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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Like I said, taken by Tim :P
Penguania And Antarctica
Yukona
We all know you love it ;P
Literally I cannot see how some people do not understand the concept, that some people are given a bunch of bad choices on a ballot, so they choose what they consider the lesser evil. I did not agree with Hillary in the least. Not even a little. I would have voted Bernie in a heart beat, but never will you see me willingly vote for Hillary. So on my ballot, in my state it was Trump, or Johnson. I looked at both people, and voted for the one that I thought would be the best at the job. Nothing more. Nothing less. I mean...what the hell was I supposed to do? I get it, I am evil for voting.
Here is a rundown on me, since I seem to be being used as an example anyway. Lets get all my views and policies out in the open.
Canadian style healthcare. I want that. Welfare programs for the needy. Always. The Lord said to heal the sick, and feed the poor. Two skills that are not something in my everyday skill set, so please if welfare can do that, then by all means. Death Penalty? I support mercy first, always mercy. I am Goku. Frieza literally killed his friends, committed genocide against a planet...etc. But says he is sorry, and Goku forgives him, and goes to leave. Is that dumb of me? Probably. But Mercy though. Do I support immigration? Yes. Legal immigration..
See things can get seemingly contradictory, but not actually so when it comes to my policy on government, overall I am in favor of small government and states rights. Basically, I am all for if my state wants to increase welfare spending, but I do not accept the Federal Government forcing something on us, when realistically, its something that is not needed or wanted in my state. Literally just because California needs it, does not mean that we Oklahomans do. I see the Federal Government as the representative of the states to the broader world, not master of the states.
Basically I am an Absolute Rightest. The unalienable kind, not the political spectrum, politically I lean right on many issues, but truly I am a centrist. No one has to be one extreme or the other, too often I see these arguments assume things about people that are not true simply because a person voted a certain way.
This would be more helpful if I had an actual thought out list of issues, but I sorta wrote this while boiling water so I can do dishes, we do not have a hot water heater, so it takes a minute, and I had some downtime.
Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Has anyone here ever read any novels within the "Nights Dawn" Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton
Fµcking amazing; Kiint Biology, Laymil and Edenist society, thats my dream civilization XD
'Fraid I never did.
A little hurt at all the Republican/Conservative hate.
Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
I feel ya homie.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major, Yukona
Don't be sad. I love ya all. <3
*hugs Humph and Tse*
Jaslandia, Tserra
I love you too Peng :D
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
Awh, Nurem! Look what you did! You made two-thirds of our hastily patched together Supreme Court cry!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona
Its true. I cried like ten whole tears!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Let me get out one of my old black books.
:: Checks ::
Yep, potion of increased virility. Former former Chief Justice tears. You are correct. If you would have had the foresight to bottle it, you could have pounded on for days.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Ah yes, the rare aphrodisiac.
I do believe the last time it was captured was only enough for a week of debauchery, and that the supply was only enough for a week in the 1640s
Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
'All' your fingers? Does that mean there's a 'Wave Half Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day', or 'Wave One Of Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day'?
Peng egging on a fight? I'd never thought I'd see the day. *looks out the window to see if there are any flying pigs*
"Sugar, spice, and everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect Supreme Court. But ContComm accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction: a former Chief Justice's tears. Thus, the CFN Supreme Court was born!"
https://youtu.be/4mmCMUPCNgE
Nuremgard, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
*current
Jaslandia
TTP? *Driver whispers to Percy* Ooooh. So that's what Toby was so unhappy about. Percyton isn't in the TTP either, mainly because we aren't anywhere near the Pacific Ocean. Is there a Trans-Atlantic Partnership, too?
I've never seen a flying pig before, but I have seen a flying horse.
https://youtu.be/W3KYMwU1BTo?t=4m21s
Farquhar? You mean like Thomas's favorite station? Is that who it's named after?
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Ffarquhar
Jaslandia
There could be, but Bax hasn't signed anything like that, and so probably doesn't have any laws against copying your show.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
There is, but it seems it's been just as controversial as the TTP, and it won't be completed until 2019 or 2020 anyway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
You're both wrong; only Rev got it right: Former former Chief Justice
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I see. I may send the Percytonian ambassador to talk to the Baxtonian government, then. I would personally like to look the other way, but Thomas just got off the phone with HIT, and Thomas said that HIT said a whole bunch of naughty words that I would never say; however, Thomas and I got the impression that HIT wanted me to do something.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I mean, so long as HIT understands that they are heavily out armed, things should go well.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Armed? I would never consider violence; if we can't work out a deal, then we'll just have to go home and tell HIT that we couldn't work it out. HIT won't be happy, of course, but I can work something out with them: the worst they could do is cancel our show, and Edward said our show is too much of a moneymaker to be cancelled over a little thing like this.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
HIT...
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
These guys. They're the same people that also make Barney and Bob the Builder, among other shows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIT_Entertainment
Off-topic, but I just thought of something: a Bob the Builder/Thomas the Tank Engine crossover wouldn't be such a bad idea. I could see that working. Percy, tell that to HIT next time you talk to them.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I can do that, but I should probably wait until they're less angry at me.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I know exactly what HIT is. Their logo in the Thomas DVDs are fond memories
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Okay, are all members of this region able to send region-wide telegrams?
If not, then I'm worried that people with communication authority due to their having an incumbent government position have an unfair advantage in the upcoming election as they can send TGs to the inbox of each person in this region while their competitors cannot.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm glad to hear that. I'm sure the people at HIT will be pleased to hear that.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Post self-deleted by Kalaron.
That thought crossed my mind as well. I personally don't like the idea of using government mass TGs for campaigning.
Cool. I'm more of an older fan, so these logos are more nostalgic for me:
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/ttte/images/0/0b/TheBrittAllcroftCompany2000endboard.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130525212943
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbf5tV6ZOLo
Vista Major
He could alternatively do what I did back when regional officers didn't even have such powers, which was telegram people in groups of 8. Which is tedious and time consuming, but the only other alternative would be to pay for stamps to send out a region wide telegram, which is also inefficient because a majority of the nations you're sending it to are not going to read it or not going to vote, thus really not worth it.
But I can see the issue, perhaps we could give temporary officer powers of communications to people running so they can send telegrams on the same way. Or we could alternatively just make Lat and Vista do it the hard way on the honor rule.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I don't even know.
That said, how about we ask both running Gov members to refrain from using the free Region Wide telegrams and instead do it the old fashioned way?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Unless you use stamps, only regional officers with communication powers can
Granted
That's actually a great idea
Penguania And Antarctica
Over here Thomas the Tank Engine is published by Europa
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(Label)
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton
Sweet Edward
Jaslandia, Percyton
I personally wish campaigning wasn't done by TG at all. First of all, if you think I'm reading 3+ paragraphs for a campaign TG, you're nuts. Second of all, there's no way to opt out of them beyond messaging every candidate individually and asking not to be spammed further.
Jaslandia
And I wish there weren't campaign ads on television. Unfortunately, part of campaigning is having to get the word out there to voters, which both candidates have done. Short of being a 10 second inconvenience to you to delete a telegram, TGing voters directly is probably one of the best ways to get messages to people who are actually trying to consider who to vote for.
Humpheria Major
I mean, what other way you got?
Far as I've seen, people skip reading messages on the RMB if they consider them general, but any message I get in telegrams I read.
I'll vote for the candidate who can tell me their platform in anything less than 18 paragraphs
Jaslandia, Sulania, Continental Commonwealths, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Humpheria Major
But TV ads, Unf.
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
This is true, I would very much want that too. Also with nice succinct points, instead of a wall of talking.
Penguania And Antarctica
where's Oel when you need him
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Make the region cute again. :P
(I think this is less than 18 paragraphs but I think we should wait for the official result)
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Tserra
Probably with penguin plushes. Just as writing in "God" on a ballot in the US counts as Republican, a penguin plush in the ballot box is a vote for Peng.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I apologize for my use of the mass telegram power. I hope I didn't do anyone any harm.
I'll be using the RMB from now on.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland
That's so sweet of you. It would be amazing and funny to see that. I just have this picture in my head with a man trying to push a penguin plush through the small slot in the ballot box. XD
Jaslandia
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qStIY36Dm2y8UQBUqqBMikKuJ3-cIaQj-3lKa_VUsus/edit?usp=sharing
Let me know if I am missing anyone.
Vista Major
Can you strike me from that list and put me on the list for MoI candidates ?
Tserra
Seriously you folks know you can run for individual offices right? I mean if you wanted you could run for MoJ for example, or MoI like Peng. I mean we need people for those spots, even if its only a single candidate for each position.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Post self-deleted by The United Providences Of Perland.
Thanks.
Vista Major
Will Presidential elections run first then Ministry elections next?
Vista Major
They will run concurrently.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
Well, we've had this Presidential system for months untill just last. I forgive them for having the Prez Fever
I was thinking of going either MoJ, MoI, or taking a new turn and running for MoD (Minister of Defense) although we haven't had many incidents so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Vista Major
I don't think we have MoD anymore. At least, no one's ever filled the position
Yukona
But by all means, MoI is a GREAT job. Take it from the guy that was one for 3 terms
*raises hand*
Vista Major
Beautiful
*pulls down hand*
I know it's a little late, but I would like to announce that [B]I am running for President in the upcoming elections.[/B] More details will be forthcoming, and I will soon have a dispatch up laying out my platform.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I will also be running for President. My platform is make the CoFN great again.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona
ANNOUNCING THE PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORM
[I]Vista Major for President
Penguania And Antarctica
Socialism. Pyromania. Blowjobs. #Bearlong2k17
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Isdiscordiumagoodname. #Kalaronism
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Are we still politically shaming Vista for that? or are we supporting him now that he's the only competent candidate in what's shaping up to be a very boring election.
Penguania And Antarctica
I'm asking a legitimate question, thank you very much.
I can run on a ban all (insert minority here) platform to shake it up, if you want
Hallo Freunde. Have a nice day. )
[spoiler=Today is February 8 and today are:]
Today is February 8 and today are:
- Laugh and Get Rich Day
- Molasses Bar Day
- National Boy Scouts Day (United States)
- National Kite Flying Day (United States)
- Opera Day
- Preeren Day (Slovenia)
- Propose Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 421 Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1238 The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
- 1250 Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
- 1347 The Byzantine civil war of 134147 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.
- 1575 Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.
- 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
- 1590 Luis de Carabajal the younger is tortured by the Inquisition in Mexico City.
- 1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.
- 1693 The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
- 1807 After two days of bitter fighting, the Russians under Bennigsen and the Prussians under L'Estocq concede the Battle of Eylau to Napoleon.
- 1817 Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
- 1837 Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
- 1865 Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
- 1879 Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
- 1879 The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.
- 1885 The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
- 1887 The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
- 1904 Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
- 1904 Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
- 1910 The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
- 1915 D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
- 1922 United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
- 1925 National day of Air Force of Iran
- 1924 Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
- 1942 World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
- 1942 World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.
- 1945 World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
- 1945 -- Mikhail Devyataev escapes with nine other Soviet inmates from a Nazi concentration camp in Peenemünde on the island of Usedom by hijacking the camp commandant's Heinkel He 111.
- 1946 The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
- 1948 The formal creation of the Korean People's Army of North Korea is announced.
- 1949 Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary is sentenced for treason.
- 1950 The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
- 1952 Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.
- 1955 The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km2) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
- 1960 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor.
- 1962 Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
- 1963 Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
- 1963 The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.
- 1965 Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
- 1968 American civil rights movement: The Orangeburg massacre: An attack on black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation at the town's only bowling alley, leaves three or four dead in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
- 1971 The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
- 1971 South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
- 1974 After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
- 1978 Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
- 1981 Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F.C. and AEK Athens F.C.
- 1983 The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050 ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
- 1986 Hinton train collision: Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a 118-car Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, west of Edmonton. It is the worst rail accident in Canada until the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec derailment in 2013 which killed forty-seven people.
- 1989 Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport (Azores) killing all 144 passengers on board.
- 1993 General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
- 1996 The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
- 2005 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
- 2010 A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
- 2013 A blizzard disrupts transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
- 2014 A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist
- 1828 Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright
- 1834 Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic, invented the periodic table
- 1843 Eduard Sacher, Austrian restaurateur and hotelier
- 1878 Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic
- 1880 Franz Marc, German soldier and painter
- 1906 Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography
- 1925 Jack Lemmon, American actor
- 1931 James Dean, American actor
- 1932 John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1937 Manfred Krug, German actor, singer and author
- 1941 Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
- 1955 John Grisham, American lawyer and author
- 1966 Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
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Quote of the day
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.
- Robert Louis Stevenson -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, The United Providences Of Perland
I'll go for MoI
Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Fight with me and for the greatness of the region and you'll never fight alone.
#TCaDS4Prez
Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, The United Providences Of Perland
Seems we are opponents then. Good luck. :)
Jaslandia, The Cross And Davids Star
Who will win, the happygolucky newcomer, or the hardened veteran? Stay tuned to find out!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
For Liberty, Equality, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Minnesota Dakota for President!
#MD4Prez
Penguania And Antarctica, The Cross And Davids Star
I too am running for president.
Penguania And Antarctica
Question, how many campaign posts are we allowed per day? I wanna make sure so I dont end up getting disqualified.
Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota
I'm dead
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota
There is nothing saying you cannot spam the RMB with campaign posts in our laws. With that being said, do not spam the RMB with campaign posts. While it will not get you disqualified, it is frowned upon.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota
Oh ok.
We now have 6 candidates for President, and two for MoI. Once again, I would like to point out, that no one is yet running for Vice President, or Minister of Justice. So...just saying...we need those.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona
Nah. You will do fine. :)
What does the VP do?
The Vice President shall primarily be responsible for advising the President, representing them in the House of Delegates, and acting in their place in the event of an absence or vacancy. Should the Office of the President be vacated by resignation, death, or impeachment the Vice President shall assume the Office until the expiration of the term. The Vice President shall be responsible for recruitment and growth in the region. This shall be the primary non-administrative task of the Vice President.
Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota
[list]
Dear CFN Peoples,
Just dropping in to say hello from the COL.
Sincerely,
Rardium
[I]Clerk of the COL Congress[/I]
[/list]
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona
maybe we should hold a presidential preliminary to better narrow the vote.
Post self-deleted by Magnatronia.
Coincidentally, I have suspended my presidential campaign, and have started my vice presidential campaign.
#Mag4VP
Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota
Coincidence? I think not!
If anyone got that reference then gj
Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota
Long live Bernie Kropp
Jaslandia, The Cross And Davids Star
For a Safer and Securer Society and Democratic Ideals and Freedom, Minnesota Dakota for President!
#MD4Prez
Penguania And Antarctica, Freewire
I'll be going for Minister of Justice
#Andy4MoJ
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Freewire, Jotunheim Collective
#Peng4MoI
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Freewire, Yukona
Hmmm.... maybe go for MoFA....
Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10110176/3/#new
Hoping the Confederacy General doesn't die.
Penguania And Antarctica, Freewire
#Per4MoI2K17 "Transparency, Stability, Intelligence."
Penguania And Antarctica
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