Supersoulty/Xahar: Memphis, TN

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Wow.  I realize that there are areas of our country in urgent need of reform (and rescue!), but I will oppose any attempt to break up or otherwise alter the fully-functional Northeast Region.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Wow.  I realize that there are areas of our country in urgent need of reform (and rescue!), but I will oppose any attempt to break up or otherwise alter the fully-functional Northeast Region.

Rather short sighted of you to "preserve" one region at the detriment of all the others.

And besides, this is only a demonstration of how this could work... its not a final product.

Redrawing the map is a "fun" exercise, but it does not address the real problems.  The second map keeps the Southeast region almost entirely intact with little change, when that's the region in most need of renewed activity.  The main point of it seems to be to cannibalize the Midwest region, who has a steadily dwindling, but active, citizenry.

One main reason why the Northeast Region has such a significant following is the fact that it's government works.  It wasn't always like that—a lot of credit is due to MAS, Verily, Rocky, Andrew, and Lief.  But there is nothing special about the Northeast's revival that cannot be replicated elsewhere in Atlasia.

The inactivity of the Southeast—Atlasia's most conservative region by any measure—is directly proportional to the demoralization of conservatives in Atlasia.  We've had a number of fine Senators from the Southeast simply get frustrated with the direction of the country and just give up.  I think that's unfortunate—we need to try and cultivate new, active conservative leadership to help revive the region.

Playing around with the sovereignty of the regions is not something I would propose as an initial volley in a Presidential campaign—it's a course of last resort.  Especially when you consider that even in the Southeast's darkest hour, there are conservatives here in Atlasia interested in taking the helm there: kingofthebenchpress moved to the region to seek office as Governor.  (Former Sen. DWTL has moved there too, presumably for the same reason.  While I know there are many who disliked his style of legislating, few can argue that he didn't make for an...interesting...player on the Atlasian scene!)

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Before you get all over-zealous on us, Mr. Secretary, you do realize that any proposal changing the regional make up would require a Constitutional Amendment, and as such would require the approval of the regions anyway?

Of course, and this would presumably fail, especially if the purpose of the exercise is to eliminate select regions.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I'm not very good as understanding this virtual world, but if this amendment gives the South its own region, then I funny support it. It is high time we were recognized. I do believe it's capital should be in Charleston, as it has much more historical prominence than Memphis.

The south already has its own region.  It's the blue part of the second map, without the state of Virginia tacked on.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Before you get all over-zealous on us, Mr. Secretary, you do realize that any proposal changing the regional make up would require a Constitutional Amendment, and as such would require the approval of the regions anyway?

Of course, and this would presumably fail, especially if the purpose of the exercise is to eliminate select regions.

show me the region that is eliminated under this proposal?  Can you name if for me?  Which region is it Mr. Sec, which region explicitly, that is eliminated?

As was said, it is clear that the Midwest that is being "targeted."  I understand there is more than a little bit of concern about the way the Midwest is run—I will be the first to say that no region of Atlasia should be a dictatorship, regardless of how popular said dictator may be.

But again, the region that needs the most immediate attention is the Southeast.  This may very well be a self-correcting problem: a weak region with a virtually uncontested Senate seat and Governor's office should, at least in theory, be a magnet for ambitious conservatives.  I'd like to actually figure out how to enable that before taking away or neutering their one sole "safe" outlet for power.