National Freedom Coalition [NSG SENATE]

[The Nihilistic view]

Okay, I'm going to try this again. Sponsors?

Aurentina Television Network Revision Act

Urgency: High| Author(s): Zurkerx| Category: Domestic Development

Co-sponsors: The Liberated Territories [LPA], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] []

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RECOGNIZING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk was nationalized by the government in the year 2013.

Understanding that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk was nationalized to keep it afloat.

Believing that a purely government funded television network is suspectable to both bias and propaganda actions to whatever party or coalition that currently rules.

NOTING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk spends an unnecessary amount of money which can be directed at more important things.

ALSO NOTING it requires tax payer money to keep Aurentisë Televisënetwörk funded.

ALSO BELIEVING that less of a burden will not only be put on the Citizens of Aurentina, but the Aurentine Government as well.

REALIZING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk can survive through other means of funding.

HEREBY ENACTS the following clauses:

Clause 1- Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will no longer be funded by the Aurentine Government to keep it funded.

Clause 2- Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will use license fees as its form of making revenue.

Clause 3- The license fees for the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will be optional for the people of Aurentina.

Clause 4- Those who don't subscribe to Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will not be charged the license fee and will not receive the ATN Channel.

THE FOLLOWING is define:

-Property will be define as any suitable living area or business as such:

1. A House.
2. A Business of any sort.

FUNDING will be proceeded by license fees by those who subscribe as followed:

-Employed people the ages of 21 to 65 whether a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner; shall pay £150 per year.

-Employed people between the ages of 18 to 21 and 65 to 80 that are a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner, shall pay £75 per year.

-Employed, unemployed, or retired people above the age 80 and under the age of 18 that are a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner, shall pay £0.

-In the case of the leaseholder, they must pay the license fee for each property that they lease.

-The leaseholder's age will depend on the amount paid for each property.

-Other occupants living with the leaseholder, home owner, or business owner do not have pay or subscribe to the license fee.

-All payment will be done on an annual basis.

FINES will be define as follow:

-Those found illegally tuning in to Aurentisë Televisënetwörk without a license will be fined £250.

THIS LAW shall take affect immediately once passed.

How come I am not on the co-author list?

[Zurkerx]

Okay, I'm going to try this again. Sponsors?

Aurentina Television Network Revision Act

Urgency: High| Author(s): Zurkerx| Category: Domestic Development

Co-sponsors: The Liberated Territories [LPA], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] []

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RECOGNIZING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk was nationalized by the government in the year 2013.

Understanding that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk was nationalized to keep it afloat.

Believing that a purely government funded television network is suspectable to both bias and propaganda actions to whatever party or coalition that currently rules.

NOTING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk spends an unnecessary amount of money which can be directed at more important things.

ALSO NOTING it requires tax payer money to keep Aurentisë Televisënetwörk funded.

ALSO BELIEVING that less of a burden will not only be put on the Citizens of Aurentina, but the Aurentine Government as well.

REALIZING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk can survive through other means of funding.

HEREBY ENACTS the following clauses:

Clause 1- Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will no longer be funded by the Aurentine Government to keep it funded.

Clause 2- Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will use license fees as its form of making revenue.

Clause 3- The license fees for the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will be optional for the people of Aurentina.

Clause 4- Those who don't subscribe to Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will not be charged the license fee and will not receive the ATN Channel.

THE FOLLOWING is define:

-Property will be define as any suitable living area or business as such:

1. A House.
2. A Business of any sort.

FUNDING will be proceeded by license fees by those who subscribe as followed:

-Employed people the ages of 21 to 65 whether a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner; shall pay £150 per year.

-Employed people between the ages of 18 to 21 and 65 to 80 that are a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner, shall pay £75 per year.

-Employed, unemployed, or retired people above the age 80 and under the age of 18 that are a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner, shall pay £0.

-In the case of the leaseholder, they must pay the license fee for each property that they lease.

-The leaseholder's age will depend on the amount paid for each property.

-Other occupants living with the leaseholder, home owner, or business owner do not have pay or subscribe to the license fee.

-All payment will be done on an annual basis.

FINES will be define as follow:

-Those found illegally tuning in to Aurentisë Televisënetwörk without a license will be fined £250.

THIS LAW shall take affect immediately once passed.

How come I am not on the co-author list?

Ah, I forgot. My bad. Forgive me for not adding you. Fixed. Would you count as sponsor or is that separate? Also, thanks for your help on this, it meant a lot.

[The Liberated Territories]

I shall vote for OT if we can have a vote to change our logo.

Comon, I spent an hour working on those lions.

[The Nihilistic view]

I shall vote for OT if we can have a vote to change our logo.

Comon, I spent an hour working on those lions.

Fixed


EDIT: Why sell yourself short?

[New Bierstaat]

I shall vote for OT if we can have a vote to change our logo.

Comon, I spent an hour working on those lions.

Motion to change the logo.

[Belmaria]

I shall vote for OT if we can have a vote to change our logo.

Comon, I spent an hour working on those lions.

Motion to change the logo.

If you are motioning, I second. If not, I motion to change the logo to the outline/cut-out logo that TLT made earlier.

Okay, I'm going to try this again. Sponsors?

Aurentina Television Network Revision Act

Urgency: High| Author(s): Zurkerx| Co-Author(s): The Nihilistic view| Category: Domestic Development

Co-sponsors: The Liberated Territories [LPA], New Zepuha [ALM], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] [], [nation][/nation] []

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RECOGNIZING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk was nationalized by the government in the year 2013.

Understanding that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk was nationalized to keep it afloat.

Believing that a purely government funded television network is suspectable to both bias and propaganda actions to whatever party or coalition that currently rules.

NOTING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk spends an unnecessary amount of money which can be directed at more important things.

ALSO NOTING it requires tax payer money to keep Aurentisë Televisënetwörk funded.

ALSO BELIEVING that less of a burden will not only be put on the Citizens of Aurentina, but the Aurentine Government as well.

REALIZING that the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk can survive through other means of funding.

HEREBY ENACTS the following clauses:

Clause 1- Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will no longer be funded by the Aurentine Government.

Clause 2- Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will use license fees as its form of making revenue.

Clause 3- The license fees for the Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will be optional for the people of Aurentina.

Clause 4- Those who don't subscribe to Aurentisë Televisënetwörk will not be charged the license fee and will not receive the ATN Channel.

THE FOLLOWING is define:

-Property will be define as any suitable living area or business as such:

1. A House.
2. A Business of any sort.

FUNDING will be proceeded by license fees by those who subscribe as followed:

-Employed people the ages of 21 to 65 whether a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner; shall pay £150 per year.

-Employed people between the ages of 18 to 21 and 65 to 80 that are a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner, shall pay £75 per year.

-Employed, unemployed, or retired people above the age 80 and under the age of 18 that are a home owner, leaseholder, or business owner, shall pay £0.

-In the case of the leaseholder, they must pay the license fee for each property that they lease.

-The leaseholder's age will depend on the amount paid for each property.

-Other occupants living with the leaseholder, home owner, or business owner do not have pay or subscribe to the license fee.

-All payment will be done on an annual basis.

FINES will be define as follow:

-Those found illegally tuning in to Aurentisë Televisënetwörk without a license will be fined £250.

THIS LAW shall take affect immediately once passed.

Sponsored

[Celritannia]

When is the election for the Prime Minister going to take place?

[Macedonian Grand Empire]

When is the election for the Prime Minister going to take place?

Not an election. A confirmation vote. It is already open.

[The Nihilistic view]

When is the election for the Prime Minister going to take place?

Not an election. A confirmation vote. It is already open.

It is an election though, a vote to see who will be PM. I.e elect the PM.

[Celritannia]

When is the election for the Prime Minister going to take place?

Not an election. A confirmation vote. It is already open.

That's what I meant.
could I have the link to the thread please?

[Macedonian Grand Empire]

Not an election. A confirmation vote. It is already open.

That's what I meant.
could I have the link to the thread please?

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=280697
Here you go.

[Phalnia]

If you are motioning, I second. If not, I motion to change the logo to the outline/cut-out logo that TLT made earlier.

(Image)

I support this.

[Old Tyrannia]

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cats and dogs, friends, Romans and countrymen,

I have become aware that members of the Coalition are concerned that they do not know enough about me as the President's nominee for the post of Prime Minister to offer their support in the confirmation vote. Though I have never been afraid of advancing my views, in light of this I am more than happy to lay out my political positions here in one place, for all to see. It is my hope that you will find me to be a far more moderate and reasonable candidate than my opponents would seek to portray me as, and will feel confident that you may entrust me with the responsibility of heading the seventh government of Aurentina.

Economics

On economic issues, I am ideally a Distributist and pragmatically a Rhine Capitalist. What this means is that I support the principles outlined by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical the Rerum Novarum. In this letter, His Holiness condemned both communism and other revolutionary leftist ideologies, and unregulated laissez-faire capitalism. Instead he advanced a "third position" which has inspired the Christian Democratic parties of today and is echoed by the social market economy of modern Germany. In line with political Catholic and Distributist thought, I oppose the creation of monopolies and support localism, small businesses and widespread private ownership of the means of production. I support the minimum wage, defend social security and believe strongly in the principles of organised labour, including the formation of trade unions to protect the collective interests of workers and workers' representation on the governing bodies of large corporations. I also, however, strongly support a market economy and private property. I also advocate limited protectionism and subsidisation of small businesses. I believe the government should act to prevent the takeover of Aurentine businesses by predatory multinational corporations. Nonetheless, I have always managed to maintain a good working relationship with right-libertarians and other more laissez-faire capitalists on economic issues, and support austerity measures to cut our national debt while keeping taxes low and seeking to strike a balance between protecting vulnerable members of society and not punishing jobmakers by heavily taxing the wealthy.

Foreign Policy

In matters of foreign policy, I am a Eurosceptic who favours the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) over full membership of the European Union. I believe in a policy of armed neutrality, maintaining a moderately sized and well-equipped, well-trained military to increase our international influence and deter hostile nations while adopting a Swiss-style policy of non-alignment. That said, I favour close bilateral ties with the United Kingdom, our former colonial protectors. I am generally anti-American in foreign policy as I believe that, in the words of Vietnamese first lady Madame Nhu, "whoever has the Americans as allies does not need enemies." However I do believe we should work with our counterparts the world over in countering international and domestic terrorism. I believe we should engage with developing countries and invest in growing economies in Africa, South America and Asia, but also lobby repressive foreign regimes to halt human rights abuses. I feel we should not be making international aid a priority at a time when Aurentina faces many problems of her own. I don't believe that we should play world police by interfering in countries' internal affairs, especially when their is no clear "good" and "bad" side as is the case in Syria, where both rebels and the ruling regime are accused of horrific atrocities; rather I believe we should strive to make it clear to both sides that the international community will not tolerate the persecution of innocent civilians. I am particularly concerned with the situation of Middle Eastern Christians; I support the ousting of Mohammed Morsi's Islamic extremist government in Egypt and the military government that succeeded him. I am in favour of recognising the sovereignty of Somaliland.

Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

I am a conservationist and a strong supporter of environmentalism. I support limited rights for animals, advocating a national healthcare service for domesticated and captive animals and strong opposition to practices such as fox hunting. I seek the illegalisation of battery farms and stricter punishment for animal cruelty; I have supported conservation efforts in Aurentina and abroad with both public support in the Senate and private donations for many years, and have converted a large area of my country estate into a nature reserve. I support the retention and enlargement of national parks, and would introduce subsidies for farmers who take steps to make their farms wildlife and environmentally friendly, such as by planting hedgerows and building bat boxes. I believe Aurentina should sign up to the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols. I advocate investing in hydrogen-powered vehicles and in nuclear power to bridge the gap between dwindling, environmentally damaging fossil fuels and renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind power and hydroelectric power. I am implacably opposed to hydraulic fracturing. Aurentina should support the protection of the environments of developing countries by cancelling debts and providing economic support to the governments of such countries in return for commitments to protecting areas of natural habitat from development. Here in Aurentina, I advocate green belts around urban centres where development is restricted, reducing urban sprawl. As far as possible we should improve the energy efficiency of our homes and the Government should provide incentives to do so.

Social Issues, Crime and Immigration

I am a strong supporter of faith and believe that Aurentina is a Christian country built on Christian values. I thus advocate recognition of this in our government and constitution, although I am accepting of the secular establishment and consigned to working with secularists. I am neutral on homosexual marriage, but opposed to polygamy. I support the institution of marriage and would be behind tax breaks for married couples. I am opposed to the death penalty, and feel that the accidental death of even a single innocent person at the hands of the State could not be justified under any circumstances, and thus I believe the death penalty should remain firmly out of the question. I support life imprisonment, however, and oppose suffrage for prisoners. I believe in tax immunity for religious organizations. I also believe in people's right to publically display their faith in any way they wish unless it would clearly be interpreted by the vast majority of people as offensive or would breach other existing laws. I would like to illegalise kosher and halal meats as cruel, although I have no intentions of attempting to do so during this government. I believe in introducing harsher punishments for bestiality and, while again I have no intentions of doing so under this government in view of the lack of support for such motions, mandating that all internet service providers automatically block access to pornographic material. I am in favour of immigration, provided it is controlled and kept at a manageable level; I take an assimilationist approach to immigration and believe migrants should assimilate into our society and accept our cultural norms while keeping their own culture and beliefs and being free to practise these in private or discretely in public, unless they violate other existing laws (see: honour killings, arranged marriage etc.)

I am pro-contraception but am totally against abortion after the first trimester, unless the mother's life is judged by the doctor to be in imminent danger and the mother has a better chance of survival than the child. I oppose the legalisation of drugs, including marijuana. I would illegalise smoking in indoor public areas and ultimately illegalise tobacco altogether, while providing support for those seeking to quit smoking through national healthcare; I also believe we should raise the drinking age, along with the voting age, to 21, and believe prostitution should be totally illegal.

In terms of constitutional arrangements, it should come as no surprise that I support federalism, including state-level monarchies if the state in question is majority in favour of them, and ultimately seek to establish Aurentina as a Commonwealth realm with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of the Aurentines, represented by a Governor-General. I believe in executive constitutional monarchy where the Sovereign or their viceroy exercises actual power to veto bills and appoint or dismiss ministers, but the capacity to pass laws remains in the hands of the legislature and day-to-day administration may be handled by a head of government, i.e. Prime Minister. For the time being I am content to serve within the republican system, without ever condoning it, and alongside republicans to create a stronger, safer Aurentina for all. Needless to say, I am open to compromise and negotiation, and am aware this is a Coalition government with a wide range of views represented. I aim to be a managerial Prime Minister, coordinating the actions of ministers rather than commanding them, and truly hope to include more moderate elements of the Opposition in making decisions and planning the Commonwealth's future. But I can only work with those prepared to work with me, and so urge everyone who reads this, regardless of your response to my words here, to come to the table and talk. You never know, maybe one day we'll all stop hating each other.

[Old Tyrannia]

Can I vote on the confirmation?

[Dangelia]

Can I vote on the confirmation?

I believe you can.

[Absurrania]

Can I vote on the confirmation?

Well, if someone will point me to the poll, I shall most definitely vote for you. Unless there isn't a poll, in which I have horribly embarrassed myself. Either way, I support you.

[Old Tyrannia]

Can I vote on the confirmation?

Well, if someone will point me to the poll, I shall most definitely vote for you. Unless there isn't a poll, in which I have horribly embarrassed myself. Either way, I support you.

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=280697
Please, have a free virtual cookie.

[Corenea]

Can I vote on the confirmation?

Well, if someone will point me to the poll, I shall most definitely vote for you. Unless there isn't a poll, in which I have horribly embarrassed myself. Either way, I support you.

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You're in the NSG Senate right? Reform I assume?

[The Nihilistic view]

Vote against OT, he is a class traitor. He want's to protect the foxes!!!!!

[Belmaria]

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cats and dogs, friends, Romans and countrymen,

I have become aware that members of the Coalition are concerned that they do not know enough about me as the President's nominee for the post of Prime Minister to offer their support in the confirmation vote. Though I have never been afraid of advancing my views, in light of this I am more than happy to lay out my political positions here in one place, for all to see. It is my hope that you will find me to be a far more moderate and reasonable candidate than my opponents would seek to portray me as, and will feel confident that you may entrust me with the responsibility of heading the seventh government of Aurentina.

Economics

On economic issues, I am ideally a Distributist and pragmatically a Rhine Capitalist. What this means is that I support the principles outlined by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical the Rerum Novarum. In this letter, His Holiness condemned both communism and other revolutionary leftist ideologies, and unregulated laissez-faire capitalism. Instead he advanced a "third position" which has inspired the Christian Democratic parties of today and is echoed by the social market economy of modern Germany. In line with political Catholic and Distributist thought, I oppose the creation of monopolies and support localism, small businesses and widespread private ownership of the means of production. I support the minimum wage, defend social security and believe strongly in the principles of organised labour, including the formation of trade unions to protect the collective interests of workers and workers' representation on the governing bodies of large corporations. I also, however, strongly support a market economy and private property. I also advocate limited protectionism and subsidisation of small businesses. I believe the government should act to prevent the takeover of Aurentine businesses by predatory multinational corporations. Nonetheless, I have always managed to maintain a good working relationship with right-libertarians and other more laissez-faire capitalists on economic issues, and support austerity measures to cut our national debt while keeping taxes low and seeking to strike a balance between protecting vulnerable members of society and not punishing jobmakers by heavily taxing the wealthy.

Foreign Policy

In matters of foreign policy, I am a Eurosceptic who favours the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) over full membership of the European Union. I believe in a policy of armed neutrality, maintaining a moderately sized and well-equipped, well-trained military to increase our international influence and deter hostile nations while adopting a Swiss-style policy of non-alignment. That said, I favour close bilateral ties with the United Kingdom, our former colonial protectors. I am generally anti-American in foreign policy as I believe that, in the words of Vietnamese first lady Madame Nhu, "whoever has the Americans as allies does not need enemies." However I do believe we should work with our counterparts the world over in countering international and domestic terrorism. I believe we should engage with developing countries and invest in growing economies in Africa, South America and Asia, but also lobby repressive foreign regimes to halt human rights abuses. I feel we should not be making international aid a priority at a time when Aurentina faces many problems of her own. I don't believe that we should play world police by interfering in countries' internal affairs, especially when their is no clear "good" and "bad" side as is the case in Syria, where both rebels and the ruling regime are accused of horrific atrocities; rather I believe we should strive to make it clear to both sides that the international community will not tolerate the persecution of innocent civilians. I am particularly concerned with the situation of Middle Eastern Christians; I support the ousting of Mohammed Morsi's Islamic extremist government in Egypt and the military government that succeeded him. I am in favour of recognising the sovereignty of Somaliland.

Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

I am a conservationist and a strong supporter of environmentalism. I support limited rights for animals, advocating a national healthcare service for domesticated and captive animals and strong opposition to practices such as fox hunting. I seek the illegalisation of battery farms and stricter punishment for animal cruelty; I have supported conservation efforts in Aurentina and abroad with both public support in the Senate and private donations for many years, and have converted a large area of my country estate into a nature reserve. I support the retention and enlargement of national parks, and would introduce subsidies for farmers who take steps to make their farms wildlife and environmentally friendly, such as by planting hedgerows and building bat boxes. I believe Aurentina should sign up to the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols. I advocate investing in hydrogen-powered vehicles and in nuclear power to bridge the gap between dwindling, environmentally damaging fossil fuels and renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind power and hydroelectric power. I am implacably opposed to hydraulic fracturing. Aurentina should support the protection of the environments of developing countries by cancelling debts and providing economic support to the governments of such countries in return for commitments to protecting areas of natural habitat from development. Here in Aurentina, I advocate green belts around urban centres where development is restricted, reducing urban sprawl. As far as possible we should improve the energy efficiency of our homes and the Government should provide incentives to do so.

Social Issues, Crime and Immigration

I am a strong supporter of faith and believe that Aurentina is a Christian country built on Christian values. I thus advocate recognition of this in our government and constitution, although I am accepting of the secular establishment and consigned to working with secularists. I am neutral on homosexual marriage, but opposed to polygamy. I support the institution of marriage and would be behind tax breaks for married couples. I am opposed to the death penalty, and feel that the accidental death of even a single innocent person at the hands of the State could not be justified under any circumstances, and thus I believe the death penalty should remain firmly out of the question. I support life imprisonment, however, and oppose suffrage for prisoners. I believe in tax immunity for religious organizations. I also believe in people's right to publically display their faith in any way they wish unless it would clearly be interpreted by the vast majority of people as offensive or would breach other existing laws. I would like to illegalise kosher and halal meats as cruel, although I have no intentions of attempting to do so during this government. I believe in introducing harsher punishments for bestiality and, while again I have no intentions of doing so under this government in view of the lack of support for such motions, mandating that all internet service providers automatically block access to pornographic material. I am in favour of immigration, provided it is controlled and kept at a manageable level; I take an assimilationist approach to immigration and believe migrants should assimilate into our society and accept our cultural norms while keeping their own culture and beliefs and being free to practise these in private or discretely in public, unless they violate other existing laws (see: honour killings, arranged marriage etc.)

I am pro-contraception but am totally against abortion after the first trimester, unless the mother's life is judged by the doctor to be in imminent danger and the mother has a better chance of survival than the child. I oppose the legalisation of drugs, including marijuana. I would illegalise smoking in indoor public areas and ultimately illegalise tobacco altogether, while providing support for those seeking to quit smoking through national healthcare; I also believe we should raise the drinking age, along with the voting age, to 21, and believe prostitution should be totally illegal.

In terms of constitutional arrangements, it should come as no surprise that I support federalism, including state-level monarchies if the state in question is majority in favour of them, and ultimately seek to establish Aurentina as a Commonwealth realm with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of the Aurentines, represented by a Governor-General. I believe in executive constitutional monarchy where the Sovereign or their viceroy exercises actual power to veto bills and appoint or dismiss ministers, but the capacity to pass laws remains in the hands of the legislature and day-to-day administration may be handled by a head of government, i.e. Prime Minister. For the time being I am content to serve within the republican system, without ever condoning it, and alongside republicans to create a stronger, safer Aurentina for all. Needless to say, I am open to compromise and negotiation, and am aware this is a Coalition government with a wide range of views represented. I aim to be a managerial Prime Minister, coordinating the actions of ministers rather than commanding them, and truly hope to include more moderate elements of the Opposition in making decisions and planning the Commonwealth's future. But I can only work with those prepared to work with me, and so urge everyone who reads this, regardless of your response to my words here, to come to the table and talk. You never know, maybe one day we'll all stop hating each other.

I like some of what you stand for, but then you lost me in the environment and social issues section of your platform. If you moderated yourself a bit more then I might be able to support you, but for now at least I still abstain.

[Old Tyrannia]

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cats and dogs, friends, Romans and countrymen,

I have become aware that members of the Coalition are concerned that they do not know enough about me as the President's nominee for the post of Prime Minister to offer their support in the confirmation vote. Though I have never been afraid of advancing my views, in light of this I am more than happy to lay out my political positions here in one place, for all to see. It is my hope that you will find me to be a far more moderate and reasonable candidate than my opponents would seek to portray me as, and will feel confident that you may entrust me with the responsibility of heading the seventh government of Aurentina.

Economics

On economic issues, I am ideally a Distributist and pragmatically a Rhine Capitalist. What this means is that I support the principles outlined by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical the Rerum Novarum. In this letter, His Holiness condemned both communism and other revolutionary leftist ideologies, and unregulated laissez-faire capitalism. Instead he advanced a "third position" which has inspired the Christian Democratic parties of today and is echoed by the social market economy of modern Germany. In line with political Catholic and Distributist thought, I oppose the creation of monopolies and support localism, small businesses and widespread private ownership of the means of production. I support the minimum wage, defend social security and believe strongly in the principles of organised labour, including the formation of trade unions to protect the collective interests of workers and workers' representation on the governing bodies of large corporations. I also, however, strongly support a market economy and private property. I also advocate limited protectionism and subsidisation of small businesses. I believe the government should act to prevent the takeover of Aurentine businesses by predatory multinational corporations. Nonetheless, I have always managed to maintain a good working relationship with right-libertarians and other more laissez-faire capitalists on economic issues, and support austerity measures to cut our national debt while keeping taxes low and seeking to strike a balance between protecting vulnerable members of society and not punishing jobmakers by heavily taxing the wealthy.

Foreign Policy

In matters of foreign policy, I am a Eurosceptic who favours the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) over full membership of the European Union. I believe in a policy of armed neutrality, maintaining a moderately sized and well-equipped, well-trained military to increase our international influence and deter hostile nations while adopting a Swiss-style policy of non-alignment. That said, I favour close bilateral ties with the United Kingdom, our former colonial protectors. I am generally anti-American in foreign policy as I believe that, in the words of Vietnamese first lady Madame Nhu, "whoever has the Americans as allies does not need enemies." However I do believe we should work with our counterparts the world over in countering international and domestic terrorism. I believe we should engage with developing countries and invest in growing economies in Africa, South America and Asia, but also lobby repressive foreign regimes to halt human rights abuses. I feel we should not be making international aid a priority at a time when Aurentina faces many problems of her own. I don't believe that we should play world police by interfering in countries' internal affairs, especially when their is no clear "good" and "bad" side as is the case in Syria, where both rebels and the ruling regime are accused of horrific atrocities; rather I believe we should strive to make it clear to both sides that the international community will not tolerate the persecution of innocent civilians. I am particularly concerned with the situation of Middle Eastern Christians; I support the ousting of Mohammed Morsi's Islamic extremist government in Egypt and the military government that succeeded him. I am in favour of recognising the sovereignty of Somaliland.

Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

I am a conservationist and a strong supporter of environmentalism. I support limited rights for animals, advocating a national healthcare service for domesticated and captive animals and strong opposition to practices such as fox hunting. I seek the illegalisation of battery farms and stricter punishment for animal cruelty; I have supported conservation efforts in Aurentina and abroad with both public support in the Senate and private donations for many years, and have converted a large area of my country estate into a nature reserve. I support the retention and enlargement of national parks, and would introduce subsidies for farmers who take steps to make their farms wildlife and environmentally friendly, such as by planting hedgerows and building bat boxes. I believe Aurentina should sign up to the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols. I advocate investing in hydrogen-powered vehicles and in nuclear power to bridge the gap between dwindling, environmentally damaging fossil fuels and renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind power and hydroelectric power. I am implacably opposed to hydraulic fracturing. Aurentina should support the protection of the environments of developing countries by cancelling debts and providing economic support to the governments of such countries in return for commitments to protecting areas of natural habitat from development. Here in Aurentina, I advocate green belts around urban centres where development is restricted, reducing urban sprawl. As far as possible we should improve the energy efficiency of our homes and the Government should provide incentives to do so.

Social Issues, Crime and Immigration

I am a strong supporter of faith and believe that Aurentina is a Christian country built on Christian values. I thus advocate recognition of this in our government and constitution, although I am accepting of the secular establishment and consigned to working with secularists. I am neutral on homosexual marriage, but opposed to polygamy. I support the institution of marriage and would be behind tax breaks for married couples. I am opposed to the death penalty, and feel that the accidental death of even a single innocent person at the hands of the State could not be justified under any circumstances, and thus I believe the death penalty should remain firmly out of the question. I support life imprisonment, however, and oppose suffrage for prisoners. I believe in tax immunity for religious organizations. I also believe in people's right to publically display their faith in any way they wish unless it would clearly be interpreted by the vast majority of people as offensive or would breach other existing laws. I would like to illegalise kosher and halal meats as cruel, although I have no intentions of attempting to do so during this government. I believe in introducing harsher punishments for bestiality and, while again I have no intentions of doing so under this government in view of the lack of support for such motions, mandating that all internet service providers automatically block access to pornographic material. I am in favour of immigration, provided it is controlled and kept at a manageable level; I take an assimilationist approach to immigration and believe migrants should assimilate into our society and accept our cultural norms while keeping their own culture and beliefs and being free to practise these in private or discretely in public, unless they violate other existing laws (see: honour killings, arranged marriage etc.)

I am pro-contraception but am totally against abortion after the first trimester, unless the mother's life is judged by the doctor to be in imminent danger and the mother has a better chance of survival than the child. I oppose the legalisation of drugs, including marijuana. I would illegalise smoking in indoor public areas and ultimately illegalise tobacco altogether, while providing support for those seeking to quit smoking through national healthcare; I also believe we should raise the drinking age, along with the voting age, to 21, and believe prostitution should be totally illegal.

In terms of constitutional arrangements, it should come as no surprise that I support federalism, including state-level monarchies if the state in question is majority in favour of them, and ultimately seek to establish Aurentina as a Commonwealth realm with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of the Aurentines, represented by a Governor-General. I believe in executive constitutional monarchy where the Sovereign or their viceroy exercises actual power to veto bills and appoint or dismiss ministers, but the capacity to pass laws remains in the hands of the legislature and day-to-day administration may be handled by a head of government, i.e. Prime Minister. For the time being I am content to serve within the republican system, without ever condoning it, and alongside republicans to create a stronger, safer Aurentina for all. Needless to say, I am open to compromise and negotiation, and am aware this is a Coalition government with a wide range of views represented. I aim to be a managerial Prime Minister, coordinating the actions of ministers rather than commanding them, and truly hope to include more moderate elements of the Opposition in making decisions and planning the Commonwealth's future. But I can only work with those prepared to work with me, and so urge everyone who reads this, regardless of your response to my words here, to come to the table and talk. You never know, maybe one day we'll all stop hating each other.

I like some of what you stand for, but then you lost me in the environment and social issues section of your platform. If you moderated yourself a bit more then I might be able to support you, but for now at least I still abstain.

I have made it very clear that these are my personal views and I have neither the intention nor the power to enforce them as Prime Minister. My role would be a purely managerial one, by and large. The exception may be on Classical Monarchist ministries, but I will exercise no more influence on them as Prime Minister than I would simply as Lord President of the Party. There is no reason to vote against me simply because you don't agree with all my policies; the policies I will advance will be the NFC's, not my own.

If you are to be a member of this coalition, you must get used to sharing power with those of us you don't necessarily agree with on all points. I helped elect a Libertarian President, and I'm no Libertarian. Surely you can put aside your differences with me to elect a Classical Monarchist Prime Minister, or frankly one part of the NFC may not be pulling its weight.

[Costa Fierro]

What the fuck are you going on about.

Infanticide. Lions (especially male ones) are known for killing cubs so theirs may survive.

Seriously, you should really watch who you rent the human suit to, Boris.

[Belmaria]

I like some of what you stand for, but then you lost me in the environment and social issues section of your platform. If you moderated yourself a bit more then I might be able to support you, but for now at least I still abstain.

I have made it very clear that these are my personal views and I have neither the intention nor the power to enforce them as Prime Minister. My role would be a purely managerial one, by and large. The exception may be on Classical Monarchist ministries, but I will exercise no more influence on them as Prime Minister than I would simply as Lord President of the Party. There is no reason to vote against me simply because you don't agree with all my policies; the policies I will advance will be the NFC's, not my own.

If you are to be a member of this coalition, you must get used to sharing power with those of us you don't necessarily agree with on all points. I helped elect a Libertarian President, and I'm no Libertarian. Surely you can put aside your differences with me to elect a Classical Monarchist Prime Minister, or frankly one part of the NFC may not be pulling its weight.

I was under the impression that you would be instituting your own policies. If you plan to uphold the coalition platform then I will vote for you.

[Celritannia]

I have made it very clear that these are my personal views and I have neither the intention nor the power to enforce them as Prime Minister. My role would be a purely managerial one, by and large. The exception may be on Classical Monarchist ministries, but I will exercise no more influence on them as Prime Minister than I would simply as Lord President of the Party. There is no reason to vote against me simply because you don't agree with all my policies; the policies I will advance will be the NFC's, not my own.

If you are to be a member of this coalition, you must get used to sharing power with those of us you don't necessarily agree with on all points. I helped elect a Libertarian President, and I'm no Libertarian. Surely you can put aside your differences with me to elect a Classical Monarchist Prime Minister, or frankly one part of the NFC may not be pulling its weight.

I was under the impression that you would be instituting your own policies. If you plan to uphold the coalition platform then I will vote for you.

I have discussed with the Lord President in the CMP HQ, to replace him as Minister of the Environment while he serves as Prime Minister. I am sure the Lord President can vouch that I am the most liberal and moderate members of the CMP

[Old Tyrannia]

I have made it very clear that these are my personal views and I have neither the intention nor the power to enforce them as Prime Minister. My role would be a purely managerial one, by and large. The exception may be on Classical Monarchist ministries, but I will exercise no more influence on them as Prime Minister than I would simply as Lord President of the Party. There is no reason to vote against me simply because you don't agree with all my policies; the policies I will advance will be the NFC's, not my own.

If you are to be a member of this coalition, you must get used to sharing power with those of us you don't necessarily agree with on all points. I helped elect a Libertarian President, and I'm no Libertarian. Surely you can put aside your differences with me to elect a Classical Monarchist Prime Minister, or frankly one part of the NFC may not be pulling its weight.

I was under the impression that you would be instituting your own policies. If you plan to uphold the coalition platform then I will vote for you.

In practice, ministers more or less run their own ministries. The Prime Minister just appoints ministers already nominated by the party holding that ministry, and replaces inactive ministers if necessary. Beyond that they have little power, with most executive functions being vested in the presidency. I will monitor the cabinet for activity, dismiss inactive ministers, make a government thread and such, but the position doesn't really entail the ability to set individual policies.