NS House of Cards - Character RP [OOC/Open/NEW]

[Finium]

Anything I need to address?

Someone was asking about assassinations earlier, have you talked about that yet?

[Bujahla]

Anything I need to address?

Someone was asking about assassinations earlier, have you talked about that yet?

A player can only be killed by me or themselves.

[Finium]

Could the roster be edited? Since we no longer have a house minority leader and I am currently the whip, I think that I might be bumped up to leader.

[Bujahla]

Could the roster be edited? Since we no longer have a house minority leader and I am currently the whip, I think that I might be bumped up to leader.

*moans for Glit and Waz*

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Tell me what specifically needs to be changed (links to applications involved help plenty) and I'll fix it.

[Finium]

Tell me what specifically needs to be changed (links to applications involved help plenty) and I'll fix it.

House Minority Leadership.

Minority Whip becomes Minority Leader (I presume you can just use the same link)

Finally, my name was changed to Francis Urquhart mere moments after my acceptance (is currently listed as Tom Cole)

[Finium]

Could the roster be edited? Since we no longer have a house minority leader and I am currently the whip, I think that I might be bumped up to leader.

*moans for Glit and Waz*

Didn't realize this was slave-work, apologies great and mighty poobah.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

*moans for Glit and Waz*

Didn't realize this was slave-work, apologies great and mighty poobah.

Buj is just a lazy asshole. I mean I am too, well...

Tell me what specifically needs to be changed (links to applications involved help plenty) and I'll fix it.

House Minority Leadership.

Minority Whip becomes Minority Leader (I presume you can just use the same link)

Finally, my name was changed to Francis Urquhart mere moments after my acceptance (is currently listed as Tom Cole)

Fixed.

[Finium]

*confetti*

[The Grand Republic of Hannover]

Hey! What did I miss while I was gone?

[Lykens]

Hey! What did I miss while I was gone?

We are going over a gun control bill.

[Waztaskio]

If we start killing off politicians, then maybe the Federal Employees Protection Act might looked at more favorably. Nonetheless, what would probably happen is Fury would forcefully place Federal Agents around congress undercover, to prevent this as a "Threat to National Security".

[Rephesus]

If politicians die then Rice is getting her own personal guard.

[Kiribati-Tarawa]

If we start killing off politicians, then maybe the Federal Employees Protection Act might looked at more favorably. Nonetheless, what would probably happen is Fury would forcefully place Federal Agents around congress undercover, to prevent this as a "Threat to National Security".

I plan to submit the Federal Employees Protection Act to the House as soon as the gun control bill has been voted on.

[Romneyerica]

Quentin "Quinn" Beasley - Republican (this will be a little tough XD)

Account Name: Romneyerica
Occupation: fmr. Businessman, Philanthropist, Congressman
Party Position(s): Member

Positions in Government: -House Com. on Small Business -House Com. on Ways and Means -House Com. on Education and the Workforce

Constituency: 2nd District, Florida
Political Ideology: Rockefeller Republican, could go libertarian on some issues
Age: 55
State of Birth: Great State of Florida
Education: University of Florida
Family: Wife- Laura Daughter- Mary Son- Jeremiah "Jerry"
Background: Born to a conservative Baptist Father who was a prominent North Florida pastor and a stay at home mother. As the oldest of five children, Quinn was being groomed for the position of pastor for when his father stepped down. Originally receptive to this idea, he later found that, although he did want to help people, he didn't see the pastoral life as his calling. Quinn would go to college for a business degree and graduate starting an construction company with two good friends. Along with this, Quinn and many members of his fathers church opened up a food bank.

Years later, expanding his horizons, he invested in a down-on-it's-luck small family restaurant chain that later became massively successful along with several other businesses. After rapidly becoming wealthy, he started pouring money into food banks and homeless shelters across Florida as well as donating some free time to volunteering with these organizations along with other charitable organizations. In 1998 he ran for and became mayor of his hometown of Tallahassee for four years. After becoming popular in this position Quinn ran for and won the 2nd congressional district in 2002, holding the office to this day.
Politician Base: Little bit of Paul Ryan, Nelson Rockefeller
Support Base: Religious, liberal/moderate republicans, unions, poor
Weakness/flaw:
-Had bad alcohol problem in college, also publicly known for having smoked pot.
-Accused of being a RINO (Republican in name only).
-One of business partners arrested in '99 for embezzlement
-Paranoid
Likes: Some gun control, Pro-life, Pro-medical marijuana legalization, Pro-Union, some social programs, Pro-Free Trade
Dislikes: High taxes, gay marriage, Patriot Act, Socialism/radicalism, abusive companies that ship jobs overseas, money in politics
Any Questions from the Public to be answered? Yea
RP Sample: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=211187&p=12596069#p12596069
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

[Waztaskio]

Quentin "Quinn" Beasley - Republican (this will be a little tough XD)

(Image)

Account Name: Romneyerica
Occupation: fmr. Businessman, Philanthropist, Congressman
Party Position(s): Member

Positions in Government: -House Com. on Small Business -House Com. on Ways and Means -House Com. on Education and the Workforce

Constituency: 2nd District, Florida
Political Ideology: Rockefeller Republican, could go libertarian on some issues
Age: 55
State of Birth: Great State of Florida
Education: University of Florida
Family: Wife- Laura Daughter- Mary Son- Jeremiah "Jerry"
Background: Born to a conservative Baptist Father who was a prominent North Florida pastor and a stay at home mother. As the oldest of five children, Quinn was being groomed for the position of pastor for when his father stepped down. Originally receptive to this idea, he later found that, although he did want to help people, he didn't see the pastoral life as his calling. Quinn would go to college for a business degree and graduate starting an construction company with two good friends. Along with this, Quinn and many members of his fathers church opened up a food bank.

Years later, expanding his horizons, he invested in a down-on-it's-luck small family restaurant chain that later became massively successful along with several other businesses. After rapidly becoming wealthy, he started pouring money into food banks and homeless shelters across Florida as well as donating some free time to volunteering with these organizations along with other charitable organizations. In 1998 he ran for and became mayor of his hometown of Tallahassee for four years. After becoming popular in this position Quinn ran for and won the 2nd congressional district in 2002, holding the office to this day.
Politician Base: Little bit of Paul Ryan, Nelson Rockefeller
Support Base: Religious, liberal/moderate republicans, unions, poor
Weakness/flaw:
-Had bad alcohol problem in college, also publicly known for having smoked pot.
-Accused of being a RINO (Republican in name only).
-One of business partners arrested in '99 for embezzlement
-Paranoid
Likes: Some gun control, Pro-life, Pro-medical marijuana legalization, Pro-Union, some social programs, Pro-Free Trade
Dislikes: High taxes, gay marriage, Patriot Act, Socialism/radicalism, abusive companies that ship jobs overseas, money in politics
Any Questions from the Public to be answered? Yea
RP Sample: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopi ... #p12596069
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

Accepted.

[West Aurelia]

Well I'll just switch back to the GOP then. Can I still keep the Rand Paul image even though I am basing my character off of Ted Cruz?

MICHAEL JONES - REPUBLICAN PARTY

Account Name: West Aurelia
Occupation: Senator
Party Position(s): General

Positions in Government: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Constituency: Alaska
Political Ideology: Libertarian
Age: 51
State of Birth: California
Education: Harvard University
Family: Steven Jones (father), Carol Jones (mother), Jessica Jones (wife), Robert Jones (son), Amy Jones (daughter)
Background: Born on January 7, 1963 in San José, California to Steven and Carol Jones. His father also represented California in the Senate. He grew up in San José and the neighboring city of Sunnyvale, before moving to Washington, DC after his father became a senator. He moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he studied political science at Harvard University. He met his wife Jessica there. Following their marriage, they moved to her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, where both their children were born.
Politician Base: Ted Cruz
Support Base: Republicans, libertarians, capitalists
Weakness/flaw: Threw a wild party following his election to the Senate, getting heavily drunk
Likes: Libertarianism, capitalism, LGBT community, drug legalization, balanced budget
Dislikes: Liberalism, communism, socialism, fascism, gun control, abortion (except in certain cases), national debt, warrantless searches, PATRIOT Act
Any Questions from the Public to be answered? Yes
RP Sample:
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=west ... /id=274820
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.

[Britanno]

To: United States Congress, House of Representative, United States of America 112th Congress, 1st Session, S. Respect for Marriage Act Preamble The Respect for Marriage Act is a much needed piece of legislation that will further empower the rights of states on the topic of the validity of same-sex marriages. Under current United States law, the federal government is not required to recognise same-sex marriages performed in states in which same-sex marriages are legal. This decreases the rights of those states, and this bill will mean that the federal government is legally bound to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages conducted in states in which they are legal. It does not require individual states in which same-sex marriage is not legal to recognise the marriages, and so this piece of legislation does not decrease the rights of states, and instead increases them. Body Section 1. Repeals Section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, is repealed, and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to that section. Section 2. Marriage Recognition Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An individual shall be considered married by the federal government if the individual's marriage is legally valid in the state in which the marriage was entered, or, in the case of a marriage made outside any state, if the marriage is legally valid in the location in which the marriage was entered. (b) A state shall be considered as a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. Enactment Clause This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passing. Signed, Elizabeth Fletcher New York Representative Constantino Silvestri [b]Kansas Representative Lucian Blackburn [b]Pennsylvania Representative Kirk Andrews [b]Massachusetts Representative

Most updated version of the bill. All it does it require the federal government to recognise same-sex marriages that occurred in states where same-sex marriage is legal.

[Jordslag]

(Image) To: United States Congress, House of Representative, United States of America 112th Congress, 1st Session, S. Respect for Marriage Act Preamble The Respect for Marriage Act is a much needed piece of legislation that will further empower the rights of states on the topic of the validity of same-sex marriages. Under current United States law, the federal government is not required to recognise same-sex marriages performed in states in which same-sex marriages are legal. This decreases the rights of those states, and this bill will mean that the federal government is legally bound to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages conducted in states in which they are legal. It does not require individual states in which same-sex marriage is not legal to recognise the marriages, and so this piece of legislation does not decrease the rights of states, and instead increases them. Body Section 1. Repeals Section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, is repealed, and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to that section. Section 2. Marriage Recognition Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An individual shall be considered married by the federal government if the individual's marriage is legally valid in the state in which the marriage was entered, or, in the case of a marriage made outside any state, if the marriage is legally valid in the location in which the marriage was entered. (b) A state shall be considered as a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. Enactment Clause This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passing. Signed, Elizabeth Fletcher New York Representative Constantino Silvestri [b]Kansas Representative Lucian Blackburn [b]Pennsylvania Representative Kirk Andrews [b]Massachusetts Representative

Most updated version of the bill. All it does it require the federal government to recognise same-sex marriages that occurred in states where same-sex marriage is legal.

Hjen approves.

[The Grand Republic of Hannover]

(Image) To: United States Congress, House of Representative, United States of America 112th Congress, 1st Session, S. Respect for Marriage Act Preamble The Respect for Marriage Act is a much needed piece of legislation that will further empower the rights of states on the topic of the validity of same-sex marriages. Under current United States law, the federal government is not required to recognise same-sex marriages performed in states in which same-sex marriages are legal. This decreases the rights of those states, and this bill will mean that the federal government is legally bound to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages conducted in states in which they are legal. It does not require individual states in which same-sex marriage is not legal to recognise the marriages, and so this piece of legislation does not decrease the rights of states, and instead increases them. Body Section 1. Repeals Section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, is repealed, and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to that section. Section 2. Marriage Recognition Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An individual shall be considered married by the federal government if the individual's marriage is legally valid in the state in which the marriage was entered, or, in the case of a marriage made outside any state, if the marriage is legally valid in the location in which the marriage was entered. (b) A state shall be considered as a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. Enactment Clause This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passing. Signed, Elizabeth Fletcher New York Representative Constantino Silvestri [b]Kansas Representative Lucian Blackburn [b]Pennsylvania Representative Kirk Andrews [b]Massachusetts Representative

Most updated version of the bill. All it does it require the federal government to recognise same-sex marriages that occurred in states where same-sex marriage is legal.

Wait, was DOMA declared unconstitutional? If not, the bill will not be able to pass.

[Finium]

(Image) To: United States Congress, House of Representative, United States of America 112th Congress, 1st Session, S. Respect for Marriage Act Preamble The Respect for Marriage Act is a much needed piece of legislation that will further empower the rights of states on the topic of the validity of same-sex marriages. Under current United States law, the federal government is not required to recognise same-sex marriages performed in states in which same-sex marriages are legal. This decreases the rights of those states, and this bill will mean that the federal government is legally bound to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages conducted in states in which they are legal. It does not require individual states in which same-sex marriage is not legal to recognise the marriages, and so this piece of legislation does not decrease the rights of states, and instead increases them. Body Section 1. Repeals Section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, is repealed, and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to that section. Section 2. Marriage Recognition Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An individual shall be considered married by the federal government if the individual's marriage is legally valid in the state in which the marriage was entered, or, in the case of a marriage made outside any state, if the marriage is legally valid in the location in which the marriage was entered. (b) A state shall be considered as a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. Enactment Clause This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passing. Signed, Elizabeth Fletcher New York Representative Constantino Silvestri [b]Kansas Representative Lucian Blackburn [b]Pennsylvania Representative Kirk Andrews [b]Massachusetts Representative

Most updated version of the bill. All it does it require the federal government to recognise same-sex marriages that occurred in states where same-sex marriage is legal.

Wait, was DOMA declared unconstitutional? If not, the bill will not be able to pass.

Wait, were Republicans declared unconstitutional? If not, the bill will not be able to pass.

[Britanno]

Anything I need to address?

Are we still using the one page = one month timescale?

[Britanno]

Wait, were Republicans declared unconstitutional? If not, the bill will not be able to pass.

I've done a count, I have the votes.

[Finium]

Wait, were Republicans declared unconstitutional? If not, the bill will not be able to pass.

I've done a count, I have the votes.

In the House? What you have there is some very confused Republicans.

(I'm not particularly opposed to the concept, but then again, I'm a pretty poor Republican sometimes)

[Britanno]

In the House? What you have there is some very confused Republicans.

(I'm not particularly opposed to the concept, but then again, I'm a pretty poor Republican sometimes)

I'm confident I have the votes in both houses.