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| - The Technocrat Bloc, as a political party, was founded in the year 2478. Originally, the Bloc was a small social club for technological and academic progressivism affiliated with the Solaris University of Liberal Arts. Ironically, there were few political scientists in the Technocrat Bloc (they preferred to join “real” political organizations). The Solaris University and its small college town is located a few miles from the Clearshores city proper. It is, perhaps, very telling that the leaders of the Technocrat Bloc entered the political arena without realizing that an election was only a few months away. In this first election it was unsurprising that the new party gained no seats in the senate. Undeterred, the Technocrat Bloc set out to bring their views to the public forum. As the party leaders stumbled through their first months it became apparent that they needed to more clearly define the view of the Bloc. The views that were discovered turned out to be extremely permissive, both socially and economically. Above all, the Technocrat Bloc wants Egelion to reach technological superiority over all Terra. Knowledge is our ultimate goal. They favor a strong central government, a strong military, and well defended borders. They do not support any treaty that restricts Egelion’s sovereign government. They also support the right of the Head of State to choose their own cabinet. The Bloc favors both civil and economic liberties; people may do to themselves as they will and may spend their money as they may. In taxation, the Bloc favors low taxes, a flat income tax, and the primary use of a luxury good tax to fund the government. The Technocrat Bloc’s second election resulted in utter befuddlement. The Bloc took 13,276,098 (13.17%) out of a possible 100,831,654 votes and gained 40 parliament seats. A little more than two years had turned the Technocrat Bloc from a political unknown to a significant party. Nevertheless, parliamentary prosperity was not to be maintained. It should always be remembered that the members of the Technocrat Bloc were scientists not politicians. Initial attempts at politicking were frustrating at best. Favor among voters rose and fell at alarming rates. This instability of voter favor lead to an expansion in the leadership of the Technocrats to include industry leaders. A few research and development firms in Egelion began to see how favorable the Technocrats, with their views of research primacy and deregulation, could be. Several businesses began to openly support the Bloc and some even joined the party outright. By the year 2484, economic factions would have a firm place among the leadership of the Technocrat Bloc. However, it should be noted that the Technocrat Bloc was now lead by academics and economists – still no hardline politicians. The Bloc's political instability would remain unchanged. Even unto today, the Technocrat Bloc rides a roller coaster of favor and disfavor among the voters. In June 2487 the most influential members of the Technocrat Bloc coalesced into the Technocratic Council. While all members of the Bloc could have say in the party’s general assembly, the Council would act as the party leadership. The 15 members of the Technocratic Council are chosen by popular support within the Bloc. The current Council is formed of: Dr. Raphael Emeliani (Genetics) Dr. Sara Wyntir (Civil Engineering) Dr. Han Feizi (Social Psychologist) Dr. Gasper Bourdeui (Sociology) Dr. Kautilya Mauryan (Physical Anthropology) Dr. Melchior Nietzsche (Comparative Religion) Dr. Tzu Jin (Philosophy ) Dr. Kilshandra Shindou (Nuclear Physics) Dr. Edward Buchanan (Aerospace Engineering, CEO of Galaxy Express) Dr. Joseph Santos (Oceanography) Belthazar Gallow (Board Member of Scales Accounting) Janus Blanc (CEO of Mortar Heavy Industries) Dr. Socius Darwin (Executive Director Clearshores Medical Permanente) Mystral Saint-Jerome (Board Member of Deep Blue Sky Farming Cooperation) Yuri Mezorvich (CEO of Unlimited Plastics and Metals)
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