Escanabain Republic

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Escanabain Republic
Motto: "Fraternité, Justice, Travail"
(French: Fraternity, Justice, Labour)
Anthem: Escanaba, Escanaba

Great seal:
Great Seal of the Escanabain Republic

Capital
and largest city
Huron
Official languagesEnglish
Recognised national languagesFrench
Ethnic groups
(2019)
97% White
3% Black
Religion
Catholicism
Demonym(s)Escanabain
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic
• President
Aidan McGrath
TBD
TBD
LegislatureParliament
Senate
National Council
Establishment
• Independence from United States
7 August 2019
Area
• Total
2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
Citizens: 51
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$15 ERD
• Per capita
$0.24 ERD
CurrencyEscanabain Dollar (ERD)
Time zoneEST
Date formatdd/mm/yy
yyyy-mm-dd (AD)
Driving sideright

Escanaba, officially the Escanabain Republic, is a self-proclaimed landlocked repbulic which is a sovereign state or micronation, located in the the U.S state of Michigan. It has a unitarian presidential government, with a dominating Conservative Party in power, as the President, Aidan McGrath, rules over it.

The Escanabain Republic was formed after the dissolution of the People's Federation of Quebec, after the President, Aidan McGrath, became a Conservative and began to take interest in Conservatism and Democracy again.

Etymology

The word Escanaba comes from the Michigan city with the same name, In Native American tradition and leg-end, the name Escanaba is said to be taken from the Ojibway word Eshkonabang, indicating that famous hunting ground north of Escanaba and Gladstone which was crossed by a famous deer trail.[1]

History

The first and current President, Aidan McGrath fully created the republic's laws, principals and flag. Since 27 April 2019, the republic has not entered into a diplomatic issue with any other micronation.'

Declaration of independence

A scanned image of the original Quebecois Declaration of Independence, now housed in Pennington Estate.

Creation of Parliament

Conflicts

The Kingdom of Quebec has had very few altercations with other micronations, however the recurring problem in foreign relations with Quebec is the Kingdom of Baustralia. Baustralia has been disliked for awhile, ever since the Fox Islands dispute, to the 2019 Kapresh constitutional crisis, Quebec and Baustralia would be grabbing at each others necks. The peak grew at the point of the 2019 Quebecois coup d'état attempt, that is when the popular phrase, "Down with the fish" began. Now the phrase is seen as more of a joke, then a statement.

Culture

A photo taken around the 70s of the the band "Paul McCartney and the Wings", outside of the Uniroyal Giant Tire. Now a Quebec attraction.

The main culture derives from the US State of Michigan, and the country of Canada. Religions practiced and recognized by the government are Roman catholicism. Internet culture is also very common in Quebec, such as with memes. Demographically and ethnically, Quebec considers itself to be very diverse due to its roots coming from all around the world.

Music

Music is the most frequent form of Quebec culture. Rock and roll music, and Rap music are perhaps one of the most influential aspect of Québécois culture. Three of the most listened artists are XXXTentacion, the classic rock band, Queen, and the British folk-band, the Beatles.

Architecture

Architecture in Quebec is very classical and mostly are Gothic Revival style or Art Deco, with the exception of a few modern buildings.

100 Quebecois Dollars

One of the Most famous structures built is the Uniroyal Giant Tire. The tire was designed by the same company that made the iconic, "Empire State Building", Shreve, Lamb & Harmon. The tire first debuted at the 1964 New York World's Fair as the US Royal Giant Tire Ferris Wheel. The wheel carried over two million people, including prominent passengers such as Jacqueline Kennedy, Telly Savalas, and the Shah of Iran. After the fair it was relocated to Michigan on the side of I-94 and now currently sits in Québécois territory.

Art

The most frequent form of Quebec culture. Rock and roll music, and Rap music are perhaps one of the most influential aspect of Québécois culture. Two most listened to artist are XXXTentacion and the classic rock band, Queen also, popular is the Beatles

Rights

In recent years, the Kingdom has set up and created new rights to surpass the old controversial laws against the LGBT. On 1 May 2019, a bill was passed to make gay marriage legal. In response to the bill, the government created a special five dollar heart shaped coin with a LGBT graphic on the reverse, which was later revoked and the template coins were destroyed.

Transportation

American actor, David Caruso is seen signing autographing in 1989, in a mall that is now located in Quebec

In the Kingdom of Quebec, transportation between areas is key. The Kingdom has adapted there own MUTCD inspired road signs and has even created and installed national highways. Quebec is also has a Railway system being used from already existing tracks on parts of the Detroit.

Business

The Kingdom of Quebec has many companies and store brands that are exclusive to the country only. These include, Xtreme, or Xtreme Skatebording co. Los Bay Petros company, Atoyot and holdings company Dumais-Couleuvres McGrath. The Kingdom also runs the Intermicronational news company, the Quebecois Broadcasting Company which is also the oldest news company in Quebec.

Languages and dialects

In Quebec, there a multiple languages including, English, French, Québécois Cryillic and in some cases, Baustralian and Ikonian. What makes Quebec's english different from most of the world is that they use symbols and letters from what is now known as Old English. These symbols include, the Interrobang and the Inverted question and exclamation marks.

Environment

A picture of Enrico Fermi, seen by most in Quebec as a environmental issue.

In Quebec, there is a very big community of Environmentalists, who believe in ideas of power with clean energy, like Wind or Solar. There is even a Green party in Quebec, to support these ideas. Quebec however does not have enough funding to afford its own power system. Most electrical power comes from the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station, also know as, Fermi. Fermi is disliked by many Quebecois citizens for the safety and stability of the plant. Fermi has even had a "partial meltdown", in the 60s, this is what fears most people in Quebec. These ideas made the imfamous book by John G. Fuller, We Almost Lost Detroit a popular hit.

National holidays

National holidays practiced by the Kingdom of Quebec are significant to the countries history, and culture.

Holiday Date Meaning
Relaxation Day April 2 A day to have fun and relax
Quebec Day April 27 A day to celebrate the foundation of the Kingdom
Victory Day May 9 Celebrate the Allies win over Axis powers
National Poppy Day May 24 Sacrifice worn by Québécois since War on Terror to honor those who served and died
Resistance Day November 30 A day to Protest against any problems or issues that the nation is in

Government and politics

The government is a absolute monarchy, with a bicameral government. The upper house, the House of Lords, consists of the speaker, and all peers of Quebec. The lower house, House of Commons, consists of the Cabinet Ministers and a speaker.

Quebec has a semi-parliamentary system, which is were the main houses, Commons and Lords, meet into on centralized room, this is sometimes referred to as the Central government. Sometimes, the President of Prime minster will join as Member of Parliament for Versailles, however both houses have no power and cannot overrule the Monarch.

Quebec's semi-federal structure divides government responsibilities between the federal government and the 3 provinces. The provinces elect leaders to become a Member of Parliament and, join the house of commons to represent the province. Territories however, do not have the right to hold any legal representation and are usually managed by the Central government.

Quebec's Unitary system puts everything mostly under an centralized governing rule.

The current leaders are, the Monarch who has absolute power, King Aidan I, the President Dylan Sweet and finally, the Prime Minister vaccant. Everyone execept for the Monarch has no power. The Monarch can overrule anybody in the government, since the monarch has absolute power.

List of political parties

Political parties in Quebec are a big factor in the Kingdom. Most of the Parliament is apart of one or more parties. Currently the Leading party is the Green Party, which is a friendly Socialist and Environmentalist political party, with goals of becoming socially equal and becoming eco-friendly with the environment. The second most popular party is the People's Party, which is a Communist and Socialist party with goals of creating a peoples republic.

Law

The Constitution of Quebec is the supreme law of the country, and consists of written text and unwritten conventions and deals.

Foreign relations and military

The Kingdom of Quebec recognizes these sovereign states, and their colonies.

Memberships

In late May 2019, Quebec was making its final decison to complete Quebexit. Quebexit was the plan to leave all organisations with members apart of the 2019 Quebecois coup d'état attempt, except the Grand Unified Micronational. After re-establishing the Kingdom once more, the Monarch had decided to finish Quebexit and leave most organisations. Quebexit is still an active on going process.

In early June 2019, many Quebecois wanted to rejoin the Joint International Space Administration, or otherwise know as JISA. Quebec left the Administration during the period of its first Kingdom, the departure was because of "Lack of motion", said Aidan I, in a diplomatic call with the sovereign of Ikonia, Abrams I. Many still attempted to push to re-join the Administration, which let the King to release the statement of, "Did you all really think with a cheap drone, we could fly it high enough to see the curvature of the Earth?".

Provinces and territories

File:Political map of Canada.png
A political map of Canada showing its 10 provinces and 3 territories

Quebec is a semi-federation composed of 3 provinces and one territory. Together, the provinces collect more revenue than the federal government, an almost unique structure among federations in the world. Using its spending powers, the federal government can initiate national policies in provincial areas, such as the Vaccination Health Act; the provinces can opt out of these, but rarely do so in practice. Equalization payments are made by the federal government to ensure reasonably uniform standards of services and taxation are kept between the richer and poorer provinces.

Geography and Climate

Most of the land area in Quebec is mostly flat and a little hilly. There are many forested places around Quebec and many small plants and trees.

A typical road in the Kingdom of Quebec

Quebec is located southwest of the US state of Michigan, the climate is close to the city of Taylor.

Climate data for Quebec and Versailles
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 32
(0)
35
(1.7)
46
(7.8)
59
(15)
70
(21.1)
79
(26.1)
84
(28.9)
82
(27.8)
74
(23.3)
62
(16.7)
49
(9.4)
36
(2.2)
59
(15)
Average low °F (°C) 18
(-7.8)
19
(-7.2)
28
(-2.2)
38
(3.3)
49
(9.4)
58
(14.4)
63
(17.2)
62
(16.7)
54
(12.2)
43
(6.1)
33
(0.6)
24
(-4.4)
40.8
(4.86)
Source: National Weather Service of Michigan

Quebec Armed Forces

The Quebec Armed Forces is the military of the republic. Personnel are mostly in the navy, though an army and air force also exists.

Flags

Law and order

The Kingdom of Quebec has had only one court case, back when they were still the Republic of Quebec. It was Quebec v. Rex Baustralicus, where John I was convicted of high treason.

The Kingdom of Quebec has also banned several things as apart for the Quebecois Secret Police to follow, the following are banned.

  • Cigarettes
  • E-cigarettes or "vapes"
  • Fascist political parties
  • Rioting
  • Furry fandoms
  • Alcohol usage from 23:00 to 12:00

Marijuana

Laws regarding marijuana inside the Kingdom are strict. On 5 November 2018, The previous legislature, the House of Reps, voted that marijuana, as it is seen in the Kingdom, is a gateway drug to many other drugs such as methamphetamines, and prescription abuse. Marijuana is only used for medicinal purposes, and only for the sick and dying to numb any pain and help relax the patients.

References

  1. https://www.yourdictionary.com/quebec - Accessed on 3-10-2019

References