Peace Party general thread

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Hi, thank you all for signing in. I first want to let people know that we will not do endorsements yet during this month, they'll be done next month in the same thread, but right now it is too early to have potential endorsement votes. The vote for the organizing city for the next convention will also be done in february, while the february part of the convention will be seen as a follow-up to this one. With that cleared out, this means that the following things will be done

- election of the organizing city for this convention

- nominating changes & amendments to the bylaws, and having a vote on them (or reaffirming the bylaws)

- nominating changes & amendments to the platform, and having a vote on them (or reaffirming them)

- leadership nominations & elections

The next two steps that will be done are a vote on the location of this convention.

Code:

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ ]
Richmond, Virginia [ ]

While secondly, people will have the chance to suggest amendments to the bylaws. For each separate amendment proposal, we will have a vote after the nomination period is over. There will be 72 hours to nominate and discuss amendments to the bylaws.. The bylaws can be found in the second post in the thread.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]

[Mr. Reactionary]

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]



Proposed amendment to Bylaws:

...

All members are eligible to participate in any vote conducted by the Peace Party provided they have been a registered member of the Peace Party for at least seven days preceeding the beginning of the convention at which such vote is being conducted.

...

[NewYorkExpress]

LOCATION VOTE

Richmond, Virginia [1]

 Ruckersville, Virginia [2]

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ X ]
Richmond, Virginia [ ]

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The Chair shall run all votes and threads of the Peace Party, except for votes on their own dismissal, which shall be run by the Vice-Chair.
The Peace Party shall assemble at Convention the second week of every February, June, and October in order to complete tasks including, but not limited to, the following:
electing a new Chair, Vice-Chair, and Whip.

[...]

THE WHIP
The Whip's main duty is cooperating with party members to develop consensus on matters of policy.
The Whip shall also be tasked with ensuring that Peace members of the Senate of Atlasia be present for all votes, or announcing leaves of absence when a member is unable to vote.
The Whip shall be considered the leader of the Peace Caucus within the Atlasian Senate, even if they are not a member of this body.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Ruckersville

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

GENERAL
Peace Party members are automatically endorsed, except in the case of more members running than there are available seats in a given election , for the presidential election, or if two or more members object to an automatic endorsement within 24 hours of the chair calling for such objections. If there are more candidates than available seats, a primary will be held, using a public IRV vote to determine the endorsement in which all members registered with the party 72 hours in advance and in the case of a regional or subregional election, registered in that specific region or subregion. If sufficient objections are raised to an automatic endorsement, the same electorate will vote to approve or reject the endorsement. Non-party members may petition for the endorsement of the Peace Party if there are more available seats than Peace Party candidates, prompting a nationwide majority vote to determine the endorsement. A nationwide majority vote will also be held for the presidential election, and any candidate may seek that endorsement.
Elections for party offices will be held by a public IRV vote.

• All yes-or-no votes will require a simple majority, except for dissolution, which will require two thirds.
• If all party offices are vacant at the same time, elections shall be run by the first available member.
  

THE CHAIR

[...]

endorsing candidates for President, Regional Senate, At-Large Senate, Subregional Senate,House of Representatives, Lincoln Governor and AssemblyGeneral Court, South Governor and Chamber of Delegates, and Fremont Prime Minister and House of Commons.

THE CHAIR

[...]

At the beginning of every convention month, the Chair shall allow members to nominate and vote on the location of the convention. February conventions shall be held in the South. June conventions shall be held in Lincoln. October conventions shall be held in Fremont.
The Convention Order of Business will be as follows: 1. 72 hour delegate Sign-in, 2. ByLaws Consideration, 3. Endorsements for any upcoming election, 4. Platform Consideration, 5. Leadership Elections, and 6. Nominations for the Next Convention's City. The chair shall have the power to postpone endorsements and proceed to other items if they believe additional time is needed for candidacies to develop. 

The first amendment overhauls the endorsement process, introducing more choice into the matter. The second amendment is a non-controversial technical change addressing the fact that the Senate has changed in structure and that the "House of Representatives" and the "Lincoln Assembly" no longer exist. The third amendment establishes a clear order for convention proceedings.

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Ruckersville is elected to be the convention location during january & february for the Peace Party

The following bylaws amendments were proposed, they will be numbered as following

1.

...

All members are eligible to participate in any vote conducted by the Peace Party provided they have been a registered member of the Peace Party for at least seven days preceeding the beginning of the convention at which such vote is being conducted.

...

2.

The Chair shall run all votes and threads of the Peace Party, except for votes on their own dismissal, which shall be run by the Vice-Chair.
The Peace Party shall assemble at Convention the second week of every February, June, and October in order to complete tasks including, but not limited to, the following:
electing a new Chair, Vice-Chair, and Whip.

[...]

THE WHIP
The Whip's main duty is cooperating with party members to develop consensus on matters of policy.
The Whip shall also be tasked with ensuring that Peace members of the Senate of Atlasia be present for all votes, or announcing leaves of absence when a member is unable to vote.
The Whip shall be considered the leader of the Peace Caucus within the Atlasian Senate, even if they are not a member of this body.

3.

GENERAL
Peace Party members are automatically endorsed, except in the case of more members running than there are available seats in a given election , for the presidential election, or if two or more members object to an automatic endorsement within 24 hours of the chair calling for such objections. If there are more candidates than available seats, a primary will be held, using a public IRV vote to determine the endorsement in which all members registered with the party 72 hours in advance and in the case of a regional or subregional election, registered in that specific region or subregion. If sufficient objections are raised to an automatic endorsement, the same electorate will vote to approve or reject the endorsement. Non-party members may petition for the endorsement of the Peace Party if there are more available seats than Peace Party candidates, prompting a nationwide majority vote to determine the endorsement. A nationwide majority vote will also be held for the presidential election, and any candidate may seek that endorsement.
Elections for party offices will be held by a public IRV vote.

• All yes-or-no votes will require a simple majority, except for dissolution, which will require two thirds.
• If all party offices are vacant at the same time, elections shall be run by the first available member.
  

4.

THE CHAIR

[...]

endorsing candidates for President, Regional Senate, At-Large Senate, Subregional Senate,House of Representatives, Lincoln Governor and AssemblyGeneral Court, South Governor and Chamber of Delegates, and Fremont Prime Minister and House of Commons.

5.

THE CHAIR

[...]

At the beginning of every convention month, the Chair shall allow members to nominate and vote on the location of the convention. February conventions shall be held in the South. June conventions shall be held in Lincoln. October conventions shall be held in Fremont.
The Convention Order of Business will be as follows: 1. 72 hour delegate Sign-in, 2. ByLaws Consideration, 3. Endorsements for any upcoming election, 4. Platform Consideration, 5. Leadership Elections, and 6. Nominations for the Next Convention's City. The chair shall have the power to postpone endorsements and proceed to other items if they believe additional time is needed for candidacies to develop.  

There will be a vote on the following 5 proposed amendments lasting 72 hours

Do you support amendment 1 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 2 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 3 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 4 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 5 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [  ]

If none of these are passed, the bylaw platform of Peace will remain as it is. After the vote, we will move to the next topic.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Aye to all.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Aye to all

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye to all

[PPT Spiral]

Do you support amendment 1 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 2 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [X]

Do you support amendment 3 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 4 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 5 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay  [  ]

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Aye to All

[Continential]

Aye except for whip

Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]

[fhtagn]

Late to the game cause of work but if it ain't too late

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]

and aye to all

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Do you support amendment 1 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 2 to be passed

Aye [  ]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 3 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 4 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay [  ]

Do you support amendment 5 to be passed

Aye [X]
Nay  [  ]

[ReallySuper]

xReallySuper

Do you support amendment 1 to be passed / Kākoʻo ʻoe hoʻoli ʻōlelo pākuʻi 1 i ʻāpono ʻia

Aye / ʻAe [X]
Nay / ʻAʻole [  ]

Do you support amendment 2 to be passed / Kākoʻo ʻoe hoʻoli ʻōlelo pākuʻi 2 i ʻāpono ʻia

Aye / ʻAe [  ]
Nay / ʻAʻole [  ]

Do you support amendment 3 to be passed / Kākoʻo ʻoe hoʻoli ʻōlelo pākuʻi 3 i ʻāpono ʻia

Aye / ʻAe [X]
Nay / ʻAʻole [  ]

Do you support amendment 4 to be passed / Kākoʻo ʻoe hoʻoli ʻōlelo pākuʻi 4 i ʻāpono ʻia

Aye / ʻAe [X]
Nay / ʻAʻole [  ]

Do you support amendment 5 to be passed / Kākoʻo ʻoe hoʻoli ʻōlelo pākuʻi 5 i ʻāpono ʻia

Aye / ʻAe [  ]
Nay / ʻAʻole [  ]

[LAKISYLVANIA]

All amendments are passed

Amendment 1: Aye 9
Amendment 2: Aye 5
Amendment 3: Aye 9
Amendment 4: Aye 9
Amendment 5: Aye 8

This now lead us to the following step, the platform consideration. There will be a 72 hour debating period for the platform now, where one can propose amendments to the platform.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

My amendment proposal in the section of Peace and Diplomacy

Peace and Diplomacy

We believe that war should only be used as a last resort. Our goal for a demilitarized society can only be met through diplomacy and consensus-building foreign policy. Most importantly, we believe that international law, as defined by the Charter of the United Nations, is obeyed at all times in order to maintain the credibility of Atlasia.

We believe that government does not have the moral right to forcibly subject its citizens to violence. As such, we favor a Constitutional ban on military conscription and the dissolution of the Selective Service System.

On top of that, Peace is a unionist party. We oppose any attempt of regional or state secession. Peace will commit to the status quo, one of strong regions within the federal republic of Atlasia.

[Dr. MB]

Late to the game cause of work but if it ain't too late

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]

and aye to all

For the record

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Late to the game cause of work but if it ain't too late

LOCATION VOTE
Ruckersville, Virginia [ 1 ]
Richmond, Virginia [ 2 ]

and aye to all

For the record

Yea i'll write a bit about Ruckersville when we get to the elections. For now, i did put it in the OP.

[Adam Griffin]

Visitor here, but: are you sure you want to commit a future convention in what may potentially be a foreign nation 4 months from now?

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Visitor here, but: are you sure you want to commit a future convention in what may potentially be a foreign nation 4 months from now?

I consider Virginia as part of Atlasia, so I in particular don't see the issue here.