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Yes, Non-UN Members have an equal Vote in the Delegate Elections. Nations with puppets will have only one vote.

You gonna vote for me then?

The people of Feeky, being highly literate and very concerned with the state of the world and the region, have noticed several comments lodged on the behalf of the government of Starblaydia which raise concern. They realize that these comments may have been made unofficially by individuals and/or may have been made under the stress of the delegate race. Here are some prominent examples:

When confronted with an accusation of mudslinging, the response was:

Yes, and I'm a fascist bigot who only listens to people yelling at me. Thankyou for your well-thought out judgement.

The people of feeky are concerned with the passive-aggressive nature of this comment and that the government individual who made it may have a short fuse or may be a "loose cannon".

If you decide to try and sieze any Starblaydi assests, assuming you are elected, I warn you there will most certainy be violence.

The above comment was lodged when a member of another nation's government explained a stance of their nation's policy. The leap to thinking this was an aggessive statement is shocking to the people of feeky who are a peaceful nation believing in only defensive miltary action. The resultant threat of violence was additionally unsettling.

Somehow I'm not surprised at the retreating shot across my bows. Good luck with the revolution, comrade.

This was noted by many people as another passive-aggressive comment.

Most often quoted as the most seirously egregious comment was the following:

Who has supported you other than yourself, Marturia?

This was viewed by many as badgering and an attempt to muscle Marturia into participating in a 'popularity contest' over the issue.

In a series of nationwide polls, Feekans considered the comments above and ones like them as 'somewhat concerning' or 'very concerning' when considering Starblaydia's role in the region as UN delegate between 62% to 84% of the time (ME +/- 4%). In the same polls, however, 76% to 89% (ME +/-2%) of Feekans believed that Starblaydia could function effectively in the position. Thus, these issues, while notable, are not seen as necessarily relevant enough to sway an overall decision but are presented as a concern.

More important is the stance of the Feekan people on gay marriage and nuclear weapons: between 81% and 94% (ME +/- 4%) favor either offically sanctioned full marriage rights for homosexuals or a removal of all acknowledgement of marriage by government, instead calling all unions "civil unions" and reserving the term "marriage" for invidual use by religious institutions; 92% to 98% (ME +/- 4%) favor a UN mandated nuclear weapons ban accompanied by a policy of mutual defense to deter the use of nuclear agents by rogue states. The Feekan government has reacted to these sentiments by removing all mention of marriage from the law books and cancelling all nuclear programs, including nuclear power.

On behalf of the prime minister and people of Feeky, we wish you the best of luck in your campaign for the delegation!

That response was invoked by this statement:

...which we took to be an inferred insult by Marturian Officials, suggesting 'our little credo' (derogatory in itself) involves being stubborn and unwilling to listen to others, which, we believe, is not the case.

This statement was predicting the actions of ordinary, hard-working Starblaydis who have toiled to earn their possessions which would be taken from them were Marturia to be in control of their lives. I assure you that Starblaydis fight back when their hard-earned possessions are taken.

I fail to see how muscling someone into a 'popularity' contest when other nations are asked to vote for us is a spurious comment. Surely this Vote encapsulates some form of popularity, as does every election? In addition to this, Marturia claimed to have a second vote which was not recorded in his Preliminary Vote (which indicated he had but a single vote - his own), which I was enquiring as to who it was.

After entering the region to fight a socialist/communist stance and realising he had no votes other than his own, Marturia left claiming a minor debate-inspired victory. This, in essence was an offical Starblaydi reaction of 'meh'.

The Protectorate of Starblaydia is pleased that we can inspire debate in other nations after taking decisions of our own. If anything, the UN Delegate's power is reduced if they put the Resolutions to votes, as they cannot use their single vote for their own purposes. Essentially, voting with the block vote of the Region diminishes the Delegate's views, as they can only express (through the measures i propose to run my Delegacy by) the Region's views, which may well conflict with their own.

We also express our gratitude that the majority of The Commonwealth of Feeky believe we can be an effective Delegate, should we be elected.

And may we also express our gratitude that Feeky, a newcomer to the region (though I'm relatively new myself), has become involved in our election so thoroughly.

This post has been edited by Starblaydia on Aug 8 2004, 03:03 PM