VOTER EDUCATION: What party is closest to you?

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VOTER EDUCATION: What party is closest to you?

1. Every person has the right to quality healthcare free-of-charge. Nobody should be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

2. People should take priority over profit, and therefore every worker must be paid a fair wage with guaranteed benefits including paid sick leave and vacation time.

3. The wealthy must pay their fair share in taxes, and a progressive tax system should exist to increase wealth equality while ensuring those at the bottom aren’t unduly hurt.

4. Every student has a right to a good, free, and public education. College tuition costs should be drastically reduced or eliminated and there should be more incentives and funding for other alternatives such as trade schools.

5. Jobs should never be outsourced overseas. Trade agreements should protect workers on both sides.

6. Large corporations need regulation in order to avoid the harmful consequences of unregulated capitalism and neoliberal dogma.

7. People have a right to privacy and as such should be free from unwarranted government surveillance. Government censorship of media and communications should not exist for any reason.

8. All people should be free from discrimination as much as possible. Businesses and the government should not fire or deny service to people based on their race, gender, or sexual orientation.

9. Prisons should focus on rehabilitating offenders, not locking them up and forgetting about them. Prison conditions should be improved and for-profit prisons should not exist.

10. Drugs should be federally decriminalized and anyone convicted of drug possession should be pardoned.

11. All of the rights and protections enshrined in the Constitution should be defended.

12. Combating climate change, pollution, and the degradation of natural resources is important for the health of the environment and all people.

13. The regions should protect access to abortion throughout the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.

14. The Labor party is welcoming to all immigrants and would generally oppose efforts to mass deport undocumented immigrants or build/expand a border fence or wall.

15. The government needs to strike an appropriate balance between gun rights and protecting public safety.

16. No Atlasian should be forced to live on the streets because they can't afford housing. The government must act to curb rising rents and prevent gentrification.

17. A national energy policy should place the needs of the many in a changing planet ahead of mere profit. The government should act to establish collective ownership of energy by the creation of an Atlasian Energy Authority founded on the principles of democratic governance and local control.

18. The government should act to establish collective ownership of the railways.

19. The incarceration pandemic in Atlasia must end. Maximum sentences must be decreased for all but the most serious crimes. Life imprisonment should be used sparingly.

20. Large banks should be broken up and a public bank should be established in each region.

21. Nobody is worth a billion dollars. The wealth should be redistributed from the richest of the rich to the people as a whole.

22. The right to free speech should be protected - including in schools and in the workplace. The right to assemble should not be hindered by fees or permits.

23. The means of production should belong to the workers who use them.

24. The Labor Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few, and where we live together, freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect.

25. Banks that are too big too fail are too big to exist. We recognize that large banks took down our economy during the Global Financial Crisis, and we believe that such large banks should be broken up. Also, we believe that high-risk investments in the stock market should come to an end. At the same time, we support expanding the power of the Federal Reserve and favor giving organizations like the SEC and other watchdog agencies greater power to regulate and intervene in the stock market.

26. The American government's military aggression against Iraq and use of torture on prisoners of war, prior to the establishment of the Republic of Atlasia, were crimes against humanity. Former U.S. President George W. Bush, and any Atlasians responsible for the atrocities committed during these conflicts, must be criminally prosecuted.

27. We endorse a wealth tax, we also support a progressive tax system to help fund an expanded welfare state to held our most left behind citizens.

28. Atlasia is not the world's policeman, and our military spending should be drastically reduced. The presence of Atlasia's armed forces abroad, except where absolutely necessary, should be eliminated.

29. Emissions regulations must be tightened to protect the Earth from damage brought upon by greenhouse gases. Additionally, the government should facilitate new renewable energy construction and work with the private sector to create new renewable energy solutions and phase out fossil fuels.

30. Policies such as upzoning are the primary means for which the dream of having a long-term residence either by owning or renting may be made more realistic for poor people, by increasing the amount of supply in the housing market.

31. The Labor Party believes in revitalizing our cities by helping deal with entrenched cost-of-living issues made especially acute by NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) policies on local and state levels. Atlasians of all income levels ought to not be confronted with outrageous cost-of-living levels in the vibrant urban centers they dwell in.

Mission Statement: The Federalist Party believes in empowering individuals instead of government and regions instead of the centralized state. We are committed to liberty and equality for all, and the checks and balances that protect both. We are committed to the preservation of markets and market choice. We welcome all players, both new and old and value their contributions to the game.

Positions:

Abortion

The Federalist Party believes that unborn lives should be protected from the immoral practice of abortion, and that late term abortions should remain illegal at the regional level, and that regions should remain permitted to legislate on restricting abortion to the fullest extent possible.  The Federalist Party opposes direct government funding for abortion procedures, whether at the federal or regional level.

Healthcare

The Federalist Party seeks to ensure that healthcare is left up to the regions to the maximum possible level, although the Federalist Party recognizes that federal resources to support regions are necessary.

Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Association

The Federalist Party believes in defending free speech rights in all situations that do not directly threaten to cause violence and libel. No Atlasian should be compelled to engage in types of speech and association against the will of that individual. The Federalist Party fully supports the right and free conscience of people to freely practice or not practice religious faith and worship.

Drugs

The Federalist Party believes that the issue of hard drugs is best left up to the regions.  Federally, drugs such as marijuana should be decriminalized.

Guns

The Federalist Party believes that the right to bear arms is a necessary right to retain in the Constitution, and believes that only the minimal amount of regulations should be enacted to preserve safety.

Independent Judiciary

The Federalist Party believes that a Judiciary free of partisan influence and bias is critical to both equality before the law and guarding against tyranny of either the executive or of popular majorities, and that the court should refrain from engaging in judicial activism on ideological issues, leaving legislatures with the power to legislate as they please.

Checks and Balances

The Federalist Party believes in keeping incumbent Presidents and Governors, regardless of party, in check. There should be, under no circumstances, abuses of power and corruption in an Atlasian government.

Government Finance

The Federalist Party believes that we should keep taxes as low as possible and still balance the budget, and therefore spending must be kept under control. Wasteful and abusive government spending should be targeted for cuts over useful programs.

Government Regulation

The Federalist Party believes that the federal and regional governments should regulate the economy and people's lives to the minimum extent possible to protect people from fraud, abuse, and violence from other institutions and people within society. Regulations that do not accomplish this objective are to be repealed.

Education

The Federalist Party believes that there should be no national curriculum, and that education should be left nearly entirely to the regions, aided by federal funding if necessary.  

Foreign Policy

The Federalist Party encourages diplomacy or non-interventionism, and believes war should only be a last resort in any foreign policy situation.  Military spending and foreign aid should be responsibly allocated and administered with prudence and caution, in order to allow our armed forces to remain strong and sufficient enough to defend the nation from foreign and domestic threats, without incurring unnecessary waste.

Trade

The Federalist Party believes that free and fair trade, that which primarily benefits the national economy and the livelihood of the Atlasian people, is the best possible scenario in trading with the world.  The Federalist Party believes that tariffs and other protectionist methods may be necessary to protect Atlasian jobs, as well as in other emergency situations.  In addition, sanctions may sometimes be necessary to help avoid war, protect against human rights abuses, and ensure the safety of Atlasia.

Section I: Party Bylaws
1. The name of the party is officially the Green Party of Atlasia
2. Party membership requires to be registered with the party as an official member
3. Rights and privileges of the party include
(a) Voting for party and representative officials for public office
(b) Instigating amendments, referenda, and endorsements of party policy and direction
(c) expelling members by plurality vote if petitioned by 2/5 of the party

4. The following are found to be destructive wreckers, and are barred from privileges and right of party members
(a) Fhtagn
(b) ASV
5. Party ethics shall be committed to
(a) Democracy
(b) Consensus building among party members
(c) Principles
(d) and not a loss of identity for electoral gain

Section II: Party Policies
1. The Party is committed to sustainable development and the continuation of the existence of the hominid species
(a) Negative externalities must be dealt with efficiently
(I) Superfund sites must be cleaned up and properly disposed of within 7 years of foundation, at least 70% funded by the source of the polluted of still operating
(II) Conservation sites are barred from further development not related to upkeep of tourism
(III) Fossil Fuels and non-renewables must be phased out by 2030
(IV) biodiversity must be maintained so as to have a sustainable ecosystem

2. Liberation of all marginalized and oppressed people must be paramount in an ideal society
(a) LGBTQ+ Liberation is to be upheld
(b) Feminism is to be upheld
(c) Hierarchies are to be demolished
(d) Criminalizing substances and hobbies that have no high external community costs are wack

3. To reach the peak of the human condition, so too must society be modeled to give people chance to reflect
(a) Labor rights must be upheld
(b) The economy must work for the collective
(d) Media should reflect these ideals



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(c)The healthcare system must be single payer


4. Atlasia must strive towards a better world
(a) through aid in ending strife that robs the collective from benefitting
(b) by working towards reform of international bodies to ensure that there not be hierarchies nor blocs having more say, instead power is horizontally shared
(c) In allowing for self-determination in having a homeland where nations and cultures can coexist
(I) the above manifests into
(i) being against imperialism
(ii) supporting the independence,autonomy, or recognition as equal people in the cases of the Kurds, Sawahris, and Palestinian struggles among others


5. Major reform must happen in Atlasia’s federalist system for better governance
(a) There must be only a unicameral House of Representatives consisting of 15 representatives
(b) National referenda must only be ratified through a plurality vote of the national citizens of Atlasia

Economic Policy

(1.) - Democratic Alliance is a firm believer in capitalism with regulations necessary to protect consumers and ensure fair business practices.

(2.) - Democratic Alliance supports a progressive tax system that promotes financial equity. Tax loopholes need to be closed so that no person can avoid paying the taxes they are supposed to.

(3.) - Taxation and regulation should be made simpler, and easier to understand.

(4.) - Welfare and social programs must be protected from harmful funding cuts.

(5.) - We believe strong stimulus measures are needed in times of economic recession or hardship.

(6.) - Limit outsourcing of Atlasian jobs by businesses through fair trade agreements and implement tax repercussions for companies that outsource.

(7.) - Expand trade agreements with countries which share Atlasia's values of liberal democracy, strong workers' rights, and environmental protection.

(8.) - Pass incentives for businesses to move operations back to Atlasia and create jobs on the home-front.

(9.) - The enforcement of anti-monopoly laws should be strengthened and the government should prevent large corporate mergers that are harmful for the consumer.

(10.) - Immediately expand assistance programs for struggling businesses and start-up businesses, with emphasis on small businesses and non-corporate farms.

(11.) - Rural areas of Atlasia continue to be lacking in basic social services such as healthcare and education. We support increasing investments rural development programs and providing subsidies and relief to ensure that all citizens have access to this.

(12.) - Investment in infrastructure development and maintenance to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure will create jobs and modernize Atlasia.

(13.) - Increase investments into programs that help communities suffering from economic decline to rebound.

(14.) - The High-Speed Rail Act of 2018 should have been passed. We support expanding high-speed rail systems and continual expansion of access to public transportation.


Foreign Policy

(15.) - Democratic Alliance recognizes Atlasia has a role to play in the security of countries around the world, but believes Atlasia should avoid war whenever possible through the use of diplomacy.

(16.) - We will actively promote Atlasian values of liberal democracy, free and fair markets, and the rule of law around the world to combat the rise of illiberal, authoritarian regimes.

(17.) - We will stand firmly with our allies so long as they do not commit major offenses against human rights or international law.

(18.) - Expand our partnerships with fellow democratic nations and create competitive incentives for nations to democratize and cooperate with the greater democratic community.


Social Issues

(19.) - We believe in the constitutional right to own guns, and support responsible gun ownership alongside reasonable measures to prevent gun violence such as comprehensive background checks and reformed sentencing laws for gun-related crimes.

(20.) - Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. The right to have access to abortion services should not be restricted to women during their first 20 weeks of pregnancy.

(21.) - The rights of everyone, especially the LGBTQ+ community and other minority groups, must be protected.


Environmental Policy

(22.) - Democratic Alliance views global warming as a serious issue, and believes actions must be taken to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. This includes investment in clean energy development and production, especially in areas with economies based around fossil fuels.

(23.) - By incentivizing private businesses, Atlasia can continue to innovate and develop more green infrastructure and technologies, and create good paying jobs.

(24.) - Protecting public lands and waters, and the wildlife that live in them is important for the future of Atlasia. Balancing development with these goals will be key to ensure our environment will be protected for future generations.

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I didn't know that there was a PM limit.

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Aren’t each of these platforms posted public ally? What’s the need to post them again, interested observers can just read through the convention thread, which is better, as it puts each of the planks into perspective and shows that some planks actually had large amounts of opposition, while other planks were kind of vague/meaningless and thus garnered a lot of support.

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Aren’t each of these platforms posted public ally? What’s the need to post them again, interested observers can just read through the convention thread, which is better, as it puts each of the planks into perspective and shows that some planks actually had large amounts of opposition, while other planks were kind of vague/meaningless and thus garnered a lot of support.

A lot of people don't want to read several pages of deliberation. Also, I want to make it easier and you can read in one siting.

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Aren’t each of these platforms posted public ally? What’s the need to post them again, interested observers can just read through the convention thread, which is better, as it puts each of the planks into perspective and shows that some planks actually had large amounts of opposition, while other planks were kind of vague/meaningless and thus garnered a lot of support.

A lot of people don't want to read several pages of deliberation. Also, I want to make it easier and you can read in one siting.

Then include links to the actual debate, so that people can see which planks were popular and which weren’t