Codes320 for MP
Intro: Hello everyone. I'm looking forward to hopefully serving my 4th term as an MP. It has been awhile, but I have some ideas that quite frankly, I feel cannot wait. This is by far my most ambitious campaign yet, but with your support, we can not only win the election but get these bills passed and approved.
Policy:
- Democratic PM Nominations: Last year, I voted on a bill that created the current Prime Minister nomination system that we see today, where the President elects a Prime Minister, who is then confirmed by Parliament. This was a big step forward for democracy on BC, but I think we can go further, and I believe that I have the most realistic plan of doing so. We have a few different ways of going about this. The most subtle minor change would be to simply make Parliament's PM nomination vote anonymous. Right now, the PM nomination vote is visible, which often makes MPs feel pressured into voting a certain way. I know I personally was pressured into confirming a PM that I did not support, and several other MPs felt the same way. A bit more of a moderate system would be to have the President introduce multiple candidates for parliament to vote on. This would create competitive elections and force PMs to actually try to campaign to the people, while also keeping things under control. The most extreme option would be to adopt a system similar to IRL Parliamentary Democracies such as the UK where Parliament is able to nominate and vote on their own candidates, similar to how the Speaker is chosen in the current system. In order to keep this under control, I would support an emergency veto power from the President to stop PM nominations if Parliament was to choose an individual that would be very harmful/damaging in the role.
- Removal/Weakening of the Exclusive Sales Law: I'll be honest, I don't like the ESL. It creates unnecessary restrictions for the purpose of "roleplay". While I understand how it could be seen as a method of spurring the economy, I would argue that it does the opposite. With this bill, players have fewer options when it comes to business ideas. This is heavily discouraging to new players and also makes many company ideas, such as general stores that sell common items practically impossible to run. There are a few ways we could weaken this bill without removing it entirely. For one, we could create complementary industry clauses, which allow people with certain jobs to sell things in relating industries. For example, if you're a chef that wants to sell alcoholic drinks in your restaurant, now you can. Keep in mind that even if we do remove this job, I would protect select industries such as Pharmacists, who actually do have legitimate reasons to have their items to be protected.
- Miscellaneous Bill Ideas: I have a few other bill ideas that don't merit full bullet points. I want try to raise the Banknote Cap to 1000 Kr again. I tried that in my last term, but it was vetoed. However, after more complaints from players, I think the PM/President may be more open to the idea. Also, I'd like to rework the minimum wage law to reflect the current economy and trends in employee salaries.
If you're crazy enough to have read all of that, thank you! Remember, respectful questions and constructive criticism are always welcome.
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