The Terran Republic

The Terran Republic was a polity established in the 26th century and is the successor state to the The Terran Empire.  

Origins

Leander Ashpool MP, announced the formation of a Terran Republic shortly after the surrender of the Empire in 2498. Discussions were ongoing with the leadership of Technopolis, Nova Terra, Fort Pitcairn and Van Allan's World. The leadership on Earth were also involved in talks and were initially supportive but this never turned into anything more than supportive noises, with no firm commitment to sign up to the Republic.   The Republic was officially founded on 30 August 2500 on Technopolis at the Kulden Hall.   An agreement was later made in October 2500 that Technopolis, now referred to as New Berlin, would be the capital.   The capital of the Republic moved to Earth after it joined the Republic in 2516.

Member States

• New Berlin (Prior Capital) -2500
• Van Allen's World -2500
• Nova Terra - 2500
• Fort Pitcairn - 2500
• Tyr -2504-2516, 2548
• Celeste - 2510
• Earth (Capital) - 2516
• Vanheim -2539
• New Silesia -2544
• Mars -2546
• New Corinth -2546
• Eden -2547
• St Lawrence -2547
• Fort Darwin -2547
• Fort Verekker -2547
• New Carthage -2548
• Gaia -2548
• Fort Kurzon -2549
• Whitworth -2559
• Al Ahily -2559
• Avalon -2559
• Jasper -2559
• Skerrit's World -2563
• Vodhyna -2563
• Theta Draconis - 2563
• Prospero -2563
• 94 Aquarria -2563
• St Lawrence -2575
• San Domingo -2580
• Leander -2583
• Vesper -2583
• First Light -2600
• Rygar -2600
• Calico -2600 (Protectorate)
• Minos -2610
• Sycamore -2610
• Calico - 2625
• Mirador - 2626

Executive Branch

The executive branch manage the administration of the Republic’s agencies such as the military, civil service, and intelligence agencies. The executive is headed by a President, elected by the General Assembly, who selects their cabinet ministers. The President serves a 10 years term. If the President leaves office before the end of their term then the General Assembly will elect a new President to finish the term

President of the Republic

1. Everann Sickles -Independent - 2502-2510
2. Dahlia Avander-Slade -Destiny Party -2510-2520
3. Keavett Creed -Centrist Party -2520-2530
4. Noah Averssen -Social Democratic Party -2530-2540
5. Xavier Inkerman -Valiant Party -2540-2555
6. MyAnna Wolf -Valiant Party -2555-2560
7. Herrick Knottman -Social Democratic Party -2560-2565
8. Harmony Meagher -Social Democratic Party -2565-2570
9. Aston Groff -Independent - 2570-2575
10. Henderson Loke -Gurava -2575-2580
11. Alana Largo -Social Democratic Party - 2580-2590
12. Mina Carrero -Onyx -2590-2600
13. Walt Schilling -Social Democratic Party -2600-2610
14. Jose Canazarro - Onyx - 2610-2620
15. Wren Dando - Onyx -2620-2630

 

Vice President of the Republic

1. Dade McGinnis -Valiant - 2545-2550
2. MyAnna Wolf -Valiant - 2550-2555
3. Eliakim Gould -Valiant - 2555-2560
4. Harmony Meagher -SDP - 2560-2565
5. Campbell Corrigan -SDP - 2565-2570
6. Henderson Loke -Gurava -2570-2575
7. Lucinda Maizeland -Isolationist -2575-2580
8. Branwyne Swayne -SDP -2580-2590
9. Estelle Bancroft -Onyx- 2590-2600
10. Sevoy Panikkar - SDP - 2600-2610
11. Wren Dando -ONX- 2610-2620
12. Owain Bendis ONX - 2620-2630

Secretary of Defence

1. Leander Ashpool-Destiny -2500-2515
2. Kenzo Hiromi -Isolationist - 2515-2520
3. Leander Ashpool - Destiny/Valiant - 2520-2525
4. Gunther Ross - Independent - 2525-2530
5. Dr Rita Haynes - Vishnu Elpis - 2530-2540
6. Gerhardt McCain - Isolationist - 2540-2545
7. Satarr Tovic - Isolationist- 2545-2550
8. Parvinder Daeley - Isolationist - 2550-2555
9. Ava Boethe - Isolationist - 2555-2559
10. Haymar Doherty -Gurava - 2560-2565
11. Beckett Solarin -Independent -2565-2570
12. Dr Eleutheria Ashpool -Valiant -2570-2576 *
13. Marwin Collier -Valiant - 2576-2577
14. Raheem Amrani - Independent -2577-2580
15. Danicca Wool -Vishnu Elpis - 2580-2585
16. Colburn Keane -Vishnu Elpis - 2585-2586 **
17. Lambert Westcarr -SDP -2586-2590
18. Alana Ashwell -Isolationist - 2590-2600
19. Hamish Adams -Independent - 2600
20. Smith Haskins - RCP - 2600-2605
21. Dr Catherine Canterbury -RCP - 2605-2610
22. MacCauley Gavish -ISO - 2610-2615
23. General Said Bearman -ISO - 2615-2620
24. Admiral Matheu Greave -ONX -2620
25. Watson Beals -HOT - 2620-2630

* Secretary Ashpool was killed during the Battle of Nova Terra in 2576. ** Secretary Keane was arrested and charged with treason.

Foreign Secretary

1. Dahlia Avander-Slade -Destiny -2500-2510
2. Kayce Moreshower -SDP -2510-2515
3. Dr Savan Solarin -Independent - 2515-2520
4. Gawain Knottman -SDP - 2520-2525
5. Cordell Beaumont -Valiant -2525-2530
6. Elliot Pardot -SDP - 2530-2535
7. Ecton Dempsey -SDP -2535-2540
8. Dade McGinnis -Valiant - 2540-2545
9. Carolyn Gedsey -SDP - 2545-2550
10. Herrick Knottman -SDP -2550-2554
11. Justine Connaught - Valiant-2554-2555
12. Garret Sparks - Valiant - 2555-2559
13. Reiner Grumman - Gurava - 2560-2570
14. Pierce Moreland -RCP -2570-2575
15. Crawford Navarro -Vishnu Elpis -2575-2580
16. Hayley Rush-SDP -2580-2590
17. Fletcher Navarro -ONX - 2590-2595
18. Demba Madawi -ONX -2595-2600
19. Clarke Hooper - SDP - 2600-2605
20. Allish Barnes - SDP - 2605
21. Dr Grogan Westfield - GUR -2605-2610
22. Sloane Kelligan -RHC - 2610-2612
23. Rebecca Hale -ONX -2612-2615
24. Camilla Navarro -ONX -2615-2625
25. Sloane Kelligan - ONX - 2625-2630

Attorney General

1. Garrison McCoy - Independent - 2500-2505
2. Juraya van Gundy -Independent - 2505-2510
3. Lisa Whitting -Centrist -2510-2515
4. Ackland Bruttenhelm - Centrist - 2515-2520
5. Lucielle Snow - SDP - 2520-2525
6. Torrance Rafferty -SDP- 2525-2530
7. Haiss Taggart -Gurava -2530-2535
8. Gawain Knottman -SDP - 2535-2540
9. Beckett Solarin -Independent - 2540-2550
10. Talbot Gezadiss - Valiant - 2550-2555
11. Kennedy Tiempe - Valiant - 2555-2559
12. Botley Harrow -Librarius - 2560-2565
13. Katherine Ferrereo -Gurava - 2565-2570
14. Ceavan Ballard -Librarius -2570-2580
15. Gabriel Fayn -Isolationist -2580-2585
16. Madeline Cruz - Isolationist -2585-2590
17. Solomon Montez - Fortress -2590-2595
18. Kate Lancaster -Fortress -2595-2600
19. Suresh Da Silva - Gurava - 2600-2605
20. Jaece Mahavara - SDP - 2605-2610
21. Ward Dutton -ISO - 2610-2620
22. Sharpur Visantti - ONX - 2620-2625
23. Gbane McDaniel - HOT - 2625-2630

Treasury Secretary

1. Pattersen Doherty -Centrist -2500-2505
2. Kendall Ward -Independent - 2505-2510
3. Addison Morley -Centrist -2510-2520
4. Malik Grumman-SDP -2520-2525
5. Celine Maxtall -SDP -2525-2530
6. Carpenter Navarro -Centrist -2530-2540
7. Porter Sanderson -Vishnu Elpis -2540-2545
8. Istfan Morgan - Isolationist - 2545-2550
9. Carpenter Navarro - Vishnu Elpis - 2550-2553
10. Garret Sparks - Valiant - 2553-2555
11. Parvinder Daeley - Isolationist -2555-2559
12. Catherine Sondeheim - Vishnu Elpis - 2560-2570
13. Lucinda Maizeland -Isolationist -2570-2575
14. Pierce Moreland -RCP - 2575-2580
15. Sharlo Sorenson -RCP -2580-2585
16. Christine Kagan -RCP - 2585
17. Thadeus Smythe -RCP -2585-2590
18. Percival Tiago - RHC - 2590-2595
19. Henning Whityear -Independent -2595
20. Axille -RHC -2595-2600
21. Willard Ford - SDP -2600-2610
22. Trafford Mills -ONX -2610-2620
23. Hypattia Sondeheim -ONX -2620-2625
24. Sharpur Visantti -ONX - 2625-2630

Trade and Transport Secretary

1. Roddick Dutton - Farmer's Union - 2550-2555
2. Tavon Willis - Independent - 2555-2560
3. Harminder Singh-Walsh - Gurava - 2560-2570
4. Tyson Minar - Fortress - 2600-2610
5. Tyrius Zellman -Terrra Undivided -2610-2620
6. Marius Corvo - HOT - 2620-2625
7. Tavon Lockyear - HOT - 2625-2630

Legislative Branch

The legislature was set up with two bodies: the General Assembly and the Senate.

Legislative Elections

1. 2510 Republic Election
2. 2520 Republic Election
3. 2530 Republic Election
4. 2540 Republic Election
5. 2550 Republic Election
6. 2560 Republic Election
7. 2570 Republic Election -suspended by Executive Order
8. 2580 Republic Election
9. 2590 Republic Election
10. 2600 Republic Election
11. 2610 Republic Election
12. 2620 Republic Election

The General Assembly

The General Assembly will be elected directly from each member world with seats proportionate to population The General Assembly will elect the President, pass new legislation, regulate interstellar trade, and approve taxes and budget for the Republic. The General Assembly may also impeach a President for High Crimes.   The General Assembly elects its members on the basis of proportional representation, with each party presenting a "list" of numbered candidates in order of preference.   Parties seeking office for the General Assembly must present signatures from every single world in the Republic, with no less than 50,000 total signatures, to be on the ballot for the General Assembly.   Parties must achieve at least 5% of the vote to receive any seats in the General Assembly. Numbers in the General Assembly are updated every ten years based on the census and, as of 2540, were set at 1200 representatives  

The Senate

The Senate will have two seats per world, with one directly selected by a method decided by the system and the other directly elected by the populace   The Senate will arbitrate disputes between member systems, review and approve treaties with foreign powers, declare war, and rule on interpretations of law. The Senate will also be able to veto laws passed by the General Assembly, but not who they select as President nor budgets or taxes. The Senate will judge any impeachment charges against a President.   Senators are elected on a first past the post system to a ten year term. In order to get onto the ballot, the party and candidate would need to present at least 5,000 signatures for ballot access. Parties that hold senate seats do not need to seek ballot access   After the 2594 Constitution, Governor's may now appoint or elect Senators as they wish.   see The Republic Senate

Political Parties

The Teran Republic saw a lot of competitive and highly partisan politics since its formation. The fortunes of the parties waxed and waned. Below is a list of parties that have contested elections in the Republic.   Active Party's

• Social Democratic Party -centre left party
• Republican Centrist Party - moderate centrist secularist party
• Onyx -formed from a merger of Vishnu Elpis and Valiant. A centre-right party with some religous elements to it.
• KA -broadly left wing but pro military and strongly anti-Hansa party. Considered to be radical
• Valtinist Popular Party -centre-left to left wing Valtinist mainstream political party.
• Imperial Party - centre-right party dedicated to the democratic restoration of the Terran Empire

Former Political Party's:

• Valiant Party -centre-right party
• Destiny Party -centre-right party
• Centrist Party -centrist party
• Gurava -left wing party
• Ravenheart -right wing party
• Vishnu Elpis -centrist party
• Isolationist Party -right wing party
• Fortress - centre-right populist party
• Librarius - moderate secularist centre-left party
• Pacifica - a centre-left party that favours less defence spending
• Sovreign Worlds Party - a centre-right libertarian party
• Workers Rights Party - a radical left wing, Marxist party
• Libertarian Party - centre to centre-right party
• Progressive Republicans -left wing party
• Federalist Party - centre-left party
• People's Emergent Party - left wing party
• Justice and Peace Party - left wing party
• All Vanheim Alliance - regional "big tent" party
• Laicite - centre left party
• Libratum - moderate "Big tent" party

Judiciary

The Republic was set up with a limited judiciary to try crimes against the Republic or crimes which happen in Republic controlled territory not under the authority of a member system. The Senate will serve as the final appeal and only act on disputes involving interpretation of Republic law.   The Republic judicial system will have authority over interstellar space, Republic facilities and ships, and crimes which occur across multiple systems. An organization like CIS was to be created to investigate such crimes

Military

see The Republican Navy At its foundation, the Republic was totally reliant on its own member worlds militia forces. The Republic passed a spending bill in 2505 which began to tax member worlds to develop the Republic military, with frigates purchased to set up the Republic Navy, whose Headquarters were to be based on Nova Terra.  

Chief of Staff of the Republic Military:

1. Vice Admiral Melina de La Hoya -Republic Navy -2500-2519
2. Lt-Major General Clavin Sullivan -Republic Marine Corps -2519-2526
3. Lt-General Tomman Briggs -Republic Marine Corps - 2526-2530
4. Lt-General Hague Sullivan - Republic Marine Corps -2530-2545
5. Lt-General Aston Groff - Republic Marine Corps -2544-2560
6. Admiral Raheem Amrani - Republic Navy -2560-2575
7. Admiral Ayako Suramaya -Republic Navy -2575-2576 *
8. Admiral Darius Bolt -Republic Navy -2576-2580
9. Admiral Sovitorr - Republic Navy -2580-2600
10. Lt-General Keiko Sanada - Republic Marine Corps -2600-2610
11. Admiral Shola Kaufman -Republic Navy -2610-2620
12. Admiral Lisa Howlett -Republic Navy -2620-2630

  * Adm Suramaya was killed in action during the Battle of Nova Terra

Recognition

The Hressan Republic was the first state to recognize the Terran Republic officially in 2504. The Gannid Commonwealth followed suit in 2504.   The Galactic Council conferred Observer Status on the Republic in 2519, which essentially recognized the Republic.  

Reunification

With Mars joining the Republic and the subsequent collapse of the Antares Federation, the Terran Republic was able to state that it had reunified the Terran polity and was the true successor state to the The Terran Empire  

Reform and the 2594 Constitution

The Republic began the long process of creating a brand new constitution after the end of the 2nd Zzenddi war. The process finally concluded in 2594 with the adoption by the legislature of the new constitution, which would reformat the Republic, as a "strong Federal state".