Editor’s Note: This op-ed was submitted by xEndeavour. Despite the surrounding scandal, The Reveille Times Editorial Board has granted him a platform to provide diverse perspectives. Opinions do not represent The Reveille Times.
What’s happening right now in Congress isn’t about the Constitution – it’s personal. It’s politics.
I put forward the Fairness Fee to give newer players a fighting chance at auctions. Right now, it’s the same big wallets winning every plot auction, shutting out those who don’t have months of savings behind them. The policy was designed to close that gap a little. It wasn’t radical, it wasn’t unconstitutional – it was just an attempt to fix a real issue which Congress refused to act on.
Instead of engaging with the problem, Congress have been on the attack. They turned a small policy disagreement into an impeachment trial. They could have legislated their way and overridden my policy, but they chose to pick a fight instead. They’ve gone after me personally, not the policy itself.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks – we’ve seen these tactics before. President Goldblooded and Vice President SomeHumanOnEarth were removed in the same way -political games dressed up as constitutional enforcement. Now it’s happening again and the Vice President, several secretaries, and the courts are in the firing line. It’s easy: remove the opposition, those driving change you don’t like, and those maintaining it.
Who gets a free pass? Well if you are friendly with Congress they will ignore your three month absence and requests from other judicial officials for them to be ousted for negligence. Congress doesn’t impeach them. No hearings. No outrage. But if you’re active, organised, and actually making things happen, suddenly you’re a problem that needs to be ‘handled.’
This isn’t about law. It’s about control. It’s about theatre. Today it’s me. Tomorrow it will be someone else who causes them problems.
I’ve been called a tyrant in op-eds, accused of thinking I’m above the law. I showed up to their hearing. I answered their questions. I defended my decisions. I didn’t roll over and pretend their politically loaded questions were anything other than point scoring.
I push back. I’ll keep pushing back. Because Redmont deserves leaders who actually act, not placeholders warming seats. If Congress wants to waste its energy chasing down the people doing the most work – that’s on them.
In my time as Construction Secretary, we have lowered plot prices considerably, we have increased the flow of evictions and reduced wait times. We have built major projects and fulfilled election promises. We have reduced application wait times. We have restructured the department and policy. We have stopped giving out exemptions to inactive players for months at a time. We are making great progress – but, unfortunately, it will soon come to an end as the Senate will most certainly vote to convict me and provide the highest penalty.
I look forward to returning to Congress and working for another DCT secretary who can’t build.
