The League

The Grand Republic of The League
Flag Emblem
Official languages	None official
Religion	None official
Demonym(s)	Leaguers
Government
• Chief Consul	Quebecshire
• Consul	Terranihil
• Consul	Paleocacher
• Speaker of the Council	The Constitutional Republic of Zion
Legislature	Council of the Republic
Establishment
• Established	17 April 2016
• Current Constitution	14 May 2019
Population
• 2021 estimate	163
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	-187.115 quintillion Leaguecredits
• Per capita	-1.356 quintillion Leaguecredits
Gini (2021)	100 very high
HDI (2021)	.901 very high
Currency	Leaguecredit
Time zone	AMT-5 (EST (unofficial))
• Summer (DST)	AMT-4 (EDT (unofficial))
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY

The League, officially known as The Grand Republic of The League, previously known as The League of Conservative Nations, and sometimes abbreviated as TL, is a region on NationStates of more than 160 nations. The League of Conservative Nations (LCN) was originally founded on 17 April 2016 by Adawn and Quebecshire as a breakaway from the Great Conservative Alliance. After almost five years of active government, the region's community relocated to The League on 21 March 2021.

The League's government is based on the region's fourth constitution. It is a semi-democratic government consisting of a democratically nominated and approved Council and an unelected Consulate of three Consuls, one whom is the Chief Consul, who are all equal in power. The League has several additional institutions including the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Defense, the League's Defense Forces, the Office of the Archivist of the Republic, and the Office of the World Assembly Delegate. The League also has an active roleplay and wiki.

Etymology

Adawn came up with the original name The League of Conservative Nations to reflect to the ideologically conservative community he wished to build. After several years, the region had become more ideologically diverse, with centrist, liberal, and left-wing members increasing in government and in general. The LCN government decided in 2021 to move to The League to no longer have an ideological position in the region's name, because the conservative label likely hindered the region's recruitment efforts.

History

Establishment era

Defined as the time between the founding of the region and its first lasting constitution.

First government

The first government of The League was the government between Sunday, June 19, 2016, which was the ratification of the Icaris Constitution, to Friday December 9, 2016, when the first constitution lost precedence.

Second government

A period from December 9, 2016, to September 12, 2017 defined by the adoption of the 2nd Constitution and the ratification of the 3rd Constitution.

LCN-CLA Conflict

The Conservative Liberty Alliance was formed by members of the Conservative Freedom Alliance who were angered by the referendum to merge with the LCN. The region was raided multiple times by the LCNAF.

Fourth government

As I sit here, with my papers for schoolwork alongside a pen in front of me, and a glass of water to my right, I've been thinking. I will admit, it has been a less than pleasant night. I have come to some sorts of a crossroads in leading us. I am staunch in the idea that we cannot repeat the past, and I have been forced to confront the fact that Adawn may never come back, that Andrew du is gone for the most part and not who he was before, that Icaris is no longer active and involved like he once was, and that Gerryasomis has lost a general interest in the game and our functions. I am not quite sure what I am to do for this region anymore, it almost seems as if it is not the same, perhaps this is myself being tired, and my general mood, but I fear that I have become a leader of the past and not the future of this region. I am not sure what awaits the future of this region, and I am not sure how we are to handle it. I am not sure if I am to guide us into the future myself, or if my time here has passed. In lieu of giving up on the region, or hiding away from my thoughts on this matter, as President of the League, I hereby declare the following referendum.

Option One - Maintain the constitutional and governmental status quo.

Option Two - Dissolve the current Constitution and hand executive authority over to the National Committee on Reconstruction, which will be chaired by myself. Seats on this committee will be offered to the following. Manchukuo and mengkukuo, Neo polisophos, Salisford, The Nexus Union, Kanjuura, Icaris, Caezar.

— Quebecshire

UCN-LCN conflict

Main article: UCN-LCN conflict

Nagarno was tried for attempting voter importation, and on his expulsion, he formed his own region, the United Conservative Nations. In response to the UCN's creation, Spode created the Fighting For Us discord server.

An enemy of the people cannot just be fought by a government, it's a personal responsibility to fight on your own terms as well. Some use raiding, others infiltrate, all using their innate skills that have their purpose in the fight. The main structure that backs Nagarno, the real enemy of the LCN, is the UCN, so while our quarrel is only with him, his associates must also be taken on. The major fronts of this war are the wish of the people involved. This is not a government based venture. Try to make this a quiet war, but a well fought one.

— FFU server's mission statement

This citizen force was expanded to government officials as the UCN government made it clear that they were not going to abide by their promise not to spam our region with API telegrams. Within the LCN's government, the council was disbanded recalled, Eminople was elected to the post of Prime Minister, and political parties united around wanting a strong response to the UCN's actions.

Towards the end of the LCN-UCN war, the UCN's parliamentary government had revolted in the wake of Nagarno's corrupt actions, the royal assembly had been infiltrated, and over 30 nations within the region were LCN operatives. This set the stage for the final assault by LCN government forces in Operation Iron Justice, set up by the consulate and then PM Eminople. The UCN, now just Nagarno, with a few inactive LCN puppets, finally collapsed.

Farkasfalkan conflict

Main article: 2019 Farkasfalka Raid

The Gentlemen's Coalition developed a plan, known as Operation Indonesia, to attack Farkasfalka and seize their regional delegacy on their region's birthday. This raid, as well as a follow up attack on The First Imperial Battalion, were successfully executed. Farkasfalka still stands today however. Since the minimum terms of the original war were never met by Farkasfalka, which were that Farkasfalka must abandon its pursuit of R/D gameplay, and a government admission of the reality of the holocaust, a state of war still exists between the LCN and Farkasfalka. But neither side was actively (or at least publicly) pursuing military actions against one another.

On February 19th 2021, the Farkas discord was permanently closed by Discord's Trust & Safety Team, and at least one high ranking official had their discord deleted. This incident forced Farkasfalka to regroup on other platforms.

The LCN's (later, The League's) war against the region ended alongside the entity of Farkasfalka, as it was burnt in the 2021 Nazi Purges.-->

LCN-FCN disturbances

A series of spamming incidents on the LCN RMB, at times requiring moderator intervention, drove the two regions apart. In a separate incident, the FCN Secretary of War, CoT, tried to falsely defect to the LCN. Instead of trying to coup the FCN, the LCN immediately reported it to Gagium, resulting CoT losing his position and further destabilizing the FCN's fragile government. After Nexus left the LCN for the Federation of Conservative Nations, the LCN's authorized espionage against the region. This espionage, and its reveal following the dismissal of the acting Director of the LCNIA for misconduct, constituted a major scandal.

Layem skirmish

Official diplomatic ties between Layem and the LCN were cut after a dispute arising over the LCN's planned alignment with Enadia. After this, Layem's acting foreign affairs minister, Maur, engaged in a brief spamming campaign against the LCN's discord server. The spam varied from the rather innocuous (although annoying) "Hail Layem", to more serious rulebreaking material, such as swastikas and the n-word.

Around a year later, Randolph, a member of Layem in a position related to military affairs, attempted to impersonate an official from The Free Nations Region. In regards to the matter, the Layamese government described this as a "a mild offense", punishing Randolph by restricting him from future government positions under Layem's current administration. After the confrontation, a number of further spam incidents on the LCN's discord server occurred, suspected to still be Randolph. A variety of accounts entered the LCN discord server, spamming phrases ranging from "WHITE TRASH LOSERS", "WE WILL INFILTRATE THE LCN", to "I HAVE RETURNED" (in reference to Nagarno, who Randolph also attempted to impersonate). All of these accounts were banned in turn, and the matter was resolved.

Government

Current governance

Council of the Republic

Main article: Council of the Republic

The Council of the Republic is the legislative body of the LCN. The Council is made up of Council Delegates (marked by a purple flair on the LCN's Discord), and there can be as many delegates on the council as go through the election process. The election process is made of two steps- Nomination and confirmation. First, a citizen must be nominated by three other citizens for a specific term length. Next, a sheet of all nominations is put forth to a public poll, where the general public can approve or contest the nominations. If the sheet is contested, then the person contesting will be asked to provide reasoning behind their contest. If that reason is a valid concern, then the nomination may be removed. After being elected, delegates serve for an either one or two month term (although they may be removed for serious misconduct, or may step down from the position).

Consulate of the Republic

Main article: Consulate of the Republic

The Consulate of the LCN is a set of three unelected leaders, known as consuls, who exercise collective judiciary and executive power. While position is permanent, a consul may be removed for serious misconduct, or can step down from their position. There have been four ex-consuls, and while one of them, Neo Polisophos, is held in high regard, the others have been jokingly referred to as the 'anticonsulate'.

Prior governance

Presidency

The presidency existed as a position between the time before their even was a ratified constitution and fourth constitution. Before there was a constitution, the powers, limitations, and responsibilities of the presidency were undefined.

Foreign affairs

Emblem of the Foreign Affairs Department

The League, like most regions on NationStates, has relations between itself, other regions, and the interregional community at large. Today, foreign affairs of the Republic are handled by the Foreign Affairs Office, in which diplomats are assigned as official envoys of the region by the Director of Foreign Affairs, described as directing inter-regional policy through management of the department.

General overview

Former diplomatic partners

Relation between LCN and other Region

Region	Established	Unestablished	Notes
Right to Life	4/22/2016	7/19/2020	RtL states that it closed its embassy in relation to the UDS incident. In addition to poor moderation practices, RtL took specific issue with jokes made by San Carlos Islands regarding the Catholic Church's numerous sexual assault scandals, and the practice of abortion.
Kingdom of Westminster	7/11/2016	2/14/2017	Westminster closed its embassy after Adawn threatened to ban the region's Prime Minister, in connection to an incident where the Prime Minister, Agereus, made disparaging comments about one of Adawn's colleagues.
Union of Democratic States	9/29/2016	7/8/2020	The UDS closed embassies with the LCN, citing lax moderation policy. This event, as well as the diplomatic fallout, is known as the UDS incident.
Federation of Conservative Nations	9/14/2017	7/7/2019	Closed after spam incidents
Monarchist and Democratic Alliance	5/24/2019	5/16/2021	Closed after spam incidents

Former interregional organizational memberships

Former Logo of the Foreign Affairs Department

Pro Life International

Pro-Life International, or PLI, was an interregional organization aimed at mobilizing pro-life regions' R/D activities. Originally joined by the LCN on May 7th, 2016, the LCN withdrew from PLI on September 12th, 2017, in an RMB announcement made by then president Icaris. The cited reason was "[W]e feel this organization does no longer serve our regional interests".

PLI has not been officially dissolved, but its last military action conducted in 2016 and the last message through its flagship subforum was in 2018, making the organization de facto defunct.

FORGE

FORGE was a interregional military organization that described its goals as "to protect our allies and prosper in unity". The LCN joined FORGE on March 28th.. Throughout the course of FORGE, members of the LCN served in various positions of the organization. Andrew Du served as Deputy of Military Affairs, with Quebecshire serving first as the Public Relations officer, and later as Chancellor. The alliance of FORGE was plagued by ambiguity about its core functions, and the ill-fortunes of member regions. Of the 20 member regions that signed up, only three have avoided inactivity or death. A vote was eventually launched to officially disband FORGE, and seeing the decayed status of the organization, then Chancellor Quebecshire withdrew the LCN from FORGE.

Gentlemen's Coalition

Main article: Gentlemen's Coalition

The Gentlemen's Coalition was a R/D partnership between the LCN, the FCN, the Republic of Free Nations, and Redlandia. The coalition eventually fell apart amid tensions between two of its member regions- The LCN and FCN. The governments of the Republic of Free Nations, and Redlandia are defunct, while the FCN's legal successor is the Republic of Conservative Nations.

Current interregional organizational memberships

Libcord

Libcord is an interregional defending organization that the League's LDF contributes to.

Historic isolationism

Ballot from the failed SWORD Referendum

The foreign affairs of the LCN could be mostly defined as a continuous cycle of building diplomatic ties, those ties breaking, followed by a period of isolationism. Overall, the LCN has rejected a number of interregional partnerships in favor of retaining regional sovereignty. These rejections have come from both the government (in the form of the Icaris administration's departure from PLI, a sphere of influence dominated by the region Right to Life) as well as the citizenry, in a number of referendums. The roots of this can be found in Icaris's 2016 run for president, where one of his platforms was 'localism' (known more broadly on NationStates as regionalism).

Military

Main article: League's Defense Forces

Current structure

The modern LCN military was established through a bill written by Neo polisophos. The structure of the League's military consists of a Director of Defense who acts as both an advisor and as a commander. Within the League's Defense Administration, LDA, the director manages two branches, known as the League Intelligence Agency LIA, and the League's Defense Forces LDF.

Former structure

Originally established as almost a separate entity from the government, the military of the LCN was gradually put under the control of the presidency. Eventually, the military was split into two separate branches, with the Homeland Security Agency serving as security service for handling domestic threats, whereas the Armed Forces served for taking on foreign enemies.

Culture

Breakaway regions

The League and its former incarnation, the LCN, has had a number of breakaway regions. A breakaway region is defined as a region founded primarily in response to dissatisfaction with the vision, goals, or methods of the original region, by its members.

Conservative Freedom Alliance

Formed in part as a reaction to Nagarno and carried forward mainly with a regional RP. Was reintegrated following a referendum.

The Conservative Guard

Adawn, original founder of the LCN, thought that the primary goal of the LCN should be to expand the conservative moment on NationStates. When it became clear that his vision for the region was unlikely to succeed, he founded a new region with a puppet, and largely became inactive in the LCN.