Election Review.

[irresoluteness]

A lot of people are saying that these elections mean nothing, but every election means something. It means you're being given a choice over whether you want someone to represent you. You might not think this means something with a position like the Warden, but exercise your rights in one place and you might earn more rights over time. The Wardens

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[ananticlimax]

Out of curiosity, why do you think that the public should necessarily choose an appointed vice-official?

[irresoluteness]

In the US and other places, the one in charge would just choose that, but I think the situation is a little different here. We don't have much power, with the Deities ruling over us, and I don't like that choice being left in one man's hands. That tends to hurt things.

[ananticlimax]

On the one hand, if you want your officials to be more representative of the wants and desires of the public on a social level, it would be ideal to have all officials elected by a popular vote.

On the other hand, if you're considering the Wardenship as a means of preserving an amount of personal agency for the people here when viewed in terms as struggling against their environment, democracy by nature needs to be less democratic. A group of people sacrifices that necessarily when they desire a popular representation over a highly trained and obedient representation with the same internal goals.

[irresoluteness]

You've done your homework, too, haven't you? You're right on all counts. I'd rather us keep as much power in our hands than none at all, and I've grown used to grabbing for as little as I can.

[ananticlimax]

I have a lot of free time.

In the end it's mostly up to personal preference. I guess you could also argue that elected vice-officials will in turn make sure that the Warden stays true to his goals as well as the public's greater concerns, which will make sure that he has public support in case of a crisis. Then again, a situation in which an elected official doesn't honestly stick to his word is more likely to happen during a first term and not a re-election, if that's the case.

[irresoluteness]

So do I.

According to Nakamura, the second is just meant to take over, but I'd prefer someone who works with him. That's a part of the flaw in the system here, and I think the Warden himself could easily have that changed. You're right about the second term, but there's the question of whether he lived up to things his first time. Eden up there says no Warden's done anything, and that might be just the perception he's giving off.

[ananticlimax]

Maybe it's proof that something is getting done if there's the impression that nothing's happening. After all, it's like...if you're a local judge, you go in to work every day and do your best to judge each case fairly. Just because every case you try every day isn't listed in the newspaper doesn't mean you didn't put in your nine-to-five.

Sometimes it's better that some people's work is totally under-appreciated because a spotlight would make it harder to do. I know someone like that.

[irresoluteness]

You think this is a matter of spotlight? I think the situation is a little different.

[ananticlimax]

How do you think the situation is?

[irresoluteness]

There are some people who do better keeping a mask on and doing it when no one's paying attention. I've had some experience with that myself, but the Warden isn't akin to that-isn't a vigilante in some people's definitions. He's a public official, someone in charge of law. I think it's good knowing who he is and what he's doing if he's being elected.

[ananticlimax]

But do you think it's a right for, for example, the public to know about every case the police force is involved in and the status of the cases? Wouldn't that compromise some of those cases as a result? Just curious.