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

[Sao Nova Europa]

GOP Candidates:

Declared:

Robert Nelson
Wallace Disney
Constantine Aleskevitch

Possibly:

Paul Hargreaves
Nigel Gary

DEM Candidates:

Declared:

William Dupout Sparks
James Grant Long
Thomas "Tommy" Conor Byrne

Possibly:

Oliver Murray
United States Senator from Arkansas (Rygondria)
Alexander Kane

[New England and Greater New Brunswick]

While I understand that there is a brown scare and repression is likely virtually as harsh, would a German-American Bunde leader work? Such a group would probably be right on the edge of plausable deniability, teetering just on the safe zone of anti-nazi laws.

I'm thinking of such agroup being led by a charismatic Goebells type character with a steriotypical German name. He could be a Montanan born to two German immigrants who was radicalized by treatment against Germans during World War 1, and in order to defend from attacks by Yankees he founded some type of German association, perhaps the German-American Interests Front. During WW2, they came under public scrutiny, which catapulted the groups membership. Now, they consist of maybe a million NAZI sympathizers and nationalists. They could have secret contacts with Germany and may be trying to orchestrate a deal where the GAIF gets SS help to orchestrate a coup, but they are still trying to remain indpenedent and not have a junior relationship with Germany. Perhaps they could get found out?

[Sao Nova Europa]

While I understand that there is a brown scare and repression is likely virtually as harsh, would a German-American Bunde leader work? Such a group would probably be right on the edge of plausable deniability, teetering just on the safe zone of anti-nazi laws.

I'm thinking of such agroup being led by a charismatic Goebells type character with a steriotypical German name. He could be a Montanan born to two German immigrants who was radicalized by treatment against Germans during World War 1, and in order to defend from attacks by Yankees he founded some type of German association, perhaps the German-American Interests Front. During WW2, they came under public scrutiny, which catapulted the groups membership. Now, they consist of maybe a million NAZI sympathizers and nationalists. They could have secret contacts with Germany and may be trying to orchestrate a deal where the GAIF gets SS help to orchestrate a coup, but they are still trying to remain indpenedent and not have a junior relationship with Germany. Perhaps they could get found out?

Sure, you can app as such a character but I would have to note that:

1) Your character will be treated with suspicion and probably monitored by the FBI.
2) Your character will be on the fringes with little political influence.
3) Chances of success of your coup plan are slim at best.

[Union Princes]

There's already Joyner. The German-American Bund already fled to his camp for refuge during the Brown Scare.

You can't make another prominent far right politician

[Arvenia]

Who should I be applicating as?

[Catalaonia]

Your choice, really.

[Arvenia]

Can I applicate as a politician who resembles James Dean?

[Turkducken]

Can I applicate as a politician who resembles James Dean?

No reason as to why not I suppose

Just remember that age is a liability

[New England and Greater New Brunswick]

There's already Joyner. The German-American Bund already fled to his camp for refuge during the Brown Scare.

You can't make another prominent far right politician

Far of you to tell me what I can and cannot do, seeing as how the OP was ok with it and you are not a co-OP.

In any event, the ANV seems to want an equal relationship with Germany. I could imagine another sect of American fascism who wants to subordinate itself to Germany, perhaps seeing Germania as the torch of national socialism in the same figue as many communists thought that their nations should join the Warsaw Pact under the leader of socialism, the USSR.

[Sao Nova Europa]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Sao Nova Europa
Character Name: John Riggs
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 21
Character Date of Birth: 1st February 1939
Character Position/Role/Job: Special Forces
Character Country/State of Birth: Arizona
Character State of Residence: French Mali
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (John is not really interested in politics, but he admires President Jackson)
Faceclaim: John Rambo
Main Strengths:

Killer: John is a top-notch soldier. His weapon of choice is the M60 machine gun, but he can use to lethal effect anything he can get his hands on; usually a survival knife or compound bow. Sometimes his bare hands.

Reconnaissance Expert: John can survive on his own for long-range reconnaissance expeditions. He's picked up keywords from more than a dozen native languages, knows how to survive in the wild, and can sneak his way everywhere.

Main Weaknesses:

Brave: John is accused of being foolish and a thrill-seeker. His bravery and disregard for danger can land him in extremely dangerous situations.

Depression: John is becoming increasingly depressed and disillusioned with the world around him. His response? Focusing all his time to killing as many insurgents as possible.

Biography:

John Riggs was born in rural Arizona on February 1, 1939, to Adams and Emily Riggs. His parents owned a farm and he grew up helping his parents. This made him tough, muscled, and disciplined. John was a good student at school but not academically gifted. His parents wanted for him to work on their farm - and eventually inherit it - but young John wanted something more in his life. He wanted excitement, adventure, and the thrill of going to new places.

At the age of eighteen, in 1957, he enlisted in the US military to fight in West Africa. On his tour, he earned commendations for his valor and his high kill ratio. John proved to be an effective soldier, more than once saving his company from guerilla ambushes. In 1958, John returned to America to train with the U.S. Army Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In late 1959, he was redeployed to West Africa as part of a Special Forces Long-range reconnaissance patrol unit.

Other Info: He is single. He has a younger brother and a younger sister.

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Sao Nova Europa

Do Not Remove: COLDWAR

[Fukuyamist America]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Fukuyamist Ameirca
Character Name: Fitzhugh "Fitz" Gillett
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 42
Character Date of Birth: 3rd of January 1917
Character Position/Role/Job: Officer in the First Special Service Forces (1941 - 1945), Mayor of Columbus (1945 - 1947), Senator from Ohio (1947-), Senate Majority Leader (1958-)
Character Country/State of Birth: Ohio
Character State of Residence: Ohio
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Faceclaim: Terry Sanford
Main Strengths and Weaknesses:

The False Prophet - He is a slick operator, with clean hair and nice eyes, speaking with conviction and eloquence. He has a certain poise, a certain intelligence, a certain acerbic wit. At least, that's how it seems. He is, in reality, very much a construction of image, a construction of society, simply having developed into whatever he needed to mould into in order to satisfy his father. Nothing about him, nothing about what he says, nothing about what he thinks is...real. He doesn't feel, he merely does, all for that...what? He does not know what. But he knows he must.

Class Collaborator - His father's business allows him to share a great deal of drink with the men of Wall Street, while over his time as Senator - particularly during the Democratic primary, given the recent fights over Taft-Hartley and the unions - he became a son of labour. Favourability for him is fairly spread out across society, and he has an even hand with most interest groups. The problem with this is that he has no real niche, and relies more on tricks of image and other smoke-and-mirror tactics in order to gain support.

Ozymandias - He was a player in his college football team, he served in the special forces, he was all of these great things, groomed so by his father. And because of his immense privilege, he views himself as borderline immortal, and a lot of the time feels he can do whatever he wants with impunity. His wife, children, and staffers are not, as one might expect, particularly keen on this. And more importantly for his political future, he is often overconfident of his chances of winning, and operates very aggressively thanks to his view of immortality..

The Inheritors of the Earth - His family are rich. As in, very rich. This gives him a massive edge when it comes to funding his campaigns, which allowed him to become Mayor of Columbus at such a young age, as their donations to the Democratic Party had ensured him an easy time. He is not only seen as an elitist by the most cynical members of the working class, but also has a certain sense of entitlement within him, often bursting into repressed anger when he doesn't get what he wants.

Biography: The Gilletts were a mainstay of Columbus, owners of first a great deal of steel factories around the Midwest and then suddenly ports on both coasts; ports which would later expand to perform all sorts of trading operations across the world, and the formation of a large conglomerate whose ownership is shared across the now very large family, particularly his very rich father who served as the former Representative for Columbus' districts. Thanks to their wealth, Gillett was sent to the prestigious Eton boarding school in the UK, as like much of the nouveau riche, the family attempted to develop him into a 'proper gentleman', and so he did, having earnt (though later shed) an RP accent. He later came back to the United States, attending Harvard University, and playing as a member of the college football team. While he enjoyed the masculine energy that came with it, he mostly played out of that rather than any genuine sporting ambition, seeing it as an interesting pasttime, maintaining it to this day.

This was further reinforced, as, just as he had graduated from his degree in philosophy, he had managed to pass the fitness and intelligence tests to enter the special forces, fighting on the Pacific theatre, as he stormed the jungles of South East Asia. In here, he sought meaning, but still never received it. He received a Silver Star, after a torturous time as a prisoner of war, which hardened him significantly. He left the army after the end of the war, and ran for Mayor of Columbus on the encouragement (and funding) of his father, who made sure the political machine backed him. He won both the primary and general handily, making his way up to the top of the Columbus political machine, emerging as the face of a new, multicultural coalition which held the old machines together, firmly centre-left in its nature. He ran for the Senate in 1946 in what many saw as a lost bid, which turned around significantly as the AFL-CIO poured money into his staunchly anti-union opponent who was found to have had an affair and taken illegal drugs, allowing him to win 52-48 in what was a very unfriendly year from the party, out of sheer luck.

As one of the newest and youngest faces in the Senate, he simply took notes, but made a name for himself quite quickly almost on accident after losing his temper in a meeting of the HELP Committee, slamming conservative Republicans hard on their opposition to Truman's policies. He became seen as a fighter quickly, and leaned on this image. At the same time, he attended all sorts of brunches, events, and dinners, earning him many friends within the party quickly out of his charm, and of course his father's prior connections. He supported Truman's reelection, and was rewarded by the party for his staunch support in the state and beyond, while drafting failed bills to help boost healthcare for children, increase funding for education, and provide a special benefit to help the elderly heat and cool their homes.

During the Jackson administration, he had agreed to work with the man, having narrowly survived reelection in 1952, likely due to his strong advocacy for Democratic policies, and had supported much of the President's domestic agenda, particularly against communism. However, he had emerged as a strong critic of the execution of the African War, calling in key Jackson administration members for meetings and dragging them out for cross-examinations, which earnt quite a following in the television, and had led him to be elected as the Chair of the Armed Services Committee, where he made a name for himself as a keen scholar of military strategy as an ex-officer himself, with many saying his sharp criticisms of the war had contributed to Jackson's downfall. His public image, and his continued rallying together of the Democratic Party behind the scenes - as he had worked to cultivate strong relationships with both business and unions in order to gain significant amounts of funding for the party, generally being a key political networker with deep connections - had allowed him to be elected as Senate Majority Leader after a close bid.
Other Info:

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Fukuyamist America

Do Not Remove: COLDWAR

[Sao Nova Europa]

NS Nation Name: Fukuyamist Ameirca
Character Name: Fitzhugh "Fitz" Gillett

ACCEPTED

[Hopal]

Noticing lack of Republican Representatives here.

Been watching this from afar lately, and I've liked what I've seen, felt a bit left out. I think I'll have enough time on my hands to sustain this in the near future.

So I'm thinking of apping as a Republic representative from Nebraska to fill the gap. Fairly experienced, who's a lassez-faire libertarian, war-hawk Jackson ally, who's neutral. Maybe holding a minor role in Leadership like Chair of the Policy Committee or something just to fill in the gap. What do you think?

[Sao Nova Europa]

Noticing lack of Republican Representatives here.

Been watching this from afar lately, and I've liked what I've seen, felt a bit left out. I think I'll have enough time on my hands to sustain this in the near future.

So I'm thinking of apping as a Republic representative from Nebraska to fill the gap. Fairly experienced, who's a lassez-faire libertarian, war-hawk Jackson ally, who's neutral. Maybe holding a minor role in Leadership like Chair of the Policy Committee or something just to fill in the gap. What do you think?

That could work. We are in desperate need of Republican representatives, and indeed mainstream conservatives. So you are more than welcome to join as one.

[Turkducken]

Noticing lack of Republican Representatives here.

Been watching this from afar lately, and I've liked what I've seen, felt a bit left out. I think I'll have enough time on my hands to sustain this in the near future.

So I'm thinking of apping as a Republic representative from Nebraska to fill the gap. Fairly experienced, who's a lassez-faire libertarian, war-hawk Jackson ally, who's neutral. Maybe holding a minor role in Leadership like Chair of the Policy Committee or something just to fill in the gap. What do you think?

Welcome!

I’d love to have republican house leadership to bounce off of

[Arvenia]

I might applicate as a Republican Senator who is heavily influenced by one-nation conservatism.

[Turkducken]

I applaud Representative Byrne on his bold decision to run for Democratic Nominee.

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

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Official Name: Worker Assistance Guaranteeing Entrepreneurialism Act

Nickname: WAGE Act

Overview: This legislation is intended to decrease bureaucracy and addresse chronic poverty experienced by millions within these United States while protecting and advancing free enterprise through the creation of a Federal Minimum Income Program. Furthermore, this legislation seeks to relieve the burden of wage controls on unemployed people unable to find work, small businesses who are driven into stagnation and inflation pressures caused by artifical increases to costs of productions

Sponsor: Senator Emily Nelson (R-NY)
Co-Sponsors:

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Section 1: The story of American prosperity has been the story of free individuals exchanging goods and services with each other through the mechanism of the market and freedom of enterprise. Yet the great depression taught us that a failure of government to provide a means for the less fortunate to be insulated by fluctuations in the market leads to immense suffering . The federal government therefore, while the must to provide the best possible means to ensure the maximum possible freedom of markets and enterprise, it most also protect the citizenry from poverty. In response to the great depression, a web of well meaning, though tangled programs were implemented to provide economic security. We must, implement a remedy to this conundrum that is most compatible with American ideals of freedom, while cutting down on bureaucracy

Section 2: The Department of Health, Education and Welfare with determining poverty lines for households, accounting for federal, state and local prices required for a sustainable standard of living, accounting for federal, state and local programs and tax burdens.

Section 3: Establishes a Federal Minimum Income Program managed by the The Department of Health, Education and Welfare, tasked paying all citizens either employed or in education for the purpose of future employment, with incomes below the poverty line, with gradual phase outs to preserve incentive to increase incomes.

Section 4: The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is tasked with assseing the gap between potential earnings on federal, state and local minimum wages for households and the additional income that would be required for said households to be brought above the poverty line, with this gap representing the Maximum Payment the said household may receive,

Section 5: The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is provided the authority to design and implement a phase outs of existing programs under its authority for the purpose of providing funding for the Federal Minimum Income Program.

Section 6: When The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is capable of providing payments to households that would provide for an income above the poverty line without the current federal, state or local minimum wage in whole or in part, the The Department of Labor is tasked with imposing a phase out of the relevant minimum wage standard.

Section 7: The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is tasked with presenting congress with a yearly estimation of the funding gap between what it can assign from existing programs and what is required to provide payments that would ensure all american households remain above their given poverty lines, so that congress may determine approriate funding.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to change welfare and anti-poverty measures to improve the United States Law and is backed by Emily Nelson on January 6th 1960

[Laka Strolistandiler]

So… Would it be alright if I’d include into my first post a notice about Vonner holding a public briefing of some sorts? He, being politically incompetent as he is will probably tell the truth about the war- and present a relatively stable plan which will basically be “Vietnamization” preceded by bombing everything which moves and doesn’t look like a friendly. It’s stupid but this is how he does things

[Sao Nova Europa]

So… Would it be alright if I’d include into my first post a notice about Vonner holding a public briefing of some sorts? He, being politically incompetent as he is will probably tell the truth about the war- and present a relatively stable plan which will basically be “Vietnamization” preceded by bombing everything which moves and doesn’t look like a friendly. It’s stupid but this is how he does things

Sure. It would be interesting.

[The Rio Grande River Basin]

So… Would it be alright if I’d include into my first post a notice about Vonner holding a public briefing of some sorts? He, being politically incompetent as he is will probably tell the truth about the war- and present a relatively stable plan which will basically be “Vietnamization” preceded by bombing everything which moves and doesn’t look like a friendly. It’s stupid but this is how he does things

Sure. It would be interesting.

POV: You’re Sparks or Long and came out against the war before it was cool.

[Arvenia]

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Thames "Tommy" Mitchell

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Arvenia
Character Name: Thames "Tommy" Mitchell
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 51
Character Date of Birth: March 12, 1908
Character Position/Role/Job:

• Oxford Student (1928-1932)
• Journalist for the Concord Monitor (1932-1934)
• Member of the Concord City Council (1934-1939)
• Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1939-1947)
• United States Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District (1947-1955)
• Member of the House Committee on Financial Services (1947-1952)
• Co-Founder and Leader of the National Unity Coalition (since 1942)
• United States Senator from New Hampshire (since 1955)

Character Country/State of Birth: Concord, New Hampshire
Character State of Residence: Concord, New Hampshire
Character Party Affiliation: Republican Party (One-Nation Republican/National Unity Coalition)
Faceclaim: Charles Foster Kane
Main Strengths:

• One-Nation Republican - Tommy's ideological beliefs have been influenced by "one-nation conservatism", an ideology of British descent, during his time at Oxford. As a result, he also leads a caucus called the National Unity Coalition (NUC).
• Academic Excellence - Tommy excelled well at his studies both at home and in the UK.
• Dixiecrats' Worst Enemy - Tommy is strongly against segregation in the US and seeks to dismantle it through a new Civil Rights Act. He would even go as far as to call for the shutdown of many racist organizations across the US.

Main Weaknesses:

• No Governorship - Having been active in politics since 1934, Tommy has never held any executive office outside of legislative bodies, especially that of the Governor of New Hampshire. As a result, people have a hard time supporting him during primaries.
• Loner - Tommy's "one-nation conservative" beliefs has made him completely estranged from most homegrown Republicans, thus leaving him with those that are part of the National Unity Coalition.
• Weakling - Tommy is considered to be physically weak due to his lack of excellence at physical eduction back in high school.

Biography:
Thames "Tommy" Mitchell was born on March 12, 1908 to a businessman and a nurse. He had a relatively normal childhood until high school, where he excelled at history, math, geography and science, yet sucked at physical education. In 1928, he was sent abroad to study at Oxford. There, he would further excel in studies and also get interested in politics. It is there where he would follow an ideology called "one-nation conservatism", which he felt was something America needed. At the same time, Tommy became acquainted with a female student named Lucine Granger. Tommy graduated from Oxford in 1932 and returned home to New Hampshire, where he worked as a journalist for the Concord Monitor. He helped publish numerous articles for the newspaper until he decided to join politics.

In 1934, Tommy became a member of the Concord City Council for the Republican Party. As a city councilor, Tommy helped manage Concord for the better. After five years of service in the City Council, Tommy ran for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. In 1939, he finally gained a seat in the house and fully excelled in his work. By 1940, war broke out in Europe. In 1942, Tommy and some fellow Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives formed a political caucus called the National Unity Coalition (NUC), which is tasked with promoting his form of one-nation conservatism, which earned him the nickname "One-Nation Republican". A year later, Lucine Darlington (neé Granger) and her three children fled from Britain after the latter was defeated by Nazi Germany. Lucine and her children had left her husband, who was openly sympathizing with Nazi Germany and held some reactionary views on social issues. Tommy took her and her children in. In 1944, he and Lucine got married and he adopted her children as his own. By 1947, Tommy successfully ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives, thus representing New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District. At the same time, he also joined the House Committee on Financial Services. There, he would figure out an economic agenda for America. An agenda that would lead to economic prosperity and social equality. A so-called "Republican New Deal". In 1952, Tommy stepped down from the committee in order to focus on his future career as a US Senator. By 1954, he successfully ran for US Senator and helped expand the National Unity Coalition, which got him distanced from most homegrown Republicans.

However, his support for the Civil Rights Act of 1957, as well as his general opposition to racial segregation in the Southern states, earned him many enemies within the American far-right. In 1958, Tommy was almost assassinated by someone who held a grudge against him, although it was never disclosed. As of 1960, he is turning his focus towards the White House as he seeks to both rehabilitate and strengthen America, despite him having not held exeutive power in his entire career.

Other Info: Nope!

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Arvenia

Do Not Remove: COLDWAR

[Sao Nova Europa]

NS Nation Name: Arvenia
Character Name: Thames "Tommy" Mitchell

ACCEPTED

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

Probably not proposing this anytime soon, but It'd be nice to see who'd be willing to co-sponser this.

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Official Name: Equal Protection Implementation Correction Act

Nickname: EPIC ACT

Overview: Provides a variety of civil rights enforcement measures directly grounded in constitutional requirements.

Sponsor: Senator Emily Nelson (R-NY)

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Section 1: AN ACT To enforce the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the "Equal Protection Implementation Correction Act"

Section 2: Recognizing that the 14th amendment makes clear that no state shall make or enforce any law which may deny any person within it's jurisdiction the equal protection of the law, Sections 18 to 26 ensure that all level of government and any private organizations in direct interaction with by any government, will be in alignment with the expression Section 1 of the 14th amendment, as required by Section 5 of said amendment to enforce the provisions of the 14th amendment by appropriate legislation.

Section 3: Equal Protection Standards (EPS), the specifics of which are to be designed and maintained by the Department of Justice, are intended to ensure, through the regulation of institutions owned, operated by, or in direct interaction with governments, the primacy of merit in these United states, over discrimination against disadvantaged groups on the basis of race, color, gender, creed or wealth.

Section 4: Establishes three categories relative to the Equal Protection Standards:

(a) Within

(b) Pending

(c) Outside

Section 5: All assessable institutions begin with an assumption of being categorized as within standards. All institutions owned and/or operated by the federal, state, local etc. are governmental assessable institutions (GAIs). All private assessable institutions (PAIs) which meet the follow criteria are assessable institutions:

(a) Engage in exchange of goods and/or services with any government institutions

(b) Receive direct payments, tax credits, in kind goods/services or equivalent aid from any public institutions

Section 6: PAIs put under assessment of the Department of Justice are to be categorized as pending, the procedures for PAIs categorized as pending are as follows:

(a) PAIs categorized as pending found to be alignment with EPS they are to be recategorized as 'Within Standards'
(b) PAIs that are categorized as pending found to be misaligned with EPS are to provided with targets to meet standards
(c) PAIs that show credible efforts to reach targets are to be kept as pending.
(d) PAIs that fail to show credible effort to reach targets are to be recategorized as Outside Standards

Section 7: PAIs that are categorized as Outside Standards are to denied governmental patronization until they've reached targets assigned to them while they were pending.

Section 8: GAIs put under assessment of the Department of Justice are to be categorized as pending, the procedures for GAIs categorized as pending are as follows:

(a) GAIs categorized as pending found to be alignment with EPS are to be recategorized as 'Within Standards'
(b) GAIs that are categorized as pending found to be misaligned with EPS are to provided with targets to meet standards
(c) GAIs that show credible efforts to reach targets are to be kept as pending.
(d) GAIs that fail to show credible effort to reach targets are to be recategorized as Outside Standards

Section 9: GAIs that are categorized as Outside Standards are to have their functions federalized under the executive branch until they've reached targets assigned to them while they were pending.
(a) Attempts by civil or political officials to obstruct or provide support to obstruction are to be treated as unconstitutional actions consistent with consequences as outlined by Section 3 of the 14th amendment.

Section 10: To aid the responsibilities of the Department of Justice, petitions can be filled by citizens concerned about assessable institutions, alignments with EPS, which must be processed by the Department of Justice, which may prioritize on the basis of severity, volume and credibility of petitions.

Section 11: Recognizing that while the right to protest as a whole is sacred under the First Amendment, recent events have shown that a particular type of protest, that is protests made with purpose of advocating for the full application of the Fourteenth Amendment, have come under recent, violent and organized attack by forces that seek to undermine the Constitution of the United States of America. However, recognizing that many of those who end up participating in such efforts to undermine the constitution are often victims in their own way, this bill is intended to target the leadership and management of these efforts rather than their rank and file.

Section 12: Defines Equal Protection Demonstrations as public protests/events where their primary purpose is the advocacy for the protection and enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

Section 13: Charges those who organize and/or lead efforts with the intent of obstructing and/or disrupting Equal Protection Demonstrations with an offense under Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241, followed by an investigation into other potential illegal activity by the accused.

(a) To aid in the deployment of adequate investigators/observers, petitions can be filled by citizens concerned that a given Equal Protection Demonstration will or has been obstructed or disrupted, which must be processed by the Department of Justice, which may prioritize on the basis of severity and volume of petitions.

(b) Where obstructive and or/disruptive efforts against Equal Protection Demonstrations are leaderless, participants are to be treated as they were organizing and/or leading efforts.

Section 14: Requires local law enforcement to provide adequate security from obstructive and/or disruptive efforts against Equal Protection Demonstrations.

(a) Failure to provide adequate security for Equal Protection Demonstrations, while having the capacity to do so will result in charges under Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241 against those immediately responsible for the failure to provide adequate security.

(b) To ensure the deployment of adequate security, petitions can be filled by citizens concerned that law enforcement local to a demonstration will or has failed to provide adequate security for equal protection demonstrations, which must be processed by the Department of Justice, which may prioritize on the basis of severity and volume of petitions.

(c) Should for whatever reason, adequate security for Equal Protection Demonstrations is not forthcoming, law enforcement external to the jurisdiction of the Equal Protection Demonstration are permitted, but not required to, provide reinforcement and local law enforcement are required to, within reason, cooperate with such efforts, with failure to do so invoking (a) of this section.

(d) Should regular law enforcement not be adequate security for Equal Protection Demonstrations not be forthcoming from local authorities, national guardsmen must be deployed in sufficient numbers to provide adequate security for Equal Protection Demonstrations.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to enforce Equal Protections through United States Law and is backed by Senator Emily Nelson

[Obrela]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Obrela
Character Name: Patricia "Patty" O'Connor
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 35
Character Date of Birth: August 15th 1925
Character Position/Role/Job: Representative for Oregon's 6th Congressional District
Character Country/State of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Character State of Residence: Oregon
Character Party Affiliation: Democrat
Faceclaim: Maureen O'Hara
Main Strengths:

Politically Savvy

Despite looking like a Hollywood movie star, Patty has great political acumen and has a way of traversing the rocky political landscape to push her agenda.

Charismatic

Her looks do give her some advantage though. She is extremely charismatic and her warm and engaging smile allows her to connect with the voters and other politicians.

Courageous

Patty's views are very progressive, and she is not afraid to fight for what she believes in up on the world stage. She takes every opportunity to push her agenda for a "better America."

Main Weaknesses:

Impatient

While she does push for change, she is very impatient when she thinks that change doesn't move fast enough, and this can cause her to try and rush important matters.

Stubbornness

Patty is stubborn as a mule when it comes to her policies, and will not back down. Due to her upbringing as the child of immigrants and as a woman, she has gotten perhaps a little too good at fighting her own corner.

Workaholic

Patty is very passionate about her campaign, which means she lives and breathes work. However, this can mean she works long into the night, neglecting familial relationships. It also means she'll go into "work mode" in casual settings, and starts promoting her politics.

Polarising Views

Patty's progressive and liberal ideas make her hated by the right, who believe that she is making a mockery of their traditional values. As such, she often gets death threats mailed to her door, and angry comments by Republicans when she goes outside.

Biography:

Patty O'Connor was born on August 15th 1925 to Irish immigrant parents. She was the third of four children, the others being Sean and Liam, her two older brothers and Bridget, her younger sister. Though they were a working class family, they valued education highly, and Patty turned out to be a bright and curious child, loving to read history books and debate about social issues with her friends as a teenager. She attended public high school in Boston, where she excelled academically and socially, earning good grades and being well liked by both pupils and teachers. She was also part of the Girl Scouts and the school's cheerleading squad. However, despite her achievements, her family wasn't without it's problems. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother often had to work 3 or 4 jobs to pay rent and allow the siblings to continue their own endeavours. Despite this all, Patty graduated with top honours and went on to get a place at NYU, where she studied political science.

As a teenager when the war started, Patty was deeply saddened and scared to hear about the control Hitler was gaining over Europe. She especially feared for her grandparents and cousins back in Ireland, as they were much closer to the it than she was. When she was 16, news arrived that her grandfather had passed away. The loss affected Patty deeply, and she started volunteering at the local USO, supporting the soldiers fighting in the Pacific war. When the war ended with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Patty was both relieved and horrified. She realised what a big toll this war had taken on the world, and the unspeakable horrors that Jews and ethnic minorities faced under Hitler's rule. This motivated her even more to fight for the oppressed and stand for equality.

After graduating from NYU, she moved across the country to live in Salem, Oregon, where she started work as a charity organiser, volunteering in soup kitchens and setting up charity events. Her work caught the eye of the local Democratic Party leaders and in 1954, Patty was recruited to run for a seat in the Oregon State Legislature branch. Despite facing tough opposition, Patty's passionate advocacy for working class families and repressed minorities ultimately won the hearts of votes and gained her a surprising victory. She quickly established herself as a leading figure in the Democratic Party, helping to pass laws that supported making healthcare and education more accessible to everyone. In 1959, she announced her intention to run for Representative of Oregon's 6th Congressional District vowing to bring her passion for equality and social justice with her to the federal level. Despite again facing stiff opposition, Patty's tireless work in her state and local communities earned her widespread support, and in the November 1959 election, she won comfortably.

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