blackstone code

Chapter 521 Scrambling to Contribute to the Federation

"Me?" Ferrara was still driving the car very attentively. He glanced at the other car behind this car. The people in the cab came out with Lynch, guessing that it should be Lynch's bodyguard or something.

At this moment, he was a little dazed, as if he and Lynch had met for the first time not long ago, and Lynch put a check for 5000 yuan on the table and asked him for some solutions.

In a blink of an eye, has Lynch developed to the point where he needs to carry bodyguards with him?
He came back to his senses, "It's okay, in fact, everyone knows that I'm just a..." He pursed his lips and showed a helpless smile, and shook his head, "...It's just a transition, and I have no right to complain What, instead, I would like to thank you, the governor, and the mayor for their recommendation."

If there is no accident, the next mayor of Sabine City, that is, the current mayor Langdon, will announce his resignation as mayor after the state election, and recommend Ferrara to replace him and become Sabine City Mayor. new mayor.

With Langdon's recommendation, the governor's support, and Lynch's affirmation, there was almost no resistance to Ferrara's election as mayor, but he won't be the mayor for long.

Langdon had a bit of a dispute with the governor before. The governor wanted to hand over the job of mayor of Sabine to his brother, but Mayor Langdon did not agree. He exchanged his favor for the support of the party.

This also led to a little conflict between the two, and now they began to resolve the conflict to a limited extent because of Lynch's relationship, and Mayor Langdon was also willing to give up the position of mayor to change to a new job as a member of the House of Representatives.

In exchange, his staff and secretary Ferrara will temporarily become the acting mayor of Sabine, but only for two years.

Two years later, Ferrara will resign from his current job on the grounds that he is not capable of being the mayor of a city. At the same time, he will elect a state senator to take over his job. Then the state legislature will hold two hearings and finally judge In one click, the state senator can take over Ferrara's job, become the new mayor of Sabine, and start a new mayoral campaign.

The reason why there is such an arrangement has nothing to do with his identity. His relationship with the governor is very ordinary, let alone because he is another nephew of Adelaide. He and the governor are also relatives so that someone can make an unfair decision. ,That is impossible!
Could it be that if you are a relative with the governor, you can't contribute to the federal people?

absurd!

In short, this will satisfy everyone's needs and complete the process of ushering in a new mayor. Ferrara will also be promoted to a cadre by the party because of his two years of experience in power. If he can find some capitalists like Lynch to support him to run for office, then it is possible for him to really go to the ruling party, become a real mayor, and step onto the political stage.

In short, the whole process does not seem to be very complicated, but there are too many interests involved. For example, after the state senator who should be a brother of the governor becomes the mayor, there will be an extra state senator.

Everyone knows that the governor is seeking more re-election, and a position of state senator can definitely make a force stand on his side.

Don't underestimate the state senators. Under the relatively autonomous system of the states implemented by the federal government, the state legislature is actually not much different from the Congress. They can also initiate, submit, review, and vote for various local bills. It's just that they Its influence is not as great as that of the Congress, and it can only affect itself and the surrounding areas.

From a purely practical point of view, it's not too bad.

In fact, there are more interest exchanges that people cannot see behind this. People can only see that the new mayor resigns suddenly, and then a new mayor comes in.

"This is actually not bad, at least I don't need to participate in the election campaign!" Ferrara had a smile on his face when he said this. He was not really afraid of running for office. Where does my confidence come from.

The unprecedented economic recession has made front-line politicians like "mayors" a high-risk industry. This is no longer the time to consider whether a politician has qualified political literacy. The problem now is that it doesn't matter who comes!
One dies one, which is why the Conservative Party will retreat in an all-round way. The previous president left a mess, and they can't clean it up, so they simply don't take the initiative to compete and retreat to advance.

When people find that the Progressive Party is useless, they stand up and compete actively. At that time, the economy has almost started to improve, and people will think again, should they try another ruling party?
At that time, they can stand in the sun and accept people's cheers, but now, it is not the time.

But no one is so stupid now, taking over a mess and proving to people that he is as bad as his predecessor, it is actually meaningless except to make himself a laughing stock, not to mention the nomination of Mayor Langdon and the blow of the governor, and Lin Even with the support of these businessmen, if someone stands up to compete with Ferrara, how stupid it is!

Of course, those who accompany them are not counted. The Federation is a country with a high degree of freedom, and fairness and justice are what people pursue.

"I'm about to be in that position, but it makes me a little anxious. You know, it was another person who made the decision before, not me. Now it's me who makes the decision. I have to face the good or bad results by myself. This has made me feel a lot of pressure recently."

He slowly turned the steering wheel, and did not ignore road safety during the communication with Lynch, instead of paying attention to the vehicles behind, "Sometimes I want to back down for a moment, but I can't do that."

Ferrara is indeed under a lot of pressure. Although the situation in the city has improved, the unemployment rate remains high. The relief station where relief food is distributed every day is overcrowded, full of people holding food rolls and waiting to receive food. ordinary citizens of the day.

Mayor Langdon dared to resist the governor's private "suggestion" before and insisted on running for the mayor and successfully won the election. His departure now cannot be said to be a compromise, and it is more likely to be "retiring despite difficulties."

The situation is so bad, if you do it well, everyone will be happy, but more likely, it is still not good enough, and it will be even more embarrassing to be kicked out of the stage at that time, so he withdrew in time and kept the victory.

From the perspective of the actual power held by individuals, the mayor is obviously higher than the members of the House of Representatives, but from the perspective of personal influence on the entire society, the latter has greater influence, and the timing of transformation has more economic value and political value. .

The mayor has a way to give way, but Ferrara has no possibility or room to retreat, so he can only bite the bullet.

The two chatted, and the car slowly stopped outside the city hall. Mayor Langdon did want to leave here, but before he really left, he was still the mayor of this city, and Lynch should visit him first.

"Congratulations……"

As soon as he entered the door, the mayor greeted Lynch and held Lynch's hand very kindly, "I knew that choosing you was the most correct decision. It only took more than a year for the club to win a championship. They also held a small-scale celebration yesterday, which was very lively, you can watch the rebroadcast news, there will be an introduction."

As he said, he walked to the edge of the sofa with Lynch and sat down, "Sports are very effective in reviving the morale of the citizens. At least people's appearance will not be as bad as before. You did a good job. I was talking to you yesterday. Ferrara talked about these things and thought about encouraging more people to promote careers in sports."

Ferrara, who was serving the two of them, nodded. He put two glasses of wine in front of them. Mayor Langdon pointed to the sofa next to him, "You sit too."

Originally, there was no place for Ferrara on this occasion, but considering that he will soon take over Mayor Langdon's position, the mayor needs to give him corresponding respect.

No one knows what will happen to each other's development in the past. It is necessary to respect Ferrara, not because of their cooperation in the past, but because of his youth.

After talking for a while, Lynch turned the topic to Mayor Langdon's whereabouts, "I heard that your whereabouts have been decided?"

Originally, this was an embarrassing topic. Before that, the governor could not guarantee that he would be able to help him move to the House of Representatives. The disease was hospitalized.

That is an old man who has dedicated his whole life to the federal people. He is 75 years old and still works hard at his post.

The doctor checked his body and thought that he could not continue to contribute to the Federation. He was very sad, but he also got a new opportunity. The governor immediately mobilized his energy to let this old congressman who had dedicated his life to the Federation be elected to Congress. As his successor, Mayor Langdon took over his job.

Of course, this is just a relatively simple statement, and it is actually very complicated. After Mayor Langdon resigns, he will first work for this silently dedicated old gentleman in the name of an assistant for about a month or two to familiarize himself with the work process of the House of Representatives. .

Then this old gentleman who is eager to dedicate light and heat to the Federation will say that he really can't do it. After at least two rounds of voting, the state house to which he belongs will elect the successor of the old gentleman. It is very likely that he is sick. Langdon, who has been silently helping him to complete the work during this period.

As long as he can pass the two public defenses held by the Congressional Election Committee, and there is no opposition from more than half of the people, then Langdon will represent another state and enter the House of Representatives to become an honorable member who serves the people.

This involves a political exchange between the governor and another state, so it is definitely not as simple as just saying it.

Now Mayor Langdon seems to have figured it out. He is not young, and the governor is unlikely. Rather than continue to huddle here and waste his time for a little bit of power, it is better to go to Congress to serve the federal people!
At least, in this way, he can have a happy old age without worrying about money!
(End of this chapter)