Washington (US Political RP; 2016 ; Congress Thread ; OPEN!)

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1148
Monday
August 29
2016

"There you have it. The Senator believes that punishing fifty while ten thousand get away is worse than letting ten thousand and fifty get away. Logic can't stand before such naked partisanship."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1145
Monday
August 29
2016

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"Your 'comprehensive reform' is a mirage Senator. You've never done a thing on the issue and you're trying to get away with not doing more. You want a comprehensive reform bill? Well Senator, then write it yourself rather than turning on the people you are supposed to represent because of your personal grudge against me."

"Personal grudge? Please, don't think I hate you. I love everyone here and would take a bullet for everyone here even our dear friend Nilap. I will write a bill then but I ask we reconsider this one. For what it is. And for what it lacks."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"Now she says that actually doing something is disgraceful? Ma'am, what you're doing now is disgraceful. You're saying that trying to make things right is wrong. You don't care about anyone do you? Just yourself, your self-righteousness, and your power, always your power. You don't deserve to be in this chamber."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1150
Monday
August 29
2016

"I do think it is consistent with my faith, Senator. Punishment is required for justice to be served. And I believe more strongly in a punishment that offers a chance for redemption."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1148
Monday
August 29
2016

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"There you have it. The Senator believes that punishing fifty while ten thousand get away is worse than letting ten thousand and fifty get away. Logic can't stand before such naked partisanship."

"I believe we should punish ALL OF THEM! Do you understand that? And those 50 don't get away. They are put in prison so please apply some logic. And consider this, I said I support flogging if the bill was reform. But you don't want comprehensive reform in another bill or in this because you want it look like you are the tough bill pusher who can pass this bill. You have let your partisanship and ego blind you."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

"She's got it right, Senator. If you care so much, where's your comprehensive bill? You've been hear plenty long enough! But no, just more attacking this young lady because you're getting shown up."

"Am I? Glad to hear your opinion. But no mention on the military rape statistics? Why? Cannot defend it there?"

[The Fair Republic]

"I would like to point out that the corporal punishment section of this bill will almost certainly draw a lawsuit from the ACLU on grounds of violating the 8th Amendment. I would prefer not to waste taxpayer dollars on a lawsuit for a part of the law that in my legal opinion, would be struck down. If the Senate is serious about installing corporate punishment into the criminal justice system, I recommend that the Judiciary Committee call a hearing with witnesses from the Justice Department over the constitutionality and effectiveness of corporal punishment."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1153
Monday
August 29
2016

"Senator I have a very simple question for you. If you really want to punish all of them, why haven't you done a single solitary thing about it in all your years here?"

"You say you want to punish all of them Senator. Your actions speak far louder than your words."

[Jovuistan]

House Floor

Mullins looked around the lower chamber in a bored manner, wondering if anyone else was actually paying attention.

[Tallahassee News Station]

"She's got it right, Senator. If you care so much, where's your comprehensive bill? You've been hear plenty long enough! But no, just more attacking this young lady because you're getting shown up."

"Am I? Glad to hear your opinion. But no mention on the military rape statistics? Why? Cannot defend it there?"

"Whenever anyone under my command got found out, they were punished. But you don't like that. All you care about is your own little political game. You won't do anything. You'll just make sure that no one else can, 'cause you'd rather have things be terrible than have someone else get the credit for fixing them. Disgraceful."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1153
Monday
August 29
2016

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"Senator I have a very simple question for you. If you really want to punish all of them, why haven't you done a single solitary thing about it in all your years here?"

"You say you want to punish all of them Senator. Your actions speak far louder than your words."

"Attack me all you wish. But the very fact that you can disregard my opinion simply because I have not focused on rape reform is simply mind-boggling."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1157
Monday
August 29
2016

"Senator, this punishment was around for nearly two hundred years and had no serious questioning of its Constitutionality. You are grasping at straws."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1159
Monday
August 29
2016

"I don't disregard your opinion Senator. I reject your failure to act and action looking to destroy the acts of others."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

"Am I? Glad to hear your opinion. But no mention on the military rape statistics? Why? Cannot defend it there?"

"Whenever anyone under my command got found out, they were punished. But you don't like that. All you care about is your own little political game. You won't do anything. You'll just make sure that no one else can, 'cause you'd rather have things be terrible than have someone else get the credit for fixing them. Disgraceful."

"Sure...Then under your tenure as a commander and even on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, why did rape in the military go unreported to such a high degree. The following year you left, in 2000 if I remember, it went up. So you can say they were punished but these facts and those women can tell you otherwise. My political game is not a game. It is simple. I am willing to vote for flogging as I said, but the simple thing is, this bill WON'T FIX ANYTHING! I could give a damn about credit. But this bill will give the judge to sentence flogging to the 50 in 10,000 rapists."

[The Fair Republic]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1157
Monday
August 29
2016

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"Senator, this punishment was around for nearly two hundred years and had no serious questioning of its Constitutionality. You are grasping at straws."

"Corporal Punishment has largely been phased out the criminal justice system. Reviving such a controversial punishment will lead to lawsuits. If you bemoan the lack of corporal punishment in society, why haven't you complained about the 31 states that have banned corporal punishment for minors in schools. If corporal punishment is a such strong deterrent for misbehavior, will the Senator try to revive the punishment in schools over the strenuous objections of myself, many of my colleagues, and the overwhelming majority of childhood psychologists and education experts?

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1159
Monday
August 29
2016

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"I don't disregard your opinion Senator. I reject your failure to act and action looking to destroy the acts of others."

"I don't disregard your argument either Senator. Not even Senator Chandler's. But I do reject a bill that fails to act for the victim and simply gives a judge the option to sentence a rapists to flogging. And a meager 50 rapists compared to the 10,000 who never see court."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"You think I'm the only General in the military, ma'am? We have a military of two million people and hundreds of generals. I did my part in the place I was put. You want to talk about failure, how about we talk about Detroit? Don't want to do that, huh? Didn't think you did."

[Tumblrena]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1210
Monday
August 29
2016

"You think those fifty are nothing, Senator? You think their victims are nothing? Their families, nothing? Their anguish, nothing? Their suffering, nothing? Their trials are "meagre". Not worthy of note. Not worthy of help. Not worthy of even the slightest concern from you."

"You think that they're nothing, Senator. You think they don't matter. You think nothing should be done. That's the difference between us Senator. Those are real people. They aren't nothing, and I will fight you to the ends of the earth in the truth that they matter."

[Tallahassee News Station]

Stacey creaked his way to his feet.

"All right, you all just shut your faces. No one's doing a thing productive, just yammering and screeching and it ain't helping no one. Everyone can see that no one's going to change anything and you'll keep fighting all night. So I say we just call the thing to a vote now, and get on to doing our jobs already."

"So Mr. President, I move to call this very annoying previous question."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

"You think I'm the only General in the military, ma'am? We have a military of two million people and hundreds of generals. I did my part in the place I was put. You want to talk about failure, how about we talk about Detroit? Don't want to do that, huh? Didn't think you did."

"I can answer for myself. And I have worked extensively to help my city and as a social worker before this, I have done my part. So because there are millions in the military and you as the commander, it's too hard to crackdown on it. It's not your job? You aren't responsible? Disgraceful excuse..."

[Jovuistan]

House Floor

Mullins hummed silently to himself as he looked at the watch on his wrist. He frowned, if someone didn't add to the discussion soon, he would have to do something about it.

[Vaquas]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1150
Monday
August 29
2016

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"I do think it is consistent with my faith, Senator. Punishment is required for justice to be served. And I believe more strongly in a punishment that offers a chance for redemption."

"To clarify then, you believe that physically striking a person over and over again is more effective in regards to successful rehabilitation then what may be offered through incarceration?"

[Vaquas]

Stacey creaked his way to his feet.

"All right, you all just shut your faces. No one's doing a thing productive, just yammering and screeching and it ain't helping no one. Everyone can see that no one's going to change anything and you'll keep fighting all night. So I say we just call the thing to a vote now, and get on to doing our jobs already."

"So Mr. President, I move to call this very annoying previous question."

"Objection."

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Washington D.C.
United States Senate
1210
Monday
August 29
2016

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"You think those fifty are nothing, Senator? You think their victims are nothing? Their families, nothing? Their anguish, nothing? Their suffering, nothing? Their trials are "meagre". Not worthy of note. Not worthy of help. Not worthy of even the slightest concern from you."

"You think that they're nothing, Senator. You think they don't matter. You think nothing should be done. That's the difference between us Senator. Those are real people. They aren't nothing, and I will fight you to the ends of the earth in the truth that they matter."

"And I will fight to my last dying breath to make sure that all 10,000 are prosecuted and flogged or jailed or whatever so that rapes stop. Enough of this bill. Unlike you and many others, I am willing to state my opinion to help all. Unlike you, those 50 may not even be flogged. Unlike you, I'd rather help all 10,000 victims and jail all 10,000 rapists then just pretend rapes are going to stop if 50 have the CHANCE of being flogged."

[Uttland]

Stacey creaked his way to his feet.

"All right, you all just shut your faces. No one's doing a thing productive, just yammering and screeching and it ain't helping no one. Everyone can see that no one's going to change anything and you'll keep fighting all night. So I say we just call the thing to a vote now, and get on to doing our jobs already."

"So Mr. President, I move to call this very annoying previous question."

Sen. Johnson: "Objection."