Guillermo Vasquez
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Beginnings
It all began in the Venezuelan Baby Boom of August 2009. It was a time when all new players were treated with suspicion and distrust. Guillermo Vasquez was a new player struggling to find acceptance. Rejected by the native parties, he found refuge among the new "La Libertad de Venezuela" movement. After an unsuccessful run for congress in September, Vasquez was found in the crossfire of opposing ideals within La Libertad. The party soon split into two factions: Unidad Nacional and La Frente de Revolucion. Vasquez sided with his party president and joined Unidad Nacional. Still determined, he went for congress again in October. He succeeded.
Political Career
The new-found success of Vasquez came at an odd time in Venezuelan history. The congressional scene in Venezuela was chaotic at best. New proposals came every day, ranging from the reasonable to the absurd. Vasquez waited and watched, observing the system and each side. Having made campaign promises of business reform, he intended to fulfill those before the end of his term. Vasquez made a proposal for the reduction of minimum wage to decrease pressure on the struggling Venezuelan businesses. This, however, was taken at mixed opinion by the other congressmen. Refusing to cooperate with the proposal system ordained by the native parties, which required one to use an off-site forum for discussion of policies before putting them up for vote, Vasquez used his own paper to propose his bill. This was taken as brave by the the outsider parties and rebellious by the native parties. The bill became a dividing line of ideals within Venezuela as the arguments grew more and more aggressive.
A House Divided
After seeing his bill lose out by only three votes, Vasquez determined that what was need in Venezuela was utter change. He became outspoken on Venezuelan reform and used it as the focus of his campaign for re-election into congress. Vasquez found himself abandoned by his party and lost the elections. The native parties lost majority in congress that election and soon found themselves in the middle of a revolution. Vasquez watched in horror as his former allies crippled the economy within days, maxing out all taxes and the minimum wage. Civil war erupted, as the outsider parties stole money and the native parties, still holding the presidency, sought outside help from Columbia to cleanse Venezuela. Vasquez began campaigning for diplomacy, but it fell upon deaf ears. This would be the death of Venezuela.
The Fall of a Nation
Sensing opportunity, Brazil decided to swoop in and take over. Venezuela fell within a day. As of December 2009, Vasquez remains in Brazil rallying support for his new movement: the Vasquez Volition. Perhaps in time he will be able to see his country rise again. With the advent of World War IV, this story is far from over.
