famine, and the aristocratic official could be in charge in times of high national debt.

Yes, yearly makes more sense than monthly.

[Nidilap]

((Hey, Um, sorry about being a bother, but had Strep Throat for like three days, so I'm a tad behind. What is goin on, and where am I? Have we left the castle?))

[Nirur Torir]

((Hey, Um, sorry about being a bother, but had Strep Throat for like three days, so I'm a tad behind. What is goin on, and where am I? Have we left the castle?))

((Two people have left to claim a village. Rooms still unlooted in the castle: The barracks and the stables. There is still an unclaimed village, or you could take the castle if you really want it. Just please do so before I spend all my honor recruiting the prisoners, if you're going to.))