Threadmarks: Into the Carterverse #36 (Marijuana Mismanagement)
Into The Carterverse
Marijuana Mismanagement
"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #35 (A Coup in Korea)
Into the Carterverse
A Coup in Korea
In Early 1986 during the spring Soviet Premier Valentina Tereshkova was showing off her leadership skills around the globe. She had been busy at home trying to reorganize the communist party around herself and shift it’s direction. While she agreed...
Well, Heseltine is also pro-europe so they'll have some competition and also the Conservatives are more hard-line well... conservative. Conservative voters wont switch to the liberals permanently if they arent all that conservative. I guess it'll depend on the quality of each campaign.
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #33 (Michael Foot and his Consequences)
Into the Carterverse
Michael Foot and his Consequences
“As a government tries to weave it’s way between the half-in half-out approach to Europe it must seriously consider asking the people of this country what they think about it. This government says that the final status of the common market...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #32 (Bowers v. Hardwick)
Into the Carterverse
Bowers v. Hardwick
On a summer day in July 1982 in Atlanta Mr Michael Hardwick was issued a citation for public drinking for throwing a beer bottle into a trash can. Police officer Keith Torick allegedly observed him violating the state's public drinking law. Hardwick...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #31 (Shakeup in South Dakota)
Into the Carterverse
Shakeup in South Dakota
(I thought it was a bit silly to have a activist in the position of a secretary so i've retconned a bit resulting in President Mondale nominating George McGovern as Labor secretary as an olive branch to his primary challenger)
Senator and 1972...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #30 (fABBAulous)
Into the Carterverse
fABBAulous
Under Attack is the 9th studio Album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. Growing personal differences between the band members had made recording the album a long process with considerations of splitting up. However, the strong performance of their previous album The...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #29 (Kenny's New Toys)
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Kenny's New Toys
(I suppose this post may give away one of my hobbies)
The Labour controlled GLC with a shiny new labour government was ready to do some more policy under the guise of Ken Livingstone. Their plan from their first term to reduce public transportation fees...
The 2023 New Zealand General Election was held on the 21st of October 2023 to elect members to the 53rd parliament.
The Labour party won the 2020 election in an unprecedented Landslide being able to Govern alone despite the nature of the MMP proportional System. Despite not needing to the...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #28 (The Mondale Cabinet)
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The Mondale Cabinet
(If any of these sound unrealistic its because they probably are but just go with it)
THE MONDALE CABINET
President: Walter Mondale
Vice President: Dianne Feinstein
Secretary of State: Dick Clark
Secretary of Treasury: Alice Rivlin
Secretary...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #27 (Muddling with the Metrics in 'Merica)
Into the Carterverse
Muddling with the Metrics in 'Merica
The Adoption of the Metric System in the USA had been going okay since the Conversion act of 1975, The Metric Board had been given the resources to deliver pamphlets to many American homes and sponsor educational programmes on the...
Threadmarks: Into The Carterverse #26 (Assorted Mondale Things)
Into the Carterverse
Assorted Mondale Things
Walter Mondale's campaign was notably short on big policy. His proposals included Eliminating a few tax loopholes that favoured the rich which was easily put in the budget. He promised to increase funding for Social Security and Medicare, with the...