Ms. Rozier is a strong woman, and a strong woman has a strong woman's personality and fixed label. Strong women don't go crazy casually.

Therefore, Ms. Rozier did not come to ask for guilt. She came to find out the situation, to ask for answers, to help herself see the situation clearly.

Only by seeing the situation clearly can she make the best judgment. In a sense, what Brooklyn told Rozier, although it was not true, did not have much impact on Rozier.

Rozier would have done a good job of the scene that Brooklyn had designed for her. No matter what she chooses. Because from the day the political coalition was formed, from the moment Rozier was elected as its first president, Brooklyn had succeeded.

The pressure from Washington is mounting, and the number of members of the Senate is starting to run out. Rozier got an answer from Brooklyn, but instead of flipping the table, he left it as it was.

Brooklyn needed to find a replacement for the dead, so he dragged Rozier into the water. Rozier now also needed to find a replacement ghost, and she set her sights on the research team that Brooklyn had prepared in advance.

See! Brooklyn is so caring, and after pulling the dead ghost into the water, he also intimately prepared a substitute for the dead ghost.

At the meeting, Rozier visibly increased the authority of the research group. At first, she to:

On the grounds that the research group participated in the entire process of compiling the proposal and is the person who knows the proposal in the world, all members of the research group were asked to attend the meeting as observers.

Subsequently, she continued

"All of you here are executives, not professionals, and we need professionals to speak", and the research group and the members of the alliance were given equal rights.

And then, she to

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is not very optimistic, we need the opinion of professionals", for the first time let the so-called

"Professionals" give their opinions and propose plans at the meeting. Although the plan did not pass, it was not completely vetoed either.

And then, she to

"We are executives, professional things should be done by professional people, the proposal is now at a critical stage, and the current situation proves that we, the executives, have failed, why not let the professionals try it?" For this reason, for the first time, the leadership of the press law proposal was handed over to the research group.

Also on this day, before the meeting, everyone received the news that there were not enough senators in Washington.

According to the Federal Constitution, the valid quorum for the Senate and House of Representatives – that is, the quorum for the results of the vote – is a majority of the members of the House of Representatives.

The number of members of the Bundestag is 435 and the Senate is 100, so as long as the number of members of the House of Representatives exceeds 218 and the Senate exceeds 51.

In other words, for a proposal to pass, the proponent must lobby at least 109 members of the House of Representatives and 26 senators, and ensure that the members they lobby are present at the voting session and occupy the seats.

If a proposal is controversial within the National Assembly, the opposition may mobilize all opposition parties to attend the voting meeting in order to ensure that the proposal cannot be passed and increase the weight of its own vote.

There is only a minimum and no upper limit on the number of valid attendees at the voting meeting, so in order to offset the opposition vote share, the pro-yes faction must also mobilize as many people as possible to attend the meeting.

This would result in a possible proposal with the participation of 435 deputies and 100 senators.

With 435 members in the House of Representatives and 100 members in the Senate, in order to ensure 100% of the bills pass, the Yes faction needs to mobilize at least 218 members of the House of Representatives and 51 senators to support them.

Therefore, whether a proposal passes or not, 109 deputies, 26 senators is only the minimum requirement, 218 deputies, 51 senators is the maximum.

The person proposing the proposal can determine how many people to lobby based on the influence of the proposal, the internal struggle in Congress, and their own ability.

If you want to be 100 percent successful, lobby 218 members of the House of Representatives and 51 senators. However, due to objective factors, it is very rare for a member of parliament to lobby for half of the time.

This understanding of the rules for voting in Congress is not rigorous and simplified, but it is generally in line with reality. The initial target for lobbying for the press law proposal is 132 members of the House of Representatives and 37 senators.

This is a figure that has been carefully researched and analyzed, and it is the most economical figure on the premise of ensuring the success rate.

But just today, news came from Washington that the number of people they lobbied was reduced to 127, and the Senate was reduced to 29!

In the analytical model they have built, the success rate of this number has fallen below 50%! That's why Chairman Rozier will say that they have failed and that it is time for the professionals to try.

In addition, several of the members who are present at the meeting today are not present! This is a very dangerous signal for the press law proposal!

At the meeting, all the participants felt the seriousness of the situation. Many people don't even understand how a few days ago the situation was so good, but a few days later the situation has inexplicably eroded to such a point.

This is actually a natural process of elimination. What Brooklyn needs is a stronger political coalition, not the bloated organization it is now.

Proposals can help him screen out the parts that don't qualify. To Brooklyn's pity, Chairman Rozier is not picking on the problem, but is actively remedy.

In other words, Rozier did not give up on the political alliance, and after talking to Brooklyn, the strong woman still believes that the political alliance has unlimited potential and is worth the risk she takes.

She didn't want to be the one who was sifted out. Brooklyn's purpose in bringing in Rozier was to divert attention from Heather Gerken and the Yale opposition, and if Rozier could be eliminated through this incident, of course, it would be the best outcome.

In that case, a political alliance that has been hit hard by the failure of the proposal will be his word. It's a pity that Rozier seems to have seen through Brooklyn's plans and has no intention of abandoning the political alliance.

Brooklyn didn't do much about it. Although the current situation is not the most favorable state, it is also in line with his requirements, he does not need to make extraneous branches, in order to achieve perfection, he has to make branches.

The meeting ended in such a solemn atmosphere. The lead on the proposal for a press law was transferred to the Specialized Research Group.

Rozier and Brooklyn actively contacted the main leaders of the research group after the meeting to encourage them.

They did not even let go of the congressman Yale asked to submit the proposal, and contacted the congressman one after another, expressing the political coalition's concern about the situation, and saying that the political coalition was mobilizing its connections to do its best to salvage the situation and turn the tide of the war.

At this point, Brooklyn was somewhat impressed with Ms. Rozier. The determination shown by this strong woman is eye-catching.

It's not about the position, it's just about the appreciation of good people. Of course, the two of them cared about all parties, mobilized their respective connections, and made a look of doing their best, and the whole process cost nothing except communication costs.

They just did what they did, but they didn't put it into action. Perhaps Rozier, who had just finished the phone call with Brooklyn, still had the intention of saving the situation, but after a short period of effort, the strong woman immediately realized the reality that the situation was irretrievable, quickly adjusted her strategy, and began to move closer to Brooklyn, actively preparing a way to escape...... The two of them tacitly did the same thing, tacitly did not alert the other members, and tacitly did not intersect.

October 31. It wasn't a weekend, but Brooklyn still found time to visit Heather Gerken at the Metropolitan Penitentiary.

The Metropolitan Penitentiary has television and newspapers, which are the official channels provided by the prison for inmates to learn about and contact with the outside world.

However, since the last time he noticed Heather Gerken's small movements, Brooklyn had reminded + warned the warden, which made Heather Gerken completely deaf and blind, and he didn't know what was going on outside.

Of course, even if he could watch TV and read newspapers, TV and newspapers would not publish anything about the proposed press law.

Although the press law proposal was in a lot of uproar at the beginning, it was only relatively speaking, and now all parties in Washington are vying for power, and people are playing dog brains, and those are what the media are interested in, not an inconspicuous proposal that has not yet passed.

It was not the proposal itself that attracted the attention of the forces in Washington, but the organizations that supported it behind it. It is not the proposal itself that is being suppressed, but the organization behind it.

All this is done in secret and is not well known. As a result, this content is difficult to obtain from the open media.

Brooklyn went to see the warden first, and then to the interview room. This time it was a new face who led the way for Brooklyn, and the captain of the previous time was gone.

After bringing Brooklyn into the meeting room, the new face reminds Brooklyn that they are outside, then exits the meeting room, closes the door, and leads the team around the corner.

Heather Gerken was still the same, lazy and lazy, but Brooklyn always felt that he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the fat that had been trembling on his cheeks was gone, and although he was still chubby, he didn't feel like he used to.

The slimmed-down Heather Gerken looks a lot more energetic.

"Are you losing weight?" As soon as Heather Gerken sat down, Brooklyn asked. Heather Gerken's body stiffened visibly for a moment, and then began to unpack the paper bag that Harrison had placed on the table, muttering as he set out to eat

"What else can I do in this hellish place besides exercising?" As he spoke, he took a bite of the pastry and exclaimed

"Well, the blueberry jam here is good." He still didn't see the outside, as if the unknown captain had nothing to do with him, it was all Brooklyn's thoughts, and as if he and Brooklyn had been close friends for many years.

Putting the small cake into his mouth in two bites, Heather Gerken continued to swing it out until the table was half full and the paper bag was empty, then he casually threw the paper bag aside, rubbed his hands, chose the chocolate cake closest to him and took a bite, opened the cocoa lid by the way, and began to look for straws on the table.

Brooklyn didn't say a word, quietly watching him perform. Heather Gerken found the straw in a pile of disposable forks and frowned as she took a sip

"His only blueberry jam is good, this hot cocoa, it's like cow." Brooklyn shook his head

"This store is more than 20 kilometers away from here, and it is already November, and the weather is cold." Heather Gerken put down the chocolate cake, picked up the small cake next to it, which looked like a discounted product, and took a big bite, seemingly accepting Brooklyn's explanation.

The meeting room was quiet again, except for the sound of Heather Gerken eating, and the sound of the packaging bag.

Heather Gerken's appearance is actually not ugly, although he can be called gobbling up, but he is not rude.

It wasn't until his eating slowed down noticeably that Brooklyn spoke again

"Those enemies of yours are dying." Heather Gerken went to take the cake for a beating, then took the target, took a bite of most of it, chewed it with his cheeks bulging, swallowed it, and took a sip by the way

"Cow", sneered

"Isn't it sooner or later?"

"It's only been less than a month." Brooklyn emphasized

"Maybe when they're done, you won't have to stay in New York. Sending you back to New Haven might be a good option. Heather Gerken continued to eat as if he hadn't heard Brooklyn say, only to speed up again.

He waited until he had finished all the pastries on the table, lay down on the chair and slapped his belly twice, making a dull popping sound before he spoke

"What do you want?"

"I don't want anything." Brooklyn shook his head

"I think to put you

"Extradition" to New York State is not so procedurally correct after all, and don't you want to see them finished with your own eyes, just right, transfer you back to New Haven now, maybe get a closer look.

I don't know if you can still be a cellmate. ”

"Don't pretend, Brooklyn, you're going to throw up your hypocrisy. For the sake of me finally making up my mind to eat, don't let my efforts go to waste, okay? With that, Heather Gerken made a vomiting motion, really retched a few times, and then said

"What do you want? I don't know much, the list of Yale insiders? List of factions? The handle of the backbone members? Or what? ”

"I can give you whatever you want, and to me, it's not even as good as this bag—" he said, pulling through the garbage heap and pulling out a small ticket from it

"Well, $349.76 worth a sams is worth it."

"The $349.76 snack can support my body for at least ten days of exercise." Brooklyn looked dazed, and Harrison, who was behind him, took out a notebook from his bosom with a signature pen pinned to it, and handed it over.

"I want your list of personnel." That's when Brooklyn spoke

"All the lists that helped you deal with me, against Harvard, and all the people related to Yale who were hostile to Harvard."

"It's not limited to Yale." Heather Gerken paused to pick up the pen and paper, he lowered his head slightly, and remained in this position for a long time.

Brooklyn sneered

"Don't pretend Heather Gerken, you want to come to New York yourself, and since you're here, stay here honestly for the rest of your life."

"Otherwise, you won't even be able to eat the $349.76 cake."

"People are forgetful, and in five or ten years, who will remember that the man who sells his ass for the lowest inmates in the New York Metropolitan Prison will be the dean of Yale Law School?"

"Who cares but the prisoners who patronize your business?"