FLAMES OF LIBERTY (1960 Alt-History American Political RP)

[Urkennalaid]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Urkennalaid
Character Name: Marshall Williams
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 38
Character Date of Birth: 1/10/1922
Character Position/Role/Job:
US Army Soldier (1940 - 1944)
Civil Rights Attorney (1948 - 1958)
US Representative for Wisconsin's 4th District (1958 -)
Character Country/State of Birth: United States/Minnesota
Character State of Residence: Wisconsin
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat(Socialist)
Faceclaim: James Earl Jones
Main Strengths:
Power to the People: Marshall grew up as an impoverished and young black kid in segregated Wisconsin. Through his whole life, he's known struggle. He's seen the things people had to deal with just to put bread on the table. Due to this, many of the people in his own District of Milwaukee know Marshall since he was a kid, and many of the workers he's met throughout his life have come to support him and respect him. He has a large growing amount of support amongst the lower class in Wisconsin, and knows how to utilize that to rise up through the ranks.

Intelligence Speaks for Itself: Marshall after leaving the Army had went to law school to work as a Civil Rights Attorney. For this reason, he is excellent at law and legal paperwork. He knows how the system works and how to utilize it to help other people. He also knows various lawyers personally from his time as an attorney, so he knows connections and those who can help them whenever he needs help with cases.

A Socialist Midwest: Wisconsin is famous for having many socialist politicians, as well as general left wing politicians throughout history. This has helped Marshall bring about a more openly progressive front amongst a sea of moderate Democrat and Dixiecrats. With Wisconsin being more open about left-wing ideals, he hopes to spread the rest of those throughout the Midwest. He has a lot more support amongst the poor and black working class of Milwaukee due to this, which could help him in the future if he were to decide to go up in the ranks of US politics.

Main Weaknesses:
It's the 1960s: While Marshall was able to get himself elected into the House of Representatives, he's still a young black politician in the 60s. Due to this, it takes extremely much more effort to be able to keep his position, and there is a general danger with being a public black politician. Within Wisconsin, it's one of the more heavily segregated states and outside the Milwaukee area, he isn't looked at favorably by other Midwesterners. He also faces danger from his colleagues, as he is a young black progressive as opposed to being in the middle.

Passionate: Marshall is extremely passionate for what he believes in. While this may be a good thing sometimes, it has also lead him into getting into more arguments and fights. He's extremely stubborn and will call out things like racism openly, which may pit him against the broader public. He's also stubborn in that he's unwilling to try and compromise with the more right-wing politicians within the US political system, so it is harder for him to make connections with other people, as he's openly hostile to many of them already and isn't afraid to show it. That doesn't put him in good graces with the US media as well, so he has to focus on attacks from multiple fronts.

War is Hell: During his time in the service, Marshall was deployed in the pacific. Seeing the brutality during World War Two disgusted him, both for what the American soldiers did and the amount of brutality against innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. Ever since then, he's been affected from both PTSD and an injury he had gotten during his time as a soldier. It's something that he lives with everyday and it plagues him. Despite being a veteran, he is staunchly anti-war and doesn't feel any sense of American patriotism, especially from the racism he experienced during his time in the army.

Biography: Marshall Williams was born in Minnesota. His father was a factory worker and his mom a stay-at-home mom. When he was 3, he moved with his family to Wisconsin, as his father was relocating to a factory job within Milwaukee. Growing up, he had been poor. Despite this, his family did the best they could to provide him with a good life. Due to his families economic status, Marshall began doing odd jobs around town. Growing up, he saw the racism and segregation that plagued Wisconsin. Despite this, he tried to work the hardest he could, trying to bring lunch on the table with his father. Everything changed when his father died in a factory accident. Worrying about facing homelessness, Marshall began working full-time, ignoring school work so he could make sure he and his mom had a home. By the time he was 20, he realized he didn't want to live a life of destitution.

As soon as he turned 18, he decided to join the army. He was able to access the education he lacked when he was younger. For a while, things seemed to be calm in America, until America was brought into WW2 when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Joining the Pacific Front, Marshall was deployed. Despite going through training, nothing prepared him for the violence he would see while fighting abroad. Seeing his own squad mates getting shot to mush, innocent civilians lying dead on the ground. It angered him to his core. He was fighting against fascism, but even when he was fighting for America, he still experienced the hatred his fellow soldiers would give to him. He grew disillusioned with it all. He probably would have been another dead soldier, except he had gotten injured, when a shot pierced his knee. Unable to continue walking normally ever again, he was honorably discharged. Coming back home, he had the opportunity to get the higher education he finally wanted. Moving back to Milwaukee, he quickly applied to law school. Marshall was surprised when they accepted him. He was going to have a new life.

While he was in college as an attorney, he had also begun reading leftist authors and theory. In Wisconsin, a small group of socialists had existed. Hoping to bring his leftist ideals into the workforce, he quickly begun his work as a Civil Rights Attorney, helping minorities, the disabled and the poor in the best way he could. He worked with various local unions, and tried to bring his hometown to a more progressive front. Realizing he could only do so much as a Civil Rights Attorney, he had started campaigning to join the US House of Representatives. Surprisingly, he was voted in to represent Milwaukee. It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows at first, he was a leftist black politician. He had to face many who would wish to see him fail.

Despite this, he is hoping to bring about leftist politics throughout America. He recognizes the Midwest as the best place to start, and is always willing to fight back against fascism and right-wing extremists, whether nationally or internationally.
Other Info:

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[Turkducken]

Our Discord is really active!

[Sao Nova Europa]

NS Nation Name: Urkennalaid
Character Name: Marshall Williams

Firstly, I have to say that I really like your app as it is very well written.

Secondly, I will have to ask you to make some revisions. The African War started in 1956, so that's the earliest date your character could have been a soldier. Now, there are a few ways you can fix this issue: either omit the part about him being a soldier (maybe expand a bit more on his civil rights attorney background instead? Perhaps have him survive some violent racist-motivated attack that changed his perspective on things? Simply some ideas) or make him some years older so he could have participated in the Pacific War as a soldier. Whichever you prefer.

Once this part has been addressed, I will be more than glad to accept your app.

[Urkennalaid]

Firstly, I have to say that I really like your app as it is very well written.

Secondly, I will have to ask you to make some revisions. The African War started in 1956, so that's the earliest date your character could have been a soldier. Now, there are a few ways you can fix this issue: either omit the part about him being a soldier (maybe expand a bit more on his civil rights attorney background instead? Perhaps have him survive some violent racist-motivated attack that changed his perspective on things? Simply some ideas) or make him some years older so he could have participated in the Pacific War as a soldier. Whichever you prefer.

Once this part has been addressed, I will be more than glad to accept your app.

Hey, I edited so that he was in World War 2 on the pacific front. did the changes that were needed.

[Sao Nova Europa]

NS Nation Name: Urkennalaid
Character Name: Marshall Williams

ACCEPTED

[Sao Nova Europa]

I updated the character roster. If your character ain't there, do inform me so I can fix it.

[Arvenia]

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Geraldo Rivera

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Arvenia
Character Name: Geraldo Antonio Rivera Escobar (or just "Geraldo Rivera")
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 61
Character Date of Birth: April 21, 1898
Character Position/Role/Job:

• Member of the Lowell Forensic Society (until 1916)
• Private in the US Army (1917-1919)
• Member of the Progressive Party (1920-1934)
• Attorney at the Lyndon Schmitt LLP (1921-1943)
• District Attorney of San Francisco (1943-1951)
• Attorney General of California (1951-1959)
• Honorary Member of the American GI Forum (since 1958)
• Governor of California (since 1959)

Character Country/State of Birth: San Jose, California
Character State of Residence: Sacramento, California
Character Party Affiliation:

• Progressive Party (1920-1934)
• Democratic Party (since 1934)

Faceclaim: Gerald Ford
Main Strengths:

• Liberal Dove - Geraldo is extremely against war due to both his time in the Great War and the horrors of the Pacific War. As a result, he is firmly opposed to the African Campaign and advocates for the withdrawal of all US troops from the conflict, thus making him very popular among anti-war activists.
• Skilled Lawyer - Before his governorship, Geraldo was an excellent lawyer who specialized in both criminal defense and labor law. His time as the District Attorney of San Francisco saw him crack down heavily on gambling, corruption and juvenile deliquency, which brought him a lot of attention.
• Civil Rights Advocate - As a result of his upbringing and the internment of Japanese-American people during the Pacific War, Geraldo had firmly established himself as a strong supporter of civil rights. He is firmly against racial segregation in the South and had long advocated for the emancipation of minority groups across the US. Being of Hispanic descent, this would firmly work in his favor.
• Great Orator - Since his time at the Lowell High School, Geraldo had both excelled at numerous debates and held fierce speeches.

Main Weaknesses:

• Anti-Drug Activism - Geraldo has taken a hardline stance on drugs, mostly for the purpose of reducing harm among youths. Despite his noble intentions, this would make him kinda unpopular among hippies and other progressive Americans.
• Conservative Backlash - As a liberal, Geraldo has been subjected to so much backlash from American conservatives. While Republicans tend to criticize him for being economically progressive, Dixiecrats are eager to attack him for being both a Hispanic Democrat and a fierce opponent of racial segregation.
• Hispanic Ancestry - Due to his Mexican ancestry, Geraldo had been severly facing a lot of racial discrimination in the US.
• Republican Majority - As a Democrat, Geraldo is currently governing a state that is otherwise dominated by Republicans.

Biography:
Geraldo Antonio Rivera Escobar was born in San Jose, California, as one of the four children of Ida Escobar Amarilla and Eduardo Rivera Romero. Being of Hispanic descent, he had been subjected to racial discrimination for most of his life. Despite that, he excelled at school. He was a debate champion during his time as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society at San Francisco's Lowell High School, where he held twelve offices of student government. He would graduate from Lowell in 1916. A year later, he joined the US Army after the US declared war on Germany. He was assigned to Company B, 335th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division. His unit participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, where he was severly injured and some of his teammates were killed. During his recovery, the Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces pinned the Distinguished Service Cross on his chest. Upon his return to the US, Geralod would be discharged from the US Army in May 1919, allowing him to purse a law degree at the San Francisco Law School. In 1920, he formally joined the Progressive Party.

In 1921, he received an LL.B. degree and passed the California bar exam, thus allowing to work full-time at the Lyndon Schmitt LLP, a law firm that specializes in both criminal defense and labor law. As a lawyer, he represented numerous people in both criminal cases and labor disputes. In 1928, he ran for a seat in the California State Assembly as a member of the Progressive Party, but lost badly. In 1934, he would switch to the Democratic Party. As a result, he quickly became a FDR supporter. He would run for District Attorney of San Francisco in 1939 and 1943, respectively. He lost in 1939, only to win in 1943. During his time as district attorney, he cracked down hard on gambling, corruption and juvenile deliquency, which brought attention to his office. He was re-elected in 1947 and received the support of a Republican Governor.

Meanwhile, as the Pacific War raged on, the US government had the Japanese-American community locked up in internment camps. Such action troubled Geraldo, who was reminded of the racial discrimination he faced during his youth. This would make him a firm supporter of civil rights. As such, he also began to crack down on racism.

In the 1950s, he was elected twice as Attorney General of California. In 1958, he decided to run for Governor of California. As the Democratic nominee for the office, he ran on a campaign of "responsible liberalism", where he supported labor and forced the ballot name change of Proposition 18 from "Right-To-Work" to "Employer and Employee Relations". In the end, he defeated his Republican rival with a near three-fifths majority, thus becoming the Governor of California, which would also make him the second Hispanic person to hold such office since the Conquest of California. Around the same time, Geraldo also became a honorary member of the American GI Forum.

Geraldo was well-known for his cheerful personality and firm opposition to racial discrimination. He was also known for championing the construction of essential infrastructure such as universities, highways and a sprawling water network to "feed the explosion of agriculture and development in the dry reaches of central and southern California". He replaced all of his predecessor's political appointees and had his team work hard in preparation for his inauguration. He set up a Fair Employment Practices Commission that helped African-Americans break through the barriers that kept them out of white people's jobs. He also had numerous other reforms passed through cooperation with Democratic leaders in the state legislature. As Governor, Geraldo spearheaded the California State Water Project and increased personal income tax from 6% to 7%, with new exemptions for the poor. Due to his time in the Great War, Geraldo had increasingly become a pacifist and largely maintained a firm opposition to the African Campaign. On the other hand, he also wished to crack down on drug addiction in California, which put him at odds with some progressive people.

Other Info: Geraldo has been married to Felicia Castillo since 1923. Together, they have four children.

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[Strala]

Is it possible to app as a socialist or left-wing Chinese character?

[Turkducken]

Is it possible to app as a socialist or left-wing Chinese character?

Define what you mean?

In theory much of anything is possible, although you should consider the limitations of the character you'd create given the constraints of the period we're set in

[Strala]

Is it possible to app as a socialist or left-wing Chinese character?

Define what you mean?

In theory much of anything is possible, although you should consider the limitations of the character you'd create given the constraints of the period we're set in

I want to create a character that's either a disillusioned or ousted member of the KMT (likely part of the old Left KMT) that left China before the end of the Chinese civil war and is antagonistic towards the current regime in China.

[Turkducken]

Define what you mean?

In theory much of anything is possible, although you should consider the limitations of the character you'd create given the constraints of the period we're set in

I want to create a character that's either a disillusioned or ousted member of the KMT (likely part of the old Left KMT) that left China before the end of the Chinese civil war and is antagonistic towards the current regime in China.

I mean that's plausible, but would this character be an elected official or just an influential somebody?

[Strala]

I want to create a character that's either a disillusioned or ousted member of the KMT (likely part of the old Left KMT) that left China before the end of the Chinese civil war and is antagonistic towards the current regime in China.

I mean that's plausible, but would this character be an elected official or just an influential somebody?

Probably just an influential person unless the current U.S. really despises China.

[Turkducken]

I mean that's plausible, but would this character be an elected official or just an influential somebody?

Probably just an influential person unless the current U.S. really despises China.

On the lore atm is that the US and KMT are on the outs, and they seem to be drifting their whole bloc of influence (Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaya, Laos, Burma, Indonesia) to one affiliated with the Nazis in Europe.

So things are feeling kinda bad with most Presidential candidates seeming to think that something needs to be done about the Kai-Shek Government, especially with his seeming intent to tap his Germanophile adopted son as the next President of the Republic.

That being said I would only question as to the extent of just an influential person's impact and ability to interact with the other players, but you're more than welcome to do so.

[Strala]

Okay. I'll think of a way to make him an elected official.

[Yaruqo]

Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Safer America Act

Nickname:

Overview: A bill to combat organized crime, regulate the interstate transit and trading of firearms, and other purposes.

Sponsor: Representative Andrew Sulaski (IL-5)
Co-Sponsors:

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Section 1: Congress shall appropriate $100 million to the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance (OLEA) for the distribution of grants to states for the purpose of researching and developing criminal justice and criminology techniques and policies. $50 million shall be appropriated to the OLEA for the distribution of grants to local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating and combating organized crime. Not more than one-third of any awarded grant may be expended for the compensation of personnel.

Section 2: Congress shall appropriate $20 million to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI or "the Bureau") for the purpose of training local law enforcement agencies in combating corruption in local government and the development of Internal Affairs departments to ensure proper policing practices.

Section 3: Section 902 Title 18, United States Code, is amended to declare that it shall be unlawful for any person, except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, or ammunition, or in the course of such business to ship, transport, or receive any firearm or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce. It shall be unlawful for any of the aforementioned to sell or deliver to any person that is under the age of twenty-one (21) any firearm or ammunition.

(a) This section shall not be held to preclude a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer from returning a firearm or replacement firearm of the same kind and type to a person from whom it was received.

Section 4: Section 902 Title 18, United States Code, is further amended to declare that no person shall engage in business as a firearms or ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer until they have filed an application with, and received license to do so from, the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate(s). Each applicant shall be required to pay a fee for obtaining such a license, a separate fee being required for each place in which the applicant is to do business, as follows:

(1) If a manufacturer or an importer of destructive devices and/or ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year; If a manufacturer or importer of firearms other than destructive devices, a fee of $500 per year.
(2) If a dealer in destructive devices and/or ammunition, a fee of $1,000 per year; If a dealer who is a pawnbroker dealing in firearms other than destructive devices, a fee of $250 per year; If a dealer who is not a dealer in destructive devices or a pawnbroker, a fee of $10 per year.

Section 5: The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to formulate and administer a food stamp program under which, at the request of an appropriate State agency, eligible households within the State shall be provided with an opportunity more nearly to obtain a nutritionally adequate diet through the issuance to them of a coupon allotment which shall have a greater monetary value than their normal expenditures for food. The coupons so received by such households shall be used only to purchase food from retail food stores which have been approved for participation in the food stamp program. Coupons issued an used as provided in this Act shall be redeemable at face value by the Secretary through the facilities of the Treasury of the United States.

(a) In areas where a food stamp program is in effect, there shall be no distribution of federally owned foods to households under the authority of any other law except during emergency situations caused by a national or other disaster as determined by the Secretary.
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue such regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, as he deems necessary or appropriate for the effective and efficient administration of the food stamp program.
(c) Participation in the food stamp program shall be limited to those households whose income is determined to be a substantial limiting factor in the attainment of a nutritionally adequate diet. Each State agency shall establish standards to determine the eligibility of applicant households. Such standards shall include maximum income limitations consistent with the income standards used by the State agency in administration of its federally aided public assistance programs. Such standards also shall place a limitation on the resources to be allowed eligible households. The standards of eligibility to be used by each State for the food stamp program shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(d) Each State agency is empowered to certify and issue food stamps to eligible households. Eligible households are permitted to use their food stamps for the purchase of all items intended for human consumption, excepting alcoholic beverages and imported foods.
(e) Congress shall appropriate to the Department of Agriculture $75 million in the first year of this program; $100 million in the second year of this program; and $200 million for the third year of this program. These funds will be designated for the purpose of funding of benefits in concert with State agencies.
(f) The Secretary of Agriculture and his delegate(s) shall be authorized to review applications from retailers and wholesalers who wish to participate in the food stamp program.
(g) Discrimination on the bases of race, religious creed, national origin, or political beliefs are prohibited in the determination of eligibility and the distribution of food stamps.

Section 6: Congress shall appropriate $100 million to the United States Housing Authority (USHA) for the distribution of grants to State and local governments with the purpose of construction and subsidization of new affordable housing units. Congress shall appropriate an additional $50 million to the USHA for the distribution of grants to State and local governments for the purpose of maintaining existing affordable housing units. Any persons eligible for affordable housing under Section 8, Title 42, United States Code, also known as the Housing Act of 1937, shall not be prohibited from eligibility or participation in the program on the bases of race, religious creed, national origin, or political beliefs.

Section 7: Congress shall appropriate $75 million to the Department of Education for the distribution of grants to Title I school districts for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and facilities, acquiring school supplies for students, and the development of after school programs.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to combat organized and violent crime, to address social factors that might contribute to crime, and to improve the United States Law and is backed by Andrew Sulaski on February XX, 1960.

[Tehrangeles]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Tehrangeles
Character Name: Kermit “Kim” Roosevelt Jr.
Character Gender: Man
Character Age: 44
Character Date of Birth: February 16, 1916
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator from Maryland (1959-Present), United States Ambassador to Brazil (1956-1957), Ambassador to Iran (1953-1955), Undersecretary of State (1950-1953), CIA Operations Officer (1947-1950), Central Intelligence Group Analyst (1945-1947)? OSS Officer (1939-1945), Professor (1937-1939)
Character Country/State of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Character State of Residence: Maryland
Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party
Faceclaim: Kermit Roosevelt Jr.
Main Strengths: Kermit Roosevelt is known for being spoken, but can be persuasive and skilled with reading people. Years of intelligence and diplomatic experience have made him an effective consensus-builder and negotiator, with no qualms about resorting to dirty tricks when necessary.
Main Weaknesses: Roosevelt is seen as cold and calculating by some, markedly different from the passionate bluster of his father and grandfather. He can also be a political chameleon, less bound to the principles which defined their careers.
Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
Other Info: Is Presbyterian, and a teetotaler after seeing the effects of alcohol on his father.

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WIP!

[Tehrangeles]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Tehrangeles
Character Name: Kermit Roosevelt
Character Gender: Man
Character Age: 71
Character Date of Birth: October 10, 1889
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Secretary of State (1959-Present), United States Vice President (1953-1957), United States Representative for New York (1947-1953), President of Roosevelt Steamship Company (1918-1939), US Army Officer (1943-1946), British Army officer (1917-1918, 1938-1943), banker (1914-1917),
Character Country/State of Birth: New York
Character State of Residence: New York
Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party
Faceclaim: Kermit Roosevelt
Main Strengths: Roosevelt is a compelling figure, with a decorated military record, experience as an explorer of multiple continents, and business acumen. Often compared to his father Theodore, he also has the personal charisma to match. His name and gravitas make him an admired elder statesman.
Main Weaknesses: Roosevelt has a dark personal history, having struggled his entire life with alcoholism, depression, and the loss of loved ones. At times this has interfered with his career ambitions, and sometimes diminishes the respect he receives from peers.
Biography:
Other Info: Is publicly Presbyterian, but privately struggles with his faith.

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