Louisiana Chapter

Faction
See also: Rational Ascendancy

The Louisiana Chapter of RA was founded during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The name refers to the Louisiana Purchase. The chapter's scope now includes all of North America and Central America. (RA tends to like older ideas that last.)

Jefferson and others embraced Egyptian symbolism (e.g., in the chapter's stationary). The chapter's logo is based on Ra-Horakhty: a classic Egyptian god with a sun disc above his falcon head, with circuitry embedded in the disc. The chapter's slogan often appears below the god: Quae est in locum suum (Latin for "Everything in its place").

(Notably, RA adherents helped create R3M, hence the stooping falcon in the logo, evoking the symbol of Horus.)

Members

As of November 8, 2017, the Louisiana Council of RA includes the following members, with their votes and constituencies.

• Government Bloc: 11 votes
  • USA federal government (including Farwatch) and state governments
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Most Caribbean and Central American nations
  • Flag: Flags of the nations, with Canada, US, and Mexico larger
• Colonial Bloc: 4 votes
  • Terran Colonial Alliance
  • Free Republic of Cryos
  • Other extraterrestrial colonies founded by settlers from the Closeness
  • Flag: Four circles representing the four colonies
• Corporate Bloc: 8 votes
  • Primex
  • Other large companies with operations in the region
  • Flag: Primex
• NGO Bloc: 7 votes
  • Phoenix Group
  • Other Non-Governmental Organizations (including the Red Cross and Doctors without Borders)
  • (R3M is not a member of the Phoenix Group, but votes with them)
  • Flag: Phoenix Group
• Tesseran Bloc: 5 votes
  • Talarin Corporation
  • Shangon Empire on Tessera
  • Kingdom of Sunholm on Tessera (i.e., The Church of the Reverence of the Eternals)
  • Flag: Talarain

That's a total of 35 votes, so a simple majority is 18 and a 2/3rds majority is 24. The current elected Chair is General John Lincoln. His Senior Secretary is Madison Foley.

Here are further details on the members, including their delegates and proxies. Delegates rarely participate in RA day-to-day business and hearings, since such processes can be quite methodical and time-consuming.

• Government Bloc (11)
  • Delegate: Secretary Mike Pompeo, US Department of State
  • Proxy: General Anastasia Giordana, Deputy Commander of Farwatch North America, brigadier general in Air Force
• Colonial Bloc (4)
  • Delegate: General John Lincoln (chair), Free Republic of Cryos (former US Army)
  • Proxy: Major Zach Hunter, Free Republic of Cryos (former US Marines)
• Corporate Bloc (8)
  • Delegate: CEO Dwight Mackey, Jr., Primex Consolidated Technology Management
  • Proxy: Erik Holloway, Senior Executive Director, Midwest Biokinetics (a division of Primex)
• NGO Bloc (7)
  • Delegate: Colonel Janet Grittan, Phoenix Group (former US Army)
  • Proxy: Dr. Arthur "Nails" Kelly, Rogue Raptor Risk Management
• Tesseran Bloc (5)
  • Delegate: CEO Theodwin Talarin, Talarin Corporation
  • Proxy: Dr. Tanesha Kennet, Executive Director of R&D, Talarin Chicago

Here are the current registered Observers.

• Crusaders of the Dawn: Veronica Drake
• Daedalus Concord: Maxine Witkey, Rogue Raptor Risk Management
• Lazarus Society (includes AForm Rebellion): Daniel Oshay
• League of the Rusted Crown: Ivan Sokolov (head of the Sokolov Bratva)
• Order of One Terra: Brother Iron, Archdruid of the Greater Midwest
• Temple of the Four Dragon Paths: Ryu