Major Legislation (An Independent in 2000)

Naturally with the election of a President as different as Charles Malcolm Edwards, radically different policies and legislation would be implimented. The following is a list of the most important pieces of legislation passed under President Charles Malcolm Edwards.

Right Track
The Edwards administration's education plan was one of the staple features of the 2000 campaign. Unike Governor Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, Edwards's was based around the European model for education. Specificaly the Plan allocated billions for the creation of new Charter Schools and greater student tracking. This effectively gave any student the right to transfer to a charter school at any time they feel that they have an interest in a specific subject of field. This plan ultimately resulted in the US staying on par with Korea, Germany, Japan, and China in the creaation of scientists and engineers and greatly ecouraged the arts, unlike OTL. The plan was replaced by the Universal Eduaction Act in 2007, when the ASteroid was captured.

Energy Independence and Security Act
Brought on immediately after the source of funding for al Qaeda was discovered to be linked directly to Saudi Arabian Oil revenues, EISA effectively raised the CAFE standards to 45 mpg for all vehicles in the US. This increase in standards completely America's dependacy on foreign oil.

2003 Immigration Reform Act
Pardons all Illegal immagrants and defines them as US Citizens. The bill also makes it easier to gain US Citizenship.