The Federalist Party of Atlasia: February 2014 Convention

[Associate Justice PiT]

     So would I. We need a man like Lumine in the Senate.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Let's do this.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I guess a loose interpretation of our by-laws could maybe let Yankee run an endorsement vote...

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

If Hagrid thinks it is appropriate for me to do it under my current authority, then I will start it in a few minutes.


Though we will be starting the leadership elections tomorro night and that might get confusing.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Maybe run them side-by-side? It's a strange situation...

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Maybe run them side-by-side? It's a strange situation...

If I wait until Wednesday, the endorsement would not finish until after the election is started at the earliest unless we do a 24 hour vote and for a 40 vote party that is difficult. Leadership elections last 72 hours from my reading of the bylaws also. And so in various ways side by side doesn't work very well.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am including all the declared candidates since we don't have time for a nomination/declaration period for this.

At-Large Senate Seat #2 (Tmthforu94 seat) Special Election Endorsement Vote

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[ ] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[ ] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[ ] Poirot (I-NY)

This vote will last for 48 hours.

Keep in mind that the Leadership election will be tomorrow night and will run for 72 hours from then. So keep them clearly seperated and indicate what you are voting for.

[Goldwater]

You forgot Poirot. Anyway:

At-Large Senate Seat #2 (Tmthforu94 seat) Special Election Endorsement Vote

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[3] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[2] Poirot (I-NY)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am going to need an IRV calculator since I don't know how to count it.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I can.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

[  ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[2] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[3] Poirot (I-NY)

[TJ in Oregon]

[  ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[2] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[3] Poirot (I-NY)

[Spamage]

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[ ] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[X] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[ ] Poirot (I-NY)

[Fed. Pac. Chairman Devin]

[  ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[2] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[3] Poirot (I-NY)

Also, I would like to declare for the leadership election

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Which position?

[Fed. Pac. Chairman Devin]

Which position?

Chairman.

[Dereich]

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[2] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[3] Poirot (I-NY)

[Associate Justice PiT]

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[3] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[2] Poirot (I-NY)

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

I'm declaring for vice chair

[Senator Cris]

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[2] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[3] Poirot (I-NY)

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Official ballot:
[ ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[2] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[1] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[ ] Poirot (I-NY)

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Official ballot:
[  ] Adam Griffin (LAB-DE)
[1] Cincinnatus (I-NY)
[2] Lumine (PRO-MT)
[3] Poirot (I-NY)

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I would like to nominate Senator NC Yankee for the office of Federalist Party Chairman.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

     I would like to nominate Senator NC Yankee for the office of Federalist Party Chairman.

I'll second that

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

    I graciously accept the nominations made by two of our esteemed members of this Party to be its Chairman and will therefore declare for the position. I had briefly considered running to be chairman twice before but ultimately decided that it wasn’t the right time. I think the record has proven that the selections instead were correct as we achieved great successes under their leadership. Now the Party is facing a challenge different from before, a challenge that I feel uniquely equipped to address from my past experience and skills.
   
   Today, the Federalist Party is divided, not as much as some of our opponents would like to believe but it is undeniably that we have suffered recently with the loss of two great members of our Party in circumstances that could have easily been avoided. Many members of our party on both sides of the spectrum are angry at the other side and feel they are not being listened to. Members of other Parties on both sides of the spectrum worry about us taking a direction that they will find to be hostile to their views and/or express a lack of confidence in the Party’s long term prospects. Frankly, I find this stunning that the Party with the most membership in the game could be left in the position that it is.
   
   We must remember that when differences occur on strategy and approach, we are generally aiming for the same things and that regardless of which approach is taken, the objective must be paramount and we must disagree respectfully thus so as to welcome differing opinions and diverse views on Party strategy. It is therefore imperative that all members be engaged and are likewise informed about the decisions and strategic decisions to be made and why. One of the biggest failures in the past was to assume everyone was on board, when no effort had been made to ascertain such. Instead we must interact honestly with our members and thus encourage them to deal in good faith and respect the decisions reached for the good of the party. We must welcome all members of our party and treat them with dignity and mutual respect regardless of whether or not such is shared outside this party. We as a party must remember that whilst others may lose site of what is the primary driver of this game, we must instead remember it is our diverse membership and that includes those we disagree with. This also means that we need to ease the personality driven factionalism, the residue of which still exists throughout all Atlasia and hinders our current priorities as well as disadvantages our candidates.
   
   As a Party, we must have a vision for how to govern the nation in way that we can all agree on and promote aggressively and of course knowledgeably to independents and members of third parties so as to facilitate its enactment into law. Once again, these ideas must necessarily involve as many members of the Party in their selection as possible and incorporate our core beliefs. The Party must also correct our lapses in election strategy and  get out to vote so as to ensure that all members are informed and available to vote when the elections occur and that we are playing to win everywhere. Lapses in this area have hindered our ability to carry critical races and left us critically short on various votes, which we would have preferred, I would presume, by most members to have gone the other way.

   We face challenges, but with strong leadership and critical changes in way we operate, we can fix these problems and proceed forth a stronger, more effective and more unified party with fewer disappointments. A long time ago, it fell to me to lead another Conservative Party from not just division but also certain death, to a new dawn and together with a core group of great people we succeeded. Many of those people are in this Party and know what was at stake then and the importance of what we achieved. Today, we too have much at stake, and though the challenges are less severe, they are just as critical for us to address and move forward, together.
   
   Many of you have known me for a long time, but some are newer and thus may not know me as well. What most know is that I am the longest serving Senator in the history of Atlasia and that I led the RPP for two years until it was tore out from under me. Many should be familiar with the fact that I have fought to preserve Regions for almost five years. Fundamentally, I think Government exists to protect the freedom and liberty of the people and should seek to not impede those save where necessary to achieve their preservation. I am Pro-Life and I was also one of only two Senators to cast votes against the enactment of the so-called Fritzcare program. While I stick to my core values, I have never hesitated to cooperate or work with others to achieve common objectives and goals. I know from experience the importance of working together and making sure that things function. I spent years working to extract functionality of the Senate rules, and more importantly, in real life I have experienced firsthand that longing just for things to work and with common sense at that.

   I thus respectfully ask for your vote as your Chairman. Together we can reform, unify and strengthen the party so that its members feel proud to be part of it and are listened to, to fix our deficiencies in election mechanics and to promote and facilitate the enactment of an agenda of ideas that will enrich and benefit the people of Atlasia as a country and as a game. I look forward to working with you the members to achieve this success.