The Free Land for Delegate: Campaign, Q & A.

The Free Land Has Returned



Welcome to the campaign of the Free Land for a return to the Social Liberal Union's World Assembly Delegate position!

I know what you're thinking: "Why now?" The answer is simple: We stepped down because we thought others should have a chance to use their ideas to make this region greater, and after two terms as Minister of Foreign Affairs, we want to help the region as delegate once again!



Nothing beats experience! At 323 days, we have the longest delegacy in the history of the Social Liberal Union. During our delegacy, we saw the creation of a new constitution, the return of our founder, aided in the split between the Democratic Socialist Alliance and Assembly due to the abuse of power by the Alliance founder, and the rise of the Union to the position of world superpower.

Following our numerous terms as delegate, we immediately became Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Delegacy of Azerzia, a position we still hold today. We have acted as ambassador to numerous regions, perhaps most importantly to the UDLR, where we became the first chair of the Union Council.

Within the SLU and abroad we have drafted numerous laws, including:

B-17 SPOT (Prevention of Ties Act)

A-1 Amendment to the Executive Cabinet Act (Outdated)

Co-author of SPAM (Social Liberal Union Prevention of Annoying Messages Act

UCP #1: Chair of the Union Council Rotation Policy (UDLR)

Co-author of Alliance with the Democratic Socialist Assembly with then-Assembly-delegate Bazlantis.

We were also recently recognized for our service to the Union with a commendation (M-2 Commend Eggy216)

While we generally prefer to give the cabinet members full jurisdiction over their respective departments, we have some ideas we would like to see enacted during our delegacy.



This is the area where the Free Land has the most experience, and where we believe the delegate should take the strongest lead - as a representative to foreign regions.

We will take a strong lead in reforming the department of Foreign Affairs along with the new minister, solving many of the problems we have seen as Minister. Primarily, we will organize a system through which all ambassadors will be required to provide a report to the minister of Foreign Affairs about the happenings of their region during that week, even if the report is solely stating that no important events occurred during that week. The reports will be compiled by the minister, and then reported to the delegate to be presented to the region along with reports from all other departments - similar to the organization under the current delegate.

For World Assembly voting, I would like to continue the system Cowardly Pacifists and myself have put into place, and continue summarizing and analyzing World Assembly resolutions for the region. This job would fall to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to do for each resolution that is presented to the World Assembly.

When voting for World Assembly Resolutions, we would follow the pattern that the region has shown while voting and in the discussion that takes place both on the forum and the Regional Message Board.

We would like to pursue embassies more strongly as delegate than I did during our past terms as delegate. We will only agree to construct embassies with regions of similar values to the SLU, in accordance to all laws of the Union as well as the views of all members of the region.



While I don't personally take part in most of the roleplaying we have here in the SLU, it doesn't take much effort to see that those who do LOVE it. It's probably one of the greatest assets we have as a region. I personaly would like to change one thing though - most of our RP is politics based. By concentrating so much on that one area, are we not missing a whole group of people who want to take a break from the political world of nationstates and RP with their friends? I would push for different types of RP, like the Pokemon one I've already been trying to start. I'd also like to see a resurgence of our sports leagues, which started with hockey and football last year.

Mentorship hasn't been as active since it was first created. I would like to see this program revived again so we can help out newer nations, and that way those who come to the region without a knowledge of either nationstates itself or just of the region, we can help them out and they will be more like to stay here and help us grow and prosper!



I do not want to change the immigration system too greatly. We have generally seen a steady increase in membership due to the hard work done by both the minister of Immigration and the recruiters. Rather than make large changes to the system, I would like to work alongside the ministry of Domestic Affairs to award sluans to the "recruiter of the week," the award started by the previous minister of immigration, Cemaes. This should result in more people joining the ministry as recruiters, as well as those recruiters pushing harder to get members to join the region and increase our membership. We would also get directly involved in recruitment and the welcoming of new nations, to ensure the SLU never falls from its position as a world superpower - and the largest liberal/socialist region in the world!



I would like to continue with the way defense is organized under the Azerzian administration. The CUS system has worked perfectly on numerous occasions in the past, the judicial system functions fast enough that we aren't waiting months before an offending nation is ejected, and nations who can't represent themselves are represented by an attorney of sorts. From what I've seen the system runs smoothly, and I don't want to change anything here!



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Thank you very much, and remember: