10centjimmy Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 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): John Deere Steel Plow - 1837 Smallpox Epidemic Decimates Indigenous Tribes - 1837 Panic of 1837 - 1837 Texas Wish to Join US - 1837 Caroline Affair - 1837 Canadian Rebellions - 1837 Mormon Extermination Order - 1838 Stubborn Cherokee - 1838 Aroostook War - 1838 Amistad - 1839 Oregon Trail - 1840 Legis Prop: Michigan Statehood - 1837 Institute Filibuster - 1837 Iowa Territory - 1838 Pres Actions: n/a SC Cases: Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge - 1837 Warfare: 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) 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): Dorr Rebellion - 1841 French in Hawaii - 1842 Telegraph - 1843 Princeton Disaster - 1844 Illinois Mormon War - 1844 Open Trade w/ China - 1844 Legis Props: Repeal Independent Treasury - 1841 Black Tariff - 1842 Pres Actions: Minister to China - 1844 SC Cases: n/a Wartime: 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) Edited April 19, 2022 by 10centjimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvikings1 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 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) Panama Declares Hostility to US and Assaults US Officer -1989 Revolutions of 1989 - 1989 The Rise of Walmart - 1990 Iraq Invades Kuwait - 1990 Coup in Haiti - 1991 Yugoslav Wars - 1991 New World Order as US Becomes Hyperpower - 1991 START Treaties - 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union - 1991 Legis Props: Whistleblowers Protection Act - 1989 Elevate Dept of VA ot cabinet - 1989 Disabilities Act of 1990 - 1990 George Mason Memorial - 1990 Ryan White CARE Act - 1990 Immigration Act of 1990 - 1990 GHW Bush Tax Bracket - 1990 Pres Actions: No New Taxes Pledge - 1989 Drug Czar - 1989 SC Cases: Texas v Johnson - 1989 Stanford v Kentucky - 1989 Barnes v Glen Theatre - 1991 Planned Parenthood v Casey - 1992 Lee v Weisman - 1992 Warfare: Invasion of Panama begins and is resolved - 1989 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvikings1 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 22 hours ago, vcczar said: Here's Clinton. He needs historical pres actions. Bill Clinton (42nd Pres: 1993-2001) Scripted Events (excl: flavor) 1993 WTC Bombing - 1993 Waco Siege - 1993 UN Requests Intervention in Somalia - 1993 Iraq Attempts Assassination - 1993 NAFTA - 1993 Contract with America - 1994 Genocide in Rwanda - 1994 Internet Introduced to Public - 1995 Vietnam Thaw - 1995 WTO - 1995 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - 1996 Kyoto Protocol - 1997 Russia Joins G8 - 1997 International Space Station in Operation - 1998 Al-Qaeda Bombs US Embassies - 1998 International Criminal Court - 1998 2nd Congo War - 1998 Terrorist Insurgency in Yemen - 1998 2nd Chechen War - 1999 Ethnic Cleansing in Yugoslav Wars - 1999 2nd Liberian Civil War - 1999 Camp David Summit - 2000 USS Cole Bombing - 2000 Second Intifada - 2000 Legis Prop: Brady Act -1993 Family and Medical Leave Act - 1993 Clinton Tax Bracket - 1993 Federal Assault Weapons Ban - 1994 Rename Agric Building - 1995 Line Item Veto Act - 1996 Welfare Reform - 1996 Raise Min Wage - 1997 FDR Memorial - 1997 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - 1999 Rename CIA Building - 1999 Rename Old Executive Building - 1999 Agricultural Risk Protection Act - 2000 Rename HUD Dept Building - 2000 Rename State Dept Building - 2000 Pres Actions: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - 1994 SC Cases: Vernonia School D v Acton - 1995 US v Virginia - 1996 Romer v Evans - 1996 Atkins v Virginia - 2000 Zelman v. Simmons-Harris - 2000 Warfare: n/a SCOTUS: Clinton v City of New York (line-item veto); Shaw v Reno (racial gerrymandering) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, jvikings1 said: SCOTUS: Clinton v City of New York (line-item veto) The instant-rage I felt at the mere mention of this topic means it's a good inclusion, I'm gonna +1 it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvikings1 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 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: New Coronavirus Variant - 2021 Supply Chain Inflation - 2021 Genocide Against Ughyurs in China - 2021 Russia Invades Ukraine - 2022 Legis Prop: Moderate Pandemic Relief Package - 2021 Rename Military Bases Named After Confederates - 2021 Ban Practice of Lynching Nationwide - 2022 Ban Race-Based Hair Discrimination - 2022 Pres Actions: Deactivate Separation Policy - 2021 Deactivate “Muslim Ban” - 2021 Deactivate “Africa Ban” - 2021 Deactivate Transgender Military Ban - 2021 Deactivate Use Defense Funds on Border Wall - 2021 SC Cases: 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) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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