Manifestum est Magni [Duke 4 CP]
Day 2,232, 22:17
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Published in South Africa 
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by Marmaduke IV
Welcome friends! Today I present to you that platform upon which I am running. The platform which shall awaken the sleeping hearts in this nation who shall rise up and become erect. Together we will stand together, too hard to topple, our girth grander than anything the southern hemisphere has seen since Ajay Bruno.
Foreign Affairs:
A strong foreign affairs department stands at the head of every great government. In addition to verbal alliances, we must put these agreements on paper in the form of MPPs. Our lack of pacts has brought great shame on us. Even country much weaker and less prone to attack have more contracts signed!
Congress, I'm looking to you to have an MPP ready to go and on my desk on my first day in office so that I can put it through to in game vote immediately.
However, we will not sacrifice our sovereignty for a little bit of temporary safety. I will not sign on to any MPP or any law for that matter that will have us aligning with a country that only wants to take advantage of us. eSouth Africa is a sovereign nation and we bow to no one.
Military:
Let's be honest: Military is a numbers game. No matter how many great soldiers we have, we are surrounded by countries that have much, much more citizens. As a country, our D4 is one of the greatest in the world. But our military branch, the eSAAF, is lagging far behind.
We must increase our cross-MU communications so that we can fight effectively when the need arises, while still respecting the independence of other MUs and their right to fight for gold.
Domestic Affairs:
So far, our programs to aid our soldiers in battle have proven ineffective. Rather than teaching our young troops how to train and strengthen themselves, we blindly hand them weapons, gold, etc... and let them run wild.
We need to continue our efforts in strength training, but increase our monitoring of this. Gold payments should be being used for training, not fighting. I don't think player loans are out of the picture. It is an interesting proposition, but as of yet congress has not come up with a workable bill.
Finance:
It is my view that trying to directly manipulate prices only leads to further instability in the marketplace.
Right now, we are seeing the results of basic supply and demand. The holidays and event have caused a very large increase in fighting, which leads to more weapons being purchased, lowering supply, increasing both demand and prices. The solution to this natural part of economics is not to manipulate the supply or prices. It is to simply let the market balance out naturally.
Prices are high everywhere. Normalization is coming. Be patient.
Security:
Once upon a time, a group of people came to eSA to find a new home. Rather than open arms, they were greeted by pointy sticks. Where all the wanted was to be accepted and treated fair, they were ostracized and cast out. The end result was that group rebelling and a member of that group eventually successfully PTO'ing this country, to the dismay of all.
History will repeat itself if we don't change our course of action soon.
Lazokrats are here and they are here to stay. Like the Macedonians before them, I believe that if we give them the chance to be a part of our community, they can eventually fit in and we call be one big happy family.
As president, I will reinstate full citizen rights, including forum access, to all members of the group known as the Lazokrats. This is not any form of immunity though. This is just what I would call a "fresh start".
All current Lazokrat eSA citizens will be given this fresh start. If they want to keep these rights, they must follow the rules of procedures that all other citizens are expected to follow. That means proper congressman decorum, following citizenship approval procedures, and respecting the rules and laws of Erepublik, which include the creation of multi accounts.
I hope that by the end of my term, we can all come to a greater understanding of eachother.
The following is my cabinet so far. It is subject to change. Applications for positions can be sent directly to me.
President: Marmaduke IV
Vice President: Claudio KiIgannon
Minister of Foreign Affairs: VACANT
Minister of Security: VACANT
Minister of Defense: VACANT
Minister of Domestic Affairs: VACANT
Minister of Finance: Grimstone
Happy 2014,
~The Honorable Arch Bishop Dr. Marmaduke Exilious Alphonso IV, Sr, OB/GYN
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wrt your "Fresh Start" policy, I'm for this. I like the thought, the idea and the principle. I think we can learn a lot from them in how to effectively run an MU as well.
As long as they are willing to adhere to the rules set in place, this is fair. The next MoS needs to be aware of this and also work with them as to who is to be trusted. Citizens vouching for one another has always helped, but we need more than that. We need our own background checks and they need to pass. When a questionable Macedonian applied for CS and was declined, thekoki and Zombihno were understanding and moved on. We need this attitude from the Lazocrats. I will publicly apologize for anything I said if they follow our rules. (Not MY rules) but eSA's immigration policies and so forth.
Supported, if Lazo's play by the rules and denounce the use of multi's i have no problem with them. They need to decide if they rather be cheats or part of a greater eSA.
I support the fresh start initiative
Good luck, Marmaduke
Yeah, good luck. You definitely have the Lazo support this term!
cool story mate. good luck
Vacant is a busy man...
Good luck with your campaign
You used to be a time when we stood up to PTO'ers, but I can see that eSA has lost its soul. Perhaps because we have a previous PTO'er running for president. Does no-one remember the harm that this man brought to everyone? Why are we week, why are we soo defeated? Look at the harmful PTO's of the past all the way back to Wizzie Don, Ronnel and this dumb-F**k and you will see. This country is polluted with filth and instead of doing anything about it we integrate, we make provisions, we give ourselves over to Brazil like a 50c hooker and now we do the same for Argentina. There was a time when we could kick Argentina's arse, now we are so weak we don't even know where our own arse is.
Unless you got a baby-boom with 10k citizens up your sleeve, the only way we grow is via integration. We have to take things one group at a time.
I've worked my ass off the past 9 months for this country. Where have you been?
We've tried reporting, censuring, ostracizing and none of this works. Erepublik isn't like what it used to be. Visas = power and immunity from admins. We need to adapt and stop living in the past.
Activity from a handful is not enough to fight anything. But the right place to start is to be vocal and active, you took the first step, lets take it to the next step and when we have enough doing this, we will get there again. Activity is key.
Pragmatism is what we need and Marmaduke offers it!
i think i will vote for him
A vote from me you have