Municipal States of the Pacific (1983: Doomsday)

The Municipal States of the Pacific (MSP) is a loose confederation of fortified city-states centered around what was once Northern California and Southern Oregon. Once a lawless region in, it emerged as a stable nation with the aid of the ANZC and the.

Doomsday and after
The area of Northern California and Southern Oregon was spared the worst of the nuclear attack on Sept 26, 1983 because of its small population. That did not save the area from the aftereffects of Doomsday such as radiation, disease and general lawlessness. Today the current population of the region is only half of what it was pre-Doomsday.

Those few population centers that managed to survive did so by fortifying themselves within "city walls" and imposing draconian measures against refugees that attempted to find food and shelter inside them. In 1985, a rogue U.S. Marine unit terrorized the area stealing food and kidnapping people to be servants (or more often food) for them. After they sacked the town of Eureka, killing all of the residents and setting the town on fire, the leaders of several towns petitioned a group of Hells Angels to stop them. Weakened from their losses taking Eureka, the rogue Marines were destroyed by the attacking Hells Angels. Afterwards the Hells Angels took up the protection of several cities in the area, fighting brigands in exchange for food and "comfort women" from the city-states. Eventually these Hells Angels became the core group of the Pacific Coast Police Unit (arguably their influence may be why members prefer to travel by motorcycle).

1990s
In 1991 the USS Benjamin Franklin visited the area and came in contact with several of the surviving coastal towns, sharing with them information about what was going on with the rest of world. This marked a major change in outlook of the survivors in the area as survivors gave up any hope that the United States government would do anything to save them. Various city-states adopted new constitutions referring to themselves as "Republics" or in some cases declaring themselves the new government of the United States. Attempts by the American Provisional Administration to establish a presence in the area were rebuffed. Persistence by the APA to establish a presence in the area eventually led to the violent in 1993. APA officials were held hostage by the leader of Crescent City after they attempted to establish a base nearby. Though rescued by American special forces, some of the hostages were killed during the operation along with a large loss of life among Crescent City citizens. In the aftermath of the crisis, the towns of the region became openly hostile to the APA.

In 1995, when word spread that President Bush announced the end of the United States and said Americans should become a part of Australia, it was generally ignored in the region. Meanwhile the cooperation that existed among the city-states post-Doomsday ended as the city-states began fighting amongst themselves over the remaining resources, with the Hells Angels taking the side of the highest bidder. The city-state governments degenerated into petty feudal dictatorships, any vestige of democratic government gone.

2000s
By the turn of the century, life had become unbearable in the area. Years of fighting and diseases led to dissatisfaction among the lower classes. Several attempts were made in different cities to overthrow their tyrannical governments. After a successful attempt in Yreka, California led to a democratic government, several fearful governments enacted reforms to quell the demands of the populace. Meanwhile the power of the Hells Angels began to wane as nomadic "clans", driven into the area by Utah, challenged them for control of the wilderness making travel between the cities almost impossible.

In this atmosphere a "Congress" was called at Crescent City in 2004 and attended by representatives of several of the more powerful city-states. After much debate the leaders agree to finance an expedition to Hawaii to ask for aid from the international community.

Formation of the MSP
The MSP was formed in 2006 when the fortified cities along the U.S. Pacific coast, facing a desperate need for food and medicine, agreed to accept the conditions set up by both the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and South American Confederation: creation of a national government with the main task of coordinating the distribution of the humanitarian aid and unifying the cities' security forces in order to secure the humanitarian transports and infrastructure is fulfilled.

The signature of the MSP Contract takes place on July 4th, 2006 at Crescent City. Eleven years after the “Continuity Act” former Pres. Bush describes his feelings as: “The seed of the spirit of the United States has survived on U.S. soil. Maybe one day our glorious heritage will be continued..."

Crescent City became the official capitol of the MSP and also the center of the aid shipments after a World Census and Reclamation Bureau base was built near there. The "Pacific Coast Police Unit" was formed from the remnants of the Hells Angels and volunteers from the populace. Armed with foreign weapons they immediately began securing strategic points within the MSP to protect food/medicine shipments from nomads, brigands and rogue city-states. Though at first some shipments were lost to these marauders, as the PCPU gained experience, order was brought to the area. The last remaining holdouts among the rogue city-states joined the MSP in 2008 to avoid being "pacified" by the PSPU.

Contemporary era
Interest in the interior of the old United States grew after radio signals once again began to be intercepted from the area. Meanwhile nomads told of survivor communities in the Great Plains who were ignorant of what was happening across the world. In one of the greatest act of cooperation among the city-states since the founding of the MSP, an expedition was created in 2009 to explore the interior of the United States. Made up of members from the PCPU and a few foreign observers, the expedition hoped to get into contract with any American survivors and bring back any resources the MSP might be able to use. The expedition was a success after contact was made with and the. All three states began negotiations to establish new trade routes between them.

Also in 2009 the Committee to Restore the United States of America opened their first chapter in Crescent City. Currently they hope to encourage a stronger central government among the MSP, but have down played their ultimate goal of reestablishing the United States. CRUSA has offered monetary support to MSP leaders in favor of a stronger central government for the MSP, while offering the general populace free classes on American history.

Many city-states have attempted to clean up their image and offered lucrative contracts in an effort to encourage skilled foreign labor to settle in the area. So far only a bare few have taken the offer as the MSP reputation remains bad to the rest of the world. Despite this there has been an increasing number of adventurous foreign tourists who seek to advantage of the "anything goes" atmosphere of the MSP cities.

On June 5, 2009, the delegates from each city-state in the MSP met in Crescent City to debate the possibility of a new constitution for the MSP to replace the MSP Contract. The constitutional convention was called because of the increased concern among civic leaders of the growing democracy movement among the MSP population. Yreka, the Jefferson Nationalists and CRUSA, are in favor of a strong central government and less independence of the cities. On the other side, delegates from Redding, Crescent City, and members of the Civic Rights Party want to keep the confederation style government of the MSP, but allowing more democracy on a local level. On September 8, 2009 a new Constitution was approved. The "Second Contract", as it is called, provides new freedoms to the general populace that can be enforced on the cities through a stronger judicial system. The Second Contract also requires every member state of the MSP to have a democratic government in power by September 2010. Despite the best efforts of the Jefferson Nationalists and CRUSA, however, the local autonamy of the city-states remains in force.

Government and Politics
Most of the power in the MSP is held by the leader of the local city-state. Each member of the MSP, however, sends a delegate to the Central Committee located in Crescent City. The Central Committee coordinates humanitarian aid shipments and other projects between the member cities, but each member cannot make any decision without express authority from their city-state. Furthermore each city has a veto power on any proposed legislation, except for the coordination of humanitarian aide shipments. Each year the Central Committee elects among its members a Chairman to head the committee.

Political parties

 * The Jefferson Nationalists were formed in 2007 by the Port Orford Mayor to try and build a strong central government. So far they have only been able to gain power in some of the smaller cities but they have gained some seats on the City Councils of Crescent City and Redding.

Military
The closest the MSP comes to a standing army is the Pacific Coast Police Unit. The Chief of the Pacific Coast Police Unit is also chosen by the Central Committee for a life term, unless he or she resigns or is impeached. Within the "neutral zones" (territories that no city-states claims) the PCPU has absolute authority, including summary execution. Inside the territories of the city-states the PCPU's power is severely limited and often must defer to local authority.

The military of the city-states usually includes the armed retainers of their respective leaders (often called the "police") and a citizen militia that is conscripted in times of emergency. The ownership of weapons is severely limited in most city-states for fear of revolution, though this has begun to loosen since the founding the MSP. The city-state of Yreka maintains a large and well-trained citizen militia to deter their neighbors from taking advantage of the new democratic city-state.

A few old Famous class cutters from the U.S. Coast Guard have been restored and now serve as a navy and rescue vessels. They are currently based in Gold Beach, but there have been talks of moving them to a better harbor. Gold beach has resisted the moving of the two ships claiming they belong to the city and have made significant investments to there restoration.

Sports
On April 26, 2009, the Central Committee announced that they will be sponsoring a new baseball league, the. Member cities will be allowed to sponsor teams to compete in the league. It is the hope of the Central Committee that friendly competition between member cities will help promote unity and cooperation in the MSP as a whole. The first season is scheduled to start in 2010.

Rugby and soccer have also become popular in the MSP and it has recently become a member of the and.

International relations
The MSP is a member of the. The MSP also in negotiations with the over claims on the former state of Washington.

Attempts to negotiate trade deals with have been rebuffed. Japan has made it very clear that they blame the United States of America for and want nothing to do with its successor states.