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LastMcGovernite
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« on: October 31, 2021, 11:45:47 AM »
Is anyone up for a drafting game like this? It would function similarly to the Fantasy Cabinet activity.  Basically, over the course of the game, you will need to draft one person from each state. It can be anyone who represented that state- past or present- in either house of Congress. As in all drafts, any given individual can only be chosen by one player. If someone picks Henry Clay before you do, sorry but he is off the board for you.

The catch is that +/- a third need to be from the 18/19th century, a third from the 20th century, and a third from the 21st century. Someone whose career spanned two different centuries can fit in your choice of category. For example, if you draft Orrin Hatch for Utah, he can serve as a 20th or 21st century pick, as long as you clearly designate which.

Want to pick an all-Republican Congress? Fine. Want to fill it with abolitionists and progressives? No problem. But the goal is to pick your ideal Congress given the aforementioned guidelines.

If there is enough interest, I can start a public google doc so people can keep track of their picks and which individuals have already been drafted by someone.

Who might be interested?
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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2021, 12:51:09 PM »
Sounds good to me
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2021, 12:55:31 PM »
Sure
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« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2021, 01:02:59 AM »
Ooh...tempting.

Now I really wish Virginia/YE did listen to me, and ban me, if I'm going to keep getting dragged in by stuff like this.
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« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2021, 12:30:02 PM »
Intrigued
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« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2021, 05:05:36 PM »
Anyone else? I'd like at least a half dozen 'yes' votes besides myself, since it makes drafting more fun, and since people seem to drop out of these activities as they continue.
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« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2021, 06:55:09 PM »
I’m game
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2021, 12:01:29 AM »
I'll join too.
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2021, 12:10:10 AM »
Officially confirming my interest in this.
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2021, 01:41:14 PM »
Ok
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2021, 01:35:41 PM »
I am very interested in this! Consider me in.
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2021, 12:20:06 PM »
I'm looking at everyone picks and I find them quite interesting, I think my goal is for a great ideological debate to happen in the Senate. I'm attempting to avoid clear partisans and select Congressmen who will lead to moderate solutions, I can only imagine the debate between a more interventionist minded Humphrey and the isolationist George Norris.
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« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2021, 12:40:40 PM »
I’m down
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« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2021, 03:03:14 PM »

Please then- join us in the thread where the game is underway. Read thru the rules and if you like, make two rounds’ worth of picks.
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« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2021, 11:03:54 AM »
Hey LastMcGovernite,

I meant for Sam Houston to be from Tennessee, not Texas. He was a US Representative from Tennessees 7th district from 1823-1827, this was before he moved to Texas.
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