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==Article 1. Principles==
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==Article 1: Values==
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#All people are entitled to certain fundamental personal liberties. Among these are the right to be secure in one's own life and person, the right of free thought and expression, the right of association, the freedom to live as desired and the right to hold property. The government must have no role in their repression, and its primary responsibility is their defense, from itself, other governments and the criminal acts of private persons.
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#Individuals alone bear responsibility for the consequences of any decisions they make in exercising their liberties. The government should not take the burden of such consequences upon itself or place it upon others.
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#All people are entitled to equal treatment and protection under the law. No particular person, group or interest should be singled out for either special privileges or penalties.
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#Those who display exceptional ability or merit are deserving of special consideration and rewards. There is no injustice in giving more to those who have contributed more and less to those who have contributed less.
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#Government should be democratic, accountable and open. The government must not use its power to repress opposition or shield its own actions from public scrutiny. Elections must be open and fair, with equal ballot access for all candidates and electoral methods which promote competition and respect both majority rule and the right to representation.
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#The government should embrace inter-regional cooperation and openness. Taijitu is not alone in the world, and the collective resources of multiple regions can often accomplish what a single one could not.
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#The use of appeals to tradition, novelty, popularity or emotion, attacking individuals, misrepresentation, exaggeration and similar tactics in the discussion of public policy is unacceptable. All policies must be judged by the merits of the policy itself and nothing else, without prejudice on any basis.
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#All principles and ideals must be tempered by pragmatism and willingness to compromise. If progress can be achieved by compromise, and stagnation is the alternative, then compromise is preferable.
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==Article 2. Membership==
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====Liberty:====
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#Any citizen of Taijitu may become a member of the Progressive Party.
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All persons have the rights to life, property and to act and think freely. Governments must be organized to defend these liberties from all threats.
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#Any party member who loses their citizenship, is convicted of a criminal offense by the Court of Taijitu or violates this charter or a resolution of the Progressive Party will cease to be a member.
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#Party members will be senior to all other party members who they have been in the Progressive Party longer than up to the present without interruption. Among those party members who are equal in seniority by this measure, the party member who registered on the Regional Forums earliest will be considered senior.
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==Article 3. Party Offices==
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====Solidarity:====
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#There will be a Secretary, responsible for administering the records, votes and elections of the Progressive Party, a Treasurer, responsible for the income and expenditures of the Progressive Party, and a Spokesperson, responsible for the recruitment, campaigning and public relations of the Progressive Party.
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Society and individuals depend on one another for success. Society, through government when necessary, must protect individuals from arbitrary hardship and aid them in their pursuits, and individuals who can must give back to society in return.
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#A party member may propose a new election for any office. If another member seconds the proposal, an election for the office will be held.
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#An officer may tender a letter of resignation to the Secretary. If an officer does so, an election for the position will be held. If the election concludes and a new officer is elected, the former officer will be relieved of their office and the newly elected officer will assume office. If no new officer is elected, the letter of resignation will be refused.
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#At the start of an election, three days will allotted for the selection of candidates. All candidates will be party members. After this, two days will be allotted for voting. All offices will be elected by an instant runoff vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.
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==Article 4. Candidates for Regional Elections==
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====Justice:====
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#A week prior to the start of proceedings for any regional election, the selection of candidates will begin. The first five days of this period will be allotted for the selection of potential candidates. After this, another two will be allotted for voting on the final candidates.
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All persons have a right to equal treatment in both the public and private spheres. Individuals must all be equal before the law and government policy. Private business must be conducted fairly, and government must ensure this.
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#For elections of the Delegate a single candidate will be chosen by an instant runoff vote. For elections of the Senate, as many candidates as there are seats of the Senate to be elected will be chosen by the single transferable vote. The candidates chosen in this manner will be ranked in the order they reached quota. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.
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==Article 5. Finance==
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====Democracy:====
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#All income the Progressive Party receives will be placed in a single, common fund under the management of the Treasurer. Funds may not be withdrawn from this fund except in service of the Progressive Party as provided by this charter.
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Government must be directly accountable to those it serves. Its business must be transparent and open to public scrutiny.
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#Any other party office may request funds for any purpose from the Treasurer. These funds may be a one time payment or a periodic payment. The Treasurer may grant or refuse any such requests for which the party has sufficient funds. The Treasurer will refuse all such requests and terminate all such periodic payments for which the party does not have sufficient funds.
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#A one time payment or periodic payment for any purpose may be requested by a resolution. The Treasurer will grant all such requests for which the party has sufficient funds. The Treasurer will refuse all such requests and terminate all such periodic payments for which the party does not have sufficient funds.
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#A one time payment may be barred or a period payment terminated by a resolution.
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==Article 6. Resolutions==
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====Reason:====
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#Any party member may propose a resolution. If another party member seconds the proposal, a vote will be held. Two days will be allotted for voting. If a majority of the party’s membership participates in the vote and a majority of those voting approve, the resolution will be enacted.
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Decisions should be informed by reflection and evidence.
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#A resolution may establish policy both within the Progressive Party and policy to be sought within the regional government. A resolution may also amend or repeal a previous resolution or amend this charter. No resolution may contradict the provisions of this charter without amending it.
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==Article 2: Membership==
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# Any citizen of Taijitu who accepts Progressive values may become a member of the Progressive Party.
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# Any member who loses their citizenship, is convicted of a criminal offense by the Court of Taijitu, or violates this charter will cease to be a member.
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# Any member of the Progressive Party not serving as a party officer may resign their membership.
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# A member’s violation of this charter may only be recognized by a two thirds majority party vote.
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==Article 3: Party Congresses==
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# Any member may convoke a Party Congress with at least 72 hours warning, declaring the business and time of the Congress in advance.
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# Party Congresses must be held in the official party channel, #prop, on the same server as the official Taijitu channel.
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# No Congress may propose new business without 72 hours notice.
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# If multiple congresses are convoked to take place during the same period of time, they will be folded into one Congress which will address the combined list of business.
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# The deliberations of a Party Congress will be logged and publicly displayed. The deliberations may only be censored by vote of the Congress for personal privacy reasons.
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# Any Party Congress can propose any Party vote.
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# If a sufficient fraction of all party members voted for the final statement of a Party Congress, it may immediately take effect.
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==Article 4: Party Offices==
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# There will be a Secretary, responsible for administering the records, votes and elections of the party, a Treasurer, responsible for administering the income and expenditures of the party, and a Spokesperson, responsible for administering the recruitment, campaigning and public relations of the party.
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# Any member may convoke a Congress whose business shall be to elect one or more Officers at any time to any office to which the Congress calls an election.
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# All offices will be elected by a Condorcet vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.
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# Any officer may tender a letter of resignation to the Secretary at any time. If an officer does so, an election for the position will be held. If the election concludes successfully and a new officer is elected, the former officer will be relieved of their office and the newly elected officer will take their place. If no new officer is elected, the officer’s letter of resignation will be refused.
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==Article 5: Selection of Candidates for Regional Elections==
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# A week prior to any regional election, the selection of candidates to run in the election will begin. The first five days of this period will be allotted for the selection of potential candidates. After this, another two will be for voting on the final candidates.
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# The candidates to put forward will be selected and ordered by a Condorcet vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.
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==Article 6: Resolutions==
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# Any member may convoke a Party Congress whose business will be the adoption of a resolution on a subject.
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# Any resolution will require a simple majority. No resolution may contradict the provisions of this Charter.
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# A resolution may establish policy both within the party and policy to be sought within the regional government. A resolution may also amend or repeal a previous resolution.
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==Article 7: Amendments==
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# Any member may convoke a Party Congress whose business will be the adoption of a particular amendment to this charter.
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# An amendment to this charter will require a two-thirds majority.

Latest revision as of 17:27, 1 June 2011

Article 1: Values

Liberty:

All persons have the rights to life, property and to act and think freely. Governments must be organized to defend these liberties from all threats.

Solidarity:

Society and individuals depend on one another for success. Society, through government when necessary, must protect individuals from arbitrary hardship and aid them in their pursuits, and individuals who can must give back to society in return.

Justice:

All persons have a right to equal treatment in both the public and private spheres. Individuals must all be equal before the law and government policy. Private business must be conducted fairly, and government must ensure this.

Democracy:

Government must be directly accountable to those it serves. Its business must be transparent and open to public scrutiny.

Reason:

Decisions should be informed by reflection and evidence.


Article 2: Membership

  1. Any citizen of Taijitu who accepts Progressive values may become a member of the Progressive Party.
  2. Any member who loses their citizenship, is convicted of a criminal offense by the Court of Taijitu, or violates this charter will cease to be a member.
  3. Any member of the Progressive Party not serving as a party officer may resign their membership.
  4. A member’s violation of this charter may only be recognized by a two thirds majority party vote.

Article 3: Party Congresses

  1. Any member may convoke a Party Congress with at least 72 hours warning, declaring the business and time of the Congress in advance.
  2. Party Congresses must be held in the official party channel, #prop, on the same server as the official Taijitu channel.
  3. No Congress may propose new business without 72 hours notice.
  4. If multiple congresses are convoked to take place during the same period of time, they will be folded into one Congress which will address the combined list of business.
  5. The deliberations of a Party Congress will be logged and publicly displayed. The deliberations may only be censored by vote of the Congress for personal privacy reasons.
  6. Any Party Congress can propose any Party vote.
  7. If a sufficient fraction of all party members voted for the final statement of a Party Congress, it may immediately take effect.

Article 4: Party Offices

  1. There will be a Secretary, responsible for administering the records, votes and elections of the party, a Treasurer, responsible for administering the income and expenditures of the party, and a Spokesperson, responsible for administering the recruitment, campaigning and public relations of the party.
  2. Any member may convoke a Congress whose business shall be to elect one or more Officers at any time to any office to which the Congress calls an election.
  3. All offices will be elected by a Condorcet vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.
  4. Any officer may tender a letter of resignation to the Secretary at any time. If an officer does so, an election for the position will be held. If the election concludes successfully and a new officer is elected, the former officer will be relieved of their office and the newly elected officer will take their place. If no new officer is elected, the officer’s letter of resignation will be refused.

Article 5: Selection of Candidates for Regional Elections

  1. A week prior to any regional election, the selection of candidates to run in the election will begin. The first five days of this period will be allotted for the selection of potential candidates. After this, another two will be for voting on the final candidates.
  2. The candidates to put forward will be selected and ordered by a Condorcet vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.

Article 6: Resolutions

  1. Any member may convoke a Party Congress whose business will be the adoption of a resolution on a subject.
  2. Any resolution will require a simple majority. No resolution may contradict the provisions of this Charter.
  3. A resolution may establish policy both within the party and policy to be sought within the regional government. A resolution may also amend or repeal a previous resolution.

Article 7: Amendments

  1. Any member may convoke a Party Congress whose business will be the adoption of a particular amendment to this charter.
  2. An amendment to this charter will require a two-thirds majority.
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