Henry Voyager

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**James Evander Voyager** (May 12, 2395 - February 5, 2573) commonly known as **Henry Aaron Voyager** was an American politician who served as the 25th President of Earth and 139th President of the United States from 2497 to 2505 and Senator from Tennessee from 2463 to 2497.

Voyager's Administration is best described as "hawkish" as Voyager invaded Persia in response to to it's Governments bombing of their own civilians. Voyager left office after two terms with an approval rating of 32%. Voyager is the only President in American history to be indicted by the United States of Earth Criminal Court for alleged war crimes committed by his Administration during the Persian-American War. He never faced court as the United States outright refused to surrender him.

# Early Life

Voyager grew up in Tennessee and attended Vanderbilt University and graduated with a degree in economics.

# Senator from Tennessee (2463-2497)

## Primary Election

When incumbent Senator Mikemart Better announced he would not seek a twenty-third term in the Senate, Voyager launched a longshot bid for the Senate seat. His main primary challenger in the Boxer Party was James Gallagher. The two battled for an entire year before Gallagher challenged Voyager to a duel for the seat. Voyager agreed and the two held their duel on March 5, 2462. During the duel Voyager was shot through the heart and nearly bled out, however he managed to shoot Gallagher in the head while he fell, killing him instantly. Tennessee law permits two consenting adults to duel to the death and thus Voyager was not charged for murder.

## General Election

Going into the general election, Voyager faced Progressive Party nominee Linda Wayne. Polls had Wayne up by 14 points leading up to election day, however on October 25th, Wayne was arrested for fraud in connection to her time as CEO of Nashville Electronics. This arrest allowed Voyager to win overwhelmingly.

## Tenure

As Senator, Voyager was an outspoken critic of the administration of Zachariah Pointdexter. He accused the President of being a "half-mad drunk" and decried him as "horrifyingly un-presidential".

## Impeachment of Masaesotonia Ohenyahoo

In January of 2361, Vice President Masaesotonia Ohenyahoo was formally accused by Congress of rewarding his friends and allies with jobs in the new administration. Ohenyahoo had convinced President Pointdexter to appoint several of Ohenyahoo's close friends to ambassadorships and patronage positions. On January 31st, the House formally impeached Ohenyahoo 865-648. However the Progressive controlled Senate refused to convict, Voyager being the most outspoken supporter of impeachment.

## Obstruction of the Webster Administration

On the election of Adrian Webster, Voyager was one of the Senator who had drafted the Early Election Scheme to begin election season the day Webster took office to constrict him into being a lame duck for his four year Presidency. Voyager was one of Webster's most outspoken critics and voted against every single piece of legislation originating from the Webster Administration.

### Impeachment of Adrian Webster

Voyager had been an outspoken anti-Germanic and had opposed Webster's candidacy as he originated from Germany and was German. Voyager voted to convict Webster in the Senate but it narrowly failed.

# Presidential Campaign (2496)

## Boxer Primary

Voyager threw his name into the Boxer primary not expecting to win. However after surprising support in the Texas primary poll, Voyager launched a more serious campaign and eventually won the primary with a majority of states.

## General Election

Voyager went into the general election against Progressive nominee James Mune. Incumbent President Adrian Webster had not bothered to seek another term as President knowing he had no chance of winning. Come election day, Voyager barely won the election by less than 100,000 votes.

### Transition

After becoming President elect the public would learn just how deep the hatred of President-Election Voyager and outgoing President Adrian Webster went. The two refused to speak to each other during the transition and Voyager was criticized for having said "I'm not working with that fucking Kraut, I just want him out of the damn White House already". Webster had publicly declared that he would not be attending the inauguration before reversing his decision the day before, leaving Voyager furious. The two did not speak during the traditional carriage ride to the Capital and did not speak during the inauguration ceremony.

# Presidency (2497-2505)

Henry Voyager and Jameson Bawbee were sworn in on January 20th 2497, at the East Portico of the Capital.

## Early Actions

Early into his term, President Voyager repealed many of Webster's Executive Orders. Including those meant to integrate Germany further into American society and governance. Voyager attempted to pass the German Revocation Act to dissolve Germany's House and Senate seats. This bill failed however by one vote in the Senate, being the vote from German Senator Henrich Smithwarth.

## Persian-American War

### Background

On June 4, 2498, the Persian government adopted a policy of open hostility towards civilians protesting their government. This policy began mild and became more and more extreme as the weeks went on and protests continued. On July 18th, a fighter jet flying over Tehran released ordinance over the rioting population, leading to the death of 547 protestors, including several children. Initially the U.S. believed that the attack was carried out by a rouge agent in the air force however after the Shaw admitted to ordering the bombing the Voyager Administration condemned the brutality of the attack and openly threatened the Shaw with removal should he not cease attacking civilians.

### Outbreak

On July 20th, the Shaw once again ordered protesting civilians bombed as a means of swiftly destroying their moral to protest. This failed as the Voyager Administration openly backed the protestors and Voyager himself, in his capacity as President of Earth, called for an emergency meeting of the Terran Assembly. During this meeting Voyager condemned Persia and called for the Shaw's abdication. Persia in their capacity pushed back on "the classic American attempt to bully and force the rest of the planet into compliance" ending with Persia's threat to withdraw from the U.S.E.

On July 21st, the Tehran police opened fire on a crowed that had been protesting near a school. The police had in their attempts to quell the protests accidentally fired into the school, killing seven children and one teacher in the span of seven minuets, 2:31 PM - 2:38 PM. That same day President Voyager threatened Persia with military action should the Shaw not abdicate and the bloodshed end. At 8:48 PM, the Shaw released a statement declaring it's military was "prepared for war with the American demons" and refused the U.S.' demands.

### Opening Stages

On July 21st, the Voyager Administration ordered Persian military bases bombed from Afghanistan and Iraq. In response to this, Persia officially declared war on the United States and declared it's intention to withdraw from the U.S.E., Voyager himself got the jump on Persia by initiating a vote to temporarily suspend Persia's membership until the Shaw resigns and the war ends. This resolution would be passed 89-8.

# Post-Presidency (2505-2573)

On leaving office, Voyager was historically unpopular, polls at the time showed he had just a 3% chance at winning a third term had he sought it. Several Progressive Party Senators and Representatives called for the arrest of Voyager for actions committed during his term, however these calls never bore fruit.

# Death

On February 5, 2573, Voyager suffered a heart attack while riding a horse on his farm. He was resuscitated but bedridden and suffered a stroke, dying at 9:19 PM.