I believe that space is the next logical and necessary step for the human race as the population continues to grow and natural resources dwindle. Space offers us a chance to leave behind the old paradigms on Earth that divided us by class, creed, color, or religion and instead embrace new ones where everyone is equal among each other and before the law.  I am a scientist and environmentalist, with a focus on increasing support for the sciences and for education.  My goal is to support scientific innovation and education so that the benefit of new technologies may be passed onto everyone in order to improve daily living for all.

If you have not been to Asgardia.space this morning you will be greeted with the following announcement. Attached to it is the Preliminary List of Candidates.  This document shows the field of potential MPs narrowed to 94:

District 1, English (64 Seats): 38

District 2, Chinese (12 Seats): 1

District 3, Turkish (14 Seats): 13

District 4, Spanish (16 Seats): 6

District 5, Italian (7 Seats): 7

District 6, French (6 Seats): 6

District 7, Russian (6 Seats): 6

District 8, Arabic (3 Seats): 3

District 9, Portuguese (4 Seats): 2

District 10, German (3 Seats): 2

District 11, FARSI (1 Seat): 1

District 12, Hindi (3 Seats): 2

District 13, Others (11 Seats): 7

Total: 94

As anticipated the entire 150 seats of Parliament has not been filled and this list of 94 candidates may be cut down even further based on interviews (though not mentioned below) with the Central Electoral Commission and validation of votes and whether fraud was or was not found with any of the candidates. To my knowledge the order of the names on the list is random and having no implied preference.  And now the announcement:

“In accordance with Decree No 14 by the Head of Nation from 1 February 2018 (4 February 0002 by the Asgardian calendar) and Article 48 of the Constitution of Asgardia, the Asgardian parliamentary elections have concluded on 9 March 2018 (12 March 0002).

The preliminary list of candidates who have met the mandatory requirements in accordance with the previously published Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Regulations on the Final Round of the Parliamentary Elections is included in the attachment.

If any of your personal information is incorrectly reported on the preliminary list, candidates are asked to immediately write to elections@asgardia.space . They must put "Elections - correction" in the subject line.

Candidates who have submitted guarantee letters for payment of the registration fee must pay the said fee by 31 March 2018 (6 April 0002) to confirm their candidacy. In case of nonpayment of the registration fee by the stated date, the guarantee letter is voided.

During a two-week period, the Counting Commission will check the voting logfiles, confirm their legality, and the absence or determination of the occurrence of falsification during the election. The Counting Commission will present the results of its work to the CEC by 31 March 2018 (6 April 0002).

In accordance with Decree No 14 by the Head of Nation, the CEC will present the draft of Decree No 16 to the Head of Nation, "On the results of parliamentary elections of Asgardia."”

We need a decentralized self governance, so we can lay the foundation for the distribution and subscription of content, indipendent market  as well as forming a decentralized content entertainment ecosystem. We can build our blockchain based economy. In the new internet era, the legislative power will be transferred from an opaque centralized authority to transparent codes. Rules and protocols will be entirely transparent. We'll become the first free completely distributed blockchain space network. We need to  provide people with the opportunity to connect with each other around the Earth.

Namaste!

I just created a Facebook Page for my Campaign for Parliament.  It is located at: https://www.facebook.com/Asgard1213/ and my username is Asgard1213.

This way, I can state my platform and you can chat back and tell me what you think might be important for the first Parliament to focus on.  Please try to be realistic. Building a Space Station in five years, will not be possible!

Should you like what I have to say, please consider granting me your vote.  I am running for a seat in District #1 - English.  The link to my Candidate profile is on the page, pinned to the top.

Currently, the page is a work in progress, so at this moment there is not much to see.  I hope to work on it more, as time allows.  Asgardia keeps me busy!

Let me know what you think. If elected, I will be your voice, not my own.

PS:  The Username?  I needed one to make it easier for you to tag me from your Facebook.  this was about as simple as I could make it and have FB accept it!  lol

Part of what I DO like about Facebook is the sense of activity. First impression of the main page of the forum is a dead zone. It feels like a sterile directory, with no real direction to go in unless I'm specifically thinking of a topic. In order to encourage people to contribute their knowledge, a recent and trending topic section could help and foster interaction

https://www.facebook.com/civic.asgardia/posts/1962017577347372

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