Social Democratic Caucus

[Antonio the Sixth]

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[Antonio the Sixth]

We are 6, I think we can begin.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Some proposals:

1. Creating position of the Caucus Whip, which shall act as Chairman, when the one is absent and direct our policy actions
2. Having caucus conferences in each two months in order to determine platform and endorsements

How about? Any other suggestions?

That's fine with me.


An yeah, Snowstalker has a valid point. Even though it's absolutely depressing to see how great and noble name of Social-Democracy is being so improperly used today.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Hi Earl !

[Antonio the Sixth]

Snowstalker got a point but... regardless of actions of various Social Democrats In Name Only, why should we be ashamed of this?

However, name like Farmer-Labor Caucus can be more appealing to, after all, American-majority in Atlasia.

If Snowstalker's proposal is formally seconded, I bring it to vote (as we're still in organizational period)

Well, I'm seconding it just to allow for a vote. I'll vote to keep the current name but the issue deserves to be resolved.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Are you in favor or renaming the Social Democratic Caucus to the Farmer-Labor Caucus?

[  ] Yes
[X] No
[  ] Abstain

[Antonio the Sixth]

This was my rough draft for a platform, if it might help you.

- We support an active involvement of the State in the economy, in order to establish a fair repartition of wealth, to protect the neediest citizens against destitution and to guarantee everybody a universal access to basic services like health and school.
- We support tough regulations on businesses, in order to avoid corporate abuses of power and behaviours detrimental to workers or consumers.
- We support strict gender, racial, religious equality, to be enforced through means that keep the society united. We refuse to split the national community into sub-communities and commit to treat equally every citizen.
- We support a person's freedom to do everything that doesn't harm himself or another person. We believe that the government's job isn't to impose a moral code, even if such moral code is supported by a majority. We commit to protect religious freedom, and also the freedom not to believe.
- We support environmental legislation that will help Atlasia contributing to the reduction of global warming and ensure for every citizen a better quality of life.
- We support a Human Rights diplomacy, based on the idea that every world citizen yearns to live free. We refuse developing friendships with dictators in the name of selfish national interests. We also refuse neoconservative theories, and believe that Atlasia's job is not to uniterally implement regime changes.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Oh noes...

I really shouldn't be the one leading this. I'm really not much interested in Atlasia and have plenty of other things to do. You guys should try to pick a better leader...

[Antonio the Sixth]

Hum... Nathan ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Welcome Seatown !

I think our top priority now is to adopt a policy platform.

[Antonio the Sixth]

So if/when you guys become a party, can your name be "Social Democratic Union" or "Social Democratic Alliance" or something else not ending in Party? We've had too many SDPs!!!

SDA was already used once, too. "Social Democratic Union" or "Social Democratic Federation" or "Social Democratic Movement" would all work.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Also I think we should create a party logo. What do you guys think it should look like?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Socialdemokraterna.svg ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

I feel a bit worried by the fact Nathan hasn't showed up in recent days. It would be a shame if the caucus died out just when we are about to become our own party.

[Antonio the Sixth]

So, should we be the Social Democratic Union?

It's fine for me.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Didn't we vote on that a couple months ago ?

The main issue now is, I guess, getting the chairman to work.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I just PMed Nathan, FTR.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Since the issue of a party color has been raised, I'd like to propose fuchsia. We already had left-wing parties using red, bordeaux and orange. It's time for fuchsia !

[Antonio the Sixth]

Let's solve all these issues by a vote ! Maybe a new thread would be nice.