I guess the biggest question is... what do you. as Benitian Senator, actually stand for? What sort of policy would you be pursuing if reelected? What are you offering Benito?
Well, for a start, the distinct honor of (probably) being remembered as the Seneschal Guy rather than the Sockpuppet Dude. But more seriously...
1)
My record. It speaks for itself: I didn't just show up to do my job, but what I did was actually making a difference through debating, activity and policymaking, bringing Benito to the national forefront. I don't care about party labels because Talossa itself is a melting pot of ideologies: in my tenure I have strived to seek collaboration beyond partisan boundaries.
I have already announced I won't seek to hold any Cabinet post or other high offices, barring extraordinary circumstances: in the coming term, I will be exclusively devoted to Benito and the Senate.
2)
My agenda.a) I'm a moderate monarchist. I've supported monarchy reform in the past and crafted actual policy, rather than mere hypotesizing. I'd say I've had a fine working relationship with King John, despite obviously not agreeing with his every choice - I am pleased that the will of the people through the 2017 Midterm Referendum was to retain a moderate, constitutional monarchy and I am committed to delivering that legislatively.
b) I'm open about Organic reform. I've worked with people in other parties to imagine and draft a better solution that works for Benito and Talossa.
c) I support reforming the Catchment Area Reform Act, introducing a petition mechanism to allow relatives and friends to join your same province, if they live nearby, irrespective of the catchment area they find themselves in.
d) I'm passionate about the Senate. I proposed the Standing Rules Act as an effort to boost activity, and I will continue seeking to build a nonpartisan coalition of do-ers. Despite my own party's stance, though, I don't support weighted Senate voting at the moment.
e) I've heard the usual ramblings from our resident Mha Nheagran that we should make immigration more difficult to achieve. That's nonsense to me. What we should do instead is strive to engage more with new immigrants, exploring ways to do so that go beyond Wittenberg - such as livechats.
f) We've also heard talks of cutting the number of provinces or, more broadly, provincial reform. I don't support a change in the current number of provinces, although I wholeheartedly support more debate on the issue.
3)
My beliefs.a) I'm passionate about provincial activity. I loved when Benito had a healthy amount of liveliness and contributed with pieces of legislation such as the Going Bicameral Act. I did that
while I was a Senator, but not
because I was a Senator - Benito needs culture and peculiarity, but we shouldn't wait for the national government to somehow give that to us.
b) As of now, Talossa still is in a deficit. We shouldn't really be spending much until we find cheaper hosting. We should certainly look into selling coins and stamps, and my government prepared a fundraiser that was sadly never activated, but should definitely be revamped and launched.
c) In the end, I'm just a good old Moderate Radical, which means I believe in cooperation, bridge-building and moderate reformism. I'm not a supporter of change for the sake of change - I prefer policies that can work for everyone.