Alliance Party Headquarters

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Alliance Party of Atlasia

One for All.

Party platform:

Alliance
Activity ● Progress ● Choice

Alliance is an ideologically-neutral party that aims to set a higher standard for Atlasian politics. Our members are fed up with current party rule, one-party-state dynamics, and inactivity and high-turnover rates that are a trademark of our current system. A political system where parties bully each other over petty politics isn’t a more welcoming Atlasia, it’s a dysfunctional and toxic political environment. Our members, and Atlasia, deserve a party that in its rules guarantees it will not fight for itself, but fight for its country. This party will serve as the catalyst for a united alliance of liberals, centrists, and conservatives for change.

What does Alliance have to offer, then? Here are some of our major tenants:

-All presidential tickets ran by Alliance will be unity tickets. We call ourselves ideologically neutral because we mean it, not because we want to gain political clout.

-All members of Alliance elected to a legislature at either a state or regional level will be required to submit minimum numbers of legislation each session. For members of regional legislatures, it’s one every two weeks. For members of our federal House and Senate, it’s one every week. Atlasia has too many parties that tout activity and get nothing done. We have activity codified in our by-laws.

-No member of Alliance elected to a legislature, either regional or national, shall caucus with any party other than fellow independents and members of Alliance. Atlasians deserve an independent check on our current party system, not someone who blindly tows the party line.

-Alliance is a firm proponent of electoral reform and political transparency. We advocate for instituting debates before presidential and federal elections, as well as regional executive elections. We also advocate for direct democracy inspired by Switzerland, which allows for greater participation from the general public, not just the elected few.

-Alliance is also dedicated to bringing light to necessary yet ignored areas of policy. We will not be passing meaningless legislation, but legislation on issues such as technological innovation, fiscal responsibility, economic development, constitutional reform, environmental protection, and many more issues that demand solutions yet lack any from our politicians.

-No member of Alliance shall bribe or bully members of other parties. Power in a functioning democracy resides in the people, not the party bosses.

Alliance is not a coalition built off of old ideas. We are a coalition dedicated to looking past partisan blinders and getting real activity and reform done for the benefit of all of Atlasia. Many can claim it, few will codify it. The Alliance will stand up and fight for the rights and interests of all Atlasians, not just a privileged few.

Alliance. One for All.

DFL, Vice-Chairman
wxtransit, Chairman

Current officeholders:
DFL (All-MN), Member of the Parliament of Fremont
rpryor03 (All-UK), Member of the Parliament of Fremont
Spiral (All-MO), President Pro-tempore and Senator in the Atlasian Senate
thumb21 (All-UK), Deputy Game Moderator
wxtransit (All-TX) Representative of the Atlasian House

Party leadership:
wxtransit, Party Chairman
DFL, Party Vice-Chairman
rpryor03, Party Secretary

This is the official headquarters of the Alliance Party. Here, any questions, concerns, information bulletins, campaign announcements, party meetings, etc. can be posted and will be held.

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I must say, I like the banner.

Yes, highlighting the "all" part in alliance is clever and goes with the intended message--well done!

Thank you

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Thought this was an off-shoot of Citizens, glad to see it's just a rebrand.

Oh lol, nope we're not staging a coup.

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Also, we have a discord for all who are interested: https://discord.gg/6AdxhJt.

Feel free to join and ask questions, even if you aren't an Alliance member.

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Also, we have a discord for all who are interested: https://discord.gg/6AdxhJt.

The platform of Alliance.

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Why there needs to be an alternative

When the Alliance Party was founded, we founded this party against the two-party system, as an alternative to the career politics and to jump start activity.

While these pillars still hold true, it's becoming clear now that we're in for a one-party system. As while Labor may still be dominant in the west, their caucuses are collapsing everywhere else.

And the Federalist Party has been recently expanding their control in all the regions.

The next Southern Chamber is sure to produce a Federalist majority, with 2/3 of the declared candidates all being Federalist. And the next governor is likely to be a Federalist too, with only Socialist opposition (that's not an insult, he's actually a Socialist). The House now has a 2/3 majority for the Federalist Party, and Labor's dominance in Lincoln has crumbled with the Senate now split 1-1 Federalist-Labor.

And this will only continue.

Federalists now outnumber every party in every region except one; Fremont, and they're close behind Labor.

Why is this happening? Because the independent vote is split.

And this is why Alliance was born, to become an alliance of all independents and those from every party who want change, who want real choice for all Atlasians.

Alliance stands for many things, but our key promise is to stand as an alternative for better democracy. There must always be checks and balances, and without this, democracy will crumble. Activity will plummet with less choice, as politics will get less interesting. The whole game will become a primary for one party: the Federalist Party.

I ask of all independents, conservatives, centrists, liberals, or whatever you are, no matter what party you're from: if you want change, if you want an alternative, then join us. We have the infrastructure to challenge the Federalists. We have the know-how. All we need is you. Without you, we cannot trudge ahead. Without you, we won't have activity. Without you, there won't be a unified alternative.

If you believe that we can have a better political system, if you believe in change, then join this alliance. An Alliance for Atlasia.

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but the present political situation is not exactly healthy for the long term

I don't even disagree with that, but is it our fault? None of us made Adam, Nev, etc. get bored and leave. And yet I see people acting as if we're some evil force and we need to be #resisted or whatever. It's absurd.

And you know what? It's self-defeating. If you want to make the game active again, go propose a bazillion bills like Mr. R did in the South. Not talking directly to you, Lumine, but to everyone reading. You guys are mostly pretty smart, you can come up with better than copy-pasting the same nonsense about how Feds are somehow partisan and exclusionary and at the same time too big tent and don't stand for anything. (Or at least choose one of the two narratives and stick to it )

Oi. I have a bazzilion bills to propose, just the House isn't convening yet

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Convention location

I'll now open up the nomination period for cities where our February convention will be located. This period will be open until Wednesday, January 24, when I will open up voting for the location until next Saturday.

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I nominate Dallas, Texas.

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How about Moscow, you Soviet commies

Seriously though, Dallas sounds good.

You could become an Alliance member and throw it into the hat next time...

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Nominations close tonight at 12:00 AM (CST)! Remember, you can nominate more than one city.

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And I'll nominate Boston and London, UK.

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I've heard your ticket is 'rapidly forming'. Who are the candidates?

We'll be holding our primary starting two weekends from now, so we have no "official" ticket yet, but...

*Lumine has started an exploratory comittee
*I can confirm that at least one more person is serious on a run, just not ready to announce yet so I'm not spilling the beans as to who they are

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I've heard your ticket is 'rapidly forming'. Who are the candidates?

We'll be holding our primary starting two weekends from now, so we have no "official" ticket yet, but...

*Lumine has started an exploratory comittee
*I can confirm that at least one more person is serious on a run, just not ready to announce yet so I'm not spilling the beans as to who they are

I'm not endorsing it.

Well, alrighty then. I wasn't really asking for an endorsement, so...thanks for considering?

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I've heard your ticket is 'rapidly forming'. Who are the candidates?

We'll be holding our primary starting two weekends from now, so we have no "official" ticket yet, but...

*Lumine has started an exploratory comittee
*I can confirm that at least one more person is serious on a run, just not ready to announce yet so I'm not spilling the beans as to who they are

I'm not endorsing it.

Well, alrighty then. I wasn't really asking for an endorsement, so...thanks for considering?

Well I want to be an informed Atlasian and maybe interested in the competition(if I run)

ooooooooh....

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This was quite a bit overdue...

Nominations are now closed. Voting on the nominations will begin now and end on Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.

ALLIANCE PARTY OF ATLASIA
Official ballot - Site for February Convention
Rank your choices in order of preference.

[ ] Boston, Massachusetts
[ ] Dallas, Texas
[ ] London, United Kingdom
[ ] Minneapolis, Minnesota
[ ] Salt Lake City, Utah

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ALLIANCE PARTY OF ATLASIA
Official ballot - Site for February Convention
Rank your choices in order of preference.

[3] Boston, Massachusetts
[1] Dallas, Texas
[2] London, United Kingdom
[5] Minneapolis, Minnesota
[4] Salt Lake City, Utah

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Since we're coming close to the Fremont snap election:

Official Endorsements of the Alliance Party in the Fremont Snap Election
January 26-28, 2018

For First Minister:
DFL (Alliance-MN)

For by-election to fill MP Cactus's seat:
No endorsement

In addition, voting on the convention location continues until Sunday night.

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Voting ends tomorrow on the convention location!

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Poll closes tonight!

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Convention vote results

The vote for the convention location is over. As there were six votes cast, and the quota for election is three, Minneapolis, Minnesota is selected as the convention location for February, which will be held starting Friday, February 2. During the convention, there will be a vote on party leadership, party platform and by-laws, nominations for elections, and a vote on the convention location, so it is important that you attend.

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Special announcement at 10:00 PM (CST) tonight. Stay tuned.

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Special announcement at 10:00 PM (CST) tonight. Stay tuned.

Postponing the announcement to tomorrow afternoon because I'm too tired to finish my speech right now.

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With the powers vested in me as Party Chair, I appoint Not_Madigan as Acting Vice Chair until DFL's return.

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dusts off old desk

It's that time of election season again, so I call for a convention of the party in Dallas starting on June 2.