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

[Dentali]

How much would be a poll, of around 500 in CA45, cost for Vohoffsky? And how many major tech CEOs/tech celebrities would be willing to support the Red Silicon/American Futurist Movement?

its holiday time... people are very busy, I will get you these answers first chance it get

[Granluras]

New and improved for your satisficstion! (:

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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:[list]

I need to chat with the others about net worth a bit and make sure you don't have a game breaking amount of money... He also probably needs another weakness, otherwise good app.

What exactly is game-breaking about $5 million?

[Meelducan]

Happy election night folks!

[Dentali]

I need to chat with the others about net worth a bit and make sure you don't have a game breaking amount of money... He also probably needs another weakness, otherwise good app.

What exactly is game-breaking about $5 million?

Your company has a lot of money, to make the half billion dollar buy... Are you going to us it? Or immediately ask your buddies to give your campaign a loan?

[Granluras]

What exactly is game-breaking about $5 million?

Your company has a lot of money, to make the half billion dollar buy... Are you going to us it? Or immediately ask your buddies to give your campaign a loan?

what...

[Dentali]

Your company has a lot of money, to make the half billion dollar buy... Are you going to us it? Or immediately ask your buddies to give your campaign a loan?

what...

Nevermind you cut that one.

[Granluras]

what...

Nevermind you cut that one.

Did ya have a rough night, Dentali?

[Dentali]

Nevermind you cut that one.

Did ya have a rough night, Dentali?

nah i'm at work

[Granluras]

Did ya have a rough night, Dentali?

nah i'm at work

Ah, ok.

So with that bit straightened out, am I accepted or still in some sorta limbo?

[Dentali]

nah i'm at work

Ah, ok.

So with that bit straightened out, am I accepted or still in some sorta limbo?

I need to get you approved by Vaq add 1 more weakness and I will recommend he accept it

[Greater Arab State]

Happy election night folks!

I've just returned from leafleting for my party's candidate and I must say based on the results on the ground my constituency seems to be getting nearer and nearer to a Conservative safe seat, hopefully it does.

[Granluras]

May we have the Papa John's Day of Reckoning occur in this RP?

[Dentali]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Nordic Model
Character Name: Rebekah Sharansky
Character Gender: F
Character Age: 49
Character Height: 5' 9"
Character Weight: 115 lbs.
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Junior Senator from Illinois (2017-), Attorney General of Illinois (2010-2014), Illinois State Senator from the 13th District (2004-2010)
Appearance:
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Character State of Origin: Illinois
Character State of Residence: Illinois
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Main Strengths: Charismatic and magnetic, very articulate and well-spoken, likable and friendly, very good grassroots fundraiser, broad voter coalition, popular with Jewish community
Main Weaknesses: Seen as too calculating, perceived to be superficial by many, not overly clear on policy views, sometimes trusts people too easily, gets bullied easily, questionable connections because of her spouse's job, defended some corporations as a litigator
Biography:

The Sharansky family were immigrants from Israel. Rebekah's mother, an Israeli Arab Jew, was a professor of biology at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, while her father (whose family were Russian Jews) was a general practitioner in Tel Aviv. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1969, when her mother was offered a position by Northwestern University.

Rebekah was born in 1970, the third child of six children. She was often not paid much attention to; she attended her local public school in Evanston, where she was an average math and science student, to her mother's disappointment, but she was however an able writer, excelling in English and Social Studies. Rebekah was raised as a quite devout Conservative Jew, and was particularly close to her eldest two sisters, Deborah and Elizabeth. Deborah started to study law at UChicago in 1990, when Rebekah was finishing school, while Elizabeth finished college in 1988 having majored in political science; she soon started working as a press coordinator for the mayor of Chicago.

Rebekah discovered her talents early on while participating in school plays. She became an active theater kid, and became well known in her school for her skill in singing, dancing, and performing. She was a confident actress, and this lent itself well to her years in high school as a public forum debater. She reached the Illinois State debate finals twice, and became known for that skill as well.

Rebekah enrolled at Brown University in 1988. The liberal environment of Brown shaped her political views; her parents were registered Democrats, but nonetheless Rebekah had never been exposed to politics until college. She joined the Young Democrats at Brown and was an active member, campaigning for local Democrats frequently.

In her first year at Brown, Rebekah was a victim of date-rape by another student. After complaining to the administration, her case was dismissed and she was told that the alleged perpetrator was a "fine upstanding member of the Brown community. " After this, Rebekah started to spearhead several student strikes and sit-ins related to sexual assault on campus until the administration improved their policy relating to campus assault. She also lead the on-campus activist movements, Students for Admissions and Minority Aid (SAMA), calling for the administration to boost boost financial aid initiatives to ensure class diversity among future student populations. She organized a sit-in at University Hall, delivering a fiery speech. She was arrested in that occupation.

She also interned for several reputable law firms during the summers while she was an undergrad, including at Skadden, where she interned under a commercial litigator at the firm. In 1992 Rebekah enrolled at Boston University to receive her J.D., and graduated with her law degree in 1995. After law school, she married a longtime family friend, Jacob Gerwitz, an employee at the private equity firm Apollo. He soon became an executive through familial connections.

In late 1998, after working in several positions at other firms, Rebekah was hired as an associate commercial litigator at Sidley Austin, where she worked in antitrust litigation. One of the notable cases she worked on was against several railroad companies who had been engaged in price-fixing. She also took up a litigation case against several coal companies who had dumped pollutants in the Chicago River. She won both cases, and was engaged in many more high-profile ones, including one where she defended a tobacco company against litigation that claimed the company used subversive advertising to lie about the effects of smoking.

In 2004, she ran for State Senate representing Chicago's 14th district. She had an easy time raising funds from her connections in the legal world as well as her husband's financial networks. She out-raised her opponents and won the seat, which she held for four years. In the State Senate, Rebekah sponsored legislation to expand tax credits for low-income children as well as increase subsidization of childcare. During this time, Rebekah had also spoken about her opposition to the Iraq War and the [not Bush] Tax Cuts.

In 2009, Rebekah ran for Attorney General upon the resignation of the incumbent, who was making a bid for Senate. She had the same fundraising strength, but greatly benefited from several congressional endorsers. She also demonstrated not just an ability to fundraiser with high-dollar donors, but also with the grassroots, who were inspired by her campaign stump to bring "people-powered justice" to the office. She won narrowly, beating out her opponent, a local judge, with 50.4% of the vote.

As attorney general, Rebekah had a good working relationship with Senator Helen Whitaker as well as the former governor's successor. Rebekah was the first attorney general in almost 2 decades to argue a case in the Supreme Court, defending the legality of police officers using trained dogs without a warrant or probable cause to detect drugs and other illegal substances.

In 2012, Rebekah opened an investigation into for-profit higher education organizations in Illinois. She also investigated data-mining by certain Illinois industries. She made student debt a central theme in her tenure as AG; in 2013 and 2014, she investigated and successfully arguing cases against several companies in the student debt help settlement industry that scammed students in Illinois.

She was a fairly popular figure amongst young people and student activists, although some far-left progressives viewed her as soft on the financial industry because of her husband's job. Indeed, Rebekah did not open or authorize any major cases or investigations of banks, hedge funds, or private equity firms during her time as Attorney General.

It was speculated that Rebekah would run for higher office, and she became a big name in Democratic politics, with good connections in the media. She was placed at the top of many "young politicians to watch" lists. In 2015, the incumbent Illinois Senator made clear his intention not to seek reelection due to a serious family bereavement. As such, Rebekah began preparing the infrastructure for a Senate run in late 2015. She made top hires early on, appointing a former JPMorgan Chase and Brookings analyst as her policy director, and she found a campaign manager in a longtime staffer for Senator Whitaker. With several advisers hired, she launched her campaign better-prepared than any other candidate. She entered the race as the clear frontrunner, where she touted her credentials as an experienced lawyer who knew how to get things done. She demonstrated her youthful charisma heavily in this race, and also capitalized on her identity as a Jewish woman of color.

She was endorsed by both President Baharia and his Vice President. She easily defeated her primary challengers, who could not overcome her charisma, fundraising ability, and political connections. She defeated her Republican opponent, a Congressman, 54% to 40%.

As a Senator, Rebekah has been known for her fiery speeches on the Senate floor and she has been a relatively reliable party vote. She has been most notable on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she rigorously questioned [not Brett Kavanaugh], saying: "Judge Kavanaugh, I was a victim of rape in college. I know what it's like to be dismissed and not be listened to; I was told that the perpetrator was a 'fine upstanding member of the Brown community.' Judge, when we are told to ignore [not Christine Blasey Ford's] claims, we are simply following the status quo. I am [Dr. Ford]. And so are thousands of other women who are told by the people in power that they aren't credible. Judge Kavanugh, do you believe someone who reports a sexual assault or some kind of sexual misconduct weeks, month or even years after it allegedly took place is less credible than someone who immediately reports it?"

Her tough line of questioning against the Supreme Court nominee was a big breakout moment for her. However, she has been a champion for issues pertaining to higher education, similar to her AG tenure; she sponsored a bill to cancel the majority of student debt and a bill to make 4-year public college tuition free for low-income families and impose a cap on public college tuition for others. She also had several pieces of important legislation to her name, including a bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level as well as a piece of legislation that would further regulate pesticides like glyphosate.

As a Senator, she has been close to both J-Street and AIPAC. She has been vocal in her opposition to Wolf's strategy in Israel, although she supports the decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem. She openly decried members of her party who made antisemitic comments.

She has been openly contemplating a bid for the presidency in 2020.

Other Info: Has four children; her oldest boy is 16, the rest are girls.

Healthcare: Was a cosponsor on the Medicare for All bill, but remains ambiguous about her precise position on single-payer healthcare. Her name is also listed on bills to introduce a public option as well as Medicaid expansions,
Drugs: Has expressed support for decriminalizing marijuana and expunging criminal records for illegal possession.
Abortion: 100% pro-choice, with no limits.
Trade: Strongly against the Wolf tariffs, but against trade deals like TPP. Against Wolf's renegotiated NAFTA.
Gun control: Universal background checks, reinstatement of assault weapons ban, voluntary buybacks.
Climate change: Supports the Green New Deal and a carbon tax.
Taxes: Raise the capital gains tax to make it equal to income, raise the estate tax, raise the top marginal rate, cut taxes on the middle class. Personally open to a wealth tax.
Education: Student debt cancellation, free public college for low income students. For universal-prekindergarten.
Israel: Big issue for her, considering her heritage. Very pro-Israel. For a two-state solution, but against conditioning aid to Israel.
Criminal Justice Reform: Keep the death penalty. End cash bail.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: The Nordic Model
Do Not Remove: 84721

all the admins are currently swamped but i'll do my best to get it review asap

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Happy election night folks!

I've just returned from leafleting for my party's candidate and I must say based on the results on the ground my constituency seems to be getting nearer and nearer to a Conservative safe seat, hopefully it does.

You typing from a fridge there?

[Main Nation Ministry]

May we have the Papa John's Day of Reckoning occur in this RP?

I wish.

(Also, I still hadn't forgotten about this. It just that I was swamped with RL stuff and etc. I just need to figure out a way to polish Ben's app.)

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

May we have the Papa John's Day of Reckoning occur in this RP?

Papa John's Day of Reckoning? Never heard of that before.

Also, dibs on Vohoffsky leading a coup d'etat if we ever go to full craziness mode

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Also, dibs on Vohoffsky leading a coup d'etat if we ever go to full craziness mode

"Oh no, young Libertarian. You will find that it is you who are mistaken - about a great many things. Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational fake news apparatus."

[Granluras]

May we have the Papa John's Day of Reckoning occur in this RP?

Papa John's Day of Reckoning? Never heard of that before.

You must first consume forty pizzas in thirty days to understand.

[Greater Arab State]

I've just returned from leafleting for my party's candidate and I must say based on the results on the ground my constituency seems to be getting nearer and nearer to a Conservative safe seat, hopefully it does.

You typing from a fridge there?

No, just busy keeping Labour out of government.

[Granluras]

You typing from a fridge there?

No, just busy keeping Labour out of government.

Attaboy.

[Dentali]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Nordic Model
Character Name: Rebekah Sharansky
Character Gender: F
Character Age: 49
Character Height: 5' 9"
Character Weight: 115 lbs.
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Junior Senator from Illinois (2017-), Attorney General of Illinois (2010-2014), Illinois State Senator from the 13th District (2004-2010)
Appearance:
(Image)
Character State of Origin: Illinois
Character State of Residence: Illinois
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Main Strengths: Charismatic and magnetic, very articulate and well-spoken, likable and friendly, very good grassroots fundraiser, broad voter coalition, popular with Jewish community
Main Weaknesses: Seen as too calculating, perceived to be superficial by many, not overly clear on policy views, sometimes trusts people too easily, gets bullied easily, questionable connections because of her spouse's job, defended some corporations as a litigator
Biography:

The Sharansky family were immigrants from Israel. Rebekah's mother, an Israeli Arab Jew, was a professor of biology at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, while her father (whose family were Russian Jews) was a general practitioner in Tel Aviv. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1969, when her mother was offered a position by Northwestern University.

Rebekah was born in 1970, the third child of six children. She was often not paid much attention to; she attended her local public school in Evanston, where she was an average math and science student, to her mother's disappointment, but she was however an able writer, excelling in English and Social Studies. Rebekah was raised as a quite devout Conservative Jew, and was particularly close to her eldest two sisters, Deborah and Elizabeth. Deborah started to study law at UChicago in 1990, when Rebekah was finishing school, while Elizabeth finished college in 1988 having majored in political science; she soon started working as a press coordinator for the mayor of Chicago.

Rebekah discovered her talents early on while participating in school plays. She became an active theater kid, and became well known in her school for her skill in singing, dancing, and performing. She was a confident actress, and this lent itself well to her years in high school as a public forum debater. She reached the Illinois State debate finals twice, and became known for that skill as well.

Rebekah enrolled at Brown University in 1988. The liberal environment of Brown shaped her political views; her parents were registered Democrats, but nonetheless Rebekah had never been exposed to politics until college. She joined the Young Democrats at Brown and was an active member, campaigning for local Democrats frequently.

In her first year at Brown, Rebekah was a victim of date-rape by another student. After complaining to the administration, her case was dismissed and she was told that the alleged perpetrator was a "fine upstanding member of the Brown community. " After this, Rebekah started to spearhead several student strikes and sit-ins related to sexual assault on campus until the administration improved their policy relating to campus assault. She also lead the on-campus activist movements, Students for Admissions and Minority Aid (SAMA), calling for the administration to boost boost financial aid initiatives to ensure class diversity among future student populations. She organized a sit-in at University Hall, delivering a fiery speech. She was arrested in that occupation.

She also interned for several reputable law firms during the summers while she was an undergrad, including at Skadden, where she interned under a commercial litigator at the firm. In 1992 Rebekah enrolled at Boston University to receive her J.D., and graduated with her law degree in 1995. After law school, she married a longtime family friend, Jacob Gerwitz, an employee at the private equity firm Apollo. He soon became an executive through familial connections.

In late 1998, after working in several positions at other firms, Rebekah was hired as an associate commercial litigator at Sidley Austin, where she worked in antitrust litigation. One of the notable cases she worked on was against several railroad companies who had been engaged in price-fixing. She also took up a litigation case against several coal companies who had dumped pollutants in the Chicago River. She won both cases, and was engaged in many more high-profile ones, including one where she defended a tobacco company against litigation that claimed the company used subversive advertising to lie about the effects of smoking.

In 2004, she ran for State Senate representing Chicago's 14th district. She had an easy time raising funds from her connections in the legal world as well as her husband's financial networks. She out-raised her opponents and won the seat, which she held for four years. In the State Senate, Rebekah sponsored legislation to expand tax credits for low-income children as well as increase subsidization of childcare. During this time, Rebekah had also spoken about her opposition to the Iraq War and the [not Bush] Tax Cuts.

In 2009, Rebekah ran for Attorney General upon the resignation of the incumbent, who was making a bid for Senate. She had the same fundraising strength, but greatly benefited from several congressional endorsers. She also demonstrated not just an ability to fundraiser with high-dollar donors, but also with the grassroots, who were inspired by her campaign stump to bring "people-powered justice" to the office. She won narrowly, beating out her opponent, a local judge, with 50.4% of the vote.

As attorney general, Rebekah had a good working relationship with Senator Helen Whitaker as well as the former governor's successor. Rebekah was the first attorney general in almost 2 decades to argue a case in the Supreme Court, defending the legality of police officers using trained dogs without a warrant or probable cause to detect drugs and other illegal substances.

In 2012, Rebekah opened an investigation into for-profit higher education organizations in Illinois. She also investigated data-mining by certain Illinois industries. She made student debt a central theme in her tenure as AG; in 2013 and 2014, she investigated and successfully arguing cases against several companies in the student debt help settlement industry that scammed students in Illinois.

She was a fairly popular figure amongst young people and student activists, although some far-left progressives viewed her as soft on the financial industry because of her husband's job. Indeed, Rebekah did not open or authorize any major cases or investigations of banks, hedge funds, or private equity firms during her time as Attorney General.

It was speculated that Rebekah would run for higher office, and she became a big name in Democratic politics, with good connections in the media. She was placed at the top of many "young politicians to watch" lists. In 2015, the incumbent Illinois Senator made clear his intention not to seek reelection due to a serious family bereavement. As such, Rebekah began preparing the infrastructure for a Senate run in late 2015. She made top hires early on, appointing a former JPMorgan Chase and Brookings analyst as her policy director, and she found a campaign manager in a longtime staffer for Senator Whitaker. With several advisers hired, she launched her campaign better-prepared than any other candidate. She entered the race as the clear frontrunner, where she touted her credentials as an experienced lawyer who knew how to get things done. She demonstrated her youthful charisma heavily in this race, and also capitalized on her identity as a Jewish woman of color.

She was endorsed by both President Baharia and his Vice President. She easily defeated her primary challengers, who could not overcome her charisma, fundraising ability, and political connections. She defeated her Republican opponent, a Congressman, 54% to 40%.

As a Senator, Rebekah has been known for her fiery speeches on the Senate floor and she has been a relatively reliable party vote. She has been most notable on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she rigorously questioned [not Brett Kavanaugh], saying: "Judge Kavanaugh, I was a victim of rape in college. I know what it's like to be dismissed and not be listened to; I was told that the perpetrator was a 'fine upstanding member of the Brown community.' Judge, when we are told to ignore [not Christine Blasey Ford's] claims, we are simply following the status quo. I am [Dr. Ford]. And so are thousands of other women who are told by the people in power that they aren't credible. Judge Kavanugh, do you believe someone who reports a sexual assault or some kind of sexual misconduct weeks, month or even years after it allegedly took place is less credible than someone who immediately reports it?"

Her tough line of questioning against the Supreme Court nominee was a big breakout moment for her. However, she has been a champion for issues pertaining to higher education, similar to her AG tenure; she sponsored a bill to cancel the majority of student debt and a bill to make 4-year public college tuition free for low-income families and impose a cap on public college tuition for others. She also had several pieces of important legislation to her name, including a bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level as well as a piece of legislation that would further regulate pesticides like glyphosate.

As a Senator, she has been close to both J-Street and AIPAC. She has been vocal in her opposition to Wolf's strategy in Israel, although she supports the decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem. She openly decried members of her party who made antisemitic comments.

She has been openly contemplating a bid for the presidency in 2020.

Other Info: Has four children; her oldest boy is 16, the rest are girls.

Healthcare: Was a cosponsor on the Medicare for All bill, but remains ambiguous about her precise position on single-payer healthcare. Her name is also listed on bills to introduce a public option as well as Medicaid expansions,
Drugs: Has expressed support for decriminalizing marijuana and expunging criminal records for illegal possession.
Abortion: 100% pro-choice, with no limits.
Trade: Strongly against the Wolf tariffs, but against trade deals like TPP. Against Wolf's renegotiated NAFTA.
Gun control: Universal background checks, reinstatement of assault weapons ban, voluntary buybacks.
Climate change: Supports the Green New Deal and a carbon tax.
Taxes: Raise the capital gains tax to make it equal to income, raise the estate tax, raise the top marginal rate, cut taxes on the middle class. Personally open to a wealth tax.
Education: Student debt cancellation, free public college for low income students. For universal-prekindergarten.
Israel: Big issue for her, considering her heritage. Very pro-Israel. For a two-state solution, but against conditioning aid to Israel.
Criminal Justice Reform: Keep the death penalty. End cash bail.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: The Nordic Model
Do Not Remove: 84721

My first thought is that this is a very good app. I will read it over again soon and get other admins to do so

[Gordano and Lysandus]

God help us all if he does. (Corbyn getting into govt, that is)

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

God help us all if he does. (Corbyn getting into govt, that is)

You must be rich, I'm sure. I'll admit: Corbyn is a weak-willed, too moderate leader in my opinion, but his policies seem sound enough, so why not vote for him? I mean, McDonnell would be the perfect leader, but I'll take Corbyn instead.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Also, dibs on Vohoffsky leading a coup d'etat if we ever go to full craziness mode

"Oh no, young Libertarian. You will find that it is you who are mistaken - about a great many things. Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational fake news apparatus."

Vohoffsky stared in his adversary's eye, smirking as he said nought but two words:

"Ok..."

Vohoffsky then released his leg from the ground, springing at Prendergast.

"...boomer."

As soon as that last r landed, Prendergast was flung out of the White House window by the foot of the young Congressman, who laughed in his enemy's defeat. People like him were a dying breed, and Vohoffsky proved that to him, quite literally. As he walked out of the White House, still smiling, an orchestra played him off with "My General, Augusto Pinochet" with the lyrics slightly altered for him.

He was loved by the libertarians and the free-market capitalists, but never mistake a man's thirst for power. He didn't really care about social issues that much, only about economics and his vision for the future. He had begun a purge of the Republican Party, declaring those who had sided with Prendergast as treasonous infighters who "do nothing but help the Democrats and are scared at anyone who is a millionth-of-a-hue darker than them." It is a great irony of history that libertarianism often leads to authoritarianism, and Vohoffsky was no exception.

God Bless President Vohoffsky, long may he reign over the free United States of America.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

To be fair to Prendergast, Vohoffsky himself is verging on the edge of boomer, being born in 1966.