NationStates Jolt Archive


Kanzas joins ASEAN as full member over federal protests

Kanzas
20-06-2004, 02:55
"In a widely criticised measure this afternoon, Kanzas governor Matthias King signed a treaty with the Southeast Asian free trade pact giving the United State full membership. One of the most attacked measures of the treaty is one that removes all borders between the landlocked, heartland state that has over two billion dollars of annual trade with ASEAN and the highly populated region bordering the Pacific and Indian oceans.
"While domestic and international outcry have followed what is becoming widely known as the Kingman Treaty, support for Governor King inside Kanzas is extremely high, especially since the popular, photogenic Hutchinson native said he will ignore any Supreme Court rulings overturning the treaty..."
Thunderstraat
20-06-2004, 03:18
The Star Empire of Thunderstraat condemns all independent Kanzan action, as this spits in the face of federal authority, and recommends that Governor King step down immediately for his own safety.