Chapter 24 How about being a governor with a small goal?
Follow Tony. According to Stark, if Nie can serve a smooth term in the state senatorship, he can accumulate quite sufficient political capital.
Next, Nie Zhi, who has reached the age of 25, also happened to reach the minimum age for running for governor of country M.
With Stark Industries' strong backing, coupled with his own strong family background and personal prowess, it is no surprise that he will definitely be elected governor of California.
At this point, the power in Nie Zhi's hands should not be underestimated.
In country M, there are two fundamental principles of the constitution, namely;
1. The principle of federalism.
2. The principle of separation of powers.
The principle of separation of powers and not to mention it.
The constitution of country M stipulates that the president of country M is the supreme head of the federal government of country M, but this is at the federal level;
At the state level, the governor of country M, within the limits of the state, has enormous powers, and can even be seen as a miniature version of the president of country M.
First of all, the governor of country M has the right to deal with any administrative affairs within the state, including making the laws of the state, exercising the financial power of the state, etc., as long as it does not violate the federal constitution, the governor is on his own turf, that is, he can do whatever he wants;
Even the military of country M, or even the president of country M, has no right to dictate to a governor.
Therefore, in country M, it is common to see the governor and the president fighting each other, because there is no subordinate relationship between the two, and the president has no right to remove the governor, and the governor does not have the right to impeach the president.
Second, the governor of country M is the supreme governor of all military forces in the state and holds considerable military power.
The military power here refers to the state police and the National Guard.
The National Guard of Country M is like a composite of the militia, armed police, and reserve forces of Country Z, which undertakes the combat mission of territorial defense.
However, the National Guard of country M is quite strong in combat and very luxuriously equipped, it has all the branches of the active army, even special forces, F22 fighter jets, Black Hawk helicopters, and heavy armored units.
To put it bluntly, except for the different names, they are the regular army of country M.
The constitution stipulates that the National Guard is only under the leadership of the state government, and the governor is the supreme commander of the National Guard.
The federal government has only the right to direct the National Guard, not the right to command.
So, within the state, even the military of country M has no right to carry out combat missions – not even disaster relief, unless it is authorized by the state government.
Hearing Stark say this, Nie Zhi suddenly realized, no wonder he often saw in the news that when country M was affected by disasters, the military of country M did not send a single soldier to disaster relief, it turned out that it was not that they were not sent, but that they were not qualified to take care of the state government's "family affairs" at all.
The governor of country M has so much power!
Just as Nie Zhi was deeply emotional, Stark continued.
Finally, the governor of country M also has some powers that even the president of country M does not have, such as "the right to veto some items on proposals"; This power gives the governor the power to veto some of the proposed items.
For example, the governor of country M can refuse to enforce a "soft" legal provision such as the Mutant Registration Act.
Moreover, the governors of country M can be re-elected and have no term limit, and some governors with outstanding prestige and strong skills can rule the land of a state for decades.
The governor of country M, like the state senators, is elected by the unanimous vote of the residents of the state.
Such an election method is very beneficial to the extremely popular Nie Zhi, who can definitely be elected as long as he wins a simple majority of votes in the entire state.
Most of the presidents in the history of country M have had the experience of being governors, and as long as the governor does a good job, running for president is a huge plus.
Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can't be the president of country M, as long as you can be re-elected as governor, you can be a free-spirited emperor.
In addition to having no power over defense and foreign affairs, the governor is the king of an independent kingdom.
After a pause, Stark continued;
"When you become the governor, you can use the power in your hands to investigate the truth of your mother's murder case, and after finding the real culprit, you can also use your power and influence to come up with various ways to bring the murderer to justice."
"How, there are so many benefits of participating in the campaign, have you really made up your mind?"
Hear Tony. Stark asked solemnly, and Nie Zhimo rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
"The governor of country M has so much power, if he can really succeed in the election after four years, the benefits are absolutely unimaginable."
"The simplest example, weapons and ammunition, is definitely not worried, and you can even organize your own mutant army within the establishment of the National Guard."
"In the Heavenly Gods, didn't you buy a [Plot Character Placement Card]? When the time comes, he can completely select the most elite mutants, sign them as his subordinate partners, and take them with him to conquer the heavens and all worlds. ”
"Perhaps, when his power and strength are strong enough, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor can also become their subordinate partners."
"Imagine what a scene it would be like to bring all the members of the Avengers with you while conquering the heavens and all the worlds by yourself!"
"The only problem is that I have to leave this world from time to time and enter the mission world of the Heavenly Gods, once or twice, and I can also explain it to the people, and if I do it too many times, it will definitely have an extremely bad impact."
"Well, then you have to find a stand-in, or learn a stand-in skill, so that you can be safe."
"In general, the pros of participating in the election definitely outweigh the disadvantages, and this deal is definitely worth doing!"
After thinking about it, Nie Zhi raised his head and looked at Tony. Stark's eyes replied firmly: "Mr. Stark, I am willing to accept your help to participate in the upcoming California Senate race; However, I hope to remain by your side and keep you safe before I run for election. ”
"The attack you encountered in YLK this time is definitely not the work of simple terrorists, those people are all fanatical cult believers, they have extremely strong beliefs, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to attack you inexplicably!"
"Even if you return to China now, you must not take it lightly, I suspect that the real culprit of the attack is hiding by our side, he has not achieved his goal, and he will definitely not give up."
"So, Mr. Stark, you are still in danger now, and having me, a Level 3 mutant who specializes in defense, by your side, can better protect your safety!"
Hearing Nie Zhi's "sincere" words, although Stark's face was not the slightest abnormal, he was very moved in his heart; He stiffened his face, nodded, and said, "Your analysis is very reasonable, and some of my ideas coincide, okay, I'll let 'Harpy' arrange the plane and bring you here tomorrow." ”