The Fundamentalist Party
| Fundamentalist Party | |||
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| General Information | |||
| Abbreviation | FDP | ||
| Chairperson | Matthew Elephant (MA) | ||
| Head Bureaucrat | Pete Fischer (MA) | ||
| HOB Majority Leader | Tim Follingworth (GA) | ||
| HOR Minority Leader | Sorrel Patton (GA) | ||
| Ranking Cupboard Member | Paul Stroll (SL) | ||
| Founded | May 16th, 1830 | ||
| Headquarters | 1830 Second Ave. Mechanicsburg, GA | ||
| Membership | 10,560,420 | ||
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| Bureaucratic Seats | 68/110 (62%) | ||
| Representative Seats | 7/20 (35%) | ||
| State Governorships | 3/10 | ||
| State Legislative Seats | ?/2164 (%) | ||
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The Fundamentalist Party began in 1830 as a largely progressive and large-government political party, which it remains to this day. In the early days, however, Fundamentalists urged expansion by the USQ at any costs, and largely encouraged the Early Punctin War, which the USQ lost badly. They also encouraged a strong economic state, with the government having ties to all businesses. After the Founders Conflict, however, it was unclear whether or not the Fundamentalist Party would survive, and the Party had to make numerous changes to its platform. Led by Cockington Ravenclaw, the party adopted a more conservative stance in comparison to its earlier policies, and in government intervention in the economy the party became more moderate, favoring government funds and programs to help spur on the economy. In the early part of its history, the Fundamentalist party rivaled the Environmentalist Party in terms of progressive social and governmental changes, however under the leadership of Ravenclaw the Fundamentalists shifted to number two in terms of social progressivism. Into the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Fundamentalist Party spiked in popularity, and adopted a policy directly supporting industry and labor in the country by government means. However, largely due to a series of inept officials carrying out these plans, including Presidents Jackson Shield, Arthur Chikes, and Hayden Dehoff, the party was not as effective on these fronts as possible, and gave way to another wave of Mild RePublican superiority in the 1920's and beyond. During the presidency of David Wagner, a Mild RePublican, the Fundamentalists shifted policy once more, becoming less labor focused and more focused on globalization, urbanization, and defense of the nation's overseas assets, while continuing to uphold the economics of the nation. Today, this platform has remained similar for the Fundamentalist Party, although social progressivism in the party has been pushed to the most radical parts of the party, although it is more popular in the party than in the Mild RePublican Party. Fundamentalists today largely draw businessmen and the upper class, along with lower class labor workers and the poor. The party tends to have older members, as well as those in their 30's.
Some of the issues the Fundamentalist Party has strong stances on today include a lack of substance taxes on alcohol and drugs, keeping the status quo on drugs in the Chip Area, Multi-Logan State, and federal territories, keeping abortion illegal, preserving the employer's right to choose employees, foreign bases for the Quentinian military, increased government involvement in the medical system, a slow switch from carbon negative power sources, and an increase in taxes on the middle class. There have been five Fundamentalist presidents elected to that office, the first being George Firedawn in 1834, and the most recent being Hayden Dehoff in 1926. The party controls 7 of the 20 current representatives in the House of Representatives, and in the House of Bureaucrats the party controls 68 of the current 110 officials. At the state level, the party controls 3 state governorships, and has the majority in four state legislatures, including three which also have a Fundamentalist state governor.
History
In 1830, a group of Territorial Representatives in the Territorial Assembly formed a group that mainly voted one way, and had a shared collection of beliefs. They called themselves the Fundamentalists, or Fundies, and they were the first political party in what was to become the United States of Quentin. Together, the group was able to pass a lot of their legislation, which consisted of industrialization policies and many aggressive statements allowing the military a larger amount of power in the country. Quickly, other representatives that disagreed with the Fundamentalists realized what the group was doing, and formed another party, called the Moderates. Today called the Mild RePublican Party, this party opposed military expansion, and was based around legislation attempting to protect the citizens and expand infrastructure, along with wanting to negotiate with foreign countries and form ties with them.
The Fundamentalists had got a head start on the Moderates, and for many months both sides aggressively attempted to have their way in legislation. After a while, the debates got extremely intense, and both sides were trying to rally people to support them, splitting the country. Finally, in July of 1832, some agreements were made, and hostilities were dialed down, with both sides agreeing to be united and not work against each other. This came after a neutral group of representatives, led by Max Wagner, talked to both groups and sat them down to try and reconcile.
After the nation's Constitution was ratified in 1834, the two parties persisted, with the Moderate Party becoming the Mild RePublican Party, and the Fundamentalist Party staying the same. Extremely young at the time, the country was facing a number of challenges, and while both parties debated and argued a lot, ultimately the parties are today viewed as extremely beneficial for the young nation. For the next couple of decades, the two parties, along with the Environmentalist Party that had recently formed, worked together and maintained a well balanced government. The Fundamentalist Party at this time was very popular, even more than the Mild RePublican Party, which throughout history has maintained a lead in popularity. In 1845, however, a group of Fundamentalists, called Radfundies, were unhappy with legislation and the Mild RePublican President at the time, Samuel Logan. Led by politicians such as George Penswill, J.P. Marketington, and George Firedawn, they gathered people to their side, and started the Founders Conflict, attempting to forcefully gain power from the current government. After 7 months, the conflict ended with the rebels losing. After that, the Fundamentalist Party was in danger of disappearing completely, however moderate members in the party such as Cockington Ravenclaw were able to keep the party alive.
