Partido Republicano Constitucional
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| Established | 1985 |
| Address | Casa Libertad 82 Avenida República Buenos Aires, Territorio Federal de Buenos Aires ECAL 11624 |
| Economic ideology | Free-Market Capitalism |
| Social ideology | Libertarianism |
| Party leader | Michelle Bachelet |
| Motto | Vida, Libertad, Comercio. |
The Partido Republicano Constitucional is a libertarian party of the Confederate States of Latin America. It currently controls the Casa Rosada, the Senate, and the House of Deputies. It also controls 5 state governments. It stands in opposition to the Partido de la Democracia Cristiana (Christian Democracy Party), and the Partido Laborista Socialista (Socialist Labor Party).
It has had four terms in the Casa Rosada including the present term of President Michelle Bachelet, and it the front runner in the 2006 Elección Presidencial.
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History
Alianza Liberal
The Alianza Liberal (Liberal Alliance) was formed as an illegal activist group in 1977. It was led by Augustin Morales, a businessman whose life's work had been destroyed by the left-wing military junta. The economic failures of the junta created interest in the Alianza Liberal. Among its important members were Eduardo Campo, the Director of Legal Affairs, and Michelle Bachelet, the Director of Communications.
It published and circulated illegal publications, including ¡Libertad Ahora! (Liberty Now!, a popularly oriented newspaper), and La Perspectiva Liberal (The Liberal Perspective, an intellectual magazine). The success of these publications is indicated by the fact that Michelle Bachelet was imprisoned and tortured by the regime.
The coup that placed Augusto Pinochet in power, leading a liberal military junta threatened to split the Alianza. The Military Governing Council was liberal, but not democratic. People were left to do as they pleased, provided they did not threaten the government.
Many members of the Alianza, including Campo and Morales, supported Pinochet, Bachelet opposed him. Morales and Campo argued that they should accept Pinochet because he was better than Banzer. Bachelet countered that there was nothing stopping Pinochet becoming Banzer, and the Alianza has always maintained that the purpose of government is protecting the rights of the people. Bachelet pointed out that if government is to serve the people, it must be accountable to the people.
Bachelet won the argument, and the Alianza Liberal's official position was to oppose Pinochet.
In 1982, Alianza Liberal was legalised, and it flourished, becoming the country's most important political organisation. The party's publications went on open sale, with ¡Libertad Ahora! becoming a widely circulated newspaper.
Pinochet, in 1982, decided to hold elections in 1986. He would stand with the Partido de los Patriotas Americanos Latinos (Party of Latin American Patriots). The old parties were legalised too, the left-wing party changing its name to Partido Laborista Socialista.
Alianza Liberal registered a political party called El Partido Republicano Constitucional.
Partido Republicano Constitucional
The Partido Republicano Constitucional was formed in 1985 to contest the 1986 elections. Their highly effective campaigning, with Augustin Morales as the Presidential Candidate, along with the already substantial support they had gained from the before the process of Democratización 1986, led to a victory with a margin of 55%. Morales only wanted to serve one term, and refused to stand in 1990. Campo stood in his place, and lost to Ibáñez, of the Partido Laborista Socialista. The failures of the Ibáñez Administration led to Campo's victory in 1994, since then, the PRC have not lost a Presidential election since, and are the favoured party in 2006.
Ideology
The PRC is a libertarian party.
Platform
The Economy
- The removal of regulations on all trade, except in arms (excluding individual firearms), and uranium.
- A low, flat-rate income tax with many allowable deductions remaining.
- The removal of all tariffs, quotas, excises, and duties on import and export.
- Privatisation of government-owned firms.
- A free-market in wages and salaries.
- Federal and state reservations not used by government agencies to be declared open for homesteading
- Sound, free-market currency with full-reserve banking. Fractional-reserve banking practices to constitute fraud.
Social Issues
- Abortion: Treated as murder except in the cases of rape, or a direct threat to the health of the mother.
- Death Penalty: Retention for piracy (sea and air), and treason at the federal level, Murder and Rape on the state level.
- Euthenasia: Only with prior consent. Judicial review for all cases, where consent is found to be ambiguous, euthenasia shall be treated as murder. Murder presumed unless there is clear, prior consent given within 24 hours of death. Police must be present at time of death.
- Marriage: No government intervention, marriage shall be defined as "a contract between consenting adults which includes co-habitation, and the amalgamation of property".
- Welfare: Private charity only.
- The Right to Keep and Bear Arms: No restrictions on firearms designed to be held and fired by one man. Crew served weapons require permits. Explosive, chemical, incinderiary, biological, nuclear, and radiological ammunition to be banned. Only deactivated weapons permitted on vehicle mountings (whether land, air, or marine).
Law and Order
- Immigration restrictions to be removed with the exception of convicted felons, threats to national security, persons carrying highly dangerous infectious diseases, and Global Alliance employees.
- Quarantine: Bans on importing foreign flora and fauna, excepting approved species.
- Restitution and punishment for property crimes: Criminals forfeit twice the assets stolen/destroyed. If the criminal has insufficient assets, the crminial goes into indentured servitude until the debt is discharged.
- Crimes against person: Rape and murder capital offenses, all lesser offences require prison, and forfeiture of assets sufficient to cover all medical costs to the victim(s), if assets are insufficient, then indentured servitude until the debt is discharged.
- Legalisation of drugs.
Defence
- Maintenance of the nuclear deterrant.
- Continuing Warship Replacement Program.
- Maintaining a ground force of not less than 30 Army, and two Marine divisions.
- No draft.
Foreign Policy
- Aid anti-socialist, and pro-democratic freedom fighters.
- Oppose military dictatorships.
- Oppose international governance.
- Oppose managed trade institutions, and global central banks.
