Has anyone else tried to click on the links in the images? I've started to move my cursor to do so a couple times and felt kind of stupid.
Now I feel a little better about myself hahaha.
Has anyone else tried to click on the links in the images? I've started to move my cursor to do so a couple times and felt kind of stupid.
I like how even with Martians and Cyborgs running around they still divide humans into white, black, and asian.
what territory does Venice actually have?
i bet they have Crete and Cyprus, among other holdings, right?
VulcanTrekkie might get a kick out of these next ones.
The Chicago Constitution of 1991 decentralized the federal government, creating a third tier in the federal structure. The Untied States under the Chicago Constitution is a lot like the European Union or the pre-Statute of Westminster British Empire. States generally go their own way on a lot of social and domestic issues, but the Imperial government in Washington has complete authority over foreign policy and defense. Commonwealths send Resident Envoys to other commonwealths to serve as their ambassadors and a Resident Envoy to the federal government; the federal government will also appoint a Resident Commissioner as the federal government's representative to the commonwealth. Resident Commissioners also serve as the de facto foreign minister of the commonwealths.
The Commonwealth of New England is one of the most populous commonwealths. It it comprised of nine states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. It tends to be more socially liberal than the most, and is also home to great Ivy League schools and Wall Street, the financial heart of the United States.
Premiers are the heads of government of the commonwealths. In New England, the premier serves a four year term and is elected by an electoral college (though the fact that you only have to win New York and Pennslyvania to win the election is leading to a government-backed reform movement). The current premier is Virginia Hardy-Jones who has served since 2079. Her administration is notable for her social reforms, primarily the Civil Rights Act of 2081 that granted new rights to aliens.
Each commonwealth has their own political party, but like the European Union, these form alliances for federal elections (Representatives and Senators still represent states, not commonwealths, at the federal level). In New England, the two most dominant political parties are Freedom Forward and the Conservative Party. Freedom Party is a centre-left party affiliated with the federal Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for America (ALDA) while the Conservative Party is affiliated with the American People's Party (APP or Populists). Technoists are radicals who argue for a more science and technology oriented society (think of them as the late 21st century's socialists), while the American Front is a far-right conservative populist party.
Why in God's name would New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania be included in New England? Such a polity could not truly call itself 'New England,' as the New England people would be a minority within their own state. I know most people outside of the Northeast don't understand what the boundaries of New England are, but even still.
Why in God's name would New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania be included in New England? Such a polity could not truly call itself 'New England,' as the New England people would be a minority within their own state. I know most people outside of the Northeast don't understand what the boundaries of New England are, but even still.
Yeah! How dare us New Yorkers be included in New England! Connecticut however is rightfully New York territory!
Why in God's name would New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania be included in New England? Such a polity could not truly call itself 'New England,' as the New England people would be a minority within their own state. I know most people outside of the Northeast don't understand what the boundaries of New England are, but even still.
Because the borders would've been damn awkward if I hadn't shoved those three into New England. And the whole New York metropolitan area would've been entirely confused and fucked up if Connecticut and New Jersey weren't lumped in with them. And if New Jersey went with them, then Pennsylvania had to go to because of the Philadelphia metro area.