Renegade Islands 2015 Update
Founder - Shizensky
Delegate - Saint Kitten
Security Officer - Tangaroan Islands
Immigration Officer - Tierra de Madre
Foreign Affairs Officer - The Church of Satan
Culture Officer - Elections being held
Senate
Elections soon.
Greetings friends! A lot has gone recently and at the same time very little. There's big news ahead and you better believe I'm going to let the suspense build. Because recently we have lost a big part of our home here at Renegade Islands.
Farewell Sweet Prince
On February 18th then delegate HumanSanity and Security Officer Tangaroan Islands received a message from our beloved founder Shizensky. Due to personal matters that required his attention for the foreseeable future, Shizensky has retired from NationStates, passing on his account to HumanSanity. While we know we are in good hands, we all miss Shizensky very much and hope that he returns some day. Shizensky only had time for the briefest of messages, so clearly we understand and wish him the very best. Foreign Affairs Officer Church of Satan is currently planning something with which to commemorate Shizensky and everything he has done for us.
New Delegate Elected!
Delegate elections recently passed and since HumanSanity has taken up the position of Chief Executive he could not run for re-election. Nonetheless, delegate elections really heated up! We had four qualifying citizens gunning for the job, The Church of Satan, Saint Kitten, Scepez and Tea Party Separation of America (TPSA for short.) The campaign was fierce from the very start! Each candidate ran on similar platforms with subtle differences. The hot button issue this election was on the subject of regulating RMB roleplay.
The Church of Satan was aggressive from the very beginning. He actively lobbied for votes both in his campaign thread and on the RMB. It seems to have paid off despite the fact that he came up short. Voters didn't deny that he was the highest qualified candidate however some didn't agree with his policies on RMB roleplay regulation. He was popular among voters regardless. For approximately half of the election he led the polls with Saint Kitten trailing behind by just one vote.
Saint Kitten was largely quiet during the campaign period. A strange strategy but it seems to have worked. He spoke with voters like te rest of the candidates but declined to lobby for votes. His policy of complete de-regulation of the RMB earned him the most votes. For half of the election Saint Kitten trailed behind The Church of Satan by 1 vote until the last half of the election when he took the lead. It was smoothe sailing from here for him.
Scepez was moderately active with regards to lobbying. Unfortunately for him it didn't get him enough votes. Scepez proved to be the least popular candidate receiving just 2 votes including himself.
TPSA's radical policy concerning RMB roleplay did somewhat well for him. His behavior however held him back and cost him the election. TPSA did surprisingly well in the election, peaking at 6 votes, until a sudden decline dropped him to four votes.
In the end the election ended as follows:
The Church of Satan: 5
Saint Kitten: 8
Scepez: 2
TPSA: 4
Congratulations Saint Kitten! As his first act, The Church of Satan was appointed to once again serve as Foreign Affairs Officer.
Senate Update
The senate has been plagued with inactivity. It is thought by some that TPSA's inactivity as a senator contributed to his loss in the delegate elections. Senate elections aren't far away as The Great Houses prepare to select their senators.
The Great Houses
The House of The Sauropods has just elected a new House Leader, The Church of Satan ran unopposed and is the new Rex of The House of The Sauropods. Expectations are high as The Houses are preparing for a grand revival of activity! It is anticipated that House competitions will occur.
Order in The Court!
Renegade Islands is seeing the first use of The Judiciary Act of 2014 as The Church of Satan accuses Larthinia of violating the Constitution. The charges include Public Disturbance and Harassment. The whole thing began when Larthinia contacted The Church of Satan via telegram and things took off from there. The case of RIA v. Larthinia is currently on hold until a new public defender is found because Larthinia's attorney recently became the new judge. The Church of Satan and his attorney, Tangaroan Islands, are confident that the case will end in their favor.[/center]
