Demand Better: In Summation
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Jacobi
Demand Better: In Summation
At first glance I know it to be rather odd to be writing a summation of my Presidential campaign without, admittedly, having posted or even written the entirety of my campaign. That being said, the method of nomination of the Canadian Social Democrats (wherein it is no secret that I am covetous of the nod) requires me to write a condensced version of my platform. Never one to write something obligatory and then not to post it in my newspaper, I present it just the same to the entirety of my fellow citizenry.
I start thus, with relevant articles:
Cabinet Presentation: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/the-5th-jacobi-cabinet-1054866/1/20
Announcement Speech: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/demand-better-1038983/1/20
Demand Better: A High and Stable Canadian Dollar http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/demand-better-a-stable-and-high-canadian-dollar-1043667/1/20
Statement of Beliefs (Quebecois Edition): http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/ce-que-je-crois-jacobi-pour-le-qu-bec-what-i-believe-jacobi-for-quebec-997567/1/20
Statement of Beliefs (Suspicious similiar Treian edition): http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/treian-a-prime-minister-for-the-people-1016870/1/20
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http://www.youtube.com/user/ColCarp#p/u/1/BGzbPKCiQBo
Summation:
I come to the Presidential elections with the most "on-the-job" experience of any candidate, an ambition and drive to improve our nation, and a record of doing so. I have been privileged and honored with the awesome responsibilities that the job entails, and know what is required of a President in War and Peace. I have an inate understanding that exceeds my rivals in both foreign affairs and economics, and more than my share of military strategy and tactics. It is fair to say that the government we have today has grown out of the philosophies introduced during my previous tenure.
It is fair to say too, that the present William Duncan/Derek Harland administration, while agreeing with perhaps 90% of the underlying government philosophies of its predecessor, has veered far past the extremes of logic in several fundamental areas. If you have enjoyed how our country has been run for the past two months under William Duncan/Derek Harland, you will likely enjoy its standard bearer in these elections. If, however, you feel that the ship of state has sailed far past the islands of reason and logic, I invite you to Demand Better.
I invite you to Demand better of the government in its economic policy. As President I stand for strong budgetary priorities, but I stand for them in within our means. The William Duncan/Derek Harland administration has budgeted, in the worst case, a monthly budget of 270,000 Canadian. This irrational number is near 50% more than was spent by Canada during the entirety of World War III! A Jacobi administration, as it has always done, would meet the needs of the CAF without going through ridiculous gluttony and crowd pleasing numbers. I stand for a budget of realistic revenues and expenses that are sustainable within our economy, I stand for a 0.033 Canadian dollar that will be stable throughout the entirety of my administration. I stand for programs that can exhibit value for dollars, a government based on reasonable targets and goals. I will not pander as the William Duncan/Derek Harland administration has done, because you will demand better.
I invite you to Demand better of the government in its administration. As President, I have stood for increased security in cabinet, limited access meaning limited damage in worst case scenarios. The William Duncan/Derek Harland administration has created a Federal Civil Service, a diffusion of responsibility, a promised increase in organizations, a glut of bureaucrats with extremely limited accountability. Perhaps a beleaguered William Duncan/Derek Harland administration which had already lost Immigration Canada once sees a use in 50 Department Heads, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and bureaucrats. I see it as inefficient waste, a guessing game of who is really in charge of what and where writ large, with the loser being Congress and Canada. The Jacobi government will have, as it had, clear lines of accountability. The Jacobi administration will have clear and consistant communication. And, ultimately, I will be happy to be accountable to my government, since I will have appointed my team to stand behind me. I will be accountable, because you will demand better.
Finally, I invite you to Demand better of the government in its foreign policy. As President, I stood clearly for strong alliances, reaching out past traditional allies, and an activist foreign policy in the promotion of freedom and liberty. In doing so, we joined EDEN, made lasting friendships in the Pacific, and earned an excellent international reputation. But we knew our limits. Would I have spent 100 gold on grain companies while our MPP with Malaysia lapsed at a critical moment? Would I have spent 75 gold on a hospital in Switzerland without Congression approval or any fanfare? Would I have made peace with France without consulting with our allies as required under the EDEN treaty? No, because I know you demand better of our government than to drop the ball on the world stage.
If you demand better of a government at home and abroad, if you demand better of a government in how it operates, if you demand better of a government in how it takes on its role in our economy, then I invite you to stand with me and my Team as we build a better government, and build a better Canada.
I end with one promise, which by making will force me to attempt to keep. A babyboom has always been an elusive goal in Canadian history...we dream of a population that exceeds our size in the real world, and in theory with the amount of Canadians with access to the internet being the highest in the world, this is an attainable goal. I will, to that end, attempt to do my best to emulate other successful efforts by getting some sort of media interview by the end of my first term. As an accomplished public speaker, and someone who isn't afraid to use my real name, I think we may do well by advertising the new world in the real world.
Thank you, fellow citizens, for your consideration, and I hope that come December 5 we will be able to, together again, to demand better.
John "Jacobi" Carpenter
Comments
~hyuu~
Go Canada \o/
I did not like most of your policies during your term in office. With that being said there were some areas in which you excelled in.
Nevertheless my dislike for your policies is nothing personal, my open attacks against you are aimed at your abilities to lead this nation, not at you personally. You seem like a decent fellow. A sly politician, but a decent fellow no doubt. Politics is politics after all. 😉
Thus, putting politics aside, I wish you good luck.
wall of boring text....must not read......must go straight to flaming......
@Scorpius :
Beside being Jalous, do you ever have something usefull to say?
YA CANADA!
Fancy words, nice
yeah you know what i actually had some useful stuff to say in the #1 article in your media that i wrote.
Each day that goes by...the eCanada I knew during the war fades ever further from what I perceived as reality...
I demand better!
Peace with France? lolwut?
Cut budgeting, but only when you finish paying off the bonds.
I've waited nearly a month and a half, ffs.
By the way
>I stand for a 0.033 Canadian dollar that will be stable throughout the entirety of my administration
How much is the Canadian dollar right now?
Lol like I said. Nice guy. Bad policies. 😛
"Would I have made peace with France without consulting with our allies as required under the EDEN treaty? No, because I know you demand better of our government than to drop the ball on the world stage."
In light of the above statement how do you feel about the Non Agression Pact you arguably unilateraly signed with the U.K.? I don't recall if we were EDEN members at the time or not.. but surely the writing was on the wall.
"The Jacobi administration will have clear and consistant communication"
I must say i always thought that this was your biggest strength in office. Regular communication to the people of canada is a must of any administration in my opinion.
Rainer N, the UK treaty was literally vetted by the Supreme Commander of EDEN, Shoot, and his agreement was received before it was signed and the government's intentions were posted for notice on the EDEN boards 🙂
How can we demand better when everyone has very similar cabinet lists and policies? Demand the same. Just flip a coin on election day unless someone is your friend.
You're right George. Issues, we need issues!
You want the CSD nomination?
Wasn't that the party you used to be in?
Jacobi, so far from what ive seen your a "flipflopper" for lack of a better term.
when you signed thet eUK NAP you told me, well you told everyone im sure im not the only one who remembers this, that "i dont care what congress thinks" regarding the eUK NAP.
now you say "Would I have spent 75 gold on a hospital in Switzerland without Congression approval or any fanfare?.... No" somehow i think you wouldnt care what congress has to say, much like you didnt care what they had to say when you signed the eUK NAP.
I personally will never vote for you, a president that has stated in the past he doesnt care what congress has to say does not deserve to be president.
demand better? things are fine, our pop has risen, we have all our regions, our dollar is already high enough, our military is stronger then ever b4 and our GDP is higher then it ever was during your terms in office. if you are voted into office it will be because people know your name, not because you will make eCan better.
nothing personal, thats just my opinion.
oh and by cutting expenses i assume you mean a weaker CAF, less MPP's and civil services ect. or will you magically do all the same stuff at half the cost?
I won't be spending 100 gold on grain, and the CAF itself will tell you it can't spend it's own budget because the numbers aren't real.
I demand butter.
Hey....that was my line.
All the best to you Jacobi.
I'd esleep better at night with Jacobi back at the helm - even if I don't agree with every policy, he's just so darned reasonable and competent sounding
Jacobi is the right man, but not as part of the lackey party, its the unseen forces that he brings with him that worry me (due to his association with the lackey party).
i wish i was dMoD!!!!
So, Tamas, just to make things explicit.
You are suggesting he move back to his old party then?
i love when Jacobi was the prime minister of canada it was so great though i do not know how to explain how great it WAS