# [[53406]]-[[68139]] The (Second) Golden Age - 53836 D.A.M. Gauthier dies. - 53840 Camryn Steel is elected by the Lords and Commons, having considered the advice of the Senate and Business respectively, to the position of D.A.M. - 54628 Francois Sutton is elected by the Lords and Commons, having considered the advice of the Senate and Business respectively, to the position of D.A.M. - 55382 Francois Sutton dies, just before his death he declairs his heir to be his daughter Susan SUtton-Rosendal - 55384 Susan Sutton-Rosendal is confirmed in the office of D.A.M. by the House of Lords and House of Commons - 56529 D.A.M. Sutton-Rosendal dies, most say of old age, but some rumours have it she was poisoined by her son, who she had previously sworn to make D.A.M. - 56532 Thomas Rosendal is confimed as D.A.M. by the House of Lords and the House of Commons - 56782 D.A.M. Rosendal dies. - 56785 Kelly Mishra is elected by the Lords and Commons, having considered the advice of the Senate and Business respectively, to the position of D.A.M. - 57151 D.A.M. Mishra dies. - 57155 Roger Cannadine is elected by the Lords and Commons, having considered the advice of the Senate and Business respectively, to the position of D.A.M. - 58924 Death of D.A.M. Cannadine, Some claim it was poision, others say void powers were used to disconnect his soul from his material body, a final camp says it was natural causes. Successive governments have refused to release the autopsy report, only further entrenching rumours. However, it is speculated by some that the government does not release the report because at some point it was lost. - His death and the perceived weakness of President David Scrouton created a power vacuum that facilitated Nallim’s seizure of control. - 58924 - Vice President and Grand Admiral Malik Nallim seized the office's of president, prime minister, and D.A.M. demonstrating the potential for military leaders to rise to the highest office through force. His rule marked a period of authoritarianism and a shift away from the democratic principles of the earlier Federations. - The Ford Federation first Bill of Rights is passed, sometimes called Malik's bill of rights - 58950 D.A.M. Nallim is removed from power - 58953 Johny Rocker is made D.A.M. in a united descision by the House of Lords, Commons, Business, and the Senate. - 61021 D.A.M. Rocker dies. - 61023 wanting stability and control, the House of Lords installs the smooth talking Doctor Swanzy, elected Lord of the London Soveringty in Maldeth, who promised an expansion in researching funding, university and general upper education reform, while defunding entertainment subsidies. - 61053 Swanzy moves to make major legislative changes which solidify his power. - the 501st Legion is created by D.A.M. Swanzy as his personal defence force, with it having absolute loyalty to the D.A.M. over all else. - it was created by the passing of two peices of legislation in this year: the war measures act and the war powers act. - the war powers act, specifically section 31, also created a beyond top secrete shadow government organization which was considered even more powerful than the scout services, simply called section 31, which was wholly loyal to Federation, even above and beyond Swanzy, though more often they proved his tool than a threat to him. - 61237 _Jessica Albez V. Gripping Media Now Inc. (61237):_ This case found that hateful and slanderous rhetoric published by major media outlets could be forced to be taken down via court order. - 63406 Johnathan Reid kills D.A.M Swanzy and takes the office of D.A.M. for himself, declaring his selfless work the for position, and protected by his guards, the 501 legion, and the Federation military at large. He was then confirmed in his position by vote of hte Commons, Lords, Senate, and Business. - once in power, Reid repeals the laws which made hte 501st loyal to the D.A.M., repealed the laws around its strict loyalty to him, and he worked to remove much of hte power and existence of section 31, though he could not wholly obliterate it. - 66201 the Fourth Federations Second Bill of rights is passed into law - 66782_D.A.M. Belfont of The Federation of Earth's Dependent Dominion of Cyrocks' Attorney General V. Dubble Mining Bubbles (66782)_: This case, argued before the supreme court of Cyrocks, found that an employer who's work contract was signed invoking **House of Business Company Rights Act (53121) s. 2.5** retained the right to dismiss employee's operating under such a work contract if the piecemeal work was no longer large enough to justify the operations existence, or other circumstances made such work no longer viable at such a time. The employer enacting this right was found to have an obligation to provide transport to employed piecemeal workers if their place of employement did not have a Trade Volitity Index of 4.0 or more - that is, if the place of employment did not at least have one ship arriving a week. - 67458 _Walter Charmichle V. Scarlett Communications (67458)_: This case found that data feed providers such as Scarlett Communications cannot be obligated by the Federation Government through law, through the executive, or most importantly through the courts and legal system, to take any particular action. - 67839 *DistComm v. NewNode Inc. (67839)*: This case found that Network Infrastructure Providers such as NewNode Inc. do not have the Right to Police content if the provider is part of a House of Business within the Federation, as such an action would violate **Sec. 5.2 of the 66201 Bill of Rights**.