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On further consideration of some other passages, it seems likely that quote is an error (or a misunderstanding on Philen's part) and Elend holds an eighth noble seat on the Assembly separate from the kingship (and his vote is derived from that seat, not the kingship)

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Revision as of 01:26, 2 May 2022 (edit) Stargazer (talk \| contribs) m (Per WoA 31 (the cited chapter) the Assembly consists of "seven noblemen, eight merchants, and eight skaa workers: twenty-four men, with Venture"--the king is separate) Tag: Undo ← Older edit		Revision as of 03:34, 2 May 2022 (edit) (undo) Stargazer (talk \| contribs) m (On further consideration of some other passages, it seems likely that quote is an error (or a misunderstanding on Philen's part) and Elend holds an eighth noble seat on the Assembly separate from the kingship (and his vote is derived from that seat, not the kingship)) Tag: Undo Newer edit →
== Structure and Powers == The Assembly consists of ~~seven~~eight [[noble]]s, eight [[skaa]] workers, and eight merchants. Elend set up this structure so that the common people would be able to outvote the nobles. In practice, however, the merchants held themselves separate from and above the other skaa. The King of the [[Dominance#Central Dominance\|Central Dominance]] presides over the Assembly and ~~has a vote of his own, and also~~ exercises a [[wikipedia:casting vote\|casting vote]] when the Assembly is evenly divided on a matter. If the throne is vacant, the Assembly elects a chancellor by majority vote to ~~preside~~carry ~~and~~out ~~exercise~~these ~~the~~responsibilities ~~casting vote~~instead.{{book ref\|mb2\|31}} Elend intended the Assembly to be an advisory council, whose members could voice concerns to the king and make sure the peoples' voices were heard.{{book ref\|mb2\|31}}{{book ref\|mb2\|3}} He also, however, wanted the Assembly to be able to keep the king from becoming a tyrant, and gave it a fair measure of counterbalancing power.{{book ref\|mb2\|31}}