Greetings Asgardians!

It’s my pleasure to come forward and introduce myself as a mayoral candidate in Bomet city, Kenya.

I am running for the position of Mayor for Asgardia space nation. It is my hope that I can help in the steering of Asgardian development agendas in Bomet City, Kenya with representation for Asgardia communities within and outside Bomet County.

Having played a major role in women groups and particularly GCP women group in Bomet, my achievement in the said group can speak of themselves. As a group leader of the team, I have represented the group in major economic events within and across the country. My plan is to lead by example with the community to show the world exactly what the Asgardia community is about and act as your representative to the government of Asgardia.

My Mayoral Agendas

1. Organize special meetings & workshops

Special meetings and workshop shall be held regularly as needed. Our city is Asgardia’s laboratory for innovation, Asgardia’s economic engine and the place of our residence and we come together in it.

As a mayor, I will be a leader of my city and the mode of my work is from bottom-up and not top-down so as to make things happen. My leadership is to bring people together

1. Health Care

Healthy cities are successful cities. As a mayor I will play a role in improving public health in the community. I will also focus on improving enrollment and compliance with the national Asgardia affordable Care Act.

1. Demographics

City-related issues involving demographics include race relations, cultural diversity, sexual orientation, and immigration. I shall see these issues as foundational to highlight how they are working to develop more inclusive communities.

Our great city is driven by a vision, a vision in which the contributions of every member of society irrespective of race, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation is respected

1. Education

I see quality education as the foundation for successful communities. Concerns about universities, school funding, and infrastructure has been raised–with overall education quality the primary goal.

Nothing will define a city more than the quality of the education that services that community.

1. Budgets

I express a sense of optimism about city fiscal health. A broader economic growth translates to a stronger tax base, enabling well-functioning government services and operations.

It is my firm belief that the financial integrity of our city is the foundation upon which success is built.

1. Economic Development

Expanding economic opportunity is at the forefront of my mayors’ agendas, one issue in particular—universal income for all—has been viewed by many as necessary to combat poverty and economic inequality. A strong economy makes a strong community.

Nothing does more to address income inequality than actually appealing for universal income for all.

In conclusion

I hope that you will find it in your heart to vote for me so we can all walk together in this journey of building Asgardia together!

WE ARE ONE NATION, WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, THERE IS ONLY ONE RACE, THE HUMAN RACE. WE MUST SHED OUR PREJUDICES AGAINST EACH OTHER, ONLY THEN CAN WE TRULY MOVE FORWARD AS A SPECIES.

WHO ARE YOU VOTING FOR?

I WOULD LIKE TO START MY PLATFORM OFF BY TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH. AFTER I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL I IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO MUSKEGON MICHIGAN WHERE I ATTENDED BAKER COLLAGE OF MUSKEGON, NO IT WASN'T PRIMARILY A CULINARY SCHOOL, JUST IRONIC. DURING MY TIME THERE I MAJORED IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT. SEE THAT IS WHERE THE IRONY IS. DURING MY STAY I WAS ABLE TO RUN FOR STUDENT OFFICE WHERE I WON THE ELECTIONS AS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT OF RESIDENCY. I ADMIT MY TIME AT BAKER WAS CUT SHORT, ONE OF MY DEAR FRIENDS BECAME EXTREMELY ILL, I WOULD CONSIDER HER A MOTHER. DURING MY TIME IN TUCSON JUGGLING NURSING HER BACK TO HEALTH AND TAKING CARE OF HER DAUGHTER I ATTENDED PIMA COMMUNITY COLLAGE WHERE I MAJORED IN ARCHAEOLOGY. I KNOW MILES AWAY FROM MY PREVIOUS DEGREE. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, I RECEIVED A CALL. MY SISTER WHO IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND ASKED IF I WOULD COME HELP HER AND HER FAMILY, THEY WERE IN DIRE NEED OF HELP. AT THIS TIME MY GOOD FRIEND HAD RECOVERED. AND AGAIN I DROPPED MY PERSONAL LIFE AND WENT TO THE RESCUE. I KNOW IT MAY SEEM AS THOUGH I CANNOT STICK IN ONE PLACE TO LONG. THAT'S NOT THE CASE. MY BIGGEST FAULT IN LIFE, IS THAT MY HEART IS TOO BIG. MY GRANDPARENTS RAISED ME TO BE CARING TO THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED, AND I HAVE ALWAYS HELD THIS AS MY STRONGEST BELIEF. WE MUST HELP THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING LAZY AND BEING IN NEED. EVER SINCE I MOVED TO GEORGIA WITH HER I HAVE NEVER LEFT HER SIDE. SHE IS FAMILY AND FAMILY AND I WOULD NEVER CHANGE THAT CHOICE.

FOR NOW THAT IS ENOUGH ABOUT ME. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I COULD TALK ABOUT HOWEVER WE SHOULD GET TO THE GOOD STUFF..

WHY AM I RUNNING FOR PARLIAMENT?

I TRULY BELIEVE IN ASGARDIA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. IN ORDER TO BE TAKEN SERIOUS WE HAVE TO BE SERIOUS.. AND I BRING THAT TO THE TABLE TEN FOLD. I WANT TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE, I WANT TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE VOICES ARE HEARD AND RESPECTED.

THERE ARE NO POLITICAL PARTIES IN MY CANDIDACY.

I DO NOT REPRESENT MY OWN BELIEFS.

I REPRESENT YOU. THE CITIZENS OF ASGARDIA.

NOW I CAN DOCUMENT EVER POSITION I HOLD ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES. HOWEVER LIKE I SAID I AM HERE TO REPRESENT YOU!

NOW THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT I FOCUS ON AND ARE TOPICS AND ISSUES NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

1. GLOBAL FREE EDUCATION.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS OF ASGARIDA HAVE ACCESS TO FREE EDUCATION. IF WE ARE TO HAVE OUR DREAMS REALIZED IT STARTS WITH EVERYONE HAVING THE SAME ABILITY AS THE NEXT TO UNLOCK THERE FULL POTENTIAL. I FEEL IN TODAYS SOCIETY ONLY THE PRIVILEGED ARE ABLE TO REACH THAT GOAL.

2. LGBTQ & MINORITY RIGHTS

THIS ONE IS SIMPLE. DO YOU HAVE THE SAME DNA AS THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU. OK COOL, YOU HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS EVERYONE ELSE. SIMPLE SHORT, STOP THE NONSENSE.. LOOK AT AN XRAY.. DO YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE? NO.

3. CHILDREN'S PROTECTIONS

THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD ARE TRULY OUR FUTURE. WE NEED TO DEFEND, PROTECT AND TEACH OUR CHILDREN LOVE AND PEACE. THERE IS SO MUCH HATE IN THE WORLD. THIS NEEDS TO STOP. OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.

4. FOOD & BASIC NEEDS.

EVERYTIME I SEE SOMEONE ON TV STARVING IT TRULY BREAKS MY HEART. IT SEEMS THESE DAYS YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING. WHAT NEXT AIR?

I ENVISION THE FUTURE OF ASGARDIA BEING A PLACE THAT PROVIDES BASIC RESOURCES TO ITS RESIDENTS. NO ONE SHOULD GO WITHOUT A MEAL. PERIOD. LUXERY ITEMS YES OF COURSE THERE WILL BE AN ECONOMY. BUT IF A LITTLE GIRL IS STARVING AND WALKS INTO WALMART AND ASKS FOR A LOAF OF BREAD AND IS TURNED AWAY, HOW DOES THIS HELP?

5. SUSTAINABLE FOOD

ONE OF MY AREAS OF INTERESTS IS AQUAPONICS. AQUAPONICS IS A SELF CONTAINED ECOSYSTEM WHERE EVERYTHING HAS ITS PURPOSE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF FOOD IN THE FUTURE. I WILL HAVE A BLOG POST THAT WILL GIVE A MORE DETAIL EXPLANATION SO CHECK MY BLOG FOR UPDATES.

THE LIST COULD LITERALLY GO ON FOREVER. IN SHORT I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE PEOPLE.

ELECT ME AND YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD.

YOUR OPINION MATTER.

YOUR CANDIDATE FOR PARLIAMENT

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BILTZ

Where the monarchy is hereditary, the system is rigged at the outset. I see no value to the citizenry that the monarch has greater than the power of suggestion in the daily operations of government.  If random personnel changes are made by the leader but ultimately controlled by a cabinet, then I can agree.  The power of appointment and dismissal must have written boundaries [In This Document]. That is not what I see here. I had no further need or incentive to read past that. Dissolve Parliament? Really? How does this comport with all of the equality and respect phrasing.   Give the government  a single person that can negotiate - absolutely, let them suggest what is important, but allocating a King slot in a constitution is redundant.  From my reading, the concept of rule by law and the need for this thing called a constitution were driven by the excesses of anointed kings and hereditary leaders.

What are the outlined directives for the content of this document, and what are the motivations that generate all this support for a royal anything?  This nation is ostensibly a democratic assembly of people with concerns directed toward the general populace.  So what benefit does the citizenry derive from the leader's opportunity to displace parliament, or a chairman of the named ministries at a whim is not valuable to the best pursuit of government to serve the needs of the governed. Perhaps this is currently demonstrated by the actions of a marginally sane leader recently elected in the USA.

I can not support this travesty of intent.  If the bulk of the document seeks to elevate humanity and honors "the Noosphere", or humanity's future personal equality, why build in a framework that creates a leadership perk that brings no benefit to organized beneficent governance?

This isn't a figment of anyone's imagination. Far from it. For better or worse, Asgardia is real -- even if surviving on a technicality. Whether it represents humanity's best or most ludicrous attempt at attaining utopia, who will say?

Announced in Paris on October 12, Asgardia "is the prototype of a free and unrestricted society that holds knowledge, intelligence and science at its core along with the recognition of the ultimate value of each human life” according to its website.

Simply put, Asgardia is the first space nation of its kind, not present on the surface of the Earth, floating around our planet's orbit. Here are some interesting facts about the endeavour.

1) Promote peace in space, protect welfare of humankind

According to the Constitution of the Space Kingdom of Asgardia, its central objective is to maintain peace in space and always protect the welfare of entire humankind -- whether they're in space or on the planet.

2) Asgardia has launched a satellite in orbit

On November 12, Asgardia-1 nano satellite was launched into orbit successfully. Granted, it's only the size of a loaf of bread, but it reached the ISS on a NASA rocket. It contains 500GB of data of 18,000 Asgardians -- pictures, videos, and other digital artefacts. That's a big deal!

3) Asgardia has over 1 lakh registered citizens

They're all Earthlings for now, but over 114,000 people have signed up to become citizens of the Space Kingdom of Asgardia. They can now call themselves Asgardians. Becoming a member is ridiculously easy and free!

4) Create habitable human platforms in space by 2025

In a quest to prove this is no flight of fancy, Asgardia hopes to deploy sustainable platforms in low-earth orbits -- suspended between 160 to 321 km above the earth -- pretty much where the ISS is located right now. They're obviously expected to harbor space-faring humans -- err -- Asgardians.

5) Asgardia will maintain cordial relations with Earth

According to its Constitution, Asgardia will open embassies on all continents of the earth, and the space nation's foreign policy will aim to achieve a balance of general space and planetary interests, and obviously its own national interest.

6) The President of Asgardia

The Founding Father of this space kingdom and its first Head of Nation elected on 20 January 2017 (20 January, 0001 in Asgardian calendar), and voting for this Constitution on 18 June 2017 (1 Asgard 0001 in Asgardian calendar), is Igor Ashurbeyli. He's a scientist, businessman, and innovator. Last year, UNESCO awarded him a Gold Medal "for contribution to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies."

7) Getting UN recognition

Unfortunately, Asgardia still has to get approval from the UN security council to be officially recognized as a country. Something that will be a lot more difficult than launching satellites into space.