Fring Gus

**Fring Gus** was born to the Gus Family on January 16, 1761. The Gus Family was full of some wealthier business types, who at the time would preach antisemitism to their workers and friends. From a very young age Fring would pick this up, but it would impact his brother Amon far more, in fact it had lead Amon to starting a minor political party over it, known as the Patriot Party. Fring would free himself from his brother after his death, moving south to Virginia in 1791, by 1792 his more relaxed expressions on views of antisemitism struck a cord with down on their luck former slave owning Virginians, who easily voted him into the House, where he would serve 1 term as Speaker and merge the Patriot Party with the Democratic Party. By 1794 with his popularity amongst Virginians skyrocketing he would win his first term as Governor of Virginia. In 1800 Fring would win the Vice Presidency, and by 1802 he would be sworn in as President following the Senate removing Benckendorf from office.

## Representative

Elected in 1792, Gus would take office in 1793, being nominated and elected as Speaker 36-26, against Speaker John Jay.

Gus would pass many things during his tenure as Speaker, including the Railroad Project Act, which was one of the first major infrastructure bills in the Republic. Additionally he would help pass the 16th Amendment, used mainly to stop government corruption.

## Governor

As Governor of Virginia Gus would deal with improving the livelihoods of everyday Virginians, who had seen economic downturn following annexation. Fring would do really good at this, but then in 1795 the Green Mountain-Canadian War broke out, and Fring focused on supporting the war effort. Following the war Fring would grow paranoid and start defending the southern border, but this was mostly quieted by his industrialization attempts.

Some of Fring's final acts as Governor would be to suppress the riots caused by the 19th Amendment, and in 1802 Fring would resign to become President.

## Secretary of Infrastructure

As Secretary of Infrastructure Gus would support the *Infrastructure Plan by the Secretary of Infrastructure. A comprehensive list of planned projects for the appropriated funds directed to the Department of Infrastructure.* Otherwise known as the Gus Plan.

## Vice President

Fring wouldn't get to do much as Vice President, but he did make significant strides in women's suffrage, helping pass the 19th Amendment, and other Benckendorfian laws. Fring would have to resign from the position to become President after Benckendorf was removed for a high crime.

## Secretary of War

Following his Presidency, Fring Gus was recognized for the military leader he had been, and President Gerald Smith recognized this. Gus would serve as the Secretary of War during the beginning of the Secession Crisis, and would put his foot down hard, even ordering several attacks, but it was already too late. Gus would fight the South in several battles over the next few months, but the real battle was the one for the Republic's Approval, which he won on November 4, 1808 when he won the Presidency again.

## President

Fring Gus assummed the office of the Presidency on June 29, 1802, following the scandal ridden Benckendorf, Gus would try to stay above water for most of his term. As President, Gus made little headway for his short tenure, but he also oversaw the beginning of a new age of trains, culminating in the National Railroad Act. Gus would also oversee a huge land purchase in the Louisiana Purchase, the largest non-violent land acquisition of the Republic. And for the first time in Republic history, the new western territories were organized into territories in the Western Territories Act. Gus, concerned with racial tensions, something very prevalent during his term, he would create the Bureau of Indian Relations, Bureau of Negro Relations, and the Bureau of Canadian Relations to help with these. And in the last few moments of his tenure he would help pass the Treaty of Austin, keeping the Spanish uninvolved in Republic's plans. The most controversial thing of his term would curiously be his nomination of David William Smith to the Supreme Court, being in his lame duck period, many thought that honor should have gone to incoming President Gerald Smith, but the Senate would rubber stamp Gus's pick into the Presidency, mere days before he left office. Gus would have run for a second term in 1804, but his predecessor, George Benckendorf threatened to split the vote with a write-in campaign, one he would end up losing regardless.

On January 20, 1809, Fring Gus would take his second oath of office, officially becoming the first non-contiguous President. Fring Gus coming off his win in 1808 would enter the Presidency strongly, with his inauguration speech flat out declaring that if he didn't win the Civil War, he would be a failure of a President.