Washington 2017: The U.S. Political RP [CLOSED] OOC Pt. XI

[Tallahassee News Station]

why does it seem like it's impossible for me and Prole to be on at the same time? I've been on for a portion of every hour of the day for the past four days, and he hasn't been online along with me either of those days. Wth.

If you want more bad luck he told me he's going to be mostly off this MD weekend

[Granluras]

why does it seem like it's impossible for me and Prole to be on at the same time? I've been on for a portion of every hour of the day for the past four days, and he hasn't been online along with me either of those days. Wth.

If you want more bad luck he told me he's going to be mostly off this MD weekend

-.-

[Granluras]

whats the name of the really old, Thurmond copycat character?

[Greater Arab State]

whats the name of the really old, Thurmond copycat character?

Fredrick Williams.

[Granluras]

whats the name of the really old, Thurmond copycat character?

Fredrick Williams.

thank

[ThePenguinLand]

So, the plan is to post an overview of Aleravez's social and economic policies in New Mexico, that were instituted before he joined the RP. I'll probably do this in a newspaper article format, using something something like the Sante Fe Times. I will try to present an unbiased realistic view of the impact and success of the policies, of course if somebody would like to point to out a flaw then they can do so. Although, i won't needlessly slam Aleravez as he is my own character and I'm pretty sure there's a rule against self-destruction.

[The Galactic Triumvirate]

Hello Everyone!

It's been a very long time since i was last here and am planing on bringing back Attorney General Alicia Florrick. So what major has been going on these last few months?

[Dentali]

Hello Everyone!

It's been a very long time since i was last here and am planing on bringing back Attorney General Alicia Florrick. So what major has been going on these last few months?

You have one job above all else... justice for Diana noble... ASAP

[Tallahassee News Station]

Hello Everyone!

It's been a very long time since i was last here and am planing on bringing back Attorney General Alicia Florrick. So what major has been going on these last few months?

You have one job above all else... justice for Diana noble... ASAP

That's state level only now

[Tallahassee News Station]

So, the plan is to post an overview of Aleravez's social and economic policies in New Mexico, that were instituted before he joined the RP. I'll probably do this in a newspaper article format, using something something like the Sante Fe Times. I will try to present an unbiased realistic view of the impact and success of the policies, of course if somebody would like to point to out a flaw then they can do so. Although, i won't needlessly slam Aleravez as he is my own character and I'm pretty sure there's a rule against self-destruction.

Pop em up here whenever you want and we can take a look

[The Galactic Triumvirate]

Hello Everyone!

It's been a very long time since i was last here and am planing on bringing back Attorney General Alicia Florrick. So what major has been going on these last few months?

You have one job above all else... justice for Diana noble... ASAP

Is this not out of the DOJ's hands now?

[Tallahassee News Station]

Hello Everyone!

It's been a very long time since i was last here and am planing on bringing back Attorney General Alicia Florrick. So what major has been going on these last few months?

Heck of a lot.

There's a summary thing linked in the OP that should help, and I can answer questions if you've got em.

[Tallahassee News Station]

You have one job above all else... justice for Diana noble... ASAP

Is this not out of the DOJ's hands now?

Yep

[Dentali]

im back, and started with throwing shade

[Bruke]

im back, and started with throwing shade

I like how you detail how Anderson spends his time, I wouldn’t think to put that.

[Dentali]

im back, and started with throwing shade

I like how you detail how Anderson spends his time, I wouldn’t think to put that.

Oh yea man rallies are great but they are 1% of a good campaign, like an iceberg most is below the surface

[Tallahassee News Station]

If Ram is gonna show Aur, should be now

[Dentali]

Can I ask we just super fast forward the Congressional baseball game? It is going to take us at minimum another month and slow down everything to a crawl, having so many people involved and important means we need to wait on players constantly. I would much rather be able to campaign and have meetings about candidates, then get back to congress.

[Tallahassee News Station]

Can I ask we just super fast forward the Congressional baseball game? It is going to take us at minimum another month and slow down everything to a crawl, having so many people involved and important means we need to wait on players constantly. I would much rather be able to campaign and have meetings about candidates, then get back to congress.

Pro's coming back tomorrow

You can also campaign and meet all you want, and I think Fowler's being waited on there. Big part of it was being a convenient setup for meetings and convos between congressional guys or just anyone I'd they're visiting

[Aureumterra]

If Ram is gonna show Aur, should be now

Nah

[Kannap]

Repost since it's been nine days and I've not heard anything about this app - unless I've overlooked a post, in which case I'm sorry.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Kannap
Character Name: Judith Cox Davis
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 69 (born September 12, 1947)
Character Height: 5'5"
Character Weight: 200 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: New York City Councilwoman (1981-1989); Mayor of New York City (1989-1993); Senator for NY's 16th District (1999-present)
Appearance:

Character State of Origin: Pennsylvania
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Experienced, strong commitment and dedication to her causes, makes friends easily - regardless of party lines - and friendly and respectful to all.
Main Weaknesses: Easily frustrated, sometimes short-tempered, impatient, easily impressed.
Biography: Judith Cox Davis was born to Robert and Elizabeth Cox on September 12, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the age of three, her family - consisting of her parents and three older brothers - moved to Queens in New York City. Her father was a soldier in WWII, who fought in the European theater. He landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and was on the front lines of the push into Nazi-occupied Europe. He often told stories of his experiences as she grew up, covering darker details such as liberating concentration camps as her and her siblings got older. He returned to pharmacy school after returning home from the war and opened a pharmacy in Queens. It wasn't a lucrative career for him, but he made enough to feed his family, treat his wife and children well, and take the family on one good vacation every year. Her mother was a schoolteacher. As Judith and her siblings grew up, they worked in their father's pharmacy. Judith was the youngest of four children in the family. Her brothers, Robert Jr., Travis, and Fitzgerald, were born in 1940, 1945, and 1946 respectively. Being the only girl alongside three boys, she was raised tough.

She attended City College of New York, graduating in 1969 with a degree in political science. She got deeply involved with politics while attending the college, getting involved heavily with the Civil Rights Movement on campus and joining anti-Vietnam War protesters. She dreaded telling her father that she was protesting the Vietnam War, since he was a veteran, but he supported her, saying, "War is Hell so give them Hell." She says that her father was always supportive of her throughout her youth and life. In April 1969, one month before graduating from the college, she participated in a protest on campus that overwhelmed and took over the South campus. She and her fellow students demanded the City College provide academic support for students and an affirmative action program to increase minority enrollment.

While in college, Judith worked with the campaigns to elect Edith Joyce to the New York City Council and Richard Leeds as Borough President of Queens. In 1969, Richard Leeds narrowly won his election as Borough President while Edith Joyce won her seat on the New York City Council by a landslide, as her Republican opponent was heavily criticized for allegations of infidelity in his marriage.

Judith met Andy Davis during her third year at City College of New York. The two of them were introduced by a mutual friend and they started dating - they both shared political interests and beliefs. He was one year ahead of her and graduated from the college in 1968, with a degree in English. He took one year off from college, staying closely involved with the civil rights movement on the City College campus, as well as anti-Vietnam War protests. He also worked on the campaign to help elect Edith Joyce to the New York City Council. In 1970, Andy proposed to Judith and they married later that year. In 1970, Andy went on to enroll at Columbia University. He would go on to finish his master's and doctorate programs while teaching at City College of New York, he'd become a professor at Columbia University after completing his doctorate.

In 1970, while Andy enrolled in his graduate program, Judith had become Edith Joyce's secretary and assistant in her office. Judith took the opportunity to network with other city council members and learn more about the political process. She continued working in Edith's office throughout her first term. She worked on Edith Joyce's campaign in 1973, which Edith won re-election in her seat. She continued to work with Edith throughout her second term, but aware that she could not run for a third term Judith saw an opportunity.

In 1977, Judith ran a campaign for Edith's seat, seeing as it would be vacant. She ran on an independent campaign and had Edith's support despite her being a Democrat and there being a Democrat running for the seat as well. In 1977, her Republican opponent won the election for the seat and the Democratic candidate accused Judith of being the cause of the result, claiming that if Judith didn't run then he would have won.

In 1981, Judith ran another campaign for the seat, running as a Democrat against the incumbent Republican. She once again had the support of Edith and other political friends and allies. Without another opponent from her side of the race, she won 67% of the vote, winning the seat that she'd worked so hard for. In 1985, she ran for re-election for the seat, winning with 64% of the vote. During her time on the New York City Council, she was known to be a moderate Democrat, working closely with Democrats and Republicans to get ordinances passed throughout her two terms. While on the council, she chaired the Committee on Education and was a member of the Civil and Human Rights Committee, the Committee on Higher Education, and the Youth Services Committee.

In 1989, she could not run for re-election to the New York City Council as she had served her two consecutive terms. With urging from friends, she ran for the office of the NYC mayor as the Democratic candidate. However, as the campaign and the year was marked with differences between her and notable other Democratic members, others ran campaigns as independents in the general election. Going into the general election, the candidates were Judith as the Democratic nominee, Tyler Harrison as the Republican nominee, Timothy Wilde running independently, and Jeffrey Mills running independently. The results were scattered among the Democratic candidates. In the end, Judith narrowly - and surprisingly - won the election. She won 41% of the vote while Wilde won 39% of the vote, Harrison won 16% of the vote, and Mills won 4% of the vote.

During her four years as mayor, her minor differences with the Democratic leadership in the city became larger disputes. Her term as mayor was ripe with strife between herself and other Democratic leaders in the city. She sided with Republicans on a number of issues during her term. When she announced her candidacy for re-election as an independent, the city's Republican leadership approached her and asked her to run as the Republican nominee. She agreed and changed her affiliation during her campaign. In the general election in 1993, she was up against Timothy Wilde for a second time, this time with him as the Democratic nominee for the office. She lost the election by a landslide, with Wilde winning with 76% of the vote.

After losing the election, she told her husband and children - as well as friends - that she would not be running for another political office and that she was retiring from politics. She was hired on as an adjunct professor in the political science department of City College of New York. As the years went on, she started to miss being greatly involved in politics. During her time as a professor, she affiliated as a Democrat once again and worked on reconciling past relationships with Democratic leadership in the city - becoming close friends with Mayor Wilde and other Democratic leaders in the city. In the campaign season leading up to the general election in 1997, she was one of the major organizers in the campaign to re-elect Timothy Wilde as mayor of the city. Wilde won re-election with 68% of the vote.

As 1999 approached, she confessed to friends and family that she was thinking about running for office again. Friends and family were excited to see her passion for politics returning in the years after her last defeat. Mayor Timothy Wilde was a close friend and absolute encouragement during this time of her life, insisting that she run for office once again. She settled on running for the 16th district in the New York state Senate, with an early endorsement from Mayor Wilde himself. As she campaigned, she continued to show her moderate stances - some of which leaned liberal and others than leaned conservative. Her campaign was able to please moderate Democrats and moderate Republicans, but she was more of a favorite with Democrats. In 1999, in the general election for the 16th district, she ran against Republican Trevor Liephold. She won the election with 52% of the vote.

She has held the office since 1999, winning every re-election she's faced since her initial election. In 2003, Trevor Liephold ran against her again and she won that election with 63% of the vote. In 2007 and 2011, she ran against Republican Jerold Holbrooks, winning those elections with 58% and 62% of the vote, respectively. In 2015 she ran against Republican Harry Jones and won the election with 58% of the vote. On the state Senate, she is the chairwoman of the Committee on Higher Education. She also sits as a member on the Committee on Education, the Committee on Children and Families, the Committee on Aging, and the subcommittee on New York City Education.

She is presently exploring a run for the governorship.

Other Info: (Political stances)
>Abortion: Supports abortion in cases of rape and incest; Heavily encourages adoption or abstinence as alternatives to abortion; Believes government has no place legislating abortion.
>Budget and Economy: Believes taxes should be raised for corporations and lowered for middle class citizens; Believes the government needs to find ways to cut spending.
>Civil Rights: Supports LGBT marriage; Supports LGBT individuals serving in the military; Opposes strict affirmative action programs, believes society will naturally punish colleges and universities that discriminate in their admissions processes; Opposes mandatory racial sensitivity training for police departments.
>Crime: Supports the death penalty for heinous crimes; Believes there should be harsher penalties for heinous crimes; Believes law enforcement should crack down on gangs and drugs; Believes in rehabilitation more than punishment for lighter crimes.
>Drugs: Believes high schools and public colleges/universities should perform random drug tests
>Education: Supports increasing funding for public schools as well as increased salaries for public teachers; Believes class sizes should be reduced to enhance student learning; Opposes free college but supports student debt forgiveness programs; Supports lifelong learning; Believes community colleges and technical schools should be encouraged more as a valid option for students; Supports student-initiated prayer in public schools.
>Environment: Supports conservation of national and state parks and forests; Believes in government regulation to slow down global warming until better technologies are invented to create green cities.
>Gun Control: Believes in the right to bear arms; Believes gun owners should not be required to have a license to carry; Opposes background checks and wait periods for purchasing guns and ammunition.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Kannap

Do Not Remove: 84721

[Dentali]

Can I ask we just super fast forward the Congressional baseball game? It is going to take us at minimum another month and slow down everything to a crawl, having so many people involved and important means we need to wait on players constantly. I would much rather be able to campaign and have meetings about candidates, then get back to congress.

Pro's coming back tomorrow

You can also campaign and meet all you want, and I think Fowler's being waited on there. Big part of it was being a convenient setup for meetings and convos between congressional guys or just anyone I'd they're visiting

As i said prior to my vacation please assume fowler is there

my concern is anderson will be at "60 days after congressional baseball event" and we will be in the first inning

[Prolieum]

Pro's coming back tomorrow

You can also campaign and meet all you want, and I think Fowler's being waited on there. Big part of it was being a convenient setup for meetings and convos between congressional guys or just anyone I'd they're visiting

As i said prior to my vacation please assume fowler is there

my concern is anderson will be at "60 days after congressional baseball event" and we will be in the first inning

While not to such an extent, that is not inconsistent with the intent of the Washington Summer. As I highlighted in its introduction, the game is meant to be background for whatever summer events characters are taking advantage of with a Congress in recess, hopefully with a focus on slice-of-life and other character-based posts, whether independent or interacting, during the last 'open' period before the heavily political budget process, and other events, to come in the fall.

[Prolieum]

I will be making a post related to that sometime today, preferably this morning, if possible. The Davis application will be reviewed today barring disastrous circumstance, with that taking priority over a second post.

[Prolieum]

Repost since it's been nine days and I've not heard anything about this app - unless I've overlooked a post, in which case I'm sorry.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Kannap
Character Name: Judith Cox Davis
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 69 (born September 12, 1947)
Character Height: 5'5"
Character Weight: 200 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: New York City Councilwoman (1981-1989); Mayor of New York City (1989-1993); Senator for NY's 16th District (1999-present)
Appearance:

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Character State of Origin: Pennsylvania
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: Experienced, strong commitment and dedication to her causes, makes friends easily - regardless of party lines - and friendly and respectful to all.¹
Main Weaknesses: Easily frustrated, sometimes short-tempered, impatient,¹ easily impressed.
Biography: Judith Cox Davis was born to Robert and Elizabeth Cox on September 12, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the age of three, her family - consisting of her parents and three older brothers - moved to Queens in New York City. Her father was a soldier in WWII, who fought in the European theater. He landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and was on the front lines of the push into Nazi-occupied Europe. He often told stories of his experiences as she grew up, covering darker details such as liberating concentration camps as her and her siblings got older. He returned to pharmacy school after returning home from the war and opened a pharmacy in Queens. It wasn't a lucrative career for him, but he made enough to feed his family, treat his wife and children well, and take the family on one good vacation every year. Her mother was a schoolteacher. As Judith and her siblings grew up, they worked in their father's pharmacy. Judith was the youngest of four children in the family. Her brothers, Robert Jr., Travis, and Fitzgerald, were born in 1940, 1945, and 1946 respectively. Being the only girl alongside three boys, she was raised tough.

She attended City College of New York, graduating in 1969 with a degree in political science. She got deeply involved with politics while attending the college, getting involved heavily with the Civil Rights Movement on campus and joining anti-Vietnam War protesters. She dreaded telling her father that she was protesting the Vietnam War, since he was a veteran, but he supported her, saying, "War is Hell so give them Hell." She says that her father was always supportive of her throughout her youth and life. In April 1969, one month before graduating from the college, she participated in a protest on campus that overwhelmed and took over the South campus. She and her fellow students demanded the City College provide academic support for students and an affirmative action program to increase minority enrollment.²

While in college, Judith worked with the campaigns to elect Edith Joyce to the New York City Council and Richard Leeds as Borough President of Queens. In 1969, Richard Leeds narrowly won his election as Borough President while Edith Joyce won her seat on the New York City Council by a landslide, as her Republican opponent was heavily criticized for allegations of infidelity in his marriage.

Judith met Andy Davis during her third year at City College of New York. The two of them were introduced by a mutual friend and they started dating - they both shared political interests and beliefs. He was one year ahead of her and graduated from the college in 1968, with a degree in English. He took one year off from college, staying closely involved with the civil rights movement on the City College campus, as well as anti-Vietnam War protests. He also worked on the campaign to help elect Edith Joyce to the New York City Council. In 1970, Andy proposed to Judith and they married later that year. In 1970, Andy went on to enroll at Columbia University. He would go on to finish his master's and doctorate programs while teaching at City College of New York, he'd become a professor at Columbia University after completing his doctorate.

In 1970, while Andy enrolled in his graduate program, Judith had become Edith Joyce's secretary and assistant in her office. Judith took the opportunity to network with other city council members and learn more about the political process. She continued working in Edith's office throughout her first term. She worked on Edith Joyce's campaign in 1973, which Edith won re-election in her seat. She continued to work with Edith throughout her second term, but aware that she could not run for a third term Judith saw an opportunity.

In 1977, Judith ran a campaign for Edith's seat, seeing as it would be vacant. She ran on an independent campaign and had Edith's support despite her being a Democrat and there being a Democrat running for the seat as well. In 1977, her Republican opponent won the election for the seat and the Democratic candidate accused Judith of being the cause of the result, claiming that if Judith didn't run then he would have won.

In 1981, Judith ran another campaign for the seat, running as a Democrat against the incumbent Republican. She once again had the support of Edith and other political friends and allies. Without another opponent from her side of the race, she won 67% of the vote, winning the seat that she'd worked so hard for. In 1985, she ran for re-election for the seat, winning with 64% of the vote. During her time on the New York City Council, she was known to be a moderate Democrat, working closely with Democrats and Republicans to get ordinances passed throughout her two terms. While on the council, she chaired the Committee on Education and was a member of the Civil and Human Rights Committee, the Committee on Higher Education, and the Youth Services Committee.

In 1989, she could not run for re-election to the New York City Council as she had served her two consecutive terms. With urging from friends, she ran for the office of the NYC mayor as the Democratic candidate. However, as the campaign and the year was marked with differences between her and notable other Democratic members, others ran campaigns as independents in the general election. Going into the general election, the candidates were Judith as the Democratic nominee, Tyler Harrison as the Republican nominee, Timothy Wilde running independently, and Jeffrey Mills running independently. The results were scattered among the Democratic candidates. In the end, Judith narrowly - and surprisingly - won the election. She won 41% of the vote while Wilde won 39% of the vote, Harrison won 16% of the vote, and Mills won 4% of the vote.

During her four years as mayor, her minor differences with the Democratic leadership in the city became larger disputes. Her term as mayor was ripe with strife between herself and other Democratic leaders in the city.¹ She sided with Republicans on a number of issues during her term. When she announced her candidacy for re-election as an independent, the city's Republican leadership approached her and asked her to run as the Republican nominee. She agreed and changed her affiliation during her campaign. In the general election in 1993, she was up against Timothy Wilde for a second time, this time with him as the Democratic nominee for the office. She lost the election by a landslide, with Wilde winning with 76% of the vote.

After losing the election, she told her husband and children - as well as friends - that she would not be running for another political office and that she was retiring from politics. She was hired on as an adjunct professor in the political science department of City College of New York. As the years went on, she started to miss being greatly involved in politics. During her time as a professor, she affiliated as a Democrat once again and worked on reconciling past relationships with Democratic leadership in the city - becoming close friends with Mayor Wilde and other Democratic leaders in the city. In the campaign season leading up to the general election in 1997, she was one of the major organizers in the campaign to re-elect Timothy Wilde as mayor of the city. Wilde won re-election with 68% of the vote. ³

As 1999 approached, she confessed to friends and family that she was thinking about running for office again. Friends and family were excited to see her passion for politics returning in the years after her last defeat. Mayor Timothy Wilde was a close friend and absolute encouragement during this time of her life, insisting that she run for office once again. She settled on running for the 16th district in the New York state Senate, with an early endorsement from Mayor Wilde himself. As she campaigned, she continued to show her moderate stances - some of which leaned liberal and others than leaned conservative. Her campaign was able to please moderate Democrats and moderate Republicans, but she was more of a favorite with Democrats. In 1999, in the general election for the 16th district, she ran against Republican Trevor Liephold. She won the election with 52% of the vote.

She has held the office since 1999, winning every re-election she's faced since her initial election. In 2003, Trevor Liephold ran against her again and she won that election with 63% of the vote. In 2007 and 2011, she ran against Republican Jerold Holbrooks, winning those elections with 58% and 62% of the vote, respectively. In 2015 she ran against Republican Harry Jones and won the election with 58% of the vote. On the state Senate, she is the chairwoman of the Committee on Higher Education. She also sits as a member on the Committee on Education, the Committee on Children and Families, the Committee on Aging, and the subcommittee on New York City Education.

She is presently exploring a run for the governorship.

Other Info: (Political stances)
>Abortion: Supports abortion in cases of rape and incest; Heavily encourages adoption or abstinence as alternatives to abortion; Believes government has no place legislating abortion.
>Budget and Economy: Believes taxes should be raised for corporations and lowered for middle class citizens; Believes the government needs to find ways to cut spending.
>Civil Rights: Supports LGBT marriage; Supports LGBT individuals serving in the military; Opposes strict affirmative action programs, believes society will naturally punish colleges and universities that discriminate in their admissions processes; Opposes mandatory racial sensitivity training for police departments.
>Crime: Supports the death penalty for heinous crimes; Believes there should be harsher penalties for heinous crimes; Believes law enforcement should crack down on gangs and drugs; Believes in rehabilitation more than punishment for lighter crimes.
>Drugs: Believes high schools and public colleges/universities should perform random drug tests
>Education: Supports increasing funding for public schools as well as increased salaries for public teachers; Believes class sizes should be reduced to enhance student learning; Opposes free college but supports student debt forgiveness programs; Supports lifelong learning; Believes community colleges and technical schools should be encouraged more as a valid option for students; Supports student-initiated prayer in public schools.
>Environment: Supports conservation of national and state parks and forests; Believes in government regulation to slow down global warming until better technologies are invented to create green cities.
>Gun Control: Believes in the right to bear arms; Believes gun owners should not be required to have a license to carry; Opposes background checks and wait periods for purchasing guns and ammunition.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Kannap

Do Not Remove: 84721

1. There seems to be something of a conflict here. One can, of course, be both friendly and flawed, but the number of social weaknesses she has makes it seem difficult for one to be especially adept at making friendships easily, particularly given her political falling-out. Going in either direction would be fine, whether she was and is especially friendly, but simply too headstrong to explain her falling-out, or whether she is impatient, short-tempered, and easily frustrated, with those as contributing factors. In either case, I would recommend an additional weakness, a few, in the case of taking the first option.

2. This could be a good opportunity for a modest weakness, if the protest got out of hand, perhaps leading to some violent clashes, without anything extreme. That would seem enough to be a potential mild hindrance or point of attack, while not being especially damaging among her base due to shifting attitudes to the present.

3. Given the substantial political power the Mayor who is in office at the time of 9/11 would collect, I would recommend having Wilde have passed away at some point in the 2000s.