[Vote] Amendment on the Roles of Moderators

The author of this bill has requested that it be removed

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Bill text:

We the people of WorldofPolitics have become distrustful of the moderators due to their ambiguous nature. They hold power more than they are constitutional granted because the constitution says nothing of the power of moderators. It is for this reason that I propose a new Amendment to our constitution:

[Amendment] Moderators shall act as a judiciary of WorldofPolitics. Moderators may only vote on the constitutionality of passed legislation to appeal them. They may only appeal legislation that runs in opposition of the constitution of WorldofPolitics. It is their duty to ensure constitutionality. Moderators will be permitted to vote on bills so long as their vote in anonymous.

[Amendment] Moderators will not be allowed to propose legislation on their moderator account. Moderators are not permitted to run for executive offices. Moderators will be nominated by the duly elected executive officials and voted on/approved by the legislative public. Moderators are not permitted to shape the legislative process using their moderator privileges.

These amendments are to be proposed to help curb the moderator's illegitimate authority. They may still propose legislation under a pseudonym, but by proposing bills on their moderator account, they immediately gain more legitimacy than the average Reddit. Historically, a bill put forth by a moderator has gone into critical discussion far more often than a bill proposed by an average citizen. This is a coincidence we should not willingly overlook. Not enough data to declare a correlation.

If we allow for the moderators to continue to shape legislation unhampered, we are destined to see the first election being cleanly handed over to the moderators, whether they deserve that position or not. They are gaining momentum every day we leave their power unchecked and we must create a system of checks in balances before we fall victim to a democratic oligarchy (a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people).

VOTING IS OVER. BILL PASSED 23 YES 16 NO, THOUGH AUTHOR REQUESTED IT BE SUSPENDED

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This vote will end at 5:42pm December 4, 2012 (click for conversion to your local time)