Populares
Jendea, Herialvea, Jainkoentea
(For the people, for the state, for the gods)
The first official political group to coalesce from the fires of the revolution, the Populares first convened in the wake of the great “Defense of Atlantic City.” After much debate and collaboration, these men and women were able to create a concrete ideology…
(-2) Centralised/Decentralised.
(0) Aristocracy/Plutocracy.
(+5) Serfdom/Free Subjects.
(-3) Innovative/Narrowminded.
(+2) Mercantilism/Free Trade.
(-1) Offensive/Defensive.
(-1) Land/Naval.
(-2) Quality/Quantity.
(+3) Isolationism/Expansionism
(+3) Secularism/Theocracy
Primicerius (leader): Graetius Tauronian
(future Primicerii will be elected every 5 years)
Dicerius (2nd in command):Auron Desimodius
(future dicerii will be elected every 5 years)
Members:
Graetius Tauronian
Auron Desimodius
Katalin Belatz
Alexite Wardoxan
Ostarian Llan
Illriyo Moruterrar
We, the Populares, are a multi-ethnic coalition of Senators who are focused on promoting equality throughout Aztlani society. We believe that ultimate political power should lie in the hands of the masses, not in the exclusive grip of “highborn” aristocrats and shadowy merchants and we will fight for both the political and economic rights of every Atlantean.
We, the Populares, believe in the general axiom that decentralization will inevitably lead to a feudal society in which the strong can take from the weak without fear of retribution. To evade this retrogression of the social order, and to promote the general effectiveness of the state, we seek to centralize the government to some extent. The Populares are well aware of the potentially heavy financial costs that a centralized bureaucracy may bring with it. Therefore we must also stress the necessity of maintaining national fiscal responsibility. Even the merchants in this senate house will agree that fiscal responsibility is one of the most important tasks of government.
We, the Populares, promote a fundamentally offensive stance with regards to the military. The history of Atlantis and the personal experiences of the more militant members have shown that the best defense regularly comes in the form of a good offense. This does not mean that the Populares will look for war if elected, but it does mean that we will readily defend our borders against invaders and cattle-thieves, be them attackers Urrolan, Norran, Eurpan, or even rogue Aztlani.
We, the Populares, mindful that Atlanxo must defend itself from land invasion and conscious of the growing instability to the East, South, and West, have come to the understanding that our land forces should be bolstered. We are confident that our existing navy can manage any assault on our coasts and we still wholeheartedly defend the merchants of Aztlanxo with our warships if ever pirates should threaten their trading enterprises.
---The Populares---
Imperator Candidate: Graetius Tauronian[/FONT]