From the Old World to New World

When I first took office in 2011, it was my plan to promote equality both internally and
externally.  Using Latin America Union's resources and army force, we were able to provide aid to
many countries throughout the world.  Because of my initiative, the L.A.U was recognized as being
a Global steward to the planet.  While I was excited and proud to be given this honor, it was
overshadowed by the gross inequalities that lay within Latin America.  As I stated in my address
to Latin America,

"We can not be the 'Steward of the Planet' with high poverty rates and a 

populace that feels discriminated against."

My plan to fix this problem was to assemble a team of human rights experts and have them evaluate the current social structure of Latin America.  Out of this examination, I hoped to find where these deeply-embedded inequalities lie, and move to fix them.

While the team of professionals was working on picking apart society, there was one issue of
inequality that I sought to fix.  For those of you that are unaware, currently in Mexico there is a
group of revolutionaries that declared war on Mexico in 1994 over the government's ignorance
towards the indigenous populations.  They call themselves the Zapatista movement and since 1994,
they have taken the Southern most state of Chiapas, and have been in a constant standoff with the
government.  Through covert operations, I was planning to provide the Zapatistas the resources
they needed to rise up against the government once more and have the rights of indigenous
farmers respected.  The team of professionals I assembled to find the roots of the social
inequalities throughout Latin America would also work with the Zapatistas providing lawyers and
funds to have their voices heard.  This plan would have eliminated much of the inequality I was seeking to eradicate, but for obvious political reasons, not a plan I could make known.

However, this all changed when we received the extraterrestrial communication from 55 Cancri.  My
decision to involve the Latin American Union in the Machine Accord was not an easy one.  I knew
that Latin America had limited funding, and places where that funding could be better spent.  But
I felt that taking up arms against someone we don't know was an even worse idea.  After speaking
to the head of science and of the the Military, we all agreed that building the machine was
better than not building it.  This decision wasn't a "lesser of two evils" sort of approach.  I wasn't supporting the building of the machine simply because I thought building our weaponry was a worse idea.  I
made the decision to fund the machine because I felt that it was time for the people of Earth to
come together and make something that could better humanity for everyone.

"Instead, we need to disprove 

thousands of years of human history of seeing who can build the biggest weapon, and work together 

to bring intergalactic peace."

I also made the decision to build the machine because although Latin America may not have the funding to provide, we have a large, skilled workforce that would be more than willing to help build the machine.
This was something that we, as a planet, could easily accomplish.

When Japan and America also came out in support of building the machine, we quickly got to work.
Even though the machine was originally going to be built in Japan, we felt it safest to build the
machine in Latin America after facing hostilities from the E.U. Military.  Building the machine
in Latin America would prove to be beneficial to our struggling economy, as the increased number
of scientists and workers from America and Japan would spend the time that they weren't working
on the machine in our cities and towns.  We soon discovered that building the machine would also
benefit everyone.  As quickly as we began building the machine, we were making huge scientific
discoveries.  This machine contained answers to some of the most highly contemplated topics among
scientists, such as a self-sustaining power source, the ability to make shields, and the ability
to create wormholes.

"These advancements would not have been made if we had chosen to take up 

arms against the beings that sent the signal in the first place."

It seemed that as quickly as the machine was first sent to us, our three months to build the
machine were coming to a close.  After recruiting Canada into the Accord, we were able to
complete the machine before December 14th.  The night before the machine was to be activated,
everyone across the planet both reflected on the past, and contemplated the future.  Even though
we all had our different perspectives on what the machine was going to do, we all knew that the
world would be different after December 14th.  As I stated, what ever was going to happen, was
going to happen, and that despite what happens we must all continue forward.

Now, looking back a year later we must reflect on how far we've come.

"We no longer need to rely  dirty and finite oil and coal resources to power earth... We've made enormous strides in  developing the technology of the future... Through using the Machine's shield effects, we have  developed a way to create safe, clean, transportation.  Politically, without the Resistor  nations, tensions among nations have disappeared." 

The Accord Nations have created a world that many have dreamed about for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.  The accomplishments that we have made would not have been accomplished had we not decided to build the machine.

"However,  there is still much that needs to be accomplished.  Within Latin America, there still exist 

problems of poverty and inequality.  These were issues of the Old World Order."

Looking back I am also reminded of how life used to be.  One of the artifacts from the old world that I keep with me is this piece of Samarium.  When we were building the machine, it required the use of many Rare Earth Elements such as this.  Luckily we were able to find these elements in the vast uninhabited deserts and dry lands throughout Latin America.  However, this was bad news because we feared it would give the Resistance Nations more of a reason to attack us.  That is why the existence of these elements was kept a secret.  The fact that we were so frightened of being invaded over these elements reminds me of how much the global community was circling the drain, and how we need to avoid going back to the same situation of fearing one another.


While our New World may not be 100% perfect yet, the promise of what the world may be still rings true.  As the communication stated, we have entered into the community of higher beings in the universe.  In time we will learn the full extent of the machine that was given to us, and we will live long and prosper.

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One Year Later: LAU

It is truly amazing how quickly time can pass.  Only one year ago did the world as we know it completely change.  With the simple pressing of a button, our world and our future shifted to a course that no one was expecting.  What happened to the citizens of the Resistor countries still remains a question which we may never have the answer to.  Who sent the signal and machine is still a mystery.

But we can look beyond these mysteries, and embrace the future we are creating.  We no longer need to rely dirty and finite oil and coal resources to power earth.  Although we are still figuring out how the machine develops its power, we know that it generates enough power to provide electricity to every corner of the earth.  We've made enormous strides in developing the technology of the future.  Now you can go anywhere, and have connection to the digital world.  Through using the Machine's shield effects, we have developed a way to create safe, clean, transportation.  Politically, without the Resistor nations, tensions among nations have disappeared.  People can sleep at night without the fear of being invaded or attacked by another country.

However, there is still much that needs to be accomplished.  Within Latin America, there still exist problems of poverty and inequality.  These were issues of the Old World Order, not the new one.  The same teams I had set up before we originally received the signal are now working on ways to end these problems, hopefully for good.  Nearly half of the world remains empty.  We need to use these land resources to help fix the problems we are facing.
Our economy remains uncertain.  While we have moved past the issues of the 5 Trillion dollars spent building the machine, our markets are being flooded by rogue and pirated products developed by underground markets.  If we want the future to succeed  we need to put an end to this.  Instead of taking these markets out, we instead need to work with the leaders of the markets, and reach agreements to set limits on the production power of these markets.  They can still exist, but not in the fashion that they exist now.
We must also address our lack of support of Africa.  The citizens of Africa stood behind us throughout the process of building and activating the machine, so now we must give them something in return.  I see no issue in building desalination plants to give to the people of Africa.  It may be easier to simply relocate them to un-populated Resistor nations, but that is not what many people of Africa want.  They take pride in their country and land as much as we do, so simply asking them to pack up their bags and move out it out of the picture.  We have the technology and resources to build these desalination plants, so I see nothing holding us back from doing so.

Lastly, I would like to take this moment to remember all the loved ones we lost during The Severing.  Although we might not have agreed with many of the choices of the Resistor Nations, they were still our fellow human beings.  Family members, relatives, friends.  All simply disappeared with the pressing of a button.  I personally lost contact with many friends after that day.  One year later we still mourn the loss of these relations, but we must build a better future with them in mind.  We know that within the Resistor nations there were individuals that probably supported the building of the machine, so we must remember those individuals by creating the future that they wanted to be a part of.

Marcos M Marcos
Executive of the Latin American Union

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Hopes and Concerns

Since the machine launch has transformed our world, literally, my world has changed as well. Technology flourished because of this machine, however the aftermath was obviously not what we expected (as if we knew what to expect)? But some parts of the Latin American Union aren't doing as well. The fact that energy is no longer a concern has made my world much less stressful, however there is still the looming concern of what will power our economy. As a scientist, I see it hard for us to continue without this knowledge much longer.

Honestly, there are so many benefits and disadvantages it's hard to keep track of which is which. Like the shield for instance, has been a serious health concern in Canada and it has yet to affect us in the United Stated and South America. Is it only a matter of time for it to catch up to us? This was the one issue I had with going through with the machine; I constantly questioned whether or not it was worth it because of this "shield" the machine came with. Like I said, this has been proven beneficial to people such as myself (my family can now get to work on an invisible field) but posed a huge problem in other parts of the Accord. Regardless, I would rather have everyone safe than even one person being harmed.

 Concerning all of this, I am hoping that soon we can move into the unoccupied areas and begin clean up. I hope that we can bring some of the tactics from the REDD project into this "new" land and find some new earth elements that could be beneficial to our new world. I hope to work together with the other Accord countries, especially Japan who is much farther away than the others, to see fit that we continue in this New World Order as a community together, once and for all.

Thank you and best wishes,

Myriam Adela

Science Adviser LAU

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A New Hope

A New Hope

Though many people on the planet believe that this machine blueprint was sent by an extra-terrestrial phantom menace, which will cause an apocalyptic event, causing the end of our world as we know it, the populace of the Latin American Union believe that this machine symbolizes a “new hope” for our people. So much good has already come from the creation of the Machine Accord, and we have yet to see anything bad. Since the countries of the Accord decided to build the machine in Latin America, our people have been provided with hundreds of thousands of new jobs, livable wages, protection, and safe working environment. Resources have been pouring in from our ally countries, and new scientific developments and research have greatly advanced our nations resources and security. Before the Machine Accord the Latin American Union was crumbling and falling apart. The majority of our people lived in extreme poverty in unlivable conditions. After all the controversy about this machine, our people have felt blessed by our current situation because no matter the outcome, nothing can be as worse as the conditions the majority of our populace were facing before.

Jose Ignacio Sanchez

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Here we go!

This is it! Tomorrow is the day I've been waiting for since I was exposed to this new "machine" and the idea that there might be other life out there. I am extremely excited. Since the beginning of this discovery with 55 Cancri, I have been so sure that this is the right thing to do; they are trying to communicate with us, we should at least meet them halfway, show them we are good enough to be interacted with. I have heard assumptions of "them", whoever this may be, attacking us. I do not believe this to be true; why should we assume such a hurtful intention?

On another note, I'd like to thank my society in the Latin Americas for working so diligently for this to happen. As soon as this project was available and I could get the populace on board, that it would only help our economy.  This has done tremendous things for our technology and science funding, which I commend the executive for making happen. I would also like to thank our military for their undoubted attention to this project; we could not have done this without their strength.

Lastly, I would like to commend Japan and Canada for making this happen. Japan's technology has been crucial to the launch of this machine, and as the Science Adviser, I couldn't be more proud of the success we've seen. Working with such great countries has given me hope that some day, we will all be able to agree on something as important as this.

Let's do this!


Thank you all,
Myriam Adela
Latin American Union Science Adviser

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The End of the World as We Know It

What does one say on the night before the end of the world as we currently know it?  It is amazing to think that only three months ago, we were going about our daily lives not thinking too much of the unpredictable.  Then, as it always seem to do from time to time, the unpredictable happened.  Only three months ago, but yet it seems like only yesterday.

Not only did the unpredictable catch us off guard, it was enough to divide this planet.  Our nations became torn by the same arguments that have torn us apart a million times before; war, or peace.  So once again we took side with one another, and fought a battle of trade embargos and military hostilities which didn't help anyone.  Although we must congragulate eachoher for keeping within ourselves to not take ivasive military action.  Maybe this is a sign that we can infact put down our weapons when faced with a dispute.

So tomorrow, we must all come together and take what may come.  There are going to be winners, and there are going to be losers.  If it turns out the Resistors were correct in saying these aliens meant harm, then that is what was going to happen all along.  Regardless of what we could have done if these extraterrestrials had it set in their mind to wipe us out, they would have wiped us out.  We've made that point numerous times, as I'm sure you know, so it may be the last time it will be said.

But don't let the bad side of the 50-50 chance be all that occupies your mind.  I didn't decide to build the machine simply out of fear that there was nothing else we could do.  I decided that we should build the machine because I have optimism in what the future may hold.  We have already learned the machine produces some form of self-sustaining energy.  The amount of new technology that we are learning will only boost our booming software and computer industries.  If this machine can infact distort dimensions and space, our knowledge and ability to explore the universe will sky rocket.  We all have all thought about the future, and how amazing it's going to be.  What this machine may be able to do; is make only what we've dreamed about, possible.

Tomorrow, we will all find out if we face our extiction, or go superspeed into the future.  Personally, I'd prefer the latter.

Marcos M. Marcos
Exectutive of the Latin American Union.

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A Quick Message From LAU's Military Adviser

As many of you know a machine has been built to try and make contact with some other life-form that is not from this Earth. There are those who believe that machine has a great purpose and there are those who oppose the machine and believe it will bring nothing but problems. To both parties, I wish them good luck.

As a military adviser, I believe I have a fair amount of knowledge regarding the importance of unity. I’ve been in several battles and if our troops were scattered and unorganized I would not be alive, and neither would they. The message I have for the people of this Earth is simple. We must prepare for the worst and hope for the best. It is times like these when we need to look to our left and our right and recognize our similarities. It’s time like these where we mustn't lose our minds. We must find our hearts and prepare for whatever may happen.

As a member of the military, I am prepared for battle but I am also prepared for peace. Everyone else should be too. 

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Group Response from the L.A.U

Over the past few weeks, the scientific community and members of the Machine Accord have been hard at work building the machine sent to us by 55 Cancri.  Although many countries have doubted the safety and logic behind building this machine, we have made enormous advancements in science and technology.  Along with the help of Japan and America, many questions about the universe and space travel have been answered.  One of the biggest discoveries was the detection of a wormhole between Earth and 55 Cancri.  Some of the world’s greatest astronomers and scientists have pondered the existence of these folds in the universe that allow for travel throughout the universe quicker than the speed of light.  If what we have learned is correct, then this machine will allow us to explore the universe in ways only imaginable before now.  The machine also has a self-sustaining source of power, which we are to find ways to harness this power for the good of the planet.  These advancements would not have been made if we had chosen to take up arms against the beings that sent the signal in the first place.


Lastly, we would like to thank the Canadian government for joining the Machine Accord. In return for their support, we will ensure that they are protected. The same holds true to the European Union. If they choose to follow Canada and join in the Machine Accord, we can also grant them the same protections and equal share on any new technological and scientific advancements.

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Update for the L.A.U. People

To the people of our great union:

As the representative for the people of the Latin American Union, I am extremely pleased to report the progress made with the Machine Accord. The United States, Japan, along with the L.A.U. has developed a plan that will be of great benefit to our union. All parties involved with the Machine Accord have agreed that the machine will be developed and built somewhere in the L.A.U. Since this is such a huge undertaking, with an ever-shortening time frame, there is a significant need for workers on this project. An initial 10,000 workers have already been hired in the L.A.U to help with construction. We are working hand-in-hand with the top scientists and engineers from Japan and the United States. Since we are building this machine in our union it is coming at no cost to the people of our nation. Japan and the U.S. are financing the project; in return we are offering our natural resources, work force, and a significant plot of land.  The most beneficial aspects of this accord in respect to the populace of the Latin American are: significant job growth, guaranteed livable wages (including on site medical care), safe and sanitary working conditions, temporary housing, and free meals for workers on site. 

Respectfully,

Jose Ignacio Sanchez

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A Message from the Alejandro (Military Advisor for Latin America)

This machine that is being built, as you know, is incredibly expensive and may very well be the most frightening investment one can make. For this reason, the military is backing the construction of such a machine. I understand the amount of courage that is being put into construction this devices – not to mention we have the best science team in the world. The involvement of the United States is also a plus.

Although, I feel I need to send a message to those who are in doubt. It appears that we will be invaded in the near future. Not only has the existence of aliens been proven, but they have sent us a direct message. This is the type of event that deserves the attention of all people living on earth. The truth is, not of use are entirely sure on what the outcome will be. But if we were to band together in hopes of surviving whatever may come, I simply feel that’d be best.

Our military personnel are available for defensive purposes only. The Latin American military is has a few things on it's plate, but we believe in this project which is why I'm willing to send a few men ONLY for defensive purposes. 

With that said, the machine is already under construction and is on-time for completion as far as I'm concerned. 

Those who are our allies, thank you.  Those in the resistance, beware. 

Thank you,

Alejandro Benitez

Military Advisor for the Union of South American Nations 

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A Scientific Leap for Latin America

Due to the information we have gathered from this new radio signal, the Latin American union has decided to go forth with assembling this new machine. As head of the Science Department, I have personally decided this would has the potential to be an amazing discovery for mankind and therefore, we should not pass it up. Yes, it will cost more money than any of the world's economies can afford right now, however we could be in real danger if we don't go through with this.

From talking to our head of military and our executive, we have decided the Latin Americas would be the perfect place to assemble this enormous machine. We believe off all the accordance, we have the most space; deserts such as Atacama, La Guajira Desert, Monte Desert, Patagonian Desert, Sechura Desert, and the Chihuanhuan Desert can provide ample amounts of space to create this machine. With that being said, we do want to keep our climate change products going, so we haven't figured out the exact location just yet. It is still being discussed amongst us so that we do not hurt our people and their surroundings.

This will also create a leap in scientific funding for our countries, an issue I had touched on in my last post. Currently, we have our top universities in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina working on this project. It will also boost our media coverage, as you may have read from the article, Brazilian science 'invisible' in press, hears meeting. We need to be noticed; we have competent workers ready for this job and the scientists/researchers we have left are extremely excited. Hopefully, this will catch our fellow unions attentions and bring them to work with us on this mission.

We are very excited about this decision and we hope others can begin to take this into consideration.

Sincerely,
Myriam Adela

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L.A.U. Executive Response to Extraterrestrial Communication

The question that has mystified the millions for decades has finally been answered, are we alone in this universe?  But with this answer, and given the communications we received, more questions should be asked.  Are we safe from these extraterrestrial beings?  Is it worth building this machine?  Should we instead be funding military projects for more powerful weaponry?

I, personally, believe that it is worth funding and building this alien machine over funding increased military weaponry.  As Mr. Morimoto of Japan stated, it is irresponsible to build weaponry and prepare for war against someone, or something, that we have never met.  Do we really want to create this image of us being fueled by war, even when we don't know who we're fighting or what they are capable of?  Even if these extraterrestrial beings come to Earth as peaceful beings, how do you think they'll view us when they land surrounded by powerful weaponry?

Within Latin America there are two countries that do not have a standing military, but you don't hear about them getting attacked on a regular basis.  Why?  Because they are not a threat to other countries.  If these extraterrestrials come and see that we have, in a sense, purposely made ourselves a threat to them, they will (most likely) feel threatened.  We can also safely assume that these extraterrestrials don't speak in a language understood by humans, so how will they know that the weapons pointed at them are only for protection?

Instead, we need to focus on what we are given.  We know that the machine schematics were sent with a date on when to activate it.  I have spoken with both the head of science and the head of military of the Latin America Union, and they both agree that this machine should be built.  I agree too.  5 Trillion dollars may seem like a lot of money, but so is spending that 5 Trillion on advanced weaponry.  And I don't believe it was anyone's plan to have one country foot the entire bill.  Between our countries we have the funding, we have the resources, we have the scientific knowledge, and we have a large, skilled workforce.

Lastly it should be noted, and quite grimly, that if these extraterrestrials have intent to come to Earth to wipe out the human race, they will.  It is obvious that their technology, and most likely their weapons, are far superior to ours.  Instead, we need to disprove thousands of years of human history of seeing who can build the biggest weapon, and work together to bring intergalactic peace.

Marcos M. Marco
Executive of the L.A.U

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Latin American Military Action

After the research I gathered, I feel that the more individuals who enlist into the military the better. Mexico, Brazil, and Columbia continue to be under rule of the drug trade, the gang wars, and the corrupt officials. The growth of our military, but mostly the growth of our NATO devices may be what we need to diminish the evil in our country.
We can assume that those who are enlisted are trustworthy. Of course, background checks will be necessary to ensure the safety of our personnel and plans.
The reason the drug cartels are successful is due to their large numbers. Although, it certainly works in our favor to have more individuals enlist in the army for that very reason. We must be wise in how to take advantage of our growing numbers. We can't simply send thousands of troops into a death trap. We must become wiser by the day by taking advantage of our NATO devices.
We are currently working with a 97% drug-related murder rate that goes unpunished. The number isn't this high due to fear, rather the attacks are much to spontaneous for us to react. This means we must find a new approach by infiltrating the drug cartel from afar rather than physically sending in covert agents.
We should then develop a plan to put a large amount of drug lords behind bars in one fatal swoop, but we cannot do this suddenly. This entire situation must be planned which means most of the individuals who are becoming enlisted will be geared and taught how to properly use NATO devices for investigative purposes.
This battle against drug and crime lords will not be won by playing fire against fire. It'll be won with planing, investigation, and subtlety.

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Latin American Science Action Plan

September 12, 2012

Latin America has made many attempts at changing their scientific fields of expertise. In 2005, legislation was passed to allow stem cell research by the Brazilian parliament, including human embryos. At this same time, generally modified (GM) crops were allowed to be planted and sold. This gave the National Technical Commission of Biosafety the responsibility of selling them. 

More recently, Latin America and the Caribbean have figured $100 billion by 2050 from diminishing agricultural yields, disappearing glaciers, flooding, droughts and other events caused by global warming. However, the cost of investments in adaptation for these impacts is much smaller. With forceful reduction global emissions needed, Bunge Limited decided to participate in the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) principle. This is a 30-year project that has begun, expected to reduce 1 million metric tons of CO2 every year. A study done by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has estimated the countries would nee to invest $110 billion per year over the next 40 years to decrease these carbon emissions.

Along with this, Mr. Felipe Calderon, the President of Mexico, recently passed the General Climate Change Law.  With this enactment, approximately 30% of emissions are expected to be reduced by 2020. This is to be accomplished by creating several Federal bodies, including the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC) in order to develop a procedure of climate change indicators and involve the national inventory of GHG emissions.

With all of these exceptional projects being put into place, unfortunately funding has been cut for the first time in eight years in Brazil, about $3 million since 2010. Therefore, the countries resources and means cannot compete with all of the prosperous nations that surround us, forcing many of our most promising researchers and students to emigrate for more opportunities.

As the Latin America Science Adviser, I am ordering a press kit to boost our media coverage and hopefully attract prospering students, scientists and researchers. This will include our history of science as well as what we hope for in the future, a couple of which I have touched upon at the beginning of this document. I am calling on the media for which we will create a press release on this matter. Hopefully, this will motivate the dwindling number of internal researchers to stay as well as bring in new members for a team. We need these members in order to reach our goal for the REDD and Climate Change projects/funding. With any luck, this will promote these new aspects of the Latin American science initiatives and we will gain some fresh minds from all over the world to join our teams and universities.

Myriam Adela

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Populacho Representante de la Unión Latinoamericana

Los miembros de la Población Mundial (Members of the Global Population),

Acting as the Populace Representative of Latin American Union, I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the extreme poverty issues facing our nations.

Poverty continues to be one of our region's main challenges. Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. Inequality is undermining the region's economic potential and the well-being of its population, since it increases poverty and reduces the impact of economic development on poverty reduction High inequality is rooted in exclusionary institutions that have been perpetuated ever since colonial times and that have survived different political and economic regimes. Inequality has been reproduced and transmitted through generations because Latin American political systems allow a differentiated access on the influence that social groups have in the decision making process, and it responds in different ways to the least favored groups that have less political representation and capacity of pressure.  Differences in opportunities and endowments tend to be based on race, ethnicity, rurality and gender. Those differences have a strong impact on the distribution of income, capital and political standing.

According to a study by the World bank, the richest decile of the population of Latin America earn. 48% of the total income, while the poorest 10% of the population earn only 1.6% of the income. In contrast, in developed countries, the top decile receives 29% of the total income, while the bottom decile earns 2.5%. The countries with the highest inequality in the region (as measured with the Gini index in the UN Development Report in 2007 were Haiti (59.5), Columbia (58.5), Bolivia (58.2), Honduras (55.3), Brazil (55.0), and Panama (54.9), while the countries with the lowest inequality in the region were Venezuela (43.4), Uruguay  (46.4) and Costa Rica (47.2).

Additionally, within the last decade the general populace has started to cling towards new and upcoming fundamentalist religious groups. These groups offer simple, universal answers to life’s deepest, most complex questions. Fundamentalist claim these answers come form God and portray themselves as defenders of God’s truth.  Our government has not provided our lower class with the comfort and solace that these religious fundamentalist groups have offered. These fundamentalists are able to offer shelter, food, clothing, and sometimes an education to the poorest of our nation. Our government needs to step up their efforts to decrease our extreme rich-poor gap, along with additional services and programs for our lower class citizens. Without that, I fear that some of the extreme liberal fundamentalist religious groups could potentially participate in violent acts of protest against our nations executives. As a representative of the populace I support the non-violent services some of these organizations have provided our lowest class citizens, but it is time that our government steps in to mediate this escalating crisis. It is about time the world realizes the extreme poverty that is slowly destroying our union. We need to start a complete overhaul of our government's priorities, starting with our lower class majority.

Respetuosamente (Respectfully),
José Ignacio Sánchez  
Populacho Representante de la Unión Latinoamericana (Populace Representative of the Latin American Union)

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Latin American Executive Action Plan

We are honored that the Latin American Union was just announced as being a Global Steward of the planet. The L.A.U is devoted to showing that it is the duty of governments to promote equality among its citizens, and across the globe. However, I am greatly displeased with a report that was just released by the populace of the L.A.U stating that there is are major issues with inequality and poverty within Latin America. A report was also done by Japanese Economists that even shows light of this issue.  We can not be expected to be a global superpower in equality and humanitarian aid if we have major equality and humanitarian issues within our borders.

I am confident, though, that we can reverse these issues. Beginning immediately, I will put together board of humanitarian and equality professionals to find the root of these issues of poverty and inequality. With this information, we will be able to put our global humanitarian efforts to work in our own countries.

In the populace's report they already bring to light one issue of inequality, the “differentiated access on the influence groups have in decision making”. In order to fix this we will need to take apart the current decision making process, find where the issues lie, then correct them. This will not be a quick process, but the end result will be one that will make minorities and under-privileged citizens have a say in the decisions that affect them.

We can not be the “Steward of the Planet” with high poverty rates and a populace that feels discriminated against. If we want to remain as this superpower, we will have to fix these issues, and I will do all that I can to help this effort.

Marcos M. Marco

Executive of the L.A.U

(Link to Japanese report: http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Research/Project/2011/407.html)

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