Joseph

**Joseph** (also known as **"The Impartial"**, **"The Great"**, and **"The Benevolent"**) is a founding father of The Republic. He was the fourth person to join the clan on January 1, 2020. He was decided upon to be the Leader of the clan and has remained in that position to this day.

## History

#### Becoming Leader

Joseph first joined the clan on January 1, 2020. He joined a few hours after the other founding fathers (Captain Magma, James, and Joe) had and after most of The Constitution was agreed upon. Still, he got to make a few decisions on the document itself and is still considered to be a founding father. Joseph was far ahead of the other three members as it is believed he has been playing Clash since 2012 or 2013, and because of this commitment as well as being Leader of other clans in the past, Joe mentioned he would be a good Leader for The Republic. After he joined he was unanimously chosen to be named The Republic’s first Leader and protector of The Constitution.

#### Early Reign

The early months of 2020 saw The Republic expand at a rapid pace and Joseph would let the Council of Co-Leaders handle the governance of this expansion as The Constitution deemed. He himself would be arguably one of the clan's most active members as he participated in every war, voted in every election, and often times led the clan in donations. As the midterm elections of 2020 approached, Joseph, working with the Council of Co-Leaders, agreed to act as Election Chairman for the elections as he wouldn’t be running in any of them as Leader. This set a precedent for future midterm elections. As the CoCL’s activity increased in July, Joseph allowed them to make changes necessary for the betterment of the clan without getting involved.

In August, Nate began disagreeing with certain Co-Leaders about whether or not he should remain in the war lineup directly after upgrading his Town Hall. He would end up leaving the clan, but not before he began directing his argument towards The Constitution saying that the Co-Leaders had no explicit right to decide the members added to the war. This lead to the first unofficial interpretation of The Constitution by Joseph. He argued that it was within the CoCL’s power to declare war and to declare war one had to pick the members, so it seemed like this would be an implied power of the CoCL. No official ruling would be made though, as Nate first asked to be demoted and then left the clan soon after.

#### Continued Reign

Joseph ran for reelection in the Leader Election on December 27, 2020. He ran unopposed and was elected to a second term unanimously with a voter turnout of 22.7%. Joseph did no campaigning himself, but most of the Council of Co-Leaders campaigned on his behalf. Captain Magma went as far as to say it was imperative that Joseph be reelected. Joseph began his second term on January 1, 2021. Joseph himself remained active over the period of mass inactivity that plagued The Republic in the early months of 2021. He acted as Election Chairman again in the midterm elections of 2021. He ran for reelection again the Leader Election of 2021 and won another unanimous victory with a voter turnout of 26.3%.

The Clash update in Spring of 2022, brought with it increased activity in the clan and a return of Nate "The Separatist". Nate would be elected Co-Leader in the midterm elections of 2022 and would begin making sweeping changes, largest being the Committee Establishment Act of 2022. This act gave Joseph the power to name elected officials to the four committees created by the act. So, on July 21, 2022 Joseph named the members of the respected committees and his decision was ratified by both councils. This act would only last for half a year as it was later repealed early in 2022. Joseph ran for reelection late in 2022. This election would be the first in which Jospeh would run against someone else and the first that would use all three days of voting. Chris who was an Elder and a former member of the CoCL, ran saying that it was time for the Leader to change. Jospeh would win all three days of voting and be elected to his fourth consecutive term which he is still serving.

## Wars

Joseph is one of the clan's most active war fighters. He's been in nearly every war to date and rarely fails to attack. For many of The Republic's earliest months he led clan in Most Heroic Attacks. Usually he is placed in the top five of bases and he's a safe 4-5 stars per war. Joseph currently has over 1,500 war stars in his career making him the second highest in the clan behind Chris.

## Voting Tendencies

Joseph has voted in every one of the clan’s elections. From looking at his voting history he seems to value activity and skill in potential candidates. It also seems that he waits until late in the voting to make his decision instead of voting as soon as the election opens, because of this he often votes for the wining candidate.