The Land Of The Free: An American Political Roleplay (OOC)

[Dentali]

I'd like to take this moment to remind people a few things about Richardson

He was a Republican Congressman for 6 years during which time he authored multiple bills for charter schools and small business tax reform

He has been a Governor for 8 years during which he has been the single most fiscally Conservative Governor in the country, he has lowered taxes and North Carolina has recovered from the recession better than literally any other state. North Carolina has had the fastest growing economy in the country almost every year he has been Governor

He has passed charter school legislation, education savings accounts, deregulation, lowered taxes, increased manufacturing, and actually accomplished pretty much every Republican objective you can think of

He passed an extremely restrictive pro life bill

He vetoed the IRL bathroom bill BUT STILL PASSED A VERSION OF IT that didnt go as far

He moved confederate monument from public land, which IRL Republican governors like Nikki Haley did, he didnt destroy them or ban them on private property but put them in museums or battlefields

He has campaigned across the country for Republican candidates constantly and is a "party warrior" who has done everything he could to get Republicans elected.

He dedicated a massive portion of his stump speech to Wolf, he never criticizes him and goes out of his way to laud him when he makes good decisions, constantly citing him and thanking him in his policy papers...

The notion he is a RINO is utterly ridiculous to anyone paying attention. Prendergast can say what he wants and low info voters may believe him, but with established politicians who Richardson has worked with for over a decade, who he has a history of going to bat for, it makes absolutely no sense for them to believe that about Richardson.

take a chill pill

I am chill

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Also, can Vohoffsky be on the "Free and Fair Trade" and "Immigration Reform"/"Tax Cuts" panels at CPAC?

[Dentali]

Also, can Vohoffsky be on the "Free and Fair Trade" and "Immigration Reform"/"Tax Cuts" panels at CPAC?

yes indeed

[Bruke]

Im working on a friend from Michigan for Old Wolfie, but I'm making him a Tea Partier turned Wolf Pack guy.

[Dentali]

ANNOUNCEMENT

CPAC will begin this coming week starting on Wednesday whenever Vaquas moves the timeframe forward that day. I am finishing up the schedule and will post it ASAP so if you are speaking please finish your speeches

[Agarntrop]

App with (more) recommended changes.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Agarntrop
Character Name: John Atang
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 56
Character Height: 6' 1''
Character Weight: 197 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Member of the United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment (2007-), Member of the United States House Education Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services (2001-2007), Member of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor (2001-), Member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 3rd Congressional District (2001-), Member of the New York State Assembly for the 46th State Assembly district (1999-2001).
Appearance:

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Character State of Origin: New York
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Main Strengths: Pragmatic, Passionate, Engaging, Persuasive
Main Weaknesses: Gaffe-prone, Carefree, Speaks before he thinks
Biography:

Atang was born on 17 June 1962 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, to Liberian parents John and Naomi Atang. He and his six siblings were raised solely by his mother, after his father left the family when Atang was 8 years old. Atang speaks publicly about the importance of fathers and the need to support them in seeking to be active in the lives of their children. He has written on the issue.

Atang grew up in Brooklyn. He studied law at the University of New York, obtaining a bachelor's degree. He was admitted to the bar in 1987 and practised as a public defender.

In 1998 he was elected as a Democrat to the New York State Assembly for the 46th district. During the 2000 congressional election campaign Atang won the primaries to become the Democratic candidate for New York's 3rd Congressional District in the US House of Representatives. He was elected to the seat on November 7, 2000.

At the beggining of the 107th Congress in 2001, he was placed on the Committee on Education and Labor and the Education Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services. He voted in favour of authorisation for the United States to invade Iraq in 2003. After the 2006 midterm election Atang was moved from the Education Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services to the Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment.

During the 2008 Democratic primaries, Atang originally supported [not John Edwards], saying that he felt it was important to have a candidate who focused on poverty, an issue he claimed "plauges millions of Americans that most politicians seem to ignore", but nonetheless declared his support for Rashid Baharia after [not Edwards] withdrew from the race. After the election of Baharia, Atang pledged his full support but turned down an ambassadorship, asserting a need to remain a member of the House of Representatives in order to speak on a wide range of issues that had arose in his district due to the "money that had been slashed from public services under the Burke Administration".

In 2011 there were suggestions that Atang might stand for election as Mayor of New York in 2013. Atang pledged his support to [not-Bill de Blasio]'s bid to become the Democratic mayoral nominee, declaring him "New York's Mayor in waiting". Atang became [not-Blasio]'s nomination campaign chair.

Atang supported [not-Bernie Sanders] to be Democratic nominee during the 2016 Presidential Election, but later endorsed Diane Clifford after she won the primaries.

Atang has commented on the USA's history of slavery and on many other subjects.

Crime
Atang has over the years publicly attributed blame for certain crimes to various specific causes and persons. He has also talked about black and ethnic minority peoples, especially those who are younger, their relation with crime and how they are treated by the criminal justice system.

On 6 May 2015, in an article published in The New York Times, Atang attributed part of the cause for Baltimore's riots of a few days earlier to destructive "cultures" that had emerged under the prevailing policies. He also stated that states imposing legislation that restricted the use of corporal punishment in public schools was partly to blame for current youth culture, that had contributed to the riots.

Atang has blamed President Wolf and the Attorney General for failing to take responsibility over fatal shootings in NYC; he also blames inequality, high youth unemployment among black males, and New York City Council cutting youth services and outreach programmes.

Atang has stated that the criminal justice system deals with "disproportionate numbers" of young people from black and ethnic minority communities: despite saying that although decisions to charge were "broadly proportionate", he has asserted that black and ethnic minority people still face and perceive bias. Atang said that young black people are nine times more likely to be incarcerated than "comparable" white people, and proposed a number of measures including a system of "deferred prosecution" for young first time offenders to reduce incarcerations. Atang has claimed that black and ethnic minority people offend "at the same rates" as comparable white people "when taking age and socioeconomic status into account"; they were more likely to be stopped and frisked, if charged more likely to be convicted, more likely to be sent to prison and less likely to get support in prison.

Other Views
On 7 August 2009, Atang gave a speech in the House of Representatives in favour of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act, critically comparing the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy to the "separate but equal" legal doctrine which justified Jim Crow laws in the 20th-century.

He has written about what he believes to be the shortcomings of the housing market.

Atang is a staunch opponent of President Wolf. He notably refused to appear at his inauguration in January 2017 and has described him as a "national embarrassment."

He has spoken out against alleged antisemitism within the Democratic Party and attended a rally protesting against it. Atang stated that antisemitism has "come back because extremism has come back" and is damaging support for Democrats among America's Jewish community.

Atang married the artist Erica Leigh in 1995; the couple have three sons and a daughter.

In November 2015, he published a book, Out of the Ashes: America After the Murder of Freddie Gray, about the April 2015 police shooting of Freddie Gray.

Atang is a Methodist Christian. He is also a New York Giants fan.

Other Info: Political Standpoints (at Dent's request):
Abortion - He is pro-choice and supports abortion on request until 28 weeks, after which he has said it should be allowed in case of risk to the mother's life, risk to mental or physical health, rape or incest. He supports the judgement made in Roe v. Wade.

LGBT - Strongly supports LGBT rights like the majority of Democrats, including the right to marry and adopt children.

Gun Control - He supports regulating gun ownership more than it is currently, with more comprehensive background checks.

Affirmative Action - He believes affirmative action should be legal as a necessary step to fix past injustices.

Climate Change - He supports strong government action on climate change, including the GND.

Planned Parenthood - He believes Planned Parenthood should be continued to be funded.

Drug Prices - He supports government-set caps on the prices of pharmaceutical drugs.

Health Insurance: He believes in Medicare for All and government-funded universal health insurance. He also believes it should be illegal for health insurance companies to deny services on the basis of pre-existing conditions.

Body Cameras - He believes police officers should be required to wear body cameras.

Death Penalty - He supports the death penalty but believes that the circumstances under which it can be applied should be narrowed down and that a moratorium on executions should be in place until a transparent investigation into its application in the United States is held.

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

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[Agarntrop]

ANNOUNCEMENT

CPAC will begin this coming week starting on Wednesday whenever Vaquas moves the timeframe forward that day. I am finishing up the schedule and will post it ASAP so if you are speaking please finish your speeches

You do know there's a general election going in the UK on Thursday? A lot of us (including myself) could be quite inactive around that time as a result.

[Dentali]

ANNOUNCEMENT

CPAC will begin this coming week starting on Wednesday whenever Vaquas moves the timeframe forward that day. I am finishing up the schedule and will post it ASAP so if you are speaking please finish your speeches

You do know there's a general election going in the UK on Thursday? A lot of us (including myself) could be quite inactive around that time as a result.

That’s why you’ve been given 3 weeks notice to write it and will have a full week to post it

[Agarntrop]

You do know there's a general election going in the UK on Thursday? A lot of us (including myself) could be quite inactive around that time as a result.

That’s why you’ve been given 3 weeks notice to write it and will have a full week to post it

We can post it anytime during the week? I thought there was a schedule?

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

That’s why you’ve been given 3 weeks notice to write it and will have a full week to post it

We can post it anytime during the week? I thought there was a schedule?

I'm going to guess you're voting...Lib Dem?

[Imperial Esplanade]

Westra really seems to be overplaying his hand there.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Westra really seems to be overplaying his hand there.

The impression of victory and confidence often helps one win.

[Meelducan]

We can post it anytime during the week? I thought there was a schedule?

I'm going to guess you're voting...Lib Dem?

What's wrong with the Lib Dems?

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

I'm going to guess you're voting...Lib Dem?

What's wrong with the Lib Dems?

They still believe in austerity, even after the Tories disowned it.

[Meelducan]

What's wrong with the Lib Dems?

They still believe in austerity, even after the Tories disowned it.

Yeah, not a big fan with the current Lib Dems, even though I'm a member of their sister party.

Hoping for a hung/tory-coaliton parliament.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

They still believe in austerity, even after the Tories disowned it.

Yeah, not a big fan with the current Lib Dems, even though I'm a member of their sister party.

Hoping for a hung/tory-coaliton parliament.

I hope for a Labour landslide, but that's not happening either. A Labour minority/Labour-SNP coalition would be nice though.

[Agarntrop]

We can post it anytime during the week? I thought there was a schedule?

I'm going to guess you're voting...Lib Dem?

No. I'm not 18 yet, but if I was it'd be Labour.

[Meelducan]

Yeah, not a big fan with the current Lib Dems, even though I'm a member of their sister party.

Hoping for a hung/tory-coalition parliament.

I hope for a Labour landslide, but that's not happening either. A Labour minority/Labour-SNP coalition would be nice though.

I actually wouldn't mind a Labour Government, just as long as it isn't headed by Jezza.

If I were to pick someone for Labour PM it'd be Harriet Harman.

[Agarntrop]

Yeah, not a big fan with the current Lib Dems, even though I'm a member of their sister party.

Hoping for a hung/tory-coaliton parliament.

I hope for a Labour landslide, but that's not happening either. A Labour minority/Labour-SNP coalition would be nice though.

anything that's not a Tory landslide would be nice rn

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

I hope for a Labour landslide, but that's not happening either. A Labour minority/Labour-SNP coalition would be nice though.

I actually wouldn't mind a Labour Government, just as long as it isn't headed by Jezza.

If I were to pick someone for Labour PM it'd be Harriet Harman.

I'd pick John McDonnell for PM. He's a lot more decisive and intelligent than Corbyn imo, and is perhaps a little bit more radical.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Also McDonnell's approval rating is only -12% according to YouGov, much better than Corbyn and Boris.

[Agarntrop]

I hope for a Labour landslide, but that's not happening either. A Labour minority/Labour-SNP coalition would be nice though.

I actually wouldn't mind a Labour Government, just as long as it isn't headed by Jezza.

If I were to pick someone for Labour PM it'd be Harriet Harman.

What's wrong with Jezza? If he fucks up the election (let's face it he probably will) he should go but I don't understand people's vehement hatred for him. I wouldn't consider myself on the radical left but I have to say I agree with 80-90% of his policies.

[Meelducan]

Ugh, I think my discord is still down

[Meelducan]

I actually wouldn't mind a Labour Government, just as long as it isn't headed by Jezza.

If I were to pick someone for Labour PM it'd be Harriet Harman.

What's wrong with Jezza? If he fucks up the election (let's face it he probably will) he should go but I don't understand people's vehement hatred for him. I wouldn't consider myself on the radical left but I have to say I agree with 80-90% of his policies.

I also agree with most of his policies, but I'm a left-leaning brexiteer and with how unclear Labour has been with their whole Brexit stuff, I'm supporting Boris.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

What's wrong with Jezza? If he fucks up the election (let's face it he probably will) he should go but I don't understand people's vehement hatred for him. I wouldn't consider myself on the radical left but I have to say I agree with 80-90% of his policies.

I also agree with most of his policies, but I'm a left-leaning brexiteer and with how unclear Labour has been with their whole Brexit stuff, I'm supporting Boris.

Go with Farage instead tbh