Federalist Party
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The Federalist Party (Feds) 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.
Contents
Party Views
Here's what the Feds are all about:
Feds and the US
1. We are Country-first
2. We believe in federalism and the power of parties
3. We are totally self-reliant and do not believe in political alliances at the party level
Feds and you
1. We are a meritocracy
2. We are newb-centric
3. We are here to help
Proud = Horny
1. Nation > party > self
2. RL > erep
A longer version of The Federalist Party Platform has been ratified by the party and can be viewed here: Federalist Party Platform.
Party Hierarchy
The Federalist Party has a host of departments and initiatives designed to benefit both party members and the country as a whole. The leading contributors are the six departments the Feds maintain; Political, Media, Outreach, Recruitment, Retention, and the SHIELD militia. While these departments all have their respective heads they all answer to the President, but in most cases the departments oversee the party's day-to-day operations and constitute a significant portion of the party's volunteer positions.
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Paul Proteus | Dave Gulya | Viky KC |
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Paul Proteus | Dave Gulya | Viky KC |
SHIELD Command Staff
Commanding Officer | Served Under | Started | Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Executive Officer |
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Nick Bergman | Tyler Bubblar | December 2014 | Kevin Sheridan | Dave Gulya | Scott Coyle, Sr. |
The SHIELD Commander is appointed by the Party President and the Executive Officer is appointed by the Commanding Officer, the point of SHIELD is to provide a party centric place for our members and foreign allies to enjoy fighting in American battles without having to join the USAF. The CO and XO also appoint the various regiment captains, set daily orders and also work with our government, allies and other american military units to enjoy the fun that is Joint Strikes.
Federalist Party Programs
Active Party Programs
The Federalist Political Department has been one of the most powerful entities in the game. Actively promoting the policy of Nation before Party, the PD has secured the nation against potentially bad candidates and organized coalitions to help such efforts. This, however, does not prevent them from doing well in the elections otherwise. The Feds have done extremely well in Congress over the 3 years of its existence, being the first "sixth party" to have a Speaker of the House and President as well as the first non-top party to attain a plurality in Congress under the direction of Director Firesand.
The Federalist Department of Media (formerly the Department of Public Relations) oversaw the main publications for the party, publishing releases every so often. Along side of this was the Department of Media & Marketing, in charge of fundraising and, while they were part of the game, ads. When it was realized that the names had some overlap, the departments combined to form the new Department of Media & Marketing (M&M for short). Under the direction of many esteemed Feds such as TheCrimsonPatriot and Kara Beth, M&M prospered. When citizen ads were removed and leadership changes, the fundraising aspects of the department dwindled and the focus shifted to just Media. Overtime, with the loss of Federalist Organizations, Media died off and was only recently revived by first PP elected in 2012, Molly Emma.
The Federalist Outreach Program is a dedicated staff of volunteers utilized by the party leadership as a communication tool, to inform party members of the activities and initiatives the party is involved with, as well as national affairs of importance. The program was started by wingfield in 2009 and originally was organized by geographic regions (with the fortress states of New Jersey and Florida representing their own areas). Under citizenslave later that year, the program exploded and grew immensely. The FOP gained a hierarchy of the Department Head, followed by his deputy, then the several District Representatives, each of whom had several Precinct Captains who sent out the message to everyone else. After his departure, the program fell apart and eventually would be put to the side. Overtime, the program would be used by a few people, but it never had too steady of a staff. Only recently, under Fluffydoorman, did the FOP get a significant revival with the Hooligans. Although not to the scale that existed in '09, the program was back up and running as a method for many new people to get involved.
Federalist Recruitment and Retention is one of the newest departments in Fed history. Tasked with gathering new players, its targets have been rather successful, as the Federalist Party is now closing in on the USWP, the party that holds the #1 spot currently and has done so (in one form or another) for a vast majority of eMerican history. Recruitment plays a significant role in the party history from the humble beginnings as a 6th party to its rise as the first 6th party to crack the top 5. Thus, R&R has remained prominent in its relatively short existence (in terms of the existence of the Party).
The Federalist Party has been one of the most successful parties in organizing a militia to fight for the United States of America, this came in the form of the Easy Company. Created in December 2009 by the Federalist Party, the EZC has become one of the leading militias in the world maintaining a spot in the Top 5 for damage in recent weeks, as well as maintaining over 230 members in the in-game MU. Being one of the oldest and first Party Militias, the program has seen many a war and was involved in many operations over the years, including one of its earliest ones being Polish Sausage. Although the party has debated officially dissolving party ties with EZC, the program had remained a Federalist-led militia and was operated out of its MU page and the forums, although it was open to Non-Feds, until March 2013. As of March 2013, EZC officially broke its ties with the Federalist Party to become an independent militia. After much discussion and a poal (sic), the new Federalist Militia, SHIELD, was created in April 2013 under the command of Tiacha.
Federalist Election History
Party Presidents
Name | Time Served |
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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 |
Qubert | 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 2011 - 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 2012 - March 2012 |
Cromstar | March 2012 - April 2012 |
Greene12 | April 2012 - May 2012 |
Twisted-pixel | May 2012 - July 2012 |
Gnilraps | July 2012 ‡‡ |
Stewy | July 2012 - August 2012 |
Malarkey83 | August 2012 - September 2012 |
Paul Proteus | September 2012 - November 2012 |
BigcDizzle | November 2012 - December 2012 |
Duncan Crowe | December 2012 - February 2013 |
Gnilraps | February 2013 - March 2013 |
fingerguns | March 2013 - April 2013 |
EnterAwesome | April 2013 - May 2013 |
Bigcdizzle | May 2013 - June 2013 |
Greene12 | June 2013 - August 2013 |
Tyler Buublar | August 2013 - October 2013 |
Melissa Rose | October 2013 - November 2013 |
Evil_Elvis | November 2013 - January 2014 |
Tyler Buublar | January 2014 - February 2014 |
Blondeninja | February 2014 - April 2014 |
Jefferson Locke | April 2014 - June 2014 |
Apollo221 | June 2014 - July 2014 |
Evil_Elvis | July 2014 - August 2014 |
WookyJack | August 2014 - October 2014 |
Trekker Tlumac | October 2014 - December 2014 |
Tyler Bubblar | December 2014 - 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.
‡‡ Gnilraps served the second half of the June term.
Federalist Presidents of the United States
Name | Time Served |
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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 - April 2012 |
fingerguns | January 2013 - February 2013 |
Paul Proteus | July 2013 - August 2013 |
Josh Frost | October 2013 - November 2013 |
NewAzazel | November 2013 - January 2014 |
Molly Emma | May 2014 - June 2014 |
Tyler Bublar | August 2014 - October 2014 |
† 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.
Federalist Presidents Around the eWorld
Name | Country | Time Served |
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cLaw eagLe | Albania | November 2013 - December 2013 |
Members of Congress
† Clint Carmel joined the party midway through his Congressional term.
- US was wiped and had no Congress this month
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 Credo
As Federalists:
We believe that our country comes before our party, and our party comes before ourselves. A Federalist will place the nation's interest above their own.
We believe that a person's work ethic and ability should be the primary factor in consideration for party positions and congressional candidates. A Federalist believes in giving players an opportunity to serve based on their merits and not how long they have played the game.
We believe in honesty and transparency, whenever possible the Federalist Party will decide business in public venues. A Federalist will not lie, and if a mistake is made will openly come forward and admit it.
We believe in a higher moral calling, and as a party we will strive to do what is right and not what everyone else is doing. A Federalist does not cheat or steal, and plays the game as it is meant to be played. If trusted with a national or party leadership position, a Federalist will discharge their office with impeccable moral character.
We believe in continuing education, party members will strive to educate themselves to be the best citizen they can be. A Federalist will work to share their knowledge of the military, political and economic modules with other party members to help them excel.
We believe in diversity of ideas, as a party we may not always agree on issues, but we will be respectful of each others opinions and debate issues based on the merits of the cause. A Federalist will maintain a civil dialogue even when they disagree with someone.
We remember this is a game, with the objective to have fun, whether you play for 15 minutes or fifteen hours, a Federalist will remember that real life comes first and not to take anything too seriously.
We are Proud/Horny to be Federalist and Americans.
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 was fused with the Public Relations department, due to the fact that their roles are very similar. Eventually, the marketing would be dropped, as the ad module was removed.
The business office expanded as the Federalist Party-owned companies were revived. Led by citizenslave, the party was able to offer discounted items for members on a daily basis and also employed a number of the party's members. The Federalist Party/BBB Better Business Bureau was also created as a national service. It quickly went inactive however, and there no longer is party based communes.
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. It however, quickly became more of a archive of guides instead of its intended purpose as an educational center.
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 was beginning for 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. Then a group of younger players emerged as to lead the 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 resisted the changes, resulting in several leaving 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 perform well in Congressional elections. 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. In September of 2010, outgoing Party President Qubert changed the passwords of most Federalist organizations and gave them over to then S.E.E.S. Party President Emerick who held them for ransom. The Feds did not regain access to these orgs and instead switched the majority of their organizational operations to "Sons of Liberty Holdings".On January 27th, 2012 the Federalist forum was sacked and everything deleted, this was done by the original owner of the forum Feeney Madden, within hours the Feds were able to relocate, but lost 2 years of history in the process.