Butterlands
| Butterlands | |
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| 2nd President of the United States | |
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In office May 4, 2018 – June 10, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Poke |
| Succeeded by | Politophile |
| 2nd and 4th Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office June 11, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | leia |
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In office March 24, 2018 – May 4, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bakk |
| Succeeded by | leia |
| Chairman of the Progressive Party | |
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Assumed office May 30, 2018 | |
| Chairman of the Communist Party | |
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In office May 6, 2018 – May 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Poke |
| Deputy Leader of the Radical Labor Party | |
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In office April 16, 2018 – May 6, 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives from the Northern State | |
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In office April 13, 2018 – May 4, 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives from the Southern State | |
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In office Febraury 12, 2018 – April 13, 2018 | |
| Personal Details | |
| Born |
January 29, 2018 RLP Server |
| Political party |
Progressive Formerly: Communist(Radical Labor) |
| Children |
6(including Gestapo Brain, Ow, and ComHack447) |
| Parents | Skull |
Butterlands is the current Speaker of the House and chairman of the Progressive Party. He was formerly the Speaker of the House and the chairman of the Communist Party.
Before Politics
Butterlands joined the Radical Labor Party Discord on January 29, 2018. Over the next two weeks, he managed to get into half-a-dozen arguments in main and to vote in the first election. He made an unsuccessful run for deputy chairman of the Radical Labor Party during this time as well.
Early Career
As a relative unknown, Butterlands was chosen by Zoë to take her seat in the House of Representatives. He spent the next month arguing passionately with Politophile over minor issues and introducing more bills than any other member of Congress. Sometime in mid-March, Butterlands and Tiebroken led the push to pass the budget over the protests of System, a congressional clerk. Their effort was ultimately a failure, but the crisis surrounding it culminated in a re-evaluation of the role of congressional clerks. The budget passed a few days later.
Rise to the Speakership
After several weeks of downtime, the House of Representatives was confronted with a major issue. The incumbent Speaker of the House, Bakk, was resigning and the parties fell into chaos trying to push their respective candidates for the speakership. The controversy that ensued eventually led to the end of the Jacobin Coalition. Butterlands was elected as speaker when the Libertarians agreed to back his candidacy in exchange for Blade Holdin being appointed as the vice president.
Speakership
Butterlands' speakership began on March 24, 2018. The week between the beginning of his speakership and the dissolution of the first Congress was, arguably, the most active week in congressional history up to that point. The House and Senate passed five bills within a seven-day period all of which were signed into law.
April 2018 Midterm Elections
Butterlands moved to the Northern State for the April midterm elections. He was chosen as the first candidate on the RLP party list in the party's primary election. The RLP went on to win six seats and secure the largest portion of the popular vote out of any party.
The Second Congress
The second Congress took office on April 13, 2018. Butterlands was re-elected as Speaker of the House with the support of all parties excluding the Libertarians. Roughly a week and a half into the new term, Butterlands began to work on pushing an ambitious program of constitutional reforms. Butterlands served as a leader of the push to impeach President Poke during the May Day affair and the crisis that followed from it.
RLP Leadership Elections
On April 16, 2018, Butterlands was elected as a freshman deputy leader of the Radical Labor Party. On May 2, 2018, he announced his candidacy for the chairman of the RLP.
Presidency
After Poke's succession crisis in the wake of the May Day affair, Butterlands ended up in the position of president as a result of the resignation of Bakk and the impeachment of Poke on May 4, 2018. Butterlands was elected as chairman of the Radical Labor Party on May 6, 2018. Shortly after his election, the party renamed itself to the Communist Party. Butterlands's presidency was not the cultural phenomenon that Bakk's or Poke's were, but several members of the opposition declared it to have been the "best presidency so far".
Environmental Reforms
During his first week in office, Butterlands took an interest in reversing some of the decisions of the Trump administration in regards to climate policy. This included recommitting to the Paris Climate Accords and allowing the EPA to rollback the legalisation of certain pesticides. On top of this, Butterlands issued an executive order to require that the DEMP use renewable energy and introduced a bill to nearly double the gas tax.
Foreign Policy
Butterlands formally recognised the Armenian genocide and declared Israel's persecution of Palestinians to be an attempt at genocide. All foreign aid going from the State Department to Israel was cut off during his presidency.
The Democratic Party
Towards the end of Butterlands's presidency, the Communists and Democrats began to drift apart. This culminated in a political realignment in which the Democrats and Communists were in opposition to each other. This newfound oppositional relationship was reinforced by several cabinet appointments being rejected by the Democrats in the Senate.
The June Federal Elections
Butterlands announced his intention to seek a full presidential term on May 29, 2018. He failed to secure the Communist Party nomination on May 30, 2018 when he left the party to begin the process of founding the Progressive Party. On May 31, 2018, Butterlands decided to suspend his presidential campaign and run, instead, for the House of Representatives. He was elected with over 30 percent of the vote.
Return to the Speakership
Butterlands returned to the House of Representatives on June 10, 2018. He was elected to his previous position, Speaker of the House, on June 11, 2018.