PCBaller World/American Reunification Initiative

The American Reunification Initiative (ARI) is a military, economic and intragovernmental alliance/merger spanning across North America. It is currently composed of four member states; Greater Illinois, Montana, the Liberal Federation of America, and the BosWash Megalopolis. It seeks to rebuild the United States of America under a syncretic confederacy, where states are allowed large amounts of autonomy to pursue their own local interests and to compete, trade and cooperate with fellow ARI states, as the cycle of business outlines. It also protects member states from all manner of aggression, whether it is clandestine or domestic. =Origins= The ARI was born in 203X, when Greater Illinois, the LFA and Montana completed the initial merger into one superstate. Since then, all three states have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship characterized by population exchanges, free trade, and jointly joining organizations as a cohesive unit. Eventually, after the joint LFA/Illinois operation to annex the BosWash Megalopolis, they were also interned within the ARI as a safety measure after they were rebuilt. After the Treaty of Chicago, which the LFA, Greater Illinois, BosWash and Montana all abided by proxy, the ARI has dropped some of its more hardline stances per the Treaty itself and after seeing how much good the highly autonomous model that they practiced amongst themselves has brought to each state. Since then, offers have been offered to many states in the former USA to join, including the New American Republic, Colorado, and South California. =The Treaty of Unification= Preamble This document serves as an official declaration of the goals and objectives of the American Reunification Initiative (ARI) as a cohesive organization. In the spirit of reclaiming our homeland, all member states of the ARI agree to the following decrees and provisions amongst themselves: Article 1: Autonomy of Member States All member states within the ARI shall respect all other member states' political and military integrity, regardless of political position. Article 2: International Affairs Member states within the ARI shall be allowed as much autonomy to determine their own international relations as the situation determines. Article 3: Military Support & Aid During warfare against external threats, ARI member states must defend each other if the need arises. Article 4: Joint Military Training/Cooperation ARI member states shall conduct joint military training exercises and form the American Defense Militia with their combined militaries if needed (see Article 3). Article 5: Special Congress Article 6: Withdrawal =Members=
 * 1.1: Member states shall not militarily intervene whatsoever in the matters of fellow ARI member states unless Articles 3 and/or 4 are activated or if the other state explicitly and mutually approves it without any form of external coercion.
 * 1.2: Member states shall not declare war upon one another, opting for more diplomatic solutions to potential problems that may arise. If needed, special congresses may be called to resolve disputes.
 * 1.3: The freedom and integrity of trade are to be respected between ARI member states. Any medium of exchange defined by any two parties, including altruism/nothing, can be used in bartering, and ARI member states, while unable to place sanctions and/or embargoes on one another, may still refuse to trade with one another.
 * 2.1: ARI member states shall be allowed to foster positive or negative relations with whichever states they please unless a special congress determines that a state is a direct threat to the ARI and/or its goals.
 * 2.2: ARI member states shall be allowed to foster positive or negative relations with whichever blocs/alliances/organizations/etc. unless a special congress determines that a state directly threatens the ARI and/or its goals.
 * 3.1: Member states shall not declare war upon one another, opting for more diplomatic solutions to potential problems that may arise. If needed, special congresses may be called to resolve disputes.
 * 3.2: If an external threat or bloc directly attacks an ARI member state, every member state within the ARI has an obligation to defend the assailed member state at all costs.
 * 3.3: If an external threat or bloc economically attacks an ARI member state, every member state within the ARI has an obligation to embargo and section the assailant state or bloc in question.
 * 3.4: Nuclear Weapons/WMDs may only be used if a special congress approves.
 * 4.1: Human members of ARI-aligned militaries shall conduct joint training together regularly, and robotic members of ARI-aligned militaries shall share combat data with one another.
 * 4.2: In the event of direct incursion on ARI territories, special congress may enact the formation of the American Defense Militia using whatever ARI military assets it deems fit.
 * 4.3: The intelligence agencies of ARI member states shall cooperate with each other when deemed necessary either by mutual agreement or via special congress.
 * 4.4: In times of tension or war with outside forces, ARI member states must share military access if necessary by special congress.
 * 4.5 Member state shall work jointly to improve one another's cybersecurity and cyber warfare capabilities, should the need arise.
 * 5.1: Special Congress may be called when a complex, imminent and/or not fully solvable problem arises that requires the support of the entire ARI to solve or contain.
 * 5.2 Half of all ARI member states (majority number in odd cases) must agree to speak if a special congress is to be held.
 * 5.3 A supermajority vote of 2/3 must be passed for a special congress to deliberate anything.
 * 6.1: Member states must give 2 weeks' notice before withdrawing from the ARI. Withdrawal can be for any reason, but there will be a 3-year probationary period before a state that has left the ARI can join again.
 * [[File:Greater_IL.png]] Greater Illinois
 * [[File:Cball-Montana.png]] Montana
 * [[File:Libsocusa.png]] the Liberal Federation of America
 * [[File:BosWashCap.png]] BosWash Megalopolis
 * [[File:Minnesota_Flag.png]] Minnesota
 * [[File:Cball-California.png]] Southern California