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Salutations, Unionists!

Welcome to a special edition of our totally-not-scandalized newspaper! In this Article, we will be releasing the results of our recent survey regarding the abolishment of the Assembly!

For some background on the poll/survey/form, it was requested by Citizen Eubickr on September 10th of this year on Everyday New’s discord channel. Over the course of the following week, Everyday News rose up to the task and set out to gather answers. The reason we did this was simple: we also wanted to see what the citizens thought about the Assembly!

The form consisted of three basic questions:
1) Was the person a citizen of the Union?
2) Did they wish for the General Assembly to be abolished?
3) Could they provide detail on their answer?

It’s important to note that the survey assumed that if the Assembly was abolished, the Senate would allow citizen debate and proposals, as well as votes on constitutional amendments.

Now without further ado, to the results!

RESULTS

QUESTION 1) Are you a citizen of the Union?

100% of all survey-goers answered YES.

QUESTION 2) Do you believe the General Assembly should be abolished?

=> 63.2% said NO.
=> 10.5% were UNSURE.
=> 26.3% said YES.

Q. 2 RESULTS IN CHART

QUESTION 3) If you want, can you elaborate on why you want or do not want the General Assembly to be abolished?

THOSE AGAINST ABOLISHMENT STATED:

“I believe that the General Assembly is the most effective way of running the UDS, and that getting rid of it would be detrimental to the state of the union.”

“Bicameral system provides a stepping ground for prospective legislators.”

“Doesn't seem like a constructive way of resolving a lack of engagement/misinformation issue.”

“The General Assembly has always been a slow and labored institution, such will likely never change. Despite this, it is critical to the integration of new members into the political life of the region. Additionally, it slows down the legislative process allowing more eyes to watch and check the law, and implicates all citizens in the passage of legislation.”

“Though some reforms would be a good thing for the General Assembly, a two-house system is crucial to ensure that all perspectives are properly explored. That's just my take.”

THOSE FOR ABOLISHMENT STATED:

“It stalls the democratic process.”

“A unicameral legislature is preferable in my opinion, as it's generally just more efficient. It's also a model that has existed in the Union before.”

“The General Assembly is mostly a few dedicated citizens voting and debating on issues. They will better serve the Union in the Senate or as activists.”

ANALYSIS

The division of results is not surprising. A voyage of #liberty-square reveals how divided Unionists were on this matter, way before this survey was even thought of. However, the survey does reveal one important insight: while the Union is certainly split on this issue, those against abolishment remain the majority of citizens.

The reason for why most citizens are against abolition boils down to the few reasons as stated in the survey answers: the Assembly is slow and can check over Senate work, the Assembly provides new players opportunities to be involved, and the Assembly is just “effective”.

On the other hand, the reasons stated by those who want the Assembly’s abolition is that the Assembly is inefficient and not many citizens seem to engage within the Assembly.

While Everyday News will not take a side on this topic, we acknowledge that both sides raise excellent points in each regard. Something to note is that all sides agree that the Assembly is slow, although whether that is a negative or positive trait depends on each citizen’s perspective.

Most Unionists ultimately remain heartily against the Assembly’s abolishment, but who knows what may happen in the future? The poll results were interesting either way, and Everyday News extends many thank yous to the people who took time out of their day to reveal their opinion.

Until next time!