Western States Confederacy

"I have little doubt that we, the traditionalist and Conservative nations of the Western world, must unify in order to combat the corrupting and hostile influence President Williams' governance has upon us. President Williams will have negative effect on our nations and our independence, for he is a member of the Federalist Faction, and, thus, actively works to destroy the nation state and replace with a centralised global government. How long will it be before see an Earth Federal Army loyal only to Richard Williams marching through our streets? The entire Free World must ally in order to prepare ourselves for the trying times that lie ahead! It is for this reason that I spearheaded the creation of the WSU, the heads of state of the other member nations of this union can see why I created the WSU, and have willingly pledged their support for it."

- Jean-Louis Picard, President of Erusea, on his creation of the Western State Union

The Western State Union (WSU) (also known simply as the "Western Rebels", or the "Conservative Coalition" by the Union of Earth States) was a military alliance between the nations of the Traditionalist Faction, a faction of the Union Senate made up of nations loyal to the Union of Earth States who opposed the federalist policies of Richard Williams, who was elected in 24 BBY, following the Presidential election.

A few months after the election Jean-Louis Picard, the President of the nation of the Republic of Erusea, proposed a military alliance to the other members of the Tradtionalist Faction. Picard explained to them his belief in the need for a unity between pro-Nation's Rights states in order to create a strong Conservative bloc in order to combat the corrupting and negative influence of Richard Williams, as well as a potential war when both sides become exhausted with perpetual arguing and fruitless negotiations.

Swayed by Picard's zeal and his passionate speech the other members agreed to help him create his alliance, the Western State Union was born.

Richard Williams was furious, considering the Western State Union to be an illegal faction, viewing it as a militarist attempt to "twist his arm" into bowing to the wishes of the Traditional Faction. In response the WSU stated the goal of their union to be simply a defence pact between sovereign nations, and that Williams shouldn't hold such resentment and fear for nations simply exercising their God-given right to take any action they see fit in order to protect themselves. Despite Williams' misgivings the Traditionalist Faction maintained dialogue with the Union Senate, in an attempt to resolve their differences peacefully and diplomatically.

Two factions emerged with the WSU, the "Separatists", who wished for the WSU to break away fro the Union completely and become the Conservative equivalent to the Union, and the "Compromisers", who wished to remain with the Union after finding an approving compromise with the Union. Whilst the latter initially had more support within a couple of years the Separatist faction gained much support, and the WSU's leadership and the Compromisers eventually accepted that they might have to concede to the Separatists' wishes.

The Western State Union provided support to the Leasathian Nationalists during the Leasath Civil War, as a result Leasath joined the WSU, President Williams accused the WSU of breaking it's "strictly self-defence" policy, to which the WSU replied it held no such policy, and would "be willing to help a just and good cause find victory".

Following the Union's defeat in the Leasath Civil War Williams expelled the Traditionalist Faction's senators from the Union Senate and declared the Western State Union a "hostile power", as a result on the first day of 21 BBY Jane Zarkan, queen of the Zarkan Kingdom, announced the secession of her nation from the Union, the other nations of the Traditionalist Faction quickly followed suit, and the "Confederate States of Earth" was born, the WSU was intergrated into the Confederacy as a political faction which helped preserve the unity between the Confederate member nations.