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They were sitting in their usual seats, Jackson and Stiles in the middle row in the seats next to each other by the window; Stiles had the seat next to the window, and Isaac in the seat in the row directly behind him. Beside Isaac sat Boyd and Erica; and somewhere at the back of the class, trying not to be seen, was Matt Daehler.
Mr Harris wrote in large letters on the board ‘Proposition-31’ and ‘Proposition-32’, before turning to the class.
“What can any of you tell me about these two ballot propositions?” he looked over the class expectantly; no-one made to answer him.
“Nothing; not one of you can tell me anything about two potential changes to the state statutes that would have direct impact on the rights of submissives,” his derisory expression told them clearly that they fell short of his expectation.
“Well,” he barked, before continuing in a more sedate manner, “Prop-31 would require that the SDTC not only provided your profile; but that they also assign you a mandatory match. This would mean that you would be automatically collared to a Dominant; and that the collaring could not be overturned for a period of six months.”
There’s a general murmur of discontent at the thought; but it is only a whisper from the less submissive students.
“It could be a good thing,” Isaac suddenly interjects unobtrusively, “not every sub finds it possible to say no to a Dom that isn’t really suitable for them; it could protect them by assigning them to a Dom that is a match for their needs.”
“But it can’t be as simple as that,” Jackson surges in, “they can only match you on the details they profile about you; that doesn’t mean that you would be able to get along with the Dom they assigned you to. I’d still want to be allowed to accept or decline the Dom; I want to be able to choose who I submit to. I mean my Dom was my best match, but I wasn’t his best match; what if they had assigned him his best match...”
Jackson is cut-off mid-sentence as Stiles interjects, “Gawd no! I couldn’t submit to him.” Jackson wonders if Scott knows that Stiles knows he was his best match.
“We are talking of a specific case here,” Mr Harris states, “Mr Whittemore, I believe you accepted the claim of Mr McCall as your Dom, and I am assuming from Mr Stilinski’s outburst that he was his better match.”
“Well, there have not been any specifics defined on whether they would assign the submissive to their best match, or assign the Dominant their best match. Though, in this particular case as Mr McCall is profiled Ds/22, they could assign both of you to be collared by him, after all Ds/22-24 can collar two submissives; just as Ds/25-26 can collar three; and Ds/27, or Masters/Mistresses, can collar five as their submissive or slave.”
Both Jackson and Stiles pale at the thought; Stiles can’t contemplate submitting to Scott, kneeling collared and naked with Jackson in front of their Dom; Jackson can’t and would not envisage sharing Scott with anyone, Scott is his Dom and only he should submit to him.
“Now talking of collaring,” Harris resumes, “Prop-32 would change the conditions of who can initiate the rescinding of a collaring; so that it would have to be requested by the Dominant. The submissive who had been collared could not seek to have the collaring annulled.”
The period bell sounds before discussion begins.
“Before you all rush out the door; your assignments are to select one of the propositions and write a two-thousand word treatise either for or against the proposition.” He is raising his voice over the sound of scraping chairs and general clamour of pupils, “you should consider the pros and cons of the proposal, how it affects you and I as submissives, and also how it would affect the Dom’s.”
“Papers are to be handed in by the end of the week.”