Miravesel
22-05-2005, 04:38
Title: Recall Election in @@NAME@@?
Description: Dissatisfied with the performance of Mr. Jones, a prominent member of Parliament and staunch supporter of environmental protection who represents an industrial district of South @@NAME@@ City, a group of citizens has gathered several million signatures for a recall election to remove him from office.
Validity: Nations that have elections
Options:
[option]"Mr. Jones has voted for bills that hurt us in his home district," rants citizen leader @@RANDOMNAME@@. "He refuses to respond to our letters or take our phone calls. He skims millions of @@CURRENCY@@s off the government treasury! His term goes on for THREE MORE YEARS! We can't wait that long! We are starving because of this man! He supports that silly thing they call environmental protection and @@ANIMAL@@ protection! He even kicks puppies and kittens! Give us the chance to vote to remove him from office now, before it is too late! Think of the children!"
[effect]members of Parliament scrupulously avoid controversial votes
[stats]political freedom increases, apathy decreases, corruption decreases, environment funding decreases, environment quality decreases, national animal goes closer to extinction
[option]"I don't respond to their letters because I get tens of thousands of them, and I can't take phone calls because I'm too busy," retorts Mr. Jones. "Look, yeah, I took some cash from the treasury to pay for a house and a car and a private jet, but don't I deserve all that for my services to our @@POPULATION@@ people? I just helped create a new national park that protects thousands of @@ANIMAL@@s from greedy corporations. Don't let them hold this silly recall election and take me out of office. I know what's best for @@NAME@@. These commoners can wave signs outside if they want. Remember, they elected me. Hard cheese on them if they don't like their own choice."
[effect]the treasury is regularly bilked by corrupt politicians
[stats]apathy increases, corruption increases, environment spending increases, environment improves, political freedom decreases
[option]"Both sides are wrong," says think-tank academic @@RANDOMNAME@@." We can't just have recall elections whenever we want, or politicians will only pander to the people and never make bold decisions. On the other hand, we need to make our officials more accountable. Why don't we shorten term limits to one year, raise the salaries of government officials so they aren't as tempted to steal from the taxpayers' funds, and increase the number of members of Parliament? More people equals more democracy. Oh, and they can buy my new book, 'Legislation in Five Minutes'. It's a good read, really."
[effect]Parliament's 15000 members change faster than they can pass legislation
[stats]apathy decreases, political freedoms increase, government size increases substantially, taxes increase, book publishing increases
Description: Dissatisfied with the performance of Mr. Jones, a prominent member of Parliament and staunch supporter of environmental protection who represents an industrial district of South @@NAME@@ City, a group of citizens has gathered several million signatures for a recall election to remove him from office.
Validity: Nations that have elections
Options:
[option]"Mr. Jones has voted for bills that hurt us in his home district," rants citizen leader @@RANDOMNAME@@. "He refuses to respond to our letters or take our phone calls. He skims millions of @@CURRENCY@@s off the government treasury! His term goes on for THREE MORE YEARS! We can't wait that long! We are starving because of this man! He supports that silly thing they call environmental protection and @@ANIMAL@@ protection! He even kicks puppies and kittens! Give us the chance to vote to remove him from office now, before it is too late! Think of the children!"
[effect]members of Parliament scrupulously avoid controversial votes
[stats]political freedom increases, apathy decreases, corruption decreases, environment funding decreases, environment quality decreases, national animal goes closer to extinction
[option]"I don't respond to their letters because I get tens of thousands of them, and I can't take phone calls because I'm too busy," retorts Mr. Jones. "Look, yeah, I took some cash from the treasury to pay for a house and a car and a private jet, but don't I deserve all that for my services to our @@POPULATION@@ people? I just helped create a new national park that protects thousands of @@ANIMAL@@s from greedy corporations. Don't let them hold this silly recall election and take me out of office. I know what's best for @@NAME@@. These commoners can wave signs outside if they want. Remember, they elected me. Hard cheese on them if they don't like their own choice."
[effect]the treasury is regularly bilked by corrupt politicians
[stats]apathy increases, corruption increases, environment spending increases, environment improves, political freedom decreases
[option]"Both sides are wrong," says think-tank academic @@RANDOMNAME@@." We can't just have recall elections whenever we want, or politicians will only pander to the people and never make bold decisions. On the other hand, we need to make our officials more accountable. Why don't we shorten term limits to one year, raise the salaries of government officials so they aren't as tempted to steal from the taxpayers' funds, and increase the number of members of Parliament? More people equals more democracy. Oh, and they can buy my new book, 'Legislation in Five Minutes'. It's a good read, really."
[effect]Parliament's 15000 members change faster than they can pass legislation
[stats]apathy decreases, political freedoms increase, government size increases substantially, taxes increase, book publishing increases