DYWYCTBG? | Congress

Day 638, 04:21 Published in Philippines Philippines by Swagger McSwag
Do you want your country to be great?

Well, what are you waiting for? Do something about it. File your Congress candidacy today!

Why run for Congress

1. If you win the elections, you get 5 GOLD (and a shiny Congress Member Medal (or Trophy (whatever))).

2. You get bragging rights/street cred/something to write on your e-resumé.

3. Er... you get a chance to serve your country and contribute to the betterment of society?



What Congress Members do

1. Debate and argue with each other in the forums.

2. Propose and vote on laws that will
-set the country’s tax rates,
-set the minimum wage,
-print more money, and
-transfer funds from the national treasury to the central bank.

3. Approve citizenship applications of immigrants.

4. Impeach the President if he’s no good. (Don’t even think about it.) >:

How to run for Congress

1. Join a political party. Click here to see how.

2. On your party page, click the Run for Congress button. DUH. More info here on how to become a candidate.

3. Create your own newspaper. Click here to see how.
-Don’t have money to create your own newspaper? You can publish your manifesto in The eRepublik Outsider. Just send me a message.

4. Write and publish your presentation/manifesto/campaign platform/whatever you call it. Come on! How can you run for Congress if you can’t even be bothered to introduce yourself?! What kind of candidate are you?!

5. Link your manifesto to your Congress candidacy. Click here to see how.


PASTE IN THE LINK TO YOUR PRESENTATION. THEN, CLICK AGREE. CLICK TO ENLARGE.

Note: You should also contact your party president to ensure that he will endorse you as an "official" candidate of your party.

You're all set. Good luck!

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