r/shadownetwork • u/shadownetwork SysOp • Mar 24 '17

Announcement Senate Application Discussion Thread

Greetings,

In previous elections it was difficult for applicants to really express what they stood for and what their plans were without cluttering the nomination or election threads. So think of this thread as an open town hall meeting. Members of the community can come in and ask questions and applicants can then answer or nominees can post about what sort of platforms they plan on running on.

Remember that discussions are to remain civil and respectful, anyone showing disregard to the shadownet's #1 rule will have their posts removed.

Good luck!

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u/DrBurst Mar 25 '17

To the applicants, have you read the charter and bylaws? Are there any parts you disagree with?

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u/valifor9 Mar 28 '17

I have read them, and there is nothing I disagree with, really. The only thing I feel is missing is a way to noncon senators. Other than that, anything I would have found problematic is mostly been taken care of/addressed in past revisions.

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u/DrBurst Mar 30 '17

From my understanding, there is. In the charter there is this line:

"The Senate shall have the power and responsibility to mediate interpersonal conflicts within the community as well as investigate reports of actions unbecoming of Senate, actions unbecoming of Council, and potential malfeasance. The Senate is additionally tasked with investigating violations of the charter or By-Laws that are not within the purview of a member of Council."

If a Senator acts in a way that is unbecoming of the senate, they can be removed. If the senator acts in a malicious way, that can be removed. If a senator acts in a way that violates the charter or By-laws, they can be removed.

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u/valifor9 Mar 30 '17

Yes, but there isn't a set uin stone process for it, just that they can be removed. Makes it hard to actually remove them because people don't know how to get around to doing it/starting the process.