CURRENT DATE: June 18th, 2019- June 25th, 2019
Welcome to the Land of the Free, an American Political and Character RP where players can explore the intricacies of government, from the cloak and dagger politics of the capital, to plainspoken compromise in the heartland, to the gritty in-and-outs of running some of the world’s greatest cities.
The year is 2019, and we are nearing the end of one of the most controversial presidencies of the past century. President Wolf, a polarizing and controversial figure, recently announced his intention to stay out of the 2020 Race due to his public diagnosis with a crippling disease. The struggle for the Presidency has been be blown wide open, and all politics hang in the president’s shadow. It is up to you to decide how you will manage in this climate. Will you oppose his policies from the left? Champion them on the right? Or try and chart a middle path amid one of the most polarized periods in American History?
Play as a Senator, Governor, Congressperson, Mayor or any other figure with a hand in today's politics. Or run for office, from dogcatcher to the Presidency to fight for your own slice of the American Political landscape. Create an original character, make history and steer them through... The Land of the Free.
All characters in this RP are original, and all politicians after Reagan left office in 1988 have been replaced with fictional characters. All events that occurred in real history have occurred in this RP, the economy is in the same shape, the climate, international relations, healthcare and everything you can quantify is the same.
What has changed is the President. President Arnold Wolf was elected as a Republican in a populist groundswell, upsetting the ultimate establishment candidate in unprecedented fashion. Wolf is similar to Trump, with similar accusations regarding racism and sexism, a similar tendency to be bombastic and loud, and an identical emphasis on rhetoric that has thrown fuel into the fire of American politics. In 2018 the Republicans took massive losses across the country resulting in losing the House but maintaining the Senate. In late 2018, a government shutdown paralyzed the capitol, but the shutdown was abruptly ended following President Wolf's unexpected capitulation on December 30th. It is 4 days later, the new Congress has been sworn in, and there is an air of great unease that has settled over DC.
In the midst of a time of great political chaos and confusion, where do you stand?
The year is 2019, and we are nearing the end of one of the most controversial presidencies of the past century. President Wolf, a polarizing and controversial figure, recently announced his intention to stay out of the 2020 Race due to his public diagnosis with a crippling disease. The struggle for the Presidency has been be blown wide open, and all politics hang in the president’s shadow. It is up to you to decide how you will manage in this climate. Will you oppose his policies from the left? Champion them on the right? Or try and chart a middle path amid one of the most polarized periods in American History?
Play as a Senator, Governor, Congressperson, Mayor or any other figure with a hand in today's politics. Or run for office, from dogcatcher to the Presidency to fight for your own slice of the American Political landscape. Create an original character, make history and steer them through... The Land of the Free.
All characters in this RP are original, and all politicians after Reagan left office in 1988 have been replaced with fictional characters. All events that occurred in real history have occurred in this RP, the economy is in the same shape, the climate, international relations, healthcare and everything you can quantify is the same.
What has changed is the President. President Arnold Wolf was elected as a Republican in a populist groundswell, upsetting the ultimate establishment candidate in unprecedented fashion. Wolf is similar to Trump, with similar accusations regarding racism and sexism, a similar tendency to be bombastic and loud, and an identical emphasis on rhetoric that has thrown fuel into the fire of American politics. In 2018 the Republicans took massive losses across the country resulting in losing the House but maintaining the Senate. In late 2018, a government shutdown paralyzed the capitol, but the shutdown was abruptly ended following President Wolf's unexpected capitulation on December 30th. It is 4 days later, the new Congress has been sworn in, and there is an air of great unease that has settled over DC.
In the midst of a time of great political chaos and confusion, where do you stand?
Note: The Land Of The Free is the sanctioned spiritual successor to the long-running and award winning Washington Political RP.
Administrators: Sanabel (Ayatollah), Meelducan(Head Co-Op), Vaquas(Co-Op), Imperial Esplanade (Assistant Admin), Alozia (Assistant Admin), Uttland (Assistant Admin), and Dentali (Assistant Admin)
THE LINKS:
COMPOSITION:
27 Republican Governors and 23 Democratic Governors
53 Republican Senators, 45 Democratic Senators, 2 Democratic Caucusing Independent Senators
235 Democratic Representatives, 199 Republican Representatives, and 1 Vacancy
53 Republican Senators, 45 Democratic Senators, 2 Democratic Caucusing Independent Senators
235 Democratic Representatives, 199 Republican Representatives, and 1 Vacancy
THE RULES:
1. The OP's words are the words of the Gods, but these Gods are not infallible, you can argue your position in a civil way but in the end their decision is final.
2. No real people or celebrities as characters. There is no Bernie Sanders that you can play. As per the introductory note, politicians post-Reagan do not exist, or have been replaced with generic stand-ins: you can play them, should you wish. Records and history are the same, including statistics, save in the places where player-characters have brought about a change.
3. Regarding absences- If you, for whatever reason, must take a leave from the roleplay-that is of course fine. But please inform us ahead and how long it may take. If you are found to have just up and left the RP, we may have to simulate how you character act in votes per say, especially depending on their importance.
4. When it comes to writing; please do it well. We expect a certain level of quality with your posts. One or two sentences will not be acceptable, but we can be permissive-if your character is engaged in conversation, a sentence is fine
5. Please make characters of quality and substance. We don't want Mary Sue flawless characters who are 30 year olds, models, former sharecroppers with military service earning a medal of honor and then returning from Iraq to attend Harvard. Those characters aren't very fun to play or interact with. But on the other hand-no sabotage characters. Just because you hate Democrats, don't make a hopelessly corrupt and scandal-ridden Democrat with no redeeming qualities.
6. No cheat-edits. Once you've made an IC post, leave it. Edits to formatting are all right along with typos, but don't try to change anything major compared to what you have already written, especially if it has already been responded to. If your character said it in public, it must stay. Gaffes happen, after all.
7. If you are not sure if something is legal or okay, ask OOC first. Always better to check-and there is limited leniency for things that are obviously bad.
8. No events that directly affect another character without permission first. In essence, avoid physical altercations and outrageous "accidents". Assassination is banned, any external action taken against politicians will take place in the form of an event.
9. No meta-gaming. Do not let the OOC influence the realism of your character's actions. If they are in a closed situation in which information is limited, they cannot state specific statistics, for example.
10. PG-13 limit. Per site-wide rules, nothing too saucy or racy. You know it when you see it.
2. No real people or celebrities as characters. There is no Bernie Sanders that you can play. As per the introductory note, politicians post-Reagan do not exist, or have been replaced with generic stand-ins: you can play them, should you wish. Records and history are the same, including statistics, save in the places where player-characters have brought about a change.
3. Regarding absences- If you, for whatever reason, must take a leave from the roleplay-that is of course fine. But please inform us ahead and how long it may take. If you are found to have just up and left the RP, we may have to simulate how you character act in votes per say, especially depending on their importance.
4. When it comes to writing; please do it well. We expect a certain level of quality with your posts. One or two sentences will not be acceptable, but we can be permissive-if your character is engaged in conversation, a sentence is fine
5. Please make characters of quality and substance. We don't want Mary Sue flawless characters who are 30 year olds, models, former sharecroppers with military service earning a medal of honor and then returning from Iraq to attend Harvard. Those characters aren't very fun to play or interact with. But on the other hand-no sabotage characters. Just because you hate Democrats, don't make a hopelessly corrupt and scandal-ridden Democrat with no redeeming qualities.
6. No cheat-edits. Once you've made an IC post, leave it. Edits to formatting are all right along with typos, but don't try to change anything major compared to what you have already written, especially if it has already been responded to. If your character said it in public, it must stay. Gaffes happen, after all.
7. If you are not sure if something is legal or okay, ask OOC first. Always better to check-and there is limited leniency for things that are obviously bad.
8. No events that directly affect another character without permission first. In essence, avoid physical altercations and outrageous "accidents". Assassination is banned, any external action taken against politicians will take place in the form of an event.
9. No meta-gaming. Do not let the OOC influence the realism of your character's actions. If they are in a closed situation in which information is limited, they cannot state specific statistics, for example.
10. PG-13 limit. Per site-wide rules, nothing too saucy or racy. You know it when you see it.
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Character Roster:
Executive Branch:
45th President of the United States - Arnold Wolf (R-ME) (Sanabel)
First Lady - Eliza LeBlanc Wolf (R-ME) (New Cobastheia)
United States Ambassador to Germany - Laura Renée Dunn (R-IA) (Sanabel)
48th Vice President of the United States - Rick Tawney (R-TN) (Alozia)
45th President of the United States - Arnold Wolf (R-ME) (Sanabel)
First Lady - Eliza LeBlanc Wolf (R-ME) (New Cobastheia)
United States Ambassador to Germany - Laura Renée Dunn (R-IA) (Sanabel)
48th Vice President of the United States - Rick Tawney (R-TN) (Alozia)
Legislative Branch:
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House of Representatives - Malcolm Douglas (D-NJ-9) (Dentali)
Dean of the United States House of Representatives - Jay Dietrich (R-AK-At-Large) (Sanabel)
House Minority Leader - Thomas Volker (R-MO-8) (Greater Arab State)
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus - Caroline Simone (D-NY-12) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Representative for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District - Linda Teasdale (R-AZ) (Convallaria)
Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district - Kathleen Nez (D-AZ) (New Cobastheia)
Representative for California's 28th Congressional District - Davit Papazian (D-CA) (Velahor)
Representative for California's 34th Congressional District - Emily Davenport (D-CA) (Imperial Esplanade)
Representative for California's 42nd Congressional District - Daniel Park (R-CA) (Democratic Peoples Republic of Kelvinsi)
Representative for California's 45th Congressional District - Dr. Theodore Vohoffsky (R-CA) (The World Capitalist Confederation)
Representative for Illinois' 5th Congressional District - Julia Piotrowska (D-IL) (Alozia)
Representative for Iowa's 4th Congressional District - John Logan Ruler (R-IA) (Xathuecia)
Representative for Maine's 2nd Congressional District - Dianne Jeanette Paulson (R-ME) (Velahor)
Representative for Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District - Alejandro Nunez (D-MA) (Shah Rukh Khan)
Representative for Montana's At-Large Congressional District - Earl Tenson (R-MT) (Kargintinia)
Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District - John Atang (D-NY) (Agarntrop)
Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District - Timothy Larson (D-PA) (Yaruqo)
Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District - Jamison Marsch (R-PA) (Panira)
Representative for Virginia's 10th Congressional District - Felix Holt (D-VA) (Titanne)
U.S. Senate
President Pro Tempore of the Senate - Myles Louis Burckhalter (R-ID) (Uttland)
Senate Majority Leader - Robert L. Warrick Jr. (R-IN) (Imperial Esplanade)
Senate Majority Whip - Howard Frankston (R-TX) (Sarenium)
Senate Minority Leader - Charlotte Windsor (D-RI) (Vaquas)
United States Senator from Arizona - William Stuart (R-AZ) (Silverblade)
United States Senator from Arkansas - Richard Slater (R-AR) (Jovuistan)
United States Senator from Connecticut - Erika Goldman (D-CT) (World Capitalist Confederation)
United States Senator from Florida - Greg Kost (R-FL) (Vaquas)
United States Senator from Illinois- Rebekah Sharansky (D-IL) (Nordic Model)
United States Senator from New Hampshire - Augusta Merriam (R-NH) (Gordano and Lysandus)
United States Senator from Maryland - Benjamin Little (D-MD) (Fronket)
United States Senator from Massachusetts - Abigail Winthrop (D-MA) (The Democratic Marxists)
United States Senator from Michigan - James Moore (D-MI) (Dentali)
United States Senator from Minnesota - Levi Murphy (D-MN) (Puertollano)
United States Senator from Missouri - Barry Anderson (R-MO) (Agarntrop)
United States Senator from New Hampshire - Christina Wynne (D-NH) (Great Franconia and Verana)
United States Senator from New Jersey - Timothy "Tim" Westra (D-NJ) (Azekopolaltion)
United States Senator from New York - Karel Volek (D-NY) (Bruke)
United States Senator from Ohio - Luke Hawthorne (R-OH) (Cormactopia Prime)
United States Senator from Oregon - Francis Doyle (D-OR) (Lavar Baller)
United States Senator from Virginia - Jillian Dayton (D-VA) (Sarenium)
United States Senator from Wisconsin - Arthur Bragg (R-WI) (Alaskava)
United States Senator from Wyoming - Michelle Brown (R-WY) (Meelducan)
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House of Representatives - Malcolm Douglas (D-NJ-9) (Dentali)
Dean of the United States House of Representatives - Jay Dietrich (R-AK-At-Large) (Sanabel)
House Minority Leader - Thomas Volker (R-MO-8) (Greater Arab State)
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus - Caroline Simone (D-NY-12) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Representative for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District - Linda Teasdale (R-AZ) (Convallaria)
Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district - Kathleen Nez (D-AZ) (New Cobastheia)
Representative for California's 28th Congressional District - Davit Papazian (D-CA) (Velahor)
Representative for California's 34th Congressional District - Emily Davenport (D-CA) (Imperial Esplanade)
Representative for California's 42nd Congressional District - Daniel Park (R-CA) (Democratic Peoples Republic of Kelvinsi)
Representative for California's 45th Congressional District - Dr. Theodore Vohoffsky (R-CA) (The World Capitalist Confederation)
Representative for Illinois' 5th Congressional District - Julia Piotrowska (D-IL) (Alozia)
Representative for Iowa's 4th Congressional District - John Logan Ruler (R-IA) (Xathuecia)
Representative for Maine's 2nd Congressional District - Dianne Jeanette Paulson (R-ME) (Velahor)
Representative for Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District - Alejandro Nunez (D-MA) (Shah Rukh Khan)
Representative for Montana's At-Large Congressional District - Earl Tenson (R-MT) (Kargintinia)
Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District - John Atang (D-NY) (Agarntrop)
Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District - Timothy Larson (D-PA) (Yaruqo)
Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District - Jamison Marsch (R-PA) (Panira)
Representative for Virginia's 10th Congressional District - Felix Holt (D-VA) (Titanne)
U.S. Senate
President Pro Tempore of the Senate - Myles Louis Burckhalter (R-ID) (Uttland)
Senate Majority Leader - Robert L. Warrick Jr. (R-IN) (Imperial Esplanade)
Senate Majority Whip - Howard Frankston (R-TX) (Sarenium)
Senate Minority Leader - Charlotte Windsor (D-RI) (Vaquas)
United States Senator from Arizona - William Stuart (R-AZ) (Silverblade)
United States Senator from Arkansas - Richard Slater (R-AR) (Jovuistan)
United States Senator from Connecticut - Erika Goldman (D-CT) (World Capitalist Confederation)
United States Senator from Florida - Greg Kost (R-FL) (Vaquas)
United States Senator from Illinois- Rebekah Sharansky (D-IL) (Nordic Model)
United States Senator from New Hampshire - Augusta Merriam (R-NH) (Gordano and Lysandus)
United States Senator from Maryland - Benjamin Little (D-MD) (Fronket)
United States Senator from Massachusetts - Abigail Winthrop (D-MA) (The Democratic Marxists)
United States Senator from Michigan - James Moore (D-MI) (Dentali)
United States Senator from Minnesota - Levi Murphy (D-MN) (Puertollano)
United States Senator from Missouri - Barry Anderson (R-MO) (Agarntrop)
United States Senator from New Hampshire - Christina Wynne (D-NH) (Great Franconia and Verana)
United States Senator from New Jersey - Timothy "Tim" Westra (D-NJ) (Azekopolaltion)
United States Senator from New York - Karel Volek (D-NY) (Bruke)
United States Senator from Ohio - Luke Hawthorne (R-OH) (Cormactopia Prime)
United States Senator from Oregon - Francis Doyle (D-OR) (Lavar Baller)
United States Senator from Virginia - Jillian Dayton (D-VA) (Sarenium)
United States Senator from Wisconsin - Arthur Bragg (R-WI) (Alaskava)
United States Senator from Wyoming - Michelle Brown (R-WY) (Meelducan)
Governors and Mayors:
Governor of Alabama - Norm Lee (R-AL) (Noko Poodle)
Governor of Arizona - Maximus "Max" Smith (R-AZ) (Agarntrop)
Governor of California - Ben Motgomery (D-CA) (Main Nation Ministry)
Governor of Florida - Miguel “Mike” Santiago Veléz (D-FL) (Sanabel)
Governor of Nebraska - Jack Chambers (R-NE) (Principality of Von Markstein)
Mayor of New York City - Albert O'Hanny (D-NY) (Serbia-Macedonia)
Governor of North Carolina - Nathaniel Richardson (R-NC) (Dentali)
Governor of North Dakota - James Burgun (R-ND) (Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi)
Governor of Utah - Dawson Abernathy (R-UT) (Xathuecia)
Governor of Washington - Anne Caldwell (D-WA) (Alozia)
Governor of West Virginia - Jonah Prendergast (R-WV) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Non-Officeholders and Minor Officeholders:
RNC Chair - Lilyana Wolf (R-ME) (Puertollano)
DNC Chair - Clara Zhang (D-RI) (Kolumbia)
NRO Director - George Berentsen (I-Il) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Actress - Michelle Dalton (D-KY) (Dentali)
Businessman - Arnold Wolf Jr. (R-MA) (Jovuistan)
Businessman - John Donaldson (D-NY) (Meelducan)
Businesswoman - Karen Brookshire (R-TX) (Xathuecia)
Faith Leader - Duncan Flanagan (R-GA) (Granluras)
Former Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security - Tara Misra (R-KY) (Agarntrop)
Actor Martin Spellman (D-CA) (Federal States of Xathuecia)
Former Governor of Florida - Meridith Esther Brookley (I-FL) (Free Ward Marchers)
Former Congresswoman from Georgia's 2nd Congressional District - Sandra "Sandy" Fields (D-GA) (Cocoa Nation)
Talk Show Host - Derrick Haverford (L-MT) (Von Markstein)
Former Louisiana State Treasurer - John Holland (R-LA) (Jovuistan)
Political Activist - Cristina Villacres-Carballo (D-NM) (Alozia)
Businessman Mark Allen (R-TX) (Velahor)
Former Governor of Massachusetts John Nathan Lynskey (D-MA) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Former Secretary of Defense - Bernard J. Porter (R-VA) (World Capitalist Confederation)
Former United States Representative Gordon Michael De Lange (R-TX) (Uttland)
Former Secretary of State - Helen Kerrigan Whitaker de Sanchez (D-IL) (Uttland)
Justice of the Peace - Randall Cramp (R-TX) (Puertollano)
National Director of the Working Families Party (WF-NY) (The Sandersman)
Polish Ambassador to the United States of America - Maria Wenderlich (Foreign Official) (Alozia)
President of Rice University - Cynthia Rogers-Gonzalez (D-TX) (Alaskava)
President of the Susan B. Anthony List - Jane Martinez (R-NM) (Dentali)
Texas Director Of Gun Owners of America - Mark Allen (R-TX) (Velahor)
Governor of Alabama - Norm Lee (R-AL) (Noko Poodle)
Governor of Arizona - Maximus "Max" Smith (R-AZ) (Agarntrop)
Governor of California - Ben Motgomery (D-CA) (Main Nation Ministry)
Governor of Florida - Miguel “Mike” Santiago Veléz (D-FL) (Sanabel)
Governor of Nebraska - Jack Chambers (R-NE) (Principality of Von Markstein)
Mayor of New York City - Albert O'Hanny (D-NY) (Serbia-Macedonia)
Governor of North Carolina - Nathaniel Richardson (R-NC) (Dentali)
Governor of North Dakota - James Burgun (R-ND) (Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi)
Governor of Utah - Dawson Abernathy (R-UT) (Xathuecia)
Governor of Washington - Anne Caldwell (D-WA) (Alozia)
Governor of West Virginia - Jonah Prendergast (R-WV) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Non-Officeholders and Minor Officeholders:
RNC Chair - Lilyana Wolf (R-ME) (Puertollano)
DNC Chair - Clara Zhang (D-RI) (Kolumbia)
NRO Director - George Berentsen (I-Il) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Actress - Michelle Dalton (D-KY) (Dentali)
Businessman - Arnold Wolf Jr. (R-MA) (Jovuistan)
Businessman - John Donaldson (D-NY) (Meelducan)
Businesswoman - Karen Brookshire (R-TX) (Xathuecia)
Faith Leader - Duncan Flanagan (R-GA) (Granluras)
Former Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security - Tara Misra (R-KY) (Agarntrop)
Actor Martin Spellman (D-CA) (Federal States of Xathuecia)
Former Governor of Florida - Meridith Esther Brookley (I-FL) (Free Ward Marchers)
Former Congresswoman from Georgia's 2nd Congressional District - Sandra "Sandy" Fields (D-GA) (Cocoa Nation)
Talk Show Host - Derrick Haverford (L-MT) (Von Markstein)
Former Louisiana State Treasurer - John Holland (R-LA) (Jovuistan)
Political Activist - Cristina Villacres-Carballo (D-NM) (Alozia)
Businessman Mark Allen (R-TX) (Velahor)
Former Governor of Massachusetts John Nathan Lynskey (D-MA) (Gordano and Lysandus)
Former Secretary of Defense - Bernard J. Porter (R-VA) (World Capitalist Confederation)
Former United States Representative Gordon Michael De Lange (R-TX) (Uttland)
Former Secretary of State - Helen Kerrigan Whitaker de Sanchez (D-IL) (Uttland)
Justice of the Peace - Randall Cramp (R-TX) (Puertollano)
National Director of the Working Families Party (WF-NY) (The Sandersman)
Polish Ambassador to the United States of America - Maria Wenderlich (Foreign Official) (Alozia)
President of Rice University - Cynthia Rogers-Gonzalez (D-TX) (Alaskava)
President of the Susan B. Anthony List - Jane Martinez (R-NM) (Dentali)
Texas Director Of Gun Owners of America - Mark Allen (R-TX) (Velahor)
