Archive:Arnold Ogamon/Farewell Address

By Arnold Ogamon, Chief Attorney, Senior Executive, Second Major Executive of the Universal Triumvirate

June 1, 2012

It is with my most sincerest regrets that I say farewell to you today and I step down from the position that made me who I am today. A new era has opened, one that doesn't take too kindly to those with my mindset, and a new Major Executive for the Triumvirate has been selected.

It's been nearly a year since I became Major Executive, and it has certainly been a year to remember. In that time we've given ourselves a fantastic resume system, our own economy, the GUARD Act, Rules of Criminal Procedure, a functioning and revised Administrative Branch, and we've built up on the Triumvirate that Zerouh created. But it's not over yet, not even close. Recruiting incentives, rules of civil and differed inquiry procedure, historical protection measures, and laws that defend our free economy will be what I plan to bring to the Triumvirate in the future. President Bill Clinton once said something I have always respected, "You don’t have to wait till your party’s in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world", and I think that will hold true in the Triumvirate until the political landscape reverts.

The Triumvirate is changing, and maybe that's for the better, maybe it's not, but the cultural and political upheaval that is occurring is incredible. Whether you call it the "progressive revolution" or the "overturn of conservatism", things are, without argue, changing. Some of you may think it good, some may think it bad, personally I believe this new breed of political thinking is not what the Triumvirate needs or what we stand for, but someday, if the Triumvirate stands strong because of what happens in the coming months, I'll acknowledge my error. The future will see things like market regulations, increases in government spending, less focus on protecting our data and archives, the implementation of political parties, and perhaps most importantly, the switch of focus from ourselves to focus on the outside world.

As I step down I want to set a precedent, possibly the last and most important one I'll be setting. I will not seek reelection for the Major Executive position. The Triumvirate, the Executive Branch, they have made it clear that they are done with me being the Major Executive. It is simply not decent, appropriate, or acceptable to run for the office again except in an extraordinary situation. Once you are out, you're out. New people will take your place and the Triumvirate will go on. That's how it should be. So I wish the best of luck to whoever challenges Stavrok in August. We can never be stuck in the past by constantly reelecting those who have come and gone, we must look to the future and bring in new minds.

George Washington was adamant on not intervening in foreign affairs, he was staunch against political parties, and he was a brilliant strategist. It's fascinating to see that Zerouh was the exact same way. Zerouh and I disagreed on many things, but he always kept his mind until the day he stepped down from both the Major Executive and the Triumvirate. I have a feeling my time in the Executive Branch may come to a close by the end of this year, many have made it clear that the Triumvirate is done with me, if that is the case I want you to know that I will not stop fighting for our free, open market; for internal focus; or for the Triumvirate to remain the beauty it was always meant to be.

It's been my pleasure,
*Arnold Ogamon, Second Major Executive of the Universal Triumvirate*