Nostra talk:VreikOG

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Commonwealth of America

Nostra:America

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{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Bachinuni
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=thearbysworker
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
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|event2=Constitution
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|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on [[Terra Nostra]]. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions and 167 municipalities for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Prehistory ===
Throughout the entire server's history, North America has been home to several superpowers, such as the two iterations of Cascadia on [[Cascadia (Nova)|Terra Nova]] and [[Cascadia|Terra Aurora]],

Despite the fact that the country of America was not created at the start of Terra Nostra, plans to create what would become the modern day Commonwealth of America existed since March of 2026 according to the age of the American Discord.

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===
In the two days between the server's opening to premium members and the country's establishment, what is now America's territory was home to several planned but unfulfilled states, notably the Confederacy of the Ohio River, Minnesota, and Pan-America. The United States Empire, a nation that was once favored to take over much of the continent, also claimed important territories such as Virginia and Maryland, however their plans to take control of this region were never fulfilled, and as such it has largely become a rump state based in the Deep South.

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

Flippizzacake, veteran of the American Civil War and President of America, resigned from office three days before the May 2026 general election for unknown reasons, causing his Vice President, Bachinuni, to be sworn into office. During his term...

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

=== Presidents and Presidential Elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Turnout
!President Elect
!VP Elect
!Runner-Up
|-
|May 9th, 2026
|52% (57)
|Sayerleft
|Setrus
|Akeboun
|-
|June 13th, 2026
|63% (72)
|Sayerleft
|TylenolEC
|Setrus
|-
|July 11th, 2026
|50% (62)
|Flippizzacake
|HibachiBeamz
|thearbysworker
|-
|August 8th, 2026
|50% (70)
|HibachiBeamz
|VreikOG
|thearbysworker
|}
Additionally, Bachinuni served as president for 1 day as president on August 7th, 2026 when Flippizzacake stepped down. Bachinuni chose thearbysworker as his Vice President for that day.

=== Subdivisions ===

==== Electoral districts ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Seats
|-
|Eastern
|5
|-
|Great Lakes
|7
|-
|Western
|3
|}

==== Regions ====
''SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE ADD THIS''

==== Municipalities ====
Below is listed the most notable towns in the Commonwealth of America

* Philadelphia
* Wokelandia
* Hoebuck
* Chicago
* Milwaukee ★
* Israel
* Owls
* St Willis
* Blue Water
* Detroit
* South Bend
* Pittsburgh

== Notable players ==

* [[Sayerleft]]
* [[Flippizzacake]]
* [[VreikOG]]
* [[HibachiBeamz]]
* [[Bachinuni]]
* [[Setrus]]

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Sayerleft

2026-08-11T23:08:48Z

Mrqbz: Added Terra Nostra info

'''Sayerleft''' (joined January 19, 2020) is a prominent EarthMC player, notable for founding the nation of [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]] and being Mayor of [[Olympia]] on Terra Aurora and being heavily involved with its politics (having served as its first president and numerous other leadership roles since then); and was also notable for being involved in the creation and 2.5 year existence of the [[Salish Confederation]] and its later 2022 merger into the [[Evergreen Republic]], on Terra Nova. They were Mayor of the town of [[Winthrop]] on Terra Nova for a majority of their play there; however for a period was mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

This article is divided into two distinct sections, as if each is its own article. One section details Sayerleft as a player on Terra Nova, and the other as them on Terra Aurora.

=Sayerleft on Terra Aurora=
{{Infobox officeholder
|color=purple
|name=Sayerleft
|image1=[[File:SayerleftForward.webp|250px]]

|office1=6th [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]]
|office_status1=''Incumbent''
|in_or_assumed_office1=Assumed office
|term1=August 21, 2023 ''Associate justice: June 18, 2023 – August 21, 2023''
|deputyoffice1=Appointed by
|deputy1=[[EmpressCorgo]]
|predecessor1=moggs

|office2=1st [[President of Cascadia]]
|in_or_assumed_office2=In office
|term2=August 17, 2022 – September 17, 2022 Acting head of state: July 13, 2022 - August 17, 2022
|deputyoffice2=[[Vice President of Cascadia|Vice President]]
|deputy2=[[ViolentVampire]]
|predecessor2=''Office established''
|successor2=[[ViolentVampire]]

|spawndate=1 May 2022
|spawnlocation=Ungoverned Tibet
|citizenship=[[Aurora:Cascadia|Republic of Cascadia]]
|residence=[[Olympia]], [[Cascadia]]
|discord=Sayerleft
}}'''Sayerleft''' (spawned 1 May 2022) is a Cascadian politician, statesperson, jurist, lawyer, diplomat, and political theorist who served as the 1st [[President of Cascadia]] from August 17 to September 17, 2022, later serving as the [[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President of Cascadia]] under President [[ViolentVampire]], two terms as [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], stints as [[Cabinet of Cascadia#Treasurer|Treasurer of Cascadia]] and as [[Cabinet of Cascadia#Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], and briefly filling the role of Public Advocate in mid-203 . Since June 18, 2023, they have served as a [[Supreme Court of Cascadia|justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], and has served as its [[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]] since August of that year. Prior to serving as President, they served as ''de facto'' leader of Cascadia prior to the enactment of the Provisional Constitution of Cascadia (which they authored). Seen by many as the founder of [[Cascadia]], they are also the founder and mayor of the city of [[Olympia]], the capital of [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]].

== Biography==

=== Settlement of the Puget Sound ===

=== Leadership of Cascadia & Vice Presidency ===

=== Involvement in factional politics ===

=== Supreme Court tenure ===

==Political beliefs==

== Legacy and opponents ==

==Electoral history==
===Cascadia presidential elections===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ August 2022 Cascadia presidential election
!Candidate
!Running mate
!Votes
!%
|-
|'''Sayerleft'''
|[[EstiQT]]
|'''14'''
|'''82.35'''
|-
|Toasterburnt
|CatPerson136
|3
|17.65
|-
| colspan="2" |'''''Total'''''
|'''17'''
|'''100.00'''
|}
===Cascadia legislative elections===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[September 2022 Cascadia general election|September 2022 legislative election]]: South Metropolitan ''(4 seats)''
!Candidate
!R1
!%
!R2%
!R3%
!R4%
!R5%
!
|-
|'''Sayerleft'''
|'''3'''
| '''42.9'''
| colspan="4" |''20.0''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|Arathorn52 ''(inc.)''
|1
|14.3
|'''21.9'''
| colspan="3" |''20.0''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|xBest_Name_Everx ''(inc.)''
|1
|14.3
|14.3
|14.3
|'''28.6'''
|''20.0''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|Falcoeur
|0
|0.0
|15.2
|17.1

|17.1
|'''21.4'''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|xX_cMac_Xx ''(inc.)''
|1
|14.3
|14.3
|14.3
|14.3
|18.6
|Lost
|-
|[[cheeseballfluffy]] ''(inc.)''
|1
|14.3
|14.3
|14.3
| colspan="2" |''X''
|Lost
|-
|'''''Total'''''
|'''7'''
|'''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|20% to win
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[October 2022 Cascadia general election|October 2022 legislative election]]: South Metropolitan ''(4 seats)''
!Candidate
!R1
!%
!R2%
!R3%
!R4%
!
|-
|Paradox_1080
|'''3'''
|'''27.3'''
| colspan="3" |''20.0''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|'''Sayerleft ''(inc.)'''''
|2
|18.2
|'''20.6'''
| colspan="2" |''20.0''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|Arathorn52 ''(inc.)''
|2
|18.2
|'''20.6'''
| colspan="2" |''20.0''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|Moxies_Hoe
|1
|9.1
|9.1
|12.4
|'''21.5'''
|'''Elected'''
|-
|DaPigThatBig
|2
|18.2
|18.2
|18.4
|18.5
|Lost
|-
|cowilo
|1
|9.1
|9.1
|9.2
|''X''
|Lost
|-
|Supesu_ ''(inc.)''
|0
|0.0
|2.4
| colspan="2" |''X''
|Lost
|-
| '''''Total'''''
|'''11'''
| '''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|'''100.0'''
|20% to win
|}
===Cascadia supreme court retention elections===

===Cascadia public advocate elections===

===Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives elections===

=== Meganational elections===

=Sayerleft on Terra Nova=
{{Player Info Advanced
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|honorific_suffix=NS++ OBC DA MLA CER GC
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|residence=[[Winthrop|Winthrop,]] [[British Columbia|British_Columbia]]
|town_rank=Mayor
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|discord=sayerleft
}}

'''Sayerleft''' (spawned January 19, 2020) is a [[Salish Confederation|Salish]]-[[Evergreen Republic|Evergrenite]] politician and statesperson who served as the 2nd [[President of the Evergreen Republic]] from 1 May to 1 July 2022, and 2nd [[Chancellor of the Evergreen Republic]] from 2 March to 1 May 2022. They previously were substantially active in the predecessor state of the [[Salish Confederation]], which they led as [[Chancellor of the Salish Confederation|Chancellor]] on three separate occasions, serving from 1 April - 30 May 2020, 1 July - 1 September 2021, and 1 January - 31 January 2022; as 3rd, 16th, and 21st Chancellors respectively; and also briefly served for a time as Prime Minister of the [[Canadian Republic|Canadian Empire]] before their [[Sayerleft#The Coup d'état of 27 July|deposition]] by a Quebecois military junta. They were a founding member of the Salish Confederation during the [[Salish Revolution]], in which Salish split off from the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] over the perceived corruption of the cascadian government. Associated with reform, [[democracy]], and [[Organized Labor|labor]] movements, they served briefly as Premier of [[Nova Scotia]] in Late 2020. They are the Mayor of the town they founded, [[Winthrop]], located in the Canton of [[British Columbia]].

==Pre-civilization experiences==
Sayerleft spawned in the Ural Mountains on 2 March 2019 in Russia and planned on making the trek to the Bering Strait to settle in their home state of [[wikipedia:Washington_(state)|Washington]] in North America. Unbeknownst to them, at the time it was not possible to loop around the International Date Line and found themselves stuck in Eastern Siberia. At this point they realized from messages in global chat that it was possible to teleport by joining a town. As such, they joined the town of Vancouver. Following a period of inactivity for 3 months, they came back and found themselves purged from [[Vancouver]], and ended up joined [[London]]. They went permanently inactive in November of that year.

==History ==
On January 19 2020 Sayerleft joined EarthMC again. This time, they were recruited into the cascadian capital Astoria by [[EstiQT|Estonian_Mapping]] (now Esti). They also joined the Cascadian Discord sometime after and began raising funds to establishment a settlement known as Port Townsend. However, due to an error in the towny plugin at the time, they were not able to form the town. Sayerleft gave up on the idea of forming Port Townsend, so instead ventured into the Cascade Mountains and formed the town “[[Winthrop]]”, in a similar location to its real-life namesake. It was incorporated as a municipality of the Capitol Province of the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]].

===Feburary 2020===
In Early February 2020, [[Vorobyevite]], the then-Mayor of Wenatchee, contacted Sayerleft relating to discontent with the Cascadian political system and status quo. Sayerleft also shared the same views in favor of democratic reform, transparency, and pro-worker policies, and joined the Salish political movement, along with [[Seattle]] mayor JTPilfered and others. While the possibility of independence was floated, the original goal was to push as a united front for reform within the Cascadian system. However, the communications relating to independence were exposed by KingBerman of Cascadia and the Salish movement was denounced as traitors by the Government of Cascadia, then led by President Estonian_Mapping. While the government was quick to revoke the movement's participants of their citizenship, Vorobyevite (then a Senator for the Capitol Province) went onto the Senate Floor in Astoria and announced the Salish Declaration of Independence, declaring the formation of the [[Salish Confederation]]. The town of Winthrop pledged allegiance to the Salish rebellion and was incorporated as a municipality within the Salish canton of the confederation. They were not initially involved directly in the politics and the formation of the Constitution, however would later become one of its most ardent defenders.

===March 2020 ===
Following JTPilfered's victory and election as Chancellor in the March election, the [[March 2020 Salish federal election|first democratic elections]] in the Salish Federation under the Revolutionary Constitution, Sayerleft was made Minister of Transportation and Roadways. They oversaw construction on the Unified Salish Iceway System, which would later evolve into the greater Salish Federal Transport Network. This period would become a peak month of the [[Pacific Spring]], and Sayerleft began to play a larger role in the Salish parliamentary system, and became a leading face of not just the Transportation Ministry but the Federal Government as a whole.

=== First Chancellery===
While he received a term extension of one month by Parliament, JTPilfered resigned as the fledgling federation's Chancellor and took his town of Seattle to join [[Jefferson]], citing inactivity and near state failure in the Salish system. In a deliberative session of Parliament, Sayerleft was unanimously [[April 2020 Salish federal election|elected]] by voice vote as the 3rd [[Chancellor of the Salish Confederation]]. Sayerleft and their government faced with an inactive nation, with the nation with a disastrous population of a mere 12 residents. However, their term as Chancellor saw the nation rebound and quickly expand, in spite of their war with Washington and the ongoing Salish Revolution. By the end of April, their first month in office, the population had reached 60 and by May it achieved realm status. Sayerleft had their term in office extended by parliament into May.

===Summer 2020===
Sayerleft was Lead Senator under Chancellor xGoat_ and [[Secretariat of the Salish Confederation#Minister for Financial Affairs|Minister of Financial Affairs]] under JesTer_BBX. Under Sayerleft's leadership as Mayor, Winthrop reached a population of 15 residents in June, and Winthrop reached 100 plots in late July. Sayerleft participated in the Constitutional Reform effort led by Fortis_Ipsum during this time as well.

===Premier of Nova Scotia===
On September 31, 2020, Sayerleft purchased the nation of [[Nova Scotia (New)|Nova Scotia]] as well as its capital of Halifax from the player Tafffy for 1.5KG. Nova Scotia was admitted as a province of the Salish Confederation soon afterwards. They served as the Premier of Nova Scotia from September 31, 2020 until the dissolution of the nation in September 2021, however for most of the final part of their tenure was out of the nation and residing in British Columbia.

=== Winter 2020===
During the period that the Salish Confederation was apart of the Canadian Republic, Sayerleft was chosen by the Salish Parliament to be an MP in the House of Commons. In this capacity, they were appointed to serve as Infrastructure Minister of the Canadian Republic under the ministry of Prime Minister Sheev Palpatine, however ceased to be in office upon the dissolution of the Canadian Republic.

Sayerleft was appointed to serve as [[Secretariat of the Salish Confederation#Minister for Foreign Affairs|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] during the Third JesTer_BBX Secretariat, and [[Secretariat of the Salish Confederation#Minister for Recruitment and Activity|Minister of Recruitment]] in the First xK1 and Fourth JesTer Secretariats. After the [[Sayerleft#Citizenship Controversy|Citizenship Controversy]] immediately following the January 2021 Federal Election, they went into a steady period of inactivity. They briefly left Nova Scotia to found the town of Yorkton in Alberta in April 2021 but the town was later disbanded and they returned to Winthrop where they stayed.

Later evidence strongly suggests that during this time period the Salish state apparatus under [[JesTer_BBX]] and later [[Alberta|Fortis_Ipsum]] took extreme measures via organs such as the SIS and manipulating constitutional law and the judiciary in order to prevent Sayerleft from exercising political power; as they were seen by many as the only genuine threat to the regime that has seemingly evolved under the political dynasty of JesTer. However, Sayerleft used the law to their advantage and was finally permitted to contest the July 2021 federal election as the Leader of the Opposition.

Sayerleft briefly served as the [[Canadian Republic|Prime Minister of the Canadian Empire]] during this period until the the [[Sayerleft#Coup d'état of 27 July|Coup d'état of 27 July]]. Prior to this, they served as a Canadian Senator.

===Second Chancellery===
After a period of inactivity of not just themselves but the Salish Confederation as a whole, they stood as a candidate for Chancellor of the Salish Confederation in the July 2021 Federal Election. The won the election with the support of nearly two-thirds of the new parliament. Their chancellery oversaw the ascension of Acadia into the Confederation, souring of relations with Quebec, and an increased period of activity and legislation. This also saw the Seventh Revision of the Constitution, the current Constitution in effect, which overhauled the Constitutional Amending process and had significant government reforms. However, this period also saw the secession of Alberta from the confederation shortly after the ascension of Acadia. Sayerleft briefly was forced to be a constitutional arbitrator during during the final hours of their chancellery in order to solve the September 2021 Salish Constitutional Crisis that came as a result of that election.

===Autumn 2021===
Since leaving office they have served as the Minister of Internal Affairs under the Froyourfilms-Paleles Chancellery and in the 2nd FroyourFilms Chancellery. They have helped with numerous projects in that period. They also wrote the Constitution of the Canton of British Columbia, and served as the 1st Premier.

=== Third Chancellery===
Sayerleft stood unopposed for the position of Chancellor in the January 2022 federal election. Their chancellery focused on expanding the critically weakened nation who had under 30 residents. The end of their was primarily focused on private talks with the Government of Cascadia about potentially reunifying after two years apart, as their goals had become ideologically similar in the post-revolutionary period, and the Cascadians were amenable to establishing a completely new state instead of Salish merging back into Cascadia.

===The Evergreen Republic===
After Sayerleft's third chancellery, they reclaimed the post of Internal Affairs Minister, and oversaw talks with Cascadia about a merger. These talks eventually blossomed into a full on constitutional convention with delegates from the respective nation's governments. Sayerleft became a leading force within the convention, and they ended up authoring an overwhelming majority of the Constitution of the Evergreen Republic, which is still in force to this day. After the Republic was established and both the Republic of Cascadia and the Salish Confederation dissolved, they served in the FroyourFilms Government under the Caribou Compromise where they served as an Advisor. After the election of xBest_Name_Everx as [[President of the Evergreen Republic|President of the Republic]] in the [[March 2022 Evergreen general election|March election]], Sayerleft were nominated as his [[Chancellor of the Evergreen Republic|prime minister]] and formed a government with a supermajority support in the [[Assembly of the Evergreen Republic|Assembly]]. Their government has focused on expansion and development of the new nation in a bipartisan fashion.

===Evergreen Presidency and Aurora===
On 1 May 2022, they defeated Minister for National Defense OriginalDogster in the [[May 2022 Evergreen general election|May presidential election]]. Soon after however, the reset of EarthMC was announced, with the release of Terra Aurora. While Sayerleft's focus was shifted to Aurora, they ended up being more inactive from EarthMC in general, and occasionally checking the Evergreen discord. After surviving a coup attempt as President by hostile foreign forces, they didn't stand for re-election, in what was now a dead nation on a dead server, and was succeeded as President by FenshBeetM. Sayerleft later became substantially active in aurora a few months after the world's release, and Nova was shelved to the archives of history.

==Controversies ==

===The Squamish-Border Line Scandal===
In Mid-July, Sayerleft as Finance Minister used salish national bank funds to fund the new town of Squamish in Southwest British Columbia for Salish Inside Cascadian Territory, forgetting previous border agreements. After a tense period of 1 day, the town was given to Cascadia and the Squpastul held a vote on impeaching Sayerleft from their Position as Finance Minister. The vote failed to reach the 2/3 needed for impeachment, however still received a majority of votes.

===The Citizenship Controversy===
Sayerleft stood as a candidate for Chancellor in the January 2021 election against member of Parliament and designated successor of the popular incumbent chancellor JesTer, [[KiwiFruht]], and came just shy of defeating Kiwi, a stunning result for the newfound opposition faction to JesTer's government. They lost the election by closest margin in any Salish federal election before September 2021, receiving 46.2% of the Vote. After a constitutional crisis, Sayerleft was charged with electoral fraud, without any evidence presented and based on no criminal statute. The Supreme Court of the Federation unilaterally ruled, without parliamentary consent (as necessary in the Constitution), to strip Sayerleft's citizenship; a ruling later posthumously found unconstitutional by the Salish Supreme Federal Court of Grievances. Three days later, Parliament passed a resolution allowing Sayerleft the right of return to the Salish Confederation on the condition they could not hold elected office for two months- however Sayerleft refused to return until the resignation of KiwiFruht, who they saw as a puppet of the authoritarian JesTer regime. Twelve days after the initial election, KiwiFruht resigned as Chancellor, and Sayerleft returned, albeit without substantial political rights. During the twelve day period, Sayerleft was in political exile in the Cascadian Province of Wyoming.

===The Coup d'état of 27 July===
Sayerleft briefly served as the elected Prime Minister of the Canadian Empire, consisting of Quebec, Illinois, and the Salish Confederation. On the night of 27 July 2021, they were overthrown from power by the Imperial Security Intelligence Service, led by Enanemes, who removed the membership of the Salish Confederation from the Canadian Empire. After this occurred, [[Kounterowo|Kounter]] with the support of the Imperial Security Intelligence Service was chosen by the Junta as Prime Minister and Emperor, a Junta that existed until the formation of the 3rd Canadian Empire.

==Electoral history==

=== Salish Confederation (Federal elections)===
'''[[April 2020 Salish federal election|Salish Federal Election - April 1, 2020]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|'''[[Sayerleft]]'''
|'''''Acclaimed'''''
|'''100.00'''
|-
| colspan="3" |''Unopposed''
|-
|Total
|N/A
|100.00
|}
 '''Salish Federal Election - August 29-30, 2020'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!R1 Votes
!R1 %
!R2 Votes

!R2 %
|-
|[[Seattle|'''JTPilfered''']]
| 16
|47.06
|'''9'''
|'''64.29'''
|-
|[[Sayerleft]]
|'''18'''
|'''52.94'''
|5
|35.71
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''34'''
|'''100.00'''
|'''14'''
|'''100.00'''
|}
 '''Salish Federal Election - December 31, 2020'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|'''KiwiFruht'''
|'''21'''
|'''53.85'''
|-
|[[Sayerleft]]
|18
|46.15
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''39'''
|'''100.00'''
|}
 '''Salish Federal Election - June 28, 2021'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|'''[[Sayerleft]]'''
|'''10'''
|'''66.67'''
|-
|Isacle
|2
|13.33
|-
|[[New Pork City|TheTavyo1]]
|2
|13.33
|-
|Fortis_Ipsum
|1
|6.67
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''15'''
|'''100.00'''
|}
 '''Salish Federal Election - January 1, 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|'''[[Sayerleft]]'''
|'''''Acclaimed'''''
|'''100.00'''
|-
| colspan="3" |''Unopposed''
|-
|Total
|N/A
|100.00
|}

[[Category:Players]]
[[Category:Cascadia (Aurora)]]
[[Category:Cascadians (Aurora)]]
{{Republic of Cascadia (Aurora)}}

= Sayerleft on Terra Nostra =
Sayerleft joined Terra Nostra on April 19th, 2026, and started the nation of [[America]] (Commonwealth of America). In the May 9th general election, Sayerleft was elected the first president of the Commonwealth of America, with 68.4% of casted votes. Sayerleft's Vice President during his first term was [[Setrus]]. Sayerleft then won reelection on June 13th, 2026 with 50% of casted votes. His Vice President during his second term was [[TylenolEC]], as Setrus had decided to run on his own. Sayerleft then did not run for reelection again, and instead became Speaker of the House starting on July 11th. He is currently incumbent as the Speaker of the House and the mayor of Milwaukee.

Nostra:America

2026-08-11T23:01:00Z

Mrqbz:

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Bachinuni
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=thearbysworker
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on [[Terra Nostra]]. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions and 167 municipalities for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Prehistory ===
Throughout the entire server's history, North America has been home to several superpowers, such as the two iterations of Cascadia on [[Cascadia (Nova)|Terra Nova]] and [[Cascadia|Terra Aurora]],

Despite the fact that the country of America was not created at the start of Terra Nostra, plans to create what would become the modern day Commonwealth of America existed since March of 2026 according to the age of the American Discord.

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===
In the two days between the server's opening to premium members and the country's establishment, what is now America's territory was home to several planned but unfulfilled states, notably the Confederacy of the Ohio River, Minnesota, and Pan-America. The United States Empire, a nation that was once favored to take over much of the continent, also claimed important territories such as Virginia and Maryland, however their plans to take control of this region were never fulfilled, and as such it has largely become a rump state based in the Deep South.

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

Flippizzacake, veteran of the American Civil War and President of America, resigned from office three days before the May 2026 general election for unknown reasons, causing his Vice President, Bachinuni, to be sworn into office. During his term...

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

=== Presidents and Presidential Elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Turnout
!President Elect
!VP Elect
!Runner-Up
|-
|May 9th, 2026
|52% (57)
|Sayerleft
|Setrus
|Akeboun
|-
|June 13th, 2026
|63% (72)
|Sayerleft
|TylenolEC
|Setrus
|-
|July 11th, 2026
|50% (62)
|Flippizzacake
|HibachiBeamz
|thearbysworker
|-
|August 8th, 2026
|50% (70)
|HibachiBeamz
|VreikOG
|thearbysworker
|}
Additionally, Bachinuni served as president for 1 day as president on August 7th, 2026 when Flippizzacake stepped down. Bachinuni chose thearbysworker as his Vice President for that day.

=== Subdivisions ===

==== Electoral districts ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Seats
|-
|Eastern
|5
|-
|Great Lakes
|7
|-
|Western
|3
|}

==== Regions ====
''SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE ADD THIS''

==== Municipalities ====
Due to America having 167 towns in total, a detailed list of every town is relatively impossible. Therefore, this list will only include historically relevant and/or significantly populated towns.

* Asheville (35)
* Baltimore (20)
* Broken Bow (7)
* Blue Water (16)
* Chicago (331)
* Denver (33)
* Fort Wayne (122)
* Hoebuck (22)
* Israel (16)
* Memphis (5)
* Milwaukee (37)
* New York (46)
* Owls (37)
* Pennsylvania (23)
* Philadelphia (138)
* St. Willis (82)
* Washington, D.C. (22)
* Wokelandia (27)

== Notable players ==

* [[Sayerleft]]
* [[Flippizzacake]]
* [[VreikOG]]
* [[HibachiBeamz]]
* [[Bachinuni]]
* [[Setrus]]

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Nostra:America

2026-08-11T22:39:09Z

Mrqbz: Added Presidential information

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Bachinuni
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=thearbysworker
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on [[Terra Nostra]]. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions and 167 municipalities for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Prehistory ===
Throughout the entire server's history, North America has been home to several superpowers, such as the two iterations of Cascadia on [[Cascadia (Nova)|Terra Nova]] and [[Cascadia|Terra Aurora]],

Despite the fact that the country of America was not created at the start of Terra Nostra, plans to create what would become the modern day Commonwealth of America existed since March of 2026 according to the age of the American Discord.

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===
In the two days between the server's opening to premium members and the country's establishment, what is now America's territory was home to several planned but unfulfilled states, notably the Confederacy of the Ohio River, Minnesota, and Pan-America. The United States Empire, a nation that was once favored to take over much of the continent, also claimed important territories such as Virginia and Maryland, however their plans to take control of this region were never fulfilled, and as such it has largely become a rump state based in the Deep South.

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

Flippizzacake, veteran of the American Civil War and President of America, resigned from office three days before the May 2026 general election for unknown reasons, causing his Vice President, Bachinuni, to be sworn into office. During his term...

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

=== Presidents and Presidential Elections ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Turnout
!President Elect
!VP Elect
!Runner-Up
|-
|May 9th, 2026
|52% (57)
|Sayerleft
|Setrus
|Akeboun
|-
|June 13th, 2026
|63% (72)
|Sayerleft
|TylenolEC
|Setrus
|-
|July 11th, 2026
|50% (62)
|Flippizzacake
|HibachiBeamz
|thearbysworker
|-
|August 8th, 2026
|50% (70)
|HibachiBeamz
|VreikOG
|thearbysworker
|}
Additionally, Bachinuni served as president for 1 day as president on August 7th, 2026 when Flippizzacake stepped down. Bachinuni chose thearbysworker as his Vice President for that day.

=== Subdivisions ===

==== Electoral districts ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Seats
|-
|Eastern
|5
|-
|Great Lakes
|7
|-
|Western
|3
|}

==== Regions ====
''SOMEONE ELSE PLEASE ADD THIS''

==== Municipalities ====
Due to America having 167 towns in total, a detailed list of every town is relatively impossible. Therefore, this list will only include historically relevant and/or significantly populated towns.

* Asheville (35)
* Baltimore (20)
* Broken Bow (7)
* Blue Water (16)
* Chicago (331)
* Denver (33)
* Fort Wayne (122)
* Hoebuck (22)
* Israel (16)
* Memphis (5)
* Milwaukee (37)
* New York (46)
* Owls (37)
* Pennsylvania (23)
* Philadelphia (138)
* St. Willis (82)
* Washington, D.C. (22)
* Wokelandia (27)

== Notable players ==

* [[Sayerleft]]
* [[Flippizzacake]]

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]