America the Beautiful: An American Political RP (OOC)

[Velahor]

Is there anyone who needs to meet with Phillip Crawford or Arnold Wolf Jr.?

Paulson has ideas involving Wolf Jr., but those might be a little bit down the road. Tax stuff. Should be fun, but I'll give it a bit of time before I start it up. If Crawford wants to chat about any of Paulson's bipartisan stuff...I suppose I'd be open to that.

Gundersen would love to beg for Wolf Jr.'s endorsement right now.

Rogers has reason to meet with Wolf Jr. in a casual setting at some point as they are both young, somewhat moderate Senators in bordering states who could be aligned on a number of issues (and potentially even friends?). Specifically, I'm writing a bill to establish a wildfire relief fund that would be massively popular in MT & ID. Also, Rogers could meet with Crawford if Crawford would like, since Rogers has met with almost every major House & Senate leader or ex-leader as of late.

I don't think Martha Prendergast has any reason to meet with either of them.

[Yaruqo]

I'll try to work up a Gauthier ad after she's done meeting with Hertzog, for the sake of the IC thread's tidiness lol.

[New Cobastheia]

I'll try to work up a Gauthier ad after she's done meeting with Hertzog, for the sake of the IC thread's tidiness lol.

Lol, fair enough, seeing as I'm handling god knows how many meetings right now I could use some tidiness lol

[Rhim Flavezztowland]

Reposting my app for mod review just in case...

Is this application better, then? (aged my character up by 13 years, fleshed her bio + political career + strengths and weaknesses out to some extent, moved her to NY-06 per Alozia's recommendations, etc.)

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Rhim Flavezztowland
Character Name: Sidney Larsen-Cheng
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 38
Character Height: 151 cm
Character Weight: 44 kg
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative of New York's 6th Congressional District
Character Country/State of Birth: New York
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Main Strengths: She's brave enough to speak up against all forms of hate groups as well as Wolfists, be it online or in person - for example, she publicly ranted about the people who stormed the Capitol as well as those who align with the far-right in general online after the events of January 6.
Main Weaknesses: She has a moderate case of ADHD (which she developed when she was a high school student, but at least she's been managing it well since then) and also sometimes oversleeps and therefore comes late to House hearings.
Biography: A natural-born American citizen, Sidney Larsen-Cheng was born on December 29, 1982 in the Bronx borough of New York City to a naturalized Chinese-born restaurant-owning father who migrated with his own parents to the States at the age of 9 in the early 1970s due to China's Cultural Revolution and a natural-born American chef mother. When she was 11, her father was murdered in a hit-and-run car accident; her mother inherited her husband's estate (including his Chinese restaurant in the City Island neighborhood of the Bronx) upon his death and went on to transform the Chinese restaurant into a local diner.

When Sidney was in high school, she started working part-time as a chef at her mother's local diner and would sometimes come out of her comfort zone to protest for social justice during the weekends; she'd later enroll herself at Lehman College at the age of 18, where she'd study for a Bachelor's degree in Political Science for the next three years because of her interest in politics while still being a part-time diner chef. At the age of 21, she graduated with the aforementioned Bachelor's degree as part of Lehman College's Class of 2004 and moved to the borough of Queens (specifically, the Flushing neighborhood) to open a restaurant specializing in Chinese beef noodles. From that point on, she'd often write messages of support for the minorities living in her neighborhood on her restaurant window and sometimes even go out to protest against anti-minority discrimination whenever she heard about it. Slowly but surely, she'd built a sizeable support base in her own neighborhood and even joined the Queens Community Board 7 in 2012.

After becoming a community board member, she became more involved in community causes while continuing to operate her own restaurant and even began forming relationships with Queens borough politicians. With that, over the next few years, she slowly gained a borough-wide support base to build up from her already-sizeable one in her own neighborhood to the point that her candidacy to represent a city council district of NYC was publicized in 2017; her candidacy turned out to be successful, as she was elected as the Representative of New York City's 20th City Council district in the council's elections that year.

In 2018 - while she was still a New York City Council member - she publicly came out as asexual, while in 2019, she publicly declared her plans to be a candidate to represent New York's 6th congressional district in the 2020 house elections; this candidacy was also a successful one for her, as she was elected into that position in those elections - with that, she resigned from her position in the New York City Council effective January 20, 2021, and also permanently closed her restaurant down to focus on entering Congress.
Other Info:
>Preferred pronouns - she/her
>Political stances - social democrat, pro-LGBT pro-environmentalism, publicly supportive of tax raises for the wealthy, publicly supportive of the #StopAsianHate movement, neutral on abortion, anti-Wolf, anti-KKK, anti-misogynist, publicly opposes hate groups in general, undecided on refugees

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Rhim Flavezztowland

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[Deblar]

Goodness gracious. I know it’s pretty normal here in America to denounce social democratic policies as socialism but it still mildly infuriates me that these people are throwing that word around without knowing what it actually means.

Context: read Duncan Jr.‘s speech

[New Provenance]

Reposting for mod review.

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: New Provenance
Character Name: Francis "Frank" Abernathy
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 62 years
Character Height: 5'9
Character Weight: 189.7 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Congressman from California, Representative for the 17th Congressional District (D-CA-17), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Chief Executive Officer of United Western Transportation
Character Country/State of Birth: Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Character State of Residence: State of California
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
Main Strengths:
The People's Man - Abernathy's natural charm and charisma, which he harnessed as a teenager during his high school years as class president, has enabled him to prove effective in passing legislation which he supports
Fighter for Change - A radically liberal progressive, Abernathy expressed support in the late 2010s onward for a 'radical and overhauling restructuring' of the Social Security and the American health insurance system, criticizing the presently established systems as ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money.
The Family Name - His grandfather, Peter Abernathy, previously served as a California Senator, and his great-grandfather on his mother's side served as the Representative for California's Congressional District 16, giving his family name some reputation on the political scene

Main Weaknesses:
California's Elite - Being born into a wealthy Santa Clara family, Abernathy has had trouble portraying himself to the public as a down-to-earth, ordinary American, with some going as far as portraying him as elitist
In the Shadow - His grandfather, Peter Abernathy, previously served as a California Senator, and his great-grandfather on his mother's side served as the Representative for California's Congressional District 16, giving his family name some reputation on the political scene. His relatives in politics were locally famous, and the older generations who remember his relatives' time in office are skeptical of his capabilities.
Family Man - Abernathy is a family man who loves to spend time with his wife and family, and sees his family as the most important thing in the world. However, this results in him being a 'renowned Congressional procrastinator' who doesn't respond to emails and correspondence right away.

Biography:

Francis Jameson Abernathy was born in Santa Clara, California on June 13, 1959 to Alan Peter Abernathy and Miriam Grace Jameson Abernathy. Born into a wealthy Santa Clara family in the midst of the Cold War, Abernathy attended elite private schools during his childhood. His father, a failed politician but a locally famous nuclear physicist, worked at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant 100 kilometers away, in San Luis Obispo County. As a result of the long distance between the plant and the Harding home in Santa Clara, Francis's father usually left home early in the morning and arrived late in the evening. With the lack of a regularly present father figure, Abernathy molded his ideals based on his mother's personality and beliefs.

Francis Jameson Abernathy was born in Santa Clara, California on June 13, 1959 to Alan Peter Abernathy and Miriam Grace Jameson Abernathy. Born into a wealthy Santa Clara family which had benefited from the capitalist economic system in the midst of the Cold War, Abernathy was raised in an atmosphere of hesitation and even hatred when looking at the Soviets, widely seen by many to be a force dedicated to destroying their livelihood. The Abernathy family hit gold in the 1800s when the Alan Peter Abernathy's father, Cornelius Abernathy, literally hit gold during the California Gold Rush and established his own transportation company, United Western Transportation.

United Western would go on to be widely successful thanks to Cornelius's steady hand and already-established experience with money and business, creating a reputation for his family name and supporting financially his family for generations to come. Alan Peter Abernathy, the current head of United Western, had attempted - unsuccessfully - to run for the House of Representatives in the 1944 elections for the 17th Congressional District of California. When his bid for political office failed and tens of thousands of dollars expended on his 'Abernathy For You' campaign, Alan Peter Abernathy never entered politics again and would go on to be a conservative, Republican-leaning voter.

United Western Transportation had been established in the 1890s by Cornelius Abernathy, who set up its base of operations in San Luis Obispo County, where he had moved following his separation from his wife and family in 1891. Cornelius had died in 1909, leaving his flourishing yet still relatively minor company to his son, Alan. The company's new head, not bothered to waste corporate funds to move the base of operations back to Santa Clara, decided to commute to work every day, five days a week, resulting in Frank's father leaving for work early in the morning and returning late in the evening. As a result of this, Alan Abernathy was usually absent from the household for most of the week and for most of the young Frank's childhood, leaving Frank to mold his view of the world and his personality after his mother.

Miriam Grace Jameson Abernathy, or Grace Abernathy, was Alan Abernathy's devoted wife and a regularly-practicing Roman Catholic. A religious and intelligent person from childhood, Grace Jameson had secured valedictorian position in high school and one of the highest marks in her class in college, before moving on to work for a newly-founded company named United Western Transportation as its chief economic officer. Alan Abernathy, then a member of the board of directors, met Grace there and eventually married her less than three years later. A believer in the sciences and in the fact that cooperation and unity could do much good for the world, she molded her son Frank in the way she viewed the world.

When Frank Abernathy entered high school in 1971, he entered with high spirits and good expectations after securing salutatorian position in his grade school class. Always an optimist, Frank greeted classmates and teachers enthusiastically as he entered the new age of his life at Santa Clara High School. Unbeknownst to Frank or his family or his new friends, his tenure at Santa Clara High would prove to be one of the most vital turning points in his life.

With natural charisma and a friendly personality, Frank won a landslide victory in the elections for class president and thus became a member of the student government. He had expressed interest in participating in what he called 'a Little Washington' but had previously hesitated from doing so, worried of losing his reputation to a massive and stinging defeat - until now. Frank won the hearts and minds of his peers with his extraordinary oratory and writing skills, and especially won the heart of one Laura Hill, whom he would go on to date and eventually marry.

Frank graduated from Santa Clara High in 1979, at eighteen years old, with a girlfriend, Laura, as well as a car and a vision for the future. Frank had enjoyed the hustle and bustle of student government 'politics', if it could even be called that, and dreamed of advancing onward into American politics itself. However, having an obligation to take care of the family company, he elected to advance into college and studied at MIT, where he majored in Business Science.

After graduating from college a few years later, Frank took on the job as CEO of United Western Transportation mere months before his father died of health complications due to old health. His father's and subsequently his mother's death a few years later would scar his life forever, giving Frank both the determination to succeed in the areas where his parents did not, particularly in politics, where his father failed to secure a Congressional seat in 1944.

Years later, ahead of the 1988 presidential elections, Abernathy chose to put his plan into motion. He had originally considered applying to work under the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign, but opted instead to run for the California State Assembly's 17th District seat, which at the time was held by a conservative Democrat. On November 9, 1988, Frank Abernathy announced his intention to run at a speech in Santa Clara, California.

He immediately got to work on his campaign, bringing aboard veteran campaign advisors and using his wealth and influential links to spread the word of his campaign. However, Abernathy pledged not to use his wealth for the purposes of bribing voters or anything of the sort. Abernathy's campaign launched on January 19, 1988, with the slogan 'Abernathy: A Voice for You'.

Abernathy launched campaigns throughout the 17th District, using his wealth and youth compared to his incumbent Democratic rival to campaign a lot more aggressively and frequently in comparison. In speeches, rallies and talks all over the district, Abernathy advocated strongly for greater use of the internet and for government investment into growing technology companies, which he saw as the 'future of America', as well as for increased tax breaks for lower-income families and families struggling with medical bills. It was also during this campaign that Abernathy first started adopting rhetoric in favor of social security and healthcare reform.

He advocated and campaigned for radical change and a 'government that works with and is in constant communication with the people'. He strongly favored reforming the government to reduce bureaucracy, though he didn't capitalize on this as much as he did on other points in fear of scaring away more conservative-minded voters.

On Election Night, Abernathy won the State Assembly seat for the 17th District, securing 89,567 more votes than his opponents, making it an extremely tight margin. Although Abernathy and his family were jubilant upon receiving news of the victory, but Frank knew that such a tight margin of support could prove devastating to future campaigns. Nonetheless, Francis Abernathy forged onward, being sworn into office under the California State Legislature's State Assembly.

At the California State Assembly, Abernathy pushed strongly progressive policies, voting with a reformist and business-minded mindset. He also pushed minor healthcare reform and attempted to push legislation to reform healthcare, but was told such legislation would have to be proposed by a Congressman to the United States Congress, a part of the federal government higher in terms of authority compared to the State Legislature.

Abernathy would go on to serve a total of four terms, totaling eight years, in the State Assembly before serving four, totaling eight years, in the State Senate of California, before announcing that he would not be running for re-election in 2004. Frank returned to focus on his company, United Western Transportation, and settled down a bit in anticipation of the 2006 federal elections.

On November 4, 2005, Frank Abernathy met with members of his family and former campaign advisors who served on his most recent 2002 State Senate campaign, where he announced that he was planning to run for the United States House of Representatives to represent the 17th Congressional District of the State of California. His family received the news with mixed emotions, mainly skeptical because serving under the federal government would mean that he would need to move and regularly go to and from Washington, D.C., on the other side of the country.

Abernathy argued that he needed to serve on the federal government level in order to 'enact the change he wanted to bring', namely reforms to social security, healthcare and government bureaucracy. He believed that the status quo wasn't capable of running the country into the 21st century, and aimed to reform important parts of the United States Government to adapt it to the digital century.

On November 14, 2005, Francis Abernathy launched his campaign for the House of Representatives' 17th Congressional District of the State of California, aiming to contest the incumbent Democratic Congressman already in the seat.

His campaign slogan, 'Frank For Change', represented the cornerstones of his plans for Congress, what he called the three Rs: Reform, Rebuild, Reconnect. He aimed to reform the existing systems, particularly social security, healthcare, health insurance, and government bureaucracy and what he saw as an unnecessary amount of red tape in the federal government. He aimed to rebuild America through the passage and support of right legislation, and to further adapt the country to the new digital and information age. Finally, he aimed to reconnect the United States with the world and her allies, as the US had fallen in standing quite a bit after its invasion of Iraq in 2003, but did not seek to openly criticize the wars in the Middle East as he saw them in a positive manner.

He campaigned on the three Rs all over the 17th District, once more campaigning more aggressively and more frequently compared to his rival candidate, usually making speeches on average six times a week, once a day, with only one rest day. He spoke with everyone, and particularly appealed to the large Asian-American population in the 17th District, which accounted for a substantial portion of voters in the area. He advocated for further consolidating in United States federal law that discrimination against other races, like Asians, are prohibited and punishable by law.

Abernathy also won support from businesses and their workers when he strongly advocated for tax cuts on startups particularly in the tech industry, as well as minor tax breaks for companies in financial trouble to stave off as much as possible the need for a big, expensive government bailout. He also campaigned on a center-left platform, pledging his support for workers' rights and stating that he aimed to raise minimum wage laws for lower-income families.

In early November, his aggressive campaigning paid off. Francis "Frank" Abernathy secured the Congressional seat for the 17th District in the State of California in the House of Representatives. He won 57% of the vote, still a slim margin but wide enough to give Abernathy a relatively firm guarantee that his local support was strong.

Abernathy would go on to win re-election several times, all the way to 2012.

In Congress, Abernathy rose through the ranks of the Democratic Party, and in 2012 he became the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology. His tenure as Congressman is characterized mainly by radically liberal progressivism, and a willingness to compromise with others to achieve at least part of his agenda. He pushed strongly and advocated for government support for the growing technology and computer industry, as well as the expansion of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's low earth orbit (LEO) research efforts.

(won re-election multiple times)

Abernathy won re-election during the 2020 election and continues to serve as Chairman of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology and Representative of the 17th Congressional District of California. (OOC note: If Chairman isn't possible then Ranking Member would be fine as well)

Frank Abernathy married Laura Hill, a highschool sweetheart, in 1976. They have four children, James, Lily, Michael and Bianca. Abernathy is widely regarded as a family man who spends time with his wife and kids and is a renowned Congressional procrastinator who usually responds to correspondence and messages late due to his focus on his family.


Other Info:

Policy stances:

Economy: Supports liberal and progressive economic policies and increased and more frequent tax breaks directed at lower-income families. Supporter of limited UBI implementation for lower- and middle-class families.

Healthcare: Supports healthcare reform, and advocates for legislation to require health insurance companies to cover all clients with no exceptions.

Social security: Supports social security reform as he sees the current system as ineffective.

Gun control: Strongly supportive of increased gun control, is extremely critical of pro-gun laws.

Abortion: Quiet supporter of full abortion legalization but is careful about interacting with the issue due to its controversial nature.

Foreign policy: Extremely hawkish in relation to China, strong supporter of stronger relations with East Asian countries like the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. Supporter of the war in Afghanistan and supported the war in Iraq.

Black Lives Matter: Strong supporter of the BLM movement.

Police: Supporter of increasing police funding in high-crime areas but is heavily critical of police brutality and racism against blacks.

Education: Supporter of educational reform and a refocusing of education on STEM subjects. Actively seeks to reform education in such a way to reduce the impact of bad grades on students mentally.

Climate: Strong believer in climate change, supports move to renewable energies and the placing of taxes on non-renewable energy sources. Opposes Keystone XL and is against deforestation and coal energy.

LGBTQ+: Supporter of granting equal rights to all LGBTQ+ persons

Drugs: Opposed to marijuana legalization, supporter of harsh anti-drug legislation.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: New Provenance

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[Hanovereich]

And guess what, I'm reposting for mod review.

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Hanovereich
Character Name: Easton Pearce
Character Gender: M
Character Age: 43
Character Height: 5’5”
Character Weight: 150lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative for North Dakota's at large district (2015-); 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (2000-2013)
Character Country/State of Birth: North Dakota
Character State of Residence: North Dakota
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Main Strengths: Has popular support in the state, good speechwriter
Main Weaknesses: Inexperienced orator; can sometimes say some inappropriate remarks at inappropriate times; as a conviction politician, he sometimes votes away from the party line
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs) Easton Pearce was born in Fargo, North Dakota. At school, he was found to be a keen learner with a talent to remember facts- possibly from his mother, Whitney Pearce, who worked as a political editor for the Grand Forks Herald. Easton was found to be interested in journalism and military history- he said that he wanted to work as a military reporter.

In 1995 Easton was accepted into the North Dakota State University He gained a Bachelor of Science cum laude in History, with a dissertation on the American Civil War and the two sides' strategies.

After he graduated he applied for CNN, but after a brief spell as an intern his request to be a military reporter was rejected. Instead his father encouraged him to join the military, since the Pearces found the military an ideal location for their child- and it would fulfil Easton's ambition of military reporting, kind of... He applied for West Point and received a nomination from his local Senator. He was accepted.

After exceling at the academics side (and not doing so well at physical training), he graduated into the Class of 2000. He then joined the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment as a second lieutenant. After a tour of duty in the Kosovo Force, he was deployed, along with the 1st Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division, into Iraq. He was involved in building FOB Chosin, as well as, whilst at FOB Manhattan, in the occupation of Ramadi. In 2006 he once again saw combat, this time in Afghanistan. He patrolled Kunar Province, and was involved in a skirmish against local fighters. He shot a Taliban fighter whilst directing soldiers to radio to FOB Joyce, and commanding an assault by a squad of his platoon. For his efforts that day, he was awarded the Bronze Star.

He was also involved in patrolling Khost Province with the 25th Field Artillery Regiment. When he returned to the United States, he took a one-week leave and started to get involved in politics. His policies were mainly Republican, and thinking of himself as a conviction politician, he decided that, when he left the military, he would join the Republican Party. He was deployed back to Kunar Province one more time, in 2009. In 2010 the entire regiment returned to the United States, and Easton, after serving his needed time, became a Major. (He had been promoted through the ranks after his needed times of service). He became CO of Bravo Company.

After more deployments to Afghanistan in 2011 and 2013, and being considered for commander of the regiment twice (the 32nd Reg. CO was a Lieutenant Colonel, and Easton had performed all his necessary periods of time), he returned to his headquarters at Fort Drum and took leave. Throughout his military service he had, through his friends and family, kept abreast of the political situation, and had slowly garnered support in his local community.

In 2013 he resigned his commission. It has been said that, had he stayed in the military for a few more months, he would have been made the CO of the 32nd Infantry Regiment. Easton decided to go into politics. He won the Republican primaries- albeit by a slim margin of just 9%. His community in the at-large district supported him, and since the state supported the Republicans generally, his seat was seen as a safe one. In the 2014 election, he won with 58.6% of the vote.

In 2016 he was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote, on a platform of improving development standards in his state. Many of his supporters, including his old military friends, encouraged him to go for the gubernations, and it was believed that Easton would have won both the primaries and the election. However, Easton declined, saying that 'Washington DC is better than Bismarck'. In 2018 he was re-elected with 64.17%. In 2020 he had his largest majority yet- 69.04%, with all but three counties voting for him.

During his time in Congress, he has criticised Roe v. Wade, and calling for its overrule. He reluctantly voted against the USA Freedom Act, in line with the party, but expressed his reservations in private. He did not vote for the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, saying that 'If we want to send companies into space, we can simply colonise space'. He vigorously supported the 21st Century Cures Act, and went around Congress to canvass for its support. Overall, his Congressional career was uneventful, save for a few votes against the party. His biggest highlight is in his state. He visited small businesses across North Dakota, and pledged to create a new fund in North Dakota, with the aim to meet some of the running costs for smaller businesses. He also endorsed bills in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly to reduce costs for public buildings (including the state library, the school for the deaf, and the school for the blind), and called on the Governor of North Dakota to build more schools.
He has since decided that he will run in the Senate in 2022.

He opposes abortion and has spoken out against it, both in Congress and in his state. Whilst he calls himself a conviction politician, he is also a politician, and can sometimes vote against his wishes if he believes it is good for the party. Generally, he votes in line with the party whip. The instances where he votes contrary to the whip will probably be with LGBT issues.
Other Info:

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

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[Sarenium]

ATTENTION

If you pass a bill with provisions you know will have consequences that while we as players don't notice, but characters in the IC would, please tell at least an Admin. There are multiple provisions in recent bills which will be reviewed to ensure there are no consequences of this nature. This applies particularly to tax code minutia, reforming payroll tax for example touches Social Security, how a bill is framed IC does not matter so much as how you frame it here in the OOC does. We need to fully understand the provisions, poison pills are *known* by all sides IRL.

I am saying this now because we're scouring through recent legislation to keep things realistic - will have more on this once I awake from my slumber.

On another note...

DATE SWITCH TIME - NEW DATE: 14 to 20 February 2021

[Meretica]

Er, sorry about my bout of inactivity on this RP specifically. 90% of my RPing is written on my phone, and the other 10% isn't, and I've not been home that often to use my laptop. I've been working on a post-off-and-on this week and modifying some bills that I intend to post Monday after some things around here calm down.

[Sarenium]

ATTENTION

If you pass a bill with provisions you know will have consequences that while we as players don't notice, but characters in the IC would, please tell at least an Admin. There are multiple provisions in recent bills which will be reviewed to ensure there are no consequences of this nature. This applies particularly to tax code minutia, reforming payroll tax for example touches Social Security, how a bill is framed IC does not matter so much as how you frame it here in the OOC does. We need to fully understand the provisions, poison pills are *known* by all sides IRL.

I am saying this now because we're scouring through recent legislation to keep things realistic - will have more on this once I awake from my slumber.

Hello all, two sections of the American Relief Act are being pulled/struck from the final bill for the purposes of what would have been stringent Democratic Opposition.

The conditioning of hospital construction on 'CON' laws; removed.
The presence of a raise to the IRA contribution limit; removed.

Both parts were not deliberately concealed so much as they were undiscussed in a dense, rushed bill; which made for a collective effort to pass a bill quickly.

I am very conscious of this being somewhat confusing or annoying for new players, but when the ARA Wikipedia Page and News Coverage begins, it'll make more sense.

As always happy to answer any and all questions!

[The Sarangtus Lands]

Is anyone willing to interview Boyd?

[Velahor]

Is anyone willing to interview Boyd?

I'd do it, but I'd prefer that somebody without a WI candidate do it.

[Meelducan]

Drafting articles of impeachment currently for misuse of FEMA.

Richardson shall pay!

[Jovuistan]

Drafting articles of impeachment currently for misuse of FEMA.

Richardson shall pay!

Unironically?

[Meelducan]

Drafting articles of impeachment currently for misuse of FEMA.

Richardson shall pay!

Unironically?

He is pulling an Al Green move

[The Orion Islands]

ATTENTION

If you pass a bill with provisions you know will have consequences that while we as players don't notice, but characters in the IC would, please tell at least an Admin. There are multiple provisions in recent bills which will be reviewed to ensure there are no consequences of this nature. This applies particularly to tax code minutia, reforming payroll tax for example touches Social Security, how a bill is framed IC does not matter so much as how you frame it here in the OOC does. We need to fully understand the provisions, poison pills are *known* by all sides IRL.

I am saying this now because we're scouring through recent legislation to keep things realistic - will have more on this once I awake from my slumber.

Hello all, two sections of the American Relief Act are being pulled/struck from the final bill for the purposes of what would have been stringent Democratic Opposition.

The conditioning of hospital construction on 'CON' laws; removed.
The presence of a raise to the IRA contribution limit; removed.

Both parts were not deliberately concealed so much as they were undiscussed in a dense, rushed bill; which made for a collective effort to pass a bill quickly.

I am very conscious of this being somewhat confusing or annoying for new players, but when the ARA Wikipedia Page and News Coverage begins, it'll make more sense.

As always happy to answer any and all questions!

So this means that there would not be 11 Democratic Senators who supported these measures, right?

[Deblar]

Drafting articles of impeachment currently for misuse of FEMA.

Richardson shall pay!

Damn, hasn't even been a month

[Alozia]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Elizabeth Turner
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 26
Character Height: 5 ft 6 in.
Character Weight: 110 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Journalist
Character Country/State of Birth: California
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Main Strengths: young woman in conservative news media, popular on social media, knows how to create and exploit an opportunity
Main Weaknesses: woman in a conservative space, her inflammatory rhetoric causes lots of controversy and probably makes her too toxic for any serious job beyond a political pundit, still young and while far from naïve she is bound to make an error of judgement somewhere
Biography:

Elizabeth Turner (born June 21, 1995) is an American journalist and internet personality.

Turner grew up in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles county. Born to Steven Robert Turner, a real estate agent, and Lana Anne (nee Grant) an account executive, she grew up in the community and attended various schools in the area. Following her graduation from Venice High School in 2012, she applied to AFI Conservatory and the Los Angeles Film School in hopes of becoming a professional film maker. She was accepted into the latter, but dropped out two years later due to "creative differences". In later years she went on to attack numerous liberal arts schools as "participation trophy-factories for kids too stupid to go into real fields, like STEM" and cited her own personal experience at the LAFS.

Working gig jobs and hoping to make her big break, Elizabeth Turner made two independent low-budget movies both while at and out of school, before interviewing for a position at OAN in 2014. She was offered a co-host position at one of their programs called The Little Women, a three-women talk show on political and social issues, which she accepted and moved to San Diego to be closer to her workplace. She worked there for two years before getting her big break, becoming an internet personality and a major Wolf supporter in 2016, riding the wave of the candidate's infamous popularity. Standing out among her two other co-hosts; one being a middle aged, [not-Cruz] supporter and the other being an elderly moderate Republican; Elizabeth was able to capitalize on her new found fame and left the two other women behind.

Turner became the host of her own show the same year and published her book, From Zeros To Heroes: How Millennials Can Be Useful To Society In 14 Easy Steps, in 2017 which was accompanied by a controversial college campuses tour that started out largely to little acclaim even from fellow conservatives and ended in a major riot at UCLA, after Turner progressively continued to reveal herself as the conservative firebrand she is known as today. During the riot President Wolf tweeted in support of the journalist/political activist and even met with her in the White House a few days later.

Since then, Turner has been a noted conservative commentator, popular with college Republicans nation-wide, and is incredibly active on social media platforms. She has 750,000 followers on Twitter. Turner earned a Bachleors Degree in Journalism at Liberty University in 2019, a matter that was rather controversial when the news broke. Turner hosts her own podcast, where she discusses a number of issues, at length, from her own perspective. She is generally considered to be a part of the alt-right, although she is "uncomfortable with the rhetoric of people like [not-Richard Spencer]", as noted by a Washington Post article that contained leaked information from one OAN staff member that was published around the time of Charlottesville.

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Is it that time for non-office characters to be allowed?

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Is it that time for non-office characters to be allowed?[/quote]

They are, just not as your first character

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NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Elizabeth Turner
Character Gender: Let her love you like a Woman
Character Age: 26
Character Height: 5 ft 6 in.
Character Weight: 110 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Journalist
Character Country/State of Birth: California
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Red-White-Blue-Blooded REPUBLICAN!
Main Strengths: Young and Beautiful, large internet following, woman in conservative news media
Main Weaknesses: woman in conservative news media, highly controversial, big mouth
Biography: Elizabeth Turner (born June 21, 1995) is an American journalist and internet personality.

Turner grew up in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles county. Born to Steven Robert Turner, a real estate agent, and Lana Anne (nee Grant) an account executive. Following her graduation from Venice High School in 2012, she applied to AFI Conservatory and the Los Angeles Film School in hopes of becoming a professional film maker. She was accepted into the latter, but dropped out two years later due to "creative differences". In later years she went on to attack numerous liberal arts schools as "participation trophy-factories for kids too stupid to go into real fields, like STEM" and cited her own personal experience at the LAFS.

Working gig jobs and hoping to make her big break, Elizabeth Turner made two independent low-budget movies, before interviewing for a position at OAN in 2014. She was offered a co-host position at one of their shows, which she accepted before moving to San Diego to be closer to her workplace. She worked there for two years before getting her big break, becoming an internet personality and a major Wolf supporter in 2016, riding the wave of the candidate's infamous popularity. Turner became the host of her own show the same year and published her book, From Zeros To Heroes: How Millennials Can Be Useful To Society In 14 Easy Steps, in 2017 which was accompanied by a controversial college campuses tour that ended in a major riot at UCLA. During that time President Wolf tweeted in support of the journalist/political activist and even met with her in the White House.

Since then, Turner has been a noted conservative commentator, popular with college Republicans nation-wide, and is incredibly active on social media platforms. She has 750,000 followers on Twitter.
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Ah yes, if there's one thing this RP needs, it's its own Tucker Carlson

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Elizabeth Turner
Character Gender: Let her love you like a Woman
Character Age: 26
Character Height: 5 ft 6 in.
Character Weight: 110 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Journalist
Character Country/State of Birth: California
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Red-White-Blue-Blooded REPUBLICAN!
Main Strengths: Young and Beautiful, large internet following, woman in conservative news media
Main Weaknesses: woman in conservative news media, highly controversial, big mouth
Biography: Elizabeth Turner (born June 21, 1995) is an American journalist and internet personality.

Turner grew up in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles county. Born to Steven Robert Turner, a real estate agent, and Lana Anne (nee Grant) an account executive. Following her graduation from Venice High School in 2012, she applied to AFI Conservatory and the Los Angeles Film School in hopes of becoming a professional film maker. She was accepted into the latter, but dropped out two years later due to "creative differences". In later years she went on to attack numerous liberal arts schools as "participation trophy-factories for kids too stupid to go into real fields, like STEM" and cited her own personal experience at the LAFS.

Working gig jobs and hoping to make her big break, Elizabeth Turner made two independent low-budget movies, before interviewing for a position at OAN in 2014. She was offered a co-host position at one of their shows, which she accepted before moving to San Diego to be closer to her workplace. She worked there for two years before getting her big break, becoming an internet personality and a major Wolf supporter in 2016, riding the wave of the candidate's infamous popularity. Turner became the host of her own show the same year and published her book, From Zeros To Heroes: How Millennials Can Be Useful To Society In 14 Easy Steps, in 2017 which was accompanied by a controversial college campuses tour that ended in a major riot at UCLA. During that time President Wolf tweeted in support of the journalist/political activist and even met with her in the White House.

Since then, Turner has been a noted conservative commentator, popular with college Republicans nation-wide, and is incredibly active on social media platforms. She has 750,000 followers on Twitter.
Other Info:

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Al.

Do Not Remove: DRAFT87421

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Elizabeth Turner
Character Gender: Let her love you like a Woman
Character Age: 26
Character Height: 5 ft 6 in.
Character Weight: 110 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Journalist
Character Country/State of Birth: California
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Red-White-Blue-Blooded REPUBLICAN!
Main Strengths: Young and Beautiful, large internet following, woman in conservative news media
Main Weaknesses: woman in conservative news media, highly controversial, big mouth
Biography: Elizabeth Turner (born June 21, 1995) is an American journalist and internet personality.

Turner grew up in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles county. Born to Steven Robert Turner, a real estate agent, and Lana Anne (nee Grant) an account executive. Following her graduation from Venice High School in 2012, she applied to AFI Conservatory and the Los Angeles Film School in hopes of becoming a professional film maker. She was accepted into the latter, but dropped out two years later due to "creative differences". In later years she went on to attack numerous liberal arts schools as "participation trophy-factories for kids too stupid to go into real fields, like STEM" and cited her own personal experience at the LAFS.

Working gig jobs and hoping to make her big break, Elizabeth Turner made two independent low-budget movies, before interviewing for a position at OAN in 2014. She was offered a co-host position at one of their shows, which she accepted before moving to San Diego to be closer to her workplace. She worked there for two years before getting her big break, becoming an internet personality and a major Wolf supporter in 2016, riding the wave of the candidate's infamous popularity. Turner became the host of her own show the same year and published her book, From Zeros To Heroes: How Millennials Can Be Useful To Society In 14 Easy Steps, in 2017 which was accompanied by a controversial college campuses tour that ended in a major riot at UCLA. During that time President Wolf tweeted in support of the journalist/political activist and even met with her in the White House.

Since then, Turner has been a noted conservative commentator, popular with college Republicans nation-wide, and is incredibly active on social media platforms. She has 750,000 followers on Twitter.
Other Info:

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: Al.

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They are, just not as your first character

I already done office-holding characters back in previous political RPs, though?