Ainin wrote:Belmaria wrote:I have a feeling your inboxes are full to the brim with telegrams, so I'll also go ahead and bring our discussion about which coalition we should support public.
I'm neutral at the moment, although I would support either coalition if either the LDP agreed to support social programs and regulation of the economy, or the NC agreed to more civil liberties.
The National Coalition has steadfastly stood in support of expanding the rights of the Elizian people, which we can demonstrate in terms of real, concrete actions.As we have outlined in our platform, Vision 20/20: A vision for Elizia in 2020, we will be replacing the Emergency Policing Act with a permanent federal police force that is trained to focus on de-escalation and community policing, ensuring that the police remains unarmed, and establishing an independent board to investigate all incidents involving police use of force. We will be introducing additional labour laws to end exploitative and dangerous working conditions and strengthening the Elizian Business Regulator so that it can stand up for consumer rights. We will furthermore establish an autonomous coroner's office to impartially investigate suspicious deaths.
- The Hons. Tjilik Beluluk (then PtH, now SEP) and John Chiu (then ChIP, now SEP) authored the Declaration of the Rights of Elizian Citizens, Residents and Non-Resident Aliens, the ultimate guarantor of the Elizian people's liberties. In it, we permanently removed Parliament's ability to enact a death penalty, protected religious rights within the context of a secular state, and put strong restrictions on the ability of the government to erode the liberty and equality of the Elizian people.
- The Hon. Cornelius Van Der Loon (then Labour, now caucusing with the NC) authored the Collective Bargaining and Trade Union Rights Act, which ensured fundamental labour rights for all Elizian workers.
- The Hon. John Chiu wrote the Federal Civil Service Act, which provides public sector employees with a right to strike, free speech, due process before termination, and equal opportunity for historically oppressed groups, and the Obstruction of Justice Act (since superseded by the Criminal Code), which protects the judicial independence and right to a fair trial that are necessary in any functioning democratic society.
- The Hon. Emilia Larsen (then NWP, now SEP) wrote the Elizian Housing Act, which by providing the poorest and most disadvantaged in society with dignified housing ensured what FDR would call the freedom from want.
- Under the direction of the NC Cabinet, the Solicitor-General opened a probe into Markson Industries after it infringed upon the freedom of conscience of its employees -- resulting in a groundbreaking settlement that ensured their right to hold political beliefs without undue interference.
- The Rt Hon. Siva Jeyaratnam (EFP) wrote the Competition and Consumer Act, which protects the freedom of choice of Elizian consumers by preventing the formation of anti-competitive monopolies and ensuring that consumers have a series of enumerated rights when shopping.
We are more than willing to work across the floor to protect these rights and more from attack, and to further expand the rights and liberties of all Elizians.
As a note and in regards to something I am privy to, if the Liberal Coalition is elected into government we plan to establish a commission and an investigation led by myself as Secretary of Law to investigate allegations of abuse not only in the police force but also in the Department of Justice in regards to allegations of severe abuse stemming from the Sayid Kasturi case when the National Coalition failed to properly investigate. In addition, I plan on producing bills to establish the offices of the Court of Audit, to ensure the transparency of government finances, the Comptroller, responsible for transparency, and an overhaul of our premature criminal code.