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On 4/17/2022 at 10:07 AM, vcczar said:

Here's Van Buren. He really needs more historical legis props, historical pres actions, and one historical court case for his tenure. 

Martin Van Buren (8th Pres: 1837-1841)

 

Scripted Events (excl: flavor):

  1. John Deere Steel Plow - 1837

  2. Smallpox Epidemic Decimates Indigenous Tribes - 1837

  3. Panic of 1837 - 1837

  4. Texas Wish to Join US - 1837

  5. Caroline Affair - 1837

  6. Canadian Rebellions - 1837

  7. Mormon Extermination Order - 1838

  8. Stubborn Cherokee - 1838

  9. Aroostook War - 1838

  10. Amistad - 1839

  11. Oregon Trail - 1840

 

Legis Prop:

  1. Michigan Statehood - 1837

  2. Institute Filibuster - 1837

  3. Iowa Territory - 1838

 

Pres Actions:

  1. n/a

 

SC Cases:

  1. Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge - 1837

 

Warfare:

  1. Seminole War continued

1840 leg Prop: Independent Treasury Act- divorcing the Federal treasury department from all banks. 

1840 pres action: instituting 10 hour work days for federally funded projects.

https://www.loc.gov/collections/martin-van-buren-papers/articles-and-essays/timeline/1837-to-1841/

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On 4/17/2022 at 10:30 AM, vcczar said:

Tyler needs historical pres actions, historical legis prop, and one historical SC Case:

John Tyler (10th pres: 1841-1845)

 

Scripted Events (excl: flavor): 

  1. Dorr Rebellion - 1841

  2. French in Hawaii - 1842

  3. Telegraph - 1843

  4. Princeton Disaster - 1844

  5. Illinois Mormon War - 1844

  6. Open Trade w/ China - 1844

 

Legis Props:

  1. Repeal Independent Treasury - 1841

  2. Black Tariff - 1842

 

Pres Actions:

  1. Minister to China - 1844

 

SC Cases:

  1. n/a

 

Wartime:

  1. Continued and Resolved 2nd Seminole War - 1842

SC case, 1842: Commonwealth v. Hunt - establishing legality of labor unions and rights of workers to strike.

1842, Webster-Ashburton Treaty,  settling boundary disputes around lake superior and adjusting the Maine/New Brunswick border. 

1844, Texas Annexation Treaty - signed and initiated by Tyler only to fail in the Senate.  And then in 1845 be accepted through a joint resolution only requiring majority vote. Sneaky stuff. 

(Somewhat related, is the Gag Rule implemented in leg Prop somewhere? Huge part of the lead up to the Civil War)

 

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22 hours ago, vcczar said:

Here's Bush I. He needs historical pres actions and maybe 1 or 2 more legis props.

 

George HW Bush (41st Pres: 1989-1993)

 

Scripted Events (excl: flavor)

  1. Panama Declares Hostility to US and Assaults US Officer -1989

  2. Revolutions of 1989 - 1989

  3. The Rise of Walmart - 1990

  4. Iraq Invades Kuwait - 1990

  5. Coup in Haiti - 1991

  6. Yugoslav Wars - 1991

  7. New World Order as US Becomes Hyperpower - 1991

  8. START Treaties - 1991

  9. Dissolution of the Soviet Union - 1991

 

Legis Props:

  1. Whistleblowers Protection Act - 1989

  2. Elevate Dept of VA ot cabinet - 1989

  3. Disabilities Act of 1990 - 1990

  4. George Mason Memorial - 1990

  5. Ryan White CARE Act - 1990

  6. Immigration Act of 1990 - 1990

  7. GHW Bush Tax Bracket - 1990

 

Pres Actions:

  1. No New Taxes Pledge - 1989

  2. Drug Czar - 1989

 

SC Cases:

  1. Texas v Johnson - 1989

  2. Stanford v Kentucky - 1989

  3. Barnes v Glen Theatre - 1991

  4. Planned Parenthood v Casey - 1992

  5. Lee v Weisman - 1992

 

Warfare:

  1. Invasion of Panama begins and is resolved - 1989

  2. Gulf War begins and is resolved - 1990

SCOTUS: Thompson v Oklahoma might be a better case than Stanford v Kentucky since Thompson established that the death penalty was unconstitutional for minors under the age of 16

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22 hours ago, vcczar said:

Here's Clinton. He needs historical pres actions. 

Bill Clinton (42nd Pres: 1993-2001)

 

Scripted Events (excl: flavor)

  1. 1993 WTC Bombing - 1993

  2. Waco Siege - 1993

  3. UN Requests Intervention in Somalia - 1993

  4. Iraq Attempts Assassination - 1993

  5. NAFTA - 1993

  6. Contract with America - 1994

  7. Genocide in Rwanda - 1994

  8. Internet Introduced to Public - 1995

  9. Vietnam Thaw - 1995

  10. WTO - 1995

  11. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - 1996

  12. Kyoto Protocol - 1997

  13. Russia Joins G8 - 1997

  14. International Space Station in Operation - 1998

  15. Al-Qaeda Bombs US Embassies - 1998

  16. International Criminal Court - 1998

  17. 2nd Congo War - 1998

  18. Terrorist Insurgency in Yemen - 1998

  19. 2nd Chechen War - 1999

  20. Ethnic Cleansing in Yugoslav Wars - 1999

  21. 2nd Liberian Civil War - 1999

  22. Camp David Summit - 2000

  23. USS Cole Bombing - 2000

  24. Second Intifada - 2000

 

Legis Prop:

  1. Brady Act -1993

  2. Family and Medical Leave Act - 1993

  3. Clinton Tax Bracket - 1993

  4. Federal Assault Weapons Ban - 1994

  5. Rename Agric Building - 1995

  6. Line Item Veto Act - 1996

  7. Welfare Reform - 1996

  8. Raise Min Wage - 1997

  9. FDR Memorial - 1997

  10. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - 1999

  11. Rename CIA Building - 1999

  12. Rename Old Executive Building - 1999

  13. Agricultural Risk Protection Act - 2000

  14. Rename HUD Dept Building - 2000

  15. Rename State Dept Building - 2000

 

Pres Actions:

  1. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - 1994

 

SC Cases:

  1. Vernonia School D v Acton - 1995

  2. US v Virginia - 1996

  3. Romer v Evans - 1996

  4. Atkins v Virginia - 2000

  5. Zelman v. Simmons-Harris - 2000

 

Warfare:

  1. n/a

SCOTUS: Clinton v City of New York (line-item veto); Shaw v Reno (racial gerrymandering)

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21 hours ago, vcczar said:

Here's Biden. He needs historical legis prop, pres actions and maybe 1 court case

Joe Biden (46th Pres: 2021-present)

 

Scripted Events: 

  1. New Coronavirus Variant - 2021

  2. Supply Chain Inflation - 2021

  3. Genocide Against Ughyurs in China - 2021

  4. Russia Invades Ukraine - 2022

Legis Prop:

  1. Moderate Pandemic Relief Package - 2021

  2. Rename Military Bases Named After Confederates - 2021

  3. Ban Practice of Lynching Nationwide - 2022

  4. Ban Race-Based Hair Discrimination - 2022

 

Pres Actions: 

  1. Deactivate Separation Policy - 2021

  2. Deactivate “Muslim Ban” - 2021

  3. Deactivate “Africa Ban” - 2021

  4. Deactivate Transgender Military Ban - 2021

  5. Deactivate Use Defense Funds on Border Wall - 2021

 

SC Cases:

  1. 1 case

Presidential Actions: Worker COVID Vaccine Requirement

SCOTUS: National Federation of Independent Business v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (vaccine mandate administrative action)

Upcoming SCOTUS cases: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (abortion); New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (guns/concealed carry licenses)

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