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The Cape Party (CAPE) is a political party in South Africa which seeks to use all constitutional and legal means to bring about independence for the Western Cape, Northern Cape (excluding two districts),〔 〕 six municipalities in the Eastern Cape, and one municipality in the Free State.〔 〕 The party grew out of a Facebook group in 2007, and is led by Jack Miller, who worked as an actor when he first assumed the leadership. In 2009, it had a membership of approximately 1000 people.〔 It is registered with the Independent Electoral Commission and was on the provincial ballot of the Western Cape in the South African general elections of 2009, where it received 2,552 votes, or 0.13% of the vote. It will stand again for the municipal elections of 2011. ==Platform== The party believes that the population of the Western Cape and parts of surrounding provinces (which it calls the Cape Nation),〔 〕 is culturally and linguistically distinct from the rest of South Africa, and is therefore entitled to statehood under chapter 14, section 235 of the South African Constitution.〔 It alleges that the Republic of South Africa is a colonial construct,〔 and that the people of the Western Cape are being oppressed by the national government. It claims that the national government and legislative apparatus are racist and totalitarian,〔 and has referred to President Jacob Zuma as an illegitimate occupier of the Cape.〔 〕 Black economic empowerment, affirmative action and housing allocation policies have been provided as examples of the national government's racist policies.〔 The party claims that its policies are modelled after the Torch Commando, who protested against the Apartheid government's removal of suffrage from coloured voters in the Cape Province. The party claims that 75% of the Western Cape's tax revenues are spent outside of the province – a practice it has compared to rape. It has alleged that the province would be more economically successful if these revenues were spent within its borders, making it one of "the top 10 wealthiest countries income per capita () in the world".〔 Miller has further claimed that the proposed Cape Republic would perform better economically than any individual province in South Africa, and, contradicting an earlier claim, that R58 of every R100 of tax revenue contributed by the Western Cape is spent within its borders. According to spokespeople, the party believes education should be a priority in the Western Cape, and is a solution to many of the province's problems. Representatives have also spoken out against politicisation of the civil service, and cited poorly controlled immigration as a primary cause of crime. The Cape Party has said that it occupies a unique position, as it focuses on local issues, instead of attempting to contest power in national elections, which would legitimise the national political machinery.〔 The party believes in a system of direct democracy where the electorate are consulted in referenda before passing laws. It also supports the ability of individual communities and cultural groups to determine the laws that govern them. It supports free ports, and has suggested turning its prospective republic into a tax haven.〔 The party has stated that it has an internal consensus in support of the death penalty, but would put the issue to a public referendum if elected.〔 Capital punishment is forbidden by the South African constitution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape Party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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