Federated States of Transterra

Federated States of Transterra
Federated States of Transterra
	; Flag Flag ; Coat of arms Coat of arms
	Motto: "Bello vel Paci" (Latin); "War or peace"
	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Capital	Verraland
Largest city	Verraland
Official languages	English
Demonym(s)	Transterrian • Transterran
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
• President	Edward Daniels
• Vice President	vacant
Legislature	Federal Assembly
Establishment	5 May 2018
Population
• (as of 2022) census	4
Currency	U.S. dollar
Time zone	(UTC−05:00); (EST)

The Federated States of Transterra (FST), commonly known as the Federated States, or Transterra, is a Federal presidential constitutional republic and self-declared independent nation-state located in the continent of North America in the State of New York, United States.

The nation consists of one state, the State of Verraland. Transterra's government and policies are mainly influenced by the United States, the Roman Republic, and other former North American republics.

Transterra declared independence on 5 May 2018, and officially became defunct on 23 April 2019. As of 11 September 2022, Transterra has been re-established.

Etymology

The name of Transterra comes from the the Latin word, Trans which means across or beyond. Terra comes from the Latin word which means land or territory. Ultimately, Transterra means "The land and territory across and beyond". The name refers to Transterra's non-contiguous, federal structure.

History

Pre-Transterra

See: History of the United States

Before the conception of Transterra, there were other micro-state incarnations led by Edward Daniels, the founder of Transterra. Micronationalism was first discovered by Daniels in 2015. Documentaries that expanded Daniels' knowledge of micronations include How to Start Your Own Country and A Tiny Spark. These documentaries helped Daniels to understand the realm of micronationalism and led him to establish his first micronation, the Kingdom of Edwardia. The Kingdom of Edwardia is the earliest micronation founded by Daniels. It was founded on September 20, 2015 and claimed the land that the State of Verraland is apart of today. Daniels, excited by the notion of micronationalism, began to tell his school friends about it. Shortly after, some of Daniels friends created their own micronations. The two most notable micronations founded by Daniels' friends were the Democracy of the Long Isle and the Kingdom of Cydonia. The leader of Long Isle, RJ of the Long Isle, discovered the Forums and found that more people like him were also micronationalists and were involved in more advanced community related discussions and diplomacy with other micronations from around the world. Upon the discovery of the forums, MicroWiki was also discovered by Daniels and his fellow micronationalists. On October 29, 2015, Daniels ceded the land claimed by Edwardia to the Democracy of the Long Isle. The reasons for this are unknown, but it was possibly for the creation of another micronation after being inspired by the forums and the wiki. Since October 29, 2015, handfuls of other micro-states were established, but to no avail, they eventually would collapse. The most notable micronation that was founded during this period was the Vlastist State of Luktonia. The Vlastist State was an authoritarian nation-state that arose to prominence after a successful rocket launch. After the collapse of the Vlastist State, Custosia would be founded.

Custosia

See: Kingdom of Custosia

The Grand Principality of Custosia was founded on July 16, 2016. The land claimed by Custosia was the same land claimed by all other incarnation nation-states that Daniels previously established. On July 22, 2016, Custosia joined the forums, making direct contact with other micronations. At this time, Edward Daniels was known as the Grand Prince of Custosia. Soon after, the Grand Principality of Custosia would change its name to the Kingdom of Custosia. The name change was due to the fact that Custosia gained more land, making the nation-state much bigger than a principality. This incarnation, known as the First Kingdom of Custosia, would eventually collapse on October 7, 2016. The collapse of the First Kingdom was mainly due to influence on the forums.

After the collapse of the First Kingdom, Custosia would go through a small state of inactivity. On October 10, the Republic of New Custosia was founded after being inspired by ideas of republicanism. New Custosia was intended to be a stable successor to the First Kingdom, but due to the lack of citizens for a functioning democracy, New Custosia would eventually collapse too. Attempts to preserve New Custosia were made by now proclaimed President Daniels, but failed. These attempts were made on December 30, 2016. On January 1, 2017, New Custosia would dissolve.

After the collapse of New Custosia, former President Edward Daniels was convinced to re-establish the monarchy. In January 2017, the Second Kingdom of Custosia was established. The main goal of the Second Kingdom was to join the GUM. Unfortunately, because of Custosia's previous incarnations and instabilities, the GUM voted against Custosia's accession to the organization. The Second Kingdom would eventually dissolve out of the humiliation of the proposed GUM accession.

After the fall of the Second Kingdom, Custosia would be admitted into the Thegn-Hold of Siar Fordell. The Thegn of Siar Fordell, Ser John Marshall, had approached Edward of Custosia to establish a fiefdom under the rule of Siar Fordell. The goal was to establish a feudal state under Siar Fordell's rule and influence and then decalre independence from Siar Fordell and establish a new Custosian kingdom. The Fiefdom of Custosia was established on February 20, 2017. Other nations such as the Shorewellese Empire would offer puppet state status to the remnants of Custosia. Edward was given the title of Lord Edward of Custosia and ruled the fiefdom until April 23, 2017. Under Edward's rule, Custosia would practice democratic referendums for the first time. A pivotal referendum took place on March 18, 2017 to ban and persecute the LGBTQ community in Custosia. The action was put into effect by the Anti-LGBTQ Act which was in law before the referendum. The act and referendum brought disgrace to Custosia. On April 19, 2017, Custosians would vote to leave Siar Fordell and establish a new kingdom.

The Third Kingdom was established on April 23, 2017. It would be the last nation-state incarnation of Custosia. The Third Kingdom was established as an absolute monarchy, but was awaiting possible government reform after the first and last contested election in Custosian history. Prior to the election, newly proclaimed King of the Third Kingdom, Edward I, abolished the Anti-LGBTQ Act which helped relieve some of Custosia's controversy. After the election, Ava Neasa of the Green-Socialist Party and Christopher Woods of the Royalist Party formed a coalition government after an electoral tie. Shortly after, Custosia would go through numerous periods of inactivity. Around August 2017, The Third Kingdom would eventually collapse, ending all further incarnations of Custosia.

Provision and Independence

On May 5, 2018, the Declaration of Independence of the Federated States of Transterra was written and signed by Edward Daniels, who proclaimed himself first President of the Federated States of Transterra and established a provisional republic. At this time, the Federated States only consisted of one state, the State of Verraland, which was the capital state for the Federated States. On June 14, 2018, the Transterrian Lounge was established, a Skype citizenship community for Transterrian citizens. The Lounge was an historic moment for Transterra as it brought its citizens closer and established an official community. Between June 15 and June 17, 2018, Daniels began writing his first draft of the Constitution of the Federated States of Transterra. On June 17, 2018, the Constitutional Convention of Transterra was founded. On June 18 and June 19, 2018, Daniels invited Connor Stumperth to help write the second draft of the Constitution. Ultimately, Stumperth's draft of the Constitution was the final revision and current draft of the Constitution. On June 19, 2018, the Constitution was ratified by the Constitutional Convention of Transterra and was signed by Daniels, Stumperth, Alexander von Hapsburg, and Andy Irons. These signatories are consider to be the founding fathers of modern day Transterra.

Early years

Since the drafting of the Constitution on June 19, 2018, the Federated States of Transterra officially became a federal presidential constitutional republic. On June 21, 2018, Daniels established the Emergency Legislature of Transterra. The Emergency Legislature has been active ever since and plays a crucial role in the government. On July 22, 2018, the Federated States held its first presidential election. On July 21, 2018, the Free Sylvana Territory was established. Daniels proclaimed himself Territorial Governor. On August 1, 2018, Edward Daniels was appointed Secretary of Culture and the ELA voted for Horatio Eden to become the Chair of the ELA. On August 14, 2018, The Transterrian Lounge moved to Discord. On September 9, 2018, Horatio Eden stepped down as Chair of the ELA. Edward Daniels became the 3rd Chair of the ELA. On October 6, 2018, Transterra joined Konmalehth and the Micronational Statistics Bureau. On November 6, 2018, Daniels declared his candidacy for the presidency. On December 22, 2018, Edward Daniels won the election for the presidency and the Libertarian Party won the most seats in the Federal Assembly. Transterra also voted in a referendum to join the Grand Unified Micronational which was successful. The legislative body of Transterra, the Federal Assembly, is set to open on January 12, 2019. The 1st Federal Assembly will be a Libertarian majority. Nicholas Randouler is set to become Transterra's first Majority Leader of the Federal Assembly.

2018 Transterrian constitutional crisis

On July 24, 2018, the 2018 presidential election resulted in a tie between Connor Stumperth and Alexander von Habsburg. Since there was no clause in the Constitution that states what would happen in an electoral tie, no victor was declared and a constitutional crisis occurred. On July 25, 2018, the crisis ended when the Emergency Legislature adopted a new amendment regarding electoral ties and voted for Connor Stumperth. Connor Stumperth was elected 2nd President of the Federated States of Transterra. On July 29, Stumperth was inaugurated as President.

Restoration

On September 11, 2022, former President Edward Daniels restored the Federated States of Transterra, invoking constitutional emergency powers as indicated in Article III, Section I, and serving as acting President to carry out emergency duties and responsibilities in the process of restoration.

Government

The Federated States of Transterra was officially a Federal presidential constitutional republic. The executive branch of government consisted of the Office of the President of the Federated States. According to the Constitution, the President of the Federated States was granted executive powers and could serve a term of five months along with the Vice President. The President could renew their term only once.

The legislative branch of government was the Federal Assembly of Transterra. Currently, the was composed of five members who vote on bills which once signed, become laws under the President.

The judicial branch of government was the Supreme Court of Transterra. The Supreme Court had not been founded, but according to the constitution, the Supreme Court was composed of the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court who is appointed by the President. The rest of Supreme Court was made up of Chief Judges from the federal state's courts. The Supreme Court determines whether the government's actions are lawful and constitutional.

His Excellency Edward Daniels President of the Federated States

His Excellency
Edward Daniels
President of the Federated States
The Honorable
Connor Stumperth
Vice President of the Federated States

Political parties

Party	Leader	Founded	Ideologies	Colors	Seats in the FA
New Democratic Party	Connor Stumperth	June 19, 2018	Social democracy	Orange	1 / 3
Libertarian Party	Nicholas Randouler	August 7, 2018	Classic liberalism, Libertarianism, Individualism, Minarchism	Gold	1 / 3
Centrist Party	Andrew Irons	June 22, 2018	National Conservatism, Social Conservatism, Transterrian Expansionism, Economic Liberalism	Blue	0 / 3

States and Territories

The Federated States of Transterra was composed of only three states as of September 29, 2018. They were all in the Northern hemisphere. Federal states in Transterra had their own government and leader. The leader of the multiple states were known as Governors. None of the following states however had a functioning government, there for they had for the most part ruled absolutely by the Governors. No states had ratified or adopted a state constitution.

The State of Verraland and the State of Sylvana were located in the State of New York in the United States. The State of Judesberg was the only state located outside of the New York area. Judesberg was located in the State of Missouri. The states are Atovian Provinces now.

State	Established	Governor
State of Verraland	May 5, 2018	Edward Daniels
State of Judesberg	June 22, 2018	Alexander von Habsburg
State of Sylvana	September 29, 2018	Nicholas Randouler
Tuskawanta Territory	December 15, 2018	Edward Daniels

Federal and public holidays

Date	Name	Type	Notes
January 1	New Year's Day	Public holiday	The first day of the Gregorian calendar
March 17	St. Patrick's Day	Public holiday	Feast day for St. Patrick and celebrating Irish heritage
Date varies	Easter Sunday	Public holiday	Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead
May 5	Independence Day (Transterra)	Federal holiday	The day the Federated States declared independence from the United States
June 19	Constitution Day (Transterra)	Federal holiday	The day the Constitution of the Federated States was ratified
July 4	Independence Day (U.S.)	Public holiday	Celebrating the United States independence from Great Britain
Date varies	Columbus Day	Public holiday	Celebrating Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World
Date varies	Thanksgiving	Public holiday	Giving thanks and spending time with family; feasting
December 25	Christmas	Public holiday	Celebrating the birth of Jesus; festivities