Regional Protection Party

[DownWithTheLeft]

I didn't want to clutter up the voting booth, but can somebody try and convince me one way or the other on term limits for the Supremes?  (or point me to the appropriate thread)

It was a debate that came up awhile and I was trying to gauge opinions.  The idea isn't that the SC cannot serve more than 12 months, its that they have to be reconfirmed.  If a justice is not doing their job, the senate should have the right to remove them IMHO

[DownWithTheLeft]

They can't impeach?

They could, but the process is lenghty and requires an incredible supermajority.  Under the term limits scenario, a simply majority is all that would be require for gaining another term.  And remember, one year is an enternity in Atlas time, very few justices serve that long.

[DownWithTheLeft]

The RPP will be coming out with a big announcement following the election

STAY TUNED

[DownWithTheLeft]

I've joined the party.

[DownWithTheLeft]

One of Down's many interesting features is the fact that he's too cowardly to respond to just criticism.

??  Idk the last time I refused to answer a question.  If I missed something feel free to bump it and I'll answer it

[DownWithTheLeft]

That's a lie. I did not accuse you of loving the holocaust I find your attitude towards the holocaust (which is characterised by callous, brattish sneering and a total lack of humanity) to be utterly despicable and to reflect extremely poorly on you as a person, but that's not the same thing.

That's not my view of the Holocaust at all, the comment was mocking people who think of the Holocaust as something to take lightly

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That statement is so absurd there is really nothing to respond with.  See statement above

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There is nothing that suggests either myself or Duke fits the definition of a troll.  The fact that we disagree with you does not make us trolls.  Obviously a lot of people feel the same way considering those that joined the party and voted in the affirmative for getting me as the chair

[DownWithTheLeft]

My two personal favorites that Al pulled out of there was when I said "Effect of Jews on the Movies" because I read it wrong, and when I defined that anti-Semitism was commonly mistaken to only refer to Jews when it technically means the Middle East as a whole.  But seriously Al, get a life instead of reading old threads desperatley trying to find something that does not exist.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Congrats everyone!  We got every single member of the party out to vote

[DownWithTheLeft]

Now, with 13 members we are the second largest party in Atlasia.  Thanks to PiT's recruiting and an effort to keep all our members active, we hope to remain a force.  Even if a huge movement knocks me off in the last few hours, we showed that we are something to be reckon with.

Hopefully in the next nationwide election we can run 2 candidates, and the presidential race remains up in the air for now.  The big announcement on our future is tentatively scheduled for later on tonight.

[DownWithTheLeft]

And here is the big announcement (alright maybe it won't excite you that much ):

BREAKING NEWS
Following the pickup of a senate seat in the recent August midterm election, the RPP looks to build on its success.  For this, it is only appropriate that the party turns to the region where it exploded and to the person who made it all possible.  It is with great pleasure that I announce PiT will be making his fantasy politics debut in the October Southeast senate race!


Alright, so maybe its not that big of a deal but we want to make sure our party keeps paying attention

[DownWithTheLeft]

Oh, this? Damn, you could've said that it was news I already knew.

You might have been the only outside of the party I think, although I guess almost everyone could have seen it coming.  We are targeting this as our prime pick-up opportunity in the next election after my narrow loss last time around.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Official Party Statement on Southeast Elections

The party would like to issue congradulations to both Gov. Duke on his re-election and the new Lt. Gov. Andy Jackson.  Although the party is sad to lose the Lt. Gov. office in SouthParkConservative, we can understand why voters may have been skeptical at his recent abscene.  We look forward to working with Mr. Jackson toward the continued rebirth of our wonderful region.  God Bless the Dirty South and all of Atlasia

[DownWithTheLeft]

This thread will continue to serve as the party's official headquarters for the time being:

Official Statement on Pending Constitutional Amendment

The party urges all its members, and others of course, to urge their senators to oppose the constitutional amendment at a vote that would end regional senate seats.  We must stand together against this massive intrusion on the rights of the regions.  If the amendment passes the senate, then we urge everyone to vote against it in their respective regions.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Official Endorsement

The RPP officially endorses Inks and HappyWarrior in their bids for the Mideast assembly.  The endorsement for the 3rd seat will held off on at this time

[DownWithTheLeft]

"We are the Champions" plays in the background:

The constitutional amendment to eliminate regional power in the senate has failed!  God Bless Atlasia!

[DownWithTheLeft]

I don't want to sound like an alarmist, but I caution all RPP members to be wary of xahar. The recent controvery over accusations that he is using the account of cookies n milk makes me think that he is attempting to undermine our party. Cookies n milk cast the tie breaking vote that defeated RPP member SPC and was 2 votes from becoming governor of our great region.

Xahars statements warning me that he had a lot of power in our region is making sense. Because of this, I warn our party members to be wary of him.

I'd like to believe not, but it does seem I bit strange.  We'll place him on official party notice for now, but continue to regard him as an ally against those who wish to harm the regions

[DownWithTheLeft]

Well now we control 20% of the senate

Anyway, I'll post it here too, vote for Inks/Franzl/Happy in the the Mideast assembly, Hashemite is one of the biggest opponents of regional rights that exists in this great nation.  I will admit I do not know much about Franzl, but he seems like a decent guy out of Atlasia so its worth the risk over the known quantity of horrendousness that is Hashemite.


Update on platform, another senate candidate, and other business shortly.  Glad to see we are staying active and getting everyone out to the polls and other things

[DownWithTheLeft]

Hashemite has always been a thorn in our side. I don't know if it's because he's French or because he's European, but he seems to dislike everything we stand for: personal liberty, freedom, and region's rights. Southerners didn't fight a civil war for no reason, and if he is hellbent on starting another one, I'll rally to my weapons and lay back on my old battle cry: The South will rise again, and this time, we'll win!

He probably also enjoy fancy wine and cheese that would spoil easily in the heat of the Dirty South.  Its kind of funny how much he cried over secession, when in the end he was the one who winded up seceded.  At least AJax sort of seceded and then came back to work with the Dirty South.  This kid just packed up his baguettes and mime costume and went away

[DownWithTheLeft]

I don't eat cheese. Just a heads up.

Well thank you at least for taking your baguettes and mime costume

[DownWithTheLeft]

To quote to the great Eric Cartman, Hashemite left "because he choked on the sweet smell of freedom"

[DownWithTheLeft]

And you know what? Despite his constant name calling, such as fascists, authoritarians, etc, he had the FREEDOM to go. We never forced him to stay. He doesn't think about that.

Please, there is enough humor to revel in in the fact that he is the one who seceded.  All he did was complain about how we discussed secession if other things failed, yet he was the first one lined up to march his little ass to France and secede. 

[DownWithTheLeft]

BREAKING NEWS
The Regional Protection Party made a splash when they announced that PiT would challenge incumbent Bacon King in the Southeast.  Perhaps this move was quite expected, but maybe the next one is not as much.  The Regional Protection Party is proud to announce that Dead0man will be making his Atlasian political debut as a candidate in the Midwestern senate race.  We urge all party members and those who support the rights of the regions to even exist, given his opponent, to vote for him and give him all the support we can.

[DownWithTheLeft]

You can't win in the Midwest.

Well considering your track record of success of winning races looks like its time for us to give up.

[DownWithTheLeft]

You can't win in the Midwest.

     I'm sure that there are plenty of Midwesterners who would take pause at his recent efforts to neuter the regions, even if they may like him personally.

I'm sure the vast majority of Midwesterners won't care. To win office there, you have to embrace the establishment and wait your turn.

At first I was perplexed as to why Xahar took such an absurd stance, forgot Lewis was a member of the SDP

[DownWithTheLeft]

Stance? I'm just stating facts.

It's a very unpopulated region.  We'll see what happens when election day rolls around.  Either way we're near guaranteed three seats after this set of elections, a fourth would just be icing on the cake.