Republic of Shireroth

The Republic of Shireroth was the earliest predecessor to modern day Shireroth.

History

The Republic of Shireroth (often simply abbreviated as the RS) was founded as a significantly different place than it currently is. It was a republic as the name suggests. The Modern name "Imperial Republic of Shireroth" merely retains the name because it was simply never changed. The RS's government was set up in response to Apollonian nations. Political parties, mergers, and internal subdivisions were disallowed in an attempt to minimize internal factioning. Dual Citizenships were also banished in order to get rid of possible conflicts of interest. The tenets of democracy were central to the nation. Voting and free-speech were given rights in the RS. This stands in stark contrast to the absolute monarchy which now rules under the same flag, the lack of rights such as voting, and the now bustling subdivisions that make up the bulk of Shirerothian culture. The provisional government of the RS never made it into it's full form. It would seem that the original incarnation of Shireroth only lasted a few months.

Government

Central to the government were a small series of documents: The Articles of Creation, The Provisional Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and The Non-citizens Bill of Rights. The most important of these documents were The Articles of Creation and The Bill of Rights. These two documents give the clearest view of the intended direction of the nation. The Articles set up a number of the policies that would be central to the government as it grew, and the Bill of Rights made clear what freedoms the citizens of the RS would be given.

The Provisional Constitution was just that, provisional. The President in the provisional government was basically a dictator who would have his actual powers fleshed out when either the population of the RS grew to the size of five citizens or a real constitution was completed. The constitution did make provision to protect the rights of the nation's citizens, however.

Comparing the Republic to Modern Shireroth

Obviously, the differences between the Republic of Shireroth and the Imperial Republic are striking. Below is a table to allow a quick glance at the differences.

	The Republic	Modern Shireroth
Leadership	The President	The Kaiser and the Landsraad and Nobles
Subdivisions	Disallowed	Duchies and Baronies recognized at the Imperial level. Also Counties.
Political Parties	Disallowed	Disallowed
Voting	All Citizens have the right to vote	Only nobles may vote
Dual Citizenship	Disallowed	Limited to three citizenships or less
Form of Government	Democratic Republic (intended)	Absolute Monarchy
Rights	Numerous	None Given