United States NSG Congress (OOC)

[US NationStates Congress]

Eternal Lotharia is currently designated as Co-OP, as this thread was created at his bequest. General overview: The NSGers (you know who you are) are to work as Senators in the 117th Congress (Starting in 2020) and discuss, write, and vote on policy. (Well, and take bribes. We’re politicians, not angels.) To avoid as much chaos as possible, we set Biden as President, and he’s running the Government as a pure centrist. Feel free to debate this in General, not here. Please. That said: Pick a District and represent your constituents. We’re not RP’ing as currently existing Congresscritters, we are the new Congress. You’re not being AOC or Crenshaw.
However, note a few things for simplification:
1. Unless this becomes insanely popular and we run out of space, you’re not getting voted out of your seat, although RP’ing as if you know that is inadvisable.
2. Age doesn’t matter. If you’re underage, just assume you got hit by magic or something.
3. We are not suspending the Constitution.

App:

Code: Select all

Chamber: S/H
Party:
Name:
State:
District:
Gender:
Physical Description and/or photo:
Personality/General Ideology
Background: (A paragraph at the least, please.)
Race:
Religion:
Do you often post in NSG?:


[Talvezout]

This looks hella interesting, I'm gonna sign up soon

[Zurkerx]

Will make one later.

Chamber: Senator
Party: Republican
Name: Dmitri Covasku
State: New Jersey
District: Statewide
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo:

Personality/General Ideology: Dmitri is a man of integrity. He's honest and finds it hard to lie; his blunt personality would tell you that. A total goofball, he likes to keep the atmosphere calm. While he adheres to classical liberalism and Libertarianism, he's pragmatic and open-minded, unafraid to attack even his fellow Republicans, and he supports government involvement in healthcare on the basis of the free market and regulating accounting practices. Supportive of gun rights, abortion, and lower taxes.

Background: Born to an Italian mother and Russian father in Princeton, NJ, Dmitri attended Rutgers and obtain his Masters in accounting, with a bachelors in political science. Initially an accountant for Ernst & Young, he got involved in politics after the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, shocked by the unethical practices done by businesses and accountants. He was elected to the State Legislature and served for 5 years before tossing his hat into the ring for the Senate. Considered a long shot, he pulled an upset and currently resides as NJ's junior Senator. He has somewhat high name recognition, due to the fact he challenges party leadership on issues like healthcare, green energy, regulating accounting practices, and women's rights.

It is rumored he's planning a run for either the Governor seat in NJ or seeking the Libertarian Party nomination; nobody but him knows.

Race: White
Religion: Nada (Atheist)
Do you often post in NSG?: Yes

[South Odreria]

Will make one post tests

[Major-Tom]

Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic Party
Name: Thomas Major
State: Arizona
District: Statewide
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: 5'8, dirty blonde, lanky.

Personality/General Ideology: Generally collected and calm, though prone to occasional gaffes and combative debating. Seen as relatively competent and pragmatic, though Major is often considered to be on the progressive wing of the party with exceptions in regards to gun rights, education reform & a few other issues. Supportive of single-payer healthcare and aggressive environmental regulations, though sometimes seen as moderate overall in an effort to stay politically viable in Arizona.

Background: Born in Illinois, Major eventually found himself settled in Arizona and graduated from NAU with a bachelors in education. After teaching for a few odd years, he ran for Congress and the Senate soon-after in a closely fought race. A Freshman Senator, Major's name recognition outside of Arizona is fairly low - though he is often deeply involved with legislation that relates to educational and environmental issues.

Race: Non-Hispanic White.
Religion: Privately agnostic, generally labels himself as a Catholic.
Do you often post in NSG?: Probably too often.

[Azlaake]

Chamber: S/H Senate
Party: Democrats
Name: Al Gore
State: Tennessee
District: 4th Tennessee district
Gender: Dude
Physical Description and/or photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore#/ ... t_1994.jpg
Personality/General Ideology: Environmental Democratic Socialist
Background: (A paragraph at the least, please.) UGH JUST LOOK UP AL GORE
Race: Caucasian
Religion: N/A
Do you often post in NSG?: Yes

[Azlaake]

Chamber: S
Party: Democrats
Name: Tyler Capco
State: MO
District: MO 1
Gender: Dude
Physical Description and/or photo: Curly Dark Hair, Tall and Fit, very funny, fun to be around
Personality/General Ideology: Democratic Socialist
Background: Ok, he lived in Saint Louis all his life, went skiing a lot, played hockey, read the Swipe series and changed his life, at about 25 he began advocating for a united humanity and to erase cultural boundaries
Race: Caucasian
Religion: N/A
Do you often post in NSG?: Yes

[West Leas Oros 2]

So is this an RP aimed at NSGers?

[West Leas Oros 2]

So is this an RP aimed at NSGers?

And we're playing as ourselves?

[Zurkerx]

So is this an RP aimed at NSGers?

And we're playing as ourselves?

For anyone that's interested, and yes, we play as ourselves.

[West Leas Oros 2]

And we're playing as ourselves?

For anyone that's interested, and yes, we play as ourselves.

Definitely.

[West Leas Oros 2]

Are we allowed to run as independent?

[West Leas Oros 2]

Are we allowed to run as independent?

If i don't get a reply, im going to anyway.

[Zurkerx]

Are we allowed to run as independent?

I don't see why not: Bernie Sanders and Angus King are independents in the real life Congress, although I don't make that call. TG Eternal Lotharia for more information.

[Thermodolia]

Can I have my own political party based around my political beliefs? If so I’m totally doing this

[Thermodolia]

Chamber: S
Party: American Workers United
Name: Jacob Nez
State: GA
District: N/A
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: 6’2” muscular, 31, Native American features, can’t see out of right eye, deaf in left ear, missing two fingers (Ring and Pinky fingers) on the left hand, missing/wears prosthetic left leg due to a below the knee amputation.
Personality/General Ideology: Jacob is a relaxed guy most of the time but can get heated at times. His ideology is a mix of syndicalism, cultural nationalism, and authoritarianism.

Background: Born February 20th 1989 in Camp Pendleton California to a Jewish-Navajo father and a German-Jewish mother. His father served in Gulf War when he was 2. The family moved to NYC in 1996 when he was 7. At the age of 12 Jacob Nez lost his father on September 11, 2001. The family would later move to Atlanta Georgia and his mother would remain unmarried.

A little while after he turned 18 he followed in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and great grandfather and joined the Marines on May 10th, 2007. Jacob was deployed a total of 5 times. He would serve in the marines for 10 years before being discharged due to injuries sustained during battle. On March 10th, 2016 an IED was detonated under his vehicle. The explosion would cause him to lose sight in his right eye, hearing in his left ear, two fingers on his left hand, and his left leg below the knee.

On September 21st 2011 Jacob Nez came out as gay after DADT was repealed. On August 21st 2015 he married his husband Jack Reynolds, a Navy corpsman. In 2020 Jacob decided to run for senate in Georgia as a candidate of the party he founded a year earlier

Race: Mixed
Religion: Jewish
Do you often post in NSG?: *Looks at post history* Way way too fucking much

[Thermodolia]

Chamber: S
Party: American Workers United
Name: Jacob Nez
State: GA
District: N/A
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: 6’2” muscular, 31, Native American features, can’t see out of right eye, deaf in left ear, missing two fingers (Ring and Pinky fingers) on the left hand, missing/wears prosthetic left leg due to a below the knee amputation.
Personality/General Ideology: Jacob is a relaxed guy most of the time but can get heated at times. His ideology is a mix of syndicalism, cultural nationalism, and authoritarianism.

Background: Born February 20th 1989 in Camp Pendleton California to a Jewish-Navajo father and a German-Jewish mother. His father served in Gulf War when he was 2. The family moved to NYC in 1996 when he was 7. At the age of 12 Jacob Nez lost his father on September 11, 2001. The family would later move to Atlanta Georgia and his mother would remain unmarried.

A little while after he turned 18 he followed in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and great grandfather and joined the Marines on May 10th, 2007. Jacob was deployed a total of 5 times. He would serve in the marines for 10 years before being discharged due to injuries sustained during battle. On March 10th, 2016 an IED was detonated under his vehicle. The explosion would cause him to lose sight in his right eye, hearing in his left ear, two fingers on his left hand, and his left leg below the knee.

On September 21st 2011 Jacob Nez came out as gay after DADT was repealed. On August 21st 2015 he married his husband Jack Reynolds, a Navy corpsman. In 2020 Jacob decided to run for senate in Georgia as a candidate of the party he founded a year earlier

Race: Mixed
Religion: Jewish
Do you often post in NSG?: *Looks at post history* Way way too fucking much

Accepted.

I'll limit minority party/independent senators to 3 total, and house reps to 5 total.

Seem fair?

Sounds good to me

[West Leas Oros 2]

Chamber: S
Party: American Workers United
Name: Jacob Nez
State: GA
District: N/A
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: 6’2” muscular, 31, Native American features, can’t see out of right eye, deaf in left ear, missing two fingers (Ring and Pinky fingers) on the left hand, missing/wears prosthetic left leg due to a below the knee amputation.
Personality/General Ideology: Jacob is a relaxed guy most of the time but can get heated at times. His ideology is a mix of syndicalism, cultural nationalism, and authoritarianism.

Background: Born February 20th 1989 in Camp Pendleton California to a Jewish-Navajo father and a German-Jewish mother. His father served in Gulf War when he was 2. The family moved to NYC in 1996 when he was 7. At the age of 12 Jacob Nez lost his father on September 11, 2001. The family would later move to Atlanta Georgia and his mother would remain unmarried.

A little while after he turned 18 he followed in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and great grandfather and joined the Marines on May 10th, 2007. Jacob was deployed a total of 5 times. He would serve in the marines for 10 years before being discharged due to injuries sustained during battle. On March 10th, 2016 an IED was detonated under his vehicle. The explosion would cause him to lose sight in his right eye, hearing in his left ear, two fingers on his left hand, and his left leg below the knee.

On September 21st 2011 Jacob Nez came out as gay after DADT was repealed. On August 21st 2015 he married his husband Jack Reynolds, a Navy corpsman. In 2020 Jacob decided to run for senate in Georgia as a candidate of the party he founded a year earlier

Race: Mixed
Religion: Jewish
Do you often post in NSG?: *Looks at post history* Way way too fucking much

What is American Workers United?

[West Leas Oros 2]

Chamber: House
Party: Socialist League
Name: Orion Montgomery
State: MN
District: 8th
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: A man of medium complexion, thin, often mistaken for being native or hispanic, dark brown hair and eyes.
Personality/General Ideology: Communist, proclaimed Trotskyist, Critical of identity based movements, short tempered and prone to bouts of strong emotion, steadfast in his ideals, yet easily tempted
Background: (A paragraph at the least, please.) Born in a small town in North Minnesota, but moved to the countryside in his teen years, and became radicalized in his schooling. He introduced himself to Marxist theory at a young age, but doesn't act too open about them. Highly critical of identity politics, as such ideas had led him to a strained life with friends and family. His father worked as a casino worker for many years, and his mother graduated from dental school and became a dental assistant.
Race: Mixed Asian/Caucasian
Religion: Atheist
Do you often post in NSG?: I used to...

[Thermodolia]

Chamber: S
Party: American Workers United
Name: Jacob Nez
State: GA
District: N/A
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: 6’2” muscular, 31, Native American features, can’t see out of right eye, deaf in left ear, missing two fingers (Ring and Pinky fingers) on the left hand, missing/wears prosthetic left leg due to a below the knee amputation.
Personality/General Ideology: Jacob is a relaxed guy most of the time but can get heated at times. His ideology is a mix of syndicalism, cultural nationalism, and authoritarianism.

Background: Born February 20th 1989 in Camp Pendleton California to a Jewish-Navajo father and a German-Jewish mother. His father served in Gulf War when he was 2. The family moved to NYC in 1996 when he was 7. At the age of 12 Jacob Nez lost his father on September 11, 2001. The family would later move to Atlanta Georgia and his mother would remain unmarried.

A little while after he turned 18 he followed in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and great grandfather and joined the Marines on May 10th, 2007. Jacob was deployed a total of 5 times. He would serve in the marines for 10 years before being discharged due to injuries sustained during battle. On March 10th, 2016 an IED was detonated under his vehicle. The explosion would cause him to lose sight in his right eye, hearing in his left ear, two fingers on his left hand, and his left leg below the knee.

On September 21st 2011 Jacob Nez came out as gay after DADT was repealed. On August 21st 2015 he married his husband Jack Reynolds, a Navy corpsman. In 2020 Jacob decided to run for senate in Georgia as a candidate of the party he founded a year earlier

Race: Mixed
Religion: Jewish
Do you often post in NSG?: *Looks at post history* Way way too fucking much

What is American Workers United?

Syndicalist party focusing on rural and industrial workers plus cultural nationalism. Basically it’s a socialist party

[Azlaake]

Chamber: S
Party: Democrats
Name: Tyler Capco
State: MO
District: MO 1
Gender: Dude
Physical Description and/or photo: Curly Dark Hair, Tall and Fit, very funny, fun to be around
Personality/General Ideology: Democratic Socialist
Background: Ok, he lived in Saint Louis all his life, went skiing a lot, played hockey, read the Swipe series and changed his life, at about 25 he began advocating for a united humanity and to erase cultural boundaries
Race: Caucasian
Religion: N/A
Do you often post in NSG?: Yes

I redid my app

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Chamber: S
Party: Independent, libertarian socialist.
Name: Liber Austerhein
State: Michigan
District: N/A
Gender: Male
Physical Description and/or photo: Tall, thin, brown hair, brownish skin. His hair is simply straight on his head, spiking up. He is also clean shaven.
Personality/General Ideology: Libertarian socialism. Not the boring Sanders type, the Tito/Nicaragua/Guatemala/Honduras type. He is tough to deal with and very stalwart in his views. He has a reputation for believing that the end justifies the means, and is, despite his ideology, ruthless and uncaring towards his opponents. He will not give mercy. Some say this is due to PTSD from his service, but nobody really knows.
Background: His father was constantly attacked by the locals for marrying a black woman. This experience opened him up to anti-racism, which slowly turned him to left-wing ideals. However, he was mostly a liberal at this point, and he remained so, even after studying socialism. He was a firm patriot and so, both because of that and the free education, he joined the military and fought in Iraq. He saw the awful conditions of the locals and the brutal imperialism of the United States in foreign countries that he swore to leave the military as soon as possible. The experience was so traumatic for him that he disavowed his faith in God and in the American Government, although only privately for now. After returning home, he opened up about his beliefs to other veterans, and convinced many of them to join his cause. Emboldened, he decided to run for the Senate in Michigan as an Independent candidate who would "Make the Government Pay". He failed the first time, getting only 19% of the vote. He began to attract some important people though, including his current campaign manager. He began to target the youth, turning them to socialism. His ideology gave mass appeal to those who had been left behind by the establishment and had been chucked off to die by the capitalists in government. He was then elected to the Michigan Senate next election, earning over 63% of the vote.
Race: Mixed Race: Anglo-Germanic Father, Black Mother.
Religion: Atheist
Do you often post in NSG?: Yes