will ritual bloodletting fix the courts

First, I'd like to apologize for my last article. "How to kill independent attorneys" was nothing more than a piece of poorly-thought out satire, and does not reflect my actual beliefs.

Following my net worth being drained at the hands of ThatBritishGuy's proposal ("I can't seem to /pay you for this amazing venture can you do /pay 2000 @ThatBritishGuy too see if it works for you 🤔"), I am once again forced to resort to writing shitty articles to hopefully pay my landlord before he kills me.

That being said, you saw the title, you clicked on this article, and, unfortunately, the answer to this question is NO. In DemocracyCraft's modern western world- a world predominated by the Church of Jaronism- the ritual practice of bloodletting no longer holds enough significant occult power to substantially influence the course of or even general workflow of the court system. This fact may land like a ton of bricks for some of you, especially since many of you likely still worship the vision serpent- I myself am committed to quickly sacrificing an animal whenever to the gods whenever I have the chance- but it's regrettably true. We've strayed too far from Mayan tradition, and the gods are dying- as such, their power cannot be utilized to fix the courts, since said power is overall dwindling.

This question, then, ceases to be solely of the courts, and shifts to be a question of how we can revitalize the Mayan gods. Historically, the Mayans had a mutualistic relationship with their gods- the gods were empowered and sustained via offerings, while the gods were responsible for the continuation of the agricultural cycle of the Mayans and upheld the natural order of the universe. The answer, then, as to why the power of the Mayan gods is dwindling, is easily explainable. I cannot recall the last time I saw someone sacrifice an offering of an animal to the Mayan gods, much less a substantial offering of a child or a pair of twins. The Mayan gods are no longer upholding the order of the universe and no longer granting boons because we are no longer offering up anything of value to strengthen the gods. The Mayan gods are not philanthropic beings, and to assume that they are and that we are entitled to their blessings is quite frankly an extremely narcissistic mindset.

So, the solution must lie in once again offering to the Mayan Gods. My petition on the DemocracyCraft Discord server lays out my plan clearly- "sacrifice new players to mayan gods to expedite the court process"- take new players, and ritually sacrifice them over braziers on a step pyramid. Part of this petition also proposes that high-ranking officials bloodlet into fire to feed the gods, but realistically that's not going to be substantial enough to appease them after nigh 1000 years of neglect. I made these numbers up. Government officials should be required to bloodlet; however, think of the Mayan Gods as car batteries. Car batteries stay charged via the regular usage of a car (which we can think of in this case as being the bloodletting of government officials), but after long periods of disuse, car batteries require jumpstarts. Sacrificing at least a hundred new players would likely serve as a suitable jumpstart, empowering the Mayan Gods to a level on which they can effectively influence the courts, while mere bloodletting would not be.

The Great Deciever and Dissenter JaceMage391 voices his ridiculous 'concerns' about this process in an attempt to dissuade us from empowering the true gods. He baselessly accuses this petition of violating "Constitution and church and state policies". NO!!! IDIOT!!! THE CONSTITUTION HAS NOTHING ABOUT CHURCH AND STATE!!! SHUT UP!!! Also, the Mayan Church is not a church established on DemocracyCraft, and thus cannot be legally considered a church as it does not exist. If such laws between church and state existed, the Mayan Gods would be exempt.

He tells us that this petition has "legal implications", but then never tells us what these implications are- this is because such implications do not exist. Then, he goes on a insane rant (attached below) that completely misunderstands how the bloodletting would be performed, accusing Government-sanctioned sacrifice as being in violation of the Redmont Constitution. If you look in the thread, you'll see the same answer that I'm going to give here-

"People do have rights, except when those rights must be neglected for “fundamental justice”- the court system is inarguably a fundamental part of justice, and with the current speed of the courts, anything that can speed up those courts must be considered. As for separation of church and state, the Mayan faith is not a recognized church and separation laws do not apply here."

He then accuses me, the Great Shaman, infallible, of being incorrect not just now but in nearly everything I've ever said (he denies the claim that "I am always right", which is incredibly disrespectful to me, and, as I am the chosen of the Mayan Gods, by proxy, the entire pantheon).

So, JaceMage381 (if that's even your REAL name), I have but one more thing to say to you.

Yes. I am quite blatantly threatening your life and livelihood, because THAT is what the gods want of me. They spoke to me in my dreams and they told me, "A Great Deciever will come unto your petition, and attempt to sway the public opinion." I see now that YOU are that Great Deciever and that you must be dealt with accordingly, whether inside or outside of the law.