The Ogastein Show
Trouble in the Sandbox?
Episode 1
The Senate, in all its glory, has been continuing on a route this term of improving its reputation. Largely seen last term as an inactive body where nothing really happened, the Senate has been forging ahead with its "critic of the Executive" stance. Yes, led by Speaker Oliver, the Senate has taken a hardline stance against the Executive and as such has sparked activity. Perhaps they've forgotten how to react to legislation because the shit hit the fan recently when Senator Klatonia proposed a controversial bill that promoted retaliatory porn spam. Did the Senate kindly disagree and explain why such a bill would just not work? Nope, not the case. In fact our Senate reverted back to their preschool attitudes and began to throw their hands up in a game of "NO YOU!"
The bill aptly named, "The Extreme Measures Act (2011)," seemed to be born as a result of the porn spams that occurred a couple of weeks ago. It suggested that crashing forums would be allowed if used in retaliation. Yes, in Europeia, a region where we like to take a moderate stance on foreign affairs and military stuff, there is a proposal to allow retaliatory forum crashing. A region where we have CRUCIFIED citizens who have even remotely participated in such activities (See Rougiers; Former President, Crist Seymour; Current Senator.) Anyways, it's not hard for the majority of people with an average IQ to tell you that the bill was stupid. The intent of this bonehead bill was likely, however, not to ACTUALLY propose it but to encourage discussion on the matter. Discussion after something radical is proposed? Oh Ogastein, what a funny thought!
Our own President posted to tell everyone that he was "appalled that such a bill has appeared on the floor of the Senate." He wasn't the only one appalled though, Senator NES expressed a similar sentiment. When told to calm down by Speaker Oliver, NES said..."no." Oliver then threatened to put Oliver into a one day timeout and NES essentially would have none of that for expressing his (gasp!) opinion. The war of words got so confusing that people began resigning from positions left and right. It was getting crazy and heated and no one was quite sure if they were watching the Senate or an episode of "Hell's Kitchen." Regardless, by the end of the kerfuffle we had lost a Senator, a Speaker and a whole lot of confidence in our elected officials.
So the one time this term that the Senate has a SERIOUS and SUBSTANTIVE bill come forward that is controversial, things go nuts. Is this the state of our Senate today, folks? I sure hope not because if it is then I fear for our legislative process. Shouldn't the Senate be open to discussing anything and only criticizing the merits of a BILL and moving forward from a heated reading? Apparently not. Instead, if a mistake is made, you're supposed to resign. What if the President of the region did that every time they messed up? We would have a TONNE of Presidents. Right now looking at the Senate, I have one thing to say. Come on! Grow up and get over it! If I was in the Senate, I know I'd be smothering myself in the sand right about now.
Trouble in the Sandbox?
Episode 1
The Senate, in all its glory, has been continuing on a route this term of improving its reputation. Largely seen last term as an inactive body where nothing really happened, the Senate has been forging ahead with its "critic of the Executive" stance. Yes, led by Speaker Oliver, the Senate has taken a hardline stance against the Executive and as such has sparked activity. Perhaps they've forgotten how to react to legislation because the shit hit the fan recently when Senator Klatonia proposed a controversial bill that promoted retaliatory porn spam. Did the Senate kindly disagree and explain why such a bill would just not work? Nope, not the case. In fact our Senate reverted back to their preschool attitudes and began to throw their hands up in a game of "NO YOU!"
The bill aptly named, "The Extreme Measures Act (2011)," seemed to be born as a result of the porn spams that occurred a couple of weeks ago. It suggested that crashing forums would be allowed if used in retaliation. Yes, in Europeia, a region where we like to take a moderate stance on foreign affairs and military stuff, there is a proposal to allow retaliatory forum crashing. A region where we have CRUCIFIED citizens who have even remotely participated in such activities (See Rougiers; Former President, Crist Seymour; Current Senator.) Anyways, it's not hard for the majority of people with an average IQ to tell you that the bill was stupid. The intent of this bonehead bill was likely, however, not to ACTUALLY propose it but to encourage discussion on the matter. Discussion after something radical is proposed? Oh Ogastein, what a funny thought!
Our own President posted to tell everyone that he was "appalled that such a bill has appeared on the floor of the Senate." He wasn't the only one appalled though, Senator NES expressed a similar sentiment. When told to calm down by Speaker Oliver, NES said..."no." Oliver then threatened to put Oliver into a one day timeout and NES essentially would have none of that for expressing his (gasp!) opinion. The war of words got so confusing that people began resigning from positions left and right. It was getting crazy and heated and no one was quite sure if they were watching the Senate or an episode of "Hell's Kitchen." Regardless, by the end of the kerfuffle we had lost a Senator, a Speaker and a whole lot of confidence in our elected officials.
So the one time this term that the Senate has a SERIOUS and SUBSTANTIVE bill come forward that is controversial, things go nuts. Is this the state of our Senate today, folks? I sure hope not because if it is then I fear for our legislative process. Shouldn't the Senate be open to discussing anything and only criticizing the merits of a BILL and moving forward from a heated reading? Apparently not. Instead, if a mistake is made, you're supposed to resign. What if the President of the region did that every time they messed up? We would have a TONNE of Presidents. Right now looking at the Senate, I have one thing to say. Come on! Grow up and get over it! If I was in the Senate, I know I'd be smothering myself in the sand right about now.