History of Semirhage

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The Two Kingdoms of Rhuska and Merika

Once long ago there were Two Kingdoms that ruled over the glorious Republic that rules the land today. One Kingdom was called Rhuska and the other was called Merika. Some of the Kings that ruled these kingdoms were good and these were called the "Philosopher Kings" for they were perfect in all their actions except one. They did not give the People the freedom to choose for themselves who would rule them.

Then evil Kings reigned over the Two Kingdoms and these kings waged war upon each other unending for over 500 years. Millions starved to death due to the war and it's younger siblings of famine and plague. Soliders, Nobles, Peasents, good and evil men all fell to the madness.

Until one day, in the bordertown of Shino the people, starving, near-broken, and desperate revolted against their King. At first this place was ignored... But the rebellion grew in Merika, and then spread to Rhuska. The people demanded two things Food and Peace. But the Kings and Corrupt Nobles ignored their pleas and began to plan to kill the people.

But a Good Duke, by the name of Preston Wallace heard the message of the people and turned to their cause, he was the commander of the largest army in Merika and when he took control of the Revolution he drove out the Imperial Loyalists and the Kings and the Nobles who would not champion the cause of the People.

Then the Duke declared the birth of a "Most Serene Republic of Semirhage" and declared the Two Kingdoms to be a single nation under the rule of an elected government. The Republic was born...


The Most Serene Republic of Semirhage

Preston Wallace

After the People's Revolution lead to the death of the Two Kingdoms the now ex-Duke Preston Wallace announced the birth of a Republic of Semirhage (the name later changed to the Most Serene Republic of Semirhage) and the town of Shinno which lay on the old borders was declared the capital of the new nation.

The nation was named Semirhage after Preston's wife who had convinced him to take control of the revolutions in both kingdoms because if he didn't the People's Revolution would of died without coherent leadership.

Within the first months of the signing of the Declaration of Republic which has become the basis of all Semirhage law the newly elected Prime Designate Preston Wallace announced the Policy of Neutrality in all world wars (but not all affairs) and the Policy of Pacifism which banned all weapons and dismantled the army, there is a national police force but they are armed with non-lethal weapons and the death penalty is reserved ONLY for a conviction of Treason in a legal court of law. Much to the shock of the world the Policy of Pacifism has proven to be a total success and peace ruled unbroken in Semirhage for the first time in over 500 years.

Within the second year of the founding of the Republic the major political parties of today were created, the People's Party (Preston's creation), the Declaration Party, the Green Party, the Machine Faction Party, and the Labor Party all emerged (Much later the Communist Party and Semirhage Pride Party were formed). The first Cycle of Elections occured and set the standard for the current powerplayers of Semirhage. The People's Party gained control of the Senate and have held control ever since.

The next 25 years of Semirhage were marked with the progression of minor issues in the Senate and an isolationist attitude to the outside world. The unspoken policy became, "Let's deal with Semirhage first, the world second.". But during Preston Wallace's Fifth campaign for the office of Prime Designate of Semirhage he died of natural causes at the age of 80. His new running mate Sophia Moss was elevated on the party ticket and was elected in a landslide vote.

Sophia Moss

Within the first weeks of Sophia Moss's rule a strange and unexplainable burst of Republic-fervor erupted in the nation of Semirhage which resulted in the formation of a state faith called the Temple of the Republic which worships the State as Divine. All other religions were banned within Semirhage and the people within the nation who wanted to practice other religious beliefs were forced to leave.

The Glorious Purge of the Counter-Revolutionaries began within the first year of Sophia Moss's rule after a plot was discovered to assassinate the entire Semirhage National Government by exploding a nuclear device in the capital. A great purge of all Counter-Revolutionaries was undertaken by the Senate Meeting of Public Protection (SMPP), 35,000 traitors were arrested under the SMPP Great Purge and over 25,000 were convicted, 10,000 were executed by the use of the guillotine which was considered both the most humane means of execution and the cheapest.

Within the Second Month of the Purge the last "King" of the Jerbo-Capei Family (the Jerbo's and the Capei's had ruled Rhuskia and Merika before the Revolution and as a result intermarried and spawed a "Family-in-Exile") and his relations were captured by SMPP forces. The Jerbo-Capei relations were later stripped of their titles and sent into exile to another (more distant) nation, but King Drusii refused to relenquish his claim to lordship and was sentence to death. But on the day of his execution threats of invasion by (more powerful) foreign powers forced Sophia to change the policies of the State.

The SMPP and the Prime Designate gave up their emergency powers and announced a "return to normalcy", but the Armed Forces and weapons that were only legal during the Great Purge were not given up, it was announced that the Policy of Pacifism was over.

Drusii was given his chance to plead his case to the highest court in Semirhage and a complete revision of the Declaration of the Republic began.

An emergency referendum was held in which the people of Semirhage voted 80% for Yes to a new Constitution to rule the nation of Semirhage, the Senate set to work on the new Constitution of the People, the new basis of Government in Semirhage.


The Democratic Republic of Semirhage

Sophia Moss

Under the guidance of Sophia Moss the Senate created a new Constitution of the People and announced a new incarnation of Semirhage, the Democratic Republic of Semirhage. Under the new Constitution the government was given new restrictions and freedoms that were promised by the Most Serene Republic (but not protected) were now guaranteed under the new guidelines.

Under the new Constitution the Policy of Pasifism was ended and an Armed Forces division was created and the Office of Prime Designate was ended and the Office of Praetor of the Democratic Republic was born with Sophia as Head of State, Government and the Armed Forces of Semirhage.

Sophia promised that she would serve one term of five years as Praetor of Semirhage before stepping down.

The political parties of Semirhage are currently undergoing a complete shift as both the Declaration Party, the Communist Party, and the Semirhage Pride Party have been unable to reorganize under the new government.