I've not indicated in my review which entry I prefer. And I don't think you can tell... I enjoyed them both for different reasons.

Surely you guys can leave comments without saying: I like this one better, I give it a score of X. It's not compulsory you make that known.

Nice to see some action on the threads now. More please...

If a lot of you are going to stay mum, I wonder how long to vote?

And why have the script heading shortcuts for the Championship round disappeared from the main page? Hmm, maybe to make way for some other announcement...

Just read the entries and both are very worthy of the finals. Great job by both finalists. Not sure I could dream up a scenario with all the requirements (I think shiny black limo had to be in there, too).

Hats off to both of you!

Why shouldn't we make it known which one we prefer? It was this silliness that slowed the reads.

People shouldn't be afraid of others copying their reviews. This is all the wrong way around. People should just have their own opinion, no matter what. Even if it's against the grain. Especially if it's against the grain.

Just stop being scared to think what you really think. Even if you think it might make you look stupid, do it anyway. Just be you.

Why do you suppose Dustin, that people are not commenting and leaving feedback?

I think you make some valid points btw.

For one thing, people are lazy and only pick up on keywords, to which they develop an opinion and then move on.

So, all the talk of reviews creating bias and the desire to do something about it has caused crossed wires. Especially with Dave and PKC not commenting, this sends a message to the others... purely because they don't look deep enough to see that Dave and PKs reasons for not commenting are because they are the writers of the scripts.

It's all keywords and lazy reading. Writers are the laziest readers in the business.

talking about lazy reading...

Dustin, first five of Infringe were a drag for me too. I dare you finish it and not change your opinion on it.
Your call but I'm sticking to my gut - you'll think different after you read it in full.

How long to vote? I've been slammed past few weeks but want to get both of these in before deadline closes.  

I’ve read both, just haven’t formulated my comments yet.  Good job by both writers in creating these very different worlds but using the exact same parameters. I know I would not have been able to pull that off with the dexterity they displayed, so kudos to Dave and Paul.

As a side note, I will say that even though Paul is new to the site, he has been a great addition to the SS community and he has jumped right in feet first in participating and commenting, so (if I had one), a tip of the old SS writer’s mug to you, sir.

Gary

Same here. I read them but was busy and couldn't get around to commenting. Will try later today.

Both writers did a great job within the apparent constraints, though I'm curious exactly how they were phrased.

Article V of the U.S. Constitution lays out how the Constitution can be changed, and an Amendment can only be repealed by passing a later Amendment (such as the 21st repealing the 18th). Some day there could be an Amendment that modifies that process, but there's no mention of that happening before the events of these scripts.

The Article V process gives the President no role whatsoever in ratifying Amendments. In particular, the 22nd Amendment was passed over the objections of the President.

That said, the President does have the Bully Pulpit, so having her on board would significantly increase the odds of ratifying a 28th Amendment.

But what does killing her on election night accomplish? For arcane reasons, a person is not officially the President-Elect until December 13. The electoral votes she won would simply be cast for someone else (probably, but not necessarily, her running mate), and the action would only make a new Amendment even more likely.

By the end of both scripts, the woman becoming President fears that someone (though probably not Oprah) would want her harmed... but it's not rational for serious opponents to actually try to harm her unless they think her personal charisma is what's going to drive ratification.

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This might be why one writer has it all in her head, and the other has the plan masterminded by a couple nincompoops.

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For a such a strict set of constraints, I'm surprised at how different the scripts came out. Kudos to both working under difficult circumstances.