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Hmmm. This would therefore be a good place for show trials (or real ones, I guess), and the accumulation of evidence for same. If a troublesome type wished to make a plea or present a case/defense for a questionable action, would they PM a Senator or post it elsewhere for the public to view and/or comment on?Rob Wilson wrote:This Forum can be viewed by all, but only Senate members can post. Therefore it behooves the Senators to not make cutting remarks about the normal everyday folk secure in the knowledge they can't answer back...
Still open for suggestions, but the only problem with that is they couldn't defend themselves. There is something similar in the First draft of the Rules I've written, so wait out on that.Coyote wrote:Hmmm. This would therefore be a good place for show trials (or real ones, I guess), and the accumulation of evidence for same. If a troublesome type wished to make a plea or present a case/defense for a questionable action, would they PM a Senator or post it elsewhere for the public to view and/or comment on?Rob Wilson wrote:This Forum can be viewed by all, but only Senate members can post. Therefore it behooves the Senators to not make cutting remarks about the normal everyday folk secure in the knowledge they can't answer back...
Very nice. Someone can tune in and see their stock rise or fall as the winds of whim change... heheh.
This is a democracy, being able to defend yourself is no requirement for the rule of our law to be enforced. That said I think quite a few of us are just rather curious in that the broad scope of powers and duties is still only vaugely constructed at this point. Lacking that I get the feeling we might have a few discussions on matters like this (or in other words get us the rules now for debateRob Wilson wrote:Still open for suggestions, but the only problem with that is they couldn't defend themselves. There is something similar in the First draft of the Rules I've written, so wait out on that.Coyote wrote:Hmmm. This would therefore be a good place for show trials (or real ones, I guess), and the accumulation of evidence for same. If a troublesome type wished to make a plea or present a case/defense for a questionable action, would they PM a Senator or post it elsewhere for the public to view and/or comment on?
Very nice. Someone can tune in and see their stock rise or fall as the winds of whim change... heheh.
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You think people chosen for their intelligent contributions and displayed debating skills need rules on how to conduct a debate?CmdrWilkens wrote: This is a democracy, being able to defend yourself is no requirement for the rule of our law to be enforced. That said I think quite a few of us are just rather curious in that the broad scope of powers and duties is still only vaugely constructed at this point. Lacking that I get the feeling we might have a few discussions on matters like this (or in other words get us the rules now for debate
Rules moreso as in scope of powers than the nature of the debate.Rob Wilson wrote:You think people chosen for their intelligent contributions and displayed debating skills need rules on how to conduct a debate?
Um.
If it's the rules for the Forum you can find them here. And they are pretty specific.
I think you refer to conventions or unwritten rules/guidelines?CmdrWilkens wrote:Rules moreso as in scope of powers than the nature of the debate.Rob Wilson wrote:You think people chosen for their intelligent contributions and displayed debating skills need rules on how to conduct a debate?
Um.
If it's the rules for the Forum you can find them here. And they are pretty specific.
Addendum: By this I don't mean what was spelled out in the "rules" thread but rather I'm looking for a statement of the purpose and procedure so that we might debate whether in fact that is the purpose and procedure we wish to adopt. If I'm still not making sense just assume you'll answer my question at some future point and make sly comments about how the jarhead got a bit too much sand stuck in the jar.
I think he wants guidelines added for Discussion of Board policy and Debates raised in here. Fair enough I'll draft something and add it to the Power and Perks thread.Stuart Mackey wrote:
I think you refer to conventions or unwritten rules/guidelines?
Amazingly enough when someone else says it for me, you two guys awww I just love ya(imagine me drunk here), I become much more coherent and my point gets across. That and the sand is a GREAT excuse whenever I say something stupid to my girlfriend (though since this happens about everyday I think its wearing thin)Rob Wilson wrote:I think he wants guidelines added for Discussion of Board policy and Debates raised in here. Fair enough I'll draft something and add it to the Power and Perks thread.Stuart Mackey wrote:
I think you refer to conventions or unwritten rules/guidelines?
Thanks for raising the point Greg, admittedly in a very confused matter, but then you still seem to be carrying some excess sand in that baby-faced Jarhead.
Imagine?CmdrWilkens wrote:imagine me drunk here
I've only had three drinks tonight, there's work tomorrow.Rob Wilson wrote:Imagine?CmdrWilkens wrote:imagine me drunk here
I've drunk out of 5 gallon watercans filled with beer and Vodka before, so 3 drinks could be enough to give alchohol poisoning to a small village.CmdrWilkens wrote:I've only had three drinks tonight, there's work tomorrow.Rob Wilson wrote:Imagine?CmdrWilkens wrote:imagine me drunk here