Rebirth of America, this is my time

Chapter 190 Thomas’ Wisdom 3.0

Since being tricked by Warner Communications regarding the canal in September last year, Ethan has stopped paying attention to this conflicting incident that is closely related to America but has little to do with his personal interests.

Because he knew that even if there was huge resistance to this matter, Jimmy would still accomplish it.

Therefore, when Steve Ballmer said that the Senate had passed the canal treaty signed by Jimmy, he suddenly felt as if he was in another world while leaning on the boss's chair.

No, has this matter been delayed until now?

How long have they been arguing? Almost a year?

The sudden news made Ethan feel a little emotional, and the next second he discovered another problem.

Wait a minute, 68:32? Doesn't that mean you almost failed?

So thrilling?

Although Ethan in his previous life used a recreational mentality to understand the political ecology of America, this does not mean that he is completely mindless. He still knows some simple common sense.

For example, there are different types of documents signed by the Commander-in-Chief of America, and each type has different validity agreements. Like a treaty, it is a formal, legally binding agreement signed by the Commander-in-Chief of America and other countries or international organizations. According to the provisions of the American Constitution, the Grand Commander has the right to conclude treaties with other countries or international organizations, but more than two-thirds of the senators must agree. This move is to ensure democracy and balance.

There are a total of one hundred senators in the American Senate, composed of two from each state. Under this situation, if a treaty wants to be passed, the number of votes in favor must not be less than sixty-seven, and The sixty-eight pictures this time...that's exactly one more.

Even if Ethan didn't pay attention to this matter all the way, judging from the distribution of votes, the supporters and opponents of the treaty may have had more than one battle in the Senate, and some people's brains may have been knocked out. Many may even bet on their political futures.

Yes, it was thrilling. I almost failed.

Steve Ballmer nodded and said: In order to finalize this treaty, the Senate has been debating since the New Year. Of course, foreign public opinion is also relatively strong, such as John Bull, Gallic Chicken, West Germany, they They have publicly stated that they want us to fulfill our commitments.”

To preserve that fragile alliance, the majority and minority leaders in the Senate joined forces for the first time to persuade their own members to accept the treaty.

Although the treaty was finally passed, judging from the current situation, Jimmy's chance of being re-elected is about zero. In order to finalize this treaty, he has dragged the entire Donkey Party into the water. If he continues to run for the next term, his election will be The turnout is expected to be disastrous.”

Ballmer's words made Ethan nod slightly. When communicating with Barbara who made a surprise visit last year, he had already smelled the split within the Donkey Party. If nothing else, even Barbara, who was invited to DoJ by Jimmy, was very dissatisfied with his decision.

If it was a year ago, Ethan would definitely feel that these things had nothing to do with him, but after being suddenly attacked by Warner Communications and being educated by Uncle Thomas, he already knew that many times you can't stay out of many things because of the trouble. This kind of thing has its own hands and feet. If you don't mess with it, it will give you an unexpected surprise at some point.

Therefore, it is inevitable to understand it, integrate it and control it.

Okay.

After listening to the report, Ethan gave Ballmer a thumbs up.

Well done.

Thank you. The bald man smiled shyly.

And just as he was about to leave, Ethan remembered another thing.

If I remember correctly, this is the midterm election that happens every four years?

Yes. Ballmer was stunned for a moment, then said: It has already started...

Midterm elections are actually congressional elections.

America's Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The term of the senators is six years, and one-third of them are re-elected every two years. The term of the representatives is two years, and all of them will be re-elected at the end of the term.

Since congressional elections coincide with general elections every four years, and the non-coincident election is held during the term of office of the president, non-coincident congressional elections are also called mid-term elections.

Because the mid-term elections can directly determine which of the two parties controls both houses of Congress, the two parties will fight each other in every election. The reason why Ethan asked this question was because he felt that the adoption of the canal treaty might directly affect the red and blue branches of America. This situation would also have an impact on the election of the next commander-in-chief. At the same time, the mid-term elections also include the election of some local council members and local administrative officials, and the husband of Barbara’s school girl...

But someone who has been governor...

Ethan didn't say much, but raised his eyebrows suggestively at Ballmer.

The very enlightened bald man turned around and left.

The next day, this guy handed a thumb-thick document to Ethan with a dark circle under his eyes. Looking through it, Ethan discovered that one of the places involved in this year's midterm elections was Arkansas.

This result made Ethan go directly into the office of his immediate boss after Ballmer left, sat down on the chair in front of the desk with a smile, and shouted: Sister——

What? Evelin looked at Ethan with a puzzled look.

Ask you something.

explain.

Have you been in contact with Barbara lately?

I contacted you, what happened?

Oh - not much - I'm just curious as to where her plan is going.

Ethan pretended to be calm and said: Didn't you tell me before that she wanted to bring her school girl into Washington? Has this matter been settled? In the past two days, Steve reported to me about the previous canal. , he said that judging from the current direction of public opinion, the Donkey Party seems to be in danger.

If it were anyone else, Ethan's convoluted words might have confused them.

But Evelin directly heard his intention.

It's done. It was officially finalized in December last year. At that time, you were negotiating with Wenlock, so I didn't tell you.

When she mentioned this, Evelin tapped her index finger on the table with emotion on her face, Jimmy nominated her junior sister to be a member of the LSC board of directors and will take office this year. I heard from Barbara that it is a good place there.

LSC is the Legal Services Corporation of America. Judging by its name, it is a private institution, but in fact it is a public institution directly funded by the American Congress.

The purpose of its existence is to provide necessary and equal legal aid to low-income people in America.

Since its birth in 1974, this company has provided nearly 500 million US dollars in aid funds to more than 100 non-profit legal aid organizations in America. Its core power lies in the eleventh appointed by the Grand Commander. in the hands of board members. Serving here means you're making connections for free, because you'll be dealing with the judiciary in fifty states, and they're all waiting for you to pay.

If I remember correctly, Barbara has done similar work before? Ethan asked.

Yes, in Colombia. Evelin nodded, and at the same time she asked: What? Where do you want to donate money? Then she waved her hand and said: Oh, forget it, there is no place there. No donations of personal funds are accepted, everything is a grant.”

No way! It's not like I have too much money and no place to spend it! Ethan shook his head quickly.

Then you want to see if I have maintained this relationship well? Evelin guessed, tilting her head.

It's even more impossible! I just wanted to ask on a whim. Ethan didn't want to tell the truth.

“Oh——” Evelin lengthened her voice, crossed her arms and leaned back, smiling playfully and said: “Then from now on, don’t ask me if Barbara has ever taken any action from my gang of donkey gang members. Donate money.

... Ethan pursed his lips.

If the two were playing badminton, Evelin's words would definitely be a smash that would blow Ethan's head out of his head. After discovering that his sister had seen through everything, Ethan immediately threw up his hands and admitted defeat, saying: Okay, Okay, you're right, I came here to understand this matter.

That's right!

After discovering that this is a midterm election year, Ethan wonders if the two men in his family are on to something. He doesn't need to ask Thomas, because this native American farmer has already made fun of voting, and Evelin...

That's just like him, a little insensitive.

Ethan is insensitive because he watched too much fun as a fun person in his previous life and couldn't change his identity at once. But Evelin is different, right? She is purely concerned about these things...

Donated.

While Ethan was muttering to himself, Evelin spoke.

What?

This answer was somewhat beyond Ethan's expectation.

I said I donated.

Evelin shrugged and looked at Ethan with a smile.

I'm just not that interested in these things, but I'm not a fool.

Since my father has said it, it is not possible to immerse yourself in running a company. Then how can I throw his words into the trash can without hearing it in one ear and out the other?

This is a big year for the midterm elections. People who are interested in Washington are working hard, and Barbara is the same. We have a gubernatorial election in California this year. Our current governor is from the Donkey Party, and he will continue to run. But Barbara is not satisfied with the policies of our current governor because he is too open and open to appointing people from the LGBT community as judges, so she has no intention of supporting him.

“But at the same time, she also called me and said that her school girl’s husband would run for governor of Arkansas this year and hoped that I could provide some financial help... She said that her school girl is a real ordinary person. My husband’s family is also not well-off. He lost his father when he was young, and his surname follows his stepfather’s…”

As Barbara told me, I donated 200,000 U.S. dollars to her schoolmate's husband and became his biggest donor? If he can win, that's a good thing. If he can't win, it doesn't matter to me. , anyway, 200,000 is just a small amount of money to us, so let’s just consider it as giving to Barbara. After all, she has indeed helped us many times. In the future, I still hope that she can be our company’s legal advisor.”

Evelin really doesn't like politics. In her opinion, those twists and turns and research a thousand times are not as powerful as a paper by her teacher Vinton Cerf. But not liking it doesn't mean she refuses to participate. If there are caring people who need her help, then she will still help.

Not to mention, Barbara had fished them out of the abyss pit before.

If Barbara hadn't keenly discovered that Mi Luohua's prosecution behavior was very strange, Ethan would not have dug out the trap buried by Atari and Mi Luohua.

In this case, they will definitely be beaten by Milohua and Atari and leave the game.

Then, after discovering that Milohua possesses an invincible patent in the video game industry, they will sadly withdraw from the video game industry. Want to be as cool as you are now? Dream on!

In Evelin's view, Barbara may be a little utilitarian now, but her original intention is still good, and she just wants to seek her own interests for the female community.

And since her nature has not changed, then everyone is still friends, right?

Donated? Then I'll be relieved. His sister's words made Ethan's eyes smile like crescent moons.

Although Ethan can't figure out the year in which Barbara's husband became the governor of Arkansas, it doesn't matter. Two hundred thousand dollars may be fifteen years of income for an ordinary family, but for To them it's just the sale of a hundred electronic arcade machines.

Use this money to build relationships with the future commander?

This special code is so worth it!

Of course, what's even more valuable is that this money can also maintain the mage's favor.

When a fund makes a difference now and in the future…

That’s a win-win!

Now that Evelin has become a major financial supporter of the future governor of Arkansas, Ethan can eliminate the sudden question mark in his heart, and when he is about to leave, he returns to the office and continues to draw the chessboard for Minesweeper At this time, Evelin called out to him.

Wait a moment.

What's wrong? Ethan's butt just left the seat, and then stuck back.

You have to think about it in the near future. If Barbara's husband becomes the governor of Arkansas, what kind of reward should we ask for?

Evelin said: I can think about this kind of thing, but I'm too lazy to think about it, so I leave it to you Ang!

What do you mean? Ethan didn't understand.

The doubts he showed made Evelin frown slightly and asked: Didn't you come to ask me today if I have donated money to Barbara's supporters?

yes.

Then haven't you thought about what kind of return you should ask for after donating?

This question asked Ethan.

He blinked his eyes and wanted to say that he hadn't thought about it because he had never done such a thing in his previous life, but he knew that he couldn't say that now.

He believed that if he said that, Evelin would definitely give him a big dick.

And just when he was thinking about how to express his ignorance tactfully, Evelin's stunned performance had already guessed everything. The girl sighed and shook her head with a smile.

never mind……

It's normal that you haven't thought about it.

I have never known anything about this before. My dad taught me all this.

When Barbara said that her schoolgirl's husband needed some financial support, I asked my dad how much was appropriate to donate. My dad told me that any amount would be fine, but after donating, you must let those guys We do things because only in this way, it conforms to the rules of the game in this circle.

The relationship between politicians and funders has existed many years ago. Now, this circle has formed its own set of ways of playing, and everyone has their own responsibilities and obligations.

My dad said that after both parties reach a donation, the ideal situation is for the donor to make demands for interests and the politicians to provide financial rewards. This approach is the most common and safest.

For example, if I donated 200,000 to Arkansas, then after he is successfully elected, we will have to ask him for more than 2 million US dollars, or even 20 million US dollars in business.

“If we only donate money without asking for anything, then politicians will wonder why we are donating money to him, whether we have anything else to ask him to help with, or they will think that we are not going to donate money to him. If we accumulate the value together, we can ask him for a huge return in the future that is beyond his ability, or that he will have to use his political future to get us a huge return...

No matter what it is, they can't accept it.

To put it bluntly, it's like we have a handle on them and have seen all of their bodies, but they know nothing about us. This will make them very uneasy and frightened.

So, my dad said, the smartest and most compliant approach is to ask for remuneration immediately after the donation and after the recipient is successful. This is beating them and telling them that we are willing to Keep working together.”

When both parties get to know each other and have some of each other's little secrets, the relationship will become very solid, and then some other projects will be launched.

So, since you want me to maintain Barbara's relationship, you have to think about what you want to get from this relationship. Since we are not familiar with each other yet, we can't be like my dad at the beginning. , let the former governor of California help us get some intelligence, the initial contact should be gentle, and gentle contact... nothing is more suitable than making money together...

When Evelin said this, Ethan, who was sitting in front of her, was already stunned.

The girl blinked at him, tilted her head and smiled: You know, I'm not very interested in things like elections. I originally wanted to wait until the results over there come out to see what the situation is and whether I want to talk to you or not.

But since you asked about this matter today, I'll leave it to you~