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Stonewall First News - Breaking News - Congress Overrides Chancellor's Secession Veto; No Third Term for Jackson

As expected, the The stonewall federation Congress overrode Chancellor Theodore Jackson's veto of the Secession Act, permanently identifying the Stonewall independent republic in Aels as an independent nation and granting Muhr the same right to form their own government or join the Stonewall Independent Republic. Since the citizenry in Muhr voted last week overwhelmingly to secede, there is no question whether they will leave the Stonewall Federation.

Governor Gerald Mcauffa of the Muhr territory held a press conference after the override vote, and announced the former Federation territory would indeed be joining the Stonewall Independent Republic.

"The provisional Congress of the Aelian Stonewall Independent Republic extended an offer of membership to our territory," Mcauffa stated, "And we have accepted to become a part of this new nation state. Thus the Stonewall Independent Republic will no longer be limited to Aels."

The territory's legislature and gubernatorial office will still be maintained, since Stonewall Muhr will be a member state of the S.I.R. However, a new state government will have to be formed for the Stornkold territory since most of it's state government became the Stonewall Independent Republic's government in the transition. Since the S.I.R's formation, the economy has been a struggle. Although the economy is in reasonable shape, the monetary supply should be stabilized in the coming weeks.

The Federation's Chancellor's office did not have a comment regarding the override vote, however Chancellor Jackson did hold a press conference outside the capitol in Stonewall City today. The past six months have seen a steady decline in popularity within the Federation, partly due to the handling of the secession of the territories in Muhr and Aels. Currently, Jackson's approval rating is sitting at 13% among registered voters. With those numbers, it is unlikely that Jackson could survive a general election against any candidates.

"I am holding this press conference today to announce that I will not be seeking reelection in November," Jackson stated at the conference this afternoon, "I have served the Stonewall Federation for nearly twelve years as its chancellor, and two and a half as it's provisional Chancellor. I feel it is time for me to pursue other venues and to finally retire from politics."

Prior to serving as chancellor, Jackson served as a senator in the Congress from Lee. He stated today that he would not be seeking election for his old senate seat, instead pursuing private industry venues. Shortly after the press conference, the Constitution Party announced that that Danny Biar, current Senate Majority Leader, would be the nominee for the Constitution Party. Chancellor Jackson has not backed any candidate yet, likely because his support would tarnish the polls for said candidate. His handling of the UCP Crisis and the Davis Conflict have left him extremely unpopular with many voters.

"Senator Biar has served this federation through civil war and peaceful times on the floor of the Senate," the statement from the Constitution Party read, "He knows what is involved in a constitutional government and how to deal with outside entities."

Additionally, the Liberal Party announced their nominee for the chancellery election today. Former Governor David Polenski of Semmes announced his candidacy earlier this week, with the Liberal Party endorsement finally coming through today. In a statement, Polenksi promised to restore equality and champion for civil rights throughout the Stonewall Federation. He criticized Chancellor Jackson for not taking a firmer, open minded stand on the secession of Aelian and Muhrian territories and for not pushing the wealthy pay their fair share.

Current polling indicates Don Flashsk, Stonewall First Party nominee, with a slight lead over the other two candidates. Of likely voters, 24% would vote for Flashsk if the election were today, 21% would vote for Constitution Party nominee, Danny Biar, and 19% would vote for former Governor Polenski, Liberal Party nominee. 36% of likely voters are currently undecided, thus leaving the election wide open for speculation. It is expected the Republican Party will back Polenski in the general election, and that the Federation Whig Party will back Flashsk. It is yet unknown what the Conservative Party will do, whether they back another party candidate or put forward their own.