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| Personal details | |||
| Joined | 13 April 2020 | ||
| Occupation | Politician | ||
| Political party | Socialist Party of the People (2020–2022) Socialist Workers' Party (2023) Workers' Party of Redmont (2025–present) | ||
| Pronouns | He/him | ||
| Nationality | - | 20th President of Redmont | |
| Election • Campaign • Administration | |||
| In office | |||
| 15 February 2025 – present | |||
| Preceded by | lcn | ||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | ||
| Political party | Workers' Party of Redmont | ||
| Election | February 2025 | ||
| Vice President | Yeet_Boy | ||
1950minecrafter (joined 13 April 2020), also known as simply 1950, is a Redmontian politician who is currently serving as the 20th president of Redmont. 1950 was the first player to have joined DemocracyCraft after its release, and became a significant political figure on the server for years after, founding the first political party in Redmont to moderate success, and championing many of the first laws that guide the server today. He is currently a member of the Workers' Party of Redmont.
Early History
Creation of the SPP
On May 5th 2020, 1950 applied for the creation of his political party, the Socialist Party of the People (SPP). It took part in the 1st Congressional Election, securing a majority of 4 seats out of 7 in Congress. 1950 ran, and became Redmont’s second Speaker of the House following the resignation of the first Speaker, superpacman04. 1950 authored bills such as the Conspiracy Act and the Public Indecency Act.[1][2]
As the 2nd congressional election drew near, a new party was on the rise: the Democratic Reformist Party (DRP). They grew to a membership greater than the SPP or National Alliance Party (NAP), and threatened to upset the two-party status quo. As such, 1950 and Dusty_3 agreed to work in coalition, by having their members vote for candidates from both of their parties. Due to the nature of elections at the time, the vote tally throughout the voting period was live, incentivising parties to campaign for more votes if they were losing. The NAP and DRP both partook in this, however, the SPP did not, resulting in the party winning no seats in the next Congress, and a fall in prominence. Congress was therefore split between the NAP and DRP, with the SPP left to rethink their future courses of action.
Break from DC and Subsequent Ban
The sole source for this section is 1950minecrafter's own testimony. It should not be considered false, however, the facts in this section could be biased.[3]
Dissatisfaction with DC Politics
By the end of June 2020, after Krix formed the Democratic Reformist Party, toxicity in politics had begun to rise. This annoyed 1950, but he remained a member of the server for at least a month afterwards.[3]
In July of 2020, following his unsuccessful reelection bid and the overall defeat of the SPP, losing all of their seats in the House and Senate, 1950 felt he had little to incentivise him to be active on the server, other than maintaining his apartment company, 'MAO S.A'. He therefore decided to take a break from the server. This was meant only to be for a few weeks, with the intention to come back once toxicity in DC politics had subsided.[3]
The New Server
A few days after he announced that he was taking a break, 1950 was approached by some other players who had also decided to take a break, asking him to join another City RP server as a builder. This server was run by an individual only remembered today by his initials 'TBI'.[3] 1950 was initially apprehensive due to the fact that he wanted to take a break from the City RP genre as a whole, but eventually relented, with the stipulation that he would only be hired as a builder for the server.[3]
After a few days as a builder, 1950 was offered the position of moderator on the new server. There was a rule on DemocracyCraft at the time known as 'non-compete', stating that members of DC could not be Staff or Administrators on servers that competed with DC, however, 1950 felt as if he was not in breach of this rule, due to the fact that he was simply a moderator.[3]
Release Day and Aftermath
On the day of the new server's launch, a few members of the DC community, including owners Technofied and xEndeavour joined the new server to have a look at their competition.[3] On the same day as the launch, the new server's map was deleted and the server was corrupted under mysterious circumstances. The reason for this has never been determined, however, many theories, including foul play, have been shared.[3] After the failed release, TBI was never heard from again and could not be consulted on the true reason for the new server's demise.[3]
The following day, 1950 was informed that he had been banned due to being in breach of the 'non-compete' rule.[3] To this day, 1950 insists that he was simply a moderator, therefore not in breach of the rules and that the ban was "wrongly and unjustly applied on [him]".[3] This ban took effect on the 24th of July, 2020.
After the ban, 1950 made the decision to retire from DC altogether.[3]
SPP After 1950
September 2020 Congressional Elections
Shortly after 1950’s ban on July 30, The_MarxSisters was elected as the party's next Chair, promising reforms to the party in preparation for the September congressional election. Their performance disappointed many in the party, winning only one seat, and falling a few votes shy of winning two or three seats.
Shortly after this election, two special elections were held in Congress due to resignations. The SPP ran kevv as their candidate in the first special election, achieving 9 votes, far less than the DRP candidate, ronsampaul, who achieved 18. The SPP did not field a candidate for the second special election. In September of the same year, Senate elections were introduced, for which the SPP fielded _37__ as their candidate. They won 21 votes, just shy of the 22 needed to tie with the winner of the third seat.
The Red Army
Shortly before these elections on August 20th, the militant Red Army was incorporated as a wing of the SPP. The Red Army previously launched an attack against the DC Capitol, and had a standoff with the police. Many players disliked the Red Army for these actions, and the SPP, in their decision to tie themselves to the organization, received negative attention.
Return to DC
During September and October of 2020, 1950 received a number of messages from owner End and player Dusty_3 asking him to return to the server.[3] On October the 23rd, 1950 lodged an appeal against his ban. The DC competitor server was no longer extant, and staff had a change of heart about the players they banned. A day later, it was accepted.
The SPP immediately held a leadership election due to growing dissatisfaction with The_MarxSisters and the creation of the Red Army. 1950 was chosen as the new Chair on November 6, and immediately began work on the ongoing November Congressional elections. The party fared better, with candidates 1950 and JoanM999 securing 2 of the 7 available [[House of Representatives|House] seats. This began a trend of the SPP performing better when 1950 was on the ballot and directly involved. The following election in January saw the House expanded from 7 to 9 seats, and the SPP again won 2 seats, with candidates 1950 and Red Army leader Olefante being elected. The party also fielded a candidate for the Senate, _37__, who lost with only 19 votes in his favour.
First and Second Presidential Runs
On January 26, 2021, 1950 announced his candidacy for President with running mate Pugbandit. His main competition was the DRP leader Krix and his running mate hugebob23456. The DRP was at one of its most successful points, and they were the favourite to win. A third contender was an independent candidate, Austin27, with running mate xEndeavour. Austin27 eventually dropped out, with xEndeavour running with Zab as his running mate.
In a surprise result, no candidate reached a majority, with Krix receiving the most votes at 94 and 48.2% of the total vote. 1950 was second, with 64 votes, and xEndeavour was third with 37. This prompted a runoff between Krix and 1950, in which Krix received 108 votes to 1950’s 89. Krix became Redmont’s 3rd President, and 1950 continued his work in the House.
1950 decided to run alongside running mate, byeSprite, in the next presidential election in June of 2021, winning 69 votes and proceeded to a runoff against Austin27, who won 98 votes in the first round. 1950 was again thwarted in a runoff, winning 70 votes to Austin27’s 95.
Resignation from Party Chairmanship
The SPP continued to participate in congressional elections, securing 2 to 3 seats each time. 1950 received modest support each time, with enough personal votes to elect another member of the party. However, the party failed to significantly grow to any significant prominence. In October 2021, 1950 chose not to run in the party’s leadership election, and Aladeen became the new Chair. The party received a surprise new member in Krix, who was the sole SPP candidate to win a seat in the November 2021 House election.
Second Departure from DC
1950 stepped back from the public eye at this point, and his activity declined until leaving the server altogether. The SPP declined further until its eventual dissolution through a merger with the Neodemocratic Party (later the Democratic Party) on February 20, 2022. Five months later, on July 25, 2022, former SPP member xeu100 announced a return of the party, and outlined a three-phase plan, however, this was the last update in the party’s Discord server.
Second Return and Presidency
In January of 2025, along with the Trolligarch wave, 1950 returned to the community and joined the newly-created Workers' Party of Redmont (WPR). As the WPR was largely made up of new players, 1950's experience and leadership made him a natural choice for a Presidential candidate.
Third Presidential Run and Lawsuit
In February 2025, 1950 announced his candidacy for the Presidency alongside his running mate Yeet_Boy of the Galactic Empire of Redmont (GER), pursuant to the two parties' recent coalition agreement.
1950 ran against xEndeavour of the Redmont Reform Party, as well as Vernicia and TheMusica, both independents. 1950 emerged victorious, with 62 votes against End's 46 and Vernicia's 44 in the first round, and 81 votes against End's 75 votes in the final round.[4]
Lawsuit and Emergency Injunction
On the 11th of February, 2025, the third-place candidate, Vernicia, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against the Commonwealth (and its agent, the Department of State), claiming that "[t]he election was botched", and that the results of the election did "not represent the will of the people", due to the claim that the proper election format had not taken place. The claim was that the voting system used for the election, instant runoff, was illegitimate, and that a two-round system should have been used instead.[5]
Vernicia's attorneys petitioned the courts to grant an emergency injunction, blocking 1950's ascendancy to the Presidency, and to rerun the election under the two-round system. The courts granted an alternate emergency injunction, wherein the outgoing administration of then-President lcn would remain in caretaker mode for the remainder of the case. The Department of State was also ordered to begin a runoff election between 1950 and End, as if the two-round system had been used, and only the two highest-rated candidates remained.
Mere hours before the runoff election was scheduled to begin, and after much deliberation and debate,[6][7] the Supreme Court ruled that the election was in fact held legally and constitutionally, that "1950minecrafter ha[d] the full democratic mandate" to be President, and that the Supreme Court had made a mistake in its earlier decision to grant an emergency injunction.
The case was dismissed, and 1950 ascended to the Presidency shortly afterwards.
Presidency
The newly-elected President 1950 took office on the 15th of February 2025, however, due to the disruption caused by the lawsuit, the caretaker government, and the planned then cancelled runoff election, his formal inauguration only took place the following week, on the 22nd of February.[8]
Professional Career
Earlier in his career, 1950 was a Building Inspector, a Contractor, and a Photographer for the Hamilton Times. The timeframe for these jobs is unknown.[9]
Personal Life
1950 is the son of pugbandit and HugeBob. He later married Ansgard_Ist making him a part of the McCartnon family. The two of them have two sons, Flailyy and GameSkipper.[9]
References
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/conspiracy-act.310/#post-738
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/public-indecency-act.431/#post-1088
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Discord interview conducted between 1950minecrafter and JVC3
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-february-2025.24616/#post-96499
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/scr-3-2025-vernicia-v-the-commonwealth-of-redmont.24771/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/scr-3-2025-vernicia-v-the-commonwealth-of-redmont.24771/#post-96815
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/scr-3-2025-vernicia-v-the-commonwealth-of-redmont.24771/#:~:text=As%20the%20memes%20in%20the%20%23legal%20section%20of%20the%20discord%20humorously%20points%20out
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/686158870435201035/1342830572564643982
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://democracycraft.fandom.com/wiki/1950minecrafter