Democratic-Republican Party Convention, August 2014

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XDallasfan65

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Seconding both nominations

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Since the At-Large election is coming up, now might be a good time to let people audition for an endorsement.

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Aren't we jumping the gun a bit

It might be a good idea to give candidates a few days to make a sales pitch, since I don't think the election is at least for a week.

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Platforms generally don't mean much but I thought it might be worthwhile adding something to this affect. I wanted to include a pro-choice plank but I'm not sure that'd pass muster with all of our members.

Feedback?

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I don't support basic income in general, but I think eliminating other welfare programs in exchange for it is alright, and the rest of these ideas are good.

IMO it's an attractive alternative that could cut down on administrative costs. It has some popularity in libertarian circles (or at least more than one might expect.)

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One of the objections that I've seen raised against it was that eliminating Social Security and other welfare programs is a politically untenable position, and that a Minimum Income would be little more than another hand-out. However, Atlasia doesn't quite operate like the real world so that'd be an apples-and-oranges comparison.

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Basic income I'm fine with.   I don't quite understand drone enthusiasm. 

For marriage, I would go in a different direction, namely supporting recognition of marriages however people choose to form them. I definitely don't think state recognition of marriages is a bad thing even from a libertarian perspective as it is a protection of the relationship and property involved in a marriage from being interfered with by the government.

My reasoning behind a plank for drone legalization is due to the increased proliferation of commercial drones, as I wrote awhile back:

I absolutely oppose this. It's a slippery slope with these things and the last thing we need is to put them in private hands.

I don't see what the problem is with legalizing them for some commercial usage. What do you think the consequences would be?

Most people roll their eyes when libertarians talk about drones, but hear me out for a second.

The general impression of drones is that they're "death from the sky." However, the reality is that the technology concerning drones is changing. For instance, Facebook is using drones to try and expand Internet access to millions of people in poor countries.

Out ice fishing, and you need a beer? Now you can have one!

These aren't the only reasons why I think private drone usage ought to be legalized. Drones could also be helpful in finding missing persons.

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Naturally, I don't find the outcome desirable in this specific instance, but it shows the potential to be a lifesaver in other circumstances.

The chief problem being is that these enterprises have been truncated by FAA regulations. My take is that this could promote a better business climate in Atlasia, and we ought to advocate for that as a party.

'Drones' is a scary word for those of us who are strong proponents of civil liberties (as am I), but it doesn't have to be.

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[X] Deus
[X] Polnut
[X] Mechaman

I'd like to put in a small plug for Polnut - he's pretty centrist when it comes to economics and has explicitly opposed a ground force commitment to Iraq, and I think there's something to be said for that.

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For marriage, I would go in a different direction, namely supporting recognition of marriages however people choose to form them. I definitely don't think state recognition of marriages is a bad thing even from a libertarian perspective as it is a protection of the relationship and property involved in a marriage from being interfered with by the government.

Sorry I didn't get back to this earlier. I'm not too particular about the language as long as we expand equal recognition as much as possible. Do you (or anybody else for that matter) have any revisions to that effect?

Also, does anybody else have feedback on the other platform amendments?

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In addition to my previous amendments I'd like to propose one more:

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anybody alive in this biatch

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Aye