Imperial Bloc - A Party for the South

[Mr. Taft Republican]

To promote southern interests at a national level.

Should we try and define that a bit more?

[Yelnoc]

To promote southern interests at a national level.

Should we try and define that a bit more?

Yes, that's on the agenda, just after we settle on a name.  I know Jbrase and myself both support the "Imperial Bloc," what about you, Miles, tb, and Progressive Realist?

[Mr. Taft Republican]

Yeah, it sounds good.

[Yelnoc]

I'll give it another couple hours and then we'll say the name change is official by acclamation.  Now, I know we've discussed defining a platform, but I don't want to create a rigid ideology.  I feel a better exercise would be discussing Southern/Imperial values and incorporating them into a platform.

Also on the list, bylaws will need to be drafted just to assure everything runs smoothly, and we will want to make endorsements before the elections.

[Mr. Taft Republican]

Bylaws.

There shall be one chair voted on by each convention.
A convention shall be held selecting a chairman and giving endorsements a week before each election.

Southern Interests:
Offshore Oil Drilling?
Lowering taxation upon cattle herding?
An end to the AAA! (Don't think it exists...)

[Vote UKIP!]

Guys,

I have been appointed to the IDS Legislature. I would like to partner with the UIF to sponsor fusion legislation.

[Yelnoc]

I will inform Homely of our name change.  I just realized that now we need a new logo.  Anybody got any ideas?

Guys,

I have been appointed to the IDS Legislature. I would like to partner with the UIF to sponsor fusion legislation.

Sounds interesting; introduce it in the legislative introduction thread and we will see.

Bylaws.

There shall be one chair voted on by each convention.
A convention shall be held selecting a chairman and giving endorsements a week before each election.

Southern Interests:
Offshore Oil Drilling?
Lowering taxation upon cattle herding?
An end to the AAA! (Don't think it exists...)

We should probably make it two weeks before each Federal Election, just to give ourselves enough time.  Actually, why not two weeks before each regional election?  Stick to our guns and all that.  As to the interests, I think only one is relevant, though I think it can be expanded to a broader energy plank.  I'll try to think of more ideas.

[Jbrase]

[Yelnoc]

I'll take it.

[Jbrase]

What should our color be?

[Yelnoc]

What should our color be?

I told Homely to keep the Green; unless there are any objections let's just stick with it.  Below is a starting draft of Imperial Bloc Bylaws.  I'm a lazy son of a gun, so these need some flesh to their bones.

Imperial Bloc Bylaws

Put the statement of purpose here.

1. Southern interests, etc, etc
    A. Energy Plank
    B. Other stuff

2. Rules and Regulations
    A. Conventions held two weeks before every regularly scheduled election in the Imperial Dominion of the South.
    B. Chairman of the previous convention opens the next one by calling for a vote for the party chair.
    C. I wrote a nice set of bylaws for the OAII; there might be some stuff there we could reuse.

[Jbrase]

That seems a bit often to hold conventions.

[Yelnoc]

That seems a bit often to hold conventions.

That is true.  But I thought it would make more sense to schedule for regional, rather than federal elections.  Perhaps it should be held two weeks before the Emperor's election?

[Yelnoc]

I'd like to extend a warm welcome to our newest member, North Carolina Yankee!

Now, any other ideas with el bylaws?

[Jbrase]

Inspired by the JCP's old by-laws which I think were pretty good

Article I: Party officials and members

Section 1: Party Officials
A. Chairman of the Imperial Bloc shall be leader of the party and shall open and chair all party conventions unless this task is delegated by the Chairman to another party member.

B. Vice Chairman of the Imperial Bloc shall be deputy leader of the party. Vice Chairman shall assume the role of Acting Chairman in the absence of the Chairman. Vice Chairman is responsible for maintaining communication withing the party, maintaining a list of party members, and assisting the Chairman when needed.

Section 2: More Officials Related Stuff
A. All party officials shall be elected by members of the party during party conventions.

B. To be elected as a party official their must be at least one nomination made and have it seconded, followed by a vote by party members.

C. Votes for party officials shall last 24 hours and use first past the post becuase anything else is communist of the Kim Jung Il variety.

D. Party officials may be recalled if 1/4 of party members sign a petition for recall of that official(s) which shall immediately be followed by a special recall election lasting 36 hours and using first past the post for voting.

E. The term of each party official shall begin 24 hours following the end of the vote and shall end whenever the official resigns, retires, or is recalled.

F. If a party official leaves the party, or is absent from Atlasia for more than 30 days they shall be considered to have resigned their office and the Chairman shall appoint a replacement until the party's next convention where a vote for a replacement shall be held. If the resigned official is the Party Chairman, then the Vice-Chair will replace them.

Section 3:Party Members
A. In order to vote in party matters a member must have been registered in the party for at least 48 hours.

B. Members shall be removed from the party if 1/4 of the party members sign a petition and a vote is in which 2/3 of the party vote in favor of removal.

Article II: Party Activities

Section 1: Conventions
A. Each proper convention will take place in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December. These conventions will take place two weeks before the federal general election, and will end on the day of that month's federal general election.

B. Any discussion on Party Bylaws and amendments to them shall take place during a convention.

C. Emergency Conventions can be held at the Chairman's discretion.

D. All recall elections shall be held during emergency conventions.

Section 2: Dissolution
A. If 1/4 of party members sign a petition for the dissolution of the party the party Chairman shall immediately open a vote on dissolution.

B. Dissolution votes shall last one week and shall use the first past the post voting system.

C. In order for the vote to be binding 2/3 of the party must participate in the vote.

Article III: Atlasian Elections

Section 1: General Elections
A. In the event of multiple party members declaring their candidacy for an office that does not elect multiple people, there shall be a primary election. The voting method in the primaries shall be first past the post. The winner shall receive the automatic endorsement of the party for that office.

B. The Party Chairman shall then notify the SoFE that the winner of the primary shall appear as the official Imperial Bloc candidate and that if the others refuse to drop out after the primary they shall be considered as "Independent" on the ballot.

Section 2: Cross Endorsements
A. Members of other parties who wish to be endorsed must make a request in the party convention thread.

B. Should there be no Imperial Bloc candidate running, the endorsed candidate(s) shall appear under the Imperial Bloc ballot line.

C. The Party Chairman shall inform the SoFE which candidates of other parties shall appear under the Imperial Bloc ballot line.

[Jbrase]

What do you guys think of the above for our by-laws?

[Yelnoc]

Oh, right.  Looks fine to me.  If we run into any problems later, we can always just amend them.

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

It's all good, till you get into the second half of Article II, of course.

[Yelnoc]

It's all good, till you get into the second half of Article II, of course.

Lol, thanks for pointing that out.  How 'bout he let this languish for another 24 hours and then consider it adopted?

[Mr. Taft Republican]

Damn ive been lagging! The bylaws look good though.

[Jbrase]

We've gots ourselves mention in the intro thread, we must be a big deal now!

http://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=133273.msg2843158#msg2843158

[Yelnoc]

We've gots ourselves mention in the intro thread, we must be a big deal now!

http://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=133273.msg2843158#msg2843158

Awesome!

And by-laws have been adopted, sans Article 2, Section 2.

[Yelnoc]

I think we should endorse Clarence because we should endorse Clarence.

[Jbrase]

I think we should endorse Clarence because we should endorse Clarence.

Lets follow the By-Laws

[Yelnoc]

I think we should endorse Clarence because we should endorse Clarence.

Lets follow the By-Laws

I say the bylaws should be amended to read "any citizen of the IDS seeking a federal office shall be automatically endorsed by the Imperial Bloc, unless explicitly stated otherwise."  What do you guys think?