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fandomhigh2020-11-19 09:55 am
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Functioning Governments, Thursday, November 19, 2020
Just another Thursday with Steve at the front of the class looking vaguely uncomfortable! "Right," he said, running his fingers through his hair. "Mr. Stark is...slightly different today...so I'm going to take point on our topic today, which is the peaceful transfer of power from one president to another."
"Which is a very important thing. That's happened for a long time," Tony said, nodding and trying very hard to project confidence and knowledge despite knowing fuck all about politics at this age.
"Either through term limits or by losing the election, one president will leave and another will take over," Steve said, nodding, "and it's important for the continuity of government--to keep things peaceful--that it goes smoothly. In modern times, that means a lot of conference calls and powerpoint presentations and people becoming rapidly familiar with what the Department of Energy does."
Yeah, that one was also unfamiliar. "Um. Power plants?" Look, Tony was doing his best here.
"And nukes," Steve added with a smile. "So let's make this more fun: if you were about to be president and had the entirety of the US government laid out before you to learn about, what would you ask about first?"
"Going to Disneyland?" Tony suggested with what was hopefully a charming and not dorky grin.
"Very helpful," Steve said dryly. "How about the rest of you?"
"Which is a very important thing. That's happened for a long time," Tony said, nodding and trying very hard to project confidence and knowledge despite knowing fuck all about politics at this age.
"Either through term limits or by losing the election, one president will leave and another will take over," Steve said, nodding, "and it's important for the continuity of government--to keep things peaceful--that it goes smoothly. In modern times, that means a lot of conference calls and powerpoint presentations and people becoming rapidly familiar with what the Department of Energy does."
Yeah, that one was also unfamiliar. "Um. Power plants?" Look, Tony was doing his best here.
"And nukes," Steve added with a smile. "So let's make this more fun: if you were about to be president and had the entirety of the US government laid out before you to learn about, what would you ask about first?"
"Going to Disneyland?" Tony suggested with what was hopefully a charming and not dorky grin.
"Very helpful," Steve said dryly. "How about the rest of you?"
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