User blog:Bobalugee1940/Estates-General for the USA

I don't pretend to have the slightest clue how a system like this could have arisen during the Continental Convention or some other time (though I believe that ConCon would have been the most possible).

Perhaps the Quebecois could've joined the US if the French had kept up a guriella war against the British after the Seven Year's War and the Brits had imposed harsher restrictions on the French Catholics instead of going easy on them. That could've sparked the match for the Quebecois to join the revolution and perhaps put French influence into America.

So here is my little model system:



The clergy from each state would send 2 reps to the 1E, the State Governments would send 2 reps to the 2E, and the citizens from each state would send 5 reps to the 3E.

Each estate has its own laws that it deals with and selects their head (i.e. the Bishop-Elector is the head of the 1E). All three heads would meet together and pass/veto bills and send them to the King who would then either fully veto them or fully pass them; if they come to an impasse the call goes to the Electors as to whether or not accept the bill.

The Colonel-General is elected by the people by popular vote for a five year term, he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

The King is elected by the Electors upon the death of the previous King.

All Estates-General members are elected for five year terms. All Electors are selected for ten year terms.

Any declaration of war or deplyoment of troops over 500 must be passed through a joint-session of the Estates-General; this is also the case for any declaration of a State of Emergency and the granting of emergency powers to the King and Colonel-General.