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(Read First Post Before Voting)Who should be the next president of Esternarx?
Daren Freedhelm 8 (50%)
Harold Hawkson 3 (18.8%)
Lucas Johnson 2 (12.5%)
Mildred Townsie 0 (0%)
Chief Pompo Tonkagawa 3 (18.8%)
Total Votes: 16
Esternarx Elections
Topic Started: Mar 28 2006, 06:35 PM (388 Views)
East Anarx
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Before you vote, think about the actual citizens of my nation and act as you think they would. For the sake of roleplaying, vote as a citizen of Esternarx and not in the best interests of your own nation or your own personal political philosophy.

Daren Freedhelm
A hero to the Esternarxian people, Daren Freedhelm was a steady island in an ocean of uncertainty during the aftermath of the NeoNazi Attack on Esternarx. He kept riots under control and helped keep everyone calm after the tragedy. He supports a government that will only enforce law and order for the protection of the people and a small voluntary army for defense. He is a strong advocate of personal freedoms and civil rights and he promises to provide the people with the maximum personal freedom of all possible candidates. He also advocates economic freedom and a free market economy and promises to lower taxes to levels nearing 0%. His motto is:

"The government which governs least is that which governs best."

Harold Hawkson
A fierce hawkish man, he believes that the government of Esternarx did not do nearly enough to prevent the terrorist attack and although he was away on vacation in the carribean during the aftermath, he blames the attack on negligence in the government. He maintains the position that the government should fund a massive military so that it can crush any opposing nations. He is pro free market so long as it does not damage the power of the government but he will have to raise taxes to fund the military that he envisions. As far as civil rights go, he doesn't mind trampling them as long as he gets the bad guys. He advocates extreme security measures be taken to ensure that another terrorist attack doesn't happen. He also wants a huge, well funded, and highly pervasive police force. His motto is:

"Constant Vigilance!"

Lucas Johnson
Lucas Johnson is a moral man who believes that the government should enforce morality on it's people. He is catholic and promises to convert Esternarx to catholicism as soon as he is elected. He is fiercely against gay rights, abortion, freedom of religion, and everything else that he deems a threat to morality. He is very critical of businesses and promises to levy massive taxes against the rich. He believes that the government should invade people's privacy to make sure that they aren't doing anything immoral and supports a large well funded police force. He plans on joining the Holy League if he gets into office and will not have a military, claiming that an alliance with other catholic nations will be enough to protect Esternarx. His motto is:

"Obey the will of God lest he smite you down."

Mildred Townsie
Mildred Townsie is a stong critic of business and promises to outlaw private enterprise. He supports free government funded healthcare, public education, environmental regulation, and the public ownership of all property. He promises to increase all taxes to 100% so that the government can choose to spend it for the betterment of society. He doesn't care much about civil rights and when he speaks about them they tend to take a back seat to his strong anti-capitalism policies. His motto is:

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"

Chief Pompo Tonkagawa
A Maori cheiftain, he promises to restore all lands taken from the Maoris and stop the imperialist pigs from stealing anymore. It is not really clear how he plans to go about doing this but it will probably consist of raising taxes and raising public funding for the environment. His platform on all other issues is unknown. His motto is:

"Ake ake kia kaha!" (Maori: "Forever and ever be strong!")


This compass of the candidates shows their general location on the political scale.
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Quaon
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OOC: I'm gonna have a little fun. :D

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Welcome to Haroldhawksonforpresident.com. We are dedicated to making a safer future for the New Republic of Esternarx by electing Harold Hawkson president. The NNR attacks were horrible, and Mr. Hawkson will hunt down those responsible.

Scroll down to see the other pages....

You click on 'Why The Quaonion Dogs Are Responsible'

The Quaonion bastards brought down Esternarx by sheltering the terrorists. Their government help fund the attack. It can be proven by going to the following links.

If Mr. Hawkson is elected, I hope he will go to war with Quaon and destroy those corrupt SOBs. :D
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Paradise
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Paradise supports Harold Hawkson.
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OOC: In creating the Harold Hawkson character, I had a vision in mind of something like Bush on steroids...
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Tristan da Cunha
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It seems if I were an ordinary citizen I would vote for Freedhelm since everyone in Esternarx is an Objectivist. ^_^ (I voted Freedhelm in the poll)

The Trilateral Commission government supports whoever will be hostile to the Baghdad Pact. Johnson is likely, Hawkson and Townsie are possible, but the other two don't have the anti-BP potential since they're pacifistic and isolationist.

South Africa supports the Catholic candidate.

Antebellum South supports Hawkson, becauise Hawkson appears to be a solid right-wing anti-communist candidate, similar to the politics of Antebellum South.
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Quaon
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Mar 28 2006, 08:16 PM
OOC: In creating the Harold Hawkson character, I had a vision in mind of something like Bush on steroids...

OOC: That's what I was going for with the website. Ok, maybe Hitler...
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East Anarx
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The polls will close in exactly 24 hours from now. The final vote will be counted then and the new president will be inaugurated.
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Catholic Europe
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I support Lucas Johnson.

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Wadj
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Vote Chief Pompo!
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East Anarx
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The results are in! All further votes are invalid. The winner is Daren Freedhelm with 46.67% of the vote. President Freedhelm is set to make his inaugural address in a few hours.
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Rhadamanthus
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Greater Sakha will recognize Chief Pompo Tonkagawa as the legitimate winner of the election.
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The results are in! All further votes are invalid. The winner is Daren Freedhelm with 42.86% of the vote. President Freedhelm is set to make his inaugural address in a few hours.


The Governments of Western Songhai (Western Australia) and Greater Songhai (Mali and Mauritania in Africa) welcome the election of Mr. Freedhelm. A delegation will arrive from Western Songhai for the Inaugural.

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Tristan da Cunha
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Mar 30 2006, 11:23 PM
Greater Sakha will recognize Chief Pompo Tonkagawa as the legitimate winner of the election.

OOC I chortled. :lol:

IC:

"We are disgusted at the Sakhan cave-chief's plot to repeal civilization and institute worldwide savagery and tribal barbarism. South Africa demands that Lucas Johnson or another acceptable Catholic regime take hold in Esternarx."

--The South African Regency Council
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