NationStates Jolt Archive

Due to the suffering of a Heart Attack the Current Prime Minister of Kanami is forced into retirerment. This is now focing an EPME, to ensure a PM takes office. Although the VP Is currently holding office, the Constitution States a new PM must be elected


Candidate #1: http://www.etdieucrealea.com/IMG/jpg/eleanor.jpg

Name: Elenore A. Romney
Age: 25
Party: Republican-Socialists
Political Standpoints:
Domestic: Increase Power to the Public: More Direct Democracy, especially with senators and people addressing the Parliament. More funding into education, continue the ban on smoking, drugs and alcohol. Increase the private sector, but continue to keep it under Government control. Funding for Police and Fire, education, and the National Guard. Find better and cleaner ways of producing energy.
International Relations: Continue with the League of Nations, and continue relations with Kurona. Increase Humanitarian Aid, and Embassies in the world. Continue the spread of Democracy and Kanami’s beliefs. Do not hesitate to restore order in nations in crises, at the risk classified as a menace, and meddler. Increase Military Presence where it is needed, and mostly at the request of Governments.
Profile: If elected she would be the second youngest woman Prime Minister in the Nation. She enjoys the beach and ocean. Her favorite Drink is tea with honey. She skipped several grades and was elected to the Parliament at age 20. The youngest ever. Served two years on Home Land Security, and an additional 1 year on the U.N. Pro-Capital. Pro-Social, and benevolent.

Candidate #2:

Name: James K. Polk (It's A Coincidence)
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Age: 45
Party: Democrat
Political Standpoints:
Domestic: Increase Representative Democracy. Decrase “morality” Laws, by a slight margin. Allow for smoking in more areas, as well as drinking. Continue with illegalized drugs. Increase the Private Sector, and education. More freedoms for the people. Increase military spending cut the welfare program that isn’t working (so he thinks) and continue with Environment Agendas.
International: Continue international relations with Kurona and the LON.
Decrease the Kanami military presence in the world, but increase embassies.
Profile: Is married with six kids, ranging from college to diapers. Also likes the beach and ocean, and the warm weather of Kanami. Liberal but with a Conservative string. Pro-Capitalist, Anti-Communist, Pro-Socialist.

Candidate #3: http://debeer.4t.com/images/bw_gin2.jpg

Name: Kurogane F. Soma
Age: 30
Party: Liberal
Political Standpoints:
Domestic: Increase Direct Democracy. Legalize Gambling, Recreational Drug Use, Smoking and Alcohol. Change the Compulsory School Years to 8 years. (8 Grades) Forget environmental issues.
International: Terminate Relations with Kurona, and the LON. Increase Kanami Military Force around the world, and become a Dominate Military Power.
Profile: Very Liberal, joined up the party at 20. Dropped out of school when he was 16. A high stakes Gambler, will go out to any country for weeks and bet away.


Candidate # 4: http://www.absoluteanime.com/dot_hack/bt.gif

Name: Emmaline R. Harris
Age: 30
Party: Green Peace
Political Stand Points:
Domestic: “Eliminate Cars, and business.” They are the cause off all pollution. Increase Education, and Welfare. Decrease Military Spending, and Police Spending. Increase Fire spending.
International: Go into Isolationism. Forget the LON and Kurona. No need for more embassies, or increased military aid.
Profile: Extremely pro-environmental. Anti-Capitlaist. Married with no kids and a religiously Devout Catholic.

A reporter from the Kanami Times stood up. "Senator Romney, you mention you want to keep up with the stance on No-Drugs, Alchol, Smoking, Abortion etc. but we see so many nations reducing morality laws, so why not us?"

"Well this goes back to the classic saying that your parents would tell you in response to 'all my freinds' If all your freinds jumpped off a bridge, would you? So in turn, if every nation jumped off a bridge would we? No. If every nation went to war, got nukes, legalizes this, outlaws that, does that mean we have too, no. Kanami is a free nation, and we don't have to do what the world is always doing, all the time. Let them be as conservative or as liberal as they like."

Another Femal Reporter Stood up.

"Sen. Romeny, could this have anything to do with the fact your mother was killed by a drunk driver?"

"Drugs, have hurt my family. My mother was killed by a punk driving drunk, my older brother died while using Ectasy, and my cousin was killed in the Drug Trafficing Industry. By a Gang leader who didn't want to give a share of the money. And you tell me we should legalize these in small ammounts, I think not. For the sake of all that is good in this nation, we should keep things the way our former Prime Minister made them. Maybe some changes here and there, but as for the War on Drugs, we are going to fight it. Even if there is no solid outcome. Sure you may not be able to irradicate drugs from the face of the planet, but you can hurt it enough, that it isn't a major problem. Continuing Drug Ed, is vital. "

~Official Statement of the Grand Imperium~

The Grand Imperium of Risban wishes Mr. Polk and the Democratic party for Prime Minister of Kanami. The Imperium officially endorses him.

-Alexander Perkins-
~Imperial High Minister for Foreign Affairs~

"Sir, look at this!"

Lord Ka-Aldar Almarxa, Foreign Affairs Minister of Helfaer, crossed to the desk of his assistant and looked at the dossier that had just been pulled from the in-tray. He took it back to his own desk, took a gulp of his coffee, grimaced at the bitterness, then glanced at the title.

An election in Kanami. Not a nation that Helfaer had ever had dealings with, but that could always change. A show of support for a victorious political party could bring diplomatic rewards. He opened it up, skimming through the preamble to reach the meat of it. A list of high-profile candidates: no point in voting for some independent nutjob with more ambition than sense. Finding what he was looking for, he read the relevant pages then passed the dossier back to his assistant.

"Alkazar, its time for me to teach you a lesson. If you ever want to suceed in this job, you can't be above a little low-handed work. Take a look at the list: in our situation, who would you support?"

Alkazar looked over the pages. Almarxa watched him like a hawk, sipping his coffee with his eyes fixed on the young man. After a minute, the assistant looked up and shrugged.

"None of them really seem in line with our nation's policies. I'd just leave this one alone."

Almarxa's eyes glinted, and he set his mug down.

"Well, thats why I'm foreign minister, and you're the one who makes my coffee and files my papers. Take a look at this."

He pointed to a paragraph on one of the pages.

"Emmaline R. Harris, thats who we support."

Alkazar looked puzzled.

"Harris? That tree-hugging hippie?"

"Exactly. She hits all the spots: reduce the military, tighter controls on business, and isolationism. So if someone was to attack Kanami, on, for example, a slave raid, they'd be up against a militia-standard army and possibly a few patrol boats. Not only that, but with their isolationism, there's no-one to come and bail them out. Harris could weaken Kanami so much we could just walk in there and wham!"

He slammed his fist down on the desk for effect.

"Several million new uranium miners. Now, earn your keep. Type this up and send it to the Green Party HQ in Kanami."


Mrs Emmaline R. Harris,

I recently heard of your noble campaign for the post of Prime Minister in Kanami, and I would like you to know that I speak for the citizens of Helfaer when I say that we are behind you all the way. The environment is truly a cause far greater than building destructive weapons and contributing to an endless circle of needless violence, or contributing to amoral industrialists who rape our Mother Earth of her resources for their own selfish ends.

If necessary, to help you in your campaign, we are willing to provide funding and aid for your party. If you wish to take us up on our request, please reply to our message.

K. Almarxa, Foreign Affairs Minister, Helfaer


"Sir, you don't actually believe a word of that do you?"

"Of course not, but this is diplomacy, not bare-faced honesty! Now, do something useful and see if you can't whip up a smear campaign for Romney. Something about illegal drugs should go down a bomb."

Green Party HQ C/O E. Harris

Thank you for your contributing support, we would love a genrous offer of funding, and support.

The Holy Empire of Naktan completely condones the position of Senator Elenore Romney. It is necessary to extend the voice of the People to an extent that makes their will visible, while maintaining an authority to guide them in the right way. We wish all candidates success in their campaigns, that Taiarai may show favor upon the most righteous of them.

Zenhahar Virduzhe
Administrator
Office of Imperial Orders and Relations Commission

Meddling. Rents a bunch of storefronts in quiet districts in different cities. Sends out three rented vans full of leaflets in each district. Pays unemployed men to hand out leaflets all around the neighborhoods. The flyers say Vote Romney with a picture of Romney. Cost $200,000.

"Mr. Soma, you are the more liberal one out of all canidates, why do you think Drug Use should be legalized."

"The War on Drugs is a waste of time, money, and resources. It's proven it leads to violent crime. Why a young girl who was smuggling Cocain, was admitted to the ER after being shot. And besides why not legalize, just in controlled amounts, am I right?"

Ms. Romeny, Same Question, only why do you disagree?

"Who is to say the War on Drugs is a Futile one? Would you have considered Yasashii's battle for Democracy a futile one? I think not. Even if we do it like Rx drugs, think about it, people abuse OTC's and Rx's everyday, and thoes are all controlled substances, how is legalizing pot, any diffrent? The fact of it is, the ban doesn't lead people to violent crime, the drugs do. Meth, Angel Dust, Acid, Ectacy, they lead to the crimes committed. If you legalize drugs, the black markests won't go away, they will continue so addicts can always get more, and ruin their lives further. Addicts aren't just random homeless people on the streets, these are parents, bishops, community leaders, poloticians. Sharing needles for drug enjections leads to AIDS, and HIV. Drugs are the social cancer, and we must work to eraddicate this cancer. "

"Ms. Harris, don't you think by going into isolationism, that you are putting Kanami at risk?"

"What risk? The reason people get attacked by Terrorists, is because they meddle in their affairs, or they have a military presence. We want to secure Kanami, let's secure our borders, stay out."

Elenore shook her head in disgust. And responded with: "Ma'am that is the biggest myth in international poltics and that is what is going to get us killed."

"Why don't you look at Int. Politics today Sen. Romney, I think you will find my point."

"If I may remind you that Yasashii Himura wanted the Republic to be a good influence in the world."

"Times change."

"Mr. Polk you want to increas the Represenative Democracy, what is your stand point?"

"Well, I'm not denying Kanmi is made up of intelligent citizens, it's just I don't think enough. Represenative Democracies tend to be more stable, than Direct, as the elected officals are the ones making the grave decisions."

"Ms. Romney?"

"I would have to disagree. I feel too much Rep. Democracy is sort of a cut off from the people. Sure they can elect senators to the Parliment, doesn't mean the senators will adress the issusess the people want. Sen. Tend to follow more laid out agendas, agendas laid out by other parties, by other Parliment Members, not so much of what their people want. Plus who better to hear from than the people themeselves. Especially one that effects civil and poltical freedoms. If X minority Group demands more respect, in a peaceful way, they can go to the Parliment and demand it. They don't have to march with fear of Police burtality, and they can maybe push for the passing or rejecting of certian bills, or amendments, quicker. When it was debated about aboloshing exit exams from General Schools, the people who convinced the Parliment to do so, was not a bunch of burerucrats, but teachers. Who saw the effects of these first hand. "

To: Mrs Emmaline R. Harris

In accordance with your wishes, we have transfered $20 million into your party's account. We have also assigned a senior member of our Homeland Ministry to assist with your campaign material. It is a pleasure doing business with you.

K. Almarxa, Foreign Affairs Minister, Helfaer


Meanwhile, Alkazar's smear campaign began to swing into action. Video footage of Romney injecting heroin was delivered to several news publication companies, as well as being spread on the internet. Although it was faked, it was incredibly convincing- Helfaer's Homeland Department had plenty of experience.

"I don't belive this." Elenore said. The vidoe could be damaging to her capmaing.

"I don't think anyone will belive it, Senator. After all you have absolutley beaten the anti-drug stance to death."

"Well whoever made this video ought to be cited for fraud. If they can."

"We'll see."



She spoke to the press once again, hot on the campaing trail.

What about the video scandeles showing that you shot heroine into yourself?

"The videos we're fake. I don't know who made them, but if they we're true, how is it I was a U.N. Delegate, and served on Home Land Security? How is it i'm even a senator, and why would I keep the anti-drug campaing so strongly? Who ever made such videos ought to be ashamed, and could be cited for fraud, should I press charges."

"Would you press?"

"Depends. If these are some anti-government weridos, likely not, if these are respected members of the governemnt, of a governemt, I just might. I just want them to know I will not waver from my course. Mud-slining will get you nothing."

1) Incredible amount of posters are purchased $300,000. College students and middle class people hired to plaster most major cities with posters proclaiming Romney With A Picture of Her as a Roman Centurion proclaiming Romney Roman Good For You.

2) Advertisements appear in several major newspapers with anonymous donors proclaiming how wonderful Romney is. $200,000.

3) Two minor free rock concerts are funded with pro- romney musicians telling people to "Rock The Vote". $500,000. Paid by anonymous donor.

4) 100 minor journalists are paid $300 a piece to write pro- Romney articles in small magazines all across the Nation. $30,000.

5) Radio spots are put in place which tell how wonderful she is on AM and FM stations. $1000 per spot. 100 stations. $100,000.

6) Small street stands where people stand around handing leaflets, buttons, lawn signs, are set up. 2 Good looking young men and women are hired for 3 days at $10 an hour for 8 hour day $440 for hire plus 560 for materials. $1000. 1000 stands. $1 million.

7) Someone writes several pro-romney popular legislation petitions. Hires petitioners to sign people up on petitions. They are wearing Pro-Romney material. 1 million per petitition. $3 million.

8) Minor adds appear praising the petitions and Romney on television spots in many minor television stations. $5 million dollars.

$10,130,000 for campaign.

The Republican Socialist Party Head Quarters
156 Yasashii Av. Building 3
P.O. box: 31165

Commonalitarianism


The RS party and Sen. Romney thank you for your mass support in the election. Some heavy mud slining has recently been damaging, to the campaing. We would like to give you a grant of $11,000,000 for retribution of your heavy campaing contributions.

Sincerly,

Robert M. Watson

President of the Republican-Socialist Party

Elenore A. Romeny,

Campainger

ooc: This may be a little left-field, but if Harriss fails to win the election could I attempt an assasination on her for squandering Helfaer resources and in the hope that she gets a competent sucessor?

Sure I guess.