I am running for Tequila Fitness Club Party President

Day 782, 21:53 • Published in Japan Japan • by Ryoushi

Fellow Members,

I am proud to announce that I am running for Party President of the Tequila Fitness Club. I believe that I am the best person to lead the TFC forward and turn it into a stable force in Japanese politics. I have been a member of the TFC ever since it was resurrected, and I have represented the party in Congress for two terms.

I am running against Origineel.NL, who re-joined the party he founded two months ago, and received the presidency by default when no1kevlin resigned. He deserves a worthy foe in this election. I will now list for you what my plans are for TFC, and why I believe you should vote for me.

-Better Cohesion On Election Day: Tequila Fitness Club has never been well-coordinated on Congress election day. In fact, I don't know how we manged to win so many seats in the past two elections! I will message every TFC member and find out who is available as a mobile voter. I will also find out which of those mobile voters will be available at the midnight deadline, and will ask those voters to join me in IRC so we can coordinate last minute votes. This is what Japan's major parties do, and TFC should be no different. I have spent the past three elections watching the final hours closely and studying how other parties coordinate. In November, I placed a vote for Seixo at the last second that won him a seat. Being a mobile voter and a mobile deadline voter will be important criteria for deciding who gets our support for Congress in the future.

-Larger Role In Japanese Politics: I am one of the few members of Congress who is respected by members on both sides of the aisle. I have strong connections with members of both the current administration, and the outgoing Godzilla Party. I am uniquely suited to making sure TFC continues to be represented in high-powered government roles. Currently our only cabinet member is kuroiunmei, and he has done an excellent job of bringing attention and respect to TFC. One of my priorities as party president will be to expand our influence in Japan's government.

-Clear Criteria For Congress Support: If I am elected party president, TFC will be a democracy. An important job for every party president is choosing which candidates to throw votes to. I will make our selection process transparent and fair. Candidate support will be based on: party loyalty, activity, and past work as mobile voters. Depending on how many strong candidates we have, we will rotate support from month to month to satisfy as many people as possible.

-Increase Membership: I will work hard to increase our membership by contacting new Japanese citizens, as well as building relationships in IRC and getting already-active citizens to join us. I am a regular in the #eJapan IRC channel and idle in there 24/7. This is different than Origineel, who never uses IRC, and as a result, is sometimes out of touch with the community.

You will notice I have not said anything about political issues or a party platform. I am committed to Tequila Fitness Club retaining its focus as a "free thinkers party" full of respected Japanese citizens. I believe if you look at my career as a politician, I have embodied what it means to be a member of TFC. I am respected by both sides and have taken on initiatives such as Operation Wiki, which has been praised for its accuracy and lack of bias.

I will not force any members to think or vote a certain way. My goal as party president is to create an infrastructure for growth, and a system that motivates people to get involved and speak their mind. I pledge to work my butt off to accomplish these goals. Please give me that chance, by voting for me on January 15. I will not let you down.

-Ryoushi