Whig Party Convention, Bird-in-Hand, PA

[Supersonic]

Edit: The Whig Party is now tied with the Imperial Bloc for largest IDS Party. -claps-

The Imperial Bloc is the largest IDS party if you discount members of the Whig Party who have been banned. -claps-

Who invited you to the party?

[Donerail]

Edit: The Whig Party is now tied with the Imperial Bloc for largest IDS Party. -claps-

The Imperial Bloc is the largest IDS party if you discount members of the Whig Party who have been banned. -claps-

Who invited you to the party?

I was here when it started (since page 7)

[Pingvin]

I believe that we should allow IB members to join the party for the purposes of doubling the fun!

[Supersonic]

Edit: The Whig Party is now tied with the Imperial Bloc for largest IDS Party. -claps-

The Imperial Bloc is the largest IDS party if you discount members of the Whig Party who have been banned. -claps-

Who invited you to the party?

I was here when it started (since page 7)

Security must be lax.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Cheers, everyone! Appreciate the support.

[ZuWo]

I would like to capitalize on this success of our party and encourage all fellow Whiggers (sorry if that sounds strange) - especially those who are registered voters in the Mideast - to help me in my re-election battle for Governor. Help me to continue my work for the region. We can win this race and with your help we will make sure that we can celebrate another successful election in September!

Thank you.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Cheers, everyone! Appreciate the support.

Maybe I can get to the senate at some point myself.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I'd like to reiterate the importance of backing ZuWo who has selflessly put forward efforts every election to get us all elected... his opponent is a nice fella but even he admits ZuWo has done a fine job, something also shown in his approval ratings. Go, ZuWo!

[ZuWo]

A special welcome to our latest member, TrueConservative of Virginia. Have fun and feel at home in the Whig Party!

[Supersonic]

Cheers, everyone! Appreciate the support.

Maybe I can get to the senate at some point myself.

I hope you do. Socially conservative voices are woefully represented in Atlasia.

A special welcome to our latest member, TrueConservative of Virginia. Have fun and feel at home in the Whig Party!

Welcome TrueConservative.

[ZuWo]

A special welcome to our latest members, TrueConservative of Virginia and koenkai of Hawaii. Have fun and feel at home in the Whig Party!

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Great to see our membership growing!

[後援会]

It is safe to say that I will probably never win an election ever.

Anyways, what else do I do to get started?

[Supersonic]

Actually I think with Koenkai and TrueConservative joining we are, by one person, the largest Party in the country! (Going by Homelycookings latest figures)

It is safe to say that I will probably never win an election ever.

Anyways, what else do I do to get started?

Hey, welcome to the Whig Party.

It seems you're in the Pacific region. Spamage is the Whig Governor-elect of the region and is set on some radical reforms there, so you could drop him a private message. Otherwise, just feel free to join in the banter here.

[Goldwater]

A special welcome to our latest members, TrueConservative of Virginia and koenkai of Hawaii. Have fun and feel at home in the Whig Party!

Welcome to the party! It's the wildest party in all of Atlasia.

[Spamage]

A special welcome to our latest members, TrueConservative of Virginia and koenkai of Hawaii. Have fun and feel at home in the Whig Party!

Its great to see some new people! Especially one joining the Pacific Region!

[Pingvin]

Ladies and Gentelmen!
I would like to bring three serious questions on vote here:
1) Vote of no confidence in Chairman Simfan (as proposed by Sen. Clarence)
2) Creation of Whig-IB alliance
3) Introduction of new plank in our platform:

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[HagridOfTheDeep]

I will second the motion for a vote of non-confidence in Simfan. He's a great guy, but I think our party is in the midst of a very positive upward turn, and we need an active leadership voice at this time.

(Also, a big welcome to our newest members. )

[Supersonic]

I'll support the Vote of No Confidence for what it's worth, in addition to the the inclusion of the 'autonomy' plank.

On the issue of the Whig/IB Union, I think we should defer the voting so we can continue the discussion of the agreement in full and to soothe the concerns of the Whig IDS regional party.

[ZuWo]

That Simfan missed the last election and has hardly been online in the recent days even after his return from Ethiopia is a bit strange. I hope he's just busy and it's nothing serious.

But indeed, we really need an active leader at this point so I support the motion and also agree with what Supersonic said about the union proposal - we shouldn't hold a vote already.

[TJ in Oregon]

Guys I'm not sure I like the idea of merging with the IB. It's nothing against the IB; I often do give their candidates high preferences in national elections. But I think both the Whigs and IB have a slightly different appeal. The Whig Party is somewhat ideological and the IB is based on regional interests. These two groups may overlap for the most part, but I think it would cause unnecessary intra-party friction if we merged that can be avoided if we remain separate entities and simply cooperate.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I'm fine with giving people more time to discuss the IB-Whig deal, but I'll be honest: My mind is pretty much made up. I don't think we gain much by making this change.

[Supersonic]

In my mind, the IB and Whig parties already work very well together as is, I don't think this needs to be in writing. Now, I know the Labor Party has begun a concerted effort to establish themselves in the south, however to counter that, our Party and the Bloc can tactically preference each other. In a region of mainly traditional conservatives and libertarians, this shouldn't be too much of an issue.

For the Vote of No Confidence, the tally is 3-0 FOR. (Hagrid, Supersonic, ZuWo)

The 'Autonomy' Platform Amendment is at 1-0 FOR. (Supersonic)

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Thanks, Supersonic but let's make the vote a bit more official...

I will give 24 hours for the vote of no confidence in Chairman Simfan. I do this with regret- he is a good man but he has simply been inactive...

Please vote Aye or Nay on the motion of no confidence in Chairman Simfan

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Aye