Currently, the Leader of the RA is automatically appointed based on which faction obtains most seats and which individual within that faction receives most votes. As we have seen in the last RA, a faction winning 2 seats out of 5 is capable of having one of their members designated automatically as LRA, and in turn the DPU faction's 6 members (4 of which were not in the RA) effectively decided which individual held this important position. In fact, last term, only 2 members of the RA out of 5 had a say as to who the LRA would be; this term, only 3 out of seven had a chance to do so.
This current state of affairs: a) is entirely undemocratic, in that not all RA members, but only the few members of a faction with the most seats (but not necessarily a majority or even a plurality) elected the LRA; b) does in no way represent the actual situation in the RA, where the LRA is in no way assured of a governing majority; c) for the same reason, is ineffective in that the LRA may well not be able to provide adequate leadership for the RA and actively pursue the adoption of a specfic legislative agenda; and d) unaccountable, in that the LRA cannot be held to account or removed by the RA, save for impeachment -which is an entirely inappropriate procedure for most political purposes (failure to control a majority in the RA and have key legislative initiatives, such as the CDS Budget, adopted).
In order to remedy these mutiple and critical flaws in the current LRA position, CARE will propose a [b:37b9y3ay]Leader of the RA (LRA) Act[/b:37b9y3ay].
Anyone interested in the draft [i:37b9y3ay]Leader of the RA (LRA) Act[/i:37b9y3ay] and CARE's discussions on this matter can follow and participate here: http://www.care-cds.com/forum/index.php ... sg62#msg62 .