Impeachment of Tobias Nelson

The impeachment of Tobias Nelson took place on 3/27. It was the first time a mayor had been impeached by the Coolsville City Council. After Tobias Nelson's suspicious activity was brought into attention by the City Council, they decided to wait until the 3/20 Election because only a sitting mayor could be impeached. The impeachment process began the day Tobias Nelson took office. The document included 3 articles.

## Articles

**Coolsville City Council**

**3/27**

**Mayor: Tobias Nelson**

**Articles: 3**

**Article 1: Needless Reconstruction and Prevention of Coolsville’s progress**

**Article 2: Abuse and Weaponization of the Electoral Process**

**Article 3: Bribery and Manipulation of the Results of the Election of 3/20**

### **ARTICLE I**

**In his conduct while Mayor of Coolsville, Tobias Nelson, at the expense of the growth, development, and general well-being of Coolsville, has willfully taken unnecessary and harmful actions in his own self-interest.**

 **On 2/11, Coolsville endured an earthquake. In the final days of his term, Tobias Nelson, despite being able to, chose not to take any measures that would, in any variation, lead to the reconstruction of damaged buildings and the rehousing of approximately 20,000 displaced citizens. Tobias Nelson, in gross neglect of Coolsville, also ordered the collapse of several other unharmed buildings under the argument that the aforementioned earthquake had caused the structural integrity of the buildings to fail and that they required total reconstruction.**

 **A thorough examination of the area took place during the administration that succeeded Tobias Nelson’s first term, and the argument cited above was proven false. The examination produced a report, which stated that the reconstruction was completely needless and that the area in which reconstruction was supposedly required followed a pattern described as “Achievable only through artificial means.”**

 **The administration that succeeded Tobias Nelson was that of Erica Kartwright. The vast majority of her term as mayor was dedicated mainly to the reconstruction of the residential areas. Coolsville’s appearance at the end of Kartwright’s term, with some changes to the design of the residential buildings, largely resembled the appearance of Coolsville before the earthquake occurred, showing that Nelson’s decision severely hindered the progress of Coolsville. It is with this proof that the Coolsville City Council believes the actions mentioned above were done intentionally and in bad faith.**

 **Wherefore, Tobias Nelson, by such conduct, warrants impeachment, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the city of Coolsville.**

### **ARTICLE II**

**In his conduct while Mayor of Coolsville, Tobias Nelson has willfully corrupted, manipulated, abused, and weaponized the electoral process of Coolsville by which a mayor is selected by the Coolsville City Council.**

**The means used to implement this course of conduct  included one or more of the following acts:**

1. **Tobias Nelson, despite being able to, chose not to participate in the election of 3/6 with the full knowledge that another politician, Nolan Arlington, would, against their will, be at risk of losing the ability to run for the office of mayor.**
2. **Tobias Nelson, despite being able to, chose not to participate in the election of 3/6 with the intention of removing Nolan Arlington’s ability to run for the office of mayor.**
3. **On or about 2/11, Tobias Nelson needlessly ordered the total reconstruction of several residential areas.**
4. **On or about 2/11, Tobias Nelson conducted the standard Coolsville Census immediately before doing the action mentioned above, purposefully causing gross misrepresentation of Coolsville in the election of 3/6.**
5. **Through the means mentioned above, Tobias Nelson willfully weaponized the rules of the Election Convention of 2/7 and created conditions necessary for the removal of political opposition.**
6. **Tobias Nelson made the claim that his reason for not participating in the election of 3/6 was that he had already “Accomplished what I (he) wanted to do”. This claim is proven false by his participation in the election of 3/20.**

**It is with this proof that the Coolsville City Council believes the actions mentioned above were done intentionally and in bad faith.**

**In all of this, Tobias Nelson has undermined the integrity of his office, has betrayed his trust as mayor, and has acted in a manner in which he takes advantage of and abuses the rule of law and justice in order to manifest injury towards the politicians of Coolsville.**

**Wherefore, Tobias Nelson, by such conduct, warrants impeachment, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the city of Coolsville.**

### **ARTICLE III**

**In his conduct while Mayor of Coolsville, Tobias Nelson, at the expense of the integrity of the electoral process of Coolsville by which a mayor is selected by the Coolsville City Council, has willfully manipulated the results of  the aforementioned electoral process in his own self-interest.**

**The means used to implement this course of conduct  included one or more of the following acts:**

1. **Tobias Nelson hindered the growth of Coolsville by needlessly ordering the total reconstruction of several unharmed residential areas after the earthquake of 2/11 with the full knowledge that the heavy burden of rebuilding Coolsville would rest upon the administration of Erica Kartwright, which failed to completely rebuild the damaged areas due to the lack of time.**
2. **Tobias Nelson committed the acts mentioned above with the intention of indirectly damaging Erica Kartwright’s reputation and her ability to perform well in the election of 3/20.**
3. **In the election of 3/20, Tobias Nelson lobbied, bribed, and coerced several members of the Coolsville City Council, many of which will be tried for accepting bribes in separate trials.**
4. **In the election of 3/20, Tobias Nelson coerced members of the Coolsville City Council to vote in his favor with the full knowledge that the absence of such bribery would’ve resulted in his loss in the election of 3/20.**

**Wherefore, Tobias Nelson, by such conduct, warrants impeachment, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the city of Coolsville.**

## Aftermath

After the impeachment, the few politicians that were still in a party left Coolsville's political scene. Santos Zatenberg left on 3/27 and Erica Kartwright left on 3/28. Because many city council members had been tried for accepting Tobias Nelson's bribes and the fact that there were no politicians left to be mayor, Coolsville entered a period known as Council Interim. The election master, Edward Spinner, was the highest ranking member of the council and was appointed by the council to be the mayor until the next election, which was to be held on 4/10.