Septivius Corleone

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**Septivius James Corleone** (January 7, 2299 - December 25, 2380) was an American politician who served as the 116th President of the United States from 2345 to 2349. Over the course of his political career, Corleone was a large proponent of global unification and famously proposed the "**Common Law of Earth**" for the world to adopt.

# Early Life and Diplomatic Careers

Corleone was born on January 7, 2299, to the wealthy Peter and Jane Corleone in rural Massachusetts. Growing up, Corleone would be largely ambitious, leading Model UN in high school, being a prominent member of his school's debate team, and graduating as valedictorian in 2317. Following high school, Corleone would obtain a bachelor's degree in diplomacy from Harvard University in 2321, before being hired as a diplomat by the United States of Earth in that very year.

Over the course of the next two years, Corleone would act as mediator for the disputes between various nations in third world nations, particularly those in Africa. Despite the United States of Earth's limited authority in enforcing national laws, Corleone successfully de-escalated over 20 instances of civil unrest across the world. For his efforts, he would be appointed as Head of the USE Peacekeeping Taskforce and would, for the next three years, work to further progress in maintaining stability in the United States of Earth.

After settling over 60 cases of instability by the end of his five years as a diplomat, Corleone would notice a common pattern between a majority of conflicts: The borders of certain nations did not adequately reflect political divisions, and the United States of Earth could only mediate between disputes, rather than act as a binding force. Because of this, Corleone delivered a speech on January 1, 2326, stating that he would run for the USE's House of Representatives in the upcoming election.

# Global Congressman

In the 2326 Midterm Election, Corleone would win with 52% of the vote to incumbent John Abraham's 48%. Corleone would not only run on his track record, but on a platform of reform for the United States of Earth. Corleone's main goal would be to expand USE authority to redraw national borders when necessary and to pass what he called the Common Law of Earth: A set of international laws which would take precedent over all other law, and which would allow the USE to enforce order directly.

Upon becoming a Congressman in the USE's House of Representatives, Corleone knew that this agenda would take more than the passage of a simple bill; it was a movement, and Corleone needed a supermajority of the world's Congressmen in its favor. Therefore, over the course of the next four years (two terms), Corleone would spend his time raising awareness toward unstable and impoverished areas of the world and negotiating with his colleagues in both Earth's House of Representatives and Senate to pass a comprehensive deal which would revolutionize the manner in which Earth conducted its affairs.

By 2330, his plan was ready. The United States of Earth's 10th Congress would send the Common Law of Earth to President Everette Bell, who promptly vetoed the revolutionary act, denouncing the policy as "extreme" and "destructive to the sovereignty of separate cultures and peoples." Anticipating this, Corleone quickly moved to overturn the President's veto, which the USE's Congress successfully passed in late 2330.

In response to this, the Bell Administration proceeded to challenge Corleone, and the Congress he helped craft, in the Supreme International Court on the basis of Earth's Congress being unable to alter a decision made by the President of the United States of Earth. In 2331, the Court would side with Bell in the case, thus striking down all of Corleone's work he crafted over the course of four years. Following the decision, Corleone held an infuriated rally in which he denounced President Bell of "stalling progress" and "exerting power as an unelected tyrant", citing how only the United States of America elects the President of Earth.

# Liberian Senator

Regardless of his devastation, Corleone now realized that in a world in which the American President dominated, global reform would do nothing. Instead, he needed to take control of the entity which could check Earth's President: The US Congress. In 2332, Corleone declared his candidacy for the US Senate from the State of Liberia on the basis of aiding the United States of Earth and countering unjust Presidential action. For his global leadership and influence, and dedication to African peace, Corleone won with 64% of the vote and thus began his first term in the Senate.

Soon after being inaugurated, Corleone proposed a resolution to overturn the Presidential veto on the Common Law of Earth, citing how it was the world's choice, not only America's, to determine global course of action. In the US Congress, however, support for Corleone's agenda would be lesser than in the global Congress. The notion of globalism would additionally be challenged by a minority political party known as the Boxer Party, as Senate Minority Leader Manuel Bolívar frequently debated Corleone directly.

## Bolívar-Corleone Debates

From 2333 to 2345, Corleone and Bolívar would debate each other directly in Senatorial proceedings which officially became known as the "Corleone-Bolívar Debates". In 2334, the Senate would officially alter its rules and procedures to accommodate these formal, direct debates via the introduction of "Party Debates", which would see both the Union and Boxer Parties elect one Senator to face the other. These varied from typical Senate debates due to the fact that they were closer in style to what one may see in an election, rather than a collective discussion.

In these debates, Bolívar asserted his own ideology, known as Bolívarianism, and denounced the "government monopoly" he alleged Corleone would create via his Common Law of Earth. "In cases where one government has dominated all others in a nation," Bolívar alleged in one debate, "the people at the very least could immigrate to a more balanced society. Senator Corleone's proposition would eliminate this vital balance, and would oppress many of Earth's people at the hands of the largest monopoly this world will have ever seen."

## Corleone Faction

Corleone's prominence in the Senate would largely see both Union Senators and other Unionists across the United States rally in his favor in a sub-faction of the Union Party known as the "Corleone Faction", named due to Corleone's leadership and its affiliation with his radical ideas. Not all Unionists would favor Corleone's radical plan, however, as in 2335, Corleone fought an intense election for the position of Senate Majority Leader against Moderate incumbent Duncan Harrison. Although many supported Harrison, the Corleone Faction would make up a majority of Senate Unionists in the 275th Congress, thus seeing Corleone elected to the position.

By 2339, the Corleone Faction gained a majority in the House and Senate as Corleone ran unopposed in the 2338 Midterm Election. Despite this, Corleone never secured the 2/3 he needed to overturn President Bell's veto on the Common Law of Earth.

# Presidential Campaigns

## 2340

After seven years in the Senate, and 13 years as an impactful legislator on a global scale, Corleone declared his first candidacy for President in 2340. The race, at this time, was between Corleone with his own faction and the individual who Unionists claimed was the "only qualified Moderate to assume the Presidency", Greek Representative Angela Zamora, who received not only half of the Union Party's Presidential campaign funding, as was Union Party protocol at the time, yet also financial aid from the Boxer Party and an endorsement from Manuel Bolívar himself.

With Zamora's moderate nature and bipartisan support, Corleone alleged that alleged that she was a "Boxer in Union Clothing" and stated that she stood in the way of world progress. The election would be intense, yet come time for November, Zamora's wider appeal would see her defeat Corleone in the election.

## 2344

Corleone would declare his second Presidential run in 2344, after two terms in the Senate. In this campaign, Corleone alleged that the American Congress was incapable of challenging the veto on the Common Law of Earth, and that reform needed to be enacted from the top. Much like in his other campaign, Corleone promised to directly reverse the veto on the Common Law of Earth, and to take any and all actions necessary for implementing it.

Differently from his first campaign, however, Corleone saw where he failed previously: He appealed to only those who agreed with his sentiments, rather than a larger demographic. To counter this, Corleone approached his political rival, Bolívar, and offered him the Vice Presidency, saying that they could continue to keep each other in check in the executive branch. Bolívar accepted under the notion that if Corleone was to become President, he wouldn't want a "yes man" as his top advisor.

Although Bolívar endorsed Corleone's competitor, Moderate Vice President Dwain Appleton, most Boxer voters had more faith in Bolívar himself than in a Moderate Unionist, thus seeing Corleone elected to the Presidency.

# Presidency (2345-2349)

## Common Law of Earth's Enactment

Corleone's first act as President would be to reverse President Bell's veto on the Common Law of Earth. From day 1, Corleone began to develop a comprehensive plan that would redraw national borders to better reflect Earth's various identities as they pertained to global regions. "The time of instability will now come to an end," Corleone announced at the start of his administration. "Peace will be maintained as the people of Earth will each be entitled to their own government." Corleone additionally sent the American military to enforce the Common Law of Earth in various nations, particularly in Africa and the Balkans.

While Corleone Unionists celebrated this victory for their policy, the fight was not yet over. Boxers would proceed to challenge Corleone's reversed veto in Court, under the notion that once a President made his decision to sign or veto a bill, the decision in question could not be undone.