diff --git a/modpol/api.lua b/modpol/api.lua
index d2be724..392c85c 100644
--- a/modpol/api.lua
+++ b/modpol/api.lua
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ dofile (localdir .. "/orgs/orgs.lua")
 dofile (localdir .. "/interactions/interactions.lua")
 
 -- messaging functions
-dofile (localdir .. "/processes/processes.lua")
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+dofile (localdir .. "/processes/processes.lua")
+
+dofile (localdir .. "/modules/dictator.lua")
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diff --git a/modpol/demo.lua b/modpol/demo.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0947599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modpol/demo.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+test_org = modpol.instance:add_org('test')
+
+req_id = test_org:make_request({
+    type = 'add_member', 
+    user = 'luke', 
+    params = {'luke'}
+})
+
+process = dictator.init(test_org.id, req_id)
+process:decide(true)
+
+req_id = test_org:make_request({
+    type = 'delete', 
+    user = 'luke', 
+    params = {}
+})
+
+process = dictator.init(test_org.id, req_id)
+process:decide(true)
+
+-- test_org:add_member('luke')
+-- test_org:add_member('nathan')
+-- test_org:add_member('bruh')
+-- print(test_org:list_member())
+-- test_org:remove_member('nathan')
+-- print('================')
+-- print(test_org:list_member())
+-- test_org:add_member('testing')
+-- test_org:add_member('test 2')
+-- print('==================')
+-- print(test_org:list_member())
+-- print(modpol.orgs.list_all())
+-- test_org:delete()
diff --git a/modpol/modpol.lua b/modpol/modpol.lua
index d0100a8..d4e0de0 100644
--- a/modpol/modpol.lua
+++ b/modpol/modpol.lua
@@ -86,3 +86,5 @@ modpol.ocutil.log ("modpol loaded")
 
 -- ===================================================================
 -- End of file.
+
+dofile(topdir .. '/demo.lua')
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diff --git a/modpol/modules/dictator.lua b/modpol/modules/dictator.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd7dedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modpol/modules/dictator.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+dictator = {}
+dictator.__index = dictator
+
+function dictator.init(org_id, request_id)
+    local object = {
+        request_id = request_id,
+        org_id = org_id,
+        resolved = false
+    }
+
+    setmetatable(object, dictator)
+
+    return object
+
+end
+
+function dictator:decide(ruling)
+    local org = modpol.orgs.get_org(self.org_id)
+    print(org.name)
+    if ruling then
+        local req = org.requests[self.request_id]
+        print(self.request_id)
+        for k, v in ipairs(org.requests) do print(k, v) end
+        print(req)
+        print(req.type)
+        if req.type == 'add_org' then
+            org:add_org(req.params[1])
+        elseif req.type == 'delete' then
+            org:delete()
+        elseif req.type == 'add_member' then
+            org:add_member(req.params[1])
+        elseif req.type == 'remove_member' then
+            org:remove_member(req.params[1])
+        end
+
+    end
+    
+    org.requests[self.request_id] = nil
+end
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diff --git a/modpol/orgs/orgs.lua b/modpol/orgs/orgs.lua
index 52a8dee..f7e2e82 100644
--- a/modpol/orgs/orgs.lua
+++ b/modpol/orgs/orgs.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function temp_org()
         policies = {},
         processes = {},
         requests = {},
+        request_count = 0,
         members = {},
         parent = nil,
         children = {}
@@ -261,9 +262,12 @@ end
 -- ===========================
 -- compares to requests to see if they are identical
 function modpol.orgs.comp_req(req1, req2)
+    -- compares request type
     if req1.type ~= req2.type then
         return false
     else
+        -- comparing parameters
+        -- we can assume the number of params is the same as this is checked in the make_request func
         for k, v in ipairs(req1.params) do
             if v ~= req2.params[k] then
                 return false
@@ -293,7 +297,10 @@ function modpol.orgs:make_request(request)
         end
     end
 
-    table.insert(self.requests, request)
-    return true
+    -- use lazy deletion here, not very clean
+    -- table.insert(self.requests, request)
+    self.request_count = self.request_count + 1
+    self.requests[self.request_count] = request
+    return self.request_count
 
 end
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