NationStates Jolt Archive


Supreme Court Nomination

Novus Atlantica
24-06-2004, 15:41
The death of 108 year old Supreme Court Justice Fleur Wu has created an opening on the bench. Below are the possible nominees.

The Debate

Falala Jong-Il, the Former CEO of Novus Atlantica Products, says "I have long sat by and watched our government vicously attack the big businesses in this country. The government has no right to control businesses and I will adopt that position in all of my judgements."
[Accept]


Reverend Beth Hanover is nominee #2. The Reverend says "I am sick and tired of the liberals in this country ruining our family values. Every day they assault our basic sense of decency. You must vote for me to keep our families safe. Think of the children!!"
[Accept]


Gay Activist and former Senator Peggy Bush is nominee #3. "Our people aren't happy, we need more freedom, we need more civil rights. We must keep the government out of the bedroom. We must respect peoples right to privacy and remember that personal relations are just that, personal."
[Accept]


Environmental Activist Anne-Marie Longbottom argues, "Our government has been constantly violating Mother Earth and her rights, all our politicians talk about are civil rights, civil rights this, civil rights that, blah blah blah, we aren't important, what is important is the Earth!"
[Accept]


The last nominee is the retired Five Star General Roger Fellow. "We are ridiculed throughout the international community for our low quality weaponry, our police and military numbers are not sufficient. Our military must be protected from both constitutional and civilian oversight. They should be given money, and a free hand."
[Accept]


Finally, a tomato flies by your head flung by an angry protester. "We want to elect our own judges! This is a democracy! More power to the people! We don't want a lapdog! Separation of Powers! Get the government out of the judicial system!" He chucks another tomato at you before security escorts him out of your private office.
[Accept]

From past experience the last option leads to a reduction in my economy (unacceptable) and I don't really remember it raising my political freedoms (though it probably did slightly), and the first option raises my economy.

Now the only other option I would consider would be the gay activist one, but before I pick it, I would like to know:

Does it have a detrimental effect on my economy? Political freedoms?

The other three options don't appeal to me at all as I am not interested in my environment, my nation is not that religious, and military is not my priority as of now.
Unfree People
24-06-2004, 20:08
The sixth option will raise political freedoms dramatically; the third option probably won't mess with them and certainly won't lower them. It wouldn't affect your economy either.
Novus Atlantica
25-06-2004, 06:11
Option three didn't raise my civil rights at all! :cry:
Unfree People
26-06-2004, 00:11
It probably did, just not noticably. Every issue affects your stats, but it won't necessarily raise or lower you a category.
Myrth
26-06-2004, 00:28
Some options on an issue will only raise your civil rights if they're currently low.