The East PacificBoard

The TEP People's Congress is a new organization designed to increase the usage of the political process between both citizens and residents. Currently, resident rights are very low within The East Pacific. The issue has been discussed but has been voted on by the TEP Government. A very good starting point was proposed by Zukchiva on the TEP forums on July 10th.

"Here are some basic rights I think residents should have:
1. Residents cannot be banned if they have not broken the regional law of the East Pacific (as applies to residents*).
2. If residents have broken regional law, then they shall be ejected or banned at the discretion of the Delegate with notice of the ban at the time right before or after the action, with the reason for such a ban being given. If there is a specific process for banning, then the Delegate must follow that process before banning/ejecting residents (EX: Endorsement Cap Act states you must give 3 days notice before ejection).
3. If residents feel that the ban/ejection is false, then they shall have the right to appeal to the Conclave (with the exceptions of bans done due to trolling, spamming, or flamming on the RMB or forums, in which case, they cannot appeal. Alternatively, they also cannot appeal if they have already been put on trial prior to banning.)
4. If for whatever reason, the resident is unable to attend the trial on the forums due to age restrictions, then the resident shall choose a representative Citizen who will keep in contact with the resident and relay/represent the resident's case to the court.
6. Residents have the right to appeal the denial of their citizenship application to the Viceory and the Conclave, and shall be able to defend themselves in such circumstances.
7. If a resident is banned, then they cannot apply for citizenship.
8. Residents shall have the right to free speech, exactly the same as Citizens."

I wish to continue to have discussions within the Congress and with the TEP government to come up with a compromise that works for everyone. Another issue in which I seek common ground is with a "Grand Pacific Alliance" between most if not all of the Pacifics. NationStates' grand regions need to work together to improve our own issues and to help the whole of NationStates. This includes Pacific Summits and a fighting force that can directly take the fight to raider groups instead of continuous skirmishes between raiders and liberators in region-after-region.

Other issues will be added to the priority list as Congress meets and discusses and comes up issues to deal with.