Labor Party Standing Committee thread: Endorsement voting

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

So...how should I start my political career?

One thing you might want to consider is recruiting non-players to join and register in the Pacific Region.  I'm not even sure if the Pacific Legislature is filled due to the inactivity. :/

Isn't the Pacific Legislature universal?

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that.  It's still practically vacant in a sense, though.

[Adam Griffin]

So...how should I start my political career?

One thing you might want to consider is recruiting non-players to join and register in the Pacific Region.  I'm not even sure if the Pacific Legislature is filled due to the inactivity. :/

Isn't the Pacific Legislature universal?

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that.  It's still practically vacant in a sense, though.

Yep. I think there's a correlation between the fact that the two regions with universal legislatures are also the two regions with the lowest population and activity.

Morgieb, you may want to look at this image I threw together a couple of weeks ago to get an idea of the power structure in the region:

You'd pretty much have to run for Governor or Lt. Governor to get your start in the Pacific, or see about the vacant judicial slot if it's still open. Any election in the Pacific would be favorable for you unless you had more qualified Labor competition; a large plurality of the region is Labor.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The Pacific already has a Governor and a Lt. Governor, but it still needs someone to really spark activity there.  PMing non-players to promote the region would be a great way to start off.

[Adam Griffin]

The Pacific already has a Governor and a Lt. Governor, but it still needs someone to really spark activity there.  PMing non-players to promote the region would be a great way to start off.

I got motivated to replicate my signature image so everybody can whore out their space!

[Donerail]

Those are some... interesting images. Are those marijuana plants and migrant workers?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Those are some... interesting images. Are those marijuana plants and migrant workers?

I think the Pacific sign represents illegal immigrants stealing hard-working Atlasians' jobs. The Midwest one looks weird, though. Why is the sky orange?

Also, Mr. Griffin, the new Northeast Lieutenant Governor is a Whig.

[Adam Griffin]

Those are some... interesting images. Are those marijuana plants and migrant workers?

Maybe? Or maybe it's hemp and good, hard-working non-migrant workers. Who knows?

I think the Pacific sign represents illegal immigrants stealing hard-working Atlasians' jobs. The Midwest one looks weird, though. Why is the sky orange?
Also, Mr. Griffin, the new Northeast Lieutenant Governor is a Whig.

They're all supposed to look a little weird. I liked the original image (which had an orange sky) so I played around with it. Also, yes, some of the seats on that power graphic have changed (notably, Lt Gov of NE & my seat) but I won't be creating a new one until July 10, as it'll be a once-per-month thing for me.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I am going to file an amicus brief on behalf of the respondent in the ridiculous Supreme Court case Young Tweed v. Department of Federal Elections. I make no secret of my previous support for Tweed back when he had balls and made some degree of sense but this is just cowardly and absurd. Normally I wouldn't consider this an emergency but the Supreme Court is already acting sufficiently frivolous as to have granted certoriari so there's no telling what they might do.

Regardless of our own political sympathies and the regrettable intraparty disputes of the past I urge us to come together in support of Atlasian democracy. I'd like to be able to file my brief in the name of the Standing Committee of the Whole of the Labor Party of Atlasia. If anybody objects to this within the next two hours (as of the original posting time) I will open an emergency vote. I urge however that the Party allow her Chairman to file in her name on behalf of the candidate whom she already endorsed and who was duly elected by the people.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

As a Whig is like to attach my name to this brief. There were irregularities that were counted in his favor and my write in was wrongly disallowed.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The brief is in favor of certifying Napoleon's elections on the grounds that Tweed's interpretation of the Constitution is overtly political and hence not adjudicable according to the common law. Whosoever is clear on that and would like to attach their name to the brief in knowledge of that, I'll gladly do so.

[Adam Griffin]

I am going to file an amicus brief on behalf of the respondent in the ridiculous Supreme Court case Young Tweed v. Department of Federal Elections. I make no secret of my previous support for Tweed back when he had balls and made some degree of sense but this is just cowardly and absurd. Normally I wouldn't consider this an emergency but the Supreme Court is already acting sufficiently frivolous as to have granted certoriari so there's no telling what they might do.

Regardless of our own political sympathies and the regrettable intraparty disputes of the past I urge us to come together in support of Atlasian democracy. I'd like to be able to file my brief in the name of the Standing Committee of the Whole of the Labor Party of Atlasia. If anybody objects to this within the next two hours (as of the original posting time) I will open an emergency vote. I urge however that the Party allow her Chairman to file in her name on behalf of the candidate whom she already endorsed and who was duly elected by the people.

I agree. We made an endorsement, and we owe it to the candidate to stick to that promise.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Two hours have passed and there has been no objection. The brief will be signed as such.

'THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF THE LABOR PARTY OF ATLASIA
Nathan, Chairman; Snowstalker, Vice-Chairman
Cosigned by Northeast Governor Averroës Nix and Mideast Assemblyman Johannus Calvinus Libertas'

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

May I sign on, too?   I find this whole thing incredibly ridiculous, as well.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Of course.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I'd also like to sign.

[Adam Griffin]

Myself as well.

[hawkeye59]

me too

[Grumpier Than Thou]

You know what? F**k it. Throw my name on there. This outta be a muthaf**kin' ride.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

All members of the Labor Party are on it as a matter of course, but I can add some 'especially' in there.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I'll sign it too.

[Insula Dei]

I'd like to react to a point made withing the actual SC thread:

The fact that previous liberal and conservative Presidents have been allowed to exercise the office without incident indicates that the Court, if respecting precedent and Atlasian history, would treat this as political. 'Not within the bounds of executive power' for ideological reasons would be something like a fascist or Pol Potist candidate.

No case has ever been brought before the court, but that doesn't mean no violations of the constitution were occuring, much like slavery was morally reprehensible even before the birth of abolitionism, or much like how atoms were crossing infinite space long before 19th century physics or even before Democritus.

On another note the lack of respect for the Court's independence and for the authority of our constitutional provisions in some quarters around here is unsettling. The Supreme Court issueing a ruling that is well within its jurisdiction and that presumably would be an example of well-reasoned legal thinking, isn't a 'coup' and anyone who has any belief in the Rule of Law should make clear, even at this point,  that they will respect the Court's ultimate ruling.

[tmthforu94]

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=155325.new#new

I need your chairman to contact me with a logo and party description as soon as possible to update it

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Huh. We never got a logo ready.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

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And I think this is a good description.

[Redalgo]

I like Nathan's description, too. Also, if folks are willing to give me another hour or so, I may have a party logo to edit into this post. Not sure if it will be warmly received, but something would still be a lot better than the nothing we've got right now I suppose!

Edit: Here's something I slapped together today using whatever bits and pieces of things I could easy find (or already had on hand). For reference, the stars in this case are colored according to patches of their flags as opposed to designated regional colors on Atlasian maps. Any thoughts?