Office of Senator Pingvin (Fed-TX)

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First, showing my new logo:

Second, game house:
Question:
Do you approve my work so far?

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On the Issues:
Abortion: Life is given us by the God. Only allow abortion in cases where the mother's life is at risk. Ban partial-birth abortion.

Goverment Spending: Deficit spending should be outlawed as overall government spending is reduced to minimal levels. Use less - receive more.

Education: School vouchers for everybody. Get the federal government out of education completely!

Energy: Reduce dependence from oil and coal, especially foreign. More research on alternate energy sources.

Enviroment: The environment is very important. Find market based solutions to environmental problems so our children can live in a clean and safe country.

Gun control: Any gun control legislation is an attack to safety of Atlasia. No restrictions on firearms!

Healthcare: The health care system should be completely private, it isn't a responsibility of the federal government.

Immigration: Stop all immigration completely. Deport illegal aliens and build massive security fence on Mexican and Canadian borders. Accept a detailed plan to fight illegal border crossing.

Defense Spending: Defense spending should be reduced so as to focus on other things. No overseas deployments without a reason.

Iran: We should prepare to attack Iran but be sure that we have the proper intelligence. Current regime is too radical and dangerous to own nuclear programme.

Military Intervention: We should intervene when our national interests are threatened. NO to resource wars!

Role of Goverment: The smaller and less activist the Government, the better the country. Government can run the military, the police, and the courts - that's it.

Trade: We need to encourage businesses to do whatever is necessary to generate profit, but consider new free trade deals VERY carefully and create incentives to keep jobs in Atlasia.

Tax Rates: A single rate flat tax for citizens, and a very low tax rate for corporations, but eliminate all loopholes and remove all small hidden taxes.

Marriage: Marriage is between a man and a woman. Support a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages.

Social Security: Let workers privately invest all retirement payments. Social Security System as now is a complete joke and should be reformed.

Unions: Unions are undermining our economy by blackmailing companies to overpay their workers. Find a solution to balance labor demands with business concerns.

War at Terror: We should not hesitate to use military force against terrorism, but NO to limiting civil liberties at home.

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Taft Republican approves!

Thank You!

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My Immigration Plan:
10-year moratorium on all legal immigration at a level between 150,000 and 250,000 per year

A 2,000-mile (3,200 km) double-line security fence between the Atlasia and Mexico

A federally legislated end to all social welfare benefits for illegal aliens, except for emergency medical services

A crackdown on major businesses that chronically hire illegal aliens and the elimination of deductibility for all wages paid to illegals

A policy allowing immigrants to bring in only wives and non-adult children

Ban of dual citizenship in the Atlasia

A deportation program beginning with all aliens convicted of felonies and every gang member who is not a citizen of the Atlasia

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My Game Reform Plan:
1. Extend Presidential Term to one six-month term.

2. Senate Reform - At-large senate seats abolished, instead two additional seats to the regions (15 members)

3. Set Senate terms to coincide with all presidential elections

4. Appoint all former Presidents and Vice Presidents to the new office of "National Senator"

5. Establish term limit in the Regional Legislatures and Senate - 1 year.

6. Extend SC Judges term to 1,5 year.

7. Extend Supreme Court to 10 members.

8. Fixes number of Regional Legislators - 10 members.

9. 50 Regional Legislators should meet 2 sessions in the year as members of National Assembly. One session = one week.

10. Cabinet Reform
   10.1 - Secretary of Federal Elections renamed into the Head of Federal Electoral Comittee.
   10.2 - Register General renamed into the Head of Federal  Statistics Service.
   10.3 - Secretary of Internal Affairs position is abolished and his duties are re-shared between Secretary of National Defense, Secretary of State Treasury and Chief of Staff.

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Bumpin' for re-election.

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TOWNHALL! TOWNHALL!
I'm ready to answer all your questions!

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Why hasn't the IDS invaded the Midwest, claimed it as it's own, while playing Iron Maiden's The Trooper in the background?

Because I don't listen to Iron Maiden, that's why.

We're currently having problems with ammo.

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Why hasn't the IDS invaded the Midwest, claimed it as it's own, while playing Iron Maiden's The Trooper in the background?

I found a solution - we'll attack you from the air with the Aces High in the background. I'll lead the first squadron - my plane is painted black with Jolly Roger and Confederate flags on the wings

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NO CLEAR LEADER; WRITE-INS GAINING THE STEAMI can say that this race is one of the greatest that I will remember. Main reasons are the candidates:
1. Clarence - Veteran who is very popular among conservatives and conservative-leaning indies.
2. Earl - the guy who de facto represents far-left of Atlasian political spectrum.
3. (W) Oakvale - liberal icon who can very well become a first (correct me if I'm wrong) person elected to senate as write-in.
4. (W) Jbrase - a well-known politican who is popular for his honesty and multi-partisan work.
And one more note: winner of this senate race would most likely be our next president in June.

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OUR CONGRATULATIONS

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIHuF8WvdFk
Campaign song

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I'm running for re-election for one more term in the Imperial Legislature.

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I'm seeking the Whig endorsement for Mideast Assembly elections that are forthcoming.

You got my endorsement.

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I'm urging everybody to turnout and vote. The future of country depends from you. Every vote counts.

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VICTORY!

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I am hereby formally declaring my candidacy for the Senate.
  

I am in this race to win, because I believe that only the tested principles of Conseravtism can lead us to victory and guide our country safely through the perils of the future.  

In all humility, but conscious too of the importance of the issues at stake, and proud to carry in this contest the banner of responsible conservatism, I respectfully ask for the support and the votes of the registered voters of Atlasia.

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Endorsements:
Senator Clarence (Whig-FL)
SoIA 20RP12 (Liberal-WI)
IDS Legislator ChairmanSanchez (Popular Liberty-FL)
Assemblyman Cathcon (Whig-MI)

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Pingvin on Defense:
1. Cut the nuclear weapons arsenal to 500 deployed warheads.
2. Reduce the size of the Army to 360,000.
3. Reduce the size of the Marine Corps to 145,000.
4. Reduce Marine Corps expeditionary strike groups to 6.
5. Build and operate fewer aircraft carriers and naval aircraft.
6. Build and operate fewer tactical submarines.
7. Build and operate fewer destroyers.
8. Terminate the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
9. Build and operate fewer Air Force fighters.
10. Terminate the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.
11. Terminate the V-22 Osprey.
12. Realign the missile defense program.
13. Cut the Pentagon's civilian workforce.
14. Reform military compensation.
15. Reform maintenance and supply systems.
16. Cut military construction and housing.
17. Reform command, support, and infrastructure.
18. Reduce intelligence spending.
19. Reduce research, development, testing, and evaluation.
20. 20% pay raises for all military members.

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Pingvin on Immigration
1. 10-year moratorium on all legal immigration at a level between 150,000 and 250,000 per year
2. A 2,000-mile (3,200 km) double-line security fence between the Atlasia and Mexico
3. A federally legislated end to all social welfare benefits for illegal aliens, except for emergency medical services
4. A crackdown on major businesses that chronically hire illegal aliens and the elimination of deductibility for all wages paid to illegals
5. A policy allowing immigrants to bring in only wives and non-adult children
An end to dual citizenship in the Atlasia
6. A deportation program beginning with all aliens convicted of felonies and every gang member who is not a citizen of the Atlasia
7. Recognize English as only national language of Atlasia
8. Fund more toward teaching English to immigrants who are insufficient in English

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Pingvin on Healthcare:
1. National Healthcare Act should be repealed
2. All Atlasians receive a voucher each year to purchase a standard plan from the private-plan provider of their choice.
3. Vouchers are individually risk-adjusted; those with higher expected healthcare costs, based on documented medical conditions, receive larger vouchers.
4. Participating insurance companies providing standard plans cannot deny coverage.
5. Each year a panel of doctors sets the coverages of the standard plan subject to a strict budget, namely that the total cost to the government of the vouchers cannot exceed 10 percent of GDP.
6. Insurance companies providing standard plans contract with private providers to cover their plan participants.
7. Atlasians choose doctors and hospitals included in the standard plan they choose.
8. Plan providers compete and provide incentives to improve participants' health and limit bad health practices.
9. Plan providers offer supplemental plans to their participants and cannot deny supplemental insurance coverage to their participants.
10. The government (federal and state) ends the tax exclusion of employer-provided health insurance premiums.
11. The roughly 10 percent of GDP now spent or allocated by federal and state government on these and related programs, as well as on the tax exclusion of employer-provided health insurance premiums, is reallocated to help finance the vouchers.

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Pingvin on Agriculture
1. Elimination of all inheritance and capital gains taxes.
2. Requiring that all countries that trade with the us give Atlasian farmers open access to their markets absent tariffs and quotas.
3. Abolition the IMF and end financial aid to foreign competitors of Atlasian farmers.
4. Review of all embargoes and sanctions of foreign countries that "use food exports as a weapon."
5. Enforcement of strict anti-trust laws to "prevent mega-mergers from forcing the vertical integration of Atlasian agriculture."
6. Requiring price disclosure.
7. Support for ethanol production as integral to a policy of national energy independence.
8. Requrie a vote of Senate on every species listed as endangered.
9. Regulatory changes: impose a moratorium on all new regulation, requiring a sunset provision of five years on all regulation, and instituting a defined annual cutback in regulatory paperwork.

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Pingvin on Taxes
1. Nail a going out of business sign on the door of the IRS.
2. Replace federal income tax with the VAT.
3. Eliminate corporate taxes to no higher than 5% to bring back jobs.
4. Encourage individuals to start their own businesses by eliminating corporate taxes.
5. Keep tax subsidy for companies that work overseas in support of free enterprise.
6. Remove charitable deductions on taxes because it only benefits the rich.
7. Eliminate cell phone taxes and replace it with a cell phone user’s bill of rights.
8. No Internet taxes.
9. Property taxes pay for local schools but should be as minimal as possible.
10. Eliminate taxes on death, marriage, property, beer, cigarettes, and tobacco.
11. Eliminate farm taxes so that the money can be used in the private sector and cut food costs.
12. Eliminate federal taxes on crops in order to allow for spending cuts on food stamps.
13. Slash the capital gains tax, indexing it for inflation and eliminating it for new risk capital invested in start-up businesses.
14. End inheritance taxes on all family businesses and family farms.
15. A moratorium on new regulation, a sunset provision of years on all regulations, and a defined annual cutback in paperwork for small businesses.
16. A review and rollback of the unfunded mandates of the past and restrictions on future unfunded mandates.
17. Elimination of all quotas, contract set asides and affirmative action from federal programs and federal law.
18. Tort reform at both the state and local level. Punitive and compensatory damages should be related to actual harm done, and the loser should be made to pay the legal fees of the winner.

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Pingvin on Social Security
1. Start a Privatisation of the entire system.
2. Pays existing Social Security beneficiaries their full benefits.
3. Freezes existing Social Security system by filling zeros in workers’ earnings records for years after reform begins.
4. Requires all workers under 60 to contribute 8 percent of their wages to personal security accounts (PSAs).
5. Each worker's contribution is allocated 50-50 to his/her own PSA and to his/her spouse/legal partner's PSA.
6. Government matches contributions to PSAs by the poor, unemployed, and disabled on progressive basis.
7. All PSA balances invested in a global market-weighted index fund of stocks, government bonds, corporate bonds, mortgages, real estate trusts, and other financial assets.
8. Between ages 61 and 70, PSA balances for each cohort are gradually sold at market and converted to TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities).
9. All investing is done by a single government computer at zero cost.
10. Government guarantees that PSA balances at conversion equal at least what was contributed adjusted for inflation. I.e., government guarantees participants at least a zero real return.
11. PSA participants who die prior to age 70 bequeath unconverted balances to their heirs.
12. Starting at age 62, cohort TIPS pool makes payout to surviving cohort PSA participants in proportion to their age 60 PSA balances.
13. Distribution from TIPS pool is designed to ensure that real (inflation-adjusted) payout to surviving cohort members does not decline through time.

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Pingvin on Education
1. Support a school vouchers programme for everybody.
2. States and localities should devise their own standards, tests, curricular materials and instructional practice manuals.
3. The federal government would fund broader state participation in the Nation’s Report Card and international tests.
4. States making progress on the Nation’s Report Card, international tests, the SAT and the ACT tests rewarded with significant federal grants.
5. Support testing of teachers in K-12 on broad content knowledge and ensure that grade 5-12 teachers have strong specific content knowledge, particularly in math and science.
6. Federal government will provide bonuses to top math and science teachers.
7. Federal government will encourage states to promote schooling options and school choice.
8. Federal government develops master administrator program, master teaching, and master parenting program to improve delivery of knowledge and educational attainment.
9. Support state efforts to make third-grade literacy a pre-requisite for entering fourth grade
10. Develop grade- and subject-specific, web-based instructional videos featuring nation's best K-12 teachers. Make these videos freely available to schools, teachers, parents, and children.
11. Assist low-income parents with children in acquiring laptops and web access to permit online learning by children after school, on weekends, and in the summer.
12. Provide financial incentives to children on income-related scale to go to school, read, maintain good behavior, and finish high school.
13. Establish a national school uniform.
14. Teachers have the right to unionize but not the right to force unionization.
15. Teachers may not discuss unions or political views with students.
16. Leave sexual education for families to teach.
17. Leave abstinence for parents to teach.
18. Constitutional amendment allowing voluntary teacher-led school prayer.
19. Allow students to have part time jobs at their schools to encourage responsibility at an early age starting in 4th grade.
20. After school jobs cannot exceed 13 hours per week.
21. Students should be required to take a 10 minute break for each hour of work.
22. Allow banks to have the freedom to lend money for college.
23. Loans are to be paid back in money, not enslavement to the federal government.
24. No work program in exchange for loan payments; only furthers government dependency.
25. Reimbursement for college graduates so that no graduate owes the federal government more than $60,000 when graduating.