[pp.int.general] PPI platform for EU Election 2009

[Carlos Ayala Vargas]

Any opinions on this?

Carlos Ayala Vargas wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I've proposed for Helsinki to talk about it, about agreeing a joint 
> platform; as long as -as far as I know- Uppsala Declaration has not 
> been signed by any pirate parties, we would have no joint platform.
>
> I suggest -to be debated during the following month (instead of 
> waiting until the very Conference and not giving the rest of parties, 
> specially the EU ones not attending, the chance to participate in such 
> debate)- the following:
>
> - for the core issues:
> * if we manage to agree the Pirate Manifesto, use it as the basis for 
> developing our 2009-2014 goals on core issues
>
> - for the non-core issues, two options:
> * if we are able to agree the strategy and protocol for non-core 
> issues, we would made a common one; this is preferable as would gives 
> us strength for dealings, though only if we all truly agree -we cannot 
> ask any pirate party to betray its principles, so while we don't need 
> to fully agree, we need not to disagree; otherwise, the agreement 
> would be a bad idea-
> * otherwise, if there is no agreement, each pirate party would have 
> its MEPs following strategies according to their national pirate 
> parties; this is only a solution if there is no agreement, as we would 
> lose strength for dealings; I prefer to have common strategies, 
> however, I don't want to force anyone to follow mines as well as I 
> don't want anyone to force me to follow theirs.
>
> *Free and voluntary agreement is the only solution, in my opinion, 
> between peers; and that is what we are within PPI, peers, aren't we?*
>
> How do you see this? Regards,
>
>  
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> Carlos Ayala
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> ( Aiarakoa )
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> Partido Pirata National Board's Chairman