The Demotion of billinidaho and D2AK3

Talk of the demoting Billinidaho and D2AK3 from the Council of Elders began on July 6, 2020. The motion to demote would pass both councils on July 21, 2020. The Elders would be demoted and replaced on July 25, 2020.

## Background

Billinidaho was elected to the Council of Elders on January 16, 2020. He would be the fourth person in the clan’s history to serve on the council and was elected by a unanimous vote. D2AK3 was elected to the Council of Elders on January 21, 2020 and would be the fifth person in the clan’s history to serve on the council. D2AK3 had won a close election over Baby Carl, winning 5 votes to 4. Both Billinidaho and D2AK3 would be re-elected and begin their second terms on July 2, 2020.

"The Great Cleansing " was a political event that was begun by Chris the day he took his seat on the Council of Co-Leaders. Twenty members were kicked for inactivity in the span of two weeks. The weeks of The Cleansing had been some of the most active weeks on the clan in months. Many new members joined during and following the process. The Cleansing would lead to debate about having Billinidaho and D2AK3 on the Council of Elders as all signs indiacted they were inactive.

## Debate

On July 6, 2020, Phase II of “The Great Cleansing” occurred. After its completion Chris mentioned demoting Billinidaho and D2AK3. He mentioned that they seemed to be just as inactive as those people kicked in The Cleansing. name.loading agreed stating that they deserved no special treatment for being Elders. This was met with backlash by mainly James who stated these very Elders had just been elected less than a week prior and claimed the Council of Co-Leaders was overstepping. Captain Magma voted no on Chris’s motion claiming it could possibly be unconstitutional to demote these elected officials.

During the debate Elder name.loading , brought up that if the two elders remained inactive the Council of Elders could face issues with voting. This was immediately seen as a serious issue by most everyone involved. Captain Magma proposed creating some sort of abstention rule which lead to the passing of the First Amendment  on July 12, 2020.

On July 16, 2020, the Council of Co-Leaders voted to kick four more members for inactivity and once again debate opened up about demoting the inactive Elders. Chris and nameloading originally push for a change to the constitution outlining inactivity, but James claims that is not needed for them to demote these Elders.

## Voting

On July 21, 2020, Chris motioned the Council of Co-Leaders to vote on the demotion of Elders Billinidaho and D2AK3. Jake the Snake was in agreement as well as Captain Magma so the motioned passed with 3/4 (75%). It was then moved to the Council of Elders. Name.loading voted yes. Nate then claimed he was against the demotions. He and James had worked to gain the support of a majority of active Elders (themselves, Joe, and they claimed WickedSpyder) to vote no on the motion unless their demands were met by the Council of Co-Leaders. They wanted the Council of Co-Leaders to agree that the demoted Elders would not be kicked until what would’ve been their full term was up. They claimed the Elders deserved this for being elected and for their contributions to the foundation of The Republic. They were not willing to compromise on this offer. Captain Magma and Chris agreed and the motion would be passed with a majority 5/9 (55.6%). BigTony013 would vote yes after the motion passed, but would agreed with his fellow Elders that they didn't need to be kicked just yet.

### Council of Co-Leaders

* Chris - Motioned for demtion - July 21, 2020
* Jake The Snake - Yes - July 21, 2020
* Captain Magma - Yes - July 21, 2020
* mikeRob22 - vote not used

### Council of Elders

* name.loading - Yes - July 21, 2020
* James - Yes - July 21, 2020
* Joe - Yes - July 21, 2020
* Nate  - Yes - July 21, 2020
* Uncle Sam - Yes - July 21, 2020
* BigTony013 - Yes - July 22, 2020
* billinidaho - vote not used
* D2AK3 - vote not used
* WickedSpyder - vote not used

## Aftermath

The demotions of billinidaho and D2AK3 would leave two seats open on the Council of Elders. A special election would take place on July 24, 2020 to decide on their replacements.