Ammy sat up late into the night reviewing two things that had been officially placed with her as questions and suggestions this week during her campaign. Albeit, one was a suggestion during Governor Ilnaren's meeting on Monday the 19th, the nature of the suggestion still merited some thought to attest to how wide and varied the populace could be in their needs. So she moved pen to paper, capturing the suggestion and the questions asked of her tonight. She would keep the question asker to simply the letters GG. She gave her word to the person for safety. Ammy wrote out the suggestion in her neat, alchemic script.
Town Hall Meeting, September 19th, 2016,
Jesse:
Suggestion:
Ms. Spiritor. Since you're taking suggestions. If you become Governor, will you construct a large Christian church in the middle of the city that allows all denominations to pray under the same roof?
My Answer Given:
I would have to say it would be open to a public voting, dependant on zoning, and in the context of your question, it would simply be a building of worship if it is for multi-denominations. Unless you are using the term Christian in the context of Anglo-Christian designs for architecture.
*Thoughts or Actions for my hopeful tenure as Governor:
How often does religion come up among the inhabitants of Rhy"Din" I know the news often speaks of cults that have gone off the deep end, but mainstream religions" I had often thought most kept to themselves who they spoke, bowed or paid tribute to, though some are quite boisterous about their whole hearted lack of need for anything but themselves. All in all, as it is said often, to each their own and may the populace be ever happy. I believe any further actions with such requests as the above mayhap be left in the hands of the public. A public servant such as I if elected would have no position or authority over religious matters much less condoning or condemning the raising or razing of places of worship unless such areas were deemed by other organizations as physical hazards similar to a condemned house needed removed and rebuilt.
Ammy leaned back and rubbed her neck some as she thought about the questions she was about to write down from her first night of "I Was Heard" campaign, for what she'd heard was an age old problem that never went away. She stared at the paper for a long moment and chewed on the pen for a good moment or two. Two candidates in the electoral preliminary had campaigns that for a lack of better words, stirred up the darkness that always lurked in everyone regardless the race. Superiority complexes, segregation and the rumor tonight of racial oppression brought memories of the Old World back to Ammy's mind. Well the questions were not going to leave her alone nor the thoughts she had about the action she wanted to take. She began to write again.
1st Night of I Was Heard campaign, September 20th, 2016:
GG Asked:
"Yeah, I heard about you on the radio. My girlfriend....I guess, I don't know what she is yet....and I were listening about the speeches and stuff last night. I must be frank. She's scared. This Humanity First movement is bringing out the worst from the majority and she's been attacked by extremists because she's half-Sylvan. What will you do as a non-human governor to curb the violence""
My Answer Given:
Many of the movements in the past have come and died rapidly in the past due to civil unrest or the untimely demise of members of such group. I am not advocating open violence against them, just to be clear, sir even though they sound they have done so on their own end. What you and others in your community are well prepared for is up to your own discretion and viewed perfectly as self defense in my eyes. As to what I'd try to do as a governor would be to find some way to install an equality act and bill of rights that would once and for all make everyone legitimate and free to live as they wish in this city, undead and the like as well. My people respect souls very much. We have many that stay back and teach and advise generations of people in our soul gardens.
GG Asked:
That sounds nice. But what will you do with those who resist the bill of rights, and accuse you of further subjugating the humans of Rhy'din to the whims of....supernatural beings" Would you allow violence to burst into the streets if the humans should be incensed enough"
My Answer Given:
I know what you are asking sir. If such bill of rights were passed then it would be within my rights to ask all Watch members and Organizations to subdue and bring in such radical elements for containment and let the judicial system handle them. Beyond that, all I can do is try to work with you all privately as a living being and offer safety, protection and help where I can, by magical and mundane methods. It is why I started my foundation to aid those with magical talents being persecuted, but in light of this election time, I'm amending and adding to it any who feel threatened by this 'Pure Human' nonsense. Outside of that, only so much one person can do but ask everyone out there to use common sense and put a swift end to anyone seeking to harm another out of simple preservation of life and existence.
GG Asked:
Do you know what it feels like, Miss Spiritor"
My Answer Given:
To be persecuted for how you look, for your race, because you're not human' To fear for the lives of my loved ones because they'll be in the crossfire of danger daily because of what I do' I do. I was once human. I died and was a soul for a century then brought back in the body you see now; full culture shock. I have faced every aspect of racial hatred and slurs Rhy'Din is known to throw and more. My children are often a source of ridicule especially if one is born Human, then they are given no end to their torment. My jobs as teacher, prior governor to my home city and founder of that city has put me in the cross hairs of several assassination attempts and my family has been the center of many kidnappings, threats, attacks and hostage negotiations. Nobody in my house sneezes now without me or my personal bodyguard knowing that it was allergies, the flue or a boogey man we need to go kill personally. So I will not make light of your fears. I can tell you worry about your girl and I am concerned for her too to hear she is getting harassed this way. I wish there was better ways in place to handle this. All I can do is try to run for governor and listen to your concerns and move into action things that will make things safer if it's possible.
*Thoughts or Actions for my hopeful tenure as Governor:
I don't even know where do begin. Who does" This is a monumental task for even a city like Den City that has laws in place to handle due to the volatility of people and how they perceive things. With a city so intermixed like Rhy"Din how to touch this without violence erupting is migraine inducing. Enough though with making mountains out of mole hills; Rhy"Din is Rhy"Din and will continue to be so till the end times though I believe some form of Equality Bill or Act should be broached or brought up to the public. Some way to lay things out and put down once and for all that no race is higher than another and that every living and unliving person in Rhy?Din had basic rights allowed them. A talk or a letter to Governor Ilnaren will be my first start to even see what bomb I'm walking into with this. This is something I'd love to see carried through even if I don't win the elections.
As for actions, I've already set into motions the Addendums to the Swords of Damocles Foundation and Charity as well as the Trusts to take in consideration any racially oppressed people that need aid as well. The person that came to ask the questions tonight has been given cards to my foundation for any assistance or evacuation needed for those harassed in addition to personal pendants of protection that I personally put my celestial goddess blessings upon to keep the wearers safe. It feels completely inadequate for what they face out there but it is all I can do right now. The feeling one faces when you feel the whole world beset upon you just because you were not born the same way can do a lot to a person even the strong ones. The silent battles unseen on the inside are real and this kind of thing is often the stuff of nightmares that one only thinks to here in great wars that lead countries to creating War Treaties against inhumane weapons and barbarism.
I digress in my thoughts and close for the night so I may rally a letter to Governor Ilnaren for morning delivery. Then, maybe I'll try to sleep.
Ammy sat the pen down for a moment rubbed her neck more, then shuffled the papers away, pulled a new piece out and started the letter she would send out to Governor Ilnaren. She went to sleep, head upon her desk, blanket over her shoulders as her absence was noticed during breakfast, her letter delivered to Govern Ilnarens office.
