Kenneth Allen

**Kenneth Allen** (born on September 11, 1987) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. Senator from Michigan and the first Democratic Senate Majority Leader. A member of the Democratic Party, Allen also served as the United States Attorney General along with being the first Latino Vice-President and first Latino President of the United States of America. Allen also served as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Allen went and graduated from Michigan University and Yale. He went to pursue his career as becoming the United States Attorney General under President Hillary Cunningham. He continued to work his way up and was eventually nominated to be Vice-President due to a vacancy. Democrats and Republicans in Congress has supported his bid to become the next Vice-President, and confirmed Kenneth Allen to be the next 3rd Vice-President of the United States on December 8, 2020.

On December 9, Vice-President Allen was informed about the resignation of President Hillary Cunningham early morning. Following the resignation, Vice-President Allen was sworn in as President of the United States, serving the remainder of President Cunningham's term.

Allen was chosen as the Vice-Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, under the ticket of Hillary Cunningham, but eventually was defeated in the Presidential election to Republican President Benjamin Bryant and Vice President Jakob Ainsley.

## United States Attorney General 2020

Allen was nominated by President Hillary Cunningham to become the next United States Attorney General. He was later confirmed by overwhelming support in a Republican controlled Congress, with the support of Democrats, making his nomination heavily bipartisan. The Senate confirmed his nomination unanimously, making him the next United States Attorney General in November.

During his tenure as Attorney General, the United States experienced extremist violence, domestic terror, and white supremacy in Richmond, Virginia and around major cities. In early December, he launched several investigations into the violence and riots that occurred. Allen instructed the federal law enforcement to begin prosecuting those who participated, and prosecute them to the fullest extent. Allen announced *Operation Liberty,* which was the federal government working with local and state officials and law enforcement officers to find those responsible, and bring them to justice.

While in the Richmond attacks, the Department of Justice condemned all riots from the left-wing, denounced them, and told them that you will be prosecuted, taking a sharp strike against the riots, meanwhile sending the same message to far right-wing extremist. The Attorney General was largely praised for his response, and Cunningham's Administration.

## Vice-President of the United States

Attorney General Allen was looked into after the first Nominee for Vice-President Friedman, failed to garner support from Congress. After Congress denied his confirmation, President Cunningham selected Attorney General Kenneth Allen to become the next Vice-President of the United States. In early December, Allen participated in his confirmation hearing, and harbored bipartisan support from both Republicans and Democrats.

Despite Republicans questioning his ideology, being a progressive, Allen kept his points on policies, and even committed himself to work with those who reached out to him. Republicans questioned President Cunninghams activity and asked Mr. Allen if he will break lines with the administration if he knew they were in the wrong and his response was:

*"When I take my oaths of office, in each office I hold, I swear my allegiance to the constitution, to the rule of law, and if the Administration is in the wrong, I will speak out. I swear no allegiance to her, to her administration, nor to my party."*

His response shot down any "gotcha questions" in his hearings committing to the rule of law and the willingness to break lines with the administration, even the President. On December 8th, 2020, the Republican controlled Congress confirmed Kenneth Allen to become the next Vice-President of the United States.

Vice-President Allen is known to be the only Vice-President to have held the Office in the shortest period of time (1 day), to eventually become President of the United States.

## President of the United States

On December 9, Vice-President Allen took the oath of President of the United States, following President Cunninghams resignation.

That same day, following news reports that the riots have continued, President Allen instructed the expansion of federal law enforcement into major cities to maintain stability. He federalized the National Guard on December 9, and instructed both the Justice Department and Homeland Security to work with state and local officials to maintain law and order. On his first day, President Allen signed his first bill, giving aid to the State of California in their drought crisis, which gave hundreds of millions of dollars in desalination of water, projects, and creation of jobs.

The next day (December 10), Allen has signed several major executive order and his second bill marking him Presidency to be with real affirmative action and the response to crises impacting America in a deeply polarized climate. He signed an executive order enforcing executive background checks due to the high violence in Richmond and in major cities. He signed an executive order imposing strict environmental regulations, and terminating a high controversial permit of the Keystone Pipeline XL. Allen signed an executive order, making the President's policy to enforce equality in the military with LGBTQ+ service men and women, meanwhile ignoring and dismissing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. He instruct military officials to relax that law and enforce his presidential policy as he is the Commander-in-Chief, Head of State, and Head of Government. He signed a Proclamation known as the *Allen Proclamation*, that restored DACA, imposed tough immigration policies, and allowed to help those in need at the border. That same day, he signed an executive order to suspend habeas corpus for those locked in Guantanamo Bay, meanwhile upholding humanitarian standards and health safety, making his Presidency the most consequential and controversial in modern history. He signed into law the largest education reform in U.S. history, invested over $3 billion dollars in public schools, jobs in the education field, help for non-english speakers, and opened more education programs across the United States.

On December 11, President Allen issued a National Emergency declaration, which officially declared climate change a national emergency. Republicans in Congress began to oppose the President due to his executive action, but the Allen Administration continued to take action due to the lack of legislative production in a Republican Congress. That same day, he issued an executive order halting all federal death penalties across the United States, declaring it a violation of the United States Constitution as it "prohibits us from practicing 'cruel and unusual punishments.'"

President Allen signed the largest investment in Rural America in U.S. history giving aid, expanding rural broadband, high speed internet, housing, and more. His administration moved forward to enforce the laws, unlock funds, and continue to create more jobs under his Administration.

Allen has moved forward to spending out of pocket money for his renovation of his Oval Office in the White House. The new look of baby blue style, drew many Americans to love the taste of President Allen, and the new décor look to the Oval Office.

On December 15, U.S. Secretary of State Presley announced the new provision amendment to NAFTA, known as the NWA Agreement, which economist stated it will benefit the United States, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico agreed to the new amendment.

On the last day of President Allen's tenure as President of the United States, he took aim against nation's that violated human rights and equality by placing economic sanctions and the highest level of sanctions, along by listing all products from the nation in the U.S. blacklist and the black market targeting Cuba, Syria, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Iran.

## Economic Crisis: Stock Market went in a freefall

During President Allen's tenure, he inherited an economy in freefall due to the inactivity of his predecessor. Due to the levels that stocks have fallen to the lowest points in history, President Allen announced the Administration will move forward with a rescue package, that provided Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), stimulus checks, stimulate the economy, unemployment assistance, expansion of food stamps, federal grants to state and local governments, gave direct assistance to America's farmers, gave Americans a tax deferral that was forgiven, put in place eviction protection during the economic downfall, and suspended requirements for food stamps, TANF, cash stamps, and more.

The package included:

* $1,200 direct stimulus checks to Americans making $98.000 a year or less;
* $500 per child in America (up to 3 children per household);
* $250 billion in Paycheck Protection Program;
* $500 billion in federal state aid;
* Imposed federal student loan deferral;
* $80 billion in Rural Farmers Assistance;
* $10 billion in federal renters assistance;
* $15 billion in unemployment assistance;
* $350 million in new assistance for food stamp recipients;
* Suspended requirements for food stamps, TANF, cash stamps, WIC, etc;
* Adopted new federal eviction moratorium;
* Imposed tax interest on Wall St. and Wall St. firms when applying for federal relief;
* Adopted for the first time ever federal deferral of payroll taxes;
* Made Corprate Buybacks illegal (restricted federal loans from being used in corprate buybacks)

The Republican Congress questioned the administration's package, regarding the price tag on the large economic package, and many were dissatisfied with that cost of such a massive economic package being proposed by the Allen Administration, costing $1.3 trillion dollars. President Allen threatened Congress that if they don't pass the package we was going to "use Presidential Authority to convene Congress under a special session" to get them to pass it. Congress ignored and President Allen issued the Presidential order to convene Congress.

After a few days, Congress went forward to pass the stimulus package, and on December 14, President Allen signed the economic package into law.

### **Post Economic Freefall**

After signing the economic rescue package, a few days later the economy began to rebound, with DOW Jones regaining the ground that had previously been lost under Cunningham. Economist called the rescue package the most "modern ambitious middle-class bailout". Allen held a Cabinet meeting, alongside with the Federal Reserve Chairman, Joreme Powell, to roll out plans to tackle any economic threats, mainly possible inflation and tackling unemployment rates.

Chairman Powell called President Allen "controversial but yet the most effective President on economics". Many economist agreed, later President Allen held a press conference on new statistics on the U.S. economy. The Department of Labor released a report showing unemployment fallen to a new history low, 3.1%, child poverty dropped 53%, and consumer sending increased 47%; higher than what economist projected (36% on December 18, 2020). Pundits blew whistles when President Allen, a Democrat, ram through the largest middle class bailout in a Republican supermajority Congress being able to whip Republicans in line to support and pass the economic package.

What marks President Allen's Presidency is that he worked with the congress to stop the U.S. economy from a complete economic disaster. His decision to suspend habeas corpus in Guantanamo Bay via Executive Order was one of the most controversial executive actions taken in D.E.S. History. Republican President Benjamin Bryant inherited a stabilized economy from the Allen Presidency.

## U.S. Senator

U.S. Senator Kenneth Allen was sworn in, on Capitol Hill on the 1st of January 2021, being the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate. During his term, Allen drafted legislation for veterans, women, changing of Senate rules, and presented the largest anti-corruption and judicial establishment bill in history.

The Senate Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into President Bryant for potentially trying to add a provision onto the Official Secrets Act (OSA), which were deeply criticized by Democrats, leading the front was Sen. Allen. Following the investigation onto which evidence was presented, the President has slander, attacked, and belittled Allen, and continued to attack him continuously. After such, the Republican controlled House presented a resolution to censure Sen. Allen. The efforts was spearheaded by Republican Speaker Tom Bush, and prominent Republicans supported the motion.

Senator Kenneth Allen introduced the largest anti-corruption bill known as the Democracy Act. The Democracy Act was a retaliation against the Republican corruption that was discovered under the Bryant Presidency where evidences showed President Bryant appointing alternative accounts into the Department of Justice and the United States Supreme Court.

The Democrats rounded behind the Democracy Act and forcefully pushed it through Congress. Sources from the White House showed that President Bryant was going to pocket veto the bill. After the issued threat, Congress overwhelming supported the Democracy Act with a veto-proof majority ending the chances of the level of threat to the legislation.

The bill at first received strong Republican push back. Republican Speaker Tom Bush moved forward to try to kill the bill. Sources leaked showed the President ordered all Republicans to kill the bill, with both Vice-President Ainsley and Speaker Bush ordering them to kill the largest anti-corruption bill in U.S. history. They ran a falsehood campaign against it saying it "benefits Democrats" and "limits Republicans". They said the bill allows "Democrats to be corrupt with the Democracy Act".

### **China Attacks the United States**

When reports broke out that China attacked the USS Roosevelt, an emergency session was called by Senator Allen, both advocating for increases in military spending. Following the session, Allen drafted a resolution with Sen. Trey Cranfield (R) authorize more than 300,000 US troops to China, and a massive $100 billion spending package to the US Military. The resolution expanded Bryant's emergency powers until February 7, 2021.

## Opposition to the Bryant Administration

Senator Allen has build a reputation on opposing the President's agenda, meanwhile compromising on the grounds to advance the progression of "the American people." Allen has announced that Senate Democrats will be opposing any advances to the Keystone Pipeline XL and Abortion regulations that President Bryant had announced during his February 27th White House Press Conference.

## **Floyd-Taylor Era**

The Floyd-Taylor Era was considered the most emotional and heartening eras in United States politics. As America witnessed the death of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor, their deaths were not justified nor was justice prevailed. Senator Kenneth Allen and Senator Charlie Williams got together at Allen's lunch and drafted to what is known as the most important legislation in modern times. As this legislation garnered massive bipartisan support with the Senates longest serving President Pro Tempore, Senator Harry Bennett. After Senator Allen introduced the legislation, the bill was met by the first ever filibuster. 2 Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Senator Edwin House and Senator John Richards, filibustered the bill that dragged for nearly 2 hours until the Senate agreed to the bill.

The independent Republican, Senator Harry Bennett slammed and condemned his Republican colleagues that were filibustering the bill from being voted on. Democrats and Republicans moved and slammed the 2 Republicans for their actions. Due to this, Senator Bennett withdrew his endorsement to Vice-President Cranfield and his running mate, Senator Edwin House, the Senate Majority Leader that was filibustering the bill. Other conservatives began to announce their withdrawal of endorsement against Vice-President Trey Cranfield who broke Senate Rules and Procedures, weaponizing his position into the political atmosphere in the highest unprecedented ways the Senate has never seen.

Senate Democrats brought forward the Republicans abortion bill, which the plan was to filibuster and kill the bill. Senate Minority Leader Kenneth Allen lead what is to be known as the most successful defeat to a bill with only holding 2 seats in the U.S. Senate by having bipartisan efforts to filibuster and kill the bill for what the Republican Party did to the Floyd-Taylor Act of 2021. President Bryant took to act and blasted Senate Democrats, meanwhile prominent Senators backfired the President, main while the most outspoken Republican Senator, Charlie Williams from Massachusetts continues to blast the President.

Behind the scenes, Speaker Hillary Cunningham, Presidential candidate for the Season 4 Presidential Election, she was lobbying Senators to motion for a joint session, but Vice-President Cranfield continued to dismiss all motions left and right from Sen. Allen, Sen. Williams, and others that continued to motion for a joint session with the House, taking unprecedented actions and not hearing motions that were "seconded" to continue forward.

## Season 3 Presidential Election

U.S. Senator Kenneth Allen accepted the nomination to become the Vice-Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. The democratic frontrunner, Hillary Cunningham lead a large movement that surprisingly garner Republican and Independent support.

Afterwards, Hillary and Kenneth went forward campaigning across the nation in California, New York, Illinois, and Indiana. On the night of the general election, the Cunningham campaign had a firework performance show in D.C. to celebrate Democracy.

On January 30, 2021, Cunningham and Allen were defeated in the Presidential Election against incumbent Republican President Benjamin Bryant and Vice-President Jakob Ainsley following losses in New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, Washington, and New York. Despite the loss, the Cunningham ticket did run a strong challenge to Bryant, carrying much of the rust-belt, and flipping California back to its democratic roots. After the defeat, Allen announced his retirement, but didn't state when he will retire.

## United States Attorney General 2021

Following the resignation of President Cunningham, Vice-President Lucas Underwood was sworn in as President by Chief Justice Everett Terry. Following his swearing in, President Underwood has announced Allen to be his Attorney General in his administration.

Conservatives has expressed disapproval meanwhile liberals have praised the President on such choice to lead the Department of Justice, a position he once held and took aim at the violent riots that have occurred under the first Cunningham Presidency.

Attorney General Allen has announced of April 1, 2021, that the Department of Justice will be pursuing to tackle hate crimes, domestic terrorism, along with launching its first battle against large private healthcare insurance.

On April 05, 2021 signed his first secretarial order, Department Order (DO) 523 that will enforce higher transparency, integrity, and gives power to only the Attorney General to sign off new investigations. DO 523 enacts that the Attorney General can be subject for dismissal under multiple accounts holding himself to a higher ethical standard.

The very next day (April 06, 2021), Attorney General Allen announced that the Department of Justice will be filing two major lawsuits to the United States Supreme Court regarding the Bryant-era abortion bill along with challenging DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Don't Ask, Don't Tell signed into law by President Cunningham during her first tenure.

On April 08, 2021 Attorney General Allen announced that the Department of Justice officially recognizes "domestic terrorism" as an actually criminal charge by prosecution in the judicial system. He instructed the DoJ to further review all laws and policies that aim towards the legality to allow the President to take executive action on gun control. That same day, Allen signed another DO, known as the Allen Gun Law (DO 542) that reallocates $2.5 million to the FBI and the ATF Bureau's to advance the universal background check database and to rapidly advance applications within those bureau's.

Attorney General Kenneth Allen went to the White House to meet with Vice-President Harry Bennett on drafting the largest and the most expensive infrastructure package costing $4.7 trillion. Allen lead a team of career DoJ officials to draft the legislation package with the staff of the U.S. Vice-President. On April 9th, 2021, Congress passed the True American Prosperity Act (TAPA) and President Lucas Underwood signed it into law the very same night.