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Thanks for this!! Though I do want to add that I specified American citizens and the American government itself was among the ones Bucky was a part of attempting to topple, I don't know how much that would change things?

Many of Bucky's crimes as the Winter Soldier specifically targeted the US, so I was wondering if that would make a difference as I know that it's very lenient when it comes to other countries governments and citizens. Bucky is someone who has both unwillingly and willingly worked against the US on an extremely public level, which was mainly where my point lay.

I do think Bucky isn't in Congress willingly, there's got to be something else at play there, because there's nothing in canon to indicate he'd have any love for the US government (or any government anymore really, except maybe Wakanda), especially considering all Bucky knows about what the US has done to Isaiah, so similar to himself with HYDRA as it is, and want to become anymore of a cog in it. He looks like he's MISERABLE in the trailer and I'm thinking it must be because he doesn't want to be doing what he's doing.

as someone who knows very little about the American governmental system... is it even realistic that Bucky is a senator/candidate, outside of the simple fact that it goes against everything we know about his character for the last 13 years and is deeply ooc and weird?

Can someone with his history actually become a senator? Dude has killed like...a lot of people, specifically American citizens to keep it relevant to this context, and he's openly broken the law and gone against multiple governments in some of the most wild displays of anarchy alongside Steve and the Avengers. Also I don't think he's been a consistent enough resident of any state even if you take out the Blip?? At least 9 years right? Bro has maybe been on American soil for 3 years, pre AND post Blip, and that's being generous assuming Thunderbolts takes place in 2024-2025.

I don't know how realistic it is that he's even able to run for senate? I'm not an expert, not American, but it just seems absurd.

The main take really is that Bucky Barnes as a senator is one of the stupidest things, what the hell

as someone who knows very little about the American governmental system... is it even realistic that Bucky is a senator/candidate, outside of the simple fact that it goes against everything we know about his character for the last 13 years and is deeply ooc and weird?

Can someone with his history actually become a senator? Dude has killed like...a lot of people, specifically American citizens to keep it relevant to this context, and he's openly broken the law and gone against multiple governments in some of the most wild displays of anarchy alongside Steve and the Avengers. Also I don't think he's been a consistent enough resident of any state even if you take out the Blip?? At least 9 years right? Bro has maybe been on American soil for 3 years, pre AND post Blip, and that's being generous assuming Thunderbolts takes place in 2024-2025.

I don't know how realistic it is that he's even able to run for senate? I'm not an expert, not American, but it just seems absurd.

The main take really is that Bucky Barnes as a senator is one of the stupidest things, what the hell