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Elections in the Confederate Republic of the North Atlantic were a bit wonky. Each governor was elected by popular vote and then a single governor would be elevated to presidential status through national ballot. Similarly, the national senate was elected by the houses of representatives in each individual state from among their own populations which were decided by popular vote. This pseudo-parliamentary bureaucratic compromise, while confusing and needlessly complicated, exemplified the democratic principles of the Confederate Republic, while its commitment to serving the people was shown through extensive checks and balances on the ability of the people to vote for their national representatives.

The six governors available for vote are as follows:

Dale Hancock (State of Maine / Party to Restore Maine):

A proud member of the local, conservative Party to Restore Maine, Dale is committed to pragmatic conservative values. He believes in marriage, is skeptical of government, and has spent a long political career fighting liberals at every turn. While he ain't the smartest tool in the shed, the bluntest, or the cleanest, he certainly is a tool and his policies reflect that so well you could eat off them.

Pamela Brown (New Brunswick / Democratic Republican Party):

A member of the centrist Democratic Republican Party, Pamela Brown, a blonde, is running a far-left platform aimed at appealing to younger voters. Among her positions are that education needs to be funded, that the police need to be funded, and that conservatives "just don't get it". Popular among soccer moms and the middle class, she is even less interested in changing the status quo.

Batman (New Hampshire / Libertarian Party):

An eccentric candidate from an eccentric state, Batman won nearly 70% of the vote to become New Hampshire's governor. Committed to saving damsels in distress and an outspoken fan of fedoras, he believes that most of the country's problems could be solved by people being more like he is. While he could stand to lose some weight and he hasn't caught a criminal in years, he nevertheless enjoys flaunting his billionaire playboy lifestyle that he assures voters they can have too if they'd just work a bit harder.

Dylan Weed (Nova Scotia / Green Party):

Another candidate running on a pseudonym, Dylan Weed is an immigrant from British Columbia who lives up to his name and currently has arrest warrants in every state in the Confederacy except for Nova Scotia. Among his policy ideas include the government subsidization of prostitution, the government subsidization of weed, and cutting taxes... but only for himself.

Sir Walter Crowley (Prince Edward Island / Monarchist Restitution Party):

A self-proclaimed noble, Sir Walter lives in a small apartment on the south end of Prince Edward Island and, if elected, would do away with the office of president entirely and install himself as a hereditary, constitutional monarch. While his policies beyond that are unknown, he has urged voters to recognize that they are not worthy of choosing their own representatives, as evidenced by their taking him seriously.

Abigail White (Vermont / Independent):

The only candidate of the bunch who has a degree, Ms. White is a social democratic university professor who doesn't believe in politicians, the police, or money. Her motivation for running for Governor of Vermont was to be able to pardon her anarchist sons who were both, at the time, serving life sentences for hate crimes against white people in which at least 27 bodies were found. White themselves, of course, their entire time imprisoned was spent on suicide watch.

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The Malta Free Press, one of the largest media groups, would send a media team to report of the elections. Their usual tactics of finding a polling piece and getting man in the street interviews will be followed with interviewing whatever candidates who agree. A local analyst will also be found to explain the government, political system, and cultural values of the CRNA. A regional expert from the King's University of Malta is hired to go with the media team to lend her expertise with expectation of making sure the coverage is as unbiased as possible. 

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[Private Message to Sir Walter Crowley]

 

Diplomatic Note from Nordisk Rike

 

The Nordisk Rike is prepared to offer money, weapons, and machines of war in an effort to see you and your people placed into government. We are also prepared to send soldiers in an effort to help stop and rebellious elements in your nation that would attempt to overthrow you should you get into power. We look forward to working together with you and hope you accept our offer to help put you into office.

 

-Foreign Office of Nordisk Rike

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Pamela Brown, always vain and snooty, was eager to get her face plastered on every billboard and television screen around the country. When she heard that foreign reporters were around, her entire press team were ordered into their vehicles to find her a cameraman to get her "good" side. It didn't take long before her staff spotted some persons from the Malta Free Press giving an interview to some idio- I mean, to some citizen on a street corner. Once they saw HER, however, they were sure to drop that dead weight and hear the real scoop! As she got closer, she could hear the interviewer and interviewee talking...

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Sir Walter was skimming through his email when he came across the correspondence from the Nordisk Rike. Eager to share, he called his girlfriend in to read the "good" news.

"Emma, my dame! Quick; do not tarry! To my side!" he announced, with all of the eloquence fitting a pretender to a non-existent throne.

"Ugh, what is it now?"

"We've received correspondence from the Nordisk Rike, milady! They wish to aid me in my quest for the Throne!"

"They... hold on, what?"

She opened the bathroom door, revealing a face that had heard way too much !@#$%^&* before... and bore the palm-prints to prove it. She went over to the computer - heavily encrypted as per her boyfriend's paranoid delusions of grandeur - and read the message.

"Dude..." was all she could say, her eyes widening as Sir Walter clicked "reply" and began to write:
 

To: Nordisk Rike Foreign Office

Dear Sir and/or Madam;

Thank you for your support, friends. We would be happy to accept any/all campaign contributions you could make, be they through the might of the dollar, the pen, or the sword. It is good to know that SOME people around the world still see the light of monarchy. Your assistance on my quest will not be taken lightly or forgotten.

Sincerely,
Sir Walter Crowley
Prince of Prince Edward Island, Duke of the Apartment, Lover, Poet, and Enlightened Ruler

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[Private: Sir Walter Crowley]

 

Diplomatic Note from Nordisk Rike

 

You will see we have transferred a substantial amount of Nordisk Marks to your account to be used for "Campaign" funding. We also have many transport ships filled with all necessary equipment and machines to properly conduct a "Campaign". We are also prepared to provide "Support" vessels, and are more than willing to send "Peacekeepers". Our government waits your reply on what you wish to receive from ours to help you in your endeavors.

 

-Foreign Office of Nordisk Rike

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After receiving funds from the Nordisk Rike,

[Public]

Sir Walter Crowley has launched a massive media campaign to gain votes. It remains to be seen what, if anything, will come of his "Vote for me, I'm better than you" tag-line, but analysts expect it to do quite well among rural and conservative voters.
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Polls have closed! Exit polling is showing that Batman and Sir Walter Crowley are neck-and-neck for first place, with Pamela Brown having received almost none of the votes. With predictions across the country naming Mr. Crowley as the Confederacy's first President, Dale Hancock of Maine, Batman of New Hampshire, and Abigail White of Vermont have all pledged to leave the nation should Sir Walter win and successfully install himself as a monarch. Meanwhile, Prince Edward island is awash in public displays of support for Sir Walter, as major cities in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick erupt in protests in favor of a recount.

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[Private: Batman]
 
Dear old friend,
 
I have transferred a substantial amount of money to your account to be used for your campaign. Believe it or not, the world needs somebody like you. Otherwise, life would be chaotic without you around (read my lips: boring). You better win!
 
Love,
Joker
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Polls have closed! Exit polling is showing that Batman and Sir Walter Crowley are neck-and-neck for first place, with Pamela Brown having received almost none of the votes. With predictions across the country naming Mr. Crowley as the Confederacy's first President, Dale Hancock of Maine, Batman of New Hampshire, and Abigail White of Vermont have all pledged to leave the nation should Sir Walter win and successfully install himself as a monarch. Meanwhile, Prince Edward island is awash in public displays of support for Sir Walter, as major cities in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick erupt in protests in favor of a recount.


Sir Walter Crowley has been announced as the first president of the Confederate Republic of the North Atlantic.

Just hours later, Maine left the Confederacy and declared itself an independent state. Vermont would follow suit a few hours later, in addition to announcing an alliance with the State of Maine. New Hampshire, however, has elected to stay in the Confederacy, which has led to peaceful protesting in the state capital.

Protests in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, however, have turned violent. Large parts of Halifax are currently under siege by police SWAT teams, while a general strike has been called by unions throughout the territory of New Brunswick. Minor protesting on Prince Edward Island has remained up to this point, peaceful.
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Coinciding with troop movements into northern Maine, Sir Walter has announced that he will not be keeping his election promise to reinstate a monarchy, instead declaring an indefinite martial law and using soldiers throughout the provinces to suppress dissent.

Sources on the ground report the first civilian casualties of the civil war as heavy bombers circle the skies of Maine. There are also reports of an invasion out of Vermont into New Hampshire, but these have not been confirmed.

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The leaders in Vermont would find a gift of 150 B1 Centauros and 25 Leopard 2 tanks, these were all completely paid for by the Cascadian Ministry of War but to any foreigners looking in would find a receipt paid by Stahlrim Industries. Included with the armour would be crates of light arms but all of this was awaiting a delivery point. 

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By the time the Cascadian arms reached the Confederacy, the states of Maine and Vermont had been smashed by the technological, military, and economic might of Sir Walter's nation. Their leaders were both executed on national television and the states reabsorbed back into the Confederacy.

When the train carrying the military armaments from Cascadia arrived at the Vermont border, it was told to go ahead towards its pre-determined destination. Waiting for the train would be a small Confederate military contingent of two dozen soldiers, along with a representative from the department of defense.

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The Engineer would exit the cabin with his hands up and face the man in a suit, "I guess we are a bit late, aren't we?" He chuckled at his joke as he climbed down the side of the engine. "As you can tell by the paint on the side of the Engine this train is Cascadian," he gestured to the doug flag paint job. "Now, this was meant for Vermont so I think I'm going to just turn the train around and bring it back home." 

 

Around the train the platoon of Cascadian soldiers that accompanied every train travelling into dangerous territory was required by law to bring. The platoons pair of snipers would position themselves far enough down the train where they wouldn't be spotted but close enough that their shots wouldn't need to much travel time. A squad of troops would show themselves with their weapons at their sides and walk up and flank the engineer while the rest of the Platoon hid incase these confederates tried anything funny.

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Being a train, tracking it was simple, and so by the time the train showed up, the Confederate troops were in position. They already knew what was on the train, as all Vermont documents were seized in the takeover. As a result, nobody was in the trainyard, and so the Cascadian was ostensibly talking to himself.

"What the fuck is that clown saying, Bill?"

"I dunno, let's send someone out."

By the time a pair of soldiers were exiting the building, they were already being walked up on by a squad of troops.

"Hey! What the fuck is this?!" one of them shouted.

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"The Kingdom of Malta has been watching the news reports from our news team with a great deal of interest. While shocking, the public executions, I will take from the wisdom of your own Thomas Jefferson in his letter to William Stephens Smith in 1787, The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. I am not privy to the specifics of the upheaval in your nation, but I do hope you find peace and prosperity from this day forward."

 

- King Gregory of Malta

 

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A line of credit is being extended to the CRNA to help them build their trade with Malta. This credit line allows them to purchase goods in Malta up to the sum of 500 Million Maltese Dollars. It is repayable over a 20 year period at zero percent interest.

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The engineer shouted back, "We are just going to leave this here, we are not allowed to take it back." The engineer climbed back onto the train after disengaging the the cars carrying the armour. The train would turn around and head back towards Cascadia.


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"Hmmm..." was the thought on the minds of all of the Confederates as they watched these strange events occur. Having noticed the military presence of the Cascadians, it was deemed too costly to try to detain them at the station. The Confederates held their positions as the military equipment was dropped, while the department of defense was contacted both to retrieve the armor and also to more suitably track the Cascadian train.

As the train left, it was decided that little could be gained by warring with a nation several thousands of miles away. Still, a train with Cascadian military units on it entering into Confederate territory - to interfere in a civil war, no less - would prove to be a very interesting bargaining chip to use against the Cascadian government. To ensure that the chip was kept safe, the railway leading out of Vermont was destroyed at a convenient location, and a contingent of several hundred elite soldiers was moved into position. Normally, this would not be possible to do in such a short time, but the military presence throughout the nation was extremely high due to both the civil war and the enactment of martial law over the nation. Their goal was not to kill anyone, however; all passengers were to be kept safe unless absolutely necessary to open fire. Edited by Hereno
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The train, which after leaving the 100 plus train cars that were transporting the armour, was just five engines and two boxcars. The engineer who could not detect the destroyed rail line failed to slow the train down and the train derailed onto its side. The Engineer was thrown to the side and died on impact with the metal between two windows. In the boxcars seven died in the first, 12 in the second, the survivors regained themselves and managed to make it out of the train. After everyone got out of the boxcars they set up a small camp in the woods about 200 hundred metres from the train and awaited orders.

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"Holy fucking shit! What the fuck!" exclaimed the leader of the operation as the train flew off the tracks.

"Well, shit. We'd better go check for any survivors."

Before anyone was able to leave the wreckage, it was descended on by the Confederate military. They assisted the shell-shocked Cascadians out of the train and simultaneously called for medevac for the soldiers.

The press were told that there was no military presence on the train and that anarchists had sabotaged the train because they hate society. The Cascadian government was contacted about using the public outpouring of support over the incident as a pretext for better foreign relations between the two nations. Among the things to discuss were the fate of the military equipment, the fate of the Americas, and potential military and/or economic cooperation between the two nations.
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As soon as news reached Springfield of the disaster, a Cascadian Representative was flown very quickly by helicopter to the crash site. After exiting he would meet with the default Cascadian in charge of the scene, visit all of the men that were wounded and tell them they would be receiving 25k and a month off. Then he would find the person in charge of the scene, where he would introduce himself to the leader, "Hello I'm Adam Pickett, I am with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where I am a deputy minister, I was told there were things your government wanted to talk about."

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