I'll respond with my own thoughts on each point.
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Correct, people didn't seem to pay attention to the fact that A) it's an experiment and B) Hawklin/Azoun would shut it down quick if it went out of hand.
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Also correct. Freya refused and still refuses to pay the tax because of her faction operating as a function of her church and by extension, the Queen of Thunderholme who supported her. Chancellor only has power over things inside Arabel, and people don't seem to pay much attention to that bit. That's just an example to support your statement, however.
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"twice people have attacked the Chancellor and broken Cormyr's law" also another good point. Trying to prove Elodie did crimes is all well and good, but the people involved screwed up in the process! While proving somebody is breaking the laws, you don't do that yourself in the process which compromises your case entirely.
Confusions to clear up: Exactly what the repercussions are for Chancellors doing things others don't like. IE when Thunderholme issued their threat of withholding goods if any dwarves were robbed by the collectors, there was a mistaken belief that a specific entity was a fallback when it wasn't true.
Problems to address: OOC campaigning. All well and good to make the jokes, but it's known people were asking for votes.