As expected, I, Mark Fitzwell, am running for Congress in the upcoming elections. to give the people of the Vault an idea of my beliefs, I have on the advice of my council comprised a short list of my ideals and goals.
On the matter of Vault security, I believe in a well trained, well regulated security force. I will push for a voluntary draft of security officers, in order to recover from the losses sustained during the Coup. I will also work towards ensuring that lethal force, such as the use of firearms, is curtailed among officers. The blatant misuse of the position of security officer and the weaponry that such a position grants one access to was a key contributing factor not only to the Coup itself, but to the utter chaos and many deaths that followed. Once in office, I will not allow such abuses of power to happen a second time.
On the matter of the outside world, it is my view that our efforts should first and foremost be in the interest of healing the wounds of our recent conflict. All Inter-Vault problems must be addressed, and the Vault itself stabilized before the outside world is brought into consideration. As I have said many times, our unity is our most powerful tool. Once the Vault has recovered and is once more functioning at a satisfactory level, I would be open to exploring the possibility of contact outside of the Vault.
Once elected, I will work tirelessly to ensure that the corruption that led to the Coup is smothered, stamped out, and extinguished. I am intentionally running as an Independant, for I beleive not in serving political parties, nor in simply furthering the ideals which such parties promote. My allegiance is to the Vault and its people, and nothing or no one else. Let us not forget that it was a coalition of political parties, motivated by self serving ideals, that made it possible for the lunatic Louis Franklin Scott to seize power to begin with. As important as it is that future Overseers be held accountable, and their influence and power held in check, so too must it be a priority to hold our Congress and ourselves accountable.
Thank you for your time.
One Vault, One Voice
-Mark Fitzwell