Washington
The US Political RP
""Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies."
Groucho Marx
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Washington is in a time of change, a new year, a new vision for government-but just who will have the strength and skill to make their vision rule is yet to be seen, as politicians across the nation weave their own tangled webs.
Join us, as Senator or Representative, Governor or Mayor, pundit or secretary-all are welcome. Fight for your ideals-or fight for your power in the ever-changing game of Washington.
All that is left is to take your first step on the twisting path, take up the application, and forge yourself a character who will be written of in the books of history...but what they will say, who can tell?
The nation is ready for you. Don't keep her waiting.'
Rules
1- OP is Lord and the Co-OP's are the princes. Their word is law. Follow it.
2- No RL characters Or at least no celebrities. That's no Donald Trump. I knew you were aching to play Trump, but that's no-no. On this note, RL politicians post-Reagan do not exist, or have been replaced with generic stand-ins. Records and history are the same, including statistics, save in the places where player-characters have brought about a change.
3- Post when you can-warn us if you can't.. A post per week is a good minimum standard, but we understand that real-life gets in the way.
Especially if you're interacting with someone, let us now if you plan to leave, or take a hiatus. We don't expect perfect posts, but unless you're in a conversation, keep one-liners to a minimum.
4- Respect your fellow players. Play nice. If you don't have friends, you won't have fun.
5- No godmod/flawless/perfect characters Give them some flaws. No one has fun when everyone is perfect.
6-No cheat-edits Typos are one thing, but don't try to change what was done IC because you don't like it. You can appeal if you want to, but don't try to change what already happened.
7- If you are not sure if something is legal, ask OOC first. Always better to check-and there is limited leniency for things that are obviously bad.
8-No assassination attempts. You can probably look for a loophole there-don't. In essence, no use of extreme physical force against another player, or anything like poison. If you and another both agree, contact an OP, and it will be discussed-unilateral action is strictly forbidden.
9-No research in closed situations-For the short version-no Googling in debates. You can do all the research you like in preparation, but while a debate is going on, no research is permitted. This is on the honor system-but if you start spouting off statistics to the fifth decimal place, we'll probably catch on. In short, when you're in a situation where your character can't be looking things up, you can't either. If you're not sure-ask an OP.
10-No spite characters. You may hate Democrats, and want to make a Senator who will have scandals on them-don't. Complex characters are fine, but having your character actively sabotage their own party/demographic out-of-character is forbidden.
11-No metagaming. This takes two forms-first, using OOC knowledge that you have but your character could not in the IC, and second, attempting to "engineer" a character specifically to do something in relation to specific aspects of another character or a situation. Hiccups aside, keep OOC and IC separate. Similarly
12-Keep OOC comments out of the IC. We have a whole thread set aside just for that reason. Putting and leaving OOC comments in parenthesis degrades the quality of the RP, wholly OOC posts in the IC are right out. Bring up any issues in the OOC, or TG the OP.
13- Have fun! Misery is illegal.
Note that for the application, some 2016-elected seats are open, but partisan-locked due to the election results determining the victor. If you have questions, feel free to ask. Non-2016-elected seats have no such restriction.
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[b]Character Information Sheet[/b]
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Do Not Remove: 84721
Republican Final Primary Delegate Count
Mr. Calvin Reed-1,619
Sen. Matteos Egazarian-433
Sen. Eric Gonzalez-295
Sec. Jay Garestaer-65
Sen. Troy Wilson-38
Rep. Henry Hutchinson-15
Gov. Gerald Drumpf-7
Democratic Final First Ballot Results
Gov. Irina Kuznetsov-1737
Sen. Gianna Carrollton-1107
Gov. Robert Danders-951
May. Jeremy Beaumont-573
Gov. Kailen Murray-282
Sen. Anthony Conti-113
Mr. Dick Kirk-44
Initial Final Libertarian Pledged Delegates Count
Ms. Anita Flores: 300 Delegates
Gov. Martin Longwood: 120 Delegates
Rep. Gerald Breckinridge: 107 Delegates
May. Sherman Paulson: 46 Delegates
May. Victoria DeLucca: 6 Delegates
Ms. Cassandra Arumb: 3 Delegates
Other Candidates: 8 Delegates
Uncommitted Delegates: 75
Popular Vote
Calvin Reed (R)-61.55%
Ellen Walton (P)-32.67%
Robert Danders (D)-5.78%
Electoral Vote
1. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2016
2. ACTS Act
3. POWER
4. RAFALE
5. RIDE
6. CARE Act
7. SOLDIER (Passed House)
8. Veterans Awareness Act
9. WHIP
10. ULYSSES
11. Equality Act
12. Medical Marijuana Legalization Act
13. PRISM
14. ROSE
15. CREST
16. Inner-Cities Housing and Utility Reform Act
17. Increasing Voting Opportunities Act
18. American Penitentiary Reform Act
19. Domestic Business Protection Act
20. STATUTORY
1. Providing for the Elimination of Corporate Loopholes and Abatement of Personal Income Taxation Bill
2. SHIELD Act
3. Purification Infrastructure Spending Solution
4. Student Loan Reduction Bill
5. Elimination of Privatized Prisons Bill
6. Kinder America Act (Passed Senate)
7. Bill To Restrict Unnecessary Negative and Detrimental Medically Relevant Collections.
8. Translator Immigration Transition Selection
9. Yieldful Efforts Encompassing Horses Abundant in the Wild (Passed Senate)
1. Women's Alternative Choices Act
2. Safely Neutering Illegal Persons Act
3. Second Amendment Originality Defense Act
4. Restoring Local Authority to Services Act
5. American's Safety Act
6. Dignifying and Edifying Female Accomplishments in Currency for Extended Duration
7. Taylor Force Act
8. Budget Act of 2017
1. Sexual Assault Categorization Act
2. Declaration of War against the Islamic State
1. Yieldful Efforts Encompassing Horses Abundant in the Wild
2. SOLDIER Act
3. ACTS Act