The Liberal Social Democratic Party Steps Out Of The Closet

[Voltaire]

Again to clear up the misunderstanding, I would welcome cooperation with any party on issues we agree upon, as for a coalition personally I believe we should for now remain independent from all other parties officially. Therefore I bring this issue to the party to see what course of action we should follow.

[Voltaire]

An ideal just popped into my mind, I put this before the party for a vote.

My proposal is for the creation of the Chiron Democratic Coalition (the name is certainly not final) where we can unite forced with other parties which have similar ideals to our own, and seeing as we are flexible we can accommodate small differences in terms of desired economic systems, etc. (of course parties whit which we have major differences of ideology with are excluded from this coalition unless the party decided otherwise of course). The point of the Coalition would be to ensure our ideals are carried forth in policy by the government, and the Coalition would also agree to back only one member for each office preventing vote splitting between parties who share ideals.

[Darkness' Edge]

I agree. That way, we could stand up to the others, and in a coalition form, and still accomodate our differences. I would support the inclusion of the Centauri Democrats in such a coalition.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by Darkness' Edge
I agree. That way, we could stand up to the others, and in a coalition form, and still accomodate our differences. I would support the inclusion of the Centauri Democrats in such a coalition.

Your support is very much appreciated; from the looks of it the coalition is on its way. Again, this hasn’t yet gained the approval of all LSD party members, but we’re on our way to forming the coalition.

There are a few details to discuss; the first would be we need to agree on a list of candidates both parties would support in the election. Though I believe it to be wise to wait and see if others decide to join this coalition.

[AdamTG02]

My opinion is that morality is individual. If you do the right thing because you think you must, because the government or your parents or God commands you to, then is the choice really moral? You aren't choosing to do so with perfect freedom. My opinion -- speaking only as a private individual and not as a member of any party -- is that morality is when a person listens to his or her individual conscience, senses that "this is right," and does the right thing, as she or he perceives it.

[Voltaire]

AdamTG02, from the looks of it the Exploration and Discovery Party shares many ideals with the LSD, perhaps your party would be interested in joining the Chiron Democratic Coalition.

[Voltaire]

Well the CDC is on its way.

[Anodyne]

Hmm... So far I have nothing against it.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by Ade
Hmm... So far I have nothing against it.

Ade, you're back. I guess I didn’t exactly follow your instructions not to get too excited.

[Anodyne]

Heh, they weren't to be taken too seriously. More like "Don't get that gauss rifle and shoot the place into smithereens..."

[Voltaire]

After witnessing the CCCP growth to 5 members recently, I was wondering if the LSD has any recruitment strategies. Perhaps we could become more active in stating our position on certain matters, or even open a thread designed specifically for recruitment. There are just some suggestions, I would like to hear the parties thoughts on the matter.

[Kassiopeia]

Well promoting our ideology, the things we hold most clear, in the form of a debate thread regarding something might be in order.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by Voltaire
Fellow citizens, science is the key to development and to self-improvement, it is because of this belief which I have that I desire to serve you all as Director of Science and Technology. I do not believe that partisan politics should play a part in candidacy for this post since all candidates do share the same central beliefs about the role of knowledge in society, but rather than spout rhetoric I will outline my direct policy which I hope to implement in the Director of Science and Technology, as well as my policy in relation to other departments. My hope is that I will get elected to the post based not on party lines, but rather on policy.

I intend to be in touch with the public on all issues, and therefore will run polls to determine the public’s stance on what knowledge and technologies we should pursue. It is my hope to serve all the people and not just the majority, thus I will make it a policy to ask all citizens when voting to state their reasons behind their opinion in order to provide me with as much information as possible in order to be able to serve your needs better.

Likewise, just as I intend to take into account the opinions on the public, circumstances should also play a role in determining what technologies we require. It will be a policy of my administration to keep a close eye on all matters in order to have the necessary information to make the proper decisions. Though I’m certain those dedicated to research such as myself would like nothing more than for us to pursue pure knowledge at all times, but this simply isn’t feasible, we must take into account matters such as if we are involved in a conflict, population growth rate, the needs of the citizens, and so forth.

And finally before I outline my initial policy on the course of research which we should follow in the coming years on Planet, I wish to make the stance of my administration clear on our dealings with other departments. I will personally push for other departments to keep in mind the vital role of science; and as such it will be the policy of this administration to seek the contraction of labs and various institutions which benefit research, not only for the sake of research itself, but also to improve the lives of our citizens as well. We will also keep a close eye on the Directory of Social Engineering to make certain that our department receives proper allocations in order to be able to meet the needs and desires of the people. Our relationship with the Directory of Foreign Affairs will be a close on, and we shall take an active role when it comes to exchange of knowledge with other factions, for trade not only benefit our relations with other factions but it also frees up our own resources and enables this department to speed up our research. As for the matter of giving technologies away to other factions, we believe it best to seek compensation in the form of energy credits if new technologies cannot be obtained, but our stance on selling technology to other factions is more strict, we should not be making our rivals stronger, nevertheless I realize that Foreign Affairs is a delicate matter and so such decisions should be left in the hands of the Directory of Foreign Affairs.

And now let us move on to the specifics…

In the coming years, as I mentioned, it is vital for us to develop our infrastructure. Therefore my plans include concentrating our research efforts on the sphere of Biogenetics; we in turn from this receive an invaluable facility of Recycling Tanks (proving for an increase in nutrients, minerals, and energy at a based) as well as the Human Genome Project. Though my reasons for choosing this path are not only due to the facilities provided for, but also Biogenetics opens the doors to the Secrets of the Human Brain which will only further hasten our scientific development. Centauri Ecology would be most appropriate to research afterwards seeing as it provides us with Formers and thus the possibility to being the terraforming of Planet. After which I believe that research into Social Psych would prove invaluable for it provides us with Recreations Commons for all citizens thus improving their lives, but more importantly it will enables us to complete research into Secrets of the Human Brain leading to other scientific breakthroughs. Social Psych also opens the doors to Ethical Calculus, allowing us to choose Democracy under Social Engineering. But I’m getting ahead of myself; this proposal is just a draft which will be revised pending input from citizens.

It is my hope that I have given you a clear understanding on what I stand for, and my vision for Planet.

Thank you for your time.

Academician Voltaire;
Election Speech

[CapitanGarlic]

While I hate to interrupt this rollicking theological debate, I'd like to join the party.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by CapitanGarlic
While I hate to interrupt this rollicking theological debate, I'd like to join the party.

Welcome aboard, I’ll post your intentions on the Party and Coalition Member Count Thread. It’s a pleasure to have you, and if you take a look at the CDC thread there are some positions still left open for you to run in.