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Greetings to everyone on Planet Bob!

Let me start by saying that I realize there are a lot of DoEs being put out there right now, so I’m sorry to make those who insist on reading every OWF message read one more.

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[An SWF comrade desperately tries to draw attention to our historic re-founding.]

As many of you know, the Socialist Workers Front (SWF) is an old alliance with a rocky past. It was formed from the merging of the International Communist Party (ICP) and the International Coalition of Socialist Nations (ICSN). Sadly, it had disbanded a couple of years ago.

As many of you may not know, SWF has actually been thriving for some time on *modedit*. In that alternate reality (accessible only by time machine) SWF is one of the major alliances. So, a small group of us from there decided to re-found SWF here on Planet Bob. However we have been quickly joined by various other comrades, so our founding group here comes from a variety of backgrounds.

With that little bit of history out of the way, let us move on to our founding constitution:

Chapter I – Foundation

Art. 1. The Socialist Workers Front, the SWF, or simply, the Front, is founded this day, 14th of May 2008.

Art. 2. The Front is united in its belief in equality, freedom from all forms of exploitation and oppression, the necessity of democracy, tolerance and the protection of human rights.

Art. 3. The Founder of the Front shall act as nominal leader pending Chapter V of the Constitution.

Chapter II – The General Congress

Art. 4. The Congress is both the ultimate authority and legislative power of the Socialist Workers Front. Each member of the Front occupies one seat in the Congress. Each seat has one vote on all matters brought before the Congress.

Art. 5. The Congress has the power to create new legislation, modify past legislation, and amend the Constitution.

Art. 6. Any power not restricted by the Constitution from the Congress is reserved by the Congress.

Chapter III – Legislation

Art. 7. Legislation must be voted on by at least 30% of all alliance members to carry.

Art. 8. Legislation of a general kind require a simple majority (50%+1) of all votes cast to carry.

Art. 9. Legislation which amend the Constitution require a super majority (67%+1) of all votes cast to carry.

Chapter IV – Provisional Government

Art. 10. The Congress is prohibited from establishing formal government pending Chapter V of the Constitution.

Art. 11. The Congress may, at any time, elect a Deputy to perform any specific function within the Front by a simple majority vote.

Art. 12. Pending Chapter V of the Constitution, the Founder and any elected Deputies have the authority to govern by consensus subject to a simple majority veto by the General Congress.

Chapter V – Reorganisation

Art. 13. Should the alliance reach 30 active members, a Constituent Assembly must be convened to discuss the formation of a formal government and the expansion of the SWF Constitution.

Chapter VI – War & Peace

Art. 14. War, as a tool of State, is prohibited pending Chapter V of the Constitution. However, the individual right of members to war shall not be infringed.

Art. 15. The nominal leader may not force a member of the Front to war nor declare war on behalf of the Front as a whole.

Art. 16. No treaty may be signed by the SWF whose conditions may force the Front to declare war.

Also, we are very proud to announce our protectorate treaty with the Libertarian Socialist Federation. They are good comrades and it is always a pleasure to work with them. Here are the details of the treaty:

Preamble

The Libertarian Socialist Federation and The Socialist Workers Front share a number of political perspectives such as, workers' control, a commitment to workers' democracy and equality. As such, The Federation feels it is imperative that any organisation on Cybernations that promote workers' control, socio-economic and political equality and democracy should survive.

Both alliances seek to promote Socialism, Communism and/or Anarchism in Cybernations through good actions, struggle and example, there is already an existing friendship between The Front and The Federation, members having come into contact with one another before, through diplomatic channels. Issues concerning both alliances are never kept secret from one another, and both alliances, despite the gap in strength between the two, walk hand in hand on many issues on Planet Bob.

The Libertarian Socialist Federation, and The Socialist Workers Front hereby establish this Protectorate Treaty in which The Socialist Workers Front will enjoy growth, unity and continuance from The Federation's protection, at the same time, this treaty merely outlines the protection that The Front should expect to receive, and as such, both Alliances retain their Sovereignty on Internal and Foreign Affairs.

Upon Signing this Protectorate Treaty, The Socialist Workers Front (SWF) will become a protectorate of The Libertarian Socialist Federation (LSF).

Henceforth, The LSF may also be referred to as The Federation, and The SWF as The Front.

Article I - Respect

The signatory Alliance and their Member States will treat each other with as much respect and decency as they would their own. Healthy debate and discussion as well as constructive criticism is not to be frowned upon, but all Member States and Communes of the signatory Alliances are expected to show tact and consideration by going through the proper channels when addressing concerns.

Article II - Non Aggression

Both The Federation and The Front obligate themselves to desist from any act of violence, any aggressive action, and any attack on each other either individually or jointly with other powers. Both The LSF, and The SWF declare their intent to resolve any issues between the parties through regular diplomatic discourse.

Article III - Aid, Advice and Support

The LSF will provide The SWF with economic and military support when needed, including the sharing of financial resources through sending aid, be it in the form of financial aid, technology or troops, as well as the sharing of information between members of both The Front and The Federation with regards to our mutual economic development on Planet Bob.

In any case where The SWF have not been the transgressors, The LSF, as a collective, will undoubtedly show whatever form of support it can for members of The SWF.

Article IV - Non Espionage

Neither Alliance will engage, nor condone nor encourage a third party to do so, in espionage on each other. If the a signatory Alliance receives any information relevant to the other they are to immediately notify them within 24 hours, revealing the nature, content and the source of the information.

Article V - Military Assistance

The Federation agrees to defend The Front through direct military action and financial backing if the other signatory Alliance is in a state of defensive war. This is mandatory for The LSF, although The SWF isn't obliged to do so.

Despite the latter point, although The SWF is not obliged to enter war on the side of The Federation, it should not come as a surprise if their members choose to do so out of friendship, trust and mutual aid.

Article VI - Foreign Policy

Although The LSF will not regulate any internal or external developments of The SWF due to the latter's sovereignty, members of The Front are encouraged to keep their comrades in The LSF informed of developments in Foreign Affairs, especially if a new development can greatly affect The Federation.

In addition, the same should apply to The Federation, in that The Front, although not it is not mandatory, should be informed of any major developments in Foreign Affairs that The LSF encounters.

Article VII - Supervision of Internal Affairs

Both Alliances retain their sovereignty, and as a result, exceptions will not be made for one side, but not the other, unless both sides agree to it. When applied to the idea of the Supervision of Internal Affairs, The LSF feels that it is important that The Front handles internal matters by themselves without interference (unless called for) from The Federation, or any other alliance.

To summarise, The LSF will not have special privileges to regulate Internal matters of The SWF, unless given to them by the latter.

Article VIII - Withdrawal

Should either Alliance wish to end the above agreement, a notice must be given to the other signatory Alliance. After this, both signatories will pursue a 48 hours grace period, in which they will undertake no actions that go against the nature of this agreement.

Signed for The Socialist Workers Front

General Congress of the Front

Signed for The Libertarian Socialist Federation

Delegates Council of the Libertarian Socialist Federation

Also, we wish to announce that we are adopting the famous "eye" flag as our official flag. This was the flag of ICSN, one of the two alliances that merged to form the original SWF, and we are proud to be picking up their old banner and carrying it forward.

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Finally, we wish to announce that we are officially declaring ourselves a Red Team alliance. In keeping with our ideology we will not force anyone to the Red Team, but we will be organizing a transition to Red in the coming weeks. Red is the traditional color of socialists, communists, and other leftists, and we are thrilled to see it liberated and free once more. We are excited to be a part of rebuilding Red into a large, free, and respectable sphere.

If you wish to join or visit us, feel free to drop by our forums:

http://z3.invisionfree.com/CNSWF/index.php

We can also be found on IRC (Coldfront) at #CNSWF.

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Right, because we needed another communist alliance on Planet Bob.

Just kidding, welcome back SWF and good luck, you have a good protector.

I believe this post is in before Tom Litler makes his probably-derogatory comment.

Edit: And I would be correct.

I was only going to welcome our new comrades, Arrnea. After all, what would I have against an alliance whose ideology I am directly opposed to?

The more targets the merrier, I say!

Edit: I'll see your lightning-fast edit and raise you mine.

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I was only going to welcome our new comrades, Arrnea. After all, what would I have against an alliance whose ideology I am directly opposed to?

What indeed, I wonder. Also, your signature is terribly ironic when it comes to your ideological stances.

The more targets the merrier, I say!

The more targets appear, the further away the day when you are able to hit them becomes. I'm sure that LSF and their allies will be something to say about SWF's supposed status as 'targets'.

Edit: I'll see your lightning-fast edit and raise you mine.

I removed that section of my post because the indicator that you were posting in this topic had disappeared without a post by you appearing, leading me to assume that you had given up on posting, thus making my mention of being before you rather pointless.

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Then let go of the string, get your hand out of their back, and let them say it.

Oh right, I forget I was the puppetmaster of the entire CN Left. I was sure it was just CPCN (hey there Finnish Commie). :awesome:

I daresay they'll be along when they see fit, if they decide to make an issue out of your statements at all.

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I consider this to be an unnecessary move. Not only was the original SWF short-lived, it wasn't really particularly memorable. Furthermore there is already one communist alliance, so unless there is some sort of internal turmoil there which would cause them to join you, I really don't see you getting very large. All in all, really just an attempt to capitalize off the name of a dead alliance. Really, why must you do this?

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