Act of Parliament P.B. 04-009 | Maintain Playtime Act

[McBrittle419]

A
BILL
TO
Amend the Government Organisation Act
To Require Members of Parliament to Maintain Playtime Standards​

1 — Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as 'Maintain Playtime Act'.
(2) This Act may be numbered P.B. 04-009.
(3) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(4) This Act has been authored by PM McBrittle419.
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by MP ConsequencesInc.

[...]

2 — Amendments to the Government Organisation Act
(1) Amend §6 to read as follows:

“6 - Parliament
[...]
(4) Members of Parliament shall be required to maintain 6 hours of in-game playtime logged within the last 30 days.
(a) The Speaker of Parliament may at any time perform playtime checks on current Members of Parliament.
(b) Members of Parliament may at any time motion to request that a fellow Member’s playtime be checked by the Speaker of Parliament.
(c) If a Member of Parliament does not meet minimum in-game playtime requirements, the following steps are taken:
(i) The Speaker of Parliament shall issue an official warning to the Member of Parliament.
(ii) The offending Member of Parliament shall be given one week to either meet the minimum required in-game playtime or issue a formal appeal to the Speaker of Parliament that an extension of an additional week be given to meet said requirement. If the offending Member of Parliament is under a leave of absence at the time the warning is issued, up to a two week extension may be granted at the discretion of the Speaker.
(iii) If the Member of Parliament is unable to meet the in-game playtime requirement by the deadline given, the Speaker of Parliament shall trigger a Motion to Impeach which shall follow standard procedures.”

 

[McBrittle419]

IGNITE
Through the Prime Minister McBrittle419
Moves to Pass
Maintain Playtime Act​

Parliament notes:
(1) To promote activity and progress, this Act aims to hold the Members of Parliament accountable for their level of activity within the StateCraft server.

Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) To provide for the requirement to maintain a minimum amount of in-game playtime of it’s Members of Parliament.

To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) None.

Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) The Speaker of Parliament will complete playtime checks on Members of Parliament as outlined in this bill.

To implement the above, Parliament passes:

A
BILL
TO
Amend the Government Organisation Act
To Require Members of Parliament to Maintain Playtime Standards​

1 — Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as 'Maintain Playtime Act'.
(2) This Act may be numbered P.B. 04-009.
(3) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(4) This Act has been authored by PM McBrittle419.
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by MP ConsequencesInc.

[...]

3 — Amendments to the Government Organisation Act
(1) Amend §6 to read as follows:

“6 - Parliament
[...]
(4) Members of Parliament shall be required to maintain 6 hours of in-game playtime logged within the last 30 days.
(a) The Speaker of Parliament may at any time perform playtime checks on current Members of Parliament.
(b) Members of Parliament may at any time motion to request that a fellow Member’s playtime be checked by the Speaker of Parliament.
(c) If a Member of Parliament does not meet minimum in-game playtime requirements, the following steps are taken:
(i) The Speaker of Parliament shall issue an official warning to the Member of Parliament.
(ii) The offending Member of Parliament shall be given one week to either meet the minimum required in-game playtime or issue a formal appeal to the Speaker of Parliament that an extension of an additional week be given to meet said requirement. If the offending Member of Parliament is under a leave of absence at the time the warning is issued, a two week extension may be granted at the discretion of the Speaker.
(iii) If the Member of Parliament is unable to meet the in-game playtime requirement by the deadline given, the Speaker of Parliament shall trigger a Motion to Impeach which shall follow standard procedures.”

 

[AsexualDinosaur]

There's something to be said for holding a certain amount of playtime in order to hold a position.
What does it mean to be a member of parliament and how does ones playtime materialize in the form of legislative changes. One must ask, is this legislation inspired with the intent to keep low-activity individuals out, or does it seek to promote activity within the server.

Much like coins, there's two sides. Well... maybe there's 3 sides, if you count the edge. I mean it can't be 50/50 if the penny has a non-0 chance of landing on its edge. Sure we could write this off as one of those things that happens so rarely that it's hardly considerable - but hey, if it happens who wins? You just re-flip the penny like a sucker and let the moment before you pass in the wind like a fart in the wind?

There's something to be said for letting a moment pass though isn't there. We shouldn't hold onto things of the past too strongly or we might get weighed down. This is reminiscent of Fallout: New Vegas' 'Dead Money' DLC. The player is stripped of their equipment and set on a quest to get into a building and ultimately find the gold bars at the end.
Well you find at the end, the gold bars weigh an immense amount and it's nearly impossible to move and escape with them. The point of the story is letting go. This is more strongly messaged through the story of the man who had trapped you here. Bent on trying to get into the vault and get his gold, he was only fooled into a sealed room to sit with his gold until he perished with it.
His focus on the gold had driven him to his end.

A moment is to be savored, not chased until it's unsavory.


It really makes you consider what it means to be alive and what it means wish for something greater than heads or tails. The standard two sides we're all forced into. Sure, the heads and tails differ from coin to coin- but it's always two-sided. We should aspire for something greater than what's easy. We should work towards the third side.
The next time you flip a coin, bet on that third side. You might just be glad you did.

Anyway, I'd like to finish this off with a joke.

Tech and End were going to the New Hamilton University to dance, but Tech wanted to be prepared.

Tech was a patient Alexandrian, so when he went to go pickup his Minecraft tuxedo and there was a long time for them, he waited. Eventually after an hour (and server downtime) Tech got his tux.

Tech wanted to get End a nice gift for the dance, so he went to Brittle's Blocks for some obsidian, but again there was a long line. Tech already waited an hour for his tuxedo, but he's very patient. Yet another hour passed and Tech was able to get his Obsidian for the dance!

It's not enough to just have a gift and fit though, Tech wanted to arrive in style too! So Tech tried to get a mechanic to craft him a tractor to show up on (As Tech is a well known Farmer). However the server Mechanic wasn't online! Tech, ever patient, knew that the Mechanic would be online in time - so he waited. Tech waited for 4 hours for his tractor, but he was ready to dance.

Tech arrived with End at the New Hamilton University dance in his iconic tractor, tuxedo, and he was able to give his gift of Obsidian to End, which he prompted ate. Tech and End had a great time at the dance and they listened to many great bops such as "Craft that thang" and "It's The Endeavour Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" -- Around the end of End's favorite song, he asked Tech to get him some punch. Tech walked through the cafeteria where they were serving punch.
And there's no punchline.
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