Post by Marti-Pair Furxheir S.H. on Jul 23, 2014 5:32:58 GMT -6
Here is the leaked PC party platform I had written months ago.
For this upcoming election, I had considered joining the Worker party and even applied for membership, but I cannot join a party founded by the person who make the leak. I cannot in good conscience join what is apparently nothing other than an anti RUMP party, not because I am pro-RUMP, but because nothing good can come from an anti-[other party] party.
So, I am party less once more. I wondered if I would join the RUMP again, or if I would join the MRPT or another party, and honestly, I am tired of the way politics are currently done.
So, I was wondering, does anyone think like I do? That it's time for issue politics and not power politics? That the best for Talossa isn't being a Kingdom or a Republic but rather about having a healthy debate between the two? That the best isn't this or that, but finding good innovative solutions?
If so, here is what I had in mind for a platform. If someone wants to join me who didn't leak my personal name and email in the last 2 weeks, I am willing to open discussing the finer points.
The Patriotic Coalition Party (PC Party) is a new open federal party of Talossa.
What is an open party?
It is a party with:
• Open membership to all citizens (anyone who shares the platform can apply)
• Open seats (anyone who shares the platform can get one of the available Cosa Seats)
• Open to a coalition with all parties willing to work with it
• An Open Mind toward all political position: the PC works with Issue politics and not Power politics
The Patriotic Coalition believes in:
The Power of the Citizens:
Talossa, first and foremost, is to be governed for its citizens. This means a transparent government which actually gives a report on its actions to the population.
This also means that since electors vote for a party and not Cosa member, we believe that Cosa Seats should belong to the party which distributed them until such a time as when Cosa Member names will be in the ballot. This means that if a Cosa Member changes party, his original party may keep his seats.
The power of the Cosa:
The Cosa is the chamber of the people and as such, the core of Talossa. We believe notably that:
At the beginning of each Cosa, the Seneschal should be elected by the majority of the Cosa, either via a STV, Ranked Ballot or 2 turn election by the members of the Cosa.
We also believe that Ministers and important officials of Talossa should also be Cosa Members to be able to answer for their actions in the Cosa.
The Independence of the Senate:
Because the Senate is the chamber of the provinces, we believe that provinces should have a say in how their senator is elected and how he votes, provided that the method of selection is legitimate (supported by the citizens of the province)
The PC Party believes that a province could choose an alternative method of choosing their senator, such as automatically appointing the lawfully elected Premier or Governor of the province as the senator for that province or even selecting a permanent senator bound to vote as the provincial chamber instructed him or her to vote.
The importance of the bureaucracy:
Because Talossa is a voluntary institution, we believe that active, honest, professional and efficient citizens should be rewarded for their efforts by giving them an official position free from politics defining their level of implication when such implication benefits all of Talossa, provided the citizens follows the directives of the government.
The importance of divergence
The PC party strongly believes that what makes Talossa great is the debates between opposing ideas. In the debate between keeping Talossa a Kingdom or making it a Republic or in the conflict between Peculiarism and Derivatism, the PC Party positions itself to keep a healthy debate alive, to the preservation of the minority position, which may shift over time, so that all Talossan feel included.
This also means inserting wackiness when the situation is too tense and getting down to business when the situation is too light.
The person of the King
The PC Party has a profound respect for the present King as an individual and wishes to keep him as King of Talossa. This doesn't precludes the creation of the position of a President of Talossa or of making Talossa a Republic. This respect is given to the individual currently King of Talossa and not necessarily toward the position he holds.
The offices of the Ministers
The PC Party believes in active Ministers and favors nominating to the various Ministries the best candidates for the jobs regardless of their political affiliation. Better have a minister from the opposition who does his or her job well than a member of the ruling party who is inactive.
The web presence of Talossa
The PC Party is 100% behind the expansion of the Talossan WIKI and the improvement of the Talossan Database Project. It support the creation of a new Talossa official website.
The power of Coalition
The PC Party will never nominate one of its Cosa members for the office of the Seneschal or campaign for a particular individual to become Seneschal as a single party (individual members of the party may support a candidate of another party during the elections). In the tradition of respecting divergence the PC Party doesn't campaign to form the government, but rather to participate in the government. Members of the PC Party may serve as Senechal if nominated for the Cosa but as this is not the goal of the PC Party, they should not hold the office for more than 2 Clarks unless warranted otherwise.
For this upcoming election, I had considered joining the Worker party and even applied for membership, but I cannot join a party founded by the person who make the leak. I cannot in good conscience join what is apparently nothing other than an anti RUMP party, not because I am pro-RUMP, but because nothing good can come from an anti-[other party] party.
So, I am party less once more. I wondered if I would join the RUMP again, or if I would join the MRPT or another party, and honestly, I am tired of the way politics are currently done.
So, I was wondering, does anyone think like I do? That it's time for issue politics and not power politics? That the best for Talossa isn't being a Kingdom or a Republic but rather about having a healthy debate between the two? That the best isn't this or that, but finding good innovative solutions?
If so, here is what I had in mind for a platform. If someone wants to join me who didn't leak my personal name and email in the last 2 weeks, I am willing to open discussing the finer points.
The Patriotic Coalition Party (PC Party) is a new open federal party of Talossa.
What is an open party?
It is a party with:
• Open membership to all citizens (anyone who shares the platform can apply)
• Open seats (anyone who shares the platform can get one of the available Cosa Seats)
• Open to a coalition with all parties willing to work with it
• An Open Mind toward all political position: the PC works with Issue politics and not Power politics
The Patriotic Coalition believes in:
The Power of the Citizens:
Talossa, first and foremost, is to be governed for its citizens. This means a transparent government which actually gives a report on its actions to the population.
This also means that since electors vote for a party and not Cosa member, we believe that Cosa Seats should belong to the party which distributed them until such a time as when Cosa Member names will be in the ballot. This means that if a Cosa Member changes party, his original party may keep his seats.
The power of the Cosa:
The Cosa is the chamber of the people and as such, the core of Talossa. We believe notably that:
At the beginning of each Cosa, the Seneschal should be elected by the majority of the Cosa, either via a STV, Ranked Ballot or 2 turn election by the members of the Cosa.
We also believe that Ministers and important officials of Talossa should also be Cosa Members to be able to answer for their actions in the Cosa.
The Independence of the Senate:
Because the Senate is the chamber of the provinces, we believe that provinces should have a say in how their senator is elected and how he votes, provided that the method of selection is legitimate (supported by the citizens of the province)
The PC Party believes that a province could choose an alternative method of choosing their senator, such as automatically appointing the lawfully elected Premier or Governor of the province as the senator for that province or even selecting a permanent senator bound to vote as the provincial chamber instructed him or her to vote.
The importance of the bureaucracy:
Because Talossa is a voluntary institution, we believe that active, honest, professional and efficient citizens should be rewarded for their efforts by giving them an official position free from politics defining their level of implication when such implication benefits all of Talossa, provided the citizens follows the directives of the government.
The importance of divergence
The PC party strongly believes that what makes Talossa great is the debates between opposing ideas. In the debate between keeping Talossa a Kingdom or making it a Republic or in the conflict between Peculiarism and Derivatism, the PC Party positions itself to keep a healthy debate alive, to the preservation of the minority position, which may shift over time, so that all Talossan feel included.
This also means inserting wackiness when the situation is too tense and getting down to business when the situation is too light.
The person of the King
The PC Party has a profound respect for the present King as an individual and wishes to keep him as King of Talossa. This doesn't precludes the creation of the position of a President of Talossa or of making Talossa a Republic. This respect is given to the individual currently King of Talossa and not necessarily toward the position he holds.
The offices of the Ministers
The PC Party believes in active Ministers and favors nominating to the various Ministries the best candidates for the jobs regardless of their political affiliation. Better have a minister from the opposition who does his or her job well than a member of the ruling party who is inactive.
The web presence of Talossa
The PC Party is 100% behind the expansion of the Talossan WIKI and the improvement of the Talossan Database Project. It support the creation of a new Talossa official website.
The power of Coalition
The PC Party will never nominate one of its Cosa members for the office of the Seneschal or campaign for a particular individual to become Seneschal as a single party (individual members of the party may support a candidate of another party during the elections). In the tradition of respecting divergence the PC Party doesn't campaign to form the government, but rather to participate in the government. Members of the PC Party may serve as Senechal if nominated for the Cosa but as this is not the goal of the PC Party, they should not hold the office for more than 2 Clarks unless warranted otherwise.