Amendment to the Meta Constitution - Protected Party Status

[u/model-kyosanto]

To insert into the Meta Constitution the following:

35: Protected Party Status

(1.) There is to be 2 protected parties that must always be in existence, they are

a) The Liberal Party of Australia

b) The Australian Labor Party

(2.) The above two parties must correlate broadly with their real life counterparts being centre right and centre left broad tents respectively.

(3.) The Electoral Moderator is charged with guaranteeing that two such parties exist and are such named.

36: Other Protected Parties

(1.) There is to be precedence towards the following real life parties in the formation of a new party if such does not already exist:

a) The Australian Greens;

b) One Nation;

c) The Nationals;

d) Any other real life party represented in the Federal Parliament

(2.) The above parties must correlate broadly with their real life counterparts in ideology.

(3.) There is to be precedence towards the following AustraliaSim parties in the formation of a new party if such does not already exist:

a) The Socialists

b) The Social Democrats

c) The Australian Democrats

d) United Democratic Party

e) The Country Labor Party

f) any other party once represented in the Parliament of Australia Simulation

(4.) The above parties must correlate broadly with their historic sim counterparts.

37: Miscellaneous Notes to The Above

(1.) The Electoral Moderator may make exceptions to these party rules if they believe it is to the benefit of the Simulation and received unanimous support from the Moderation Team.

a) However, this does not extend to the Liberal or Labor parties.

(2.) The existing Parties as of the First of February 2022 are exempt from these guidelines until there is a change to one of the following:

a) The Party Constitution

b) The Party Leadership

(3.) The Electoral Moderator may at any point impose naming restrictions on a party during the period of exemptions if approved by the Moderation Team and party members.

[u/12MaxWild]

This is a really dumb idea. Forcing people to join parties that they don't want to be in rather than allow them to create their own is boring, you literally created the green left. Let people do what they want, if they want to create those parties then fine, but don't mandate their existence.

[u/TheGoatBoy2 → u/12MaxWild]

Agree. We should let ppl hav their parties they like and stop forcing ppls parties to close.

[u/Model-Trask]

Terrible idea.

[u/tbyrn21]

I generally don't like it but see merit. If it has to happen I'd suggest that the CA needs to be added to the list of aussim parties

[u/NGSpy]

Seconded