Libertine Party

Flag of the Libertine Party

The Libertine Party (the Party) is the sole legal political party of the Principality, defined as such by the Constitution. All government appointees, civil servants with policy making power, and most elected officials must be members of the Party. Although it has a monopoly on political power, the Party is technically a non-governmental organization, meaning that it is not funded by tax or other government revenue, but rather by membership dues, certain business ventures, investments, and donations. The Princess is the head of the Party, being its Secretary.

Etymology

In an ideal world, the Libertine Party would have been named the Libertarian Party, a more direct derivation from the word "liberty" owing to the Party's ideals of individual freedom, however "libertarian" already has multiple, sometimes conflicting, definitions with regards to politics, and attempting to add another would only confuse. "Libertine", while also a preexisting word, is far less common and lacks much if not all political baggage while sounding close enough to the word "liberty" to make its point. Derivations of different words which mean similar things, such as "freedom" were deemed clumsy and dissonant.

Purpose and Ideology

The purpose of the Party is to educate, train, and select the Principality's leadership. Advancement in the government bureaucracy requires advancement within the Party, and advancement within the Party is attained through a combination of competency and the internalization of the core values of the Pillow Fortress, which are to be reproduced and replicated throughout society by means of law and policy.

There is no name for the ideology of the Party, as it is an eclectic mix of ideas and concepts taken from across the political spectrum, though it is ultimately left wing. At its core is the acceptance of Materialism, and more specifically Historical Materialism as presented by Marx, that is, that historical developments are the result of changes in the relationship between mankind and the means of production, as well as the Labor Theory of Value. Despite these Marxist features, the Party disclaims Proletarian Internationalism, revolution, and Communism both as a political program and as a desirable system for the end of history.

The Party is, of course, monarchist, but this is a kind of modern, non-traditionalist monarchism which does not base its legitimacy on such things as the Divine Right of Kings or the unbroken line of succession from some other pre-existing monarchical dynasty.

Branches

Commissar Branch

The Commissar Branch recruits, trains, and embeds political commissars into the Principality's militaries to ensure loyalty. Commissars are not technically members of the armed forces and hold no rank, however they have command authority equal to that of the commanding officer of the unit to which they are assigned.

Foreign Party Coordination Branch

The Foreign Party Coordination Branch participates in joint projects of the Libertine Party and political parties of foreign states which share ideological and political goals in common with it. Typically this takes the form of participation in the World Association of Libertine Party Organizations.

Local Party Chapters Branch

The Local Party Chapters Branch provides oversight to the individual Party chapters which operate at the local level as semi-autonomous organizations.

Party Businesses Oversight Branch

The Party Businesses Oversight Branch provides oversight to the Party's many independent businesses.

Party Information Branch

The Party Information Branch produces informative content about the Party, its purpose, and its function.

Party Intelligence

Party Intelligence maintains the security of the Party against internal and external threats. Unlike the other members of the Pillow Fortress Intelligence Community, of which it is an unofficial member, as a non-governmental agency it has no special legal dispensations, and so is constrained to act in accordance with the law as any other independent, non-governmental agency would. This has the effect of turning Party Intelligence into the Principality's de facto OSINT organization.

Party Membership Branch

The Party Membership Branch vets potential members and maintains the registries of current, former, and expelled members, as well as those who have been banned from ever being members.

Party Morale Branch

The Party Morale Branch maintains a high morale among Party members through a variety of community and organizational based activities.

Party Organization Branch

The Party Organization Branch staffs non-appointed positions within the Party.

Party Outreach Branch

The Party Outreach Branch partners with local non-governmental non-Party organizations to improve the Principality.

Party Security Branch

The Party Security Branch provides security for high level Party members and Party buildings.

Party Treasury

The Party Treasury is the accounting branch of the Party.

Chapters

Pillowans Abroad Chapter

The Pillowans Abroad Chapter is the Party chapter responsible for all Party members living within the Pillowans Abroad Province, that is, all those living outside the territory of the Principality.

Committees

Libertine Congress

The Libertine Congress takes place every six years and consists of delegates from all the Party chapters as well as certain approved Party factions which appoint members to the different leadership positions to serve until the next congress.

Politburo

The Politburo is the executive committee of the Party, consisting of the Princess as the Party Secretary, a Deputy Secretary, and the heads of the Party branches.