Analysis: Waiting on Hickey
Strausbourg - Will he or won't he run? That seems to be the question among delegates attending the Progressive-Reform Party conference in Strausbourg this week. They are, of course, referring to Peter Hickey, the veteran micronationalist with a long history of championing liberal causes. A Morovian since 2001, Hickey spent most of his career in the Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia. However, he quickly returned to Briesk following the announcement of Morovia's return for the one-month election campaign but has since been mum on whether he will complete his party's ticket and run as the third candidate for Royal Assembly.In a conference speech before a standing room only crowd, Hickey mused about his future in Morovia, "I may decide to run but then again, I may just decide to set up a public interest law practice and work for social justice in the courts. Or perhaps I'll draw on my experience as a micronational journalist and establish a progressive newspaper in Briesk. But Morovia's left may rest assured that my modest talents, such as they may be, are at its disposal, at least for the duration of this month."
In Morovia, Hickey has served as Prosecutor-General as well as several terms in the Royal Assembly. In 2002, he was a vocal critic of Conservative social legislation, something remembered in light of the current debate on consensual prostitution. After years spent in the political trenches, sources indicate that "Old Man Liberal" is happy in retirement, and much to the chagrin of the Progressive rank and file, may be content to stay there.
posted by The Editors @ 07:14
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