Washington 2017 Political RP [CLOSED] OOC Pt. VIII

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

Fowler isn't Tea Party.

We need neocons actually.

My new Michigan Boi is a Neocon

Well, eh. He's a bit suspicious of Jews actually.

He's more of an AltRight-NeoCon Monster Hybrid thing

Governor Williams is a Social Conservative-Alt-right combination, so basically just Roy Moore.

[Korea of the South]

Actually kinda want to run for Senate

You have til December honestly, put pick early on because you don’t want to campaign for one thing then switch to another and confuse your following.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

My new Michigan Boi is a Neocon

Well, eh. He's a bit suspicious of Jews actually.

He's more of an AltRight-NeoCon Monster Hybrid thing

Governor Williams is a Social Conservative-Alt-right combination, so basically just Roy Moore.

Half of the stuff that Roy Moore says is so insane, that not even Governor Williams would say it.

[Martune]

Actually kinda want to run for Senate

You have til December honestly, put pick early on because you don’t want to campaign for one thing then switch to another and confuse your following.

IRL december?

[Dentali]

Actually kinda want to run for Senate

Their is the new york special election

[Martune]

Actually kinda want to run for Senate

Their is the new york special election

I'm in Texas

[Dentali]

Their is the new york special election

I'm in Texas

wait irl?

[Dentali]

What did Overstein rep before the appointment?

[Martune]

I'm in Texas

wait irl?

No, Gordon is in Texas (my character)

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

What did Overstein rep before the appointment?

North Carolina.

[Korea of the South]

You have til December honestly, put pick early on because you don’t want to campaign for one thing then switch to another and confuse your following.

IRL december?

No, RP December which is around RL summer

[Dentali]

What did Overstein rep before the appointment?

North Carolina.

hmm.... so their will be a north carolina special election in the near future

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

North Carolina.

hmm.... so their will be a north carolina special election in the near future

Ja, the fun thing is that NC is a turnout state, with relatively low numbers of swing voters.

[Martune]

When will the governor election be for TX

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

When will the governor election be for TX

2018 Nov. but it is a powerless position.

[Dentali]

hmm.... so their will be a north carolina special election in the near future

Ja, the fun thing is that NC is a turnout state, with relatively low numbers of swing voters.

Ooh im gonna modify more former general character to be an anti reed republican and run for senate as an independent or a constitution party thing

[Korea of the South]

When will the governor election be for TX

2018 Nov. but it is a powerless position.

True which is why I may run for Lt. Governor.

[Martune]

When will the governor election be for TX

2018 Nov. but it is a powerless position.

Why is it powerless

[Dentali]

2018 Nov. but it is a powerless position.

Why is it powerless

Because Texas governor is specifically designed to be weak

When the Constitution got written post reconstruction the writers were really jaded by the republican governors of the past few years wielding a ton of power. So a lot of the power you may find a typical gov has is dispersed, Broad powers over the legal system, state budget and finances, education, transportation, agriculture, public utilities, and land development are delegated to officials who need not share the policies nor even be of the same political party as the governor.

Unlike the federal system, where the cabinet secretaries and the other top executive officers serve at the pleasure of the President, the voters elect the corresponding officials in the Texas system, giving the Governor no direct authority over them. And the appointments that are under his power need to be approved by 2/3rds of the senate. Most appointees of the various boards and commissions serve staggered terms (six-year). Texas law does not grant governors the ability to fire their predecessors' appointees, so unless there is an unusual number of deaths or resignations, it will be several years into a governor's term before most boards and commissions are controlled by his or her appointees.

The legislature takes the lead in the budget process, leaving the Governor with the opportunity to speak publicly of priorities but with little influence on the formal budgeting process. The ten-member Legislative Budget Board (LBB) holds most of the authority. The Lieutenant Governor is the Chair of the LBB

[Sanabel]

hmm.... so their will be a north carolina special election in the near future

Ja, the fun thing is that NC is a turnout state, with relatively low numbers of swing voters.

I'd actually be interested in running a Progressive in that, it would be a really fun challenge. Especially if Rod loses the primary.

[Martune]

Why is it powerless

Because Texas governor is specifically designed to be weak

When the Constitution got written post reconstruction the writers were really jaded by the republican governors of the past few years wielding a ton of power. So a lot of the power you may find a typical gov has is dispersed, Broad powers over the legal system, state budget and finances, education, transportation, agriculture, public utilities, and land development are delegated to officials who need not share the policies nor even be of the same political party as the governor.

Unlike the federal system, where the cabinet secretaries and the other top executive officers serve at the pleasure of the President, the voters elect the corresponding officials in the Texas system, giving the Governor no direct authority over them. And the appointments that are under his power need to be approved by 2/3rds of the senate. Most appointees of the various boards and commissions serve staggered terms (six-year). Texas law does not grant governors the ability to fire their predecessors' appointees, so unless there is an unusual number of deaths or resignations, it will be several years into a governor's term before most boards and commissions are controlled by his or her appointees.

The legislature takes the lead in the budget process, leaving the Governor with the opportunity to speak publicly of priorities but with little influence on the formal budgeting process. The ten-member Legislative Budget Board (LBB) holds most of the authority. The Lieutenant Governor is the Chair of the LBB

I hate to say it but I wanna move now

[Korea of the South]

Because Texas governor is specifically designed to be weak

When the Constitution got written post reconstruction the writers were really jaded by the republican governors of the past few years wielding a ton of power. So a lot of the power you may find a typical gov has is dispersed, Broad powers over the legal system, state budget and finances, education, transportation, agriculture, public utilities, and land development are delegated to officials who need not share the policies nor even be of the same political party as the governor.

Unlike the federal system, where the cabinet secretaries and the other top executive officers serve at the pleasure of the President, the voters elect the corresponding officials in the Texas system, giving the Governor no direct authority over them. And the appointments that are under his power need to be approved by 2/3rds of the senate. Most appointees of the various boards and commissions serve staggered terms (six-year). Texas law does not grant governors the ability to fire their predecessors' appointees, so unless there is an unusual number of deaths or resignations, it will be several years into a governor's term before most boards and commissions are controlled by his or her appointees.

The legislature takes the lead in the budget process, leaving the Governor with the opportunity to speak publicly of priorities but with little influence on the formal budgeting process. The ten-member Legislative Budget Board (LBB) holds most of the authority. The Lieutenant Governor is the Chair of the LBB

I hate to say it but I wanna move now

I don't mind it, I'm still going to run for governor then after maybe president in 2024.

[Dentali]

Because Texas governor is specifically designed to be weak

When the Constitution got written post reconstruction the writers were really jaded by the republican governors of the past few years wielding a ton of power. So a lot of the power you may find a typical gov has is dispersed, Broad powers over the legal system, state budget and finances, education, transportation, agriculture, public utilities, and land development are delegated to officials who need not share the policies nor even be of the same political party as the governor.

Unlike the federal system, where the cabinet secretaries and the other top executive officers serve at the pleasure of the President, the voters elect the corresponding officials in the Texas system, giving the Governor no direct authority over them. And the appointments that are under his power need to be approved by 2/3rds of the senate. Most appointees of the various boards and commissions serve staggered terms (six-year). Texas law does not grant governors the ability to fire their predecessors' appointees, so unless there is an unusual number of deaths or resignations, it will be several years into a governor's term before most boards and commissions are controlled by his or her appointees.

The legislature takes the lead in the budget process, leaving the Governor with the opportunity to speak publicly of priorities but with little influence on the formal budgeting process. The ten-member Legislative Budget Board (LBB) holds most of the authority. The Lieutenant Governor is the Chair of the LBB

I hate to say it but I wanna move now

Its a double edged sword, when Bush jr ran for president all his achievements as governor were framed by democrats as "He didnt do anything its a powerless position, his democrat lt gov did it" and whenever he was criticized for bad things during his governorship republicans said "hey it wasnt his fault the governors office in texas couldnt intervene in the subject."

Or run for senate in 2018

[Martune]

I hate to say it but I wanna move now

Its a double edged sword, when Bush jr ran for president all his achievements as governor were framed by democrats as "He didnt do anything its a powerless position, his democrat lt gov did it" and whenever he was criticized for bad things during his governorship republicans said "hey it wasnt his fault the governors office in texas couldnt intervene in the subject."

Or run for senate

I don't wanna wait till summer time though

[Sanabel]

Its a double edged sword, when Bush jr ran for president all his achievements as governor were framed by democrats as "He didnt do anything its a powerless position, his democrat lt gov did it" and whenever he was criticized for bad things during his governorship republicans said "hey it wasnt his fault the governors office in texas couldnt intervene in the subject."

Or run for senate

I don't wanna wait till summer time though

You'll be waiting till the Summer I guess unless you move to NY, NC, VA, NJ, OR, or I guess potentially Michigan now to run for a senate seat.

House in the case of OR.