[u][h1]The United States of America[/h1][/u]



[quote=The Washington Post][h2]PEACE RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[/h2]
This morning, at nine AM local time, Alexander Stephens arrived at the White House, escorted by a party of guards. Although the press were denied access to the President's home for the meeting all are aware of what this meeting is about. Only thirty minutes later the President appeared for a press conference in the WHite House, greeting reporters and radiomen as they filed into the prestigious room. Presenting a signed document he announced 'The Civil War is over, America is, once more, a peaceful and united nation.' This comment was of course met with great roars of approval and applause by the crowd, including this reporter, as he handed the document around for us to hold. Although requests were made too question Alexander Stephens on his feelings having just declared surrender, the President refused stating 'this is not a time for grandstanding and mockery. Alexander has been escorted, out of a back room, to an awaiting airship. From there he is to be taken too Alcatraz island and await sentencing by a jury of his peers.' A noble gesture by the great Abraham Lincoln however it sparked some dissatisfaction from many Negro reporters who, though most held their tongue.[/quote]


 
Elsewhere in the USA two new bills have just been announced by the National Congress, under the State of Emergency Act that was caused by the Civil War. Attached to the joint bills is the clause that the State of Emergency Act is no longer in effect and that the National Congress must now go through normal procedure to generate laws.

[quote=The Reunification of America Bill]
[i]The Bill states that with the recent Civil War, and a seemingly national feeling of alienation between the South and the Government, changes need to be made to how the country is structured so that a feeling of national unity is introduced. A major cause for this chasm in the nations people is the difference in location. Firstly the North is heavily industrialised and has been for some time, with a stream of different immigrants arriving and creating a large pool of cheap labour. However the South has received very little in the way of immigration and has maintained very agrarian roots. Secondly the North is home to much of the international trading ports and much of the infrastructure is based out of the North, meaning much of the South remains completely untouched by any of the growth experienced by the presence of such projects. To counter effects like this the following laws have been introduced/altered.

1-New zoning laws will mean that designated plots of wide, open land will be set aside for the agrarian demands of the country, whilst much of the land surrounding hubs of culture will be redesignated for industrial development, placing sizable discounts on land that is developed in the South for industrial purposes. Alongside this many sites of development in the North that no longer are in use, on the outskirts of cities, will be re developed as locations of agriculture. Even small plots will be turned into local farmland.

2-A Board of Railworks will be created, this boards job will be to allocate railway companies subsidies depending on the extent they promise to expand the network by, with those planning to expand greatly, and more to the South, receiving greater subsidization.

3-In accordance with the peace treaty signed by Alexander Stephens, slavery has been made illegal in the United States of America and every man, woman and child who currently lives as, or lived as, a slave has been hereby emancipated.

4-A new Work Projects board will be established. The job of this board will be to take immigrants who arrive into America and organise them so that they are sent to locations where industry is still growing. In an effort to spark industry by the creation of a pool of cheap labour.

5-Finally with the country needing to return to a peacetime economy the government has been authorized to buy up all excess war equipmnt and goods, so long as they are sold at a reduced price. Allowing companies to then revert to making peacetime goods again, as well as clearing any back stock of war time goods that would have ended up simply costing them.[/i][/quote]


  

[quote=The Deisolation of America Bill] 
[i]Recent conflict has left the US with very little in the way of strong diplomatic ties. Self interest has prevailed over international policy and this is an error that needs to be ammended. The following new/amended laws will take place immediately, in attempts to restart foreign trade and diplomacy.

1-Tariffs for goods from outside of America have been reduced, making it cheaper for imports to be brought into the country. However goods from Japan and China have had tariffs increased, making them more expensive to import.

2-Docking fees have been reduced and (air)ships over a certain weight can completely avoid the fee if they bring in, above, a set amount of goods.

3-Taxes on exports have been reduced, making it cheaper for foreign powers to buy American goods.[/i][/quote]


Finally with the surrender of Alexander Stephens, and the Confederacy, every man who served under the banner of the Confederate States has been asked to stand down. If they do so by the seventh of January then they will not be punished or harmed for their part in the Civil War, and will be allowed to return to their lives and homes.