Office of Vice President Duke (vote for The Truth: the new constitution)

[Simfan34]

I am glad this office has re-opened.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I am glad this office has re-opened.

Don't worry, Simfan. I couldn't keep my doors closed to The People for too long.

Also, I am happy to announce I am returning to politics starting next week until the end of the month.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Hello friends and enemies alike,

I am here to encourage all of you publicly to support the bicameralism amendment. It is important to understand that this amendment does NOT consolidate the regions. It merely is enacted if consolidation ever occurs and eliminates the uncertainty that many may have if such a plan were to go through, which we all know likely will never occur.

Nevertheless, I ask you to consider it and give the amendment a fair consideration before opposing it. It is a culmination of hard work by the senate and built off my September 2013 memo published prior to the general election.

Thanks for reading, even if you decide to oppose it.

Love,
Duke

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Over the last few months, we have seen the collapse of The Era and a new period of vicious behavior has taken root, turning friends against friends and man against woman. It's times like this that The People cry for atlasia. But rather than put down their pitch forks and sink into their homes to hide from difficulties, The People grab Their problems by the balls and move forward. The People are, after all, that quiet voice in the wind and that tic toc you hear in your inner ear in the mornings. At Their heart, The People have always been problem solvers and will do so once again when They hear the call of duty. That's why I founded The Party in Their honor. My heart is with The People. It always has been and always will be.

For the last few months, I have been fighting a personal battle. What should I do? Remain in a party that has been good to me, a party that one of my best friends had led for months, or go home to The Party, the place where The People reign and a place where I have had so many memories and some of the most fun possible in Atlasia.

The People may disburse and its members may go on to do great things, and they have, but they do not remain apart forever, and tonight, after a long period of thought, it's time for The Party to become whole again.

Tonight, the last two pieces are coming home.

At long last.

[Adam Griffin]

Best of luck: maybe you can fix it all.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The Party is happy to finally welcome you home, where you belong.

[Simfan34]

Now begins the eternal reign of The People.

[Sopranos Republican]

Welcome home fellow handsome boy!

[free my dawg]

Welcome home, Duke. I personally wasn't around for the first incarnation, but over the past week or so, I couldn't have felt more welcome here.

[Cranberry]

The old prophecies are fulfilled! Let's cry out of thousand throats, for a glorious Era of The People!

Nix/Duke for President!

[sentinel]

God has not forgotten His Children.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

It's good to be back amongst The People, and I'm thrilled to see so many people joining The Cause. I will speak in the coming weeks about The Party and what it means to be a member of such a group. It is a special kind of party, not like any other I have been a member of, and I hope to instill its tradition and heritage into the hearts and minds of our new members.

We are here to serve The People and Their interests, first and foremost. Don't ever forget that, for They are eternal and everlasting.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Hello friends,

I am your VP for the next week. Please be nice to me. I promise that Cranberry and I will be on our best behavior until our new Fearless Leader is chosen by The People. While neither of us are running, donations, solicitations and praises are always welcome.

[sentinel]

Praise be to Duke.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

As many of you may know or don't know, I have been on hiatus from this game for a few months following the end of The Era of Good Feeling, because when things felt that good, who needs me, right?

So I left. In the time I was gone, I passed the bar exam, went through two girlfriends, quit my legal assistant job, celebrated my grandfather's 92nd birthday, saw my mother take a new job in Georgia so I can now go visit Adam Griffin, and spent Christmas with people who think Savannah is a better city than Charleston.

I don't know much about what is going on in Atlasia. I can tell you Lumine is the President, but I don't know the big issues today, the controversies, if any exist, or the needs. I don't even know if I am needed, but once again, I will show up anyway.

With that said, The People have called me to return to office, and I am announcing I will run for the IDS Legislature once again whenever the next elections are. If anything, I can use my previous experience to funnel money into the region now that The People control the executive branch and are surely happy to take earmarks.

[Simfan34]

Endorsed!

[Flake]

I'm extremely happy that you're running! Endorsed!

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'm extremely happy that you're running! Endorsed!

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Thanks for electing to me the IDS legislature. It was truly an accomplishment, as I was one of three running for three open seats!

This will sure as my office. Feel free to stop in and have a drink and ask me whatever you want, from women problems to about my new diet and everything in between.

Duke

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Hey, Duke. We'll be running into each other around here just like it's old times.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

     Hey, Duke. We'll be running into each other around here just like it's old times.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm glad to be back working in the IDS with no ambitions at any higher offices.

[Adam Griffin]

Brother, what about the matter of public immorality? Public immorality being defined as all conduct that is not radically homosexual. Over the past two years, we have seen the RHA practically disappear from the public discourse. I can recall a time in which more of my own party was Radically Gay than not, yet now only breeding (of the bad kind) as far as the eye can see. How must us pretty boys work together to restore its rightful place in the public sphere? Surely this is the root of all the game's problems.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Thank you for your question, Brother Griffin.

I do want to say for the record that the brushing of the Radical Gay agenda to the back page is one of the biggest concerns in this game today. Not long ago, the gays ran wild. There were fabulous parties in the White House and Atlasia stood as a beacon of hope for those who were hopeless, loveless and bitter. We provided drinks, good music and a place to get to know one another.

Since leaving office, I have heard nothing of the advancement of the Radical Gay Agenda. There were a lot of worries I had upon leaving the White House, but I was apparently too confident that The Agenda would continue to thrive. I was sadly wrong.

But have no fear, now that I have returned to public office, we must, together, work to inject its wide, thick reach back into the faces of everyone in Atlasia. We cannot let ourselves turn into Alabama of the 1950s and 60s. We must once again pave the way for progress, love, peace and wonderful parties. It's time to take this country back and away from the prudes who have overrun us!

I hope you and others will stand with me as The Radical Gay Agenda begins its triumphant return! We cannot waste anymore time allowing it die a slow death!

[Adam Griffin]

Thank you for your question, Brother Griffin.

I do want to say for the record that the brushing of the Radical Gay agenda to the back page is one of the biggest concerns in this game today. Not long ago, the gays ran wild. There were fabulous parties in the White House and Atlasia stood as a beacon of hope for those who were hopeless, loveless and bitter. We provided drinks, good music and a place to get to know one another.

Since leaving office, I have heard nothing of the advancement of the Radical Gay Agenda. There were a lot of worries I had upon leaving the White House, but I was apparently too confident that The Agenda would continue to thrive. I was sadly wrong.

But have no fear, now that I have returned to public office, we must, together, work to inject its wide, thick reach back into the faces of everyone in Atlasia. We cannot let ourselves turn into Alabama of the 1950s and 60s. We must once again pave the way for progress, love, peace and wonderful parties. It's time to take this country back and away from the prudes who have overrun us!

I hope you and others will stand with me as The Radical Gay Agenda begins its triumphant return! We cannot waste anymore time allowing it die a slow death!

Very poignant answer! Perhaps we should move to codify into law the RHA as regional holidays in our respective regions?

[Lincoln Republican]

My dear brother Duke, it was with a full heart and a sense of tremendous joy and gratitude when I heard of your triumphant return to Atlasia.

I wept tears of joy at  this marvelous news, yes, my dear friend, tears of joy.

This is a glorious day in the history of our republic.

As I was eating my cereal in the morning the very milk in the bowl seemed to call out to me

Duke is back, Duke is back

As I was reading my study material in the afternoon, the very pages of my book seemed to call out to me

Duke is back, Duke is back

As I was driving home from a meeting in the evening, listening to the radio, the radio itself seemed to call out to me

Duke is back, Duke is back

Yes, these are truly magnificent days, days to be remembered, days to be cherished, by all Atlasians, from coast to splendid coast.