User:Barnettsville
Barnettsville is a lower-mid-size nation on the continent of North America. It has a population (as of 2020) of XXX,XXX,XXX citizens. The Incorporated Provinces of Barnettsville stretches from the ABC River along the border with Canada and the Great Lakes to the Chesapeake Bay from north to south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River east to west.
1 Creation of the Country
Controversy entering the Civil War
Many residents of the future Barnettsville believed that while slavery was wrong by itself, Southern states should be allowed to choose for themselves how to handle the issue, provided that there was an agreement regarding the differences in opinion between North and South, This conflicted with Northern politicians, who believed that it should be outlawed nationwide.
Civil War
Once hostilities began with the attack in South Carolina, the people joined the Union Army to preserve the nation as a whole. Tensions flared up on the homefront as Washington held back the military progress at the start of the conflict.
Rebellion
Following the end of the war (and the chaos following with Lincoln's assassination), a new set of conflicts began as the government enforced new taxes on the people that appeared to be excessive. Various leaders from all over the northeast and Great Lakes areas met in Cleveland on August 31, 1867 to debate the creation of a nation from what currently was.
"National Takeover"
On September 30, 1868, members of the Rebellion all over the new nation simultaneously took over governments throughout the land. Unbeknownst to them, the same thing was about to happen in the former Confederacy as well. Fortunately, both coup d'etats happened with no loss of life.
As the capital was in the land controlled by what was to be Barnettsville, the treaty with all three parties was conducted in Washington, with the northern group allowing Washington's government to move their documents and operations west with no interference. The official date for the new nation's independence was set at January 1, 1869.
Creating the Government
Constitution and Heads of State
The leaders of the takeover met in Washington to discuss the Constitution and choosing of a leader. The 75 members unanimously agreed to borrow heavily from the US Constitution for their own.
As far as a leader, six choices were nominated, leading to a decision on political parties: if a party finished in the last place position in three consective elections, the party could not participate in Presidential elections. The final results of the Constitutional election:
| Candidate (VP) | Party | Votes (of 75) |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Stein (Sebastian Rogers) | Industrial | 26 |
| Francis Kauffman (Preston Bernard) | Northern | 17 |
| Abraham Wagner (Silas McGee) | Democratic | 17 |
| Mark Logan (Jamie Callahan) | Constitutional | 13 |
| Howard Blevins (Declan Potts) | Provincial | 2 |
| Lester Webb (Alvin Hutchinson) | TBD | 0 |
| TOTAL | 75 |
Following the vote, it was decided that the maximum time as president would be 2 terms of 6 years, for a total of 12, with elections in October and inaugurations the following January 31. Population would determine votes per province with 3 guaranteed to each province.
The legislative arm of government was chosen to be the same as the former US, one group of 2 from each, the other by population.
Treaties
The next order of business was treaties, with two immediately determined to be worked on: one with their southern neighbors and one with their northern ones in Canada.
Dividing the land
The seperation of provinces was determined that there would eventually be fifty. The first (and at the convention, only created one) would be in the former Maine, to be christened Acadia. The next province or provinces to be created would be organized in 1871. The first Parliment would consist of 8 members - 4 representing Acadia and 4 representing the remainder of the country (2 in each representing each part). The new capital, was a very contentious fight, as most of the group wanted one specific sport, and a smaller group wanted one in Acadia to start with. This group knew it would eventually move. The vote:
| Location | Votes |
|---|---|
| Former Pittsburgh | 26 |
| Former Washington DC | 24 |
| In Acadia | 22 |
| Former New York City | 13 |
Other government functions
Most of the other essentialities of government were quickly adopted, starting with mail delivery. As provinces were established, their delivery setup for national mail would get integrated in.