Widespread anger and dissatisfaction with the government in Washington has led several states within the United North American Alliance seceding from the nation.
At 8:00 AM today, a special envoy from Chicago arrived at the White House to deliver to President William Dudley Pelley Jr. a note from the State Legislation announcing that the state of Illinois would no longer consider itself part of the republic. Claiming that this was a fundamental right of any civilized people - and quoting extensively from the Declaration of Independence - the note also stated emphatically that the recent developments within the federal government, most importantly the legalization of several fascist and white nationalist movements, as well as increasing "governmental tyranny", meant that the newly formed "Free States of North America" would be cutting all diplomatic relations with its new neighbor.
Mere hours after the first state severed its ties with The United North American Alliance, others followed suit with almost identically sounding declarations. Hopes of a peaceful separation were quickly dashed when several demonstrations in the affected states in favor of continued membership in the Republic turned bloody and a number of federal officials were assaulted. In a few cases, supporters of President Dudley - or just people accused of insufficient zeal for independence - were lynched by the crowd. Interim President Norman Smith of the Free States of North America has called these events "regrettable but understandable acts of civic retaliation against governmental overreach", and promised the perpetrators presidential pardons if they came forward.
He further demanded a complete withdrawal of all federal troops from the territory of the new state as well as a demilitarized zone at the border to avoid "further misunderstandings". President Dudley has refused to even entertain the notion and ordered the military to restore order in the states in rebellion.
In response, the National Guard in the Free States has since been called to arms; many citizens within the secessionist states have also joined the National Guard in droves. With war now a reality, many analysts suggest that foreign intervention may be the deciding factor in which side comes out on top.
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