Confirmation Hearing: Hifly15 for SoEA (Rejected)

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hifly15 is nominated to replace Averroës Nix as SoEA.

Senators, you have up to 72 hours to question the nominee.

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Please forgive me if they are a lot of questions, but I am quite curious about your foreign policy views:

-Do you plan to have an overreaching theme or message as SoEA?

-What would you say is your priority/ies regarding the position?

-What are your thoughts regarding China and Russia? Do you see them as rivals? If so, how would to try to contain them?

-What is your take on the Middle East right now? (The Superique Peace Plan, ISIS, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran and so forth)

-Where do you stand on the Peace and Prosperity Act of 2014?

-Overall, do you feel we should be spending more on the defense sector or continue with the cuts that have been enacted over the past months?

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Concerned as I am with the proposals to continue to cut Defense spending and overall the dangerous route of weakening our defense sector (which I absolutely oppose and believe it's irresponsible), I would like to ask a follow up regarding ISIS, considering what happened yesterday in Germany and in the White House itself.

I don't believe anyone has really advocated for war in the sense of boots on the ground (and yet it's a common accusation against those of us who support aiding the Iraqi government), but military intervention in the sense of airstrikes is something that the administration itself has supported (at least at times, considering the abrupt reversals of positions we've seen so far).

The question is (and sorry if this was made clear earlier and I didn't notice), would you continue SoEA Nix's efforts to help the victims and the refugees and the current drone and airstrikes bombing campaign?

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Two state solution not working? I'm sorry, what about the Superique Peace Plan that was put in motion and signed by both nations a couple of months ago?

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Senators, 72 hours have passed and a vote has been started. Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

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Nay.

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A clear majority has emerged, and the nominee is rejected by the Senate.

Aye (2) Senator TNF and Senator Deus.
Nay (6) Senator Bore, Senator Cynic, Senator Polnut, Senator Cranberry, Senator Lumine and Senator Yankee.
Abstained (1) Senator JCL.

Not Voting (1) Senator Cassius.