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Tieria Erde (trial_by_veda) wrote in marinanova,

I am familiar with the idea that for a democracy to truly work, it needs the participation of all it governs over. Even if a segment of the population refuses to participate, they are still governed by the decisions made by those who do. Abstention does not equal a lack of accountability.

I do not disagree that the Defense Force in its current form should not stand. However, there is no current oversight from the Wardens to protect against all transgressions. If you're suggesting that the entire population of the dome participate in some sort of governing body in which we have lawmakers, enforcers, and a judiciary system to prevent one body of authority from acting as all three, I do not see decisions coming in a timely manner when something has to be carried out, even with the small population we have.

Additionally, for those who do not participate in any of the proceedings, their own situations will also essentially be affected by the decisions made by those who do. If those who participate decide on an action that conflicts with the desire of one who is not participating, does that not violate what you are attempting to create?

[What Tieria knew was intervention, not governing. Concepts were one thing. Practice was quite another, and Tieria was having a slight issue reconciling the situation of having the population have more say, but yet still having pull over those who refuse to have a say. It was either all in or all out, and he couldn't see what Reid was proposing.

Plus, he was still reluctant to dissolve the one thing in the prison that was closest to his original purpose, the reason he had been created in the first place. To take that away from him would leave him lost. He wasn't ready for that. So he might be playing devil's advocate to get Reid to rethink his idea for somewhat selfish reasons.]