Office of Fmr. Governor Simfan34

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When am I eligible to reregister?

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I hereby commit myself and the NPP to peaceful, democratic opposition, and renounce the use of violence as a political tool.

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Why is the Senate still passing laws that are going to be immediately revoked once the Constitution is passed? I don't get it.

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Why is the Senate still passing laws that are going to be immediately revoked once the Constitution is passed? I don't get it.

The new Constitution may collapse when it gets voted on.

Fair point. That would be a catastrophe, though. I wouldn't govern in the expectation of such an occurrence, but that's just me.

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I'm back! However, my family has remained in Singapore for the time being for their own safety.

Also, I have discovered that Turkisblau played no role in the Adam Griffin-led and SAOC-executed coup against me. I apologize for falsely implicating him in my strident criticism, which I know now-- in his case-- was misplaced.

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The resumption of peaceful opposition resistance is hereby deemed necessary. We will exercise our full rights, including second amendment rights, completely within the limits of the law.

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Endorsed for the Pacific council!

Thank you!

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It's time to pave the way to a better future. I would be honored to receive your vote in the Legislative Council elections.

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SIMFAN'S REMARKS ON THE ATTACKS IN THE PACIFIC


Simfan spoke to the press on the attacks earlier today. A transcript of his remarks follows

It was with deep sadness that I heard of the attacks perpetrated by ISIL against the Atlasian Red Cross this week in our own region. It was with with even greater sadness that we heard of the vicious and bigoted attacks by certain individuals against innocent Muslim members of our communities in again, our own region. These attacks against innocent civilians for no reason other than their religion is against everything this nation and our region stands for and we cannot stand for them. Furthermore these attacks against volunteers are an assault against us all. We must respond forcefully and decisively against both these attacks.

As such I praise Governor Bessell's response in utilizing the full breadth of the security forces available to him. This is both the rapid and firm response we need, and the compassionate response we also need in order to stay true to our values.

However we cannot neglect the role our foreign policy has made in making this kind of event possible. I would be remiss to know to not mention this. It is clear that this Administration has not been leading a coherent foreign policy and that the Department of State for quite some time now has been determining foreign policy of its own accord completely autonomous from any other branch of the government. It has pushed a narrow "Judeo-Christian" agenda incompatible with the needs of our foreign policy in the world in the 21st century. I am worried that this agenda has added to the alienation of individuals and certain segments of the Islamic world. Something must be done. I do not wish to criticise the Secretary of State but it is clear that we cannot go on in this manner.

Lastly I must mention the role of our gun laws. It is necessary for us to be honest with ourselves and contemplate in what ways they may have enabled this attack to take place. I think we can see now why this is necessary to institute universal background checks, interpret those on the terrorist watch list from purchasing firearms. While there may be a potential for abuse, the risk is just too great to stand by while such a loophole remains wide open. Together, we can work to stop incidents like these from happening again and move our country and region forward to a safer and stronger future. As Speaker, or a member of the Legislative Council, I hope to work towards these goals, and I intend to join in support with all who share them.

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There are some issues I hope to address through legislation in the upcoming session, particularly in response to recent events. Some are as follows--

-Harmonizing the police forces of the region into a unified Pacific Regional Police. In times of crisis, organizational cohesiveness is critical, and faced with general fiscal pressures, consolidation and sharing of resources is an essentially necessary efficiency.

-Stopping terrorists and their sympathisers before they can perpetrate or encourage acts of violence in Atlasia or elsewhere. The institution of preventive detention, operated in conformance with the Sixth Amendment, would not much to enable the authorities to stop radical activities while respecting the limits of the Constitution.

-Preventing the imprisoned from becoming hardened criminals and repeat offenders. Regardless of whether one believes the objective of the criminal justice system should be to rehabilitate or to punish those who have committed crimes, it can be agreed that it should not create or entrench a mindset of criminality within offenders. This major shortcoming of our system must be addressed, and measures must be taken to reduce this propensity and have fewer convicts leave prison as career criminals rather than citizens.

-In this vein, abolishing for-profit prisons is also a necessary measure. Much if not most of public policy is about incentives and disincentives-- and for-profit prisons have a clear interest in maximises the number of inmates, which creates a perverse incentive to imprison as many people as possible. As mentioned, imprisonment today too often results in the propagation, rather than curtailment, of criminality, and the criminal justice system does not exist to create criminals. This incentive, as such, should be eliminated.

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Fellow Atlasians,

I am no longer at the front line of our country's politics. One might even say I am retired. But I would like to break my silence in order to make a very important endorsement. I will-- for once-- be brief.

In the upcoming presidential election, there is only one candidate with experience nearly as long as Atlasia's history itself.  Despite our differences in the past., it is clear that he is by far and away the most qualified candidate in this election and more than prepared to lead this country moving forward.

I therefore am proud to endorse North Carolina Yankee for President.

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Can someone please explain what is going on? The wiki is not really up to date. So Blair is President? Yankee will take office in January? Who is VP? What are the main parties? Who controls the federal and state legislatures?

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Can someone please explain what is going on? The wiki is not really up to date. So Blair is President? Yankee will take office in January? Who is VP? What are the main parties? Who controls the federal and state legislatures?

Yes, yes, Yankee, Feds and Labor, Labor (Federal, North, West) Feds (South)

Thank you.

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Hello, everyone!

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Former Governor Simfan is pleased to announce his return to regular political analysis and a larger role in public life. Statement to follow.

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I intend to respond to my being deprived of my constitutional right to vote, firstly to ascertain if legal action would have merit.