Winter Of Discontent: The Confederate Elections Of 2013

[athleticsfan2kx]

And Also Chip, How would the Divided North America Look Like in America's Pasttime which is Baseball including the Commissioners?, I Hope the San Francisco Seals will be the favorites to win the World Series because the Baseball Season will start in March or April!

Note: BrianD Listed the Teams for the Dixie League of Professional Baseball Clubs, so we need the List of teams for the CPBL, MLB, PBA, TMPBL (Tex-Mex Professional Baseball) and others that are competing in this years World Series.

And Can You Tell Me More about the Popular Soft Drink in the CSA, Dixie Cola?

 

[Orville_third]

Thanks for the map, though one problem- much of OTL Nunavut is in the RMR on this map.

I assume medical treatments have been advanced, or, thanks to the butterfly effect, Carroll Campbell did not die of Alzheimer's. (Unless someone else has the same name.)

 

[Brky2020]

Labrador is in all white, unaffiliated with the other NorthAm republics.

Could it have reverted to Britain...thereby making the UK another player on the regional scene?

 

[Brky2020]

Thanks for the map, though one problem- much of OTL Nunavut is in the RMR on this map.

The RMR might like the map as currently posted, since this give the RMR a port, in the Arctic.

 

[Chipperback]

Welcome to the Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America

Motto: Deo Vindice "Under God, our Vindicator"

Anthem: "Dixie"
Capital: Atlanta, Georgia CSA
Largest City: Atlanta, Georgia CSA
Official Languages: English

Demonym: Confederates, Confederate Americans
Nicknames: Reb, Southerners, Crackers

National Structure/Government: Constitutional representative republic, made up of the 10 states: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky

Executive Branch: President as head of state elected to a 6-year term via popular vote for electors to the Confederate Electoral College.

Legislative Branch: Bicameral legislature featuring a 235-member Confederate National Representative Assembly (1 rep= approximately 375,990 citizens) as the lower house elected to 4 years terms and a 54-member Confederate Senate each elected to 6-year terms with 1/3 of the class up for election every 2 years. The 54 Senators are disperse proportionally through the states by population. By the 1946 Confederate Constitution, before one can be eligible to run for the Senate, one had to at least serve one term as a state legislator, a National Representative, a state Governor of a municipal executive in an area with a constituent population of at least 100,000 Confederate Citizens.

Judicial Branch: 9-member Confederate Supreme Court, each justice subject to review every 10 years or at the discretion of the President if the question surrounds a direct threat to national security

Established: April 12, 1946

Population: 88,357,711 (2012 estimates)
Demographic Breakdown: White/European decent 62% African Decended 34% Indigenous/Hispanic/Other 4%. Accurate verifiable information is difficult due to Confederate laws that limit citizenship to whites only. Population numbers based on a a variety of intelligence data from sources in the "free world".

Measurement Standard: Imperial

Heads of State:
1947-1975 James Strom Thurmond (Confederate Democrats) (1)
1975-1991 Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (Confederate Democrats) (2)
1991-1995 Chester Trent Lott Sr. (Confederate Democrats)
1995-2003 Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (Confederate Democrats) (3)
2003-present Newton Leroy Gingrich (Confederate Democrats)


1. Resigned for health reasons. June, 1975
2. Resigned for health reasons, September 1991
3. Removed from office for conviction of high treason against the Confederate State, February 17, 2003.

Key Dates of Campaign 2013..
Monday February 11, 2013 -- National Candidate "Declaration Day" The first day that all verified legal candidates can begin formal electioneering for the National Party Primary Balloting.

March 23rd -- Party National Primary Elections. Candidate with the highest vote total according to their party rules advance to the First Round General Election

June 1st -- First Round Of Presidential Voting -- Legislative General Election. If a single candidate receives a majority of electoral votes they are elected President of the CSA. If no one receives a majority of electoral votes, there will be a second round election on July 6, 2013 among the two highest electoral vote-getters, if no one gets a majority after a second round.

The election reverts the Confederate National Representative Assembly.
The procedure mandated by the 1946 Confederate Constitution calls for a vote of the entire chamber of the following Confederate National Representative Assembly.

Unlike the Damnyankee "Constitution" which gives each state 1 vote, each member of our respective delegations vote and that vote counts.

The vote must be between the final candidate standing in the second round. "Faithless" voting of candidates outside the sphere of the remaining candidates is prohibited.

Any citizen of native birth and at least 32 years of age, Christian and the a member of the White race as defined by the Department of Racial Identity of the Confederate State Security Agency can undergo the approval process to run for the highest office.

The approval process: The candidate, in addition to the 1946 Constitution guidelines, must be agreeable to the idea that the Confederate state is a White, Christian nation, and cannot espouse any political policies or doctrines that alter, threaten, or eliminate that ideal.

The next document will have the OFFICIAL LIST OF APPROVED CANDIDATES AS DECIDED BY THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS AUTHORITY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.​

 

[Chipperback]

"I assume medical treatments have been advanced, or, thanks to the butterfly effect, Carroll Campbell did not die of Alzheimer's. (Unless someone else has the same name.

The onset was slower than the ITTL. Campbell volunteered for the duty to keep things "Constitutional" Gingrich was considering taking on "emergency powers" in the DeMint situation.

 

[SonOfFreedom]

So how do they determine who is white enough to qualify for citizenship?

 

[Chipperback]

Meet The Field//

Confederate Democrats

Incumbent President Newton Gingrich
Gingrich 2013: Strength Integrity Vision

"Our goal for the next 6 years is expanding on what we've built. To continue to improve on North America's only nation where one can truly live free. Yet, at the same time we will seek to expand our reach in the world and nuture the positive influence our free way of life can have on the world.

Tennessee Governor Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson for President: Because it's time to take care of our own.

"The Confederate Democrats have ran this nation since its founding, in the past we have ruled with strength but also prudence. But our present course of over intervention abroad and indifference at home is drifting us away from the course set by Thurmond and Helms. We need a government that take care of problems here, not problems elsewhere."

Confederate Whig Party
The Whigs were known in the 19th century as the forward thinkers. In the CSA, they are a party that wants to move forward, but ends up compromises to the status quo, partly to try and curry favor with the people who vote ConDem but are fatigued of them and their policies. and partly because the Whig are throwing against a stacked deck that the ruling party has built over more then 60 years in power.

In 2013 however an interesting group of reformers have sifted through the Electoral machinery with different ideas on every issue, except the issues can could make or break the the nation's future.

Fmr. Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore.
Go For A Real Future With Gilmore

"Our nation has managed to do a lot despite class divisions. Economic divisions, and a society that needs to find common ground with itself. Imagine what we could do by coming together? That is what my platform is all about. Bringing our citizenry together to make the CSA what we say it should be."

Virginia Senator Jeff Burton
Building Our Children's Confederacy.

"It's plain to see why we are stagnant despite the bold words coming from Atlanta because we have a body politic in this nation that is more interested looking like they are charge, than actually being in charge. That won't do for our kids!"

Mississippi Congressman Ray Mabus
Others Follow. Mabus Leads.

"I have three priorities. One, rethinking our relationships in the world 2. Reorganizing our society to put people back to work 3. A society guided by prinicples not fear."

Georgia Congressman John Michael Thomas
Thomas '13: A New Dawn For A Free Land

Every six year the Confederate Democrats talk about the next leap forward. Well it's time to put people in office who will actually leap us forward."

Fmr. North Carolina Congresswoman Elizabeth Hanford
Hanford: She'll Handle It.

"We are humble nation of Godly people, yet we are also very proud and we should be. But are we proud enough to realize that we can do better. We can be better? We can actually live up to what we profess to be. Now is the time, and this is the year to do it."

The Citizen's Reform Party
This is the surviving body of the original Radical Liberal Reform party, which was outlawed in 1979. The CRP isn't nearly as far-reaching radical as the RLR was, but in 2013 they could find enough voters who are just fed up enough.

Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor
Pryor For President: Bringing The Confederacy Together

"The Confederate Democrats want the status quo its keeps them in power. The Whigs want status quo, so they can keep what they have, but what is the Status Quo doing for you, your neighbors your children. It's keep us apart and keeping us isolated. We as a nation must do better.

Florida Congresswoman Adelaide Sink
If You Really Want A Chance, You Have To Have A Choice.

"In 2013, you have a choice you can continue to wave the flag while our towns and counties break down...or you can work to give yourself a real proud reason to wave our flag! That is why I'm running, to bring a pride to our land that is beyond slogans.

Kentucky Senator Jack Conway
Conway: Putting YOU First!

"A free nation doesn't need fear at every corner. A strong nation cares for all of its citizen. A wise nation listens when messages are being sent. Many voices are clamoring for a better way.. We need leadership in Atlanta that will listen and heed."

Fmr. Mississippi Congressman Ray Perkins
Perkins: He's Workin'

"I'm 72 years old. I've fought for my country. I've played SEC Pro ball. I ended up running SEC Pro and i spent two terms in Atlanta. And why Atlanta doesn't work, is because you have too many people not committed to the work that needs doin'. Vote Perkins, cuz I'll get to workin'

 

[Chipperback]

"So how do they determine who is white enough to qualify for citizenship?

Blood samples. DNA. Search for family lineage. The DRI has the will and they find the ways.

 

[SonOfFreedom]

Blood samples. DNA. Search for family lineage. The DRI has the will and they find the ways.

I can tell you they likely don't believe in innocent till proven guilty. At some point you'll have to show the specifics and classes in a society like that.

Imagine this. Them denying citizenship to someone decended from Robert the Bruce because of an Ingun great 3x grandmother.

 

[Brky2020]

Them dang 18 kids...you never know what they'll be up to next

 

[Brky2020]

A NoPrize to the first person to,identify the IOTL counterpart to John Michael Thomas.

 

[Chipperback]

A message from the 18 Movement -- Saturday February 16, 2013

Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free




Good Morning, Confederate States of America. This is the Voice of Southern Freedom, and I'm here to give you the truth.

The election campaign is underway. Once again, across our nation thousands of so-called smart people engage with millions of Confederates in our nation's hexennial minstrel show.

Ask yourself about the last six years. Have we seen strength, integrity and vision in Atlanta? Do we have a government that takes care of our own?
Do they know how to lead? Should we go with them?

Can these men and women really handle it? Can they bring us together? Are they putting us first? Is this the real choice?

Who willing to do some workin'?

The 18 Movement. Like many progressive, true democratic organizations that seek true freedom for Confederate People, believe that it is time to close the curtain on this song-and-dance and have a REAL DEBATE and a REAL ELECTION.

We call on all citizen to support an effort for to end the charade and give our nation a real choice.

The election system is rigged. Its no secret. We saw that in 1977. The Confederate Democrats have no true opposition. They've set up the election law to make it so in the years since the grave crime of the '77 General Election.

By law, the Whigs and the Reformers cannot be a true opposition Even from the opposing bench they must preach the party line. The CSA as a "White, Christian" nation for liberty and justice for some...

That some doesn't include the poor. It doesn't include the men and women of color, which make up nearly 50 percent of country even through 60 years of Jim Crow and state-sponsored genocide.

And now we find it doesn't include young whites asking hard questions, and it doesn't include the people who defend our nation every day. As we speak thousands of members of our Armed Forces are being interrogated against their rights by the illegal, unconstitutional cabal of the Confederate Church Council and the Confederate State Security Agency.

The major progressive organizations in the CSA have come together to form the CONGRESS FOR A DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATE STATES. Our goal is to push for a real election in 2013.

Our demand is simple. We call for the National Electoral Authority to...OPEN THE ROLLS.

Open the ballot rolls to all candidates regardless of their political affiliation and regardless of their belief of what the Confederate States should be.

Peace candidates. Pro-freedom candidates. Socialists. Galtists....All stripes of political thought should have the opportunity to contest within a marketplace of ideas. What are you afraid of in Atlanta? If we are truly, "North America's Free Nation" than PROVE IT! Open the rolls.

And then let's open the VOTER'S ROLL! End the "Residency Act" and give the full power OF citizenship back to our black brothers and sisters who were born here. Give amnesty all Confederate Citizens who have been deposed or jailed for standing up for human freedom. One person. One vote. One common roll, and we call for this election to be monitored and administered by a team made up of the United Nations and a concentration of Free North American Nations. As proven since 1977, the Confederate Political System as currently constructed cannot be trusted to guard democratic institutions.

Until these demands are met, 18 Movement will proudly participate in a effort to boycott, stymie, harass and shut down this sham trying to pass itself off as a free vote. We call in mass NON-PARTICIPATION in an unfree election. We call for all Confederate people to come together and push for an electoral process we can be proud to participate in.

In the words of one of our great fathers of the freedom struggle Martin Luther King Jr., the arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

With the help of our Lord, the sweat our work, and depth of our courage, we will see justice in 2013. We will have a fair, free, true choice for ALL of our people.

The choice is clear: OPEN THE ROLLS OR CLOSE THE POLLS!

This is Voice of Southern Freedom. IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK.


Authors note: The 18 Movement Broadcast to the world. 3 October 2012​

 

[Brky2020]

This here is a NASCAR Update
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In the first race of 2013, Trevor Bayne won the Beeline Experience Saturday night at Daytona, winning in the #21 Ford Motorcraft car by three car lengths over defending champ Dale Earnhardt Jr., and four over veteran driver Ken Schrader.

It's a non points race made up of all of the drivers who captured the pole in at least one Hardee's Cup Series race in 2012. Because ol' Trevor got the pole for the spring race at South Boston, he qualified for the Beeline.

Qualifyin' for next week's Daytona 500 is Sunday afternoon...49 cars vying for 43 spots.

Get yer grill a'goin, and don't forget to wash down your burgers and BBQ with the "sponsor" of this here post:

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....North Carolina's favorite soft drink. Available only in the Confederate States in this and one other timeline (and in supermarkets throughout the Southeast USA, and in Cracker Barrels all over America, in your own timeline)

 

[Chipperback]

The Cheerwine Campaign Board

RAYCOM Campaign '13 BigBoard, sponsored by Cheerwine...Where are the Presidential hopefuls today?

GINGRICH -- Campaign stops in Florida, including opening qualifying for the Daytona 500.

THOMPSON -- Campaign stops in Florida as well Miami, Orlando and Jacksonville

BURTON -- Morning campaign stop with "Race Fans for Burton" at Daytona International Speedway and watching qualifying with his former team.

HANFORD -- An afternoon rally in Charlotte, followed by an evening fundraising dinner in Orlando, Florida.

MABUS -- Campaign stops in Georgia and Florida.

THOMAS -- Campaign stops in the Carolinas and Virginia today and a swing through Florida to open the week.

PRYOR -- Rallies in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, Fundraiser in Memphis.

SINK -- Campaign stops in Miami and Key West, Florida

CONWAY -- Campaign rally in Volusia County, Florida and a night statehouse rally in Tallahassee with assorted stops in Northern Florida in between.

PERKINS -- Morning rally in Montgomery, Alabama, followed by stops in Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Your Independent Confederate Source for Campaign 2013: RAYCOM

 

[Jonathan Edelstein]

Hmmmm. My prediction is that 18 and the Black Fist will do a lot of damage but won't succeed in stopping the election altogether - the entire government-news-entertainment complex is aimed at producing an election result, and it will take a hell of a lot to stop that big a freight train. The question is how the disruption campaign will affect the psychology of whoever wins - will he/she realize that the CSA is rotten to the core and try to open things up a bit? It seems like the military wasn't yet ready for Lamar Alexander in 2003, but that it would be ready for one now, and that they'd eagerly participate in putting a leash on the Cissies. From there, things could spin out of control pretty quickly, as Gorbachev found out in OTL.

Of course, I could be completely wrong, and I look forward to seeing things unfold.

 

[joea64]

Hmmmm. My prediction is that 18 and the Black Fist will do a lot of damage but won't succeed in stopping the election altogether - the entire government-news-entertainment complex is aimed at producing an election result, and it will take a hell of a lot to stop that big a freight train. The question is how the disruption campaign will affect the psychology of whoever wins - will he/she realize that the CSA is rotten to the core and try to open things up a bit? It seems like the military wasn't yet ready for Lamar Alexander in 2003, but that it would be ready for one now, and that they'd eagerly participate in putting a leash on the Cissies. From there, things could spin out of control pretty quickly, as Gorbachev found out in OTL.

Of course, I could be completely wrong, and I look forward to seeing things unfold.

If you see the latest update in "Land of Confusion", you'll know that the Atlanta regime's hand has actually been forced here by a combination of factors, including but not limited to extremely serious disaffection in the regular armed forces exacebrated by the recent "morals" crackdown plus serious operational overstretch (plus which, the intelligence apparati of Free North America have finally put 2+2 together regarding what the CSS's terror strategy is all about and are now putting active measures in train to counteract it), and as a consequence have been forced to allow more of a real choice in the primary phase than has been the case in a long, long time.

I've not heard much of Fred Dalton Thompson's role ITTL, but if he's anything like his OTL self, the Gingrich regime may have an even more serious problem within the ranks of its own party than they suppose or anticipate...

 

[Brky2020]

I'll post a Daytona update tomorrow...Danica did NOT win the pole in verse

 

[joea64]

I'll post a Daytona update tomorrow...Danica did NOT win the pole in verse

She wouldn't even have been allowed in NASCAR TTL. I suspect she's still in Formula One.

 

[athleticsfan2kx]

She wouldn't even have been allowed in NASCAR TTL. I suspect she's still in Formula One.

And Kevin Harvick did NOT win the Bud Shootout in which the Bayne Train won, but Kevin Harvick won the Atari Challenge in which CMC aired this race on Saturday, and looks like Jennifer Jo Cobb made the pole for Sunday's Pinole Valley 500 at Pinole Valley Speedway, So Compare this to Danica Patrick IOTL grabbing the Pole for Sunday's Daytona 500.