Western Alliance of Independent States

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North America


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History

2022

  • January 10, Militias in Colorado and Kansas work in concert with troops out of Texas and New Mexico to trap Federal troops and disarm them. Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington secede.
  • March, Missouri and Arkansas waver, UN Troops supported by the Federal troops begin an influx into St.Louis and Little Rock.
  • May 3, The Dakotas declare themselves one District. Michigan and Iowa secede, joining the western states in rebellion. The Western Alliance bombs the bridges on the Mississippi in a unified strike. The bridge at Memphis becomes the only bridge left standing on the whole Mississippi.
  • June 4, Western Alliance War of Independence is officially declared by the first Western Congress in Cheyenne Mountain.

2023

  • January 3, During a severe blizzard a pitched battle happens on the northern border between Militia's and UN troops, leaving 110 dead from combat, and another 115 frozen in the storm. Casualties are mostly UN troops, though a few are American resistance fighters.
    February 15, Congress votes on how to handle the Western Alliance, decides leaders will be tried for treason, troops given parole.
    March 8, Several cases of Conspicuous Consumption happen in Boston, leaving many to wonder if a new zombie plague is gripping the city.
    March 22, The Mayor of Boston declares the zombie concern a non-issue, explaining it is a new Bath Salt type drug called "Amazing" that has been banned.
    May 5, Blackouts happen all across the Eastern states, as major power grids are hit and knocked out. Food riots happen in several cities (New York, Chicago, Pittsburg) because of transportation disruptions.
    May 18, EMP blast occurs 28 miles over the Western Alliance. Massive power grid and electrical disruption occurs.
    June 12, Drones attack into the Western Alliance, but are met by an equal army of drones, minor losses to both sides.
    July 4, The block of states east of the Mississippi name themselves the Federated American States. Civil war sets is now fought in earnest, territory being the goal.

2027

  • Treaty of New Orleans - The treaty is signed in New Orleans which is designated a neutral zone between the two new nations and the Mississippi River serves as a designated border between the Federated American States and the Western Alliance. The war ends.
    The Republic of Texas withdraws from the Western Alliance to declare Independence. Texas establishes a cordon of Non-Aggression with the Federated States and the Western Alliance.

Government of the Western Alliance of Independent States

The Western Alliance of Independent States (WAIS) is in form a confederacy. After the treaty of New Orleans the twenty states making up the WAIS came together and agreed that they would never form a republic like the old one of the USA. The diversity of the needs of each state and their inability to find a common agreed upon group of national leaders led to the the settling on a confederation system.

The Districts each nominated one member from each District to sit on the the original Council of Confederation. The first matter of discussion was where to seat the capital. Nevada was ruled out, no one wanted Sin City for a capital. Phoenix was seriously considered but the gang presence and violence in the wake of the war made it an unstable element. California with its port cities was a major contender, but the damage left over from the war would make using either Los Angeles or San Francisco difficult. The members of the Confederation council declared after much debate to name Denver the functioning capital of the WAIS. This was due to its central location (protection from invasion) and access to Cheyenne Mountain for defense.

Each state would elect 4 members from each state based on equal geographic space. In order to represent a quadrant from any state, said representative has to live in that quadrant and no other. From that body one leader is elected as Prime Speaker for the Alliance. After his or her election as Prime Speaker the quadrant of the home district where the PS is from holds another election to replace the missing representative. While this does not give equal demographic representation, it does prevent any one state from overwhelming the others. Each District has agreed to maintain one currency and open borders between Districts.

National borders are strictly closed to foreigners except through a lengthy application process to enter. When a visa expires the Marshals Service (equivalent to the FBI) are designated to locate any foreign national still within the WAIS and escort them to the nearest border. Districts maintain an individualized District police agency, with really only the Marshals Service crossing borders for law enforcement. There is a functional extradition agreement with the independent nations of Texas and Louisiana. No such agreement exists between the WAIS and the FAS. Repeat illegal immigrants are imprisoned for hard labor. Political prisoners (spies for the FAS) are locked away and tortured. Some are killed. Some wish they would be.

All Districts are mandated by agreement a standing force of men and women to guard the borders and fight any military engagements needed in order to protect WAIS trade. Men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 are picked by a random draft, keeping the numbers of fighting forces at a steady level. Anyone capable of passing a leadership course gets promoted to officer level. Field promotions are common.

WAIS designated the Eagle as its base currency. The eagle is a coin stamped from a gold alloy. A hawk is stamped from a silver alloy, and is counted as half an eagle. Next comes the dove (made of nickel), and the starling (made of copper), starlings are colloquially known as droppings. An eagle counts like one dollar, with hawks as half a dollar, doves a half, starlings ten cents. Denominations larger than an eagle are made of a paper/cloth/plastic bank note.

As of 2028 the first Prime Speaker is elected, with the surprise being a woman, Bennedetto Mary Peto, a strong leader from the Dakota's who had distinguished herself in the combat there during the early winter of 2026.

District of Alaska

District of Arizona

District of Arkansas

District of California

District of Colorado

District of Idaho

District of Iowa

District of Kansas

District of Montana

District of Minnesota

District of Missouri

District of Native Nations

The District of Native Nations came out of the combined Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Yaqui peoples petitioning the WAIS for District status. These peoples provided front line warriors and scouts, and towards the beginning of the war helped lure in a large detachment of troops, then shut them down. The District of Native Nations is predominantly Native in population, but there are a large amount white and Hispanic folks living there. Native and state agencies have combined, forming a more broad based government.

District of Nebraska

District of Nevada

District of New Mexico

District of Oregon

District of the Unified Dakotas

District of Oklahoma

District of Utah

District of Washington

District of Wyoming

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