[Discuss] Council members bannable?

[Josiah Allen]

On 2/15/07, Loren Schmidt <loren.schmidt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/15/07, Alex Davies <the1exile at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > >From: "Samuel Knowlton" <sam at iamsam.org>
> > >
> > >It seems to me that there should be some exceptions to this under
> > certain
> > >systems of government.
> > >
> > >No elected official should be ban-able. Power of the people and all
> > that.
> > >
> > >Appointed, minister positions should be either bannable or else easily
> > >removed by the ruler (are they already? I don't even know). A King
> > should
> > >be able to remove a Royal Treasurer, for instance.
> >
> > A king can, but he has to strip titles first. And to do that, he needs
> > to
> > command enough respect (in the form of honour). Alternatively, you can
> > hire
> > an infil or three.
>
>
> It seems to me that what you all are talking about is having it such that
> an appointed position can be given to another character without the other
> stepping down, which is how it used to be, a de facto stripping of the
> title, if not de juris.
>
> /Loren
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I think it simulates the unseen political pressures...middle age few kings
had that much real power...I mean, they could give the orders, but often to
try and demote the leader of the military meant he'd march the army against
you, and the treasurer would run off with the gold etc.  That's why the
protest option is more realistic...it simulates a large amount of nobility
being against someone, support a real king needs to get anything done.

There was an Ottoman advisor, Kosem, who managed to be more powerful than 3
Emperors who ruled during her time, because she had the right allies.

So unless Toms willing to code in the revenge/coup attempt options for such
a move, I think it's ok where it is.

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