Government:History of The East Pacific

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The region was founded by HTG on the orders of Nusseburg from the Atlantic Central Command due to the urging of MrNonchalant. It was then subsequently taken by a group of pirates and around this point became a feeder. As a feeder region, it rapidly grew to accommodate hosts of newly founded nations.

On May 25, 2003, 1 Infinite Loop became UN Delegate (having been handed the position by former UN Delegate Lotlanthanderamore). Originally, Loop believed he was only taking the position temporarily while Lotlanthanderamore dealt with RL issues; ultimately, however, Lotlanthanderamore never returned, leaving Loop with the Delegacy. On October 31, 2003, 1 Infinite Loop ratified the Articles of Confederation, creating the Confederate States of the East Pacific.

Shortly after the beginning of 1 Infinite Loop's Delegacy, the region suffered an attack by griefers. In the ensuing confusion, the East Pacific successfully defended itself against various outside interferences and invasions, most notably an expansionist move by The Rejected Realms, led by a nascent Kandarin. Briefly after, a Griefer Armada called the National Stalinists attacked using a Preendorsement Loophole to seize the Delegacy. 1 Infinite Loop was online at the time and was instrumental in aiding the Moderators in catching them by providing a screencapture of the delegate's Endorsements. This Screencap allowed the moderators to break up a UN Multi ring of 80 + nations.

The East Pacific was the Host for the First NationStates Worlds Fair Held from 1 to 28 February 2005. On 18 February 2005, the Articles of Confederation were superseded by the Charter of The East Pacific. The Charter was drawn up by the nations of The East Pacific to address failings in the Articles of Confederation and to address broad policy for the future of the East Pacific. The current government was then established based on these articles. On May 25, 2006, after exactly three years as UN Delegate, 1 Infinite Loop retired, turning over the delegacy to Ambassador General Gnidrah. 1 Infinite Loop did not leave NS, however; he served as Grand Vizier (equivalent of the Prime Minister) of the East Pacific for some time afterward, until being replaced by Kangarawa. He also served as United Nations Liaison to the Delegate of the East Pacific, before being replaced by Emperor Matthuis.

On August 16, 2008, the East Pacific was invaded by a group known as "The Empire". As a result, Lady Phedre became delegate, although the legitimacy of this was not recognized by the native government. A Slanted Black Stripe gained the delegacy on December 21, 2008, following incidents of mass ejections by Lady Phedre which led to a campaign to remove her. Following a constitutional convention, which led to the current constitution known as the Concordat of the East Pacific, and a campaigning and voting period, Todd McCloud was elected as delegate on January 26, 2009.