Party for Progress
for a Progressive Democracy
We shall bring Stability Democracy and Equality for the Chaos that the Eutopian politics became.
Para una democracia progresiva
"Traeremos estabilidad, democracia y la igualdad para el caos que se convirtió la política de Eutopian"
pour une démocratie progressive
"Nous apporterons la stabilité, la démocratie et l'égalité pour le chaos que la politique d'Eutopian est devenue"
Motto:
Bringing Democratic Stability and Equality for Eutopia.
"Lema: Traer estabilidad y la igualdad democráticas para Eutopia"
"Devise: "Apporter la stabilité démocratique et l'égalité pour Eutopia"
Party Platform
Foreign affairs
Eutopia must above all, streghten her ties with the former provinces, so that both nations may co-exist, or in a diplomatic way try to re-unite the Island.
Also we Believe Eutopia must join the World community and be active within the international community. Eutopia should above all, streghten her ties in the Atlantic nations. But never closing her eyes to other oportunities in other regions. We believe Eutopia shouldn't try to increase her influence in the world by the power of her military or by entering any alliances that are based on the military. Instead, Eutopia, must increase her influence by trade and by aiding poorer nations.
Military
The Military must be under civilian control and authority. Strategically, the role of our military is a defensive one. With the Secession of the French and Spanish Provinces and with the creation of the first Eutopian Land border, we belive the army should have a more important roll that it had before.
Eutopia must have a modern military in all brances. We support increased military funding to replace outdated and unsafe equipment, and to improve training facilities. With public knowlegue the military should be free to acquire equiment from any legitimate source. But we should focus more in becaming self sufficientand not buying so much from international sources. To do that, we belive the there must be a increase in the subsidies to ENDTech.
In the interest of continuing good relations with the US, we support the maintenance of a US military base at Farpoint. However, when off base, US citizens and military personnel who do not enjoy diplomatic status must be subject to Eutopia's laws in the same manner as every other resident or visitor.
Above all, we belive in the abolition of male conscription and the establishment of a purely professional army.
Education
We believe education until the end of secundary school should be free for every student. We belive every student is entitled to receive instruction delivered in any Eutopian laguage they choose, provided this is feasible and numbers warrant.
Secundary school: We believe every student must be able to speak two of the three major Eutopian languages on graduation.
University: We believe that post-secondary education must be accessible to all Eutopians; tuition is acceptable only if other sources of funding cannot be found, and must stay within reasonable (affordable) limits to avoid discrimination against students from underprivileged backgrounds.
Ethnic groups
The multicultural and Multilingual diversity in Eutopia should be celebrated, never deplored.
The members of minority groups must have equal access to societal goods and services. Discrimanation because of the language spoken and/or race, of the individual, must be avoided in the judicary, government, other forms of public life, and the economy. Appropriate measures to prevent or alleviate all language-based disadvantage in those areas should be put in place.
Economy
We belive in the Stable Developtment of the Economy not just in Economical growth. We believe in Capitalism with a human side, in a Capitalism that is friendlly to the environment. A Capitalism that, when embedded in strong systems of regulation, has proven effective in generating unprecedented levels of wealth. However, unfettered capitalism will produce socially disastrous outcomes. We believe that capitalism has to serve the public, not the other way around. We therefore support a social market economy, that is, a capitalist system with strong controls to ensure social justice.
We believe in a strong public system in areas such as natural resources, and in the provision of services such as health care, transportation, and utilities. A strong public system is not only desirable in terms of accessibility to all and social justice, but will also serve to stimulate the economy.
Public Transport
Public transport should *be* public; we support the nationalization of railways, bus systems and subways to reduce consumer costs and make public transport more widely accessible, provided these measures are financially feasible. We should also encourage public transportation as much as possible, by keeping user costs low and subsidizing senior citizens, students and the unemployed.
We also belive public transportation infrastructure, must be modernazed so, that it employs modern and more clean ways of transportation.
Crime and punishement
We do not believe in incarceration with the sole objective of punishing the perpetrator. We believe encarsenation should be a way to protect the society from that individuals until they are rehabilitated to live in the Eutopian society. So we support a reform of the current system. Therefore we strongly oppose the death penalty.
We support the decriminalization of soft drugs such as marihuana, but oppose the decriminalization of hard drugs. The goal of a national drug policy should be to punish those who earn a livelihood from selling hard drugs, not to punish those who use them. In order to reduce the criminal potential associated with the drug market, the state should have the monopoly of the cannabis market. Privatization of this sector may be considered in the future if such a step is necessary or beneficial.
Terrorism
Eutopia needs strict ant-terrorist laws to protect its citizens and democratic institutions, and it must have a well-trained and well-equipped anti-terrorist service to achieve these gaols.
We must do all we can to eliminate local terrorist acts, but must take care not to do so at the cost of civil liberties. Care must also be taken in deciding who is and is not to be considered a terrorist.
Immigration and citizenship
Any bona fide refugee must be granted unconditional asylum; they should be allowed to participate in the labour market. Prospective immigrants (permanent residents) should be able to communicate in at least one of the three major languages at the time of entry.
Applicants for citizenship must be permanent residents, must have resided in Eutopia for at least three years out of the four years preceding their application and must have basic communication skills in at least two of the three major languages.
The state should provide programmes which allow permanent residents to integrate into Eutopian society and acquire the skills necessary to apply for citizenship if they so desire.
Federalism
A complete centralisation doesn't seem advisable to us. We believe the regions and cities should get autonomy on all issues that they can handle themselves, but the government should be in control of all major areas of domestic policy.
Republic
We belive Democracy is the only know way to govern a country so we stronglly believe the Republic as the only Fully democratic way to govern Eutopia.
Same sex rights
We strongly support equal rights and status for same sex couples in their relation to the state. This includes the right to a civil union.
Abortion
We support the right of mothers to choose, though abortion should generally not be available beyond the first three months. Parents should be provided with counselling to help them make an informed decision. In cases where the continuation of a pregnancy poses a risk to the mother's health, abortion should be available throughout the pregnancy.
Health care
We believe it is important to have some form of government organised healthcare to ensure everyone has access to basic treatment. Funds should be used moderately, and additional treatment cost paid by the patient should be mildly linked to wealth level.
Welfare
All individuals and groups are shaped by society and shape society in turn. Our fates are bound together; hence we have an obligation to society. In particular, those who benefit from the current organization of society have an obligation to protect the weaker members of society, and to prevent poverty, destitution, or the marginalization of groups or individuals.
The workforce and consumers must be protected through strict enforcement of economic regulations, a fair distribution of economic costs and the cost of government, and state control over sensitive sectors of the economy.
The effectiveness of labour in representing and protecting the interests of employees must be safeguarded. At the same time, society has an obligation to protect the unemployed and those members of society who are not able to fully and equally participate in the labour market.
We believe all Eutopians have a right to work, and all Eutopians who are able to do so should work in order to contribute to our society according to their means. However, due to the dynamics of the market, workers may at times be deemed redundant by employers. Employers and employees alike are responsible for ensuring that those who do lose work (and their families) do not face destitution by contributing funds to a government-run insurance programme. Government should also fund compensation and welfare programmes.
Environment
The environment is the foundation of our society, economy and way of life; its protection must be one of our primary goals, both for its intrinsic and instrumental value. Eutopia must give priority to sustainable development, the development of environmentally friendly technologies and the replacement of environmentally detrimental ones. We further need to renew our energy system in order to reduce the amount of pollution it produces, and to defend our forests and wildlife.
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Members -> Jonh Kenny ( I Killed Kenny )
Spokesman -> Jonh Kenny ( I Killed Kenny )
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EDIT: Supporters and possible future members:
Alexi Gonzov ( The Gonzo ) -> Post #32 of the Townhall
Alixis Keller ( Cesasander ) -> Post #52 of the TownHall
Henry Jan Tulp ( HJ Tulp ) -> Post #138 of the Townhall