Archive:Lanclot Rice/The Events of 9.1.13

Speech: The Events of 9.1.13

Lanclot Rice

Date given: 9.2.13

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          Friends, members of the Universal Triumvirate, I come before you now to tell you of the events that happened on the day of September 1st, 2013. Andrew Hester, our dear friend, resigned from office due to political environment. This is one of the first times we have ever seen a standing Minor Executive step down from their position, only occuring once before when Ehtya assumed the role of acting Minor Executive from Zamorak Agent. This time though, it is very, very different. We have lost a true friend, a great companion, and worst of all, a man that stuck his neck out for what he thought was right and wrong.

          Cocnerning recent events, I am now the standing Minor Executive for the rest of the Trimester. I have accepted the role, and I will make sure to live up to my past models that have served. One of the greatest things about this union is its long standing history through the problems and troubles life has thrown at it. We beat the Countdown Crisis, we have defeated Uhnul, and we have overcame the odds in this world to be known as a union that strives for success, 46 members strong. But, we face a even more daunting task ahead of us. For if we do not settle the issue right now, and stop it dead in its tracks, the Triumvirate will face a problem like it has never before seen in its lifespan.

          We stand today at the brink of malfunction. This is caused by not an outside attack, nor an inside espionage. This has been caused by the political parties we know and love in our current existance. They fight so wretchedly for power in which brought forth the recent events of Andrew Hester's resignation. He was keeping the thin line between the Executive Branch's liberalism and the Administrative Branch's conservatism in check. It was his job to make sure the Establishment Party and the Progressive Party did not lunge at each others throats, but it happened anyways. We now see an Administrative branch held solely by the ideas of Conservatism, and a Executive Branch grasped by the ideas of Liberalism. This is no doubt going to cause very heated discussions, and it already has caused the resignation of one of the most famous Executives to serve. In case people are not getting the image of what i'm saying when it comes to this crisis, let me simplify it. Zerouh created 3 branches of government. One to Judge, one to Execute, and one to Administrate. These were seperated on line in which we believed that this government would be cooperative and have equal oppertunity, never approaching too powerful over another. We believed that one day, we would reach so high that we would pull down some clouds if we tried. This image still hols true, but it will be harder for us to cooperate to do so with political bantering outweighing the bigger picture. Zerouh thought that parties were bad to the cause of the growth of this union. I can see why now. Maybe he envisioned this happening, us just coming down to a bunch of people all squabbling for power because of the names that we wear on the back of our shirts. I think it is about time that we all looked back, thought at what happened, and make it to where it never happens again. I am in for the long ride with this Union, and I refuse to see political arguments bring us down. I say we stand together, and march towards the prospect that this union will live to see a better image of itself formed, a better future for the civilians to be formed, and a better environment in which we can pass legislation and amendments that would benefit the Triumvirate.

                                                                                                                     *Lanclot Rice*

***Minor Executive, 9/2/13***