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--Warning. This article is political in nature and may offend some readers--

It's that time again, the congressional elections are to be held in a few days and we candidates vying for a seat in the senate embark on our campaigns to secure voter confidence once again.
Firstly I would like to welcome two newcomers to the eAustralian political scene. The ACP, representing the far left have joined the fray, offering much sought after diversity in our political spectrum. I wish the party and their candidates the best of luck (short of eclipsing us of course) and welcome the intensified debate to come.

To the AIP, welcome also, and I must congratulate Mr. Griffith on executing what is potentially an excellent way of allowing independents into politics within the confines of the eWorld. I will caution however, that although I very much welcome the addition of independent senators, there seems to be a general feeling that the AIP is a moderate party. I beg to differ. The political sway of the AIP candidates awaits to be seen, and I see no reason (nor does their own PP if I understand his media release correctly) that two members of AIP could be from opposing sides of politics, possibly by many degrees. This will be a party of personalities, each of whom should be assessed entirely individually by swinging voters.

Good news, I think, to see more choice for the voting public. High time now to start blowing my own horn. (An unfortunate but necessary political action.) I, Alte Altus, have been a member of congress from the beginning of this nation's release from the occupation of eIndonesia and am putting myself forward for a third time today. I have twice been elected, and it is my sincere hope that I may be allowed another term in government.

Before my first term, I went against the grain in suggesting that we did not need to print more money, and that to do so was not merely unnecessary, but could have severely negative ramifications for our burgeoning economy. The government accepted this view, and did not print more money.

In my second term, my seat has been a little less relevant due to the majority held by the ADSP, but I have put my two cents in where I felt it would be heard, and overall I have been happy with the way the government has been run, if not so much the progress it has made. I do hope that a single party does not take a majority of the senate in the coming term, and that a plurality in the house may bring deeper debate, and more fully represent the interests of a wide variety of eAustralians.

The party I represent, the ANP, is now the second largest. We alone represent the right of politics - the free market, conservative values, the importance of the individual over the state. Our members come from varying extremes, from those who support a some degree of state welfare schemes, some government training companies, etc. to those who feel that company directors can be trusted to do the right thing, and that the government should not be relied upon to boost the economy. None of us support the proposed boycotts on company GMs.

As for myself, I can see the value of both sides of politics, but the side I will be supporting is the middle-right. Less government interference, more personal liberty (and, with that, responsibility), continued freedom for company directors, lower taxes, lower expenditure. I don't presume to think that I know better what to do with your money than you do.

Alte Altus
National Party Senator for Victoria