Something for folks in the US here.
http://www.slyck.com/story1366.htmlThe Pirate Party of the United States, based upon Sweden's Piratpatiet, is seeking grass roots leadership as well as potential candidates for the 2008 elections. The PPUS's formation on June 6th, 2006, precipitated by the Piratebay raid in Sweden, is actively seeking individuals to represent the party in their area whether that be civically, by state or even nationally according to a recent announcement on The Pirate Party's US website.
“People who are wanting to run under the United States Pirate Party 'flag' in 2008 either nationally, state, or locally you MUST get approval by the board. Getting approval allows you to receive funding from the PPUS, help campaigning, and help getting on the ballot."
The PPUS board consists of David Sigal and Joshua Cowles; the former a student of computational sciences at the U of C and the latter a student of international politics in Oshkosk.
In order to become a card carrying member of the PPUS one must first agree to uphold the, tentatively worded, Points of Unity which state:
We gather to change laws, not break them
We strive to use Copyright law to promote Progress
We strive for more privacy and less invasion of it by government and private business
We aim for a Patent system that rewards Innovation
We work against people losing control of the devices and software they own
Not every action conducted by each local chapter necessarily reflects the positions of the national Pirate Party.”
Whoever is behind this party needs to place more effort into publicising it as this sort of news is not very easy to find and will lead to them becoming minimalised by the big media organisations.
