TITLE:
Unicameral Smack Down
VALIDITY:
Must hold elections and have abolished the upper house of the legislature in 560.
DESCRIPTION:
After you abolished the @@NAME@@ Upper House some time ago due to it's shortcomings, your party has come to the realization that if they were to loose the next election, the Opposition could push through whatever legislation they desire. As a result, various party leaders from both sides of the aisle have descended upon your office, and are gearing up for what looks to be a strongly worded debate.
OPTION 1
"Oh @@LEADER@@, can't you see?" Says @@RANDOMNAME@@, your party's Whip in the @@NAME@@ Legislature, as @@HE@@ looks through recent the recent votes on various bills. "If we were to loose our majority, nothing would stand in the way of the Opposition from passing whatever they want! With two houses we could make sure that even if we lost one house, we would be able to save the nation from disaster. If you care about our maj... er, nation, you'll re-establish the upper house!"
OUTCOME:
both houses of the legislature agree on essentially nothing other than they agree on essentially nothing.
OPTION 2
"Oh please, don't listen to that tyrant!" exclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, the opposition leader, pushing away the previous speaker and setting down @@HIS@@ briefcase and taking out what looks to be a large stack of papers marked FOR OUR EYES ONLY. "No matter how hard the other party tries, they keep loosing elections and their base. We abolished the upper house for a reason, it was unrepresentative of the will of the people and elitist!" @@HE@@ stops for a moment before continuing saying, "Plus, it stands in the way of my party's goals..." @@HE@@ looks down at the stack of papers and winks.
OUTCOME:
the @@NAME@@ Legislature has made it mandatory to stand on your head and spit nickles every half-hour after @@LEADER@@'s party lost the majority.
OPTION 3
Suddenly, @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, your Minister of Internal Security, jumps out of a vent with an eavesdropping device. "You know, @@LEADER@@, when you abolished the upper house, why didn't you abolish the lower one as well? It would streamline the government and ensure that the opposition can't destroy @@NAME@@. While we're at it, why not just abolish elections entirely! And if they don't like it? Well, let's just say we have various methods of dealing with them..." @@HE@@ climbs back into the vent, but not before making a slicing motion with @@HIS@@ fingers across @@HIS@@ throat.
OUTCOME:
there has been a string of mysterious disappearances after the legislature was dissolved.
EDIT: I've just now realized someone else has also posted a draft of an issue for the reversal. Looks like I need to use my eyes a little better.
