Pacific States
United Pacific States | |
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Motto: Eureka | |
Capital | Sacramento (de facto) |
Official languages | English (de facto) |
Religion | None |
Demonym | Pacific |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic with devolution |
Skulli | |
angryfishstick1 | |
Legislature | Congress |
Establishment | |
• Organization | 21 November 2023 |
• Constitution ratified | 26 November 2023 |
Population | |
• Estimate | 17 |
The United Pacific States, commonly referred to as the Pacific States or Pacifica, is a planned nation in the upcoming season of Pixlies. It unofficially claims California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, the Yukon, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Politics
Government
Executive
Executive power is vested in the President, chosen by an electoral college once every three weeks. The President runs with and/or appoints a Vice President to serve the term with them.[1]
The current acting President of the Pacific States is Skulli, while the acting Vice President is angryfishstick1. They are both members of the National Progressive Party.
Legislative
The Pacific States has a unicameral legislature, officially titled the "Congress." The Congress consists of representatives from each state, elected once every three weeks along with the President. Most bills are passed by representatives with an absolute majority vote before they are sent to the President.[1]
Subdivisions
The first-level administrative divisions of the Pacific States are known as "states" and "territories." State boundaries have not officially been drawn yet, but the de facto borders consist of Cascadia, California, and Nevada.
Foreign Relations
Iberian Empire
The Pacific States has positive relations with the Iberian Empire. The pre-season Viceroyalty of California was a colony of the Empire until the California Republic, and later the Pacific States, replaced it.
Ukraine
The Pacific States has positive relations with Ukraine.
Geography
The Pacific States encompasses the present-day states, provinces, and territories of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, British Columbia, and the Yukon.
History
Formation
The precursor to the Pacific States, the California Republic, was founded by Maurice in EarthScape, a geopolitical towny server which lasted only for a short time before it was shut down by staff.
California Republic, EarthScape
Before the start of the EarthScape season, Maurice, the acting president, left the nation after it was clear Mauriocracy would not succeed under his political party, the Democratic Socialists of California. Leadership of California was handed over to angryfishstick1 of the Libertarian-Socialist Party (later the Socialist Party), which worked with Skulli and the rest of the Whig Party to ratify a constitution and form a bipartisan government under the United Californian Alliance. A presidential election and two gubernatorial elections were held before and during the EarthScape season.
California Republic, pre-Season Pixlies
The decision to move California Republic to Pixlies was made shortly after EarthScape shut down. The mass movement of Californians from EarthScape to Pixlies resulted in the Viceroyalty of California peacefully ceasing to exist, with angryfishstick1, the former Viceroy, becoming Vice President. Presidential elections were scheduled on 19 November 2023, but were not held due to inactivity.
Pacific States, pre-season Pixlies
On 21 November 2023, sleep organized a group of seven people, including Skulli and angryfishstick1, to form a new nation on the western North American coast. Within the next few days, a constitution for the United Pacific States was written. On 26 November, a public convention was held to finalize the draft. The constitution was approved in three referendums across the country the same day.