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| + | [[File:Kennyite Assembly 2015-17.svg|right|thumb|250px|Partisan makeup of the Kennyite Federal Assembly: 380 Conservatives (<font color=#FF1726>red</font>), 339 Liberals (<font color=#0B37E4>blue</font>), 6 independents (<font color=#FFAE21>orange</font>)]] | ||
'''[[Omigodtheykilledkenny]] is a multiparty democracy''' dominated by two main parties wielding a veritable monopoly of power and influence over government -- while a bunch of other little "third" parties mostly just take up space on the ballot. The center-right '''God-fearing Freedom-loving Conservative Patriot Party''' (longform for the ''Conservatives'') holds a slight edge over the center-left '''Pansy-ass Liberal Hippy Treehugger Party''' (''Liberals'') both in the Federal Congress and the [[electoral college]]. And before you ask, yes, those are the actual names of the two major parties. They are commonly referred to as "Cons" and "Libs" in colloquial speech. There is also a Kennyite [[Wikipedia:Green Party|Green Party]], which mostly bitches about corporate welfare and routinely calls for the impeachment of everybody; a Kennyite Libertarian Party, which stubbornly refuses to die despite everything they stand for already being made the law; and a so-called Federal Constitution Party, which calls for an end to all international economic and military commitments and pretty much thinks the only good use for the federal government is to bully minorities. | '''[[Omigodtheykilledkenny]] is a multiparty democracy''' dominated by two main parties wielding a veritable monopoly of power and influence over government -- while a bunch of other little "third" parties mostly just take up space on the ballot. The center-right '''God-fearing Freedom-loving Conservative Patriot Party''' (longform for the ''Conservatives'') holds a slight edge over the center-left '''Pansy-ass Liberal Hippy Treehugger Party''' (''Liberals'') both in the Federal Congress and the [[electoral college]]. And before you ask, yes, those are the actual names of the two major parties. They are commonly referred to as "Cons" and "Libs" in colloquial speech. There is also a Kennyite [[Wikipedia:Green Party|Green Party]], which mostly bitches about corporate welfare and routinely calls for the impeachment of everybody; a Kennyite Libertarian Party, which stubbornly refuses to die despite everything they stand for already being made the law; and a so-called Federal Constitution Party, which calls for an end to all international economic and military commitments and pretty much thinks the only good use for the federal government is to bully minorities. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
It is a common misconception that the wild-eyed, cowboyish [[Thor]] founded the Conservative Party, while his more sober and competent successor [[Doug Frowning]] founded the Liberals. Although Frowning's policies were more liberal than Thor's, the actual party did not get its start until 1818, when the druggie President Joseph Morrison secretly formed a congressional coalition against his wife's radical temperance policies. The only problem was that Morrison kept relapsing after enacting more lenient drug laws, allowing his wife to take control and reverse his actions. Mrs. Morrison remained a popular figure after her husband left office; in 1831 while attending the convention for the National Association for Sensible Temperance Youth, she met young Assemblyman [[Eli Jackson]], and by the year's end, the two had brought together a coalition of politicians and activists committed to promoting conservative policies. | It is a common misconception that the wild-eyed, cowboyish [[Thor]] founded the Conservative Party, while his more sober and competent successor [[Doug Frowning]] founded the Liberals. Although Frowning's policies were more liberal than Thor's, the actual party did not get its start until 1818, when the druggie President Joseph Morrison secretly formed a congressional coalition against his wife's radical temperance policies. The only problem was that Morrison kept relapsing after enacting more lenient drug laws, allowing his wife to take control and reverse his actions. Mrs. Morrison remained a popular figure after her husband left office; in 1831 while attending the convention for the National Association for Sensible Temperance Youth, she met young Assemblyman [[Eli Jackson]], and by the year's end, the two had brought together a coalition of politicians and activists committed to promoting conservative policies. | ||
| − | + | [[File:Liberal ostrich.png|right|150px|thumb|The official logo of the Liberal Party.]] | |
Street riots, ever common in Kennyite history, had always been motivated by ideological differences, but took on a much more partisan flare after the founding of the two major parties. Both parties started hiring thugs to win civil brawls -- the Liberal thugs were notable for wearing blue while their Conservative counterparts preferred red, giving rise to the backward political color scheme in the Federal Republic. (Most countries associate blue with the right wing and red with the left wing.) The color scheme remains unofficial to this day; neither party has officially adopted its respective color. Partisan rioting went out of fashion after the [[Kennyite Civil War]] (1852-55), but many aspects of it survive today in the Kennyite version of American football. | Street riots, ever common in Kennyite history, had always been motivated by ideological differences, but took on a much more partisan flare after the founding of the two major parties. Both parties started hiring thugs to win civil brawls -- the Liberal thugs were notable for wearing blue while their Conservative counterparts preferred red, giving rise to the backward political color scheme in the Federal Republic. (Most countries associate blue with the right wing and red with the left wing.) The color scheme remains unofficial to this day; neither party has officially adopted its respective color. Partisan rioting went out of fashion after the [[Kennyite Civil War]] (1852-55), but many aspects of it survive today in the Kennyite version of American football. | ||
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==Policies== | ==Policies== | ||
| − | Conservatives -- originally a party of industry leaders, suffragists, farmers and religious/temperance activists -- are viewed predominantly as favoring corporate interests and the political status quo that sustains their unofficial control over politics and the government. Meanwhile, Liberals -- founded as a coalition of labor leaders, drug addicts, alcoholics, [[Xtapolopaqetl|Xtaps]] and other disenfranchised minority groups -- have historically advocated limited checks on corporate power. However, the Liberal Party is just as heavily swayed by its corporate sponsors as the Conservative Party is, with disputes and discussions between them being largely political theater orchestrated by | + | Conservatives -- originally a party of industry leaders, suffragists, farmers and religious/temperance activists -- are viewed predominantly as favoring corporate interests and the political status quo that sustains their unofficial control over politics and the government. Meanwhile, Liberals -- founded as a coalition of labor leaders, drug addicts, alcoholics, [[Xtapolopaqetl|Xtaps]] and other disenfranchised minority groups -- have historically advocated limited checks on corporate power. However, the Liberal Party is just as heavily swayed by its corporate sponsors as the Conservative Party is, with disputes and discussions between them being largely political theater orchestrated by party paymasters for purposes of distracting the public to maintain their grip on power. |
| − | + | [[File:Anti-Con cartoon.jpg|thumb|220px|left|A political cartoon mocking Conservative politicians.]] | |
| − | Since the Federal Republic joined the [[United Nations]] in 2005, and even after the country's [[Omigodtheykilledkenny and the World Assembly|ultimate withdrawal]] from its successor organization the [[World Assembly]] in 2009, the partisan divide has been dominated by issues pertaining to the international body. Conservatives are naturally more skeptical of UN/WA interference and prefer a [[national sovereignty|sovereigntist]] approach, with a sizable wing of the party favoring total withdrawal before it finally happened. Liberals on the other hand are more inclined to regard the WA as a beneficent organization, and are more amenable to environmental, civil-rights and social-justice laws issued by the General Assembly. Conservatives, favoring a more muscular approach to threats posed by terrorists and rogue nations, are strongly in favor of international accords | + | Since the Federal Republic joined the [[United Nations]] in 2005, and even after the country's [[Omigodtheykilledkenny and the World Assembly|ultimate withdrawal]] from its successor organization the [[World Assembly]] in 2009, the partisan divide has been dominated by issues pertaining to the international body. Conservatives are naturally more skeptical of UN/WA interference and prefer a [[national sovereignty|sovereigntist]] approach, with a sizable wing of the party favoring total withdrawal before it finally happened. Liberals on the other hand are more inclined to regard the WA as a beneficent organization, and are more amenable to environmental, civil-rights and social-justice laws issued by the General Assembly. Conservatives, favoring a more muscular approach to threats posed by terrorists and rogue nations, are strongly in favor of international accords addressing those issues. The parties' respective establishments favor free trade, while populists in both are more hostile to the concept. |
A shift from more traditional conservatism to strong libertarian tendencies on social issues has occurred in Conservative politics under presidents [[Manuelo Fernanda]] and [[Sammy Faisano]], though there is still a substantial portion of the party that remains committed to upholding moral values, represented by political leaders like [[Sandy Schweitzer]] and activist groups like [[KOP-a-FEEL]]. | A shift from more traditional conservatism to strong libertarian tendencies on social issues has occurred in Conservative politics under presidents [[Manuelo Fernanda]] and [[Sammy Faisano]], though there is still a substantial portion of the party that remains committed to upholding moral values, represented by political leaders like [[Sandy Schweitzer]] and activist groups like [[KOP-a-FEEL]]. | ||
==Leaders== | ==Leaders== | ||
| − | The president of the Federal Republic is the head of the nation's ruling party. Opposition parties do not have official "leaders," as those in parliamentary democracies usually do. | + | [[File:Faisano2015A.jpg|right|125px|thumb|President [[Sammy Faisano]] is leader of the Conservative Party.]] |
| + | The president of the Federal Republic is the head of the nation's ruling party. He or she chooses the party's organizational leaders and his or her advisers set party policies and messaging, although friction between Frowning Street and the party leaders in Congress is not uncommon. | ||
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| + | Opposition parties do not have official "leaders," as those in parliamentary democracies usually do. Each party, or its national committee, elects a chairperson, but these are typically mere functionaries with little personal influence over the party's message or direction. Congressional leaders usually have some influence over policy, but it's not until party figures battle it out in the next presidential primaries that a real leader emerges and is deferred to as the de-facto leader through the election campaign. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Omigodtheykilledkenny presidential election, 2015]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:30, 10 June 2017
| This page is a work in progress by its author(s) and should not be considered final. |
Omigodtheykilledkenny is a multiparty democracy dominated by two main parties wielding a veritable monopoly of power and influence over government -- while a bunch of other little "third" parties mostly just take up space on the ballot. The center-right God-fearing Freedom-loving Conservative Patriot Party (longform for the Conservatives) holds a slight edge over the center-left Pansy-ass Liberal Hippy Treehugger Party (Liberals) both in the Federal Congress and the electoral college. And before you ask, yes, those are the actual names of the two major parties. They are commonly referred to as "Cons" and "Libs" in colloquial speech. There is also a Kennyite Green Party, which mostly bitches about corporate welfare and routinely calls for the impeachment of everybody; a Kennyite Libertarian Party, which stubbornly refuses to die despite everything they stand for already being made the law; and a so-called Federal Constitution Party, which calls for an end to all international economic and military commitments and pretty much thinks the only good use for the federal government is to bully minorities.
Contents
History
It is a common misconception that the wild-eyed, cowboyish Thor founded the Conservative Party, while his more sober and competent successor Doug Frowning founded the Liberals. Although Frowning's policies were more liberal than Thor's, the actual party did not get its start until 1818, when the druggie President Joseph Morrison secretly formed a congressional coalition against his wife's radical temperance policies. The only problem was that Morrison kept relapsing after enacting more lenient drug laws, allowing his wife to take control and reverse his actions. Mrs. Morrison remained a popular figure after her husband left office; in 1831 while attending the convention for the National Association for Sensible Temperance Youth, she met young Assemblyman Eli Jackson, and by the year's end, the two had brought together a coalition of politicians and activists committed to promoting conservative policies.
Street riots, ever common in Kennyite history, had always been motivated by ideological differences, but took on a much more partisan flare after the founding of the two major parties. Both parties started hiring thugs to win civil brawls -- the Liberal thugs were notable for wearing blue while their Conservative counterparts preferred red, giving rise to the backward political color scheme in the Federal Republic. (Most countries associate blue with the right wing and red with the left wing.) The color scheme remains unofficial to this day; neither party has officially adopted its respective color. Partisan rioting went out of fashion after the Kennyite Civil War (1852-55), but many aspects of it survive today in the Kennyite version of American football.
The common symbols of the two main parties -- the Conservative turkey and the Liberal ostrich -- originated in political cartoons from the late-19th century.
Policies
Conservatives -- originally a party of industry leaders, suffragists, farmers and religious/temperance activists -- are viewed predominantly as favoring corporate interests and the political status quo that sustains their unofficial control over politics and the government. Meanwhile, Liberals -- founded as a coalition of labor leaders, drug addicts, alcoholics, Xtaps and other disenfranchised minority groups -- have historically advocated limited checks on corporate power. However, the Liberal Party is just as heavily swayed by its corporate sponsors as the Conservative Party is, with disputes and discussions between them being largely political theater orchestrated by party paymasters for purposes of distracting the public to maintain their grip on power.
Since the Federal Republic joined the United Nations in 2005, and even after the country's ultimate withdrawal from its successor organization the World Assembly in 2009, the partisan divide has been dominated by issues pertaining to the international body. Conservatives are naturally more skeptical of UN/WA interference and prefer a sovereigntist approach, with a sizable wing of the party favoring total withdrawal before it finally happened. Liberals on the other hand are more inclined to regard the WA as a beneficent organization, and are more amenable to environmental, civil-rights and social-justice laws issued by the General Assembly. Conservatives, favoring a more muscular approach to threats posed by terrorists and rogue nations, are strongly in favor of international accords addressing those issues. The parties' respective establishments favor free trade, while populists in both are more hostile to the concept.
A shift from more traditional conservatism to strong libertarian tendencies on social issues has occurred in Conservative politics under presidents Manuelo Fernanda and Sammy Faisano, though there is still a substantial portion of the party that remains committed to upholding moral values, represented by political leaders like Sandy Schweitzer and activist groups like KOP-a-FEEL.
Leaders
The president of the Federal Republic is the head of the nation's ruling party. He or she chooses the party's organizational leaders and his or her advisers set party policies and messaging, although friction between Frowning Street and the party leaders in Congress is not uncommon.
Opposition parties do not have official "leaders," as those in parliamentary democracies usually do. Each party, or its national committee, elects a chairperson, but these are typically mere functionaries with little personal influence over the party's message or direction. Congressional leaders usually have some influence over policy, but it's not until party figures battle it out in the next presidential primaries that a real leader emerges and is deferred to as the de-facto leader through the election campaign.
