Western Alliance of Independent States

North America

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 Rangers (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 Rangers 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.

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District of Alaska

• -- Juneau
• -- Anchorage

District of Arizona

• -- Phoenix
• -- Tucson

District of Arkansas

• -- Little Rock -- Rock Town

District of California

• -- Bakersfield
• -- Fresno
• -- Los Angeles - The City of Lost Angels / Anarch Free State
• -- Sacramento
• -- San Diego
• -- San Jose
• -- San Francisco
• -- Stockton

District of Colorado

• -- Denver - The Mile High City
• -- Denver: Alien Hunger -- The Road Less Traveled {Not to be confused with Denver proper, this page is an alternate setting}
• -- Colorado Springs by Night

District of Idaho

• -- Boise
• -- Idaho Falls

District of Iowa

• -- Des Moines
• -- Sioux City

District of Kansas

• -- Topeka
• -- Wichita

District of Montana

• -- Billings
• -- Great Falls
• -- Missoula

District of Minnesota

• -- Minneapolis

District of Missouri

• -- Kansas City - Missouri
• -- St. Louis - Rome of the West

District of Nebraska

• -- Lincoln
• -- Omaha

District of Nevada

• -- Carson City
• -- Las Vegas -- Sin City
• -- Reno

District of New Mexico

• -- Albuquerque -- A Dead City
• -- El Paso
• -- Santa Fe

District of Oregon

• -- Eugene
• -- Portland
• -- Salem

District of the Unified Dakotas

• -- Bismarck
• -- Fargo
• -- Rapid City
• -- Sioux Falls

District of Oklahoma

• -- Oklahoma City
• -- Tulsa

District of Utah

• -- Salt Lake City

District of Washington

• -- Olympia -- Capital of Washington State - Sometimes called Oly Town.
• -- Seattle -- The Emerald City
• -- Spokane -- The Lilac City
• -- Tacoma -- The City of Destiny
• -- Vancouver (Washington) -- Vantucky or The Couve

District of Wyoming

• -- Casper
• -- Cheyenne