[Name] At The Eleventh Hour
[Desc] Minutes before your nominee for a high ranking ministerial role was scheduled to be voted on by parliament, allegations from his high school years detailing how he exposing his uncovered genitals to girls surfaced to public knowledge. The suddenness of the accusation has now thrown the entire nomination into turmoil.
[Validity] high political freedoms
[option] "We can’t be seen as the party that doesn’t take these allegations seriously," contends one of your party's top level strategists. "We need to be careful about our image here, too. The burden of proof is ultimately on the accused in this case. It doesn’t do anyone any good to put through a nominee this divisive. It seems as though we already lost the public opinion battle; you must rescind the nomination and put forward someone else."
[effect] background checks on nominees extend all the way back to their elementary years
[option] "Where’s the proof?" cries your nominee, frantically pacing around your office while sweating profusely. "This is just a political ploy, a sham made up by the opposition to ruin my impeccable name! No evidence has been provided whatsoever to corroborate such claims, either. The accusation itself is from some thirty years ago; even if it would happen to be true, it shouldn't even be relevant! Without any evidence, you must tell your party to confirm me at once!"
[effect] accusers who wait more than a week are told to go away
[option] "This wouldn’t even be a problem if we got rid of the whole nomination process," murmurs one your most loyal aides, known for having almost too much affection for you. "I mean, that just slows everything down, right? Just appoint whoever you want, whenever you want and inform the parliament. It’s efficiency at its finest."
[effect] the parliament continues to give its rubber stamp of approval to everyone and anyone
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- [Draft 2] Reworked description and switched option one and two around while also reworking them.
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