Independent Free Citizens

## **♦️What is the Independent Free Citizens?*♦️***

The ***Independent Free Citizens (IFC)*** was an active independent political party in the nation of Adoria. It was founded by a number of disenfranchised citizens in Adoria who were tired of all the other parties and their inability to represent the interests of the people.

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### Ideologies

Individualism
Natural Law
Voluntary Community
Free Marketism
Economic and Cultural Globalization
Globalism
Social Libertarianism
Federalism
Republicanism
Demarchy/Soritition
Secularism
Humanitarian Interventionism
Environmentalism
Reformism

## **♦️The Goals of the Independent Free Citizens*♦️***

The ***Independent Free Citizens (IFC)*** was created to unify Adoria through the three principles of Veritas, Libertas, and Justitia (Truth, Liberty, and Justice). The IFC is for people who reject ordinary party politics, reject the extremism of the radical identitarian left and right, and reject Machiavellian centrism. Many individuals feel that they aren’t represented by the current political parties, but realize that running independent isn’t enough. By using the party system against itself it can effectively achieve real political and cultural change through unifying the politically disenfranchised.

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## **♦️Fundamental Reform*♦️***

The ***Independent Free Citizens (IFC)*** advocates for unique political reforms, most notably the means of electing officials. The IFC supports creating a truly representative system through election by sortition. Sortition is the selection of political officials as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates, a system intended to ensure that all competent and interested parties have an equal chance of holding public office. It also minimizes factionalism, since there would be no point making promises to win over key constituencies if one was to be chosen by lot, while elections, by contrast, foster it. The IFC believes that this system of choosing candidates to serve in office is the best means of combating corruption, preventing mob rule, preventing oligarchy and creating a truly representative system for the people based on fairness, cognitive diversity, and empowerment of the people.

The Independent Free Citizens supports the implementation of strict and short term limits in order to act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". Term limits are essential to preventing corruption, preventing general abuse of power and preventing permanent tyranny.

New laws will be implemented to combat corruption and the party will implement higher penalties under the law and these corrupted officials will be strictly and justly dealt with. The party will not tolerate corruption.

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## **♦️Economic Policies*♦️***

**Taxes** - The IFC support the abolition of all current taxes and replacing them with a single simple consumption tax of 10-15% gradually with their 10/20 year reduction plan. They also support abolishing all tax deductions and tax credits.

**Spending** - The IFC support spending the revenue from this single consumption tax primarily on the military, justice, veterans benefits, foreign affairs and education/healthcare voucher systems.

**Regulation** - The IFC generally support dramatically reducing regulations in regards to every sector of the economy. They think there should be more regulations on the government then on the private sector. This would occur gradually with their 10/20 year reduction plan.

**Minimum Wage** - They oppose it completely. The IFC believes the minimum wage is whatever the market forces determine it to be for each individual. They argue that the minimum wage is a tool of the racists and ageists against minorities and young people.

**Welfare** - The IFC support abolishing all welfare and creating the *Private Charity Co-Op Program (PCCP)* which helps connect those who want to help to charities that they can trust and work with. This would be implemented gradually with their 10/20 year reduction plan.

**Labor Unions** - The IFC oppose public unions, but support private sector unions.

**Healthcare** - The IFC support the creation of a *Healthcare Voucher Program (HVP)* to replace all other healthcare programs currently in use. There would be a separate *Healthcare Veterans Voucher System (HVVS)* with extra benefits given based on number of years served, permanent injuries occurred while serving, and other determining factors for more benefits.

**Education** - The IFC support the creation of a *School Voucher Program (SVP)* and the *Conversion Schools System (CSS)* which would turn all Public schools into Charter or Private schools gradually with their 10/20 year conversion plan. The government will require all schools to cover certain topics in addition to normal academic classes. Mainly CIVICS, ECONOMICS/PERSONAL FINANCE, SELF-DEFENSE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GUN and BASIC TOOLS SAFETY, and MORALITY/ETHICS would all be additional mandatory classes for all students to take starting 6th grade and finishing in the 12th grade.

**Pensions** - Any public pension plans would be transitioned into a *Opt-in Co-Private/Public Plan (CPPP)* or just private plans gradually with their 10/20 year conversion plan.

**Tariffs** - All tariffs and trade restrictions would be completely abolished.

**Subsidies** - All subsidies would be completely abolished.

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## **♦️Social Issues*♦️***

**Abortion** - The IFC believe abortion should be completely banned as it is a infringement on the most basic individual natural right to life. They support the adoption of the *Universal Recognition of the Basic Right to Life Act (URBRLA)*.

**Death Penalty** - The IFC supports the death penalty for capital crimes (Rape, Murder, Treason, etc.).

**Gun Control** - The IFC oppose all forms of gun control, all firearms should be legal for purchase with the only qualification being age.

**Prison Reform** - The IFC support eliminating many non-violent federal crimes, but increasing penalties and sentences for more serious violent crimes. They support a mandatory *10-year Case Review System (10CRS)* which requires all prisoners in prison for sentences higher than 10 years have their cases reviewed. They support the creation of the *Extremist and Organized Crime Growth Prevention System (EOCGPS)* which would recreate how prisons are structured to prevent extremist, gangs and other organized crime groups from recruiting from the prison population. It would also provide anti-extremist education to youth and in high risks communities.

**Religious Freedom** - The IFC believes in the rights of all individuals of all religions to practice their beliefs as long as those beliefs don’t infringe on other peoples rights should be protected.

**FGM** - The IFC believe the vile continuation of this practice must be brought to an end. This is a clear violation of not only women's rights, but individual rights. They support the *End FGM in Adoria Act (EFGMAA)* which would increase penalties for those whom illegally perform FGM and it would push for international condemnation and prohibition of FGM globally.

**Drugs and Drug Use** - The IFC believe all drug use should be decriminalized and legalized.

**Immigration** - The IFC believes immigration should be values based, and that immigrants should speak our language and should be of the same values.

**Police Officer Body Cameras** - The IFC supports the use of Police Officer Body Cameras and think they should be required for all officers Adoria-wide.

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## **♦️Foreign Policy and International Relations*♦️***

**Military Spending** - The IFC believes we should increase military spending by 10%, meet the 2% of GDP NATO requirement and officially adopt the Geneva Convention.

**Refugees** - The IFC supports the establishment of the *Adoria Refugee Asylum System (ARAS)* which would allow our government to give entry and protection in our country to the following categories of people:

* Political activists advocating for individual rights under threat of arrest, or worse

* Allied; High officials and government employees

* Allied; Civilians and non-combatants

* Those being specifically persecuted for religious, racial or ethnic group identities these individuals may hold

* Those who are under threat of death from genocidal or tyrannical governments (Level 1 non-combatants and level 2 injured combatants both apply)

**Compulsory Service** - The IFC oppose compulsory service, however they do support a system of every one upon reaching the age of 17 can opt-in the *Military and Civilian Service Commission (MCSC)* which would be a 2 year commitment to the United Forces of Adoria or a job in civilian government.

**United States and Europe** - The IFC believe that Adoria should support and conduct joint operations against threats to peace and stability in the world along with U.S. and European forces.

**Israel** - The IFC believe that Adoria should support Israel and conduct joint operations against threats to peace and stability in the Middle East.

**Terrorism** - The IFC believe that Adoria should join the War on Terror and commit our forces to making the world a freer safer place to live.

**Organized Crime** - The IFC believe that Adoria should join the War on Organized Crime and commit our forces to making the world a freer safer place to live.

**NATO** - The IFC believe we should support and stay in NATO, working towards the goal of combatting Russian aggression and opposing the enemies of freedom around the World. They believe we should encourage other free nations to join NATO.

**Kurds** - The IFC believe we should send ground troops as well as provide other aid to the Kurds in their fight against Turkey and terrorists forces.

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## **♦️Recognition of Independence♦️**

The IFC support recognizing the following countries as independent/sovereign states;

* **Taiwan**

* **Hong Kong**

* **Tibet**

* **Kurdistan**

* **Kosovo**

* **Republic of Somaliland**

* **Scotland**

* **Catalonia**

* **Barcelona**

* **Veneto**

* **Lombardy**

* **South Tyrol**

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## **♦️Land Disputes♦️**

* **Golan Heights** - The IFC supports it going to Israel

* **Gaza Strip and the West Bank** - The IFC supports it going to Israel

* **Shebaa Farms** - The IFC supports it going to Israel

* **Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) [Western Sahara]** - The IFC supports Adoria acquiring the SADR in order to secure stability in North Western Africa and prevent the oppression by the Moroccan State.

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