Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-27144409-20161101195003

Just got back from my appointment when I started this post.

Even if Ironwood can't count on having the majority of the votes, he may be able to get his way with a minority of the votes depending on policy. For example, you need a 2/3 majority to overturn a veto on a bil in American government, but you can get a bill passed with a minimum of 51% of the votes.

Maybe the council member/s he can count on aren't motivated by money. They may just trust Ironwood from their experience, or perhaps they agree with his current strategies.

If one person can hold two seats, then why not 3? 4? 5? etc. Oligarchies where one member annexes or somehow gains the power and autority of multiple positions, a dictatorship is highly likely. People are generally supposed to have equal voting power in an oligarchy, but as soon as a member directly controls substantially more power than their peers, power becomes unbalanced. If this were an instance of less significance, that would be one thing, but at the top of the Kingdom's governments, you can't afford to risk it.