10 very good reasons to vote MRPT

[Lüc da Schir]

10 REASONS TO VOTE

FOR THE 50th COSA

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1. WE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR. We have been the first party in modern Talossa to present voters with an actual list of candidates to the Cosa.
We have defended your right to know who you are electing to the point of passing the Mandatory Cosa Lists Act and Amendment in September 2016.

Our Candidates' List for the next Cosa:
1) Ian Plätschisch
2) Glüc da Dhi
3) Alexandreu Soleiglhfréd
4) Jeremy L. Davis
5) Erschéveþ da Schir
6) Martì Valtadestreça

11) Lüc da Schir (will only receive seats if not elected to the Senate)

2. WE TELL YOU WHAT YOU ARE VOTING FOR. We are an ideologically consistent party that has a very clear list of ideas to follow, and we have
consistently delivered on it since our very first election five years ago. No matter our role in the upcoming parliament, we'll continue to be the sensible voice
for liberalism, progressivism and an accountable monarchy. You can find our Manifesto here.

3. WE STILL HAVE THE STRONGEST TEAM OF LEGISLATORS. MRPT members in the Cosa and the Senate passed as many bills in the last
two Cosas as all of the other parties combined, 21 - even though we were the third party by number of seats in both.
Our legislators work tirelessly to implement our platform and make Talossa a fairer, better place.

4. WE PASSED PROVINCIAL REFORMS to make provinces more accurately reflect geographical origin,
and to make sure citizens are not assigned to the wrong province anymore.

    5. WE WANT YOU TO GET TO MAKE A FAIRER CHOICE in Senatorial races, by passing a reform of Chancery-run elections
to ensure that Instant Runoff / Ranked Choice voting is used at all times.

6. WE SUPPORT A MODERATE MONARCHY. The King has to be accountable to the people, to whom he derives his power. Do you remember? Both of the bills
that aimed to solve the Proclamation Crisis were primarily sponsored by Moderate Radicals.

7. WE SUPPORT PERSONAL FREEDOM AND DIVERSITY. Piece by piece, we've torn down the Semi-Permeable Wall so that you can now join any micronations you wish.
This General Election we are supporting the Joseph McCarthy Amendment - nobody should be thrown out of Talossa for no better specified reason than "anti-Talossan activities".       

8. TEAMWORK IS BETTER THAN GRIDLOCK. The MRPT has always preferred reaching across the aisle and working together towards a common goal to petty fighting
and partisan gridlock. That's why a MRPT-led government would assemble a team that works for Talossa.

9. WE SUPPORT A ROYAL TALOSSAN BAR THAT DOES ITS JOB. Prospective barristers should get to join it and pursue their own law careers.
The Moderate Radicals will attempt to reform the joining process and modernise it so that the Bar resumes its essential function in Talossa. It's as simple as that.

10. OUR LOGO IS A SEAHORSE. Is there anything more to add?

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We are proud to call ourselves the Reasonable Alternative - working tirelessly to the service of all Talossan citizens since 2011.

[Glüc da Dhi]

I know its been public on the MRPT forum for a long time, but maybe we should post the full manifesto on witt as well, so people can more easily ask questions. (Just a suggestion)

[Glüc da Dhi]

In other news. I saw a post on the trainstation today advertising this book:

[Ian Plätschisch]

MRPT Manifesto for the 50th Cosa:

On micronations:

• No diplomatic relations with "bug-micronations". The government should not abuse its diplomatic powers.
• The Foreign Ministry should try to investigate what serious, "like minded" "micronations" are currently active and the potential risks and benefits associated with various forms of diplomatic contacts with such nations, within the limits of the Afaes Utphätseschti Act.

On the Senate:

• Party endorsement should not count in any way for Senatorial elections.
• Provinces should be in charge of electing Senators.
• Use of a preferential voting method for senatorial elections conducted by the Chancery.
• 
  Introduce a small fee for accepting seats in the Senate.
  

On the Cosa:

• Introducing mandatory and binding candidate lists for the Cosâ.
  
• On the long term Talossa needs a Real Cosâ, which will be achieved by a combination of population growth and a decrease in the size of the Cosâ to sixty seats.
• The Seneschal should be elected by the Cosa rather than be appointed by the King. On the long term, the MRPT will consider the possibility of a PM directly elected by the voters.

On the secret ballot:

The MRPT is happy with the current amendment to introduce a semi-secret ballot, but would like to go one step further and introduce a full automated secret ballot for Cosâ and Senatorial elections, under the condition that a diverse independent committee has access to the admin account to monitor the elections.

On separation of power:

• The MRPT believes that on the long term further separation of power is needed.
• Too many offices should not be held by too few people. This can however only be achieved alongside a growth of the population.
• When Talossa has more than 1000 citizens full separation of power between the judiciary, excecutive and legislative should, at least on a national level, be realistic.

On citizenship and privacy:

• The MRPT does not support plans to make immigration laws stricter in the sense that more activity or knowledge from the prospective citizen is required than under the current rules.
• Any contact information received from the prospective by the Immigration Ministry or the Chancery is strictly private and may not be shared with third parties outside the Ministry of Immigration or the Chancery, with the exception of email addresses, which may be shared with the committee to monitor secret ballot elections, and provincial institutions that have tasks similar to that of the Chancery. The list of email addresses should be regularly updated by the chancery.
• The MRPT believes that Talossan citizenship should not prevent Talossans from pursuing their own interests outside Talossa and will protect the right of Talossans to do so. This includes joining micronations.

On culture and enterprise:

• Promoting and protecting Talossan culture, language and traditions.
• The government should not try to do what Talossans can do themselves, but instead stimulate private initiative.
• In most cases, the Government should facilitate and support cultural projects, rather than lead or own them.
• When a project can be completed without any new legislation, it should generally be completed without any new legislation.
• The Ziu should in most cases refrain from endorsing cultural practices as being "Talossan" when there is no evidence the practice is in fact strongly related to Talossan culture.

On judicial reform:
The MRPT is committed to reforming the Royal Talossan Bar, in a way that allows competent and dedicated prospective barristers to be admitted to the Bar through a period of apprenticeship and an automated law exam. Unless the Royal Society can guarantee regular, scheduled law courses, attendance and graduation should not be compulsory to seek admission to the Bar. Measures will be sought to ensure that such a reform is reached with broad, nonpartisan consensus.

On the Monarchy:

• The MRPT is fundamentally monarchist, and supports the hereditary Monarchy. However, we are also committed to taking measures to make the Monarchy more acceptable to the Republican segment of the population and make the Monarchy more accountable to all the people. These measures should include the introduction of a democratic option to remove a Monarch when there is a large public and parliamentary support for such a step.
• The veto power of the King over statutes should be converted to a suspensive veto which can be overridden by a supermajority of the Ziu during the same session as the veto was issued, or by a simple majority of the Ziu during the session following the veto subject to a vote of the people in a referendum.

On the provinces:

• Provincial assignment should remain based on actual geographical location.
  
• Moving permanently across provincial assignment borders should result in a change of province.
• Increasing provincial activity.
  

On other issues:

• Many provisions of the Organic Law would be better suited as part of Statutory Law.
• Promote the development and expansion of a formal National Honours System for the purposes of providing a mechanism of recognition for civic contributions & service to our nation.
  
• The Talossan government should start paying for its own web presence.

[Glüc da Dhi]

Of course, regardless of the election result, we can always use new people to help us,

so if you voted MRPT because you feel comfortable with our ideology of moderate Monarchism, a free and diverse community, and democratic reform,

or because you like our approach of transparency, internal democracy and working together with other parties to achieve our goals,

and you want to become politically active,

please feel free to join us.

It will give you voting rights on all internal party decisions, including next years party convention.

Just send a message to Lüc or Ian.