Kingdom of Sierra membership of the Conference of American States
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The Kingdom of Sierra (and by extension its overseas territories) has been a member state of the Conference of American States (CAS) ever since the organization's founding in 1966. One of the founding members of the Conference, the Kingdom of Sierra is ranked as one of the "Big Three" along with Astoria and Superior in terms of its position as one of the most important and prominent member states of the CAS. Within the Conferece, the Kingdom of Sierra has the second largest population of any CAS member state behind only Brazil and also houses the American Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the CAS and one of its five core institutions, and has the second largest number of seats in the American Parliament with 85 seats within its delegation to the transnational legislature. Likewise the CAS has played a major role in Sierra as well being a prominent feature of its politics with the country being impacted and influenced by Conference of American States law and its policies.
Since the start of the 21st century, Sierran membership in the CAS has become a focal point in the nation's politics, political discouse and controversy with many questioning the benefits and necessity of membership in the supranational union. Since the 1990s, Ameroskepticism has been a part of Sierran politics, especially the conservative movement, with there being an Ameroskeptic movement in the country whose support peaked in 2017. In contrast, a counter-movement supporting American unionism has also been a major force in Sierran politics and has seen an increase in support since 2019 following its victory in a landmark referendum which ended with 55% of the Sierran electorate voting to stay in the Conference.
CAS membership is a focal point not only in national politics and discourse, but also in regards to ideology as well with numerous political parties, organizations, lobbying firms, advocacy groups and other political activists, groups and individuals espousing both support and opposition towards CAS membership and/or policies, laws and decisions. In general, American unionism is adhered to by the Democratic-Republican Party, the Social Democrats, the Christian Democrats and the Green Party of Sierra while the Royalist Party of Sierra has taken a Soft Ameroskeptic stance, support for CAS membership and opposition towards specific laws and policies, since the 2000s while the Libertarian Party has been split on the issue. Prominent pro-CAS organizations includes the American Movement KS, Sierra Stronger in America and Sierrans for America while notable Ameroskeptic groups include Proposition 89, Leave.CAS, Vote Sovereignty and many others. Due to Sierra's position as a leading member state in the Conference, its views, relationship and stance towards the CAS and/or specific laws, decisions, institutions and legal decisions/rulings often influence similar trends in other member states like Superior, Alaska, Brazoria and others.
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Formation of the CAS and early years (1966–1980)[edit | edit source]
The Kingdom of Sierra would be one of the founding members of the Conference of American States having pushed for its creation since the end of Great War II where Sierra would be instrumental in the founding of the North American Defense Organization and the Organization of American States, the precursors to the CAS. Sierra would be one of the main signators of the Treaty of Seattle, which formally established the CAS, in 1966 along with Astoria, Superior, and Manitoba with Alaska joining a year later. The CAS was created during the Cold War as an alternative to the Organization for Mutual Economic Assistance and Development (OMEAD) and the Landonist International (Landintern) founded and largely lead by the United Commonwealth which sought to expand Landonism worldwide to extend its ideological and geopolitical influence. The CAS would be created as an anti-Landonist alternative in the geopolitical, economic and cultural sense while the Northern Treaty Organization (NTO) was created as a military alliance to rival that of the Chattanooga Pact formed by the Continental States during the Interwar period and as a successor to NADO. Prime Minister Earl Warren would be instrumental in this regard and he would help form and advocated for the CAS and was nicknamed one of the "founding fathers" of American unionism for his efforts. Following the its creation, the Conference of American States Act was ratified by Parliament not long afterwards to ratify the treaty and formally declare Sierra's membership in the organization and would instantly being in a position as the de-facto leading member state due to its position as a superpower, its position as the the chief rival to the United Commonwealth, and as a leading nation in the Western Bloc against the Landonist Eastern Bloc.