Jbrase/NC Yankee: Take the power back!

[CatoMinor]

Friends, Atlasians, countrymen, lend me your ears.

I come here today announce that I shall run for President of Atlasia. It is not acceptable that unemployment continues to hover above 8%. It is not acceptable that when people are out of work we put pride and our ideologies first and punish the merchants of our nation and the poor people of other nations with embargoes, simply becuase we have disagreements with their governments. It is not acceptable that even just the thought of using force against Iran is on the table when they have not attacked us. It is not acceptable that poor people must suffer the consequences of a dollar that buys them less and less. But it does not have to be this way.  We can change this, we can turn things around, we can restore Atlasia to greatness.

I am Jbrase, a proud member of the Imperial Bloc, and in the words of Zach De la Rocho: Take The Power Back!

Thank you and Nym bless!  

[CatoMinor]

Let the fun guessing game of who shall be my running mate commence!

[Pingvin]

Second preference!!!!!

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Thank you and Nym bless!  

It's Dave...

[CatoMinor]

Thank you and Nym bless!  

It's Dave...

I am a member of the United Church of Nym. We believe that Nym is the true lord of Atlasia. I hope my Atlasia religion is not made an issue.

[Donerail]

Chairman of the Imperial Bloc, member of the Imperial House of Jbrase, and IDS Legislator SJoyceFla delivered these remarks today in a press conference in Memphis:

As Chairman of the Imperial Bloc, I have a vested interest in working for the well-being of the Bloc and the Imperial Dominion of the South in general, but that isn't why I'm endorsing who I am today. It's a bit early for this, but I've decided to endorse Jbrase for President. He has a long history in Atlasian politics, which several of you know better than I, but what I do see is that Jbrase represents the people, and cares about good governance over electoral pandering. He is the candidate who can unite us as one nation and help us work together to solve our problems. You'll be electing a person of principle, courage, and character to the highest office in the land, so vote for the candidate who'll put people before politics, Jbrase.

[ZuWo]

Let the fun guessing game of who shall be my running mate commence!

Me? Because we were such a nice couple in February ...

[Donerail]

Let the fun guessing game of who shall be my running mate commence!

ZuWo, TJ, Tmth, Clarence... I'd assume it'd be a non-Southerner (or at least non-IBer) for ideological diversity.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Probably SJoyce.

Despite our huge disagreements, I like you, and you may get a preference (though probably not first for the aforementioned differences).

[Donerail]

Probably SJoyce.

The ticket would be "IDS Legislator and Fmr. Imperial Bloc Chairman Jbrase (Imperial Bloc, Imperial House of Jbrase)/IDS Legislator and Imperial Bloc Chairman SJoyceFla (Imperial Bloc, Imperial House of Jbrase)".

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Second preferance. Though there's something you could do that would get me to cross party lines to give you first preferance.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Good for you, Jbrase.... you will definitely be high up on my ballot

[Donerail]

Second preferance. Though there's something you could do that would get me to cross party lines to give you first preferance.

Jbrase/JCL?

[Supersonic]

I have a feeling we have polar opposite stances on foreign policy, which might force me to give you a lower preference. Though I could be wrong.

If you had a neo-conservative running mate however...
(not suggesting myself, if that's what you're thinking lol)

[CatoMinor]

In the IDS we have worked hard together in a team effort to put people back to work, to reform our region so that it could once again be be a shining city on a hill, open to everyone, promoting entrepreneurship, crafting new regulations that promote saftey and good health yet do not crush people under their weight. We have transformed the region in a Cultural Revolution of Awesomeness. It is high time we take this revolution to the national level.

Who will join the Revolution?  

[Donerail]

In the IDS we have worked hard together in a team effort to put people back to work, to reform our region so that it could once again be be a shining city on a hill, open to everyone, promoting entrepreneurship, crafting new regulations that promote saftey and good health yet do not crush people under their weight. We have transformed the region in a Cultural Revolution of Awesomeness. It is high time we take this revolution to the national level.

Who will join the Revolution?  

JBRASE R[ƎVO˩]UTION!

[Adam Griffin]

Strongly preferenced. What an exciting election this will be!

[CatoMinor]

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Second preferance. Though there's something you could do that would get me to cross party lines to give you first preferance.

Jbrase/JCL?

It's more of a policy view than if I were his running mate. We have similar economic views and I could bring social conservatives into a grand alliance to defeat the left and put a conservative leaning vision into play. That is if he so chooses.  ZuWo would also be a good running mate for JBrase as well.

[This user has not been convicted of 34 felonies]

I reiterate that you'll definitely get a high preference from me, likely my first Also I'm gonna throw in my two sense and say that I think you should pick Governor ZuWo or maybe Governor Nix to be your VP.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

I feel so pressed to ask you this, so I guess I will.

Speaker Jbrase, you represent a party that stands primarily for regional interests; these interests being, of course, of exclusive pertinence to the IDS.  Given this, how can the people of Atlasia be assured that you will govern the country with the interests of every region equally in mind?

[Donerail]

I feel so pressed to ask you this, so I guess I will.

Speaker Jbrase, you represent a party that stands primarily for regional interests; these interests being, of course, of exclusive pertinence to the IDS.  Given this, how can the people of Atlasia be assured that you will govern the country with the interests of every region equally in mind?

Being the chairman of said party, I probably have a duty to respond to this (I can't say how Jbrase will govern, obviously, but this is my shot at explaining the Bloc).

The Bloc is not inherently an exclusively IDS party. While its major foothold has been and is in the IDS, that is due to that being the place most of its founding members hailed from and thus where it gained the most organizational strength. However, it is not inherently Southern-only; the Bloc has never restricted its membership merely to Imperial citizens, and has at various times throughout its history counted members of the Mideast and Midwest among its members. We stand for the rights of the IDS, yes, but in the context of a wider stance (heh, Larry Craig) in favor of regional rights in general, which are in the interest of all regions, not exclusively the IDS.

[CatoMinor]

I feel so pressed to ask you this, so I guess I will.

Speaker Jbrase, you represent a party that stands primarily for regional interests; these interests being, of course, of exclusive pertinence to the IDS.  Given this, how can the people of Atlasia be assured that you will govern the country with the interests of every region equally in mind?

Fair question. Yes I am a member of the Imperial Bloc, and I am proud of it. I am a part of a party that simply seeks to keep our Region great. While serving as Speaker of our Legislature it is my duty as Speaker and a Bloc member to work keep our region strong and move it forward. If elected to the Presidency my duty becomes to do the same for the nation.

I promise to as President fight for the rights and prosperity of every region.

[CatoMinor]

Statement on Operation Cottenfield

It has come to my attention that there is a large effort to move far-left socialists and communists to the IDS. There has in response been legislation introduced to stop the flow. While I wish that all the great work that has been done to better the region is not undone in a communist revolution, I also wish that the people of the south are not forced to live in a red scare.

I cannot now, nor can I ever support the effort to limit immigration of people based on their beliefs. 

With that said I welcome any new additions to our great region.