I'm not interested in holding the events of the civil war against either side, since we now know that the NPO was manipulating both sides to try to push them toward civil war. Do I think Killer Kitty & Co. did absolutely everything the right way? No, but I believe he at least meant well (I'm less sure about Funkadelia and Lamb). So I will be voting to confirm him to the Council on Lazarene Security. I'll say this though, should he abuse the region's trust again I won't be inclined toward another chance for him. I give second chances -- not third, fourth, fifth chances. So I hope he will be the upstanding Councillor that Lazarus deserves.
That said, I do believe Roavin's civil war actions are disqualifying for him. Unlike Killer Kitty, he wasn't simply manipulated, he was one of the people doing the manipulating. As Curious Observations, whether intentionally or not, he constantly pushed the NPO's narrative that Lazarus was being subverted by raider and raider-leaning "userites" (a word I can't recall if he actually used, but certainly the implication was there). He did all of this under a pseudonym, while Prime Minister of the South Pacific, a region that was supposed to be Lazarus' ally. For more than a year he concealed this pseudonym, and he continued to conceal it from the Assembly during his prior confirmation, even though it had been disclosed to the Delegate. While I can appreciate that it was disclosed to the Delegate, the Assembly is the institution that confirms government officials and declining to disclose that information to the Assembly was improper on Roavin's part. It was also improper for him to disclose the information only to the Delegate and to put her in the position of having to decide whether to keep his confidence or disclose the information to the Assembly -- he should simply have disclosed it himself. The truth is, had the Task Force Lazarus leaks and the probability of more leaks not threatened to expose him, I don't think Roavin would ever have disclosed his identity as Curious Observations. With a great deal of respect for the Delegate and her choices, I nonetheless don't think Roavin can be trusted (from a purely IC standpoint) in our judiciary and I will be voting against confirmation.
In regard to Aflana, I don't really know them beyond Lazarus. I would like to hear a bit more about their history in NationStates. At present, I'm concerned I don't have enough information to make a confident decision to confirm them to the CLS, which means I'm leaning against. Nothing personal, and with more information I could easily change my mind. It's just I'm wary of voting to confirm people I don't know well after the Adytus/Feux, AMOM/Wrektopia, Kowassati/Stujenske situation. We have to be very careful not to ever let that happen again, and to make sure all appointees are vetted with due diligence.
Full support for the other nominees I didn't mention above. All good choices.
That said, I do believe Roavin's civil war actions are disqualifying for him. Unlike Killer Kitty, he wasn't simply manipulated, he was one of the people doing the manipulating. As Curious Observations, whether intentionally or not, he constantly pushed the NPO's narrative that Lazarus was being subverted by raider and raider-leaning "userites" (a word I can't recall if he actually used, but certainly the implication was there). He did all of this under a pseudonym, while Prime Minister of the South Pacific, a region that was supposed to be Lazarus' ally. For more than a year he concealed this pseudonym, and he continued to conceal it from the Assembly during his prior confirmation, even though it had been disclosed to the Delegate. While I can appreciate that it was disclosed to the Delegate, the Assembly is the institution that confirms government officials and declining to disclose that information to the Assembly was improper on Roavin's part. It was also improper for him to disclose the information only to the Delegate and to put her in the position of having to decide whether to keep his confidence or disclose the information to the Assembly -- he should simply have disclosed it himself. The truth is, had the Task Force Lazarus leaks and the probability of more leaks not threatened to expose him, I don't think Roavin would ever have disclosed his identity as Curious Observations. With a great deal of respect for the Delegate and her choices, I nonetheless don't think Roavin can be trusted (from a purely IC standpoint) in our judiciary and I will be voting against confirmation.
In regard to Aflana, I don't really know them beyond Lazarus. I would like to hear a bit more about their history in NationStates. At present, I'm concerned I don't have enough information to make a confident decision to confirm them to the CLS, which means I'm leaning against. Nothing personal, and with more information I could easily change my mind. It's just I'm wary of voting to confirm people I don't know well after the Adytus/Feux, AMOM/Wrektopia, Kowassati/Stujenske situation. We have to be very careful not to ever let that happen again, and to make sure all appointees are vetted with due diligence.
Full support for the other nominees I didn't mention above. All good choices.
Cormac Skollvaldr
"We are all misfits living in a world on fire." - Kelly Clarkson, "People Like Us"
"We are all misfits living in a world on fire." - Kelly Clarkson, "People Like Us"