{"id":2965,"date":"2024-09-18T16:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shout.newdayrp.com\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2024-09-21T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T23:21:47","slug":"we-cannot-have-our-say-without-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shout.newdayrp.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/we-cannot-have-our-say-without-you\/","title":{"rendered":"We cannot have our say without you"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-notification stk-block-notification stk--is-warning stk-block stk-8a92bb3 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"8a92bb3\"><div class=\"stk-block-notification__content stk-content-align stk-8a92bb3-column stk-container stk-8a92bb3-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8a92bb3-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-e4269b69140e97009f38b283042e0807\">This is a Commentary Piece<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d35284344e37b470ff7def4318b7eccf\">This piece was written by a member of the public or a high-profile individual as a submission to the editors. To write your own commentary piece, please contact a Shout News employee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear San Andreas, we cannot have our say without you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system of democracy in San Andreas hangs in the balance with election registrations closing in a matter of days, and only three legislative candidates putting their name in the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, we could be seeing a repeat of the 9th Congress, where all representatives were elected by-default without a contest. Their views were automatically elected, without the citizens of San Andreas casting their decision at the ballot box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that election, we found ourselves stuck in a situation where citizens frequently said that they had their ideas ignored, and that our representatives were non-responsive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:581px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-sGogp\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/sGogp\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-sGogp\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/sGogp\/full.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:425px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-mPTyz\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/mPTyz\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-mPTyz\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/mPTyz\/full.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:532px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-OgzCb\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/OgzCb\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-OgzCb\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/OgzCb\/full.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I implore, anyone who is willing to have a go. <a href=\"https:\/\/newdayrp.com\/threads\/fall-state-representative-election.58593\/\">Register to become a candidate<\/a>, and you could very much be the saving grace that San Andreas needs. Restore our democracy, drive our state down the right path, and help represent the views of your friends, family, and fellow citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state can not run without democratic participation and the state can not be accurately represented without you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To become a candidate you must meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/newdayrp.com\/threads\/san-andreas-state-constitution.11872\/\">constitutional requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No felony convictions within the past three months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citizen for at least one month, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 18 years of age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to vote! Voting begins at 8pm on the 5th of October and closes on the 9th. 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