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

[Granluras]

God supports Latinx since it furthers the reason why he created languages, to confuse humans by not making them able to understand each other. So yes, further the deconstruction of languages! Fulfill God’s plan!

[Granluras]

Btw, may I get a rundown on the lore (such as previous, alternate presidents, the status of major IRL laws in this timeline, etc. Etc.) to help make my application lore friendly?

[Sanabel]

Latinx is not proper grammatically and is not a popular term

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Btw, may I get a rundown on the lore (such as previous, alternate presidents, the status of major IRL laws in this timeline, etc. Etc.) to help make my application lore friendly?

Everything is the same. For Presidents, it is the same before and including Reagan, but after that they can be substituted with [not-Presudent], for example [not-Obama].

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

I’ve met some of the 3%... many actually. Don’t know about the older generation, seems like more of a young person thing.

very much so

On the other hand, the 97% could be including Latino people in countries like Argentina or Mexico, where people are still more socially conservative. Does the 3% figure refer to the USA alone or to all Latino people worldwide?

[Granluras]

very much so

On the other hand, the 97% could be including Latino people in countries like Argentina or Mexico, where people are still more socially conservative. Does the 3% figure refer to the USA alone or to all Latino people worldwide?

Man shut up and stop speakin faux Spanish

[Dentali]

Btw, may I get a rundown on the lore (such as previous, alternate presidents, the status of major IRL laws in this timeline, etc. Etc.) to help make my application lore friendly?

Its all the same in terms of laws, presidents are all the same in actions with different names. Current President is Wolf who just announced he has terminal brain cancer and will not be running in 2020

[Granluras]

Btw, may I get a rundown on the lore (such as previous, alternate presidents, the status of major IRL laws in this timeline, etc. Etc.) to help make my application lore friendly?

Its all the same in terms of laws, presidents are all the same in actions with different names. Current President is Wolf who just announced he has terminal brain cancer and will not be running in 2020

Aw sht, he already announced it?

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Also, btw, if any of you have Silicon Valley tech people, particularly if they're high-ranking Congressmen or Senators, Vohoffsky would like to meet with them for the Freedom Bloc and the (future) AFM.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Also, would burning a paper donkey be considered a violent gesture, or is it acceptable as a symbolic one?

[Dentali]

Its all the same in terms of laws, presidents are all the same in actions with different names. Current President is Wolf who just announced he has terminal brain cancer and will not be running in 2020

Aw sht, he already announced it?

yes

[Dentali]

Also, would burning a paper donkey be considered a violent gesture, or is it acceptable as a symbolic one?

probably attacked by the dems as a violent gesture

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Also, would burning a paper donkey be considered a violent gesture, or is it acceptable as a symbolic one?

probably attacked by the dems as a violent gesture

Alright, good to know.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Well, I tried to ask Vaquas about that West Virginia state legislation but he must be real busy or something.

[Granluras]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Granluras
Character Name: Duncan Flanagan
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 65
Character Height: 6’0
Character Weight: 197 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job:

• Religious career: Deacon of the Seven Fellowships Church (1972-1978); Elder of the Seven Hills Fellowship (1978-present); Pastor of the Seven Hills Fellowship (1984-1991); Member of the North Georgia Presbytery (1986-2006); Member of the Northwest Georgia Presbytery (2006-present); Member of the South Atlantic Synod (1993-present); Member of the Mission to the World (1996-present); Member of the PCA General Assembly (1997-present)
• Advocacy career: Member of the ACU (1975-present); Member of the Family Research Council (1979-present); [Board] Member of World Concern (1983-present; Board, 2003-present); [Board] Member of the Heritage Foundation (1986-present; Board, 2002-present) Board Member of Citizens for Community Values (2006-present); Founder and Chairman of the ARF (2005-present); President of the UDCN (2008-present); Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (2012-present)
• Business career: Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of the Etowah Band Holdings (2005-present), Board Member of the Salem Media Group (2011-present), Co-Owner of P&R Publishing (2013-present), Board Member of T. Rowe Price (2016-present)

Appearance:

Character State of Origin: Cave Spring, Georgia
Character State of Residence: Rome, Georgia
Character Party Affiliation: Republcian Party (1971-present)

Main Strengths: Owns a diverse portfolio of media companies; is a recognized entrepreneur and investor; possesses a strong connection to the Christian Right; provocative, but well-spoken; skilled and prominent lobbyist; quite charitable and - personally/privately - amicable and generous
Main Weaknesses: Has clashed publicly with the Left numerous times; a known opponent of same-sex marriage, open immigration, abortion, and several other major progressive issues; provocative speaker; near-fundamentalist Christian; has been accused of being loose-lipped with slurs

Duncan Cornelius Flanagan is a prominent Presbyterian minister and businessman born on April 9, 1953 to Elijah Flanagan, Jr. (5/12/1922-8/28/2015) and Mae Flanagan (b. 3/7/1924). The Flanagan clan, a Scottish-American Presbyterian family with Colonial American roots, has long been established in the South as a dynasty of Presbyterian ministers firstly, and a family of Southern businessmen and politicians secondly. As such, Duncan was born into an upper-middle-class upbringing, and his father was both an officer of the Georgia Presbytery of the (original) PCUSA, and a manager of a regional chain of grocers in Northern Georgia. He has extended familial connections to several former/current Georgian state politicians, one Georgian congressman, and his first cousin twice removed and second cousin once removed were - respectively - Eugene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge. Duncan is the brother of fellow Presbyterian leader Isaac Flanagan (b. 7/18/1951), financial services manager Charles Flanagan (b. 10/4/1954), and fashionista Reneé Flanagan (b. 2/23/1956).

Duncan, along with his brothers, were all educated at Darlington School (save his sisters, who attended Thornwood School for Girls), from 1957 to 1969. While at Darlington, primarily from 1964 to his graduation, Duncan participated in the Darlington football team, the Darlington newspaper “Darlingtonian”, and the school’s DECA chapter from 1966 to 1969. He was salutatorian of his class and was easily accepted into Mercer University afterwards, and pursued a Bachelor of Arts from there over the following four year period, and during the same period, Duncan was ordained and was made a deacon of his hometown church. He graduated from Mercer University in 1973 magna cum laude and fifth overall in his class; Duncan became involved in junior politics during college, joining Mercer’s College Republicans chapter in 1971 (and becoming its Vice President in his senior year), and then founding and leading the chapter at his graduate college from 1973 to 1976. Duncan went on to attend Harvard Divinity School to pursue a Master of Divinity, and he graduated summa cum laude from it. After college, Duncan returned to Rome, Georgia to begin his proper religious career. He was made a Teaching Elder of his church, Seven Hills Fellowship, soon after returning and became locally recognized (or, among his Presbytery) for being a traditionalist who stringently rejected and spoke against the increasing affiliation with “Liberal Christianity” in the PCUSA, which the Seven Hills Fellowship was affiliated with. Outside his ideological services, Duncan was a dedicated and professional minister and theologian who was famous among his congregation and an exalted member of the church’s Session, serving as its Stated Clerk several times.

In 1984, Pastor Maurice Horseleg (1922-2004) retired from his post, after fifteen years, and as the Presbytery convened to choose a replacement, Duncan used his status as the de facto highest ranking member of the congregation to leverage a “vote of independence”, backed by the PCA Presbytery. The vote was convened a week after Horseleg’s resignation, and the results were announced, 314-32, two days later. The event attained statewide recognition, the first major news coverage Duncan received, and was received negatively by its former Presbytery. Duncan began to rise in prominence meanwhile due to his other involvements, namely his contributions to the ACU, Family Research Council, World Concern, and the Heritage Foundation. Duncan began donating 7.50% of his congregations quarterly donations (around $5,000) to the World Concern, which has increased over the years from 10% to 15% (and $6,000 to $10,000), and - overall - donates 25% of his church's quarterly funds (~$80,000 per year) to several specific groups. He became a respected member of each group, beginning in the mid-80s, and began attracting his first bits of national attention because of it; Duncan’s breakout political role was in 1984, when - after gaining support from the North Georgia Presbytery he had been recently appointed to - announced his endorsement of President Reagan’s re-election campaign, which inspired several other Presbyterian groups to do the same. In 1986, he joined the ranks of the Georgia GOP by running for and becoming the 7th District Chairman of the Party (1986-1994), and Second Vice-Chairman of the Party (1994-1997). After attending the 1987 and 1994 National Prayer Breakfasts, attending five National Prayer Days at the Washington National Cathedral from 1988 to 1996, after being made a Guest Chaplain of the Senate and House numerous times, and after being elected for the first and several times thereafter as a Delegate to the PCA General Assembly, Duncan became nationally recognized as a prominent Presbyterian figure, and his media coverage intensified. However, with his rising fame and attention came increasing scrutiny and criticism from liberal factions who opposed his notably and strictly conservative stances, and he began to be labeled by certain groups as a homophobe, racist, fundamentalist, and - more radically, less commonly - a White supremacist. However, Duncan was mostly resilient to any attacks, especially due to his connections, such as word in the late-90s that he had been inducted into The Fellowship and was quickly making allies with prominent members of it.

Duncan rallied elements of the PCA in July of 2000 to officially endorse John Burke’s 2000 presidential campaign, although while a simple majority of the PCA’s General Assembly and parts of most of its Synods didn’t endorse him, a decent portion did, and a $300,000 financial contribution was made to the campaign in August of the same year. Duncan was hired by Burke’s campaign manager on July 18 and given the semi-official role of “Evangelical Outreach Liaison”, assisting with the field department of the campaign in formulating and enacting GOTV campaigns and general campaigning geared towards the Evangelical Protestant voting bloc. The mid-2000s were generally the best period for Duncan, and saw his name recognition explode a second time, namely because of the start of his entrepreneurial activities and his response to the Great Recession; Duncan saw himself appointed to board positions within World Concern, the Heritage Foundation, and Citizens for Community Values. Beginning in 2004, Duncan became interested in business, investment management, and equity, and in order to make himself knowledgeable in the principles and mechanisms behind each he contacted figures such as Charles Brandes, Robert Rubin, and Ulysses Steinks, read books such as Security Analysis, The Intelligent Investor, and several articles written by Warren Buffett. In October of 2004, Duncan approached his brother Charles - who was the founder and board chair of his own financial services company, and a recognized investor and director of several other firms - with his ambitions, and proposed the creation of a holding company. Charles courted the idea, and agreed to help him - Duncan - out, and - after finding a third partner, a childhood friend and senior investment manager, Leonard O’Passon - they founded, in March of 2005, Etowah Band Holdings (to refer to how all three - Duncan, Charles, and Leonard - used to hang out around Etowah River in their hometown of Rome, Georgia). Duncan, Charles, and Leo took the positions of Executive Vice President and Board Member, President and CEO, and Vice President of Investment respectively, while several minor partners from Charles’ company and miscellaneous agencies joined as board members and investors; Etowah Band Holdings started out with $15,000,000 in funds from thirteen total partners, and was founded as a private company.

Following that, with a staff made up of several dozen financial analysts and investors scouted by Charles and Leo, Etowah Band Holdings established a six company investment portfolio by the end of the year that brought the AUM of the company to $245,000,000. In July of 2005, Duncan founded the Alliance for Religious Freedom, an interfaith non-profit advocacy group with conservative leans that advocated for the defense of a broad definition of the Freedom of Religion clause of the Constitution (i.e., an interpretation that would lessen secularism and permit more religiosity in the public sector). The ARF started off with several hundred (entirely Christian) members, and then boomed to over 20,000 by 2010, and has since gained some Conservative/Orthodox Jewish and non-Abrahamic members. The ARF primarily lobbies Congress, state legislators, and federal judges in order to achieve its goals, and contributes an average of $2,500,000 in donations per year since 2010. Following the ARF and Etowah, Duncan became noted for a WSJ article that labeled him as “a modern American renaissance man—minister, activist, and entrepreneur”. In 2013, after a few months of debate between conservative and liberal Congressional factions, Duncan was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the Speaker of the House for his “decades of notable religious, political, and miscellaneous contribution to the American nation, and serving as a major figure in American society”. This text was used, pejoratively, by liberal opponents to label Duncan as the “Poster Pastor of the Christian Right”, which was accepted by members of the Christian Right, who began referring to Duncan, endearingly, as “The Pastor”. Duncan took more exalted roles in successive conventions held by the political groups he was apart of, most notably the CPAC held by the ACU, and began taking use of the rise in social media to “modernize the pulpit” and began using Twitter to expand his recognition, and he also began associating with rising conservative Internet personalities.

Back in 2007, when the Great Recession started, Duncan regarded the event as an opportunity to proselytize. Though Ducan had no media platform, just media coverage, he was able to garner enough attention through a series of enticing sermons to gain the spotlight and launch and indirect campaign promoting churchgoing and faith as a viable escape from financial and materialistic strain. He contracted both Rasmussen Reports and Vanderbilt University’s Statistics and Methodology Service to run national and congregational polls and analyses to collect hard evidence that churchgoing and church charities provided emotional and empirical relief for individuals. The data from either group, after being analyzed by an independent third party (the University of Georgia’s Statistical Consulting Center), were determined as showing “a moderate but undeniable trend and pattern of both emotional and mental plus empirical and real positive effects among the analyzed and tested subjects”. These results received nationwide attention, and were further analyzed by several other independent and partisan agencies, with the consensuses among them being mostly the same. While empirical data for the effect on churchgoing after the release of the report does not exist, and the credibility of a Pew Research survey on religiosity put together during a concurrent timeframe is still debated, Duncan and his allies among the a Christian Right fervently believe there was a noticeable upward trend afterwards in churchgoing. Furthermore, in 2008, Duncan - along with several other Christian Right leaders - formed the Union for the Defense of the Christian Nation (UDCN), with an initial endowment of $7,500,000 and approximately 5,000 members; the UDCN is a conservative Christian lobbying group, generally considered to be a front group of the Fellowship, and endorses conservative Christian political candidates, funds smear campaigns geared towards Democratic candidates, has been accused of using media outlets influenced by its members to affect media coverage of Democratic or non-Christian liberal candidates, and is generally considered one of the most powerful - and controversial - lobbying groups in the United States. The UDCN works, somewhat scandalously, with the ACLU on religious freedom cases, and sponsors with the Traditional Values Coalition, the ACU, the Eagle Forum, and the Liberty Counsel.

After that, Duncan focused on entrepreneurial matters once more. Noticing he lacked and could benefit from a media platform, Duncan pooled together $500,000,000 worth of funds from Etowah Band Holding’s assets, AUM, and partners to buy significant stakes of Salem Media Group and P&R Publishing, and leveraged himself onto the board of both companies. He further pushed for their expansion, and constructed the media platform he desired with nearly over a million Americans being connected to the radio and television stations affiliated with SMG. Additionally, he acquired a 20% stake in the investment firm T. Rowe Price in 2015, and in 2017 he began negotiations to acquire the firm, which would add nearly a trillion dollars of AUM to Etowah Band Holdings; the negotiations with T. Rowe have primarily been held up due to the company’s shareholders’ resistance to having T. Rowe absorbed into a private company, thus turning billions of dollars worth of shares into privately-held equity, and Duncan’s hesitance to make Etowah go public.

Since 2017, Duncan has spoken of the “demoralization of America”, the “perversion of the First Amendment to facilitate the ironic deconstruction of its provisions through ‘political correctness’ and ‘open borders’”, the “sociopolitical cancer of progressivism”, and “a need for a national rebirth”. These fiery words and their associated actions have led to decent controversy and rumors of a possible political campaign. Duncan has stated he might have political ambitions, but nothing is certain yet, and several Republican figures - including Executive Assistant Director of the NRCC, Simeon Bolton - have stated that they would endorse Duncan should he run for office. These rumors have been met with severe opposition from the Left, and the DCCC’s leadership has stated - in response to Republican endorsements - that it would nominate powerful opponents or compose strong campaigns to oppose such a move by Duncan. However, everything remains uncertain, and it is unknown exactly what might set Duncan to confirm or deny a campaign.

Other Info:

General alignment: Right-wing, traditionalist conservative

• Same-sex marriage -
  General Position: Strongly opposed
  Statements: “The Bible, which I evidently hold close to heart, clearly outlines that homosexuality and - in extension - same-sex marriage are sinful phenemona. The actions of the PCUSA in embracing Liberal Christianity and rejecting thousands of years of patriarchal and Messianic law transcribed in the Bible is utterly insulting and almost comical. It is the reason why I pushed for my congregation’s separation from the PCUSA in the 80s, and why I encourage every single faithful Presbyterian remaining in the PCUSA to do the same.”, interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2000 after a - narrowly defeated - vote accepting same-sex marriage in PCUSA General Assembly occured; “The Defense of Marriage Act is a triumph in the defense of the Christian moral basis of our country, of the institution of marriage and family, and even of biology I suppose. DOMA is a two-part victory in fact, as it allows states to - as its name states - defend marriage from Leftist degradation, and it strengthens the American federal system by following the Tenth Amendment and putting the administration of family law, not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution, into the hands of the States. Yes, it is a very good law and I am glad Congress made such a historically good decision by passing it. I am also thinking more lightly of President [not-Clinton].”, Duncan’s response to a question regarding his opinion on DOMA on the Fox Report; “I’m not sure how good of a guest I can be, because frankly I am still shocked by the Supreme Court’s decision. I have always seen the Supreme Court as the final bastion of American federalism and its core spirit, and...and to see it destroy not just the Tenth Amendment, but also marriage and the family unit last Friday...I am...I am shocked and infuriated.”, his statement on [Not-Huckabee] a few days after Obergfell v. Hodges.
• States’ rights -
  General Position: Strongly supports
  Statements: “The Tenth Amendment states that any powers not given to the federal government are given to the states. The Constitution never enumerates the federal government with authority over education, family law, gun rights, healthcare, and more. These are things that should be in the hands of the States, especially since that would mean they could be more easily and accurately designed towards the demographics and socioeconomics of each state, and not by a body that serves as a generalization of the entire nation and usually disregards the individual, regional sentiments of the Union.”, a section from an op-ed Duncan wrote for and sent to The Washington Times.
• Immigration -
  General Position: Moderately opposed
  Statements: “Don’t get me wrong, immigration is a fundamental institution of our country. In the 20th century our country was grown and developed by immigrants such as Vanderbilt, Carnegie, John Jacob Astor, nearly every figure of the Revolutionary War, and others. Less notably, hundreds of thousands of immigrants who arrived between the 1880s and 1920s became the workers who built the buildings and rails of Rockefeller’s, Carnegie’s, Doheny’s, Crocker’s, and others’ business empires. However, these immigrants are stark contrast to modern immigration, which is open and unrestricted and primarily made up of non-Western fiends coming to mooch off of our welfare and make life harder for hardworking and true Americans. We must arm our borders, further regulate the immigration process, and enforce strict vetting policies, background checks, and meritocratic immigration policies.”, a section from Duncan’s speech at the 2013 CPAC that touched on immigration.
• Guns -
  General Position: Moderately supports
  Statements: “I suppose I’ve established myself as a strict constitutionalist over the years of political involvement I’ve had. As such I believe in the strict interpretation and administration of the Tenth, First, Third, and every amendment. I’d like to shed light on my interpretation of the Second Amendment today...the Second Amendment states that we possess the uninfringeable right to bear arms, organize militias, and defend ourselves against the Government should it turn tyrannical, which - under President Baharia - it seems to be becoming.”, shortened speech at the NRA’s 2012 annual meeting; “I do acknowledge that guns are dangerous when misused. I hate to bring it up, especially to national attention, but I have a second cousin once removed who was responsible for a minor shooting in Oklahoma in 2007, so I have an indirect family connection to the gun issue in our country. However, because of that, I have realized three things: one, good people with guns do in fact exist, since it was a man with a concealed carry license who stopped that shooting; two, the issue is not with guns, but with mental health, as this relative had been diagnosed as bipolar several years prior; and three, we need universal background checks and close the gun show loophole, but that’s it.”, statement on gun control and UBC while on Fox Report in March of 2014.
• Religious freedom and secularism -
  General Position: Moderately supports
  Statements: “I do believe that the mixture of governance and religion is a volatile cocktail. It only works when a country is either a monarchy, or deeply rooted in religion. America was founded out of religious persecution and the tyranny of the Anglican Supreme Governor, King George, and so our Founding Fathers were resistant to it. Furthermore, our country is enumerated in our Constitution and Declaration of Independence as a bastion of freedom in every form, and religious freedom as outlined in the First Amendment, so I, even as a conservative Presbyterian, can and will support Sikhs and gurdwaras, Muslims and mosques, Jews and synagogues, and non-Abrahamic worshippers and their temples and shrines.”, speech made in front of an assembly of the Family Research Council in 2007; “Our country is inherently Judeo-Christian, and we are deeply rooted in our Christian values. While we have a system of secularism and religious freedom in place in our country, the only thing our laws and Constitution states is that religious law has no say in federal law, but not that religious convictions have no place in the hearts of politicians and chambers of our governments. That’s why the Congressional chaplaincies, prayer groups in federal and state chambers, and in all our political institutions is as equally defended and qualified as the option to not participate in them are to others.”, Duncan’s official statement on the UDCN website.
• Abortion -
  General Position: Strongly opposed
  Statements: “Every living human has a soul, and that includes fetuses. There is even a scientific basis for this. There is evidence of both a heartbeat and brain activity by a month after conception. Fetuses are living! Abortion, therefore, is and should be a crime as it is totally and absolutely murder. Planned Parenthood, its supporters, and pro-choice activities should feel so guilty and sorrowful. Abortion should be criminalized!”, comments on abortion in front of the FRC in 2006; “Everyone knows I hate abortion and think it should be criminalized. Although, that doesn’t answer everything. I’ve received dozens of messages over the years asking me, ‘Mister Flanagan, what about contraceptives and sex education? Those could also work well in battling abortion since it spreads awareness of safe sex and prevents unwanted pregancies.’ I assume many of my peers think I will not accept contraceptives nor sex education as a cosnervative Presbyterian, but they’re wrong. I do think, along with the common bastion of Christian anti-abortion activists of abstinence, contraceptives and sex education are good policies that - if properly used and implemented - can work wonders in assuring the near total annihilation of unwanted pregnancies, adoption, and abortion.”, mentioned during CPAC 2010.
• Climate change -
  General Position: Believes
  Statements: “I’ve seen the data, and yeah, I suppose that climate change is real and anthropogenic. However, these responses formulated by the Democrats are laughable and so totalitarian I’d say a dictator would fear them! Like how liberals cry for ‘common sense gun control’, I say we call for ‘common sense environmental regulations’.”, statement on [Not-Tucker Carlson] Tonight after the Paris Climate Agreement.
• Education -
  • Religion in schools -
    General Position: Strongly supports
    Statements: “It has been upheld by the Supreme Court that most schools, as federally-funded institutions, are subject to the Constitution and First Amendment, a legal idea called ‘school speech’. As such, I wholeheartedly believe, as I am sure many must, that that extends to the entirety of the First Amendment, such as the Free Exercise Clause. Kids should be allowed to pray in school, should be allowed to express their religion, and whichever district restricts this right should be bared down upon by the federal judiciary with its constitutionalist fangs bared.”, statement made on Fox & Friends in November of 2014.
  • Politics in schools -
    General Position: Moderately opposed
    Statements: “Uh, well, I don’t think we should be politically indoctrinating our kids, no. Yes, I do believe that kids should be allowed to develop their own political views. But that’s not a school’s job. A school is a place of education. Family, life experiences, and their own selves are the ones who are supposed to develop political views in our children. Schools and educators should only be presenting facts to students, who should do whatever they wish with them thereafter. Furthermore, when it comes to politically inclined student organizations, yes, I’m fine with them. Joining such organizations is a voluntary and independent decision made by students, and it's not being forced upon them. I was a member of the Young Republicans myself, too.”, comment on Fox & Friends in March of 2015 during a segment about the Lawson v. Bellefonte ASD which focused on a similar topic.
  • Federal management of schools -
    General Position: Moderately opposed
    Statements: Generally, based off of his strict views on states’ rights, and past and previously stated comments it is discernible Duncan’s view on federal education is not entirely supportive, and it is likely that he supports the devolution of school administration to states.
• Foreign policy -
  General Position: Non-interventionist
  Statements: “After all the years of my life, relations with politicians and involvement in politics, and both studying and debating foreign policies, I can say with certainty I stand as a non-interventionist. I have read Machiavelli’s The Prince, listened to and even met Henry Kissinger, and I am also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. All these experiences have coalesced into the development on a pragmatic, nationalistic, and non-interventionist stance on foreign policy…”, first few sentences of a larger article on foreign policy written by Duncan and published in the CFR’s Foreign Affairs.

Duncan’s extended family, the Flanagan family (or, endearingly, clan) is primarily prominent in Georgia, with some of its more modern members having branched into national involvement (such as Duncan himself, his brother Charles, his son Michael, and his nephew Leonard). The Flanagan family owns ancestral property equivalent to three thousand hectares throughout Georgia (primarily in Floyd County), and is worth around $1 billion (Duncan himself possesses a net wet worth of $350 million). The members of the Duncan family (living, or notable deceased) are:

• of the Greatest Generation: Elijah Flanagan, Jr (5/12/1922-8/28/2015), CEO of a regional chain of grocers and supermarkets in Northern Georgia, became a lobbyist and returned to college in his mid-40s to become a CPA; Taylor Flanagan (8/2/1919-6/22/2005), one of the first politicians in the Flanagan family, served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 42nd Senatorial District from 1947 to 1967, then as Governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971 (with Lester Maddox as Lieutenant and successor), he then returned to the Senate and served from 1973 to 1997, serving as Majority Leader (1977-1981, 1983-1989) and President pro tempore (1981-1983, 1993-1995) on and off between then, after retiring from politics in 1997 he became an author of historical fiction, an autobiography, and a series of political commentaries; Mae Flanagan (b. 3/7/1924), a retired actress (active from the late-40s to mid-90s) who received Emmys, Grammys, and was nominated several times for an Academy Award throughout her career, is considered an influence for several major modern actresses; Patrick Flanagan (b. 5/16/1926) is a retired military officer, beginning as a soldier in the Korean War, and progressively building prestige and strategic prowess over the next thirty years, reaching the rank of General and serving as Director of Operations for the Joint Staff Operations Directorate from 1979 to 1983, as Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations (Dept. of Army) from 1985 to 1988, and as Chief of Staff of the Army from 1990 to 1993
• of the Baby Boom generation:
  Isaac Flanagan (b. 7/18/1951), a Presbyterian leader who has followed a similar but more religious-oriented (rather than religious and political) career, and has served as an officer of the PCA General Assembly and South Atlantic Synod multiple times for many years since the 2000s; Charles Flanagan (b. 10/4/1954), an investment manager and financier who operates or is a board member of Olonex LLP (est. 1989), Citi Group (since 2005), Lazard (since 2002), and Etowah Band Holdings (est. 2005); Reneé Flanagan (b. 2/23/1956), a fashionista who began as a runway model, then joined Calvin Klein in the late-80s as a senior designer and marketer, joined Saks Fifth Avenue and Ralph Lauren in the early-90s as an executive, and has served on the boards of Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch, and TJX Companies since the mid-2000s
• of Generation X:
  • Duncan’s: Matthew Flanagan (b. 7/4/1977), a private attorney (since 2002) who works as a partner at Vinson & Elkins and sometimes provides counsel to his own family; Laura Flanagan (5/30/1978-9/15/2015), a former school administrator who became a nationally recognized cancer and patient advocate after being with terminal metastatic lung cancer in 2013; Adam Flanagan (b. 4/3/1979), revived his grandfather’s retailer chain in 2015, refounded as Flanagan Goods, Inc.
  • Isaac’s: Anton Flanagan (b. 10/4/1979), a Presbyterian elder since 2001, member of the Northwest Georgia Presbytery along with his father and uncle; Louis Flanagan (b. 6/11/1980), yet another Presbyterian elder, ordained in 2002, and serves as the Associate Pastor of the Seven Hills Fellowship (since 2011); Eva (Flanagan) Sutton (b. 7/3/1981), a local politician who has served on the Floyd County Board of Commissioners since 2014; Jasmine (Flanagan) Wilkinson (7/3/1981), an accountant (since 2005) and the CFO of Flanagan Goods, Inc. (since 2015), also the twin sister of Eva
  • Renee’s: Hannah (Flanagan) McDougall (b. 9/21/1989), author of mystery fiction and horror novels, affiliated with Duncan’s P&R Publishing

Duncan has donated, throughout his life, over $100 million directly, out-of-pocket, to various charities, and is a signatory of The Giving Pledge.

Duncan's personal and professional connections with the Christian Right through his career/the Fellowship are numerous but ambiguous. I won't list them, but will probably casually refer to them within posts.

Duncan's Twitter account (Duncan Flanagan, @theposterpastor) has 450,000 followers and has been active since August 22, 2013 and has made 3,000 tweets.

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

Do Not Remove: 84721

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OK, so I kind of went a bit overboard with this app I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of the largest ever posted in NS, heh. I just had a lot of information I thought of that I couldn't shorten despite two days of successive reviews. I know it's probably not problematic, but I feel like it'll be quite the task to digest for any admin who reviews it. Meh, I'm not gonna trip myself over it. Just gotta focus on getting it accepted now, hm? Good luck, whoever assigns themselves to this.

[Dentali]

Well, I tried to ask Vaquas about that West Virginia state legislation but he must be real busy or something.

ill message him

[Dentali]

Well, I tried to ask Vaquas about that West Virginia state legislation but he must be real busy or something.

Can you give me a rundown of the bill real quick?

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Well, I tried to ask Vaquas about that West Virginia state legislation but he must be real busy or something.

Can you give me a rundown of the bill real quick?

Was gonna be a pretty strong anti-abortion bill. One of those practical ban ones with all the intricate excuses and tricks.

[Dentali]

Can you give me a rundown of the bill real quick?

Was gonna be a pretty strong anti-abortion bill. One of those practical ban ones with all the intricate excuses and tricks.

Shouldnt be that hard, only 35% of West Virginians in a poll approved of legalized abortion in most or all situations. and they only have one clinic left. ill keep you posted


EDIT: Can probably get a fetal heartbeat bill passed, but itll take awhile to get through the legislature

[Vaquas]

Note: The way legislation on the state level will work for now is as follows: Post IC as much as you think is necessary about preparation regarding the passage of the bill. Then, contact an RP administrator to submit the bill officially, and at the same time have the bill submitted before the State Legislature IC. Then, there will be wide discussion regarding the plausibility of the bill's passage in the state with the amount of work done by the full team of Administrators. If the bill is deemed plausible, we will determine the likelihood of the bill's passage in the form of a %, run it through a round of RNG so the universe has a say in it, and then finally declare the final pass/fail status of the bill.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Note: The way legislation on the state level will work for now is as follows: Post IC as much as you think is necessary about preparation regarding the passage of the bill. Then, contact an RP administrator to submit the bill officially, and at the same time have the bill submitted before the State Legislature IC. Then, there will be wide discussion regarding the plausibility of the bill's passage in the state with the amount of work done by the full team of Administrators. If the bill is deemed plausible, we will determine the likelihood of the bill's passage in the form of a %, run it through a round of RNG so the universe has a say in it, and then finally declare the final pass/fail status of the bill.

Thanks Vaquas!

[Granluras]

You know it's Winter in New Jersey when you miss the snowfall since it lasted like two hours in the dead of night and everything melted already.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Hey, just asking since I'm about to finish one of Vohoffsky's videos which will kickstart the AF Movement, would it be fine to end with "Don't Tread on Me" by Metallica? I just found it somewhere, but just checking OOC to ensure that nothing bad happens to Vohoffsky IC before I submit.

[Dentali]

Hey, just asking since I'm about to finish one of Vohoffsky's videos which will kickstart the AF Movement, would it be fine to end with "Don't Tread on Me" by Metallica? I just found it somewhere, but just checking OOC to ensure that nothing bad happens to Vohoffsky IC before I submit.

Probably not the best for your target audience... its better to just use public domain music, they could sue you or ask you to stop using it which is embarrassing

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Hey, just asking since I'm about to finish one of Vohoffsky's videos which will kickstart the AF Movement, would it be fine to end with "Don't Tread on Me" by Metallica? I just found it somewhere, but just checking OOC to ensure that nothing bad happens to Vohoffsky IC before I submit.

Probably not the best for your target audience... its better to just use public domain music, they could sue you or ask you to stop using it which is embarrassing

Alright.