# Democratic Deficit in the Minmatar Republic **URL:** \ **Category:** Intergalactic Summit\ **Created:** [October 3, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/democratic-deficit-in-the-minmatar-republic/29050 "2017-10-03T03:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Arrendis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arrendis/32/432594_2.png) [@Arrendis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arrendis)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/democratic-deficit-in-the-minmatar-republic/29050/14 "2017-10-03T14:15:43Z")
We do not _have_ a ‘Prime Minister’ running things. We have a _Sanmatar_. After Shakor’s election to the Prime Ministership, the government was reorganized. The fetid corruption of the Gallente-spawned ‘Parliament’ as a body of actual _power_ was thankfully eliminated. Afterwards, we chose a form of government that is _ours_, and not some foreign power’s attempt to graft their anarchic mob rule onto the Tribes. When and if the Tribal Council decides that it is time for a new Sanmatar, they will install one. Until then, if you have an issue with the way our people govern ourselves, I suggest you ask whatever form of leadership your Clan has to take the matter up with Acassa Midular, Chief of our Tribe. As for the slaves on the market… unfortunately, the Secure Commerce Commission controls what goods are and are not legal trade items among capsuleers. As a division of CONCORD, it is limited in what protections it can enforce by CONCORD’s ruling council, and it _seems_ that the Empire has consistently blocked attempts by the other nations to have slave-trading outlawed at SCC stations. There is, however, currently a [petition](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/a-petition-to-the-sacred-throne/27909/7) circulating to the Empress on behalf of a number of Amarr loyalists that asks her to act to eliminate capsuleer slave trade within the Empire. Presumably, this would entail the Empire supporting efforts to eliminate slaves as an SCC-tradable commodity, as capsuleer trade within the Empire is SCC-regulated, not a matter of Imperial law. Might I suggest supporting it? > [@Kam\_Spalko](#): > > As for your argument against democracy, I’m afraid I don’t share such contempt for the masses as you do, so I disagree. If a government is performing poorly and leaving society worse off then they found it, I think it’s imperitive the people have an ability to review the government’s performance and if needed, fire the government and select a new one. The best function of that is periodic elections. I’ll also point out that _democracy_ was determined to be performing poorly and leaving society worse off, which is why when Sanmatar Shakor called for an [Assembly of the Seven Tribes](https://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/sanmatar-shakor-calls-for-assembly-of-the-seven-tribes-1/) in order to determine the direction of governance in the Republic, Parliament, the representatives of ‘the people’, _applauded_. Even they knew we were better off without them running anything. > [@Kam\_Spalko](#): > > Some may argue that with the ongoing war against the Amarr Empire and their allies the Caldari State, that it somehow justifies Shakor’s authoritarianism; The Sanmatar has no authority _except_ to act as the voice and executor of the Council’s will, and a moderator if needed during their debates. Shakor is the Council’s public-facing representative, and their servant, not a dictator. He serves at _their_ whim. I’m sure you mean this as a step toward improving our peoples’ government and making it more responsive to our needs, but returning us to the corruption and incompetence of Gallente rule-by-clamour… is _madness_. > [@Kam\_Spalko](#): > > With proponents of democracy shouted down and ostracized and the ideals rapidly fallen out of favor, this is a cycle all too familiar with societies that start going through a stage of closing down. If anything, Kam, our current system is far _more_ responsive to the people. As Elmund points out, the distance between you and the Council is between two and four steps. If you see a problem, and the people of your Clan agree with you, your Clan’s leadership (however you choose it) takes the problem to the Chief. If your Chief decides your concerns are valid, they’ll address them. If it’s an internal issue, the Tribe deals with it. If not, congratulations, you’re at the level of ‘dealing with the Council’. That’s not ‘closing down’. That’s ‘getting hundreds of bickering bureaucrats out of the peoples’ way’. and @yellow_parasol - where’s my billion ISK? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/democratic-deficit-in-the-minmatar-republic/29050)._