LOTF: An American Political Roleplay (116th Congress)

[Louisianan]

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Mac Faulhaber (D-TN-9)
House Floor

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Mac raised an eyebrow. "Let's end with the stupidity of partisan politics. J.J. Dietrich is about as good as Republicans come and the best we are going to get from the other side on this issue. I move to vote on his confirmation." he said, eyeing the progressives.

"Let's get on with real work and real debates. Like codifying Roe or pushing minimum wage laws, not this."

United States House of Representatives
Representative Linda Lazare
[Democratic - 7th District of the State of Texas]

"Mr. Dietrich is a good man, but he was not elected to the position he is currently being nominated for. A president is elected by the people, along with his vice-president, who the people agree to. The people never agreed to a Vice-President Dietrich. I don't agree with Vice-President Dietrich. I bet y'all know how I plan on voting, because of this small speech. I disagree with that Unanimous Consent motion, because there is an opposition to this man's nomination, and I am included in that opposition, and on that account, I support the gentleman from Tennessee's motion, as well as the following second from the wonderful Mrs. Edwards of Georgia, to move to a vote, where the opposition can actually have our opinions known and heard."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

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Francince Sullivan (D-AK)
Senate Floor

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Offering a nod to the Californian, she spoke.

"I move to call the previous question."

Senator Rafael Navarro
[Democratic - State of California]

"I second the motion from the Senator from Alaska."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

United States House of Representatives
The Hon. Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]
{Speaker of the United States House of Representatives}

"Hearing no objections, the House will proceed to vote on the confirmation of Jay Joseph Dietrich of the state of Alaska to the office of Vice President of the United States of America. This will be a roll call vote, announce your vote when your name is called by the Clerk of the House."

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Representative Katherine Edwards
[Republican - 3rd District of the State of Georgia]

"Aye."

[Kargintinia]

House Minority Leader Thomas Volker (R-MO-8)

“Aye”

[Louisianan]

United States House of Representatives
Representative Linda Lazare
[Democratic - 7th District of the State of Texas]

"Nay."

[Madrinpoor]

Representative Alexander Santiago
(D-FL-27)

"Aye"

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Representative Crawford Clay
R|TX-4

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"Aye."

[Meelducan]

Senate Floor

"Without Objection, the clerk will call the roll."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Senate Floor

"Without Objection, the clerk will call the roll."

Senator Rafael Navarro
[Democratic - State of California]

"Aye."

Senator Augusta Merriam
[Republican - State of New Hampshire]

"Aye."

[The Orion Islands]

Senator Everitt Colbert: "Mr. President, I vote aye."

[New Cobastheia]

Representative Chip Renfus
[Republican - Mississippi’s 4th District]

"Aye."

[Kargintinia]

Senator Nickolai Dernilski (D-OH)

“Mr. President, I vote Nay.”

[New Cobastheia]

Representative Kathleen Nez
[Democratic - Arizona's 7th District]
[Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives]

"Aye."

[Alozia]

United States House of Representatives
Representative Julia Piotrowska
[Democratic - Illinois' 5th congressional district]

"Nay."

[Emazia]

Senator Erika Goldman
[Democratic - State of Connecticut]

"Aye."

Congressman Theodore Vohoffsky
[Republican - 45th District of the State of California]

"Aye."


Congressman George Baxton
[Republican - 8th District of the State of Michigan]

"Aye."

[Jovuistan]

Sen. Richard Slater (R-AR): "Aye!"

Rep. Phillip Crawford (D-KY3): "Aye."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

United States House of Representatives
The Hon. Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]
{Speaker of the United States House of Representatives}

"With all votes counted, the United States House of Representatives votes to confirm Jay Joseph Dietrich of the State of Alaska to the office of Vice President of the United States of America."

Allowing for some applause and adding some of her own, embracing a bipartisan gesture, she waits for the din to die down before gavelling once more.

"The floor of the House is open for motions!"

[New Cobastheia]

Representative Kathleen Nez
[Democratic - Arizona's 7th District]
[Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives]

"Motion to introduce the MIRACLE Act Madam Speaker."

[Louisianan]

Representative Kathleen Nez
[Democratic - Arizona's 7th District]
[Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives]

"Motion to introduce the MIRACLE Act Madam Speaker."

United States House of Representatives
Representative Linda Lazare
[Democratic - 7th District of the State of Texas]

"I second the motion."

[Kargintinia]

House Minority Leader Thomas Volker (R-MO-8)

“Madam speaker, I object.”

[Gordano and Lysandus]

[quote="Gordano and Lysandus";p="38513697"]The Hon. Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]
{Speaker of the United States House of Representatives}

"With both second and objection, the House will now vote on whether to consider the MIRACLE Act."

[Sanabel]

House Floor

Representative Simpson introduced the following.

Official Name: Resolution that the United States House of Representatives Find Michael Jones, United States Attorney General, In Contempt of Congress for a Refusal to Comply with Congressional Oversight of an Ongoing Investigation by the United States Department of JusticeNickname: Resolution of Contempt

Sponsors: Representative Simpson, Representative Nez, Representative Faulhaber

Overview: The United States House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Judiciary and Chairman Simpson, having considered recent hearings and historic precedent, recommends this body to hold Attorney General Michael Jones in contempt. The reasoning for this is straightforward. The Committee held a routine hearing to carry out its duty of investigative and judicial oversight regarding the case known as the "Midwest Massacre," and issued a subpoena for the Attorney General to provide necessary information therein. The Attorney General failed to provide information necessary to proper oversight, including but not limited to reasoning for charges being dropped against former Senator Hawthorne, why no formal pre-trial agreement was drafted in a move that is considered highly unusual for the Department of Justice, and why Congress has been entirely uninformed on actions taken since the charges were announced.

Section 1: Authority and Purpose
An important corollary to the powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution is the implicit responsibility to perform rigorous oversight of the Executive Branch. The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized this Congressional power on numerous occasions. For example, in McGrain v. Daugherty, the
Court held that “the power of inquiry--with process to enforce
it-is an essential and appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. . . . A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absence of information respecting the conditions which the legislation is intended to affect or change, and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information--which not infrequently is true--
recourse must be had to others who do possess it.'' Further, in Watkins v. United States, Chief Justice Warren wrote for the
majority: "The power of Congress to conduct investigations is inherent in the legislative process. That power is broad.'' Both the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (P.L. 79-601), which directed House and Senate Committees to “exercise continuous watchfulness'' over Executive Branch programs under their jurisdiction, and the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-510), which authorized committees to “review and study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration and execution'' of laws, codify the oversight powers of
Congress.

This precedent, in addition to the precedent established in the Resolution to Hold (Not) Eric Holder in Contempt, clearly establishes the responsibility and authority for the Committee on the Judiciary to take action against the sitting Attorney General.

Section 2: Breakdown in Oversight

The Committee on the Judiciary is aware of very limited information regarding the case known as the “Midwest Massacre.”

The committee is aware that the offices of Senators Hawthorne and Sharansky were raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the direction of the Attorney General. The pair were charged with bribery, malfeasance, misconduct, destruction of evidence, lying to Congress, and witness tampering. Evidence suggests it is likely that both Senators did so knowingly and in collaboration with former registered agricultural lobbyist Vye Agra.

Following this, the Department of Justice failed to make any information regarding the progress of the case available to the Committee on the Judiciary. It shocked the members of the Committee when the Attorney General announced through the outlet FOX News that the Department of Justice intended to drop all but one charge against now-former Senator Hawthorne.

This brazenly disregarded established norms and precedent for judicial oversight. This left the Committee on the Judiciary with a number of questions and concerns. These included the question of which charges were dropped and why, the question of why charges were not dropped against former Senator Sharansky. It is also unclear if the Attorney General acted unilaterally, or if either now-former President Wolf, President Tawney, or any cabinet members were aware of or were involved with these actions.

Section 3: Subpoena

(The text of the subpoena of the Attorney General is attached)

Section 4: Obstruction and Non-Compliance

The Attorney General was present at the hearing, following the terms of his subpoena. However, the Attorney General failed to provide information necessary to oversight. Responses were marked by slander, empirically false claims, and attempts to shift responsibility for the case from the Department of Justice to the United States House of Representatives, which was highly abnormal. Moreover, responses raised further questions, after it was implied that charges were dropped as part of an informal pre-trial agreement, which is unprecedented and in the history of the Department of Justice for such a high-profile case.

Therefore, based on the actions of obstruction and non-compliance, as well as precedent laid out in the Resolution of Contempt Against (Not) Eric Holder, it is historically responsible and legally necessary to hold the sitting Attorney General in contempt.

This bill is then honorably presented to the United States House of Representatives for consideration in order to hold the sitting Attorney General in contempt in order to improve the United States Law and is backed by Representative Simpson on (present date)

Do Not Remove: 1337

[New Cobastheia]

Representative Kathleen Nez
[Democratic - Arizona's 7th District]
[Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives]

"Aye!"

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Representative Chip Renfus
[Republican - Mississippi’s 4th District]

"Nay!"

[Kargintinia]

House Minority Leader Thomas Volker (R-MO-8)

“Nay!”

[Madrinpoor]

Representative Alexander Santiago
(D-FL-27)

"Aye!"