Hello everyone, Let's make it clear. The only thing you get from begging for votes is a negative image that will makes voters run away far from you.

How a candidate can expect that a citizen will vote for him just because he asked him for ? Please let's all show reponsability and some integrity.

This is not a social media challenge.

This is not a children's game.

International organisations and Governments around the world are watching our elections. Our Parliament will be noticed.

Please act like responsable and trust worthy persons and votes will come by them selves.

If you ever need help or coaching to manage your campain please ask me I'll be happy to help you. Or send an e-mail to:  elections@asgardia.space

Thank you

Nissem Abdeljelil

Election Office Assistant

I’ve been reading a lot of things on our social media networks recently and while there are a lot of ‘hot topics’, the one that keeps cropping up is the ‘Citizenship Fee’ debate. It’s a topic that a lot of people are passionate about, so it’s natural for people to keep discussing it – however, there are also a lot of misconceptions going around now, so I want to talk a little about the fee and clear up some of the misconceptions.

The Citizenship Fee is voluntary

I’ve seen a lot of people saying that the Citizenship Fee is mandatory and that without it, people can’t become Citizens – and that’s going to be true in the future – but right now, no-one is being asked to pay the fee.

The system has been opened so that people who can afford to, can contribute towards Asgardia in a meaningful way. People have always been able to donate to Asgardia and so this is nothing new. However, if people contribute towards this Citizenship Fee now, they are given a resident ID card – with physical cards in development.

Right now, if you are someone that can afford it and someone that believes in Asgardia and wants it to succeed, this is a great way to help build for the future. If you’re not, if you don’t think that there is enough intrinsic value in contributing, then don’t – remain as a follower until you’re convinced and contribute through your ideas, time and discussions.

You're still an Asgardian if you don't pay

Asgardia’s Citizens will be people that have paid a fee, gone through a verification process and been affirmed as an official citizen, however – Asgardia is also made up of a huge cast of Followers. Followers are the life-blood of the Asgardian community and they spend a lot of time networking, chatting and helping to define the future of humanity.

Followers are contributing thoughtful ideas and having impassioned debates with their Fellow Asgardians. If you can’t pay the fee, there is no reason why you can’t still be a part of developing the future and finding like-minded people to collaborate with.

The Citizenship Fee is not a tax

It might sound like semantics, but the Citizenship Fee is not a tax. It covers the administrative costs of processing the Citizenship application and producing the respective documentation. Any funds that remain after the administrative processing is completed will be put directly back into Asgardia towards endorsed goals. It’s important that we’re able to demonstrate to the world that Asgardia is serious about its bid to become an independent nation, and a robust application process is a part of that. Our Citizens must be as legitimate as any other on Earth.

Parliament are listening

Several members of Parliament, including the Chair of the Citizenship committee are actively discussing and debating ways to ensure that Asgardian citizenship is as open and inclusive as possible. As the nation develops and we have a better understanding of mechanisms like SOLAR, LUNAR, establishing a business in Asgardia (etc.) then it’s likely new methods to obtain Citizenship will also surface.

If you have any solid and concrete ideas, or you just want to express your thoughts and feelings about Citizenship in Asgardia, then there are 127 elected officials who would love to hear from you. It’s their job to represent you so don’t hesitate to reach out to Parliament on their official page:

https://asgardia.space/en/page/parliament

This is just the beginning

Asgardia has only been running a little over two years and this is the ‘first pass’ of the Citizenship fee. Right now, there are no tangible Government Services. The Ministry of Citizenship doesn’t have a Minister, the Citizenship Committee are working hard to define legislation that clearly defines what it means to be a Citizen.

Asgardia has always been an iterative ‘evolutionary’ process. As time has passed, the nation has developed more and more and this is not the ‘final form’ of the Citizenship fee. The process to become a Citizen may well change over time.

So, all I would ask is that you approach this with an open mind and give it some time, no-one is in any immediate danger of losing out and no-one is asking you to pay the Citizenship fee right now.

As always – if anyone wants to discuss these matters or chat with me in more depth, then I’m available in the following places:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ross.asgardian
Twitter: @ Ross_Asgardia

Introduction

Asgardia has made an indirect statement on the age-limit for Parliamentary candidates. On the 24 ^th of December they have updated the website, splitting the candidates into two categories. Parliamentary candidates and Government Candidates.

I am disappointed that this has not been communicated in any meaningful way but their answer is clear: They will not be lowering the age to become a member of Parliament. It is good to finally have a resolution in this matter as it was a debate the drove on for a long time.

What does this mean for me

I have currently over 1,100 votes from people that wanted me to become a member of Parliament and to represent them in Parliament. I campaigned to become a member of Parliament so that I could put in time and effort to build up and shape the nation into something successful and I have been driven by your support and your wishes.

I have no intention of running for a position in Government at this time.

I cannot stress enough how disappointed I am that I cannot fulfil my promises to everyone and it is with a heavy heart that I officially announce the withdrawal of my campaign from the election race. I am truly grateful and humbled by your support and your belief in me.

However, at this time a decision has been made by the head of the nation and we must respect his decision in this matter.

The future

This is not the end of my participation in the Asgardia project, while I am bitterly disappointed in how the elections have been conducted I still have faith that Asgardia can learn from its mistakes and that more robust procedures can be put in place in the future.

This is just the Alpha stage of our nation and there is a long way to go yet and a lot of work still to be done.

I will be taking a step back from politics to focus my efforts on getting results for Asgardia just as I promised in my campaign. I will continue to study and work towards developing Virtual Reality and I will be looking to do what I can to find those other Asgardians who also want to get to work.

If the rules on Parliament change in the future, then I will start another campaign – I hope that I will be able to count on your support once again.

Thank you for everything, my fellow Asgardians.

Yours sincerely,

Ross Cheeseright

Именно сегодня мы закладываем фундамент будущего человеческой расы, каждый день человек принимает десятки различных, совершенно ничего незначащих решений. Иногда эти решения меняют исход событий его жизни, а иногда нет. Каждый из нас, внутри себя, уверен в том что в будущем все будет как то иначе, совершенно не отдавая себе отчет в том что именно от нас зависит, то что будет "завтра". Делая сегодня свой осознанный выбор, я заявляю: "Что человек, не в зависимости от цвета кожи, пола и веры, должен иметь право быть свободным, независимым от режимов и территориального деления государств, передвигаться и исследовать пространство космоса в любом его направлении, открывать новые миры и технологии, вносить свой вклад в развитие целостности и процветания нашей расы на бескрайних просторах вселенных".

O decreto nº 14 foi publicado hoje levantando alguns problemas no que diz respeito à doação exigida aos candidatos para concorrerem à eleição para o Parlamento. Embora eu entenda que Asgardia precisa de fundos, esta não é a forma. Um pagamento simbólico até nem seria errado mas 100 euros, que não são nada na Áustria (um dos países europeus com melhor condição de vida), poderão ser uma quantia de dinheiro assustadora para pessoas que vivem em países sub-desenvolvidos. Isso se torna discriminatório contra essas pessoas, o que contraria a Constituição de Asgardia. Há uma maneira de resolver  a situação de uma forma igualitária: fazer uma comparação entre esses 100 euros e o salário mínimo de cada país onde o candidato reside. Matematicamente é um problema facilmente resolvido e, assim, eliminará a injustiça.

Outro problema que vejo é que a única forma de fazer a doação é através do Paypal. Nem toda a gente tem conta no Paypal, algumas pessoas nem querem ter, outras podem não ter conta bancária. Há meios de enviar dinheiro vivo através de companhias de transferência internacional. Acho que estas são facilmente acessíveis de quase todos os países o que iria facilitar a doação.

Hacia un nuevo horizonte con dinero para llenar los bolsillos de los mismo corruptos que hay en la tierra como en el espacio. Parece que llevamos a los que se quieren lucrarse con dinero a cambio serás un ciudadano de élite sólo por 100€.

Ya empezamos con las divisiones parece que ni en el espacio el ser humano cambiará.

Ciudadano de élite por sólo 100€ y los otros sólo serán ciudadanos simples

No olvides si quieres ser un ciudadano de élite  compra lo por 100 € o 100 $ nos dividimos por dinero siempre seremos iguales pero el dinero seguirá siendo el poder.

NADA CAMBIARÁ TODO ES IGUAL TANTO COMO EN LA TIERRA COMO EN EL ESPACIO. " EL SER HUMANO".

In the evening of Wednesday, May 9th, I received a message from Administration informing me that, as an elected Member of Parliament, I had been placed “under review” as a consequence of multiple complaints about some of my posts/activities in the last few weeks preceding that message.

No timeline about that review was given in the message.

It was informing me that as a consequence, and until that review would be over, I would not be able to join the other Members of Parliament Elect and work on the SLACK platform created for us on which we have been invited to gather and work to prepare for the first Parliamentary session to take place on June 24th in Vienna.

I was offered the option to either choose to keep that review quiet or decide by myself whomever I wanted to share this piece of news with.

In a spirit of transparency, I decided to share, with my constituents and with the other Asgardians who might be wondering what is happening, the extent of my current situation.

Still in that spirit of transparency, I also decided to render public, to that effect, the reply to be sent to the person from Administration who had informed me about that review. That message is posted here below as a reply to that post and has already been posted on the Facebook group "Asgardia General Official".