The Allied States

[Kastros]

MARCH REGIONAL UPDATE
Issue 1

The following is a report composed by the Secretary of State of The Allied States.
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General Election Results:

Senate:
Election Results:
Pepe Drakan (DSP-S) 14 Votes (13.6%) ELECTED
Zachary Drakan (I-S) 12 Votes (12.5%) ELECTED
Pletamia (UCP-W) 12 Votes (12.5%) ELECTED
Gen. Wildeboden (UCP-W) 10 Votes (10.4%) ELECTED
Mytzonia Drakan (DSP-HBE) 10 Votes (10.4%) ELECTED
RNS (DSP-W) 9 Votes (9.4%) ELECTED
Britarvia Wargrave (OP-W) 8 Votes (8.3%)
Obito Drakan (DSP-HBE) 7 Votes (7.3%)
Lewis and Daniel (OP-HBE) 7 Votes (7.3%)
Brick Wargrave (I-S) 6 Votes (6.3%)
Neill Wargrave (OP-HBE) 1 Vote (1%)

Chancellor:
Election Results:
Kastros Dakan (OP-HBE) 5 votes (55.6%) ELECTED
Regionia Wargrave (OP-S) 2 Votes (22.2)
Note: One Senator abstained and one was absent.

Senate Speaker:
Election Results:
Regionia Wargrave (OP-S) 1 Vote (50%) ELECTED
Kastros Dakan (OP-HBE) 1 Vote (50%) CONCEDED
Note: Kastros conceded after having won the Chancellery.
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[th colspan=“3”]The Government of The Allied States[/th][th]

The Cabinet

Chancellor: Kastros Drakan (OP-HBE)
Vice Chancellor: Imperium (DSP-S)
Secretary of State: Kastros Drakan (OP-HBE)
Secretary of Interior: Lewis and Daniel (OP-HBE)
Secretary of Treasury: CDland (OP-S)
Secretary of Immigration: Zachary Drakan (I-S)
Secretary of Culture: Britarvia Wargrave (OP-S)

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The Senate

Speaker and Southern Senator: Regionia Wargrave (OP-S)
Speaker pro tempore: Mytzonia Drakan (DSP-HBE)
At-Large Senator: Pepe Drakan (DSP-S)
At-Large Senator: RNS Drakan (DSP-W)
At-Large Senator: Pletamia (UCP-W)
At-Large Senator: Wildeboden (UCP-W)
At-Large Senator: Zachary Drakan (I-S)
Western Senator: CPSU (UCP)
Britannian Senator: Kastros Drakan (OP)
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The Supreme Court

Chief Justice: CDland (OP-S)
Associate Justice: Obito Drakan (DSP-HBE)
Associate Justice: RNS Drakan (DSP-W)
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Brief Summary of the General Election

Senate
The Senate election saw 11 candidates fighting for 6 seats. The first candidate to announce was Brick Wargrave who put on a strong showing early on and was considered a lock for the Senate however he lost momentum as more and more candidates stepped forward and his campaign buried in the scramble. Zachary Drakan, RNS Drakan, and Obito Drakan ran for reelection. Zach and RNS won, however Obito narrowly lost due to being on vacation at the time. Pepe Drakan was elected after a one month break from the Senate and Chancellery and announced that this term would be his last in the region much to the dismay of his close friends. Mytzonia Drakan was elected after returning to the region after being gone for several months, he was highly endorsed and showing great promise in the State RP. Wildeboden ran with much support after becoming an active member of the region, this is his first term. Pletamia was also elected.

Chancellor
For the Chancellor election we saw the 3rd Chancellor Regionia Wargrave face off against incumbent Chancellor Kastros Drakan. Regionia campaigned hard and constantly, basing his campaign off of the Donald Trump campaign. He addressed every issue as it came up during the election, despite all of his effort he only received one endorsement. The incumbent put far less effort into his campaign, citing his previous term as proof that he was right for the job he jokingly called his campaign ‘2 K/\S 2 Furious’. He received nine endorsements from a wide range of people, including high profile members of the region, two of the four previous Chancellors, and many leaders from old TAR and old TAS. Kastros would go on to win by a sizable margin.

Speaker
The Speaker election saw far less excitement than the other two elections. Regionia announced his candidacy and also nominated Kastros, who accepted. Pepe Drakan announced his candidacy, however he dropped out before the election. Lastly, TNR Drakan ran as a protest candidate and was ineligible for the position. This left Regionia and Kastros competing in two election, Kastros would concede the Speaker election after having won the Chancellery.

A LOOK INTO THE STATES

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DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF THE WEST
The West, under the iron and firm hand of our glorious Supreme President Pletamia, has continued to reach new heights and surpass the other states. We are closer than ever to creating a Worker’s Paradise, all have food and all have shelter. The Marshal Pletamia of the People’s Militia has revealed just how strong the West is by upgrading and expanding our military to be the best. Multiple Acts have been passed by the Supreme Soviet including the Thought Crime Act and the Draconian Law Act, all of which were authored by the Supreme Leader.

BUXTON
Buxton recently elected Keventle Wargrave as their governor after a hard fought election against Regionia Wargrave. Keventle founded the state all the way back in old TAS and seeks to repair Buxton and restore its reputation. Since the start of Keventle’s term, sever bills have been proposed to the Buxton Congress. The Treason Act, proposed by CDland seeks to heavily punish and banish any would be traitors to Buxton which has been a problem in the past. The Embassy act, proposed by Governor Keventle seeks to establish an embassy system within Buxton in hopes of having better relations with the other states. There have been several other bills proposed, however are not of much worth and will likely have a minimal impact on the state. A new emphasis on the military with the Military Growth Campaign, state safety with the Treason and Immigration Acts, and map roleplay with the Buxton Map Reform legislation has placed a new focus on making Buxton the premier state in The Allied States.

THE HOLY BRITANNIAN EMPIRE
A lot has been going on in the Empire. Myztonia Drakan was recently appointed Prime Executor by the Emperor, and is the third Prime Executor that the Empire has seen. Myztonia has in recent weeks been hailed as a great statesman for the Empire with the passage of his act the NE Corridor which sets the Empire up to have the best train system in the region. In addition the Empire has been revisiting its defenses and military and has taken new steps to strengthen and reform it. In addition reports go that Pendragon University, the only university that resides within a state, is going good with new works for its library and also a new student. Reports also indicate that the University is going to be working with outside companies in setting up new software to help the learning process.

ARCADIA
This state is currently inactive, its statehood is currently under debate with some saying that it should have never been granted statehood in the first place.
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The Allied States Government Simulation (ASG)
The Allied States Government Simulation (ASG) is a simulation of the United States Government. In this simulation, players will be taking on the role of members of congress, the presidency, and the presidential cabinet and they will be interacting with the simulated RP World. Every player will control a member of the Allied States House of Representatives where all the major issues in the game will primarily be debated. Additionally there will also be a smaller, elected Senate. Finally, we have an elected President who will appoint a cabinet.

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NWP-TAS Treaty
On July 24, 2014 then President Crescellia of The Allied Republics sent Delegate Lewis and Daniel to the New Warsaw Pact to negotiate a treaty. Talks lasted for a couple months before dying off for almost a year. In June 2015 talks started again, however suddenly stopped. Talks resumed again in December 2015 when Secretary of State Free States resumed talks with the NWP, great progress was made and a revised treaty drafted however talks died off yet again. On February 27, 2016 Chief Justice CDland, on behalf of Chancellor Kastros got the talks going again. Chancellor Kastros took over the talks on behalf of TAS and both sides accepted the treaty, it is currently in both region’s Senates and is expected to pass and be ceremoniously signed soon.

[spoiler]A Treaty between New Warsaw Pact and The Allied States

Authored by Lewis and Daniel, Revised by Free States

January 2016

It is hereby formally announced that the regions, New Warsaw Pact and The Allied States, have joined into this partnership of friendship designed with the goal of promoting good-will, freedom, democracy, and peace to all nations that fall under their respective banners.

Article I

(1.) For this treaty to go into effect it must be ratified by both regions in what ever process is set forth by that region’s laws, standards, and traditions.

(2.) This treaty shall also be ceremoniously signed by the Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the New Warsaw Pact and the Secretary of State along with the Chancellor of The Allied States.
(a.) The treaty may additionally be signed by any other person who the above allow.

(3.) This treaty shall never have to be officially renewed, however both regions may see fit to come together again and reaffirm what is written here.

(4.) Should either region repeal this Treaty it shall be considered null and void all together.

(5.) This act may also be amended with the consent of the two regions.

Article II

(1.) The New Warsaw Pact (NWP) and The Allied States (TAS) do hereby announce that they are Allies to one another.

(2.) Peace shall be made between the regions and no invasion, raid, attack, or war may waged on the other. This is also states that no hostile preparations at the other will be made.

(3.) The two regions shall maintain NS Embassies with each other along with Forum Embassies.

(4.) Each region will accept visitors from the other region. In times of war, they may accept refuges from the other region.

(5.) The two regions may maintain separate militaries.

(6.) Both regions pledge defense to each other, should one be attack then they are both attack and will aid the other region as needed.

(7.) The regions may ask for support from each other in war, however it falls to the region’s Commander-in-Chief as to whether they shall join them in the war. However it is suggested that they do.

Article III

(1.) Should a nation in either TAS or NWP break a condition set forth in this treaty they will be subject to a interregional trial.

(2.) This interregional trial shall take place in what ever region the defense chooses.

(3.) The interregional trial shall be made up of two justices. One justice shall be a representative of TAS and the other a representative of NWP.
(a.) Each region shall be allowed to choose their representative in what ever fashion they feel most appropriate

(4.) Should any investigation or prosecution be needed then both TAS and NWP shall put forward a representative for the job.
(a.) Each region shall be allowed to choose their representative in what ever fashion they feel most appropriate

(5.) Should the defense request a lawyer or want one, he may choose anyone in either region.
(a.) However they must be qualified to practice law if their home region’s laws require it.

(6.) Should an ambassador from NWP to TAS, or from TAS to NWP. Commit a crime then their ambassadorship will be revoked and will be sent home to their home region.
(a.) If a serious crime is committed then the region in which the crime was committed may contact the other region to decide the proper course of action.[/spoiler]

[Kastros]

APRIL REGIONAL UPDATE
Issue 1

The following is a report composed by the Secretary of State of The Allied States.
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Midterm Election Results:

Senate:
Western Election Results:
Britariva (RP) ELECTED UNOPPOSED

Southern Election Results:
Imperium (DSP) 3 Votes (50%)
Brick Alexander (I) 3 Votes (50%)

Run-off
Imperium (DSP) 4 Votes (57.1%) ELECTED
Brick Alexander (I) 3 Votes (42.9%)

Britannian Election Results:
Kastros Drakan (OP) 4 Votes (50%) ELECTED
Obito Drakan (RP) 3 Votes (37.5%) WITHDRAWN
John Elwin (OP) 1 (12.5%)

Chancellor:
Election Results:
John Elwin (OP-HBE) 5 votes (55.6%) ELECTED
Pepe Drakan (DSP-S) 2 Votes (22.2%)
Britarvia (RP-W) 0 Votes (0%) WITHDRAWN
Note: Mytzonia Drakan and Wildeboden were declared absent.

Senate Speaker:
Election Results:
Kastros Dakan (OP-HBE) 3 Votes (60%) ELECTED
Imperium (DSP-S) 2 Votes (40%)
Note: Pepe Drakan, RNS Drakan, Zachary Drakan, and Wildeboden were counted absent.
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[th colspan=“3”]The Government of The Allied States[/th][th]

The Cabinet

Chancellor: John Elwin (OP-HBE)
Vice Chancellor: Britarvia (RP-W)
Secretary of State: Kastros Drakan (OP-HBE)
Secretary of Interior: Regionia (RP-W)
Secretary of Treasury: CDland (OP-S)
Secretary of Immigration: Imperium (DSP-S)
Secretary of Culture: Gregory Drakan (I-S)

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The Senate

Speaker : Kastros Drakan (OP-HBE)
Speaker pro tempore: Imperium (DSP-S)
At-Large Senator: Pepe Drakan (DSP-S)
At-Large Senator: RNS Drakan (DSP-W)
At-Large Senator: John Elwin (OP-HBE)
At-Large Senator: Wildeboden (I-W)
At-Large Senator: Mytzonia Drakan (DSP-S)
At-Large Senator: Zachary Drakan (DSP-S)
Western Senator: Britarva (RP)
Southern Senator: Imperium (DSP)
Britannian Senator: Kastros Drakan (OP)
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The Supreme Court

Chief Justice: CDland (OP-S)
Associate Justice: Lewis vi Britannia (OP-HBE)
Associate Justice: Jack Dredd (RP-S)
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Brief Summary of the Midterm Election

Senate
Starting off, the Western election would be nearly forgotten. Britarvia was the only one to run for the office and would win by default. The Southern election was very close as candidates Imperium and Brick Alexander were neck and neck. Imperium would win by just one vote in a run off. The Britannian election was another spectacle in its own. This election saw three candidates fighting for one seat. The candidates were Kastros, Obito, and John Elwin. John Elwin would be appointed to a senate seat prior to the election, however did not drop out. When it came to the election Kastros and Obito were tied, Obito decided to drop out leaving Kastros in the lead. It was then suggested that an unregistered candidate be entered in the race and the race went on past it’s scheduled end. This was met with allegations of corruption and voter fraud which were met with fierce denial. Lewis and Daniel would step in and end the election declaring Kastros the winner.

Chancellor
With the incumbent Chancellor announcing that they would not be running for re-election the Chancellor race was left wide open. Three candidates stepped forward Britarvia, Pepe Drakan, and John Elwin. Britarvia ran for the first time in years seeking to win for the first time. Britarvia would drop out, citing that he would not have enough time for the position. Pepe Drakan sought to return to the Chancellery, however he faced stiff opposition due to his prior announcement that he would be leaving the region on April 16th. John Elwin had the ultimate opportunity as fate would have it as John Elwin would go on to be elected Chancellor.

Speaker
This election saw Incumbent Chancellor Kastros go up against Incumbent Vice Chancellor Imperium. Both candidates were given high praise for their ability to be a good speaker. Kastros would win this election narrowly, only having one more vote than Imperium. Kastros would appoint Imperum as Speaker pro tempore.

A LOOK INTO THE STATES

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D.C. and The New California Republic
The District of the Capital is where the federal government is seated. It is not recognized as a state, but has the authority to protect itself, potentially institute self rule, and is a de facto meeting place for the states, which includes each state’s official embassy within the Capital’s territory.

As of late, D.C. has become more active, and a small sect of TAS members have pledged to defend it as the “Sovereign Military Order of Taylor Swift” (—Peace be upon her.) The Delegate was also delighted to find out he could call them the SMOOTS for short.

As a result of this new organization, the Delegate sent the Order to establish order in the Western capital as it broke into civil war. This lead to the creation of the New California Republic, the fourth state. The West is currently in talks with the NCR to absorb this new state, but it is yet unclear if those will succeed. Also very recently, the Capital created its Empire of Eight Minutes, in which it sent a single unarmed soldier to invade Maryland after it was discovered Maryland was completely defenseless. Within several minutes, forces from other areas within the state of Britannia began mobilizing, resulting in a panicked retreat for the Capital forces…er, force. In addition, a soldier from Britannia attempted to defecate upon the streets of the Capital. For his efforts, he was hanged and his body was left in the air for some time as an example to all people who poop on the Capital of The Allied States.

The Delegate by law resides there so as to not show favoritism to any state, though there are whispers of which states he doesn’t like (hint: all of them).

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DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF THE WEST
The Western regime underwent a series of coups in early April. The President and dictator of the West since over a year, Pletamia, took a two week leave of absence. The states of Buxton and the Holy Britannian Empire took advantage of the leave of absence to launch a war against the West to capture 6 states of the West’s territory. Meanwhile, Keventle, a citizen and previous Governor of Buxton moved to the West to take advantage of the chaos of the joint invasion and to coup the regime. However, after just one day as the new dictator Keventle stepped down, citing a work opportunity and handed the leadership of the West to CDland, also a citizen of Buxton.

CDland moved to the West to assume command of the state and to adopt a new Constitution which called for a rotating dictatorship. Each leader of the West would have the ability to rename the state and its institutions and promulgate decrees. However, the dictator terms are just two weeks and cycle through a list composed of all citizens of the West that have resided in the state for 2 weeks and have made at least 100 posts.

President Pletamia has vowed to reclaim the state once he returns from his leave of absence. The new regime remains vulnerable to a counter-invasion from Pletamia because the County Empowerment Act passed by the Allied States Senate stipulates that troops may not be confiscated by state governments, rendering the new regime unable to confiscate Pletamia’s Western troops.

BUXTON
The State of Buxton has seen some great growth since the charismatic and willing Governor, Greg Drakan, has taken the helm with the help and consult of powerless, yet influential “king” Imperium. The South, like the Holy Britannian Empire was part of the war against the west in the absence of their leader and also regained many territories thad once lost and some new ones. Buxton also saw an influx of new comers- among them Mytzonia Drakan, the previous Prime Executor of the HBE and Governor of Pennsylvania, who deflected from the HBE after disagreements with its leadership, who has since taken control of the Texan territory. Amongst the chaos however, Buxton wasted no time in expelling former governor of the state, Regionia by general referendum.

Internally, the state of Buxton is working on writing its own legal code, Louisiana and Texas counties are working on a Railroad which they hope they will be able to sell to the rest of the state, the Capital is being moved to King’s Landing (Florida County), the military is strenghthing itself once again and there is talk of the development of a Southern University. The plans for which are not yet developed.

Buxton is focused on maintaining its relationship with the HBE and is hoping that CDland can act as a liaison on the South’s behalf as he helps develop the Western Government. Buxton is closely watching.

THE HOLY BRITANNIAN EMPIRE
The Holy Britannian Empire has been seeing some prosperity and celebration. With the rest war on the west they have gained new land and territories and have furthered their relations with Buxton and also with the New West in doing so. This helps to make the Empire much more connection after the big divide several months ago. Obito was once again appointed Prime Executor and won out against Regionia. However former Prime Executor Mytzonia left due to issues within the Empire.
The Emperor and the Prime Executor are also planning on holding a ball sometime within the month or early next. It is to celebrate many things including the Emperor’s 6th year anniversary in NationStates and also his 6th month anniversary of his coronation. Guests from the other states will likely be invited to help further good will and interest in the Empire with its neighbors.
The Empire is also trying to further defend and protect States rights against the Federal Government, to varying degrees.
Obito and Kastros were both awarded the Order of Code Geass at the rank of Knight. They are the only two to have received this award.

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Luckiest Man In TAS

John Elwin is the luckiest man in TAS. He joined the region on March 12th, 2016 after being away from NS for some time. Elwin came with a wealth of experience from is prior time in NS, mainly in the United Kingdom where he was Prime Minister and Chief Justice once. John Elwin was appointed to a vacant senate seat by Chancellor Kastros on March 23rd, 11 days after he had joined. He would run for Chancellor and win decisively against two long standing members of the region. It took John Elwin only 22 days to be elected Chancellor and reached the position in record time. His luck would not end there, in the first week NS would see a boom of newcomers from Imgur. Elwin capitalized on this opportunity by buying stamps and sending a flood of recruitment messages. TAS’ NS population would grow by over 100 in a day reaching 300 nations for the first time. Only a few days later would the initial population be doubled by going from just under 200 nations to over 400 nations in less than a week putting TAS in the top 30 regions by population. One must wonder if this luck will continue and for how long. One thing is clear, John Elwin is the luckiest man in TAS.
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Ambassadors Coming To Stay?

Are ambassadors coming to stay? Well it seems as though some are. In the past week TAS has seen more than one than one ambassador apply for citizenship. Solorni also known as Rach Queen of Balder applied for citizenship after being an ambassador for nearly three years. In her application she cited her love for the region and it’s people as her reason for wanting to become a citizen. Her fans and friends within TAS were very happy to see that she had decided to become a citizen. William Kudrow of the United Kingdom has also applied for citizenship, he has been an ambassador for three months. He cited TAS’ working economy as his reason for him applying for citizenship. TAS is more than happy to see it’s incoming ambassadors stay, even if it’s only for a while.
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A message from the Chancellor.

Dear allies, friends and enemies (you know who you are),

I am glad you have taken time to read our update, please make sure you thank Kastros for delivering it as he has come a long way to do so, if you can refuel him with vodka and send him back that would be great. Upon my election I wanted to take TAS in an outward direction, so that more of NationStates could see the wonderful community that I am lucky to be a part of and this is what we shall be doing more of now. If you do think your region could work together with TAS to build up a friendship please drop our ambassador a message and we will have a conversation.

Cheers,

http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/profile/4193374/

[Kastros]

MAY REGIONAL UPDATE

The following is a report composed by the Secretary of State of The Allied States.
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General Election Results:

Senate:
Election Results:
CDland (OP): 24 Votes (16.1%) ELECTED
Zachary Drakan (DSP): 23 Votes (15.4%) ELECTED
John Elwin (OP): 19 Votes (12.8%) ELECTED
Hunteiria D. (OP): 18 Votes (12.1%) ELECTED
Obito Drakan (RP): 15 Votes (10.1%) ELECTED
Scaperelli (I): 14 Votes (9.4%) ELECTED
Regionia (RP): 12 Votes (8.1%)
Wildeboden (I): 12 Votes (8.1%)
Brick Alexander (I): 9 Votes (6%)
Nosma (RP): 3 Votes (2%)

Chancellor:
Election Results:
John Elwin (OP): 7 Votes (77.8%) ELECTED
Regionia (RP) 2 Votes (22.2%)

Senate Speaker:
Election Results:
Imperium: 5 Votes (83.3%) ELECTED
Obito Drakan: 1 Vote (16.7%)

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[th colspan=“3”]The Government of The Allied States[/th][th]

The Cabinet

Chancellor: John Elwin (OP-HBE)
Vice Chancellor: Gregory Drakan (I-S)
Secretary of State: Kastros Drakan (OP-HBE)
Secretary of Interior: Brick Alexander (I-HBE)
Secretary of Treasury: CDland (OP-S)
Secretary of Immigration: Rhein States (BP-HBE)
Secretary of Culture: Britarvia (BP-S)

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The Senate

Speaker : Imperium (DSP-S)
Speaker pro tempore: Zachary Drakan (DSP-S)
At-Large Senator: CDland (OP-NCR)
At-Large Senator: Zachary Drakan (DSP-S)
At-Large Senator: John Elwin (OP-HBE)
At-Large Senator: Hunteiria D. (OP-HBE)
At-Large Senator: Obito Drakan (RP-S)
At-Large Senator: Scaperelli (I-S)
Western Senator: Wildeboden (BP)
Southern Senator: Imperium (DSP)
Britannian Senator: Trook Washington (RP)
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The Supreme Court

Chief Justice: RNS (I-NCR)
Associate Justice: Lewis vi Britannia (OP-HBE)
Associate Justice: Mytzonia Drakan (DPS-S)
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Brief Summary of the General Election

Senate
This election saw 10 candidates competing for 6 seats. 9 of the 10 senators ran campaigns, CDland would be requested to run by a large portion of the region. CDland gave in to the request an would receive the most votes in the election, coming in first place. Zachary, Elwin, and Wildeboden would be the only candidates running for reelection with Zachary and Elwin winning, Wildeboden would be given the Western Senate Seat by then Senator Britarvia. Hunteiria and Obito would be elected after a brief break from the Senate. Newcomer Scaperelli impressed many with his fresh attitude and his new point of view. His focus on the economy helped him become the last Senator elected. Regionia would put on a strong campaign, racking up some support however he fell short of the mark by two votes. Brick Alexander put on yet another strong and detailed campaign where he would lay out his various positions and his reform ideas, despite this he would fail to be elected for the third election in a row. Nosma ran.

Chancellor
John Elwin would announce his intent to run for reelection early, racking up a few key endorsements. He would go unopposed until late in the cycle when newly elected Senator Obito would give up his seat to Senate Election loser Regionia so that he might run for Chancellor despite having just lost in the senate election. This move would be highly criticized by some and was a considered a subversion of democrat and the will of the people. There was some talk about the two candidates running the government together, however talks quickly broke down. Elwin would go on to win in a landslide, Regionia would quit the region for a few days before coming back.

Speaker
Imperium received near universal support in his bid for the Speaker position. Racking up a number of endorsements, including that of his predecessor. Obito would enter the race only for the sake of choice however he would vote for Imperium. Imperium would coast to victory, receiving a decisive majority.

A LOOK INTO THE STATES

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D.C.

Two new neighborhoods have been built in the capital. Potomac Heights and Brightwood now give the residents of the capital a place to live among the hustle and bustle of the city. Not much else has been done in the capital because TNR ‘doesn’t give a fuck’.

NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC

Since breaking free of the West, the New California Republic has conquered the West and reclaimed some of its former territory through diplomacy. The New California Republic now encompasses all of the regional western state; stretching from the great plains, over the Rockies, through the great Mojave, and touching the Pacific. The New California Republic has seen a fair amount of activity under it’s President, Britarvia. The Army has been restored to its former glory and the Mojave Assembly has seen great activity almost rivaling the activity of the federal legislature. In all, the New California Republic has proven to be much more successful than its predecessor.

BUXTON

The state of Buxton had a mixed month. The state enjoyed a great influx of new citizens and activity from the existing citizens also saw an uptick. Things took a turn, however when Hunteiria, second in line to the Brittanian throne, wanted to escape the clutches of Emperor Lewis, and bring her precious county of Virginia with her to the South. The move sparked hysteria amongst the states and a massive arms race began. Both the South and the HBE began purchasing massive amounts of arms in order to secure their positions. The HBE however, having more wealthy citizens and better diplomatic connections with the new leader of California, was able to outmaneuver the Southern opposition. Threatened with the reality of having to face a two-front war, the South entered negotiations with the HBE and the New California Republic. The Southern leadership, not able to agree to the terms presented by the two other states, was forced to abdicate their claim that Virginia should be able to stay with the South per Princess Hunteiria’s wishes. A non-aggression treaty, which was drafted by the HBE PE, Free States, was signed by the three states.

Internally, the state passed marriage laws, and also appointed Mytzonia Drakan the new Attorney General. The newly appointed AG was charged with creating a legal code for the state, which will be presented to the congress once the future of the State RP is determined and agreed upon by the relevant parties.

THE HOLY BRITANNIAN EMPIRE
The Empire faced large challenges in this month and was seen as an aging state on terminal decline by its rivals. The rednecks sensing the opportunity tried to take counties with support of rebels but were quickly outmaneuvered on the diplomatic front with the West changing sides. Ultimately the crisis was solved with the HBE threatening to invade the South if it refused to back down, faced with an impossible military situation, the southern leadership had no choice but to drop their aggressive plans and recognize imperial superiority leading to a peaceful solution for the crisis.

On the internal front, the month saw a change of leadership with Prime Executor Free States returning to power, there were also new additions to the House of Lords and several immigrants joined the state which will hopefully allow for the development of internal politics in the future as state RP is further developed.

[hr]
The Great Constitutional Amendment and Elections Change
A new constitution has passed and received near universal support. The goal of the new constitution was to reform the how the executive was elected and how the senate worked. The Allied States will be moving from a Parliamentary system to a Presidential system with direct elections. The Chancellor will no longer be required to be a senator. A bill passing around the same time called the ‘Elections Act II’ removed the state senate seat system, making all of the seats open to everyone.
[spoiler]5[sup]th[/sup] Senate,
1[sup]st[/sup] Session
A. B3[hr]
IN THE SENATE OF THE ALLIED STATES
February 27th, 2016

Senator Imperium of Buxton introduced the following bill in the Senate Debate Chamber.[hr]
AN ACT

To Bring about a more perfect alliance through the implementation of a Presidential System
Be it enacted by the Senate of the Allied States,

Section 1. Title
This bill may be referred to as the "Great Constitution Amendment (2016) ".

Section 2. The new Constitution
(a) The Constitution of the Allied States will be replaced with the following:

New Constitution
[spoiler]CONSTITUTION OF THE ALLIED STATES

From time to time it behooves a community to come together and to reevaluate our ideals and our goals, to form a more perfect alliance, and to dispel any shadow of discord. Therefore we, the people of The Allied States, do resolve to institute this new government to our region, that we may more happily coexist.

Article One: The Nature of the Region
1a. The Allied States is a federal region, comprised of the greater Region, and those states as shall be apportioned by law.
1b. The States shall have self governance devolved unto them, and shall have jurisdiction within their forums to govern themselves as they see fit.
1c. The Federal Government shall have sole jurisdiction of the regional forums not governed directly by a State.
1d. The Federal Government may deem some of its laws to be of such importance that they must extend unto the states themselves.

Article Two: The Legislative Branch
2a. All regional legislative power shall be vested in the Allied States Senate, or else to the people through referenda.
2b. Senators shall serve for two months terms, unless they resign, are removed by legal means, or early elections called.
2c. The Senate shall have a twin election cycle of two sessions. The General Election shall begin a new Senate’s first session, and it’s second session shall occur after the midterms.
2d. - If early elections are called, then a General Election will be held and a new Senate constituted.

2e. The Senate may pass laws, ratify treaties, declare war, call referenda on the approval of laws, confirm Supreme Court nominations, and remove Justices by a simple majority of Senators present.
2f. The Senate may amend this Constitution, decide on the size of the Senate, make rules regarding replacement Senators, early elections, and the elections system, and call referenda on constitutional amendments by a 2/3 majority of all Senators present.
2g. The Senate may elect its officers and enact rules to govern the business of the legislative branch.

Article Three: The Executive Branch
3a. The Executive Branch shall be comprised of the ceremonial Delegate, the ceremonial Founder, and the Chancellor.
3b. The Chancellor shall be invested with all executive power to execute the laws passed by the senate, though the Chancellor may create departments and appoint citizens to their cabinet to assist them in this.
3c. The Chancellor shall be elected during the General Elections by direct voting, and must achieve 50% plus one vote to be elected. The Chancellor shall serve for a term of 2 months, but may not serve as a member of the Senate or of the Supreme Court.
3d. The Senate may impeach a Chancellor for dereliction of duty or some other egregious offence, requiring a ⅔ majority to impeach. If such an impeachment shall pass, there shall be an early General election called, to constitute a new Senate and elect a new Chancellor.

3e. The Chancellor shall have the power to appoint citizens to federal offices of the cabinet, and to nominate members of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Nominees must be confirmed by the Senate, and every Chancellor may nominate an entire court upon assuming office, although the previous court may remain constituted at the Chancellor’s will.
3f. The Chancellor may nominate a Vice Chancellor, to be confirmed by the Senate, who shall be in line for the Presidency should the Chancellor resign or fall inactive. The Vice Chancellor may also act as the Chair of the Senate when there are no officers of that body currently appointed or active.
3g. The Chancellor may issue pardons or commutations for any federal crime, excepting Treason or Posting Pornography.
3h. The Chancellor shall sign bills into law within 3 days of their being passed, or else shall veto them. The Chancellor’s veto may be overturned by a ⅔ majority vote in the Senate. If the Chancellor shall veto a constitutional amendment, only a unanimous vote of the Senate shall overrule it. Bills that are not addressed within 3 days of their being handed to the Chancellor for signature shall pass into law unsigned.
3i. The Chancellor may create such executive orders as are necessary for the good governance of the region, these orders shall only last for the Chancellor’s term and may not conflict with any other law. The orders shall have the force of law, but may be overturned by the Supreme Court, or by the objection of any 3 Senators, or 1/3 of the senate, whichever is less.
3j. The Chancellor shall sign any passed Treaties, subject to Senate ratification.

3k.The selection and term of the World Assembly Delegate shall be prescribed by law. Both the Founder and the Delegate shall have their powers and responsibilities prescribed to them by law.

Article Four: The Judiciary
4a. The Judicial Authority of the Allied States shall be vested in the Courts of the Allied States.
4b. The Judiciary shall be comprised of the Chief Justice and two Associate Justices, who shall be appointed by the Chancellor and Confirmed by the Senate.
4c. No Justice shall serve as Chancellor. Nor shall any Justice serve in the Cabinet or the Senate, except with the permission of 2/3 of the Senate.

4d. The Chief Justice shall administer the Courts of the Allied States.
4e. The Supreme Court shall convene on controversies arising under this Constitution and may declare acts of the government unconstitutional.
4f. Civil and Criminal Courts shall oversee non-constitutional matters and shall pass verdicts upon the facts and laws presented, within the principles of common law.
4g. Parties may appeal judgments where new and compelling information has come to light, or a breach of rights or court protocol occur.

Article Five: Rights of the People
5a. Nations naturalised through the process outlined by law shall be citizens.
5b. Citizens shall be liable for all actions taken within or affecting The Allied States.
5c. All citizens shall have the freedom of speech, press, religion, choice, and petition, although they shall be liable for any abuse of these rights.
5e. All citizens shall be permitted a fair and reasonably timed trial, including the rights to representation by a lawyer or themselves, and to due process of law. In the case of summary offences, no trial shall be given unless one is asked for.
5f. All citizens shall have the right to vote in elections and to run for office, unless disbarred by a court sentence.

Article Six: Powers of the People
6a. Citizens may call a referendum on bills, executive orders, and bill proposals by having 1/3 of active citizens sign and submit a petition to the courts, or 2/5 of the population in the case of constitutional amendments.
6b. Polls for referenda shall be started within a period of 1 week after being confirmed by the courts.
6c. A General Referendum, overseen by the courts shall require a 3/5 vote in favour to pass or a 3/4 vote for constitutional amendments.
6d. The citizens may recall any elected official by popular referendum as mandated by law, with such a recall vote being triggered when at least 40% of active citizens call for it.

Article Seven: Execution of this Constitution

7a. This Constitution is Self Executing. This Constitution, and the laws of the Allied States made pursuant to it, shall be the supreme law of the region.
[/spoiler]

Section 3. Implementation
(a) Laws passed under the old system shall persist insofar as they do not contradict the new constitution
(b) This Constitution shall take effect with the General Election of the Sixth Senate, when the first Chancellor of the new system shall be elected. The General Election of the Sixth Senate shall occur at the end of the first session of the Fifth Senate.
(c) At this General Election of the Sixth Senate, the entire Senate shall be reconstituted, with all Senators being elected. Those Senators that do least well shall serve only a term of one month, in order to establish the General Election/Midterm cycle.

[hr]

Aye: Obito, Zach, John Elwin, CDland, Imperium, Kastros, Scaperelli, Hunteiria
Nay:
Abstain:
Not Present: Wildeboden[/spoiler]
[spoiler]5[sup]th[/sup] Senate,
1[sup]st[/sup] Session
A. B9[hr]
IN THE SENATE OF THE ALLIED STATES
May 6, 2016

Mr. Free States of the Holy Britannian Empire introduced the following bill in the Citizens’ Town Hall.[hr]
AN ACT

To Re-Establish the Regional Elections System
Be it enacted by the Senate of the Allied States,

Section 1: Distribution of Seats
1a. The Senate shall have 9 seats.
1b. In the general elections, 5 senators will be elected, in the mid-terms there shall be 4 seats at stake.

Section 2: Senate Elections
2a. The elections system will be based on first past the post.
2b. No candidate running for chancellor shall be included in the poll for the senate.
2c. Each citizen shall receive a number of votes equal to the number of seats available in the election.
2d. The candidates receiving the most votes shall be elected, until all the seats available have been filled.
2e. A 24 hour runoff shall be conducted to resolve tied votes where they would affect the candidate elected to the Senate.

Section 3: Chancellor Elections
3a. The elections will be realized with a two round system.
3b. In the first round, all candidates will be included in the poll with each citizen having one vote.
3c. If any candidate achieves a 50%+1 majority, that candidate will be considered the winner.
3d. Should no candidate achieve 50%+1 in the first round, a second poll should be started with the 2 most voted candidates.
3e. Any ties shall be decided with a 24 hour tiebreaker poll.

Section 4: Recalls
4a. Should a process of recall be triggered, a 5 day registration and campaign period will be allowed.
4b. At the end of registration, voters will be faced with 2 polls. First, a poll asking whether the government official should be recalled or not. And a second poll choosing the replacement if the vote for recall is successful.
4c. In the recall of a senator, the replacement will be picked through first past the post.
4d. For chancellors, the replacement will need a 50%+1 majority, if not, a second round will be done with the 2 most voted candidates.

Section 5: Guidelines
5a. Early elections for all seats and the chancellery can be called by the Senate with a 2/3 supermajority or by the people with the signature of at least 2/3rd of active citizens. If early elections are called, they should be held within 10 days with at least 5 days for registration.
5b. The executive is responsible for handling and deciding the date of the elections, it has to be announced 10 days before the polls are opened. General elections shall happen every 60 days with a margin of 7 days and the mid-terms will happen 30 days after the general election, also with a margin of 7 days. Early elections shall reset the cycle.
5c. Registration shall be opened 5 days before the polls are opened, but campaigns can start before that period. When registration closes, the polls start.
5d. The ballot shall follow an alphabetical order and the party must come after the name of the candidate.
5e. All election, referendum and recall voting will be realized through forum polls.
5f. The polls shall last at least 48 hours and can last no longer than 72 hours.

Section 6: Special Elections
6a. In the first general election or in an early general election, all nine senate seats will be contested. The 4 candidates that do least well will face reelection at the next mid-term.
6b. The date for the first election under the new constitution shall be set by the executive and should happen 30 days after the past general elections with a margin of 7 days.

[hr]

Aye: Imperium, Zachary, CDland, Kastros, Wildeboden, Hunteiria, Obito
Nay:
Abstain
[/spoiler]

Winds of Change
Comings and goings have are a part of life in NS, when regions get older some cherished members leave and some return. Two high-profile departures have happened recently. Pepe Drakan retired from NationStates last month, Pepe was a valued member of the froums and was a forum administrator. Pepe did just about everything there is in TAS from being a two time Chancellor, being a senator for months on end, and even a Hall of Famer. Keventle also retired from NationStates last month citing this his work in the real world had taken off. Keventle, bounced between being inactive and active but had most recently revitalized his home state of Buxton. With these departures, TAS has seen more than a few high profile returns. Free States has returned after a 3 month sabbatical from NationStates. Since returning, FS has returned to his Admin duties and has returned to the Prime Executor position in the HBE. Former Vice President Cashew has returned after a lengthy period of inactivity and has since become royalty within the HBE. CTI majority owner and founder Crescellia has also returned to being active. Crescellia is a former President, Senator, and Chief Justice. Most recently, Trook Washington has returned after a two year absence from the region Trook was a highly valued and very dependable member of the region he was the longest serving Secretary of the Interior in The Allied Republics. Since returning, Trook has replaced a signing senator and working on several legislative ideas.

A Senate Reborn
With the latest general election seeing several senate regulars returning and a new bight-eyed and bushy tailed face, a breath of fresh air has blown into the senate. Speaker Imperium has made use of the bill numbering system and has diligently kept track of the the bills being presented and their current status. This action has been highly praised and has made keeping track of bills much easier for the senators. 14 bills have been presented to the senate in a short period of time. Debate on these bills picked up significantly compared to the previous senate terms. 10 of the 14 bills have passed the senate, bringing much needed change to the region.

[Kastros]

[Ramaeus]

[Todd_McCloud]

This is the Embassy Thread for the region The Allied States.

http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/index/

[Kastros]

DECEMBER REGIONAL UPDATE

The following is a regional report compiled by the Allied States State Department.

Please visit our forums here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/index/! We love to receive Ambassadors from other regions![hr]

FEDERAL UPDATES
Allied States Conducts December General Elections
Written by Kastros, Allied States Secretary of State

Chancellor Election

CDland (RP) 23 (74.2%)
Andune (FAP) 8 (25.8%)

Senate Elections

Pepe (R3C) 14 (15.6%)incumbent
Arbor Mist (R3C) 14 (15.6%)incumbent
Zachary (R3C) 14 (15.6%)
Lewis and Daniel (R3C) 11 (12.2%)incumbent
Gregory (R3C) 10 (11.1%)
Lockland (FAP)10 (11.1%)
Bacilli (FAP) 9 (10%)
Britarvia (RP) 6 (6.7%)
Nosma Washington (LRP) 2 (2.2%)
Total Votes: 90

Delegate Challenge Election
TNR (FAP) 12 (54.5%)incumbent
Obito (RP) 2 (9.1%)
Pepe (R3C) 6 (27.3%)
Britarvia (RP) 2 (9.1%)

Bolded candidates won their respective elections.

During the December 2016 General Election in The Allied States, we saw elections for the Chancellor, Senate, and the first Delegate election since April. The Chancellor Election saw CDland of the Republican Party take on Andune of the National Grammar Party. Both well respected members of the region fought clean and respectable campaigns. Both candidates touted their vast experience in the region, however Andune stated his main goal was to rename the region and CDland stated his main goal was to bring a new life to the regional government. CDland would go on to win in a land slide taking 74.2% of the votes with the vote tally being 23 to 8.

The Senate election saw 9 candidates contesting 4 available Senate seats. From the Libertarian Reformist Party, we saw Gregory Drakan, Pepe Drakan, Arbor Mist, Zachary Drakan, and Nosma Washington run. Bacilli and Lockland ran on behalf of the National Grammar Party. Lastly, Lewis and Daniel ran on behalf of the Otaku Party and Britarvia Drakan ran for the Republican Party. Zachary Drakan, Lewis and Daniel, Lockland, and Pepe Drakan carried the most votes during the first round of voting; however, the first vote was thrown out by the Supreme Court of The Allied States. A mistake was made in the immigration office and a newcomer was granted citizenship during the election, which is unlawful according to the regional immigration code. The newcomer voted in the election and, because the margin separating the 4th and 5th place candidates was 1 vote, it decided that the results were too close to allow for the election to stand. In the Senate Election rerun Zachary Drakan, Pepe Drakan, Arbor Mist, and Lewis and Daniel were elected to the Senate, leaving Lockland, who won a seat during the first round of voting, without a Senate seat.

Incumbent Delegate TNR Drakan was challenged to an election by a petition started by Kastros. During the registration; TNR Drakan, Kastros, Obito Drakan, Britarvia Drakan, and Pepe Drakan signed up to run for Delegate. Shortly before the election, Kastros withdrew. TNR Drkan would narrowly edge out Pepe Drakan by two votes. However, this election was also thrown out by the Supreme Court of The Allied States. For this election, the Supreme Court determined that the election rules announced did not comport with regional law. The Supreme Court felt that it was best to restart the election in order to protect the rights of voters. In the Delegate Election rerun TNR Drakan would win again, this time by a much larger margin taking 54.5% of the votes.
[hr]
UPDATES FROM THE STATES

The Allied States is comprised of three states, which each have their own subforums, draft state constitutions, and elect state governments.

Buxton
Written by Obito Drakan, Governor of the State of Buxton

The past month in the State of Buxton has been very interesting. We have elected Obito to be the Governor of the State of Buxton once again after he returned from a short leave from the region, in which he ran uncontested and received the support of the entire state to lead it once again just as he did this past summer. Since the election, Governor Obito has been busy, successfully working out a deal with the State of the American West to annex half of its land, giving Buxton a gain of 6 additional counties: Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico and thus allowing the Great American Union to become an official state with the remainder of the land which Buxton did not annex from the American West. The State of Buxton has also begun its Presidential Parade, in which for the first time in the region’s history, we discuss each of the 43 individual US Presidents, beginning with George Washington all the way to Barack Obama, with a new topic being made each day, leading up to the Inauguration Day of President-elect Donald Trump. The Presidential Parade has been a success, as citizens throughout The Allied States gather, in an unprecedented move by Governor Obito opening up the Presidential Parade to every citizen of the region, making this the first non-exclusive event that a state in The Allied States is hosting. The 2016 Buxton Awards have been announced, and five Buxton citizens will be honored for their contributions to the state: Honorary King Imperium Drakan, Governor Obito Drakan, Governor Gregory Drakan, loyal citizen since August 2015 Zachary Drakan, and loyal citizen since March 2016 JD Drakan. Yes, the State of Buxton is home to many members of The Allied States’ House Drakan! In the coming weeks and months, Governor Obito has more plans for the the State of Buxton, most of which are determined by the fate of the possible Gov-Sim role play, and possible revamped States Military role play.

Holy Brittanian Empire
Written by Kastros, Emperor of Brittania

The Allied States. The Britannian Convention was started and the future of the Empire was discussed. Materia-Collectus was narrowly re-elected as Prime Executor. The Empire saw a spike in population, doubling its active population in just a few days. The House of Commons has seen some life, the first bill in many months has been submitted and Speaker elections are under way. The Lastly, the month of December also saw the establishment of the Imperial Party and Green Party.

Great American Union
Written by Christopher Habszollern, Patriarch of the Great American Union

GAU is the newest state in TAS, as such it offers a great opportunity for settlement, and building a culture. GAU has a new Constitution that expands the number of roles in the government. GAUs’ head of state is Patriarch Christopher Habzollern. State Government is lead by Pepe Drakan as President. We would love to have you in the GAU. Let’s build a state together!
[hr]
REGIONAL PRIVATE MEDIA
The Allied States hosts several private media companies, which produce radio and video shows. The following is a compilation of content created by citizens of the Allied States, accompanied by reviews written by Allied States Chief Justice JD Drakan, who also writes media reviews for his company, “Rotten Pax Fruites”.

Hardball with Arbor Mist
Uploaded 12/20/2016, 10:27
Produced by Arbor G. Mist for The Allied States Polling Company

https://www.spreaker.com/user/9469421/hardball-w-arbormist-122016

Review by JD Drakan for Rotten Pax Fruites:

Summary: Arbor Mist returns in his series of Hardball, opting this time for a more condensed approach and without a panel.

Analysis: Arbor returns with his show Hardball, highlighting several key issues throughout the region. He starts off the episode talking about the FREA repeal and the ensuing refunds all government entities will be receiving as a result of this bill. It’s no surprise he begins his show with this headliner, as we all knew Arbor has continually been against FREA from the start. He touches on the States next, first visiting the Presidential Parade in Buxton. This is one of Governor Obito’s best ideas yet, and there has been continued increasing activity as a result. Arbor notes that we are on the 20th of 45 presidents. He moves to the HBE and briefly discusses the Obama recognition act sponsored by the newly minted (no pun intended) Green Party. Finally, the GAU needs a speaker, although he won’t go into much detail about his home state. The CDland Administration’s first gaffe is covered, where the state media request for Buxton was accidentally sent to the GAU, much to Arbor’s chagrin. He also talks about his new social issues act, which as caused quite a divide in the senate. For these to be his specific issues and this to be his show, he is pretty good at keeping his opinion out of the reporting. Other shows i’ve listened to are much more biased and opinionated. Arbor addresses Reg’s offer to be on the Regprentice in exchange for being on Hardball, saying that Reg was more than welcome and that he’d equally like to be on the Regprentice. He also invites anyone listening who may be interested in being on the next Hardball panel to contact him. He outlines his next show, in which he says regional leaders will be talking about 2017 and the things they need to do for success.

Opinion and feedback: Arbor’s latest edition of Hardball is a bite we can actually chew. He was able to reduce his show times from in excess of half an our down to less than 11 minutes. Regionia commented that this was a copying of his own format on the Regprentice, where episodes are generally less than 15 minutes. We also see elements of the Regprentice and other media broadcasts (such as Evolve’s Twenty Uno broadcasts) where there is music in the beginning and end of show. I hesitate to call this copying. I think it’s advisable for media companies to look at each other, see what’s working, and then adapt it to their own program. The shortened episodes make it so that consumers actually are interested in listening to the shows to begin with. I can say that there have been more than several occasions when I saw a podcast or video episode come out that was over half an hour long and didnt even bother to open it. There are several things I’d recommend all media companies, podcast or video, doing in the future in order to increase consumer-ship. Number one is to make a portfolio before you begin airing. You need to know what you’re talking about. Going in with no agenda or going completely off topic for extended periods of time will lengthen the time of your episodes, which in my opinion is a bad thing, as well as make people become disinterested. Remember, you’re there to talk about the region for the most part. Number two is I would write this portfolio down and post it with the episode briefly outlining what is discussed, and what times in the podcast it is discussed. That way if you’re for example talking about a bill that’s being debated at minute 5, maybe a senator only wants to listen to that piece. Allowing them to locate the interesting parts will increase your consumer base, even if it is only a select targeting. Overall the episode was good, I expect in the future panels will force the episode to last longer, which is okay so long as everything remains on topic. Arbor maintains a composed, quirky news reporter’s guise, not allowing personal biases to affect his presentation of the information, and oddly talking about himself in the third person. We’ll see how long that lasts.

Regprentice Ep. 5
Uploaded 12/20/2016, 14:08
Produced by Regionia for the Columbia News Network

https://www.spreaker.com/user/8127215/regprentice-ep-5

Review by JD Drakan for Rotten Pax Fruites:

Summary: Regionia continues his classic Donald Trump impression on the Regprentice while rolling out a new feature to the show.

Analysis: Reg begins, as always, in his spot on Donald Trump impression. One thing I like about the way he does his shows his he tells you what he’s going to talk about for the whole show ahead of time. It let’s me make mental notes of what I may or may not want to listen to. Reg introduces a new feature called Song of the Show, where he plays part or an entire song he is liking at the time of airing (more on this later). He also talks about the future of his show and the direction he wants it to go. On Ep. 4 of the Regprentice, he named Lewis and Daniel as Regprentice of the week. In this episode he briefly mulls over the idea of having a person of the episode vs a person of the week (hint, do person of the week). He also expresses his interest in travelling to other media shows as a guest, so long as the other media host agrees to appear on the Regprentice. I like this idea. Having coordinated inter-regional media gets different ideas talking at the same time. After this he samples his new show feature, playing a Frank Sinatra song for several minutes. (Gotta be honest here I skipped over it, not because I don’t like Sinatra, but I’m listening to the Regprentice for regional news, not classic blues). When the song ends he touches base on the upcoming Christmas festival and events being planned currently by Secretary of Culture Greg. He seems to be initially reserved about it, but eventually he comes around to acknowledging the potential for activity, and offers to help Greg plan the event. One thing you’ve gotta give Reg credit for, he’s all about activity. There’s not much else to talk about as far as the region goes so he wraps the show up with a current event, particularly concerning the refugee crisis in Europe and its possible ties to the Berlin incident yesterday.

Opinion and Feedback: I’ve gotta say in all my time here, the Regprentice has caught fire to become one of my favorite podcasts. Regionia’s Trump impression is A+, he’s not usually attacking anyone, his intentions seem good, and they are consistently under that golden 15 minute benchmark. For me that’s about my attention span as far as these go.You start making them 30-40 minutes and you’ll find your consumer base is extremely limited. A couple of things to note. First off, I’ll admit I’m not a fan of the new song feature. I don’t really care about having a song in the podcast. I’m listening for Reg’s perspective on the region and a damn good Trump impression, not the latest music trends. I’ll skip right over it every time. It seems like filler for me. I think having the agenda at the beginning is a good step in the right direction, but I’ll say what I wrote on Arbor’s review: there needs to be a written portfolio attached with each episode so that consumers know what they do and don’t want to listen to. Reg offers a biased approach, but he does it with the Trump persona and he does it well. Maybe it’s because he’s so much like Trump? I don’t know for sure, but I like it nonetheless. A piece of advice for the next episode would be a more structured agenda. At the end it seemed to curtail into talking about current events because there was no more regional events to discuss. And as much as I like current events, I have actual news sources for those. Regional media should be, in my opinion, used exclusively for regional media. I think the reason why there might not have been much to talk about is because today marked the third consecutive day that a Regprentice episode was released. And as much as I love the Regprentice, I think the recent flurry of episodes may be fueled by the positive feedback the first few received. I’d suggest maybe limiting it to several times a week. Let some regional news build up for a few days, then have a good episode full of things to talk about. That way you don’t need to add filler like the song feature or the current events at the end. You don’t want to burn out your base. Give them something to look forward to by keeping it a bit more rare.

[Kastros]

The Allied States to Host the Fifth NationStates World Fair

[spoiler]
The Allied States

1. Why does your region want to host the World Fair?

The Allied States is an old region (est. 2010) that’s new to NS politics, and we hope to prove how woefully inept we really are in all facets of NS. This will be our masterwork, put on for the whole world to see. We would be grateful for the opportunity to truly let you see how we prove that not only is evolution real, but that in our region it goes in reverse.

2. What activities/ideas would you like to bring to the WF?

In addition to hosting lectures on pressing NS issues, we will host post assassin and Town of Salem games. There will also be a chess tournament, NS lectures, and a regional “literature” exchange for the nerds. TAS is a region that is 40% gay, 15% spastic, and 45% accidental, cultivating into a region with a culture all its own.

3. What should this year’s theme for the World Fair be? How would you implement that theme?

Our theme would be Space: The Final Frontier! We think it would be a theme many people could get behind and enjoy, and our Vice Chancellor threatened to rage-quit if we didn’t decide to do this one. We hope you will enjoy our activity and RP scenario ideas:
Sci-fi television, film and literature trivia contests
Our Space Themed Wacky Wednesday, our One-Shot RP series
A space related TED-talk recommendations list and discussion thread
Sexcapades. In Space.
Two words: Fight Club
A space related forum theme

4. Any other information we should consider with respect to your region’s bid?
5. We’ve been operating an offsite forum that has had 300,000 posts made since 2012. Our forums are active daily. Check out our forums here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/index/
6. Our strongest regional assets are our self-confidence and self-loathing.
7. Here’s a link to our finest regional literature: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/topic/11518352/12/#new
8. Please excuse the mess when you arrive; our latest drug-fueled orgy got a little out of hand.
9. You can ask Europeians like Josh Ravenclaw: we’re awesome.
10. Cactus sitting is a regional pastime, and everyone should feel free to join us at some point.[/spoiler]
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The Fifth Annual NationStates World Fair is set to be hosted by The Allied States! TAS won the right to host the fair after submitting a last-minute bid cobbled together at midnight by the Cabinet and Delgate. Upon learning that the region would host the bid, TAS Bid Director John Elwin remarked that the region “looks forward to hosting this and to make it the most calamitous fair yet.”

The World Fair is scheduled to kick off on January 20. The region is currently working with the NSWF Committee to design the forums for the World Fair, which should be unveiled in the upcoming days. TAS’s bid specifies that the Fair will be space-themed and the region is working on the forums with that in mind.

TAS hopes to see many regions, including this one, at the NationStates World Fair! Booths at the World Fair can be reserved here: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=397374.

[Evanei_Riket-Telchuri]

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Chancellor: Pepe Drakan (I-GAU) Vice Chancellor: Kastros (OP-HBE) State: Lewis and Daniel (OP-HBE) Treasury: Free States (RP-HBE) Interior: Arbor Mist (LRP-GAU) Culture: Gregory Drakan (LRP-BUX) Defense: J.D. Drakan (RP-BUX) Delegate: TNR DrakanChief Justice: JD Drakan (RP-BUX) Associate Justice: Imperium (DSP-BUX) Associate Justice: Arbor (LRP-GAU)Speaker of the Senate: Kastros (OP-HBE) Speaker pro tempore: Steven G. Eastridge (LRP-BUX) Senator: Christopher Habszollern (LRP-GAU) Senator: Premier Vukovic Senator: Lewis and Daniel (OP-HBE) Senator: CDLand (LRP-HBE) Senator: Obito Drakan (RP-BUX)

New Chancellor

People went to the voting both just before the Midterm elections to decide if they approved or disapproved of Chancellor Regionia. The vote came out to be Yes 11 (45.8%), No 13 (54.2%). Since No won, for the first time in the region’s history, it was seen that the Chancellor couldn’t continue on for the rest of the term and that new chancellor elections must be held. Chancellor Regionia likely lost because of a number of scandals that went around about his office from babygate [Chancellor accused of having a child out of wedlock], shufflegate [in the end around 13 cabinet secretaries resigned], surveygate [Chancellor’s girlfriend who is not a member of the forums voted], and more. Articles of impeachment were drafted and later dropped after the Chancellor both failed the Midterm approval poll and dropped out of running for Chancellor. They were dropped in favor of a censure.

With elections for Chancellor now upon us, Regionia decided to run, as did Brick Drakan, and Pepe Drakan. However early into the campaign Brick dropped out of the election, and then a bit later Regionia dropped out. In their stead Lewis and Daniel aka Leodore Lionheart decided to run, he was originally rumored to have run before campaigning started but “Dropped out” before it officially did. Pepe had CD has his running mate, and Lewis and Daniel Kastros. Both CD and Kastros are former Chancellors of the highest degree.

The Election was tight and huge. The region hasn’t seen such an election in perhaps years. In the end the vote stood Lewis and Daniel (OP-HBE) 16 (44.4%), Pepe Drakan (LRP-GAU) 20 (55.6%). It was a close election that was neck and neck for most of it. However in the end Pepe returned to the high office for the third time.

Senate Elections

There were three seats up for the senate in these midterm elections. The race was very competitive and interesting, going back and forth several times. However here are the results

Steven G. Eastridge 16 (21.9%)
Regionia Wargrave 11 (15.1%)
Obito Drakan 14 (19.2%)
Hunteiria 7 (9.6%)
Kastros 15 (20.5%)
Premier Vukovic 10 (13.7%)

Steven G. Estridge, Obito Drakan, and Kastros all won seats in the senate. Kastros was later elected as Speaker of the Senate.

As Pepe was a senator it was thought that he would be picking his own replacement, however due to a clerical error he was unable to and instead a special senate election was called to fill the vacancy. Here are the results as of this issue.

Premier Vukovic 15 (78.9%)
Regionia Wargrave 4 (21.1%)

Premier Vukovic will win the special election. She originally was running for re-election in the midterm senate election, but lost out slightly. However she has gained re-entry into the senate beating former Chancellor Regionia in a big unlikely event.

State Reports

Holy Britannian Empire
A new emperor has been chosen, Mytzonia Drakan has taken power with a promise to Make the Empire Great Again! #MEGA, an updated constitution is already being drafted with the Monarch gaining new powers and overall simplification of government. At same time, the political scene also seems to be promising with a looming dispute for power between the right-wing Imperial Party and the new left-wing party, the United Left.

Overall, the future looks bright for the Empire with renewed leadership and a competitive political structure. Ultimately a great deal will be determined by whether the right or left will triumph and what they will do with the authority given to them.

Great American Union
GAU has elected a new President in Arbor G. Mists and already activity seems to be flood back into the state. He lifted the state of emergency, proposed dual citizenship, and has gotten the state active and moving again after months of sluggish activity. Things are looking up for the state and activity is on a rise.

Buxton
A New Governor is in town, and his name is Brick Cash and he’s looking to improve the state. The State voted to repeal all of it’s passed legislation and start over from scratch. After that a new constitution was voted into place and things have been moving again. With this fresh start that will hopefully work out for the state. However things are up and active.

Overall
Overall state activity is up and the states are working pretty well. They’re returning to life and will hopefully keep on doing it!

Regional Media Corner
Please enjoy a small sampling of our regional media!

Cosmo Radio Episode 9
https://www.spreaker.com/user/obito/cosmo-radio-ep-9

Closing Remarks

This ends our foreign update! Thanks for reading We’ll leave you with the quote of the issue and then some quotes from some of our citizens! Then our anime recommendation of the update! Thanks for reading!

Quote of the Update:
“Sharing tea with fascinating strangers is one of life’s true delights.” – Iroh

Quotes from our Citizens:
“Thank you for reading this! I wouldn’t have.” - Delegate TNR Drakan

“We’re kind of a big deal” - Senator Steven G. Eastridge

“I have six locks on my door, all in a row. Whenever I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.” - Senator Obito Drakan

“That’s not how locks work. They only unlock in one direction. As someone who can pick locks, I can tell you that the lock picker can feel the difference between an unlocked and a locked lock.” - Speaker Kastros

“@(((CactusCam))) will always be Miss TAS” - Speaker Kastros

“I think something is wrong over at Sky…” - Press Secretary Brick Cash

Anime Recommendation of the Update
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Natsume Yuujinchou

THANKS FOR READING!!!

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The Music Fest is coming and you don’t want to miss sign-ups! Sign-ups are open the 22nd-28th with the first voting and elimination taking place the next day. During the competition the Bazaar will be open for some fun and games and on Wednesday the Gala will finally open to celebrate in the victories. We will be having a Winner’s Banquet and Champion’s Dance.

Don’t want to enter a song? While that is the main point, it’s no problem if you don’t! Come as a Watcher and represent your group by cheering them on and spamming.

Getting started is easy, but a bit annoying… Well, unless you already have an account here. Don’t worry, though, as I will provide you with some links to help ease the frustration. Here they are:

http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/index/
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/topic/30223491/1/#new
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/topic/30223419/1/#new

[J.D.Drakan]

For Regions that do not have active embassy rows, this link will be posted on your RMB or discord and you will be directed here.

New Government

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The new administration, headed by Chancellor Regionia Wargrave has been serving since the beginning of August. Along with the Chancellor Regionia, the administration consists of the Vice Chancellor Georgiana, the Chief of Staff CDland, the Secretary of State Zachary Drakan, the Secretary of the Treasury RNS, the Secretary of the Interior Sethanon, the Secretary of Defence Obito, the Secretary of Immigration Tyfan, and the Secretary of Culture Kounelli. The administration will serve until the next chancellor election at the beginning of October.

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Our allies, friends, and diplomatic envoys abroad. It is with great joy I deliver you this update thanks to the hard work of our Secretary of State, Zachary Drakan.

I must thank not only thank him for his hard work, but the hard work of each and every citizen of our region over the past two weeks. We have gone from no activity to some paramount reforms and stunning activity.

I could not have been as successful with our initial achievements and success without my Cabinet and each and every one of them is to thank. We have bold plans for the future of TAS. Our RPs have been known in past as some of the greatest anywhere. Our region in general was once a region like no other.

It is with great pride that I give you just a tasteful note of numerous reforms including but not limited to SMRP, Immigration, States, the Economy, the Delegacy, and so much more beyond that, which have come to light as a result of the hard work and planning of this administration. My job was to tell you about just some of our administration’s plans, but I can only tell you of one major plan which you will see.

The Allied States is going to put itself in a position like it never has before, with open arms to the world as we rebuild from the ashes of discourse and moderate inactivity amongst our people, you will see a stronger TAS unified behind one thing. The Allied States.
We hope our allies, friends, and even those distant will join us in our endeavours of peace, prosperity, and liberty as we expand our influences for the purpose of these very endeavours.

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Legislative Activity

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The Regionia Administration has taken on the task of reforming the current state RP system which is currently nonexistent! With the cooperation of numerous cabinet members including Obito, CDland, and others as well as Senators like J.D. Drakan and Kastros, we’ve seen the region split into four states, the NAF, the Midwest, the West, and Buxton (which may be soon to change).

From here the region will then take on the task of establishing the regional RP system for states which primarily in the past was SMRP. What is to come now, is what Chancellor Regionia Wargrave has called “the GREATASS Acts”, meant to exemplify the quality of the new legislation.

These acts include IMRP which will expand the former “State Military Role Play” to “International Military RolePlay”. Other acts within the bill are expected to include very light economic roleplay, and major overhauls the to system overall. The last time Regionia Wargrave tried to pass an overhaul of sorts (ECO Acts), it failed miserably, a discouraging reality for him.

With renewed interest, the government expects to see some variant of reform come, in order to deliver activity to the states once again. The Chancellor has made clear in his campaign for election, and in all of his speeches, that the the reformation process will be a collective effort, not one of an administration or Senate, but of the entire region. Much of this willingness to reform now lies on the region of TAS and its citizens, as the executive needs the backing of both the people and the senate in order to successfully make major reforms to any functioning system in The Allied States.

33rd General Elections, August 2017

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With Chancellor Kounelli’s term ending, a new race for the chancellery begun and with very familiar characters.

Chancellor Elections

The incumbent opted to not seek re-election. Four candidates arose for the chance to govern the affairs of the region, Bacilli was the first but would drop out arguing he might not be active enough to govern. This left 3 candidates, Tyfan’s candidacy also ended before the elections as it amounted to him simply trolling. The actual field ended being a match between Regionia and Brick, essentially a repeat of the elections in February of this year. After a nail biting contest, Regionia would triumph winning his third term in office.

Results:
Regionia (FP) - 12 votes (57.1%)
Brick Cash (RP) - 9 votes (42.9%)

Senate Elections

With four seats at stake, it wasn’t the most competitive of senate races, as only five candidates were running in the election. Regardless of the low candidate participation, we saw the return of long-time veterans to the Senate, certainly a good indication for the future of the new senate session.

Results:
Mytzonia Drakan (I) - 16 votes (24.6%)
Kastros (OP) - 14 votes (21.5%)
Ryan Drakaen (DSP) - 13 votes (20%)
Sethanon (I) - 13 votes (20%)
Nosma Washington (DP) - 9 votes (13.8%)

Unity Week

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This past week The Allied States has been celebrating the second anniversary of the merger between The Allied States and The Allied Republics. At this time two years ago, the two regions first became one, opting to keep the TAS name and NS page, while moving to the TAR forums. Ever since this merger two years ago, the new unified region has seen a substantial amount of growth and development.

This current Unity Week is being run by the Secretary of Culture Kounelli, as she intends to bring out the best in TAS through ice breakers, fun games, and a Unity Week sub-forum meant for fun, games, and celebration.

Join us in the Unity Week festivities http://w11.zetaboards.com/Allied_Republics/forum/6009346/
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Citizens of the Month!

Kounelli

Kounelli is an active member of TAS and a former Chancellor. Currently, she is running the culture department within the executive as TAS’s Secretary of Culture. With all of her involvement within TAS and her commitment and organization with regards to Unity Week, no wonder she is one of our citizens of the month!

Tyfan

Tyfan is an older member of TAS, originating from the pre-merger region TAR. Currently, Tyfan has been dedicated to increasing the region’s recruitment and forum numbers, as Secretary of Immigration in the current executive. With his devoted attitude and TAS’s rising numbers, it’s no wonder her is one of our citizens of the month!

Media Submissions

JD Classified Episode 11

JD Drakan’s July upload of JD Classified, including the topics of Kounelli’s term overview and the general elections at the beginning of August. The podcast can be found J.D. Classified Episode 11.

The Regprentice Episode 12

Regionia’s latest podcast show epsiode can be found https://www.spreaker.com/user/8127215/the-regprentice-ep-12.

Signed,

Zachary Drakan, Secretary of State

Contributions By,

Regionia Wargrave, Chancellor of The Allied States
Ryan Drakan, Regional Delegate
Free States, Chief Strategist in the Regionia Administration