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I deeply respect the President for the hard work he has done on behalf of our region and all of its members. I also possess deep respect for our region’s system of checks and balances and the rule of law. It is with that respect in mind that I have been horrified by the undemocratic, unjust actions taken by Xernon. Regardless of whether or not this is a partisan power grab- and I encourage you all to make that distinction for yourselves- using the office of the President in this manner sets a terrible precedent for the future of Thaecia.

The reasons given for banjection have no visible, lawful weight; sowing division, although unhelpful and detrimental, is not unlawful, and the reason is because it is based on subjectivity; anyone could argue that anyone else has been “sowing division”. Is the lesson now that a person in power making such arguments suddenly has the authority to punish behavior that they alone- not our laws, our court, or our Congress- deem distasteful? Will anyone be banjected from Thaecia for going against the government with the sole, undefined, and abstract charge that they are “sowing division”? That precedent is one that will reshape our system not alongside but around the Presidency for years to come.

Furthermore, the nations in question have not been afforded due process in any sense of the word- only a vague statement railing against their “hateful ideology”, despite not being fascist, homophobic, xenophobic, etc.

I am also shocked that the President, despite having taken an oath to our CURRENT Constitution, is citing powers that he believes he will/should be afforded under a new Constitution in the future. Our CURRENT Constitution does not allow him to wield his power in this way. Until the day that a new Constitution is passed that gives him such authority, he is overstepping his boundaries significantly.

Furthermore, as much as the Cabinet has the constitutional authority to call for a snap election, I am deeply disappointed at the reasoning given for this action: the assumption on the part of both the President and Electoral Commissioner that the RPT was not in a position to replace their MPs, despite not knowing the internal structure of the party including whether or not new leadership was available in the absence of the current leaders. The Electoral Commissioner has yet to respond to the party’s communications on this matter.

Much of this chaos could have been avoided if the President and others had just worked with other portions of the government on how to transition smoothly, rather than unilaterally deciding to take this course of action and leaving the rest our our region to pick up the mess. This is reckless, impulsive leadership, and the disrespect shown to our regional government has significantly eroded its credibility.

I implore you all to make your voices heard during this dark time in our regions history and hold this government accountable for the actions it has taken.