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« Reply #75 on: November 16, 2010, 09:44:35 PM »

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« Reply #76 on: November 16, 2010, 10:15:37 PM »

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« Reply #77 on: November 17, 2010, 05:08:45 AM »

Just re-read this. Very good piece Smiley

This timeline is inspired mostly by "The Commonwealth that never was..." by Kalwejt, though I've changed several of the elements.

Thanks for an acknowledgement Smiley
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« Reply #78 on: November 17, 2010, 03:08:02 PM »


Thanks.

Just re-read this. Very good piece Smiley

This timeline is inspired mostly by "The Commonwealth that never was..." by Kalwejt, though I've changed several of the elements.

Thanks for an acknowledgement Smiley

You're welcome. As I was typing, it occured to me top put whose timeline it was that inspired this in the first place.

My next update will most likely be about the election of 1970, unless anyone wants updates focused on Hawaii and/or Alaska.
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« Reply #79 on: November 17, 2010, 05:31:52 PM »
« Edited: November 19, 2010, 09:40:14 PM by Cathcon »

America and Onward Part XVIII
The 1970 Presidential Election

The 1970 American Patriot Convention

Because of the success of the Goldwater Administration, there were several candidates vying for the 1970 American Patriot Nomination. The convention was filled with chatter about who Goldwater would endorse. However, Goldwater himself chose to watch the candidates play it out and deliver an endorsement only if the convention was split. Candidates included:

Minister of Justice Robert Taft Jr. of Ohio

House Majority Leader Robert J Dole of Kansas

Minister of Wealth Distribution and Economic Policy James Rhodes of Ohio

House Majority Whip James L Buckley of New York

It was thought that House Majority Whip James Buckley would be the natural successor to the Goldwater legacy. However, after the first three rounds, the nomination would come down to being between Minister of Justice Robert Taft Jr. and House Majority Leader Bob Dole. In the fifth round of balloting, President Goldwater announced that if the convention did not have a nominee by the seventh ballot, he would announce an endorsement. However, Dole scraped by with victory in the sixth round of balloting and became the nominee.

House Majority Leader Robert Dole, the 1970 American Patriot nominee for President

The 1970 Progressive Party Convention

After ten years of American Patriot dominated politics, Progressives were hoping that 1970 would be the year that they regained their previously held power. There woudl be a number of candidates that year.

Congressman Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota

Congressman and former Alaskan President Henry M Jackson of Washington

Congressman Edmund Muskie of New Hampshire

Former Minister of Justive R Sargent Shriver of Massachusetts

All four of the major candidates, each determined to win, would not give up, however, after the sixth ballot, Muskie finally dropped out, endorsing McCarthy. However, this did not help McCarthy as he had been consistently in third during the balloting. This only led another candidate to step out. As Minister of Defense Richard Nixon stepped out on stage people were wondering what he was doing.

I, I have been asked to come out here and speak before you tonight, not to put my own name into the nomination, but to place before you another name. For ten years, this party has been out of power. For ten years, the poor have been continually marginalized, while the practice of "privatization" has taken place, handing American Corporations into the hands of the rich and powerful. In order to present a unified front when we face the American Patriots this December, I have been asked to place into nomination the name of House Minority Leader Robert F Kennedy.

This was greeted with much applause as the convention saw that they finally had hope. Kennedy's weak points, specifically his connection to his father's administration and his being the establishment candidate were marginalized by his great speaking skills and his ability to appeal to minorities and the poor, two voting blocks the Progressives were hoping captialize on in the election, despite the good economy and the passing of a Civil Rights Bill by an American Patriot President. As Kennedy took the stage, once again there was much applause.

As we enter a new era, we need new leadership for this country. We need a leadership that understands the plight of the poor, the plight of the working. We need a leadership that can not only look back at mistakes, but can look to the future with bright hope and idealism, and the belief that there are no things that this great country can't do, whether it is feeding the poor, strengthening our national security, or bringin about peace in Europe. I assure, it can be done. Tonight, I ask that you nominate a leader that can do all these things. That is why I am running for President.

On the seventh ballot, Kennedy won by a large margin, becoming the 1970 Progressive Party nominee for President.

House Minority Leader Robert F Kennedy of Massachusetts, the Progressive nominee for President

The 1970 Centrist Party Convention

After increasingly strong showings since 1955, the Centrist Party was looking to pull an upset and become "The Dominant Party in New England". Because of this, several candidates were vying for the nomination that year. However, only a few would be fron-and-center at the convention. Despite the optimistic attitude of the Centrists, there was also a sad, somber mood because of the death of their leader, Prescott Bush. In a special election to replace him, a Centrist had been elected in his place.

As the convention commenced, it was soon made clear that minor candidates would not stand a chance as the nomination came down to two people:

Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller

Hatfield represented a younger generation of Centrists who didn't care for the other two parties, and who rallied behind him because of his anti-war stances. Hatfield had become known as a critic of Goldwater's rejoining of the Allied Forces, because, in his words:

What President Goldwater has done will only lead to trouble. By rejoining the Allied Forces, the President has not only commited to endless war with Nazi Germany, but with the Soviet Union and with Japan. This will not result in Goldwater's so called 'spread of freedom', but only in the death of American boys. That is why I can not sit by and support Goldwater's entering into endless war.

Rockefeller, on the other hand, represented the establishment, corporatist, and decidedly more pro-war end of the Centrist Party. He had come from a wealth family that had survived the Great Depression and lived to tell of it. During the 1950's, he had been a delegate to the conventions organized by Henry Wallace, and had worked for Joseph Kennedy in the Ministry of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution. On the fifth ballot, despite a charismatic campaign by Hatfield, and a large coalition of Western pro-Hatfield delegates, Rockefeller pulled off a victory.

Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, the 1970 Centrist Party nominee, a charismatic campaigner and a good debater
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« Reply #80 on: November 19, 2010, 09:01:09 PM »

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« Reply #81 on: November 19, 2010, 10:27:41 PM »
« Edited: January 16, 2011, 09:11:34 AM by Cathcon »

House Minority Whip Robert F Kennedy Elected President!


Robert Kennedy (P-MA)-49 electoral votes
Robert Dole (AP-KS)-48 electoral votes
Nelson Rockefeller (C-NY)-21 electoral votes

Kennedy had won, but nowhere near a decisive victory. Scoring only one electoral vote above his competition, the closeness of the race woould be blamed on Rockefeller, who, using his family fortune, dropped a large amount of money into a North-East campaign, taking 21 electoral votes. However, the result didn't change that a Progressive was going to the capital.

Historically important Gubernatorial races:

In New York, Centrist Nelson Rockefeller won re-election to the Governorship

In Arizona, Congressman George Bush ran and successfully won the Governorship of Arizona

In Massachusetts, Edward Kennedy, brother of Robert, was elected Governor

In Illinois, Phil Crane was elected Governor

In Nevada, American Patriot Congressman Paul Laxalt was elected Governor

Historically Important Congressional Races:

In California, Barry Goldwater Jr., the son of President Barry Goldwater, won election to Congress.

In Connecticut, Loweel P Weicker was elected to Congress.

In New York, Jay Rockefeller, son of Nelson Rockefeller's brother, was elected to Congress.

In Oregon, Governor Mark Hatfield, limited to two terms but allowed to run for Congress and the Presidency at the same time, won election to the RS HoE, beating out Progressive Harold Stassen.

In New York, Civil Rights Activist Malcolm Little, just off of his failed mayoral campaign, won election to the House of Elected as a Progressive.
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« Reply #82 on: November 20, 2010, 07:29:49 AM »

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« Reply #83 on: November 20, 2010, 01:50:27 PM »

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« Reply #84 on: November 21, 2010, 12:49:34 PM »
« Edited: December 23, 2010, 02:34:32 PM by Cathcon »

America and Onward Part XIX
The Kingdom of Camelot

On January 1st, 1971, Congressman Robert F Kennedy became President Robert F Kennedy. His election was the return of the Kennedys to the Whitehouse, and what some called "The Return of Camelot". Despite a very close election only a month before, the country felt re-united with the swearing in of Kennedy by Minsiter of Justice Robert Taft Jr.

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution: Richard Nixon
Minister of Diplomacy: Hubert H Humphrey
Minister of Warfare: Henry M Jackson
Minister of Justice: Richard J Daley
Ambassador to the Allied Forces: Robert Sargent Shriver
Head of the Council of Economic Advisors: Nelson Rockefeller
Governor of Alaska: Thomas O'Neill

Parts of Kennedy's cabinet were suprising, while other parts were expected. Nixon was expected to once again become the Minsiter of Diplomacy. However, he was suprisingly picked for MDPWD. Congressman Huber H Humphrey was picked for Diplomacy, a position he was seen as throughly qualified for. For warfare, Kennedy picked Congressman Henry Jackson, who had experience dealing with the USSR from his tenure as Alaskan President.

Under Kennedy's watch, three new cabinet positions would open: Ambassador to the Allied Forces, Head of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Governor of Alaska. Alaska had become a cabinet position upon the ratification of the Juneau Pacts, which agreed that Alaska would become a state, but would not have elections, and the leader would be appointed by the President of the Renewed States of America. The Alaskans were not happy about it, but it had not been their decision.

For the three new cabinet positions, Kennedy chose people ranging from close allies to bitter rivals. For Ambassador to the Allied Forces, he chose family friend R Sargent Shriver. For Governor of Alaska, he chose another ally, Congressman Thomas "Tip" O'Neil (P-MA). However, for Head of the Council of Economic Advisors, Kennedy chose political rival Nelson Rockefeller, who it was believed had caused the 1970 election to be so close. Stating his reason for choosing Rockefeller, Kennedy said:

Governor Rockefeller has worked in government a large amount of his life. He comes from a family that knows economics, that knows the business world, and he has the experience needed for this new job. He has dabbled in business, know the principles of economics, and has served as Governor of New York for the last sixteen years.

However, it was believed that Kennedy was giving Rockefeller the job in order to put him out of the public eye. Despite that, Rockefeller would become more visible than ever, holding countless press conferences to update the American public on the economy. The Council of Economic Advisors included such names as the economists Alan Greenspan and Paul Vocker, and politicians such as John Anderson and Gerald Ford, and businessmen such as George Romney (who had also been a Michigan Governor).

Former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller-The First Head of the Council of Economic Advisors

Though the Renewed States of America had moved long past the days of the American Corporations in the 1950's, and it was at the time believed that private eneterprsie did more for the economy than public enterprise, this did not stop Kennedy's attemptes at "Progressivizing" the economy by raising taxes and funding more public works such as roads, parks, and National Forests. Kennedy appointed former MDPWD James Roosevelt to head the committee on natural preservation in Congress, despite not at that time being a member of Congress. In time, consumer activist and environmentalist Ralph Nader would become a ranking member of the council despite himself not being a member of Congress. He woudl propose many reforms.

One of the President's biggest "thorns" in his side was Congressman Malcolm Little (P-NY), and extremely Liberal member and the first African American in the RS Congress. He constantly battered President Kennedy because of his "moderate" policies, and because he, according to Little, did not do enough to end poverty.

The culmination of Little's grievances against President Kennedy came in 1974 when Little proposed The Great Society, a large piece of legislation that contained in it a repeal of the Balanced Budget Amendment, the creation of a nation welfare system, a  100% employmen clause, health unsurance for every American, and other pieces of Progressive Legislation. Even Minister of Diplomacy Hubert H Humphrey, one of the leaders of the "War on Poverty" during the Goldwater years balked at it.

Congressman Malcolm Little (P-NY) proposing The Great Society

Eventually, when The Great Society came to a vote, it did not pass the HoE, failing 67-51. Even Progressives would not vote for the bill because of the sheer amount of national funding that it contained.

All through this, starting in 1973, the economy began to decline with rising oil prices resulting from recent Nazi victories in the Middle East, and with a new type of economic problem called "stagflation", a combination of high prices and growing unemployment. In order to counter this, Kennedy would attempt to trim the budget in certain places while at the same time stimulate the economy with the Interstate Economic Stimulus and Environmental Protection Package which created national parks in places such as Colorado, California, and Montana. This was seen not only as a way to preserve land and natural beauty, but a way to employ people to run the parks. Aside from doing that, the IESEPP would also funnel money to shrinking businesses and create large public works projects in out of work areas.

MDPWD Richard Nixon and HCEA Nelson Rockefeller, the two "egg heads" behind the IESEPP

Also, in 1974, President Robert F Kennedy would re-arrange parts of his cabinet, specifically, the foreign policy bench. He would "release" Hubert H Humphrey, and instead replace him with Henry Jackson. Sargent Shriver became the Minsiter of Warfare, and Harvard Proffessor Henry Kissinger became Ambassador to the Allied Forces.

Professor Henry Kissinger-The new Ambassador to the Allied Forces

In foreign events, Kennedy received the approval of Congress to send 5,000 troops over to the Middle East and France in order to fight the Axis powers, as well as weapons and 5,000 more troops over to China to fight the Soviets and Japan. Congressman Mark Hatfield (C-OR) filibustered the passing of both aid to China and aid to Europe for twenty seven hours before collapsing from exhaustion. In an excerpt from his filibuster, he said:

This can only hurt us. Our continual aid to Europe and China has gone on long enough. We have spent enough money and enough time in both places. This is not our fight, and we needn't lostlives or money over it. That is why I am now calling for a complete withdrawal of all American troops and treaties with both Germany and the Soviet Union immediately!

President Kennedy was quick to respond, saying:

You are right Congressman Hatfield. This endless war, starting in the 1930's has gone on long enough. It is time here and now to end it once and for all. The Soviet Union and Nazi German must both be crushed before America or any other country can breathe easy! I have in my hands a bill sending over not five, but ten thousand more troops to each front. The Soviet Union is weakening, Nazi Germany is weakening. It's time we did this deed and brought America home!

President Kennedy's new proposal passed Congress easily enough. However, while talking like a "war hawk", Kennedy practiced detente and had Ambassador Kissinger meeting with Soviet, Nazi, and Japanese leaders about peace treaties.

Congressional Balance of Power 1971-1976:
Progressives: 59; Leader: Edmund Muskie
American Patriots: 52; Leader: James L Buckley
Centrists: 6; Leader: Gerald R Ford
American Independents: 1; Leader: John Schmitz

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« Reply #85 on: November 21, 2010, 01:23:16 PM »

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« Reply #86 on: November 22, 2010, 02:23:46 AM »


Oh, and I really like RFK's cabinet.
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« Reply #87 on: November 22, 2010, 09:05:11 PM »
« Edited: November 23, 2010, 04:00:47 PM by Cathcon »

America and Onward Part XX
Long Live the King

President Kennedy shot Dead by Unknown Assailant in Los Angeles!!
President Robert F Kennedy November 20, 1925-November 22, 1974

While meeting voter in Los Angeles, California earlier today, President Robert F Kennedy, riding high approval ratings after a major Allied Forces victory in Turkey and a decrease in unemployment, was shot dead by an unknown assailant who had hidden himself among the crowd. The assailant was identified by witnesses as a six foot tall male with long black hair. However, after shooting President Kennedy, he disappeared into the crowd. The Los Angeles Police Department, the California State Police, and the Ministry of Justice have all begun investigation into the matter. One un-named Ministry official said that it could possible be the work of the Confederacy (though believed highly unlikely), or the growing "Anarchy" movement in Canada, which has remained a lawless baren land since the 1940's. Whiel investigation goes forth, the country mourns the death of its President. When notified of President Kennedy's death, Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution Richard M Nixon took the Oath of Office, administered by Minister of Justice Richard J Daley. Nixon has worked in high level positions of government since 1954 and is believed highly qualified for the job.

Richard M Nixon-The Fifth President of the Renewed States of America and the country's new leader

With the death of President Kennedy, approval of the Administration went up, going to 82%. President Nixon promised swift retribution for the Kennedy's assassin, as well as a continuation of Kennedy's policies at home and abroad.

In a small apartment in the filthier side of Los Angeles, a filthy room full of men cleaning and oiling guns, smoking, and drinking. The men range from their forties to their twenties. One man, aged thirty, was the object of attention. He was six feet tall, with long dark hair, sunglasses, and with a joint between his finger tips.
Arthur: Well, I guess you had to do it.
Jim: Damn straight! That er Kennedy wanted to send more of us to dies out there in ing Turkey!
Lee: He could've been a great President, if he hadn't ing decided that we needed to die, damn it!
Arthur: I guess you're right...
Jim:  it, I know I'm right and you do too! In this world, they're willing to kill us, and we have to kill back!
Athur: The whole country's gonna want to find you...

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« Reply #88 on: November 23, 2010, 04:01:14 PM »

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« Reply #89 on: November 25, 2010, 07:57:44 PM »
« Edited: December 20, 2010, 11:11:43 AM by Cathcon »

America and Onward Part XXI

As the fifth President, Richard Nixon, took office, he rode a high tide of popularity because of the death of President Kennedy and the sympathy vote. Because Robert Kennedy had been elected to the term the Nixon was at that point serving in, Nixon made very few re-arrangements to the cabinet.


And as we move forward, we shall never forget the long career of public service that President Kennedy took upon himself. After having seen two fo his brothers killed during that dark period called the nineteen forties, he had first to recover from depression, and next to take it upon himself to dedicate his life not only to serve the people in his Congressional district, not only to serve Congressional Progressives, but to serve all. The poor, the minorities, those that needed a helping hand, spare change, or merely acknowlegment of their plight. Kennedy dedicated himself to helping all these and more. Today, we mourn as only a nation can mourn for such a President, for such a believer in and lover of life, for such a man.
                                                          -President Richard M Nixon, November 22, 1974

Nixon went immediately to work in the name of Kennedy's legacy, passing large public works projects and tax increases on the very wealthy. He would also petition for more military funding and a greater commitment of troops in Europe, Turkey, and China.

However, despite immense public sympathy for Nixon and for the Kennedy family, not everyone was happy. The youth population, which at one point had voted in droves for Kennedy, had become disenchanted with both Kennedy and Nixon by 1974. The de facto leaders of the emerging "Youth movement" were the members of the musical group called The Doors. Lead by guitarist Jimi Hendrix, singer Bob Dylan, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, they were a group that emerged in the 1960's that began protesting the initial troop shipments by President Goldwater over to Europe and China. The Doors derived their title from the Aldous Huxley book The Doors of Perception, which Manzarek had read. The Doors of Perception was in turn based on a phrase by poet John Blake. The group ended up meeting in Los Angeles, having come from different parts of the country, and were during the sixties, locally known musicians in Los Angeles.

Bob Dylan, lead singer of the group The Doors

In the political world, however, Nixon was still popular. Looking, as he always did, to his re-election chances in 1975, they looked pretty good. From the Centrist Party, there was only one credible challenger, Oregon Congressman Mark Hatfield, who was seen as the candidate of only the youth. From the American Patriots, the likely nominee would be House Minority Leader James L Buckley.

In early 1975, the Allied Forces, with new American troops, declared victory in Turkey. President Nixon, in order to capitalize on that victory, both militarily and politically, decided to visit Turkey.

President Nixon leaving a helicopter landing in Allied Forces occupied Turkey

The greatest title that I believe history can bestow on one is that of 'peace maker'. Today, all of you here, whether you are troops from the Renwed States, troops from Britain, troops from France, or troops from here in Turkey, are all peace makers, because in this world, peace can only exist with the efforts of those like yourselves working to oust the military dictators the Nazis and the Soviets.
                -President Richard M Nixon's victory speech in Turkey; February 13th, 1975

President Nixon shaking hands with a youn Navy veteran

With a sympathetic populace, high approval ratings, a recent military victory, and a seemingly well recovering economy, President Nixon welcomed his expected re-election with open arms.

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« Reply #90 on: November 25, 2010, 08:03:59 PM »

Bob Dylan looks too young there, here's a better picture:



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« Reply #91 on: November 25, 2010, 08:10:24 PM »

Bob Dylan looks too young there, here's a better picture:



Nice at including pop culture references Smiley

You can already see your advice at work!

As for why Morrison's not in the Doors, it's not that he's dead, but that I may or may not have committed him somewhere else...I don't want to give too much away given that I might get a bunch of people screaming at me...
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« Reply #92 on: November 27, 2010, 02:03:07 PM »

Ugh. I had this whole update on the Centrist and AP nominations, but because my internet is messed up, if I close one thing, everything I have open relating to the internet closes. I'll have to retype it.
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« Reply #93 on: November 29, 2010, 02:56:49 PM »
« Edited: November 29, 2010, 09:45:42 PM by Cathcon »

America and Onward Part XXII
The 1975 Presidential Election

The 1975 American Patriot National Convention

The major issue dominating both opposition parties in 1975 was a matter of the war. There would only be two major candidates, taking different sides on the idea of sending American troops to fight Nazism and Communism in Europe and Asia. The two candidates were:

House Minority Leader James L Buckley of New York

Former Minister of Justice Robert Taft Jr. of Ohio

At the convention, there would be a brief stand off between the nationalist Buckley and the anti-war Taft, however, by the second ballot, Buckley easily won.

The 1975 Centrist Party National Convention

Just as for the American Patriot nomination, the Centrist nomination too would be dominated by the subject of foreign wars. On one side, a charismatic anti-war candidate would emerge, and on the other side, the corporatist establishment ran their candidate.

Oregon Congressman Mark Hatfield, the anti-war candidate for the Centrist Nomination

New York City Mayor John V Lindsay, the establishment candidate

At the convention, held in Connecticut, one of the numbers of speeches in support of Hatfield was not a speech at all as the band The Doors played for fifteen minutes despite fist fights between their roadies and Lindsay supporters. The set that The Doors played included songs by Hendrix and Dylan such as All along the Watchtower, plus a Manzarek original, Crystal Ship. The  Doors' performance made headlines and was seen as a definitve endorsement from the counter-culture of Hatfield's candidacy.

Despite desperate attempts by the establishment, Hatfield would be nominated. However, he would face stiff opposition as Lindsay announced his endorsement of Nixon instead of Hatfield. Nonetheless, Hatfield was the nominee.
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« Reply #94 on: November 29, 2010, 10:08:05 PM »

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« Reply #95 on: November 30, 2010, 03:00:07 PM »
« Edited: January 01, 2011, 12:03:11 PM by Cathcon »

President Richard Nixon Wins Landlide Re-Election!!!


President Richard Nixon (Progressive)-95 electoral votes
House Minority Leader James L Buckley (American Patriot)-21 electoral votes
Congressman Mark Hatfield (Centrist)-2 electoral votes


Historically Significant Congressional Races

In New York, Progressive Congressman Malcolm Little won re-election, riding Nixon's wave.

Also in New York, African American woman Shirley Chisolm was elected to Congress, marking the first time an African American would be elected to the RSA Congress.


In Michigan, Centrist Gerald R Ford was re-elected.

In Kansas, American Patriot Robert Dole was re-elected.

In Oregon, despite losing his home state, Congressman Mark Hatfield was re-elected.

In New York, despite losing by a landslide, Congressman James L Buckley was re-elected in his district.

In Michigan, Congresswoman George Romney won re-election.

In Iowa, Tom Harkin, a Progrressive, was elected to Congress.

In Vermont, businessman Pete duPont was elected to Congress. The duPont family had moved from Delaware to Vermont in the fifties when the Confederacy had taken Delaware over.

Historically Sginificant Gubernatorial Races:

In Arizona, Governor George Bush was re-elected.

In Nevada, popular Governor Paul Laxalt was re-elected.

In California, Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr. was elected Governor.

In Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy was re-elected.

In Illinois, Governor Phil Crane lost re-election to his Centrist opponent.
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« Reply #96 on: November 30, 2010, 03:50:39 PM »

I was waiting for an update on the Progressive Primary. I'm still having some trouble seeing Nixon as a "Progressive." I would have thought him a better fit for the Centrists.
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« Reply #97 on: December 01, 2010, 03:56:39 PM »

I was waiting for an update on the Progressive Primary. I'm still having some trouble seeing Nixon as a "Progressive." I would have thought him a better fit for the Centrists.

As of now, there are no primaries, only conventions. Primaries will evolve during the eighties.

As for Nixon, he is more Centrist minded, however, he hopped on board with the Progressives in the "early years", and became a national figure during the Wallace and Kennedy Administrations. Despite his Centrist leanings, Nixon is "In it to Win it", and isn't interested in going according to ideology. Rockefeller has a similar ideology to Nixon, but believes that he can use his fortune to win outside of the Progressive Party. Nixon, not having the access to money that Rockefeller had, goes more with parties and establishments.
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« Reply #98 on: December 04, 2010, 09:26:58 AM »
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America and Onward Part XXIII
The Long National Nightmare

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution: Nelson Rockefeller
Minister of Diplomacy: Henry Kissinger
Minister of Warfare: Robert Sargent Shriver
Minister of Justice: Edward Brooke
Head of the Council of Economic Advisors: George Romney
Governor of Alaska: Robert Finch
Ambassador to the Allied Forces: Henry M Jackson

With his landslide re-election, Nixon believed that the job was his to institute true Progressive Reforms. With major gains by Progressives in the House of Elected, he was able to pass major tax increases, even those opposed by MDPWD Rockefeller.

Going back to the previous term, Nixon drew up a more moderated version of Congressman Littles Great Society. This included the re-institution of universal health coverage, as well as the nationalization of certain industries deemed "necessary" to the public health. This included the weapons and food industries.

Even as all this happened, the economy continued to worsen, its recent spike having been a fluke. Inflation, a new enemy to the RSA's twenty year old economy, began to emerge. This resulted in Centrist Leader Gerald R Ford temporarily aligning with the American Patriots in order make sure that the Balanced Budget Amendment was passed.


More Conservative Centrists forged an alliance with the American Patriots in order to stop President Nixon's plans. As debate began to heat up and the "Conservative Alliance" attempted to filibuster The Great Society, MDPWD Nelson Rockefeller began to become an enemy of the President and was being shut out of cabinet meetings because of certain disagreements with the President. This was in 1977.

On the foreign front, President Nixon continued to send more troops into the Middle East, where the Allied Forces were making serious headway in the defeat of the Axis Forces. However, recent victories did not defuse the counterculture, which organized its own rallying point. In the California city of San Francisco in 1977, a large number of musical groups, players of the emerging musical genre "Psychedelica", they included such American groups as The Doors, and Chicago. The "event" which was a three day long concert, also included British groups such as Led Zeppelin which was lead by the guitarist duo of Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, and the group The Beatles, made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Peter Best. The event would come to be called "Frisco". Among the songs in Led Zeppelin's set, there was Clapton's "Layla", and the band's most famous song, the epic "Stairway to Heaven", known for its powerful instrumentation, its lyrics, it's folk intro, and its two guitarists.

Bob Dylan (Left), guitarist for The Doors. Eric Clapton (Right) Guitarist for Led Zeppelin
Both bands were premiere acts at "Frisco"

In China, the Soviet Union lost a decisive battle against Allied Forces, while Japan surrendered. It appeared, across the world, that World War II, which had started in 1939, would end within the decade, ending the world's constant state of war.

In 1978, with sinking popularity, Nixon's chances at re-election in 1980 looked slim. Then it was revealed that in order to pass portions of the Great Society, accounting "errors" had been made, and it was revealed there was a deficit despite the Balanced Budget Amendment, and that this practice had begun in 1973, during Robert Kennedy's term. However, it was also revealed the Nelson Rockefeller, who had had his hand in a large amount of the domestic agenda, was not responsible for the accounting "errors".


In November of 1978, President Richard Nixon was impeached of breaking the code of the constitution which he swore to defend upon taking office. Nelson Rockefeller would take office, pledging to "clean house". He became the first RS President to be a member of the Centrist Party.




Congressional Balance of Power 1976-1981
Progressives: 70; Leader: Edward M Kennedy
American Patriots: 41; Leader: James Rhodes
Centrists: 6; Leader: Gerald R Ford
American Independents: 1; Leader: John Schmitz
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« Reply #99 on: December 04, 2010, 09:46:48 AM »

awesome update =)
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