[Discuss] Prestige req for ruler changed?

[Lyman Stone]

Question: Would this situation constitute abuse:
Situation: the judge and ruler are in cahoots with each other. The  
incumbent ruler looks, in the campaigning, to be losing the  
electiong; there doesnt seem much support for him. He gets nervous,  
so he decided, "I'll check the eligible candidate list!" He does so,  
and finds all eligible(or "might become eligibles") and makes a list.  
Then the judge, who is in cahoots with him, sends out a message  
saying, "If you do not refuse rulership, you will be banned!" Then,  
after, say, 2 days, the judge bans all who did not refuse rulership.

Would that be abuse? Or, even on a smaller scale: just banned  
everyone else who ANNOUNCED their candidacy.

imo, the first one(the more extreme one) probably is abuse, but I'd  
think the second is quite all right. Removing political opponents was  
quite common in medieval times, so I'd think this should be legal.  
Dont like it? Stage massive protests or a rebellion! Or QUIETLY rally  
support.

So, just a theoretical situation. I've never actually seen, or heard  
of, this being done.


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