Federalist Party
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The Federalist Party (FP) is a political party in the eUS that believes our nation is only as strong as its citizens. Focused on education and service, The Federalist Party pushes for federalism in the eUS and fights for shared responsibility between all parties and the federal government.
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Party Views
The Federalist Party Platform has been ratified by the party and can be viewed here: Federalist Party Platform. It is currently undergoing revision by the Federalist Platform Committee, formed by citizenslave in early August.
Federalist Party Programs
The Federalist Party has a host of organizations and initiatives designed to benefit both party members and the country as a whole. The Federalist Party Training Division is a Party initiative to introduce new players to world of military combat in eRepublik. The Federalist Outreach Program is a communication tool used to inform party members of the goings on of the party and the country. The Better Business Bureau is an education program aimed at informing players about business in eRepublik. The Federalist Party has been a leader in organizing militias to fight for the United States of America. With that goal in mind Easy Company was formed.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Federalist Party Training Division | Federalist eAcademy |
| Federalist Outreach Program | Federalist Party/FOP |
| Federalist Recruitment and Retention | Federalist R&R |
| Federalist Party Militia | Easy Company |
Federalist Training Division
The Federalist eAcademy is a Party's Training Division, and serves as a system where players of all levels and knowledge can learn more about the game, including mechanics, features, current events, tools, extras, and such via shouts and Private in-game messages.
Party Presidents
| Name | Time Served |
|---|---|
| Rise | October 2008 - November 2008 |
| Logomaster304 | November 2008 - December 2008† |
| Tiacha | December 2008 - January 2009† |
| Alby | January 2009 - March 2009 |
| Gaius Julius | March 2009 - June 2009 |
| Bill Brasky | June 2009‡ |
| fingerguns | June 2009 - September 2009‡ |
| Captain Panther | September 2009 - October 2009 |
| citizenslave | October 2009 - January 2010 |
| CrashNBurn | January 2010†† |
| St Krems | January 2010 - February 2010†† |
| Kyle321n | February 2010 - March 2010 |
| fingerguns | March 2010 - April 2010 |
| Greene12 | April 2010 - June 2010 |
| David Landon | June 2010 - August 2010 |
| qubert18 | August 2010 - September 2010 |
| Greene12 | September 2010 - October 2010 |
| Melissa Rose | October 2010 - December 2010 |
| Greene12 | December 2010 - January 2011 |
| Angelini | January 2011 - February 2011 |
| Soren Nelson | February 2010 - March 2011 |
| Jacksondr5 | March 2011 - April 2011 |
| Gnilraps | April 2011 - June 2011 |
| Mourning Star | June 2011 - July 2011 |
| Soren Nelson | July 2011 - August 2011 |
| Angelini | August 2011 - September 2011 |
| Gnilraps | September 2011 - October 2011 |
| Civil Anarchy | October 2011 - November 2011 |
| Gnilraps | November 2011 - December 2011 |
| Fluffydoorman | December 2011 - January 2012 |
| Molly Emma | January 2011 - Present |
† Tiacha was unelected as PP, but ran the party during a phase of transition.
‡ Fingerguns served the second half of the June term unofficially and was then elected twice.
†† St Krems served out the later part of CrashNBurn's term.
Federalist Presidents of the United States
| Name | Time Served |
|---|---|
| Gaius Julius | September 2009 - October 2009 |
| PigInZen | March 2010 - April 2010 |
| Harrison Richardson† | May 2010 - June 2010 |
| Chocolate McSkittles†† | June 2010 - July 2010 |
| St Krems††† | August 2010 - September 2010 |
| Alexander Hamilton | November 2010 - December 2010 |
| Blank Keating | July 2011 - August 2011 |
| Oblige | December 2011 - Present |
† Harrison Richardson joined the party early in his POTUS term.
†† Chocolate McSkittles's was not a party member, rather his primary endorsement was from the Federalists. His vice-president, ligtreb, was also a Federalist.
††† St Krems was not a Federalist while in office, rather he is a former Federalist Party President.
Members of Congress
Formation of the Federalist Party
The Federalist Party (FP) was originally known as the eRepublicans for Change Party (RFC). During a discussion of a rename several members opted to change from RFC to the FP, however upon further research it was discovered that the Federalist ideology did not in fact support the ideology of the RFC. After an internal vote was declined regarding the name change several members decided to leave the RFC and create their own Federalist Party in October of 2008.
The founding members of the Federalist Party believed a more conservative approach to eRepublik was necessary for long-term success of our nation, so in the early days, the party was firmly hard-right. The Federalists at the time were primarily focused on political prominence, quickly earning a number of seats in Congress. Those early Congressmen advocated a responsible and balanced government, supporting education and transparency. Despite a total lack of recruiting effort, the Federalist Party grew in size between December and January, marking a distinct increase in overall party activity.
Founders
Federalist Reforms
During July and August of '09, the Federalist Party underwent a massive overhaul, under former Party President fingerguns. In an effort to create more party jobs for more members and boost activity and party reach, a number of departments were created.
The Federalist Party/FOP Federalist Outreach Program was started, which serves a dual purpose as the party's mainline of communication to members as well as the mentorship/recruiting department. This program was first started as a recruiting project by wingfield and then handed off to citizenslave, who expanded to include all party communication.
The Military Office was created during wartime to help the nation drive more citizens to various branches of the military. The department was initially headed up by Captain Panther. In August, fingerguns announced that the party would be starting its own Federalist Training Division, in response to the complaints from new members about their inability to get in or out of the military's educational boot camp. This party training division was then developed by Captain Panther based on official military training docs. Other parties have since adopted their own training divisions, as well, to help educate new citizens on fighting and wellness. The Training Division went defunct soon after Easy Company, the party militia, was formed in January.
A media and marketing department was developed to work in conjunction with the PR department. The purpose of media and marketing is to utilize the new eRepublik ad module, create new (entertaining) ways for the party to reach across the aisle, and organize party fundraisers. Media and Marketing is now fused with the Public Relations department, due to the fact that their roles are very similar.
The business office expanded as the Federalist Party-owned companies were revived. Led by citizenslave, the party currently offers discounted items for members on a daily basis and is also employing a number of the party's members. The Federalist Party/BBB Better Business Bureau was also created as a national service.
In early July, due to the recent inactivity of the BBB, the Business Department was created. Headed by Nikolai Omega, it was created to run the party and Easy Company companies, as well as manage the party finances. The department was run with the heavy collaboration of then-EZC Commanding Officer Calebb and Party President David Landon.
Just after the creation of the Business Department, Landon and longtime party member ibnroshed2 announced the formation of the Education Department, which mainly dealt with the newly-formed Federalist Education Academy. At this time, the FEA is beginning its first semester.
The Recruitment and Retention Department was re-named the Fed Recruitment Office in mid-August by qubert18 just after he was elected as party president. The FRO was an expanded version of R&R, centering its focus on bringing new eAmerican citizens into the party.
History
In April of 2009, a new era of the Federalist Party was starting. At this point, many of the founding members had left and a new cadre of members were about to emerge. There were about 80 members in the party at the time, but we were averaging 5 seats in congress every month. Gaius Julius was Party President and for the most part the party was static/nonactive. In the early summer, fingerguns and Wingfield pioneered a system for recruiting/activity-building called the Federalist Outreach Program(FOP). After creating the FOP, they set out to reform the whole party; Wingfield though, under the pressure, burned out and left. Luckily, citizenslave came to run the FOP when fingerguns was elected Party President. At this time, a group of people emerged as the new leadership of the Fed Party: Alexander Hamilton, Crashnburn, Captain Panther, The Crimson Patriot, St. Krems, and Greene12 all filled roles of the early leadership during fingerguns' Presidency. During this period, many reforms were made that became what we know as the Federalist Party today. Although some of the old guard in the party did not approve of these reforms, and some even left the party. As the party was overhauled and new departments/jobs were created, the party’s activity grew and it’s membership doubled within a few months. The party continued to be well represented in Congress. During WW3, the party continued to boom due to the Feds’ coordination in evacuating party members from occupied states. Also during this period, many training/educational initiatives were established and the Federalist Party realized the true potential that a party can have. After the end of the American occupation, the Fed Party emerged as the strongest party in the country. Under the reign of citizenslave, who realized the potential power of this party as the Feds hit the top five and the Easy Company Party militia was established, the business department grew more sophisticated and the Federalists rose to prominence in national politics. Also during this period, other parties began to copy the Federalist formula of success. By the winter of 2009 and the start of 2010, the party had stagnated somewhat as most of the leadership had moved on. fingerguns became Party President once again in March and got the party back on track, followed by terms of Greene12 and David Landon.
