[NSG Senate] Golden Civics Party

[Golden Civics]

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

~Grover Cleveland

The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit.

~Milton Friedman

Hello and welcome to the Golden Civics Party; the party of freedom, prosperity, and security. We are a Political Party that stands for freedom, prosperity, and self-determination. So come and join our party today, and let's make a difference!

Important Links: Join Us (Applications) I Lobby I Chamber (Voting/Debating Bills) I Coffee Shop (OOC Discussion) I Database I Daily Life (IC interactions)

The Golden Civics' Clauses

Individual Clause- There will be no whips when it comes to voting on legislation or elections.

Leadership Clause- The party's leadership structure will include the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Party Messenger:

~The Chairman will be the leader of the party, be in charge of the day to day affairs, and negotiations and other interactions with other parties
~The Vice Chairman will serve as the assistant leader of the party, filling in for the Chairman when they are not present or able to.
~The Party Messenger will be the one to recruit and send messages regarding voting.

These positions will be decided in the beginning. However, if a member feels unsatisfied with the leadership of the party, then he/she may announce their candidacy and if they received an amount of endorsements equivalent to one-fourth of the entire active party, then a 48 hour election period will occur. A recount may be requested by anyone.

Amending Clause- If a member wants to amend/change a part of the platform, party structure, or Clause section, then they need at least five other members agreeing with them. A vote will then follow lasting at least 24 hours.

Golden Civics: Liberty. Prosperity. Security.
Golden Civics: Liberty. Prosperity. Security.

Member List
Total Members: 24
Borowskia: Senator Name
Canton Empire: Senator Name
Coltpower: Senator Name
Davincia: Senator Name
GreatestBanks: Senator Name
Humpheria: Senator Name
Isle Coolidge: Senator Name
Kelinfort: Senator Name (Recruiter)
Korena: Senator Name
Lupinus: Senator Name
Murovanka: Senator Name
Northern Davincia: Senator Name
NovaDelaware: Senator Name
Pevvania: Senator Name
Planita: Senator Name
Robert Magoo: Senator Name
Skeckoa: Senator Name
Temacht: Senator Name
The Liberated Territories: Jonatan Klemenz
The Nihilistic view: Boris Johnson (Vice Chairman)
The Union of the West: Senator Name
Tutukerala: Senator Name
Utopian Islands: Senator Name
Zurkerx: Dmitri Covasku (Chairman)

Party Platform

Economy:

We are a pro market party that prefers market solutions when they are available and reject most subsidies, corporate welfare, and bailouts.
We understand that there needs to be a set of basic rules and regulations to have a truly Free Market.
We support Free Trade but, understand that some rules may be needed to ensure it is truly free.
We support private sector unions and believe collective bargaining should be between the business and union, not the government.
We support implementing a Negative Income Tax.
We support a requirement to enroll in a job training program or an education program in order to collect government benefits.

Taxation:

We believe taxes should be lowered and should be simple.
We do not believe in taxing lower income earners on their income.
We support a land value tax in place of the property tax.

Finance:

We believe the government should set up savings accounts for government agencies so they can save excess amounts of money for the future.
We believe in establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund and an Emergency Fund to protect against the unforeseeable.
We believe that when a budget surplus occurs, that the extra money should either go in the Sovereign Wealth Fund, Emergency Fund, or back to the tax payers.

Social & Domestic Policy:

We are for individual rights and believe the government should not interfere in the personal lives of people as much as possible.
We support women's reproductive rights.
We support Free Speech and are opposed to censorship in all cases.
We support LGBQTI rights and marriage equality.
We believe that the government should not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, religion, ethnicity, etc.
We support the legalization and taxation of soft drugs.
We support the right to individual self defence, believing it is the right for an individual to protect themselves.

Immigration Policy:

We believe in a regulated border policy.
We believe in creating a simple path to citizenship.
We support an option of paying for citizenship.

Defense & Foreign Policy:

We embrace the idea of non-interventionism though understand that we must be able to defend our country and our national interests.
We support having a military that is well funded and well trained to serve as a defensive force.
We support a program for our soldiers that would give them benefits and healthcare.
We support remaining in the United Nations, and joining any organization that respects our autonomy, and works to build a more peaceful world.

Education:

We believe that education should be both public and private.
We support creating school vouchers, to give parents the right to choose where their child goes to school.
We believe parents should have the right to send their kids to whatever school they want and how they want to educate their children.
We believe that the government should establish a grant program for exemplary university students and for poor students that can't afford to go to universities.
We are opposed to a strict national curriculum.

Healthcare:

We believe the Free Market and private enterprise can run Healthcare the most effectively.
We support a basic government healthcare program.
We believe individuals should be free to choose any healthcare providers from within the government or private healthcare system.
We believe that the government's option of Healthcare should compete on the Free Market.

Justice and Law:

We believe in the strict right to privacy.
We strongly support the idea of innocent until proven guilty.
We are completely opposed to unwarranted search and seizures.
We support habeas corpus and Miranda rights.
We support the idea of a fair trial and a right to a lawyer.
We are generally opposed to Eminent Domain.
We are opposed to militarizing the police. While we recognize that some military equipment is acceptable, this equipment should be modified to fit the police properly.

Energy and the Environment:

We believe in an All-Of-The-Above Energy Policy.
We support Nuclear power.
We support alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, etc., and other resources such as oil and natural gas.
We believe that some land needs to be protected by the government and be classified as National Parks.
We believe that the government should sell some of its land to the people and businesses.

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[Britanno 2]

Pretty

[Ikania]

the fuck kind of name is golden civics

[Unnamed island state]

the fuck kind of name is golden civics

One meant for Nansha.

[MERIZoC]

Good luck.

[Collatis]

The Tag Train rolls on by. The conductor sticks his head out and shouts "Good luck!"

[Davincia]

Ah, nothing quite beats new party fragrance.

[The Union of the West]

Beautiful! But the logo... It's massive.

Don't get me wrong, I like the logo, but it's so big.

[Kelinfort]

Beautiful! But the logo... It's massive.

Don't get me wrong, I like the logo, but it's so big.

I'll contac TLT about downsizing it. He created the logo, so props to him.

[The Liberated Territories]

Moved from the old thread:

Alright, after working on this beauty, we are going to reveal it. Of course, it is not finalize but, it is a good start. Feel free to contribute.

(Image)

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

~Grover Cleveland

The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit.

~Milton Friedman

Hello and welcome to the Golden Civics Party; the party of freedom, prosperity, and security. We are a Political Party that stands for freedom, prosperity, and self-determination. So come and join our party today, and let's make a difference!

The Golden Civics' Clauses

Individual Clause- There will be no whips when it comes to voting on legislation or elections.

Leadership Clause- The party's leadership structure will include the Party's Founder, the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Party Messenger:

~The Chairman will be the leader of the party, be in charge of the day to day affairs, and negotiations and other interactions with other parties
~The Vice Chairman will serve as the assistant leader of the party, filling in for the Chairman when they are not present or able to.
~The Party Messenger will be the one to recruit and send messages regarding voting.

These positions, minus the Founder, will be decided in the beginning. However, if a member feels unsatisfied with the leadership of the party, then he/she may announce their candidacy and if they received an amount of endorsements equivalent to one-fourth of the entire active party, then a 48 hour election period will occur. A recount may be requested by anyone.

Amending Clause- If a member wants to amend/change a part of the platform, party structure, or Clause section, then they need at least five other members agreeing with them. A vote will then follow lasting at least 24 hours.

Golden Civics: Liberty. Prosperity. Security.
Golden Civics: Liberty. Prosperity. Security.

Party Bulletins Posted Here

Party Platform

Economy:

We are a pro market party that prefers market solutions when they are available and reject most subsidies, corporate welfare, and bailouts.
We understand that there needs to be a set of basic rules and regulations to have a truly Free Market.
We support Free Trade but, understand that some rules may be needed to ensure it is truly free.
We support private sector unions and believe collective bargaining should be between the business and union, not the government.
We support implementing a Negative Income Tax.
We support a requirement to enroll in a job training program or an education program in order to collect government benefits.

Taxation:

We believe taxes should be lowered and should be simple.
We do not believe in taxing lower income earners on their income.
We support a land value tax in place of the property tax.

Finance:

We believe the government should set up savings accounts for government agencies so they can save excess amounts of money for the future.
We believe in establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund and an Emergency Fund to protect against the unforeseeable.
We believe that when a budget surplus occurs, that the extra money should either go in the Sovereign Wealth Fund, Emergency Fund, or back to the tax payers.

Social & Domestic Policy:

We are for individual rights and believe the government should not interfere in the personal lives of people as much as possible.
We support women's reproductive rights.
We support Free Speech and are opposed to censorship in all cases.
We support LGBQTI rights and marriage equality.
We believe that the government should not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, religion, ethnicity, etc.
We support the legalization and taxation of soft drugs.
We support the right to individual self defence, believing it is the right for an individual to protect themselves.

Immigration Policy:

We believe in a regulated border policy.
We believe in creating a simple path to citizenship.
We support an option of paying for citizenship.

Defense & Foreign Policy:

We embrace the idea of non-interventionism though understand that we must be able to defend our country and our national interests.
We support having a military that is well funded and well trained to serve as a defensive force.
We support a program for our soldiers that would give them benefits and healthcare.
We support remaining in the United Nations, and joining any organization that respects our autonomy, and works to build a more peaceful world.

Education:

We believe that education should be both public and private.
We support creating school vouchers, to give parents the right to choose where their child goes to school.
We believe parents should have the right to send their kids to whatever school they want and how they want to educate their children.
We believe that the government should establish a grant program for exemplary university students and for poor students that can't afford to go to universities.
We are opposed to a national curriculum.

Healthcare:

We believe the Free Market and private enterprise can run Healthcare the most effectively.
We support a basic government healthcare program.
We believe individuals should be free to choose any healthcare providers from within the government or private healthcare system.
We believe that the government's option of Healthcare should compete on the Free Market.

Justice and Law:

We believe in the strict right to privacy.
We strongly support the idea of innocent until proven guilty.
We are completely opposed to unwarranted search and seizures.
We support habeas corpus and Miranda rights.
We support the idea of a fair trial and a right to a lawyer.
We are generally opposed to Eminent Domain.
We are opposed to militarizing the police. While we recognize that some military equipment is acceptable, this equipment should be modified to fit the police properly.

Energy and the Environment:

We believe in an All-Of-The-Above Energy Policy.
We support Nuclear power.
We support alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, etc., and other resources such as oil and natural gas.
We believe that some land needs to be protected by the government and be classified as National Parks.
We believe that the government should sell some of its land to the people and businesses.

Only three issues for me, first I don't support a land value tax. Only support a negative income tax if it means no other things like Tax credits. I do believe in a national curriculum of some kind, I don't believe it has to be restrictive or overbearing like Common Core in the US but I think it helps make sure there is a minimum standard and a base grounding so the results between pupils from different schools can be compared. Other than that I really like most of it.

In a truly liberal or libertarian society, a national curriculum is unnecessary - instead schools would create their own curriculum's and compete on the market. Greater school choice - like even watered down vouchers (but I have reservations about them but that's another topic) - would theoretically allow parents to pick or choose which school to send their child too, and curriculum would be one of those decisions. The most popular and best schools therefore would be the one with the best curriculum, among other things. One of the libertarian complaints to Common Core is that it removes parental choice from the equation, making the decision solely that of some stonewalled bureaucrat, and allowing any private schools that are forced to exist under it to substantially jack up their prices due to lack of the knowledge on the consumer's part.

This crap wasn't thought up by some philosopher going, "gee, the free market fairy can save all!" (not directed at anyone particular here...) No, rather by two centuries of liberal thought by economists you haven't even heard of. And my explanation above is the simple version, read School Choice: The Findings by Herbert J Walberg for a much more in depth analysis.

Of course, since this is Dragland or whatever, I understand that I can't have it all my way and not everyone is going to agree with the ideas posted - that is why instead of making it all one issue over the other, we make it vague enough to invite debate while still keeping it in a sort of party framework.

Sometimes people RP not about their RL beliefs. Aurentina I was mostly like myself, Baltonia became a racist nationalist, Calaverde I RPed to the left of where I am and now I'm RPing a bit to the right. So out of four incarnations I have only RPed once along my RL beliefs.

Aye I get that, I spent the whole of Calverde rping as Blair who didn't represent my beliefs at all. I just don't get why TLT specifically mentioned Arkolon in relation to our party, since I don't see much to suggest he'd join us specifically (that's why I asked if Ark had changed his views, since I thought I might of been missing something). He probably would of joined you lot, or Anins Centrist bloc, or he would of made his party. I probably just read too much into it.

Arkolon and Atlanticatia I know had several exchanges in early Calaverde to attempt to create a budget that allowed for a social market without going too extreme in one end. I also know (Ark told me this personally) that Arkolon really roleplayed - hell both "OOC" and IC - someone much closer to the center than he actually was.

I've heard that that Collatis guy is pretty reasonable and pragmatic though.

I don't get the Arkolon comment, why would he be in our centre-left Soc Dem party when last time I checked he was a centre-right-right Liberal Conservative with Libertarian leanings?

Or did he go through a massive political change that I never heard about?

I'm fairly pragmatic, and I'm happy with working with the centre, and even right leaning parties if necessary, but if this party goes balls to the walls Murican Libertarian like TLT seems to want, then I don't see how we can feasibly work together (that's only my opinion, I only represent myself here, not my party), but if you go more moderate, closer to the centre, like Kelinfort seems to be hinting at, then it'd be easier probably.

Where do I say I want the party to go "balls to the walls Murican Libertarian?" The platform isn't the constitution. I want the platform to be as general as possible so we have room for dissent in the party - the creative tension that allows us to come to more creative decisions than the party line. While we have our limits, I'd rather not close the door on all ideas like I think some of these platforms do. Ideally, principles should be balanced with pragmatism - obviously making the platform full ancap would get us shut out of the government and not taken seriously, but making it fully the either way merely closes it off to this creative tension I am describing. In many ways - like the Democrats and Republicans of America or the Libdems, Conservatives, and Labour of the UK, parties act as a broad tent that have various factions, which I believe is a good thing as it allows these groups to collaborate, compromise, and get the best results out there.

[Golden Civics]

Updated the OP

~TLT

Also, if you haven't done so, I'd put something in your signature advertising the party.

I am using this for now: Current Senator of the Golden Civics in the Nationstates Senate. Join here!

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Alternatively, you can use this:

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Although it conveys less information, it is nicer to look at.

[The Liberated Territories]

The more we can advertise our party via our signatures, the more people we can get to our side. The more people that we can get to our side, the more influence we have in government. The more influence we have in government, the more likely our proposals will be voted on. And the more likely our proposals are voted on, the more liberal we can make the nation.

[The Nihilistic view]

[Zurkerx]

Guess who's back?

[Tutukerala]

Woo Hooo.

[Greenshirts]

A few green-shirted militiamen walk by the party headquarters. One shouts, "Hail Felthr!"

[The Union of the West]

If Dagmar were to turn out to have a monarchy, what would our stance be on that?

[Zurkerx]

If Dagmar were to turn out to have a monarchy, what would our stance be on that?

A Constitutional Monarchy I assume? Quite honestly, not sure. We should have a discussion this.

[The Liberated Territories]

A constitutional something. Not an absolute monarchy, or an oligarchy. That should be our only opinion on it, or else if we take a hard stance either way we are going to alienate people.

[Heraklea-]

Congratulations on your new home.

[The Sarian]

Welcome to your new home!

[Davincia]

If Dagmar were to turn out to have a monarchy, what would our stance be on that?

I'd figure our party would be against it, unless of course this monarch favors the free market.