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The Joint Military Action Clause of the All-American Alliance Treaty allows for any member nation of the Alliance of Sovereign American States to request military action by all other members. Joint action is only taken following a majority vote of all active member states excluding the requesting state. The clause is superseded by the Mutual Defense Clause, which mandates automatic defense of any nation that has been attacked, without a vote. The clause has been invoked nine times, passing six times.

The first invocation of the clause was in 1975, when New York requested collective defense in Antarctica, where its Roosevelt Land overseas territory had been threatened by France. Although the standoff had been escalating, New York could not invoke the Mutual Defense Clause and instead requested Joint Military Action. All 12 other member states approved the action and dispatched forces to Antarctica to support New York against France.

The third invocation was the most significant. In 1984, Newfoundland requested a peacekeeping mission to intervene in last days of the English Revolution and oversee the transition to Republican England. The action was approved unanimously and a large force was sent to England. The display of power in Europe was proof to the world that the disparate American states could work together and engage on equal footing with European powers. Additionally, it signaled a break with French and Russian power as the first global action of the emerging American bloc.

In 1997, Borealia requested assistance in defending Hong Kong, which was due to be turned over to China under the terms of a historical treaty between China and the United Kingdom. Negotiations for the transfer of power had broken down in the last few years and it was now the position of both Hong Kong and the Commonwealth that it should not be turned over. The decision passed narrowly, 9-7. Despite the closeness of the vote, it was the first international deployment of the Continental Army since its inception in 1991. The member states which voted against declined to send their own forces in addition to the Continental Army.

The first failed votes for joint action were the twin 2011 votes for intervention in the Mexican Civil War. Texas moved to intervene for the government-in-exile, while Florida moved for the military government. Though both votes failed, the motion introduced by Texas failed on a tie vote, 9-9. The number in favor of intervention was 10 with Texas, but this was not enough per the text of the JMAC. Texas appealed to the Alliance Court but was overruled. Consequently, Texas, California, the United Provinces, and Yucatán decided to send their own national troops to Mexico, in violation of the Alliance Treaty. As a result of ignoring an Alliance vote, the four nations voided their rights to the Mutual Defense Clause for the duration of their intervention.

The most recent vote was in 2016 when Texas requested collective defense to stop the flow of refugees coming from Mexico and parts of South America following recent wars. The highly controversial request failed 6-12-1, with Mexico abstaining as the decision pertained to Mexico somewhat. Texas continued to use its military on its southern border with Mexico and did not violate the Alliance Treaty in doing so, as it was deemed "a civil action with military support" and not a military action outright.
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The 2023 Continental Congress election was held between 5 and 11 July 2023 to elect members of the 16th Continental Congress. The All-America People's Congress won the most seats for the third straight election, and formed their first government since the 2007 election. Saul Levin of New York became the new President of the Congress.

After eight years of Whig government in Congress, the resurgence of the AAPC was presaged by the victory of socialist and left-wing governments in national elections in the preceding years. By the time of the 2023 election, 10 of the 22 national governments were held by the left-wing party of their nations. However, the People's Congress remained in a leadership crisis, with six different acting and permanent leaders between 2015 and 2021. Finally, New York Counselor of Labor Relations Saul Levin was dispatched by Director General Charles Schumer to continental government, standing in a Brooklyn by-election so that he could contest the leadership of the People's Congress. Levin proved to be an effective and popular leader and was able to rally the Congress back to a polling lead. Levin also formed an electoral pact with the Catholic Workers Federation to not contest the same seats in Mexico and the United Provinces in order to avoid vote splitting.

The current governing coalition between the Whigs and Liberal Conservatives was widely predicted to lose seats. The steady loss of strength from by-elections combined with the succession of popular president Shaun Donovan by less popular Minister of the Economy Sylvia Mathews in 2021 damaged relations between the two parties. The Liberal Conservatives were against Mathews's leadership, which was why Donovan originally became President in 2015. Despite the consternation of her membership, LC leader Lisa Raitt confirmed that the Alliance would remain in government with the Whigs for the duration of the 15th Congress. The decision at the top did not translate downward, and local and national parties campaigned against the Whigs in 2023.

Although Congress was formally dissolved on America Day, campaigning went on for several months prior. The election period was not dominated by any single issue, such as the economy, military intervention, or continental unity as in previous elections, but instead by numerous issues which varied by nation. Anticontinentalism was at an all time low, according to polls, and the political parties were focusing on local issues. Southern nations were primarily concerned by Mexico's recovery from its recent civil war. Parties in that region were divided on more or less support for their neighbor. Eastern and western nations argued over American involvement overseas, particularly in Africa, where the Black Wave of religious nationalism was overturning socialist governments by both democratic and nondemocratic means.

Another recurring issue was Carolina's hostile militarism and antidemocratic practices. Although this had been a critical issues in the 2010s, reformist moves made by the Caroline government had allayed the concerns of other nations. However, the 2020 death of Elizabeth Saunders, a Canadian journalist and Continental elections monitor, in a motorway crash sparked outrage amid cries of foul play. The Milburn Report released in 2022 absolved the Caroline government and military of blame and concluded that the crash was an honest accident. Nevertheless, the controversy and ongoing investigation led to a decline in support for Carolina's Democratic Party in other nations.

The People's Congress made the most gains in the 2023 election, winning seats directly from the Whigs and Liberal Conservative. The small parties all gained seats except for the Democratic Party, although most of their gains were from overhang seats added to correct proportionality. The Boston Tea Party picked up three seats in New England and won the most seats in that country, becoming the smallest party to have the most seats in a country. 15 seats were won by independent candidates and fringe and unassociated parties. No parties changed in standing.

A relatively low turnout affair, the counting of votes concluded on 17 July and Secretary General Lewis Alcindor called Saul Levin to Kansasburg to form a government that day. Due to the results, the Whig-LCA coalition was at an end and the People's Congress were the favorites to form a government. Levin became the fifth modern president from New York. The People's Congress successfully negotiated with the FTC and PMG to form a functioning minority coalition, which was announced on 20 July. The coalition had 277 seats, one short of a majority, but was expected to be assisted by individual members of other parties. The Council of the Heads of Government approved the government on 24 July.

This was the last election for many alliance leaders. Sylvia Mathews, Lisa Raitt, Philippe de Villier, and Allen West all stood down as leader shortfly after the election. In a surprise, Democratic Party leader David Ralston died on 31 July, the day before the new Congress assembled to meet, triggering a by-election and leadership election.



Alliances and parties winning multiple seats at the 2023 Continental Congress election:
  1. All America People's Congress (Congreso del Pueblo Toda America/Congress Populaire Tout l'Amérique)
  2. The Continental Whigs (Los Whigs Continental/Les Whigs Continental)
  3. Liberal Conservative Alliance (Alianza Liberal Conservador/Alliance Libérale Conservateur)
  4. Catholic Workers Federation (Federacion de los Trabajadores Catholicos/Fédération des Travailleurs Catholiques)
  5. Democratic Party
  6. Progressive Modernist Group (Grupo Modernista Progresista/Groupe Moderniste Progresiste)
  7. Sovereigntist Bloc (Bloque Soberanista/Bloc Sovereigntiste)
  8. American Brotherhood (Hermandad Americana/Fraternité Américaine)
  9. Boston Tea Party

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The Republican party split in 1804 between incumbent president Jefferson and his Vice President doomed the party’s re-election campaign just as it had for the opposing Federalists four years before. In 1800 Alexander Hamilton opposed incumbent president John Adams; now it was Jefferson and Vice President Aaron Burr who were running against each other.

In 1804 Vice President Aaron Burr’s presidential campaign led a famous duel with Hamilton which left both wounded. Burr lost political favor in his home state of New York due to this reckless action, and he moved west. Burr and Hamilton’s enmity for each other and national fame only increased after the duel. “The duel killed Jefferson’s career,” noted John Quincy Adams, “by catapulting the Hamilton-Burr rivalry to the detriment of Jefferson, whose embrace of revolutionary France fizzled out in public opinion following Napoleon’s declaration of the French Empire.

Unlike Hamilton and Jefferson, Burr actively campaigned. The Burr platform called for universal suffrage, the gradual abolition of slavery, and recognizing Henri Christophe’s Haitian government in a break with the president. Burr competed with Hamilton for the Black vote but was denounced by supporters of both Hamilton and Jefferson for seeking electoral support from women and therefore violating republican virtue. Burr would only win New Jersey in 1804, thanks to the women’s vote breaking strongly for Burr.

With the Republicans divided, Hamilton easily triumphed over his rivals Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in an election year dominated by the French and Haitian Revolutions. Thomas MacKean’s defection to the Federalists was considered crucial to Hamilton’s victory in the decisive state of Pennsylvania, giving Hamilton exactly the amount needed to prevail in the electoral college. Burr would argue for women’s suffrage after 1804 and use this to rebuild a national political base.

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1804 United States Presidential Election: The Republican party split in 1800 between incumbent president Jefferson and his Vice President doomed the party’s re-election campaign just as it had for the opposing Federalists four years before. In 1800 Alexander Hamilton opposed incumbent president John Adams; now it was Jefferson and Vice President Aaron Burr who were running against each other. With the Republicans divided, Hamilton easily triumphed over his rivals Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in an election year dominated by the French and Haitian Revolutions. Thomas MacKean’s defection to the Federalists was considered crucial to Hamilton’s victory in the decisive state of Pennsylvania, giving Hamilton exactly the amount needed to prevail in the electoral college.
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burr/Wilkinson? Thats a doomed ticket.
 
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The 2023 Continental Congress election was held between 5 and 11 July 2023 to elect members of the 16th Continental Congress. The All-America People's Congress won the most seats for the third straight election, and formed their first government since the 2007 election. Saul Levin of New York became the new President of the Congress.

After eight years of Whig government in Congress, the resurgence of the AAPC was presaged by the victory of socialist and left-wing governments in national elections in the preceding years. By the time of the 2023 election, 10 of the 22 national governments were held by the left-wing party of their nations. However, the People's Congress remained in a leadership crisis, with six different acting and permanent leaders between 2015 and 2021. Finally, New York Counselor of Labor Relations Saul Levin was dispatched by Director General Charles Schumer to continental government, standing in a Brooklyn by-election so that he could contest the leadership of the People's Congress. Levin proved to be an effective and popular leader and was able to rally the Congress back to a polling lead. Levin also formed an electoral pact with the Catholic Workers Federation to not contest the same seats in Mexico and the United Provinces in order to avoid vote splitting.

The current governing coalition between the Whigs and Liberal Conservatives was widely predicted to lose seats. The steady loss of strength from by-elections combined with the succession of popular president Shaun Donovan by less popular Minister of the Economy Sylvia Mathews in 2021 damaged relations between the two parties. The Liberal Conservatives were against Mathews's leadership, which was why Donovan originally became President in 2015. Despite the consternation of her membership, LC leader Lisa Raitt confirmed that the Alliance would remain in government with the Whigs for the duration of the 15th Congress. The decision at the top did not translate downward, and local and national parties campaigned against the Whigs in 2023.

Although Congress was formally dissolved on America Day, campaigning went on for several months prior. The election period was not dominated by any single issue, such as the economy, military intervention, or continental unity as in previous elections, but instead by numerous issues which varied by nation. Anticontinentalism was at an all time low, according to polls, and the political parties were focusing on local issues. Southern nations were primarily concerned by Mexico's recovery from its recent civil war. Parties in that region were divided on more or less support for their neighbor. Eastern and western nations argued over American involvement overseas, particularly in Africa, where the Black Wave of religious nationalism was overturning socialist governments by both democratic and nondemocratic means.

Another recurring issue was Carolina's hostile militarism and antidemocratic practices. Although this had been a critical issues in the 2010s, reformist moves made by the Caroline government had allayed the concerns of other nations. However, the 2020 death of Elizabeth Saunders, a Canadian journalist and Continental elections monitor, in a motorway crash sparked outrage amid cries of foul play. The Milburn Report released in 2022 absolved the Caroline government and military of blame and concluded that the crash was an honest accident. Nevertheless, the controversy and ongoing investigation led to a decline in support for Carolina's Democratic Party in other nations.

The People's Congress made the most gains in the 2023 election, winning seats directly from the Whigs and Liberal Conservative. The small parties all gained seats except for the Democratic Party, although most of their gains were from overhang seats added to correct proportionality. The Boston Tea Party picked up three seats in New England and won the most seats in that country, becoming the smallest party to have the most seats in a country. 15 seats were won by independent candidates and fringe and unassociated parties. No parties changed in standing.

A relatively low turnout affair, the counting of votes concluded on 17 July and Secretary General Lewis Alcindor called Saul Levin to Kansasburg to form a government that day. Due to the results, the Whig-LCA coalition was at an end and the People's Congress were the favorites to form a government. Levin became the fifth modern president from New York. The People's Congress successfully negotiated with the FTC and PMG to form a functioning minority coalition, which was announced on 20 July. The coalition had 277 seats, one short of a majority, but was expected to be assisted by individual members of other parties. The Council of the Heads of Government approved the government on 24 July.

This was the last election for many alliance leaders. Sylvia Mathews, Lisa Raitt, Philippe de Villier, and Allen West all stood down as leader shortfly after the election. In a surprise, Democratic Party leader David Ralston died on 31 July, the day before the new Congress assembled to meet, triggering a by-election and leadership election.



Alliances and parties winning multiple seats at the 2023 Continental Congress election:
  1. All America People's Congress (Congreso del Pueblo Toda America/Congress Populaire Tout l'Amérique)
  2. The Continental Whigs (Los Whigs Continental/Les Whigs Continental)
  3. Liberal Conservative Alliance (Alianza Liberal Conservador/Alliance Libérale Conservateur)
  4. Catholic Workers Federation (Federacion de los Trabajadores Catholicos/Fédération des Travailleurs Catholiques)
  5. Democratic Party
  6. Progressive Modernist Group (Grupo Modernista Progresista/Groupe Moderniste Progresiste)
  7. Sovereigntist Bloc (Bloque Soberanista/Bloc Sovereigntiste)
  8. American Brotherhood (Hermandad Americana/Fraternité Américaine)
  9. Boston Tea Party

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This is great - I especially like the focus-grouped party names, particularly THE Ohio State University Continental Whigs. Those Texas borders are blursed in a fun way - I'm especially interested in what their relationship is with Rio Grande. (If Monterrey still becomes an economic powerhouse, could have a fun situation where underemployed Hill Country shitkickers are crossing the border in the other direction... a bit of lazy parallelism, but seems not impossible.) Other neat touches include blood-red Florida (including Cuba?) and the Laurentian Hegemon.

What's the political difference between the Whigs and LCA? It looks like the Whigs are centrist technocrats and the LCA are center-right country-club types, but I could be misreading that. Also curious as to the PMG and what their deal is.

Who is Saul Levin IOTL?
 
This is great - I especially like the focus-grouped party names, particularly THE Ohio State University Continental Whigs. Those Texas borders are blursed in a fun way - I'm especially interested in what their relationship is with Rio Grande. (If Monterrey still becomes an economic powerhouse, could have a fun situation where underemployed Hill Country shitkickers are crossing the border in the other direction... a bit of lazy parallelism, but seems not impossible.) Other neat touches include blood-red Florida (including Cuba?) and the Laurentian Hegemon.

What's the political difference between the Whigs and LCA? It looks like the Whigs are centrist technocrats and the LCA are center-right country-club types, but I could be misreading that. Also curious as to the PMG and what their deal is.

Who is Saul Levin IOTL?
Rio Grande was created as a Texan-Californian puppet state/condominium after a war they fought against Mexico, which neither would allow the other to annex. It is much closer to Texas than its other two neighbors and is basically treated as "South Texas" these days. Compare to America and Canada in OTL. I could definitely see that kind of ironic situation emerging. Cuba is indeed part of the People's Republic of the Three Floridas.
Your read on the Whig/LCA differences is accurate. There's also a historical element as the Whigs associate more with liberal national parties that emerged in opposition to the communist dominance of the 20th century whereas the Lib Cons are affiliated with the descendants of the pre-communist old Le Business Parties, who in some countries existed throughout the communist era and in others returned after fading away. The PMG is the Green/ecological technocracy/almost ecofash group. Saul Levin is Andy Levin, whose middle name in OTL is Saul.
 
Interesting stuff. I'm curious how the West Indies Federation managed to convince the former French, Spanish and Dutch colonies in the Antilles to join it, especially Cuba- presumably Castro never came to power there or was successfully deposed?
It's more like they came together rather than they were convinced.
After 1962 Castro got disillusioned with the Russians, he couldn't defend their imperialism anymore and society started to sober up and realise that their interests lie with the Americas, not Eurasia.
Unity was a slow process (Guantanamo is still not a closed case) but they see it that they have a better chance to have weight and voice if they stick together. They have their local freedom, the state is unitary in its narrow sense. It's not an Anglo-dominated country, they're very much striving to cooperate.
Green anarchism and Dengism were/ are prevalent in post missile crisis Antilles.
 
So I rewatched ManyKudos's video on the New Zealand flag referendum and got inspired to show how it might've turned out in the good timeline.
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The results are based on an even swing from OTL, which probably isn't how it would go (in fact Fire the Lazer might've won by a bigger margin), but I felt like it'd be fun to include a smidge of realism rather than just having everyone vote for the Laser Kiwi.
 
So I rewatched ManyKudos's video on the New Zealand flag referendum and got inspired to show how it might've turned out in the good timeline.
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The results are based on an even swing from OTL, which probably isn't how it would go (in fact Fire the Lazer might've won by a bigger margin), but I felt like it'd be fun to include a smidge of realism rather than just having everyone vote for the Laser Kiwi.
I like the Silver Fern (Red, White, and Blue) one.
 
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