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<blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 815647" data-attributes="member: 7240">I think we're too caught up in our modern theories of represenation. If the council is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the lord or castellan (the model I favour), the position makes much sense. Clearly, the person in charge needs an advisor on how to deal with the large foreign population; I think the idea of picking one special foreigner to do this is a fine idea. However, in thinking about the position, I think we could add some more mystique to it by calling it &quot;the Stranger.&quot;I'm growing increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of voting and voting thresholds to pass motions. While there exists the example of medieval Venice and other republics where such things were practiced, it was much more common (and therefore I think more portable) for bodies like this council to have a threshold of either 100% unanimity or simply the right to &quot;advise&quot; to castellan or lord who actually makes the decision.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fusangite, post: 815647, member: 7240"] I think we're too caught up in our modern theories of represenation. If the council is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the lord or castellan (the model I favour), the position makes much sense. Clearly, the person in charge needs an advisor on how to deal with the large foreign population; I think the idea of picking one special foreigner to do this is a fine idea. However, in thinking about the position, I think we could add some more mystique to it by calling it "the Stranger." I'm growing increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of voting and voting thresholds to pass motions. While there exists the example of medieval Venice and other republics where such things were practiced, it was much more common (and therefore I think more portable) for bodies like this council to have a threshold of either 100% unanimity or simply the right to "advise" to castellan or lord who actually makes the decision. [/QUOTE]

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