Tsani
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Fall Allthing discussion - 2010/08/24 09:12
I have some questions about 2 of the proposals on the ballot.
2. Allow for Pro-tem positions when there are no declarations.
It is proposed to add the following language to 5.A.h, 5.B.h, 5.C.h, 5.D.h, 6.A.f, 6.B.f, 6.C.f, 6.D.g, 7.A.c, 7.B.c, 7.C.c, and 7.D.b:
"… If, upon the end of the declaration period, no other candidates have declared for the office, the incumbent officer can, if desired, declare for an additional term as a pro-tem officer if he or she has already met the two consecutive term limit. "
Rationale: Currently, if there is no one else willing to take a necessary position, the officer currently holding that position is ineligible to be considered a candidate if they have already held the position for two consecutive terms. This proposal allows for them to take office again only so long as there is no one else willing to step up and take the office instead. If another candidate steps up, then the incumbent officer is still ineligible to step into office if the two term limit has been reached.
Is this only allowing them to step up for a third term? From the wording I believe this is the intent, but what happens after the third term and the same thing happens again? Fortunately this hasn't been an issue in our neck of the woods, but shouldn't it be more specific to state if it only allows a third term or if it is meant to basically bypass the term limit rule?
3. Remove Taxation
It is proposed to remove sections 3.E and 3.F in their entirety, remove the statement “Provincial donations need not be forwarded to the Empire and are not taxed in any way” from section 3.D, and remove “and payment of taxes to the Empire” from 7.B.i, 7.C.h, and 7.D.g.
Rationale: Taxes are a waste of space in the corpora. Not a single group in the IM core is currently taxes paid, and repeated attempts to request funds from the provinces have received no response. There is no point having a section in the corpora that we have proven incapable of enforcing, and that the provinces have proven unwilling to follow.
What reasoning have the specific parks given as to why they are not paying taxes? I guess I don't understand if each group has a bank account as required by Capora why they can't write a check twice a year to cover their taxes. How long has this been going on?
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