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scrabman (aka scrab) is a Canadian politician who served as a longtime politician and President of the United States of America before his move to Canada. He is credited as the longest serving US president and one of the most popular. Before his presidency, scrab served several terms in the US Congress and as the Party president of the United States Workers Party. After his retirement in July 2009, he moved to Canada and has served several terms in the Canadian Parliament and is the current Minister of Justice. Scrabman has since returned to the USA.
Contents
- 1 Early Biography
- 2 Presidency
- 3 Post-Presidency
- 4 Electoral History
- 4.1 Congress - November 2008 - West Virginia
- 4.2 Congress - December 2008 - West Virginia
- 4.3 Party president - January 2009 - United States Workers Party
- 4.4 Congress - January 2009 - West Virginia
- 4.5 Congress - February 2009 - West Virginia
- 4.6 President - March 2009 - United States of America
- 4.7 President - April 2009 - United States of America
- 4.8 President - May 2009 - United States of America
- 4.9 President - June 2009 - United States of America
- 4.10 Congress - July 2009 - Alaska
- 4.11 Congress - August 2009 - British Columbia
- 4.12 Congress - September 2009 - British Columbia
- 4.13 Congress - October 2009 - British Columbia
- 5 Achievements
Early Biography
Born on 23 September 2008 in West Virginia, scrabman immediately became an active newspaper editor, publishing an article everyday during his first few weeks in the New World. By his third day, scrab had joined the US National Guard, which paid in those days, and was training everyday to gain strength. As soon as he was able, he joined the USWP, becoming active on their forum and assisting other players with wellness and advice. Within a few weeks, he had gained enough strength to join the US Army, and served overseas against Indonesia. After V1 was implemented in mid-October 2008, scrab decided to run for Congress as a USWP candidate. However, a change in the experience point formula disqualified him the day before the election.
Shortly after this first V1 Congressional election, scrabman was appointed the Legal Director of the USWP. He began to prepare for a second Congressional campaign in November 2008 under the new election system in which candidates ran locally in each state rather than nationally. Also in November, scrab was promoted to Lieutenant of Platoon 3 of the India Company in the US Army by Joeph Cole, Colonel of the Third Division. As commanding officer of the platoon, he promoted Killing Time as his platoon sergeant, recommending him for the India Company Quartermaster position as well. Notable American citizens Inwegen, Joe DaSmoe, Amrandez, and William Shafer all served under scrab in Platoon 3.
In the November election, scrabman won the West Virginia seat with 10 votes against Jivar0z of the Libertarian Party. During his first of many terms in Congress, scrab participated in almost every debate, becoming a respected politician. He continued serving in the Army during his tenure in Congress, participating in Operation French Toast. By the December elections, scrab had made a name for himself and was asked to assist in the rewriting of the US Constitution by Emerick. Working with NoneSuch, the two rewrote many sections of the constitution to include changes that V1 brought about.
The December election was equally successful, with scrabman winning re-election with 7 votes against changewillcome of the AAP. He continued to dedicate much of his time to finding workable solutions to the problems facing the US while working on the constitution rewrite. Shortly after the New Year, scrab became the interim Party president of the USWP after the resignation of Rocco Baldelli. This unexpected event thrust him into a new aspect of eRep politics, which he undertook with the same energy as his Congressional duties. Two weeks into the new year, he successfully ran and won the party presidency on his own merit, having demonstrated his ability in the position during the two weeks preceding the election.
The January Congressional elections saw scrabman returned unopposed to Congress. As the president of the largest political party in the New World, an esteemed Congressman, a competent military leader, and a highly active player, there were considerations that scrab would run for country president in February 2009. Although he declined the opportunity, the prospect had been presented and prepared him for a future run the following month. He declined to run for party president in February, resulting in ProggyPop winning the election. On 25 February, scrab ran a close race against RedRooste of the Libertarian Party, winning by only two votes.
Following his February Congressional victory, scrab began planning his presidential campaign for March. He published eight articles in A Civil Society, his newspaper, regarding his platform and policies. Selecting PrincessMedyPi, Congresswoman from Alaska, as his running mate, scrab faced a difficult campaign against incumbent president, Uncle Sam. In the five way race, scrab took the second highest number of votes and over twenty-five percent of the turnout. Despite the loss on 5 March, scrab would become president only a few weeks later and turn that circumstance into a lengthy presidential career.
Presidency
scrabman served as the President of the United States from 22 March 2009, when Uncle Sam was impeached, until his retirement from office on 5 July 2009, making him the longest serving president in the history of the United States. Due to the length of his administration and his grasp of game mechanics, scrab was able to implement almost every program he outlined in his campaign articles. His successes in office continued long past his retirement, especially the strengthening of the military and creation of a federal budget.
The scrabman Cabinet | ||
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Office | Name | Term |
President | scrabman | 22 March 2009–5 July 2009 |
Vice president | PrincessMedyPi | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
Moishe | 6 April 2009–5 June 2009 | |
Bastion | 6 June 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Secretary of State | Inwegen | 22 March 2009–20 May 2009 |
Harrison Richardson | 20 May 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Secretary of Treasury | Benn Dover | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
hokiehigh | 6 April 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Secretary of Defense | Moishe | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
Leroy Combs | 6 April 2009–5 June 2009 | |
tdwester | 6 June 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Secretary of Citizen Affairs | GoBucks | 22 March 2009–5 May 2009 |
Cerb | 6 May 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Economic Council Chairman | Ananias | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
One Eye | 6 April 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Welcoming Committee Director | PrincessMedyPi | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
Ananias | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 | |
ClammyJim | 6 April 2009–5 May 2009 | |
ligtreb | 6 May 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Meals on Wheels Director | AidenAstrup | 22 March 2009–5 May 2009 |
SirEkim | 6 May 2009–5 July 2009 | |
White House Press Secretary | Claire Littleton | 6 April 2009–5 May 2009 |
mjdiv | 6 May 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Secretary of Commerce | Equality 7-2521 | 6 May 2009–5 June 2009 |
Secretary of Interparty Relations | Aren Perry | 6 May 2009–5 July 2009 |
Director of Ambassadorial Affairs | Huskerguy77 | 6 May 2009–5 July 2009 |
Secretary of Education | Tiacha | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
Bill Brasky | 6 April 2009–5 May 2009 | |
HeadmistressTalia | 6 May 2009–5 June 2009 | |
Tiacha | 6 June 2009–5 July 2009 | |
United States Quartermaster General | Navy | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
Kyle321n | 6 April 2009–5 June 2009 | |
Secretary of Fun | Sam Wystan | 6 April 2009–5 May 2009 |
Chisholm | 6 May 2009–5 June 2009 | |
Crut | 6 June 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Chief of staff | hokiehigh | 22 March 2009–5 April 2009 |
Tiacha | 6 April 2009–5 May 2009 | |
AidenAstrup | 6 May 2009–20 May 2009 | |
Inwegen | 20 May 2009–5 July 2009 | |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Eugene Harlot | 6 April 2009–5 July 2009 |
First Term (March 2009)
Over the course of the month of March 2009, the political, economic, military, and business situation in the United States grew grim. By 22 March, Uncle Sam had been impeached by Congress and scrab found himself the new president. Quickly forging ahead with his agenda of transparency and accountability, military funding, and a standardized federal budget, scrab appointed a new Cabinet within hours of assuming the office.
Transparency of Government
During his two week first term, scrabman fulfilled his first campaign promise to return control of the nation's money to Congress. Before this point, the president controlled the Fort Knox Federal Reserve, which resulted in abuse in earlier administrations. scrab transferred control of the organization, which housed most of the nation's treasury, to the leadership of Congress, which proposes and votes for all economic legislation. This fulfillment also related with his next achievement, the creation of a federal budget.
Federal Budget
Prior to the scrabman administration, the budget of the United States was a very unorganized affair. Cabinet members would ask for funds from the president to fulfill their duties or Congress would recommend that funds be used for various purposes. scrab promised to create a standardized federal budget during his administration to regulate and track the flow of funds from the treasury to projects. With his prodding, a federal budget was created and managed by Congress. It included funding for infrastructure purchases, military provisioning, and new citizen programs, with a surplus set aside for future use. The budget format established by the scrabman initiative continues to be used in the United States to this day.
New Jersey Hospital
One of his first acts as president was to propose the placement of a Q5 hospital in New Jersey. Before this placement, the only Q5 hospital in the United States was located in Florida. The New Jersey hospital gave the nation another hub for fighting and defense. New Jersey became a population center until its occupation by Russia during the Great War of 2009, at which time the hospital was destroyed.
Baja War Games
At the time that scrab took office, the United States was at war with Mexico. The fighting had ended a week before scrab became president, but Publius had begun negotiations with Mexico to institute war games in Baja. The Baja war games took effect after scrab took office and provided regular battles three times a week from the end of March until 4 May 2009. The success of these games led to the future war games with Ireland that began on 5 May 2009. The result of the war games was the strengthening of the American population and the better organization of the military after a long period of decline and disorganization. The United States continued to participate in regular war games until the start of the Great War of 2009 in mid-July 2009.
Election Campaign
Following the successes of his three main agenda items, scrabman ran for a full term in the April 2009 presidential election. He ran with an agenda of continuing the war games, finalizing the federal budget, creating the position of White House Press Secretary, and continued work on the national economy. In the race against John Jay (AAP), Desertfalcon (CvP), Vice President PrincessMedyPi (UIP), and Nathan Woods (USGreen), scrabman won 43% of the vote, ensuring his election to a full term on 5 April 2009.
Second Term (April 2009)
With the election behind him, scrab set out to complete the tasks left unfinished before the election and start the new ones mentioned in his campaign articles. He made a few changes to his Cabinet and appointed a Secretary of Fun, a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a White House Press Secretary.
War with Portugal & Mexico
The war in Mexico that had led to the war games originally started as an attempt to stop a Portuguese invasion of the nation. During the first half of his second term in office, scrab worked on a diplomatic end to the war with Portugal, hoping to achieve a peace agreement with Portugal and a non-aggression pact with Mexico. Although the President of Portugal, Arthk, would not agree to close the war with the US, he agreed to return Mexico's regions and end Portuguese aggression in Mexico. scrab also negotiated with the Mexican president to end the Baja war games and return the region to Mexico.
Shortly before the May election, the Congresses of both the United States and Mexico approved the peace proposal between the two nations, ending America's war with Mexico and its eight allies. This meant that the southern border of the US was secure, trade could resume between the US and the nine nations, and the US was able to focus on other world regions that were becoming hot spots for war. Despite the peace agreement with Mexico, the war status with Portugal remained open, although relations between the two nations were cordial at the time.
Irish War Games
Throughout his second term, scrabman had Harrison Richardson begin looking into starting new war games to replace the Baja War Games that would come to an end when the war with Mexico was closed. Harrison arranged for the start of war games with Ireland to begin in May 2009, but the Raleigh Treaty between Ireland and the United Kingdom caused problems that were only resolved by an agreement between Prime Minister Bruck of Canada and Taoiseach Nithraldur of Ireland on the advice of sebahmah of Romania. By late April, scrabman approved the start of the war games, with Ireland attacking a region in either the United States or Canada, with all the MPPs of those two nations involved. The Irish War Games began on 5 May 2009 and were extremely successful until the start of the Great War of 2009.
Re-election Campaign
During the campaign season for the May 2009 presidential election, scrab declined to actively campaign, choosing instead to run on the experience and achievements of his first six weeks in office. The tactic paid off, with scrab receiving 60% of the vote against Kyle321n (CvP) and NoneSuch (UIP). He was re-elected with 1695 votes, the most ever in his political career.
Third Term (May 2009)
Entering his third term as president, scrabman created several new positions on the Cabinet, notably Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of Interparty Relations, and Secretary of Commerce. May saw a great deal of continuity with former scrabman Cabinets, with many members continuing service in their April posts. Of note was the retirement of Claire Littleton as Press Secretary and the appointment of mjdiv, who has continued to serve in that position to this day.
Far Eastern Russia
On 13 May 2009, the United States attacked Far Eastern Russia during coinciding attacks between PEACE and ATLANTIS elsewhere in the New World. The US fought alone against Russia and her nine MPPs. Throughout the first day of the battle, US soldiers inflicted considerable damage, taking the wall down into the underground. However, Russian forces regrouped overnight and reversed the American lead, eventually securing the region by only 30,000 damage. Far Eastern Russia was the only battle between Russia and the United States during that world conflict and a tenuous status quo between the two nations existed until the Great War of 2009. A peace agreement was not signed after the battle, however, leaving the United States open to attack in July 2009.
Sweden-Germany War
Shortly after the battle for Far Eastern Russia, the United States was drawn into the Third Sweden-Germany War on 18 May 2009. Swedish President Kalle Holm had campaigned for office on the agenda of war with Germany, even though Germany had been accepted as a member of ATLANTIS the month before. Making good on his campaign promise, Kalle declared war on Germany in mid-May and invaded, forcing the other ATLANTIS member nations to choose sides in the conflict. Poland joined Sweden against Germany, which was supported by Canada, Turkey, and Japan among others. scrabman declared the United States' neutrality after initially assisting Germany.
The war fared poorly for Germany, especially after a Polish PTO of the German Congress in the May Congressional elections and the election of shoot, a Swedish agent, as President on 5 June. After his election, shoot retreated the remaining German regions, allowing Sweden and Poland to completely occupy Germany, obliterating it from the map. This war was a major issue in the United States and was escalated when scrabman temporarily became a battle hero for Germany after the declaration of American neutrality, sparking a political scandal that divided the population.
Collapse of ATLANTIS
The war between Sweden and Germany spelled the end of ATLANTIS. For weeks, the alliance had been weakening amongst infighting and poor relations between the member nations. Sweden's invasion of an ally and the involvement of other ATLANTIS members signaled the dissolution of the alliance on 21 May 2009. Rather than immediately forming a new alliance as several former ATLANTIS nations wanted, scrabman maintained the neutrality of the United States and tasked Secretary of State Harrison Richardson with the formulation of a new regional alliance, a task that was not completed until early July.
Re-election Campaign
Although he had not originally intended to run for a third elected term, scrab announced his candidacy in the June Presidential election. His re-election was not assured as the German battle hero scandal was still fresh in the minds of many voters. Once again, his main contender in the election was Kyle321n, running under the Libertarian Party. scrabman's third term had seen three major international failures: Far Eastern Russia, the Swedish-German War, and the collapse of ATLANTIS. Although he ultimately won the election, he won by the smallest margin in his presidential career with 1689 votes to Kyle's 1417.
Fourth Term (June 2009)
Cabinet turnover in June was again extremely low, with most members retaining their posts. However, scrabman had run with a new Vice President, Bastion.
Operation Turkish Delight
Both Greece and Israel had been conquered by Turkey during the Balkan Wars and Turkey-Israel War respectively. Both nations made a small resurgence with independence wars against Turkey, but were still primarily occupied in June 2009. To weaken Turkey and PEACE, the United States made undisclosed plans for a military operation against Turkey to free Greece and Israel, two former allies. The operation included military, economic, and media activities designed to weaken and confuse the enemy (Turkey). American soldiers moved to occupied regions in Greece and Israel where, on 11 June 2009, resistance wars were started. After fighting, but before healing, the soldiers would work in Turkish weapon companies to destroy the economy. They also voted up American propaganda in the Turkish media. Between 11 June and 15 June, seven resistance wars were started with five succeeding: Macedonia, Attica, Jerusalem district, Tel Aviv Center District, and Central Greece. Of the five regions freed from Turkish control, Central Greece was the most important as a high iron production region. The operation was lauded as a great success by the United States, Greece, and Israel.
Fortis
After the collapse of ATLANTIS, Secretary of State Harrison Richardson began working on the creation of a new alliance with a few former ATLANTIS nations, including Canada and the United Kingdom. By late June, he had completed a charter, but was experiencing difficulties from the UK, who were not pleased with its terms. Although changes were made to the charter to appease the UK and smaller prospective member nations, the UK continued to refuse to accept Fortis. The United States and Canada ratified the charter and became the first member nations of Fortis. Ultimately, Fortis would fail to become a lasting alliance as two of its three primary members, Canada and Spain, would be conquered during the Great War of 2009.
Kansas Q5 Hospital
In his last major act as president, scrabman proposed the placement of a Q5 hospital in Kansas as a precaution against potential invasion of the East Coast. As the most center state, Kansas was deemed the safest location for an emergency hospital. Although its placement surprised many players, including members of Congress, it was approved. This brought the total of Q5 hospitals in the United States to three, and made Kansas a population hub away from Florida and New Jersey. Unfortunately, it only survived for about a month before Kansas was conquered by Russia during the Great War of 2009.
Retirement
After three and a half months as President of the United States, scrab decided against running for another term in July. Instead, he supported the candidacy of Harrison Richardson, his Secretary of State and the USWP candidate. His last day in office was 5 July 2009, 108 days after taking office on 22 March. Following his retirement, he went on a beach holiday, his first chance to relax since he was elected to Congress in November 2008.
Presidential Legacy
See Scrabman/a look back at my presidency...
Post-Presidency
The majority of presidents in eRepublik fade into obscurity once they leave office. Very few remain in the public eye; most recede into the background to tend to their business interests and eventually leave the game permanently. scrabman's post-presidential career places him in the minority of former presidents who have remained active in politics and continue to contribute to the greater good in their "retirement".
Canada
Within a week of scrabman's retirement from the presidency, the Great War of 2009 began with France, Hungary, Russia, and Indonesia making the preliminary moves before the invasion of the United States and Canada. On 13 July 2009, the war began, dragging scrab out of retirement and interrupting his holiday. Upon his return, he resumed posting articles to motivate and inform the American public, with battle orders and warnings. By the end of July, it was apparent that Hungary would attempt to PTO the Canadian Congress using the Federalist Party of Canada. To assist Canada fend off the PTO attempt, scrabman and many other Americans moved north to vote and run as block candidates in the election.
scrabman ran in Alaska under the Democratic Action League and was elected to the Canadian Congress on 25 July 2009. Although the Hungarian PTO threat was defeated by the combined effort, during the August term Canada was conquered by PEACE forces. scrab returned to the United States, settling in New Jersey, on the assumption that since Canada had ceased to exist as a nation, he no longer was a member of its Congress. However, upon Canada's return a few days later, he found himself a member of Congress again. As the August Congressional election approached, scrab returned to Canada, granting himself citizenship. He joined the Canadian National Coalition and ran for a seat in British Columbia, as Alaska had been occupied by Hungary.
On 25 August, scrab was elected to a second term in the Canadian Parliament, playing an advisory role due to his extensive experience. British Columbia remained in Canadian hands throughout September, but scrab left the CNC after a leadership change in the Party president election on 15 September 2009, and joined the Canadian Progressive Front. scrab ran for re-election in British Columbia on 25 September, winning a third term in Parliament as a member of the CPF. He took a more vocal role in Parliament during his third term, and after the October Presidential election was appointed the Canadian Minister of Justice by new Prime Minister William Duncan. As the new Minister, scrab was tasked with reforming the legal system. Following the Prime Minister's dismissal of the Minister of State, scrab left the CPF and rejoined the DAL to defend the Prime Minister's decision.
With the November 2009 Congressional election scrab was narrowly defeated for re-election to Brittish Columbia at which time he asked to join the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regulars. Due to his high strength and prior military experience he was accepted into a new platoon, the 45th Flying Hellfish Platoon, and was subsequently appointed as the Platoon Sergeant. With the change in Prime Minister on Dec. 5th scrab was moved from Director of the Dept. of Justice to eCanada Attorney General by returning Prime Minister Jacobi. At the same time the outgoing Prime Minister, William Duncan, bestowed Canada's highest honor on scrab by appointing him as Companion of the Order of Canada.
At the present time scrab plans to remain in the CAF Regulars and hopes to continue serving within the Department of Justice so long as it suits the Prime Ministers who fill the office.
Electoral History
Since the inception of V1, scrabman has participated in elections almost every month.