Eternity RPC Board
07-31-2019, 01:42 PM
The Ducal Palace
Lochway, Kave
The Duke of Kave was not celebrating. His preferred party, the Conservatives, had been defeated in the general election, and by opponents who wanted to join the WBU at that!
He paced in his study, pondering what options he had. If only it had been 100 years earlier. He could have simply rejected the government and send it back to the voters, who would presumably respect his opinion. Alas, the last 100 years had not been kind to the authority of the Kaven monarchy, and the Duke was much weaker than his ancestors had been.
Still, he was not without influence. While he could not demand a re-vote, he could reject the prime minister. This would be very controversial though, and could have consequences for the Duke himself. While he was not terribly unpopular, there was academic musings about whether Kave even needed a monarch anymore -- imagine that!
He could put obstacles in the path of any WBU-talk as well. After all, that was the crux of his disagreement, though there were other more ideological differences between the Duke and the Social Democrats. While the SocDems did have a mandate following their election, and would likely be successful if allowed to be, he could potentially delay the process long enough until the next election where he could try to campaign more openly against the WBU. Even this was controversial, however, because a Duke typically did not openly campaign for a party or agenda like that. The Duke was, after all, a representative of the will of the people, and so would not try to so openly influence said will. This was likely a less dangerous path.
Even with their mandate, this was still a significant decision. Surely he could advocate for it to be put to the voters directly through a referendum, couldn't he? This could work. He wouldn't have to campaign for either side, but instead merely ask that the will of the people be determined directly, rather than assumed from a general election where there were many reasons to vote for a given party agenda. Then, the Conservatives could do the lobbying for the anti-WBU agenda on their own.
This could work. For now, he would wait for the opportunity to speak up.
Lochway, Kave
The Duke of Kave was not celebrating. His preferred party, the Conservatives, had been defeated in the general election, and by opponents who wanted to join the WBU at that!
He paced in his study, pondering what options he had. If only it had been 100 years earlier. He could have simply rejected the government and send it back to the voters, who would presumably respect his opinion. Alas, the last 100 years had not been kind to the authority of the Kaven monarchy, and the Duke was much weaker than his ancestors had been.
Still, he was not without influence. While he could not demand a re-vote, he could reject the prime minister. This would be very controversial though, and could have consequences for the Duke himself. While he was not terribly unpopular, there was academic musings about whether Kave even needed a monarch anymore -- imagine that!
He could put obstacles in the path of any WBU-talk as well. After all, that was the crux of his disagreement, though there were other more ideological differences between the Duke and the Social Democrats. While the SocDems did have a mandate following their election, and would likely be successful if allowed to be, he could potentially delay the process long enough until the next election where he could try to campaign more openly against the WBU. Even this was controversial, however, because a Duke typically did not openly campaign for a party or agenda like that. The Duke was, after all, a representative of the will of the people, and so would not try to so openly influence said will. This was likely a less dangerous path.
Even with their mandate, this was still a significant decision. Surely he could advocate for it to be put to the voters directly through a referendum, couldn't he? This could work. He wouldn't have to campaign for either side, but instead merely ask that the will of the people be determined directly, rather than assumed from a general election where there were many reasons to vote for a given party agenda. Then, the Conservatives could do the lobbying for the anti-WBU agenda on their own.
This could work. For now, he would wait for the opportunity to speak up.