Federalist Main Street Partnership (v2.0)

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I want to thank everyone who took the time to join, as well as practiced patience when it comes to dealing with my messages

I sent everyone a PM to let them know that the floor has been opened for discussion on the caucus platform, and I would love to hear ideas from everyone on policies that they feel are most important, and how they feel that this caucus can help represent those views best. This is very much a group collaboration, and I want this to be something that we can all agree on and stand for, not just something a select few leaders decided on.

So, that being said, let's get this party started!

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

I propose that all Super PACs should be banned because they poison American politics with corruption that often works against the basic interests of regular Americans.

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I propose that all Super PACs should be banned because they poison American politics with corruption that often works against the basic interests of regular Americans.

I mean, I've got mixed feelings about Super PACs. Luckily in Atlasia, this isn't really a worry (since there aren't any).

[Goldwater]

I think one thing that might be worth bringing is how monopolies are actually detrimental to the ideals of free market competition, and how (limited) government involvement can occasionally be beneficial to the goal of economic growth.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Call me when you add full communism now to the Fed platform.

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Call me when you add full communism now to the Fed platform.

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On a serious note, I think adopting clean energy/energy independent policies into our platform would be a great way to bring this party into the future. I myself have sponsored a bill in the South (which has been signed by former Governor NeverAgain) that builds the largest nuclear power plant complex in the world, and 1184AZ is currently running on hydroelectric and nuclear energy in his Senate race.

This would be a great opportunity for workers and the energy industry as a whole, and something I think would be an amazing thing for us to get behind.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Call me when you add full communism now to the Fed platform.

Silly Peebs!

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We were always Communist.


Cue X files theme.

[West_Midlander]

On a serious note, I think adopting clean energy/energy independent policies into our platform would be a great way to bring this party into the future. I myself have sponsored a bill in the South (which has been signed by former Governor NeverAgain) that builds the largest nuclear power plant complex in the world, and 1184AZ is currently running on hydroelectric and nuclear energy in his Senate race.

This would be a great opportunity for workers and the energy industry as a whole, and something I think would be an amazing thing for us to get behind.

Sounds good.

I propose that all Super PACs should be banned because they poison American politics with corruption that often works against the basic interests of regular Americans.

I agree.

I think one thing that might be worth bringing is how monopolies are actually detrimental to the ideals of free market competition, and how (limited) government involvement can occasionally be beneficial to the goal of economic growth.

Good point.

[West_Midlander]

I think our main priority should be social tolerance (libertarianism) and economic advancement of the people.
We could proceed with:
-A national floor minimum wage increase to $9 or $10 dollars in the very near future (sometime in 2018?), and up to $12 by 2020. The wage would obviously be higher in some regions, states, counties, and especially in urban areas/cities.
-Ending fossil fuel company subsidies.
-Clean Energy subsidies.
-A carbon tax.
-The public option or increased ACA subsidies.
-Taxing companies who outsource at such a level so as to wipe out the savings they make by leaving the US.
-Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and in doing so, putting Americans back to work.
-Rolling back RTW nationwide and giving workers the option of joining a union.

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Already in the party platform, but perhaps a more specific articulation would be helpful.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Call me when you add full communism now to the Fed platform.

Silly Peebs!

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We were always Communist.


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Then stop parading around as the "center-right" party and run to the left of Labor!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I think our main priority should be social tolerance (libertarianism) and economic advancement of the people.
We could proceed with:
-A national floor minimum wage increase to $9 or $10 dollars in the very near future (sometime in 2018?), and up to $12 by 2020. The wage would obviously be higher in some regions, states, counties, and especially in urban areas/cities.
-Ending fossil fuel company subsidies.
-Clean Energy subsidies.
-A carbon tax.
-The public option or increased ACA subsidies.
-Taxing companies who outsource at such a level so as to wipe out the savings they make by leaving the US.
-Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and in doing so, putting Americans back to work.
-Rolling back RTW nationwide and giving workers the option of joining a union.

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Already in the party platform, but perhaps a more specific articulation would be helpful.

We already have a national minimum wage floor going up to 10$, I don't think going any higher on a national basis is a good idea because many rural areas cannot sustain wages much higher than that.

[Vern]

I think our main priority should be social tolerance (libertarianism) and economic advancement of the people.
We could proceed with:
-A national floor minimum wage increase to $9 or $10 dollars in the very near future (sometime in 2018?), and up to $12 by 2020. The wage would obviously be higher in some regions, states, counties, and especially in urban areas/cities.
-Ending fossil fuel company subsidies.
-Clean Energy subsidies.
-A carbon tax.
-The public option or increased ACA subsidies.
-Taxing companies who outsource at such a level so as to wipe out the savings they make by leaving the US.
-Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and in doing so, putting Americans back to work.
-Rolling back RTW nationwide and giving workers the option of joining a union.

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Already in the party platform, but perhaps a more specific articulation would be helpful.

We already have a national minimum wage floor going up to 10$, I don't think going any higher on a national basis is a good idea because many rural areas cannot sustain wages much higher than that.

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-Rolling back RTW nationwide and giving workers the option of joining a union.

RTW still allows people to join a union, it just makes it so that it can't be required for employment.

I'd rather people have the option under RTW than have it rolled back and workers face being stuck in a corrupt union or to be forced to pay union dues they cannot afford in order to have a job.

[West_Midlander]

If "RTW" is restricted to that effect, that would work.

We should also proceed with measures to prevent the state or region-wide banning of certain or all labor unions, (like teacher's unions in IRL NC), and we should stamp out 'employment-at-will' contracts, allowing employers to fire employees for any and all reasons (including participating in a labor union).

On another subject, it comes to mind that we should probably pursue a constitutional amendment legalizing and protecting the right of all couples to marry, regardless of the gender or lack thereof, of both or either party/ies (so federal law maintains that couples of all sexual orientations have the right to marry). This would serve to prevent things like this.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Call me when you add full communism now to the Fed platform.

Silly Peebs!

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We were always Communist.


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Then stop parading around as the "center-right" party and run to the left of Labor!

Remember we inherited some of the economic platform of the Whigs, who were founded as a "Communitarian Party", sort of Christian Democratic Party like you would find in Europe. The bold stuff is the stuff we changed in the 2014, the non-bolded stuff in my quote existed from the Platform committee in December 2012. A large portion of that came from the Whig Party platform, before the merger that formed the Federalist Party.

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https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Whig_Party

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

If "RTW" is restricted to that effect, that would work.

We should also proceed with measures to prevent the state or region-wide banning of certain or all labor unions, (like teacher's unions in IRL NC), and we should stamp out 'employment-at-will' contracts, allowing employers to fire employees for any and all reasons (including participating in a labor union).

On another subject, it comes to mind that we should probably pursue a constitutional amendment legalizing and protecting the right of all couples to marry, regardless of the gender or lack thereof, of both or either party/ies (so federal law maintains that couples of all sexual orientations have the right to marry). This would serve to prevent things like this.

I would recommend for consideration the importance of viewing these matters from a perspective of the game. Centralizing all determinations on these issues, sort of "denying the regions of the ability to make a mistake" also means denying them the chance to get it right. Pre-reset this thought process led to the regions being drained of vitality because they were of so little consequence. A good deal of the reset legislatively, was meant to enable the Regions to flex their muscles and thus give meaning to the elections for Regional Governor and for Regional Legislature.

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We should also proceed with measures to prevent the state or region-wide banning of certain or all labor unions, (like teacher's unions in IRL NC), and we should stamp out 'employment-at-will' contracts, allowing employers to fire employees for any and all reasons (including participating in a labor union).

Keep in mind that going that route is still a slippery slope. While "employment-at-will" contracts allow employers to fire employees for any and all reasons, it also grants that same freedom to the employee (who is free to leave for any and all reasons, including no reason at all).

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*crickets chirping*

Also I don't entirely disagree with West_Midlander's ideas (despite how my arguing certain points looks). I do support some of the ideas such as supporting the public option for healthcare, rebuilding infrastructure, and clean energy subsidies, for example.

Any other ideas anyone wants to toss in?

[West_Midlander]

*crickets chirping*

Also I don't entirely disagree with West_Midlander's ideas (despite how my arguing certain points looks). I do support some of the ideas such as supporting the public option for healthcare, rebuilding infrastructure, and clean energy subsidies, for example.

Any other ideas anyone wants to toss in?

How is what gets into the FMSP platform, determined?

[Classic Conservative]

Such a center-right party...

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*crickets chirping*

Also I don't entirely disagree with West_Midlander's ideas (despite how my arguing certain points looks). I do support some of the ideas such as supporting the public option for healthcare, rebuilding infrastructure, and clean energy subsidies, for example.

Any other ideas anyone wants to toss in?

How is what gets into the FMSP platform, determined?

Well, I was hoping to get more input from folks and then have us vote on the stuff we want in the platform.

I sent out some PMs recently in hope of getting more activity in here before it gets to the point of making official decisions, as I don't like small numbers of people making big decisions like this.

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Such a center-right party...

Classic, this is just one caucus out of the three official caucuses we have within the party.

As for this particular caucus, I will refer back to the original post in the thread:

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While the party as a whole identifies as center-right, this caucus is a place for those who may not be considered "right-wing" to have a say in party platform, policies, and candidates.

If you would like to see the other caucuses that the party has to offer, here is the thread I would recommend taking a look at:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=261221.0

[West_Midlander]

*crickets chirping*

Also I don't entirely disagree with West_Midlander's ideas (despite how my arguing certain points looks). I do support some of the ideas such as supporting the public option for healthcare, rebuilding infrastructure, and clean energy subsidies, for example.

Any other ideas anyone wants to toss in?

How is what gets into the FMSP platform, determined?

Well, I was hoping to get more input from folks and then have us vote on the stuff we want in the platform.

I sent out some PMs recently in hope of getting more activity in here before it gets to the point of making official decisions, as I don't like small numbers of people making big decisions like this.

Makes sense. Thanks for the response.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Hello,
I am running in the Southern Senate primaries this weekend. I am asking for this caucus' support in my very first campaign. My campaign is focused on caring for the people and transparency in our government, and I'm running to the left and to the right of my opponent ZuWo. I need the support of you all to win this primary. My platform is in my campaign office thread in the link below. Thank you for considering me, and I hope for the best.
Thanks,
LouisvilleThunder
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=268846.0