The CLCRAA (Southern Region Endorsement Status)

[Sestak]

The CLCRAA is an interest group with the goal of furthering civil liberties and civil rights, promoting candidates who espouse civil libertarian values, and holding elected officials accountable on civil liberties and civil rights issues.

The CLCRAA will be endorsing candidates in select races who are seen as the strongest defenders of civil liberties in their fields. We will also be tracking the votes of federal and state elected officials (starting now, so unless a substantial anti-civil liberties record is brought to our attention, past votes will not be nearly as strictly scrutinized) and assigning grades based on their votes on various civil liberties issues.

The organization will also be offering several pledges which candidates can sign, affirming their commitment to defend various civil liberties (for instance, their will be a pledge for LGBT rights, a pledge for secularism/freedom of religion, a pledge for Second Amendment/AIS7 rights, etc.). The number of pledges signed by a candidate, along with their platform and past votes, will be used as criteria for endorsements. Winning candidates who regene on their pledges and vote to infringe on civil liberties will be called out as lying to their voters.

Also, an important note: an endorsement from this organization in no way implies an endorsement from its chair.

- jk2020, Chair, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Association of Atlasia

[Mr. Reactionary]

I like this.

[DFL]

First of all, thank you for creating an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the rights of our citizens.

Second, I'm very interested in joining, but have to ask this:

If I am a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, but at the same time advocate for greater gun control, would I still be endorsed by this organization? I guess to simplify it -- do I need to fall 100% in line with this organization's platform to be a member?

[fhtagn]

I like this as well!

Excited to see what the future looks like in Atlasian politics with this!

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

This is an excellent idea.

[Keep cool-idge]

The CLCRAA is an interest group with the goal of furthering civil liberties and civil rights, promoting candidates who espouse civil libertarian values, and holding elected officials accountable on civil liberties and civil rights issues.

The CLCRAA will be endorsing candidates in select races who are seen as the strongest defenders of civil liberties in their fields. We will also be tracking the votes of federal and state elected officials (starting now, so unless a substantial anti-civil liberties record is brought to our attention, past votes will not be nearly as strictly scrutinized) and assigning grades based on their votes on various civil liberties issues.

The organization will also be offering several pledges which candidates can sign, affirming their commitment to defend various civil liberties (for instance, their will be a pledge for LGBT rights, a pledge for secularism/freedom of religion, a pledge for Second Amendment/AIS7 rights, etc.). The number of pledges signed by a candidate, along with their platform and past votes, will be used as criteria for endorsements. Winning candidates who regene on their pledges and vote to infringe on civil liberties will be called out as lying to their voters.

Also, an important note: an endorsement from this organization in no way implies an endorsement from its chair.

- jk2020, Chair, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Association of Atlasia

Sounds good I look forward to signing some of these pledges.

[Leinad]

Sounds awesome!

[Sestak]

First of all, thank you for creating an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the rights of our citizens.

Second, I'm very interested in joining, but have to ask this:

If I am a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, but at the same time advocate for greater gun control, would I still be endorsed by this organization? I guess to simplify it -- do I need to fall 100% in line with this organization's platform to be a member?

Was planning to address this when the pledges were released, but I might as well do it now.

The CLCRAA does not require that a candidate agree with every pledge in order to secure an endorsement. For instance, a more left-wing candidate who opposes the Second Amendment/AIS7 pledge or a more right-wing candidate who opposes the abortion rights pledge will still be eligible for endorsement, if they are seen as general proponents of civil liberties. Of course, if a candidate centers their campaign primarily around the single issue of stringent gun control, then the CLCRAA may not endorse them even if they passively agree with most of the other pledges, but in the case of most campaigns, this will not be the case.

On the point of membership, I am not yet sure exactly what the membership requirements will be, but I do know two things:

1. Membership and endorsement will be separate, though membership will definitely help toward gaining an endorsement.

2. In order to keep our organization separate from the government, no serving elected or appointed official will be allowed to be a member. If a member is elected or appointed to a government position, they will become honorary members of the organization through the course of their tenure. In addition, candidates currently running for office will also not be allowed to become members (though they still can of course secure an endorsement). To retain one's membership into a campaign, you must have been a member from at least the previous cycle; the CLCRAA is primarily a citizens' organization.

Also, the Chair will not be allowed to run for office at all (the CLCRAA is not a party, and the chair will have most of the direct discretion over endorsements). If I seek to run for office, I must first resign from the chair and appoint a successor pending confirmation from a majority of members (this will probably be replaced by a regular election of the chair, however, as membership is likely to grow slowly due to the stringent requirements, this will not happen until the organization membership becomes more stable).

-jk2020, Chair, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Association of Atlasia

[DFL]

Perfect, thank you for the detailed reply! I look very much forward to having the CLCRAA a part of Atlasia!

[Mike Thick]

Freedom Organization

[Keep cool-idge]

First of all, thank you for creating an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the rights of our citizens.

Second, I'm very interested in joining, but have to ask this:

If I am a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, but at the same time advocate for greater gun control, would I still be endorsed by this organization? I guess to simplify it -- do I need to fall 100% in line with this organization's platform to be a member?

Was planning to address this when the pledges were released, but I might as well do it now.

The CLCRAA does not require that a candidate agree with every pledge in order to secure an endorsement. For instance, a more left-wing candidate who opposes the Second Amendment/AIS7 pledge or a more right-wing candidate who opposes the abortion rights pledge will still be eligible for endorsement, if they are seen as general proponents of civil liberties. Of course, if a candidate centers their campaign primarily around the single issue of stringent gun control, then the CLCRAA may not endorse them even if they passively agree with most of the other pledges, but in the case of most campaigns, this will not be the case.

On the point of membership, I am not yet sure exactly what the membership requirements will be, but I do know two things:

1. Membership and endorsement will be separate, though membership will definitely help toward gaining an endorsement.

2. In order to keep our organization separate from the government, no serving elected or appointed official will be allowed to be a member. If a member is elected or appointed to a government position, they will become honorary members of the organization through the course of their tenure. In addition, candidates currently running for office will also not be allowed to become members (though they still can of course secure an endorsement). To retain one's membership into a campaign, you must have been a member from at least the previous cycle; the CLCRAA is primarily a citizens' organization.

Also, the Chair will not be allowed to run for office at all (the CLCRAA is not a party, and the chair will have most of the direct discretion over endorsements). If I seek to run for office, I must first resign from the chair and appoint a successor pending confirmation from a majority of members (this will probably be replaced by a regular election of the chair, however, as membership is likely to grow slowly due to the stringent requirements, this will not happen until the organization membership becomes more stable).

-jk2020, Chair, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Association of Atlasia

While I don’t agree with everything put up and I will not sign some of those I look forward to signing a pledge to defend gun rights and our civil liberties.

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[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Massive FF organization.

[thumb21]

Endorsed.

[Bidenworth2020]

Endorsed.

[Sestak]

The pledges are going to be up soon, likely on a separate thread. In addition to listing all pledges, the thread opener will also list the candidates signing each pledge, however, only signed pledges within that same thread will be counted. You may copy your signed pledges into your own campaign posts, however, these on their own will not be counted.

Also, as for the officeholder scoring: We hope to release our first scores by the end of the month. Scores will likely only reflect the current term. Scores will be given as letter grades (A+, A, etc. all the way through F+, F, and Robespierre). A score of C will be used as the 'baseline' where each official starts. Campaign platforms and pledge signings will affect this score, however, votes will far and away be the primary factor.

-jk2020, Chair, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Association of Atlasia

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Endorsed.

[TheSaint250]

Endorsed.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

This is an excellent idea.

Endorsed.

[Sestak]

The following are the CLCRAA Liberty Scores for the South's elected officials:

Governor: dfwlibertylover: A-

Chamber of Delegates

Speaker: Mr. Reactionary: A+
Deputy Speaker: TimTurner: B+
BlueDogDemocrat: C-
Celtic Empire: B+
DTC: C-
IceAgeComing: D+
Lechasseur: A-

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

I like it. FF

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

What time period does these ratings cover?

[Sestak]

What time period does these ratings cover?

Previous term (Winter 2017-18)

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

What time period does these ratings cover?

Previous term (Winter 2017-18)

Ah Ok. Makes sense.

[wxtransit]

Also, an important note: an endorsement from this organization in no way implies an endorsement from its chair.

But aren't you the only member of this organization?

[Sestak]

Also, an important note: an endorsement from this organization in no way implies an endorsement from its chair.

But aren't you the only member of this organization?

As of now, yes, but I do them independently.

For instance, if there's a candidate who is very civil libertarian, but who I disagree with heavily on fiscal policy, I might have the org endorse them but not do it personally.

(Also I'm going to open up membership by the end of January)