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!
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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.