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

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Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act

Nickname: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Overview: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

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

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Section 1: AN ACT to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 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 "Justice for Victims of Lynching Act."

Section 2: Definition:
(a) Lynching: Any act of violence inflicted by a mob or other vigilantes, for the purpose of punishing or terrorizing any person because of their perceived or actual race, color, religion, or national origin;

Section 3: Amends Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to include the following:

"Lynching.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.

"Other conspiracies.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense, or if the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.''.

Section 4: The statute of limitations for lynching shall be set at seven (7) years.

Section 5: Budgetary appropriations: The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations shall be appropriated as much monies as they see fit for the enactment of this legislation.

Section 6: If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

Section 7: Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by, the Constitution.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to specify lynching as a hate crime act to improve the United States Law and is backed by Andrew Sulaski on January DD, 1960

I'll support it in the Senate.

[Arvenia]

Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act

Nickname: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Overview: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

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

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Section 1: AN ACT to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 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 "Justice for Victims of Lynching Act."

Section 2: Definition:
(a) Lynching: Any act of violence inflicted by a mob or other vigilantes, for the purpose of punishing or terrorizing any person because of their perceived or actual race, color, religion, or national origin;

Section 3: Amends Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to include the following:

"Lynching.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.

"Other conspiracies.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense, or if the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.''.

Section 4: The statute of limitations for lynching shall be set at seven (7) years.

Section 5: Budgetary appropriations: The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations shall be appropriated as much monies as they see fit for the enactment of this legislation.

Section 6: If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

Section 7: Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by, the Constitution.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to specify lynching as a hate crime act to improve the United States Law and is backed by Andrew Sulaski on January DD, 1960

I'll support it in the Senate.

Me too.

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act

Nickname: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Overview: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

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

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Section 1: AN ACT to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 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 "Justice for Victims of Lynching Act."

Section 2: Definition:
(a) Lynching: Any act of violence inflicted by a mob or other vigilantes, for the purpose of punishing or terrorizing any person because of their perceived or actual race, color, religion, or national origin;

Section 3: Amends Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to include the following:

"Lynching.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.

"Other conspiracies.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense, or if the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.''.

Section 4: The statute of limitations for lynching shall be set at seven (7) years.

Section 5: Budgetary appropriations: The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations shall be appropriated as much monies as they see fit for the enactment of this legislation.

Section 6: If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

Section 7: Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by, the Constitution.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to specify lynching as a hate crime act to improve the United States Law and is backed by Andrew Sulaski on January DD, 1960

Combine it with this and Natalie will Co-sponser

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Official Name: Repariative Arrangement for Crimes Act

Nickname: RAC Act

Overview: Bill intended to incorporate repariative justice elements to criminal sentencing at federal, state and territorial levels.

Sponsor: Natalie Forrest Randolph-Richter (VA-9)
Co-Sponsors:

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Section 1: Recognizing that:
a) Crimes, particularly henious ones, such as murder and rape are not only done against society, but cause great psychological and material harm to victims and their families.
b) Retributive justice alone might serve society in deterring crime and taking criminals out of society, it can only provide some psychological reperation to victims and their families.
c) There remains a great degree of psychological and material harm, such as stress, lost income, new expenses.

Section 2: This bill is intended to provide psychological and material restoration by allowing the victim, the victim's guardian, next of kin, or someone who otherwise holds the power of attorney over the victim to seek a 'Repariative Alternative' before a case goes to trial.

Section 3: A reparative alternative consists of an arrangement in which the criminal offender must provide defined amount in assests, labor alternative complusion, as an alternative or in addition to regular sentencing.
a) The jury must decide, on the advice of prosecuter, judge and defense attorney, a suitible repariative alternative and whether or not the accussed will be allowed to choose between the reparative alternative, or regular sentencing.

Section 4: Criteria to be considered, includes, but is not limited to
a) Income lost as a consequence of the criminal act, including time at trial
b) Additional expenses incured as a result, including time at trial
c) Psycholoical councilling for the victim and/or their families

Section 5: As standard, crimes at federal, state and territorial levels are to be tried with reparative alternatives
a) State governments may choose opt-out of providing reparative alternatives
b) The Federal government is tasked with providing resources to states to apply reparative alternatives as required

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This bill is then honorably presented to the house of representatives for consideration in order to provide sentencing alternatives to improve the United States Law and is backed by Natalie Forrest Randolph-Richter on (insert date)

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Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: The Universal Healthcare Plan

Nickname: Healthcare for All Bill

Overview: A bill to create a Federal Health Insurance program, operated by the DHHS.

Sponsor: James Grant Long (D-Louisiana)
Co-Sponsors: (Here is where you put who else supports the bill, do an OOC poll to figure out what other chars would like to hop on!)

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Section 1: An Act to create a Federal Health Insurance program for the uninsured, who have been criminally neglected by administrations present and past.
Section 2: Delegates the power to regulate and grant Federal Health Insurance to state hospital boards and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Section 3: Grants State Hospital Boards the power to administer the majority of hospital services.
Section 4: Prevents health insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals sue to pre-existing conditions.
Section 5: Emergency care must be provided upon arrival, funded by the government, if the patient is uninsured.
Section 6: Order a write-off of medical debts across the nation, to rectify the crippling debt many people find themselves in.
Section 7: Forbids insurers from dropping policyholders when they become ill.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to provide healthcare to the people to improve the United States Law and is backed by Senator Long on 25th of January

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Void.
Character Name: James “Jimmy” Wentworth IV
Character Gender: M.
Character Age: 44.
Character Date of Birth: March 15, 1916.
Character Position/Role/Job:

• Actor and Director: 1934-1940, 1940-1945 respectively
• Minnesota State Legislature Representative in the State House of Representatives: 1946-1950
• Minnesota State Legislature Senator in the State Senate: 1950-1958
• United States Senator for Minnesota: 1958-Present

Character Country/State of Birth: Minnesota, United States of America
Character State of Residence: Minnesota, United States of America
Character Party Affiliation:

• Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party: 1936-1944
• Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party: 1944-Present

Faceclaim: Orson Welles.
Main Strengths:

• Jimmy's Got Your Back!: Senator Wentworth is as populist as they come, and his humble origins as a farmer before eventually going out west for a time to become an actor and director of some fame (or infamy, depending on who you ask) helped this image when he returned to Minnesota. He gained a reputation for charismatic, firm leadership for the younger members of the State Legislature throughout his tenure there, and his experience with directing meant that he knew how to run a campaign.
  
  He is also almost entirely self-funding in his political efforts, often utilizing funds from the money made from his films or setting up grassroots funding campaigns from various Minnesotan farmers' cooperatives from his home county. The Senator is thus famous for his “I've Got Your Back, Minnesota!” campaign to get into the US Senate itself in '58, and the speed with which he went from a mere state legislature to the Senate has showcased his ambition. Senator Wentworth is likely among the leadership for populist, progressive Democrats in the US Senate. A strong advocate for American-style progressivist populism, he's a relatively famous anti-racist.
• Hollywood Connections: From his time as an actor and director, Wentworth has many connections in Hollywood despite the distance of his state and now his service in the Capitol itself. He has managed to maintain such connections, to a large degree, which means that as the advent of Television has arrived, Senator Wentworth was at the forefront of using it to his advantage during his campaign through those connections in terms of broadcasting and other needs. It was this, alongside his taking a cue from FDR and committing to radio broadcasts, that allowed him to win the election to the US Senate overall in '58.
  
• “No Time for Dixie!”: Have we mentioned Senator Wentworth's anti-racism? Long an advocate for anti-racist policies, he led to Minnesota DFL to adopt such policies within the State Legislature during his tenure, and has only carried that forward into the US Senate. He's quoted with having said “I've got no time for Dixie!” to one of his aides. This quote, along with his attitudes towards racism, have made him a firm ally in the Senate for the Civil Rights Movement. Senator Wentworth has set time aside, when the Senate is not in session, to not only hear concerns from Minnesotans, but also to meet with Civil Rights leaders; often inviting them to speak at Minnesota or in Washington on radio shows that the Senator, when those radio stations are owned by people friendly to the Senator. All of this is much to the ire of the Southern Democrats, and Southern states more generally.

Main Weaknesses:

• Argumentative Orator: Senator Wentworth is extremely aggressive and firm in his statements, and often doesn't know when to back down. Whilst this has made him extremely popular within the DFL to some degree, especially among its more progressive leadership, in the Senate, it has made him come off as argumentative and combative. This is made worse when the Senator's focus issues - racial and economic justice - come into focus, as it results in Senator Wentworth often trying to talk down to his opponent whilst offering rebuttals before his opponent can try to offer one of their own.
  
• The Bachelor: Senator Wentworth is as yet an unwed bachelor; this combined with his relatively young age is only vaguely acceptable, but it has become a sticking point for some of his opponents that the Senator is extremely untraditional and very radical. Nonetheless, Senator Wentworth has often stated that he has not met his “one and only” yet, and that his focus for now is entirely on serving the people of Minnesota and the people of the United States.
  
• The Green Monster: As an extremely progressive populist, some have accused Senator Wentworth of being a communist or syndicalist, especially as he's friends with other Progressives and those who are vaguely left-leaning regardless of if they are in politics or in Hollywood like he once was. Between that and his fervent antiracism and derision towards segregation, and Senator Wentworth and those he leads/his movement are alarming to more moderate or conservative politicians and citizens. Likewise, there are rumors that the Senator might yet seek the office of the Presidency in '64, as a means to continue his shooting star of a career.

Biography: Born to James “Big Jim” Wentworth III and Rebecca Jones-Wentworth, James “Jimmy” Wentworth IV grew up amongst a farmers' cooperative and was highly influenced by the Labor Party/Farmer-Labor Party of his state growing up. His parents were immensely supportive of his interest in theater, despite their desires for him to take up the family business and continue his association with the cooperative of the time.

Nonetheless, Jimmy would go to Hollywood when he was just 18. His youthful charisma and general attractiveness served to get him a role as an actor in various theaters and a couple of films, before his ambition took him to become a Director. As a Director, Jimmy became famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) because of two films in particular; one being regarded even today as one of the greatest films of the century. Utilizing his fame, Jimmy retired from Hollywood to return to his home state and join its State Legislature, becoming deeply invested in politics and having been somewhat controversial as a politically-active Actor and Director.

Serving in the State Legislature worked quite well for him, and he famously became the premier leader of the more youthful, progressive, and populist wing of the DFL. Jimmy would continue advancing his policies and growing in power among the DFL until he ran as their candidate for US Senator in 1958, having completely reshaped the DFL as he became such a candidate. Minnesota's DFL-registered voters were all for him, and the DFL was enjoying an upswing because of Jimmy's Hollywood connections, radio broadcasts, televised advertisements, among other things allowing him to get his message out; this, combined with campaigning in each city he could get to in Minnesota led to a near-landslide victory.

In his first year as US Senator, Jimmy met with multiple Civil Rights leaders when the Senate wasn't in session, whether at Minnesota or at Washington DC, and began actively trying to seize the reins when it came to leadership for a populist, progressive wing of the Democratic Party in the Senate - and meeting a surprising amount of success. However, there is much discontent among Southern Democrats, and more moderate/conservative politicians more generally, especially given Jimmy Wentworth's background and status.

There are whispers that Jimmy Wentworth intends to run for President in '64; his primary obstacle, at the moment, is trying to consolidate control over the Senate Democrats despite his youth and extreme populist progressivism. Jimmy has also begun reaching out to populist-progressive types among the Democratic Party in the north and west of the US, and also has had conversations with House Democrats, in his second year. Even if the rumors are false and Jimmy doesn't seek the Presidency any time soon, he is certainly laying the groundwork for a longer career in the Senate and, perhaps, trying to ensure that if and when he does run for the Presidency, it will be almost entirely unopposed within the Democratic Party.
Other Info: Jimmy Wentworth has three brothers; one is gearing up to take over the family's role in the farmers' cooperative back in Minnesota, another is looking to follow Jimmy's footsteps, and the third is already wed with children of his own.

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Or, what if Orson Welles was a bit more radical and actually got into the US Senate? Here we go.

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Long will either be great friends with or absolutely hate him.

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Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Free Federal Health Insurance

Nickname: Share Our Health (maybe)

Overview: A bill to establish federal healthcare coverage.

Sponsor: Senator James G. Long
Co-Sponsors: (Here is where you put who else supports the bill, do an OOC poll to figure out what other chars would like to hop on!)

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Section 1: Establishment of the Free Federal Health Insurance Company

1. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company is hereby established as a federal agency.

2. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall be responsible for providing free healthcare coverage to all American citizens and legal residents, who do not currently have healthcare insurance.

3. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and will be managed by the DHHS

4. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall have the power to:

(a) Set the terms and conditions of the healthcare coverage provided by the agency.

(b) Establish standards for healthcare providers and facilities that participate in the program.

(c) Negotiate prices for medical services and prescription drugs with healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies.

(d) Establish guidelines and procedures for the administration of the program.

(e) Conduct research and analysis on healthcare utilization, quality, and outcomes.

Section 2: Eligibility for Free Healthcare Coverage

1. All American citizens and legal residents shall be eligible for free healthcare coverage provided by the Free Federal Health Insurance Company.

2. No individual shall be denied healthcare coverage based on pre-existing conditions, age, gender, or any other factor.

3. Eligibility for healthcare coverage shall not be affected by an individual's income, employment status, or ability to pay.

Section 3: Funding

1. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall be funded by appropriations from the federal government.

2. The Director of the Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall submit an annual budget request to Congress.

3. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall have the authority to collect premiums, deductibles, and co-payments from healthcare providers and facilities that participate in the program.

Section 4: Implementation

1. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall begin providing free healthcare coverage to all eligible individuals no later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Bill.

2. The Director of the Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall establish procedures for the enrollment of individuals in the program.

3. The Free Federal Health Insurance Company shall establish outreach and education programs to inform the public about the availability of free healthcare coverage.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to provide healthcare to improve the United States Law and is backed by James G. Long on (insert date)

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Catalaonia
Character Name: William Anton
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 62
Character Date of Birth: Born in 1898
Character Position/Role/Job:
- Governor of Texas - Since 1956
- Senator for Texas - 1942 - 1954
- House Representative for Texas - 1932 - 1942
- City Councillor for Houston City Council - 1924 - 1932
Character Country/State of Birth: Texas, USA
Character State of Residence: Austin, Texas
Character Party Affiliation: Southern Democrat
Faceclaim: Strom Thurmond
Main Strengths:

The Texan Populist - After his election as Senator in 1942, Anton has been considered by many Texans, segregationists or not, as a populist and is popular among the working-class of Texas. This could allow him in advantage in any Texan election, or possibly with the wider people of the South.

The Orator - While not exactly well-educated, he has been a public speaker for decades and has driven home the ideology of Dixiecrat conservatism via explosive speeches, regularly using expletives and slang language, in debates and general speeches, in almost a way to speak to the masses.

Man of the People - Born into a working-class family in Texas, Anton is a genuine man of the people, having started work at a young age as a farm-boy at aged 14, and has become the symbol of the White American Working-class, at least to his supporters.

Main Weaknesses:

Dixiecrat Rules! - Not only is he a Dixiecrat, which puts William at a disadvantage with the mainstream Democrat bloc, but he has said on multiple occasions that he has wanted form a break-away party for Southern Democrats, as-well as stating in alot of his speeches as being a "Dixiecrat" rather than a "Democrat" - clearly suggesting he views himself as more of a dixie than that of a Democrat governor.

Loathed by the progressives - With his low-tax, low regulation economic stances, he loathed by progressives on both his problematic racial and social views, considering he is Dixie, and is hated by them. This would mean if he was to go for the Democrat nominee, Anton would struggle to gain any support from the progressive side of the Democrat Party.

Hated by both sides - His outright segregationist views has left him isolated to an extent, disliked or even hated by the mainstream sides of both parties, sighting him a threat to the Union, as-well as potentially having the power to create his own personal party within Texas. This puts him as a disadvantage if he was to go for President, democrat or independent, he would struggle to gain votes outside a core southern vote in the Deep South.

Undereducated - His lack of education and rural upbringing as his political advantages, but also makes him prone to cluelessness, as-well as not having the higher education that many Governor and Senators were able to get. This could be used against him.

Biography:

Born into a rural Northern Texan family who owned a small farm, William James Anton was the only son of Jerry Anton, a long-time supporter of the confederacy and his wife of Emilia Anton. His grandfather, Elliot Anton, had been a confederate soldier during the civil war and managed to survive the war, settling in Northern Texas by the mid-1870's. His family were strong protestants, and heavily influenced his home learning. Although he went through basic education at a local elementary and high-school, most of the learning he would remember would be at the home, massively dominated by strong protestant and Christian values. By age 14, he quit school and began working on a full-time basis on his father's farm, while also attending regular church sessions.

It was William's latter years working on the farm which he became interested in politics, and via his protestant teachings and introduction to Dixiecrat Conservatism, he would leave his farm as aged 18, still in a refusal to the war effort, to Houston to peruse a career in politics. He managed to land a job as a clerk at the Houston City Council, and became a member of the Democratic Party just a year later. It was during his 6-year tenure as a clerk for the city council where he met his future wife, Dona Burch, while she was working as a clerk for the city council as-well, marrying just 18 months later in 1924. By then, he had become fairly well-known within the city council, and in the same year, would become elected as a member for the Houston City Council.

During his time as a councillor, he would more interested in speeches and meet and greets with people within Houston then turn up for debates and sessions, and in just 2 years had become a favourite among the working-class of Houston for his explosive speeches and his populist rhetoric, and soon established alliances with various other politicians. Eventually, by 1930, he had become fairly well-known in Houston, and set his sights as a Representative for the Texan House of Representatives, although failed to gain the nomination for Houston in that year. 2 years later, he managed to be successful and won a Houston Seat in 1932, the same year he had his second child.

His period as House Representative was considered shaky. Although his first few years were moderate in terms of his speeches and race views, his speeches on the "Legacy of the Confederacy" and the "Protection of Southern Culture" made him a popular figure among many in Texas, but also a devise figure, disliked by moderates and progressives of either party, but liked among Dixiecrats and Conservatives. During the later period of his 10-year tenure as a State Representative, he would form an unofficial "Texan Democrat Union" within the Texan House, which was during it's 2 1/2 stain, vote on a conservative and Dixiecrat basis. By 1942, he had the support to go for the single Senate that election cycle.

Backed by conservatives across the South, Anton's shock victory in a tight primary, announced amid unpopularity pressure from the incumbent and managed to become a US Senator for Texas in 1942 in a landslide victory. During the war, he continuously called for further surges against Nazi Germany and became more popular during this period from war-time conservatives. Post-War, he would shift his polices to becoming a now-well known segregationists, as-well as protecting state rights. He supported the 1948 Dixiecrat ticket, although did not publicly shift to them. The rest of the 40's and the early 50's saw him become a much more established Southern States Rights figure, as-well as a promoting of segregation. While his popularity grew in Dixie and Conservative wings, he soon became the scape-goat of the progressives.

In 1954, he would challenge the incumbent Texan Governor, with support from major conservatives in the state, as-well as fairly popular among the White Working-class in Texas, promising low taxes, low regulation and the maintenance of the "Southern Legacy". His hardliner stance on segregation as-well as his populist rhetoric managed to win him the nomination and saw him cake-walk the Governorship. During his first 4 years, he would cut taxes and loosen corporate regulations, empowered the Texan Central Government while draining power away from local councils and city councils, as-well as creating an interventionist style of Governing. He managed to win re-election in 56' and 58' in landslide victories. His latest reforms have focused on protectionist approaches to farming and business investment schemes.

Come to the present day, and William Anton could be considered the most influential and powerful Dixiecrat in America, his staunch segregationist policies and national conservative values making him more and more popular among the Right of America. However, knowing he would useless if he went for the Democrat nomination, Governor Anton has been preparing an independent campaign, in which he hopes to force a vote in the HOR and allow his segregationist and racial views as use of bargaining power.

Other Info: He is currently married to Dona Anton (Aged 58) with 4 children. He is a protestant Christian.

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

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Will be cutting off Murray and Watts, and will just be sticking with these 2 here on out.

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NS Nation Name: Catalaonia
Character Name: William Anton

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Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Community Protection & Financial Rights Act
Nickname: The Sulaski Act or CPFRA

Overview: An Act to amend the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to protect against the wholesale demolition of communities, and other purposes.

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

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Section 1: For the purposes of this Act, the term "redlining" shall be defined as, "the discriminatory practice of denying or limiting financial services to certain neighborhoods or geographic areas, based on their racial or ethnic composition."

Section 2: Section 4(f) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 138) is amended as follows:

(1) In subsection (a), strike "use" and insert "construct, modify, or extend" before "any land".
(2) In subsection (d)(1), strike "use" and insert "construct, modify, or extend" before "any land".

And a new section is added as follows:

SECTION 5. COMMUNITY PROTECTION

(a) No project to construct, modify, or extend any land for a federal-aid highway shall be approved or carried out if it will have a disproportionately adverse effect on low-income and minority communities, including displacement of residents, destruction of homes and businesses, or disruption of social and cultural institutions.

(b) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation ("the Under Secretary") shall develop guidelines and procedures to ensure that projects under this Act do not have a disproportionately adverse effect on low-income and minority communities, and that any such effects are minimized to the greatest extent practicable.

(c) The Under Secretary shall consult with affected communities and stakeholders in the development of the guidelines and procedures under subsection (b), and shall consider the input and recommendations of such communities and stakeholders in making any determinations under this section.

Section 3: It shall be unlawful for any financial institution to engage in redlining.

Subsection 1:

(a) Any person who believes that they have been harmed by a violation of this Act may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain appropriate relief.

(b) The United States Housing Authority ("USHA") shall have the power to enforce this Act and investigate alleged violations.

(c) The remedies available for a violation of this Act may include injunctive relief, damages, and civil penalties.

Subsection 2: The USHA shall collect data on the lending practices of financial institutions, including information on the race, ethnicity, and income of borrowers and the geographic location of loans. They shall publish an annual report on the data collected under this section, which shall include an analysis of trends in lending patterns and any disparities that may exist based on race, ethnicity, or income.

Section 4: The Under Secretary and USHA, respectively, shall submit an annual budget request to Congress with respect to the fulfillment and enforcement of this Act.

Section 5: This Act shall take effect on its date of enactment, which is designated as January 9, 1961.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the House of Representatives for consideration in order to protect working class and minority communities from displacement, to prohibit the practice of redlining, and to improve the United States Law and is backed by Andrew Sulaski on MONTH DAY 1960.

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NS Nation Name: Catalaonia
Character Name: William Anton

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I think you missed my app!

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You are right. Expect a review shortly.

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NS Nation Name: Void.
Character Name: James “Jimmy” Wentworth IV

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: New Luciannova
Character Name: Leonidas Calbraith “Ace” Gaines IV
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 52
Character Date of Birth: 11-29-1909
Character Position/Role/Job: Preacher (1931-1940; 1946-1953), United States Naval Officer (1933-1946), Rear Admiral, Congressman from Tennessee (1947-1953) Governor of Tennessee (1953-Present)
Character Country/State of Birth: National Harbor, Maryland
Character State of Residence: Tennessee
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Faceclaim: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Main Strengths: Vocally religious, rousing speaker, seen as pragmatic, has a strong wartime record of leadership that he has brought into politics, old money, Civil War Legacy, has bridged both factions of the party
Main Weaknesses: Sometimes indecisive, supported segregation but has grown more sympathetic to integration generally, too moderate for Dixiecrats, too conservative for Northern Democrats

Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
Born to an old money Southern Family, Lon Gaines is a power-broker in Tennessee. Rather than going into his family’s farming business, he gave his life to God and country. He first chose to be a preacher, and while not on active naval deployment was a Baptist Reverend and seen as a rousing “fire and brimstone” preacher. He was still in the Navy when the Pacific War called him to duty. He held the rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as a fighter pilot at Midway where he won a silver star and had eleven confirmed kills. He showed leadership talent and recited scripture dramatically inspiring other pilots over his radio, earning him a promotion to Commander and continued other flying missions. He had ultimately an additional seventeen kills. As the navy grew many officers were promoted faster than normal. However, his eyesight began declining shortly after future missions and he was relieved of his duty to fly to serve instead as an officer. Leading to his next promotion to Captain. As the navy grew he was promoted quickly to Commodore. Later in the war he ran into danger to man abandoned AA guns only to be injured by a Kamikaze. He won the Navy Cross and Purple Heart that day and was promoted to Rear Admiral, but was upset that his position landed him further away from relevant action due to his injuries. He stayed in the Navy until he returned home where he returned to preaching before launching into politics.
During the war he learned to respect sailors of every race and did see everyone as children of God, however, he did believe that black men were built for a different purpose than white men and that’s why Africa was so poor, weak, and underdeveloped. He supported segregation and encouraged it in Tennessee in order to maintain the views on race he had been taught. However, as black opportunity developed elsewhere and educated black men had emerged and he learned more about history and men like George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglas, he began questioning his beliefs. He always supported segregation, but did always have a softer and less dramatic tone than many others. Now he is at a crossroads in 1960. The preacher, pilot, and naval officer turned politician is unsure where to turn and has taken a belief that integration should be done gradually in order to prevent civil unrest and ensure that tensions do not flare too high. He was once a Klansman as a political convenience, but became inactive in the Ku Klux Klan shortly thereafter. He disliked their rhetoric and hatred toward their fellow man, rather than what he felt should merely be a fraternal organization. He distanced himself from them several years ago as he became more aware of their radical agenda, he distanced himself from them. In private he has referred to their Grand Wizard as “the Anti-Christ.” However, his contempt for those who hate has become increasingly visible and his agenda increasingly moderate, they have come to distrust him and a more hardline Dixiecrat looks poised to run against him.


Other Info:
Education: BA, United States Naval Academy
Religious Affiliation, Baptist
His Call Sign was "Sampson"
His great-grandfather was a Confederate General
His father is considered “old southern money.” He married Mae Branson, who traces her lineage to the famous General, she is also considered old Southern Money. They have five children.
Lon Gaines is a teetotaler, holding to strong Baptist rules.
In many ways, Lon Gaines presents himself as a southern gentleman of yesteryear. He lives on a plantation, wears seersucker clothing, speaks in a refined and sophisticated drawl (although he can turn this off), and has domestic servants, most of whom are black. He treats them with respect and pays them well, however, and his personal butler, Silas Freeman, is black as well, which has upset some people that this man earns a good living and even directs occasional white servants. Further, Sunday is a mandatory day off for all of his servants.
Gaines never gambles, smokes, or swears.


I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: New Luciannova

Do Not Remove: COLDWAR

[Turkducken]

NS Nation Name: New Luciannova
Character Name: Leonidas Calbraith “Ace” Gaines IV

Few things I wanna say

Leonidas is a little bit exotic for a 'born in the purple' type Southern Gentleman, no?

It would help if you elaborated on all of your strengths and weaknesses

It would also help if you explained what you mean by 'bridged both factions of the party' but also include 'too moderate for Dixiecrats, too conservative for Progressives'

On to biography, 17 confirmed kills and being an ace aren't necessarily out of the question, but most pilots who topped out that high had full blown military careers. It strikes me personally as a bit convenient that he's both a very accomplished pilot and also now in politics.

Also perhaps this is just personal taste, but his aesthetic of 'southern genteel' is a little camp. It could help if he wasn't literally an artifact from the Antebellum.

Also I'm unsure as to who 'Civil War Legacy' would appeal to other than maybe a general aesthetic or lineage, but that sort of thing is typically very popular with revisionist politics.

[New Luciannova]

I can expand. I was thinking a pilot is “cooler” than generic naval officer. He was in the navy for some time. Midway is a plausible battle for some kills.I’ll look up some stats.
Leonidas was inspired by the idea of an artifact character. A number of civil war commanders on both sides had classical names (ie Greco Roman) or unusual old names. Leonidas Polk was a CSA General. That’s where I borrowed the name.
The Civil War Legacy is absolutely good in his state, isn’t it? The Lost Cause Narrative seems popular in the south. While we might look at Forrest and see a racist and war criminal (although he later disavowed and worked against the KKK). He sees a patriot and and badass. In a way, both are right in a way. I can come up with a war story for his great grandfather the general. That’s the “legacy” piece.

Actually I made him a former Klansman because I have a dramatic scene where he has a Huck Finn “I’ll go to bell moment.”
He sees himself as building that bridge. He has all the pros and cons of a man straddling the fence.
Any advice on how to conjure an old money Southern gentleman without being too much of a stereotype.

Thoughts so far?

[Sao Nova Europa]

TIME RANGE UPDATED: February 1st - 15th

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NS Nation Name: New Luciannova
Character Name: Lazarus Cairo “Ace” Gaines
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 52
Character Date of Birth: 11-29-1909
Character Position/Role/Job: Preacher (1931-1940; 1946-1953), United States Naval Officer (1933-1946), Rear Admiral, Congressman from Tennessee (1947-1953) Governor of Tennessee (1953-Present)
Character Country/State of Birth: National Harbor, Maryland
Character State of Residence: Tennessee
Character Party Affiliation: Democratic
Faceclaim: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Main Strengths:
Family Name: The (fictional) Gaines family, as well as his wife's family are well known in Tennessee. His father is a powerful industrialist and id ddescended from a famous Confederate General.
War Record: Gaines has won the Naval Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and various other certifications.
Religious and Dedicated: Gaines took up preaching as a "civillian job" due to occasional lengthy furloughs during peacetime. He claims to have memorized the Bible and can call upon scripture references whenever needed. He knows many hymns as well.
Wholesome and Gentlemanly: Believes in Southern Hospitality and Manners. Doesn't drink, smoke, swear, or gamble.
A Softer Dixiecrat: While a Dixiecrat, Gaines has stated he believes in segregation as separate but equal, so long as equality exists there is nothing wrong with being separate.
Educated: Gaines is an avid reader and is sophisticated and educated. He also can play the fiddle and will play it at home, social gatherings, or events.
Main Weaknesses:
Ironies Galore: Gaines seems to be a mixed bag on his racial views, not being personally racist but serving racist ends.
With Friends Like These....: Gaines will meet with anyone and has met both civil rights leaders and Klansmen and his inactive KKK membership is something that he dislieks but keeps to himself, simply finding excuses to aboid the meetings.
Oblivious on some matters: Gaines seems to not realize the impossibility of separate, but equal. However has made efforts to achieve this. He actually reformed a bus to be divided length-wise with "spillover" space in back, it's separate, but equal. He has been willing to experiment with some integration, while still supporting segregation, but wants to slowly phase out segregation. His respect for Silas and admiration for George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglas, among others has led him to question his views.
Night Terrors: Gaines has what they now call "battle fatigue." Essentially mild PTSD. His military service has taken its toll on him. He really is down to only occasional nightmares, but it's obvious he's distressed. He's been quietly seeing a doctor to help manage the issue.

Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)
Born to an old money Southern Family, Lazarus Cairo "Lon" Gaines is a power-broker in Tennessee. Rather than going into his family’s industrial business, he gave his life to God and country. He first chose to be a preacher, and while not on active naval deployment was a Baptist Reverend and seen as a rousing “fire and brimstone” preacher, believing that when he wasn't serving country actively he should serve God. When he was on base he develop a reputation as a talented pilot and was put in the fighter program as a Lieutenant. He was still in the Navy when the Pacific War called him to duty. He held the rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as a fighter pilot at Midway where he won a silver star and had eleven confirmed kills. He showed leadership talent and recited scripture dramatically inspiring other pilots over his radio, earning him a promotion to Commander and continued other flying missions. He had ultimately an additional thirteen kills. As the navy grew many officers were promoted faster than normal. However, his eyesight, which was previous excellent began declining in 1945 and he was taken out of the plane program to serve instead as a ship officer. He was subsequently promoted to Captain. As the navy grew he was promoted quickly to Commodore. Later in the war he ran into danger to man abandoned AA guns only to be injured by a Kamikaze. He won the Navy Cross and Purple Heart that day and was promoted to Rear Admiral, but was upset that his position landed him further away from relevant action due to his injuries. After the war the Navy was granting severence packages to many officers and disliking working with the brass, and not being allowed on active duty again, being deprived of his plane or his ship he took the package and returned home to Tennessee, but afterwards was pressured to enter into politics by many around him. He enrolled in the Ku Klux Klan, after Democratic Party agents told him it would help him get elected to Congress. He commented the uniforms were "silly" and saw the organization as fraternal and agreed in its supposed values of Protestantism, protecting Christian "womanhood," resisting dramatic immigration, maintaining segregation, opposition to organized labor, and prohibition. However, he quickly became disaffected finding many of them hypocritical and hateful. Even their politics were about race, not about much else and plenty were womanizers and drinkers in private and actually hated people, something he could never bring himself to do.
Gaines was elected to the House of Represenatives and gained a reputation as an avid brown hunter and someone who could build bridges between different coalitions. He was a segregationalist, but surprisingly doesn't seem to harbor any animosity toward anyone despite that. His military background often led to him being sought on naval and aviation matters.
He later ran for governor and now unforunately he is on the front line of the civil rights movement. This will test his fiber. His moderate stance in the House is unlikely to satisfy anyone now. That said, he has mostly focused on improving education, infrastructure, literacy, and job opportunities in Tennessee and has left race issues on the back-burner.

During the war he learned to respect sailors of every race and did see everyone as children of God, however, he did believe that black men were built for a different purpose than white men and that’s why Africa was so poor, weak, and underdeveloped. He was a Rudyard Kipling fan and beleived that perhaps black people simply needed to be "civilized." He supported segregation and encouraged it in Tennessee in order to maintain the views on race he had been taught. However, as black opportunity developed elsewhere and educated black men had emerged and he learned more about history and men like George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglas, he began questioning his beliefs. He always supported segregation, but did always have a softer and less dramatic tone than many others. Now he is at a crossroads in 1960. The preacher, pilot, and naval officer turned politician is unsure where to turn and has taken a belief that integration should be done gradually in order to prevent civil unrest and ensure that tensions do not flare too high. He was once a Klansman as a political convenience, but became inactive in the Ku Klux Klan shortly thereafter. He disliked their rhetoric and hatred toward their fellow man, rather than what he felt should merely be a fraternal organization. He distanced himself from them several years ago as he became more aware of their radical agenda, he distanced himself from them. In private he has referred to their Grand Wizard as “the Anti-Christ.” However, he feels he must placate them to avoid a challenge from a Dixiecrat.


Other Info:
Education: BA, United States Naval Academy
Religious Affiliation, Baptist
His Call Sign was "Sampson"
His great-grandfather was a Confederate General
His father is considered “old southern money.” He married Mae Branson, who traces her lineage to the famous General, she is also considered old Southern Money. They have five children.
Lon Gaines is a teetotaler, holding to strong Baptist rules.
In many ways, Lon Gaines speaks in a refined and sophisticated drawl (although he can turn this off), and has domestic servants, most of whom are black. He treats them with respect and pays them well, however, and his personal butler, "Silas Freeman," is black as well, which has upset some people that this man earns a good living and even directs occasional white servants. Silas is educated and articulate as well. Silas' previous name was Carter, and he recommended changing it to "Freeman." Silas is his closest confidante who isn't familly, often shares meals with him and can even persuade him to change his mind. The two play chess and read the newspaper together and banter. He protects Silas from racists. Silas is quirky in tolerating the racism, but has gradually begun persuading him to rethink views.
Further, Sunday is a mandatory day off for all of his servants. He is either unable or unwilling to acknowledge his treatment of his own servants contrasts with the abuses he allows to be perpetuated outside his home.
Gaines never gambles, smokes, or swears.


I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: New Luciannova

[The Rio Grande River Basin]

Anyone gonna back this?


Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Civil Rights Act

Nickname: The Great Leap Forward

Overview: An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, 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 may be cited as the "Civil Rights Act of 1960."

Sponsor: Senator James G. Long (D-Louisiana)
Co-Sponsors: (Here is where you put who else supports the bill, do an OOC poll to figure out what other chars would like to hop on!)

Section 1; Voting Rights:

SubSec. 101. No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for voting or attempting to vote, or intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for urging or aiding any person to vote or attempt to vote, or intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for exercising any powers or duties under Subsection 203, 204, 207, 208, or 209 of this Act or under any amendment to this Act.

SubSec. 102. (a) Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by section 101, a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the person injured thereby, by any person whose interests are being or are about to be injured by such act or practice, or by the Attorney General.

(b) Upon application by the Attorney General, the district court of the United States for any district within which such act or practice occurred may enter a restraining order or prohibit any person from continuing such acts or practices, or order affirmative action appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, including, but not limited to, ordering the defendant to provide equal opportunities to the aggrieved party.

SubSec. 103. (a) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this title, and may exercise the same without regard to whether a person asserting rights or interests under this title is a member of the class of persons adversely affected.

(b) In any proceeding instituted pursuant to this title, the court shall not impose any costs on any person unless such person acted in bad faith or vexatiously or unless the court finds that the action was frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.

(c) Whenever any action or proceeding is brought pursuant to this title, the court shall be authorized to grant such relief as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, and the Attorney General may intervene in such action or proceeding.

(d) Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede any provision of law which provides for criminal penalties or civil damages.

Section 2; Public Accommodations:

SubSec. 201. All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.

SubSec. 202. (a) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this title, and may exercise the same without regard to whether a person asserting rights or interests under this title is a member of the class of persons adversely affected.

(b) In any proceeding instituted pursuant to this title, the court may grant such relief as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief and the appointment of receivers with power to administer the affairs of the place of public accommodation and to make changes necessary to eliminate the discrimination or segregation.

SubSec. 203. (a) The Attorney General is authorized to bring a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against any person who is engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes a violation of this title and to obtain such relief as may be necessary to correct the violation or to prevent its recurrence.

(b) Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of this title may bring a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States to obtain appropriate relief.

(c) In any action or proceeding commenced pursuant to this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs, and the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a private person.

(d) Nothing in this title shall require a person to operate or maintain any place of public accommodation that he chooses not to operate or maintain.

Sections 3; Civil Rights Commission:

SubSec. 301. Section 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 is amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 102. The Commission on Civil Rights (hereinafter referred to as the 'Commission') shall continue as an agency of the United States, and shall have the following duties and powers:

"(a) To investigate allegations in writing under oath or affirmation that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of their race, color, religion, or national origin;

"(b) To study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution of the United States, relating to voting, housing, education, employment, and other pertinent fields;

"(c) To appraise the laws and policies of the Federal Government with respect to discrimination or segregation based on race, color, religion, or national origin, and to make recommendations to the President and Congress for such corrective measures as may be necessary and proper;

"(d) To gather information and data on discrimination or segregation in the United States, including the economic, social, and political effects thereof, and to analyze and interpret such information and data;

"(e) To make reports to the President and Congress on the findings and recommendations of the Commission on matters relating to discrimination or segregation in the United States, and to provide for the publication of such reports and recommendations;

"(f) To serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or segregation on account of race, color, religion, or national origin;

"(g) To cooperate with and furnish technical assistance to State and local agencies to further the purposes of this Act."

SubSec. 302. The Commission shall continue to be composed of six members, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one of whom shall be designated by the President as Chairman.

Section 4; Desegregation of public facilities:

SubSec. 401. No person shall on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

SubSec. 402. The Attorney General is authorized to institute proceedings to enforce compliance with this title.

SubSec. 403. In the case of any State in which there is a State or State agency designated to serve as the State agency for the administration of any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, the head of such State or agency shall comply with such requirements as may be imposed by the Attorney General for the enforcement of this Section.

SubSec. 404. (a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401(a), and the Attorney General believes the complaint to be meritorious and that there is a reasonable probability of further such deprivation, he shall give the State or subdivision and the complainant written notice of the complaint and a summary of the allegations contained therein.

(b) The State or subdivision shall have thirty days after receipt of notice to remedy the alleged deprivation or to show cause why it cannot be remedied or, in the case of a complaint against a county or other political subdivision of a State, to make available to the complainant within thirty days the records or other information pertaining to the employment of individuals in such facility. If the Attorney General determines that he cannot obtain sufficient information to make a determination as to whether or not to institute a civil action under subsection (c), he may seek a court order requiring the production of such information.

(c) If the Attorney General is unable to obtain voluntary compliance with subsection (b) and if he has reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title or of discrimination under the laws of any State or subdivision thereof on account of race, color, religion, or national origin, exists in any public facility within the jurisdiction of such State or subdivision, he may bring a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States.

(d) In any action brought pursuant to subsection (c), the Attorney General is authorized to request such relief as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described, including an order suspending or terminating the Federal financial assistance to the program or activity involved until the Attorney General is satisfied that the discrimination has been eliminated.

(e) Any action brought pursuant to subsection (c) shall be commenced within five years after the cause of action shall have arisen.

SubSec. 405. (a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public school or public college, and the Attorney General believes the complaint to be meritorious and that there is a reasonable probability of further such deprivation, he shall give the State or subdivision and the complainant written notice of the complaint and a summary of the allegations contained therein.

(b) The State or subdivision shall have thirty days after receipt of notice to remedy the alleged deprivation or to show cause why it cannot be remedied. If the Attorney General determines that he cannot obtain sufficient information to make a determination as to whether or not to institute a civil action under subsection (c), he may seek a court order requiring the production of such information.

(c) If the Attorney General is unable to obtain voluntary compliance with subsection (b) and if he has reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title or of discrimination under the laws of any State or subdivision thereof on account of race, color, religion, or national origin, exists in any public school or public college within the jurisdiction of such State or subdivision, he may bring a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States.

(d) In any action brought pursuant to subsection (c), the Attorney General is authorized to request such relief as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described, including an order suspending or terminating the Federal financial assistance to the program or activity involved until the Attorney General is satisfied that the discrimination has been eliminated.

(e) No court shall grant any relief under this section unless it finds that the plaintiff has exhausted all administrative remedies available to him within the State.

(f) Any action brought pursuant to subsection (c) shall be commenced within five years after the cause of action shall have arisen.

SubSec. 406. (a) All personnel actions affecting employees or applicants for employment (except with regard to aliens employed outside the limits of the United States) in military departments as defined in section 102 of title 5, United States Code, in executive agencies (other than the General Accounting Office) as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code (including employees and applicants for employment who are paid from nonappropriated funds), in the United States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission, and in those units of the Government of the District of Columbia having positions in the competitive service, and in the Library of Congress shall be made free from any discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of age with respect to personnel actions concerning employees in the Library of Congress.

SubSec. 407. (a) All departments and agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government shall furnish to the Civil Service Commission such information as may be requested by the Commission for the purpose of determining whether any of the Federal employment practices or policies are in conflict with the provisions of this title.

(b) The Civil Service Commission shall also bring to the attention of the appropriate department or agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government any information it discovers indicating that any such department or agency has not complied with the provisions of this title or any order issued thereunder.

SubSec. 408. Nothing contained in this title shall apply to a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on by such corporation, association, educational institution, or society of its religious activities or to an educational institution with respect to the employment of individuals to perform teaching, research, or other academic work, if the institution is controlled by a religious organization, or to a school or department of divinity with respect to the employment of individuals to perform work connected with the educational activities of such school or department.

SubSec. 409. (a) The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct comprehensive studies of the economic and social effects of each of the following types of discrimination and shall make a report to the President, the Congress, and the Commission on Civil Rights of the results of each such study within one year after July 2, 1964:
(1) Discrimination in the employment of labor and in labor unions;
(2) Discrimination in voting;
(3) Discrimination in education;
(4) Discrimination in Federally assisted programs;
(5) Discrimination in federally assisted activities conducted in public facilities;
(6) Discrimination in Federally assisted land development programs.

(b) The Secretary of Labor shall utilize his authority, including the power to subpoena witnesses and to administer oaths, to conduct investigations and hearings into employment practices and matters related to employment under Federal contracts or subcontracts which may involve discrimination prohibited by this title and shall make reports to the President and the Congress of the results of any such investigations and hearings.

SubSec. 410. If any provision of this title, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the title, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

SubSec. 411. Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, or local law prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

SubSec. 412. This title may be cited as the ”Civil Rights Act of 1960”.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to enforce the constitution to improve the United States Law and is backed by Senator James Long on January 1, 1960

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Education department for later;

Bill Proposal Sheet

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Education Department Act/b]

Long Education Act

[b]Overview: This bill, if passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives and signed into law by the President, would establish a Federal Department of Education in 1960. The Department would be responsible for coordinating and administering all federal programs related to education and promoting educational excellence throughout the nation.

Sponsor: James G. Long (D-Louisiana)
Co-Sponsors: (Here is where you put who else supports the bill, do an OOC poll to figure out what other chars would like to hop on!)

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Section 1, Establisment of a Federal Department of Education

(a) In General -- There is hereby established a Federal Department of Education, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Education appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) Purpose -- The Department shall be responsible for the coordination and administration of all federal programs related to education and for the promotion of educational excellence throughout the nation.

Section 2, Functions

The Department shall have the following functions:

(a) To conduct research -- To conduct and disseminate research on education and related matters.

(b) To coordinate federal educational programs -- To coordinate all federal educational programs and activities, including those carried out by other departments and agencies.

(c) To provide technical assistance -- To provide technical assistance to states and localities in the planning, development, and implementation of educational programs and services.

(d) To promote educational excellence -- To promote educational excellence throughout the nation by identifying and sharing best practices, encouraging innovation and experimentation, and fostering partnerships among educators, parents, and other stakeholders.

Section 3, Transfer of functions

All functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of any federal agency related to education shall be transferred to the Department.

Section 4, Funding:

(a) Appropriations -- There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the Department to carry out its functions.

(b) Transfer of Funds -- All funds appropriated for education-related programs or activities by other federal agencies shall be transferred to the Department.

Section 5, Effective Date:

This Act shall take effect on January 1, 1961.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to create a department of education and is backed by James G. Long on February 1, 1960

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Bill Proposal Sheet

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Official Name: Equal Pay Act of 1960

Nickname: Workplace Equality Act

Overview: An act to guarantee equal pay to all men and women.

Sponsor: James G. Long (D-Louisiana)
Co-Sponsors: (Here is where you put who else supports the bill, do an OOC poll to figure out what other chars would like to hop on!)

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Section 1, Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the "Equal Pay Act of 1960".

Section 2, Declaration of Policy:

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work.

Section 3, Definitions:

For the purposes of this Act, "employee" includes any individual employed by an employer, and "employer" includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.

Section 4, Prohibition of Discrimination:

No employer shall discriminate between employees on the basis of their sex by paying wages or other compensation at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages or other compensation to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions, except where such payment is made pursuant to (i) a seniority system; (ii) a merit system; (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv) a differential based on any other factor other than sex.

Section 5, Regulations:

The Secretary of Labor shall have the power to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this Act.

Section 6, Enforcement:

(a) Any employer who violates the provisions of this Act shall be liable to the affected employee or employees in the amount of their unpaid wages, and in an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.

(b) Any action to enforce the provisions of this Act may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) The Secretary of Labor may bring an action to enjoin any violation of this Act.

Section 7, Effect on Other Laws:

The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other provisions of law relating to discrimination on account of sex.

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This bill is then honorably presented to the Senate for consideration in order to bring equal pay and is backed by James G. Long on 1 February 1960

[Urkennalaid]

Very interested in this, might make an app in the quick foreseeable future.

[Turkducken]

Very interested in this, might make an app in the quick foreseeable future.

Welcome! Glad to have you!

It'd be a pleasure to have non-presidential seekers!

[Urkennalaid]

It'd be a pleasure to have non-presidential seekers!

Oh yeah, maybe in the way future, more so right now thinking about congress and or the senate on a leftist side. It'd obviously be hard work since the RP is set in the 60s but Idk, I like to have a little bit of a challenge in my RP's.

[Turkducken]

It'd be a pleasure to have non-presidential seekers!

Oh yeah, maybe in the way future, more so right now thinking about congress and or the senate on a leftist side. It'd obviously be hard work since the RP is set in the 60s but Idk, I like to have a little bit of a challenge in my RP's.

We have a fair bit of those, feel free to join the Discord!

We're a fair bit more active there!

also while it is the year 1960, we're in a Cold War with the Fascist European States

Congress is set to pass the historic Guaranteed Voting Rights Act, which will in effect be the 1960 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act rolled into one

So things are starting to warm up in a Progressive sense.