"When I first set out to rebuild our great republican tradition by forming a great nation in the Midwest, I was laughed at. Today, we are here, at the Capitol of Ohio to celebrate... to celebrate the continuation of liberty, of the great republic the Founding Fathers of the United States of America envisioned centuries ago."

• President Borah

Today the leaders of the Wabash Republic met with the Ohio General Assembly to discuss the integration of Ohio into the Wabash Republic following the collapse of the Kingdom of New York. President Borah had been in contact with Ohioan leaders since before Illinois and Indiana formed the Republic, but his initiative was not believed to be an effective one until a stable government had formed right before the eyes of North America. Now that the Ohioans could see the "Grand Republic in the Midwest" was a true, real possibility and Ohio's State Government could come out of hiding, interest was reaching its climax.

The treaty was signed by a number of officials, including President Borah, Governor Haley Moore, and Speaker N. Looney, and approved by the Senate 25-8 and the House 73-26. The opposition was a very small yet very vocal minority, arguing that Ohio had every right to be a sovereign nation and large republics were the cause of the collapse of North American society. Supporters noted that most of the opposing came from fascists, communists, and monarchists, and that integration was the only way to preserve liberty.

"The state of Ohio shall be henceforth sovereign territory of the United States of the Midwest."

• Excerpt from the treaty

Governor Moore came to the Ohio Capital as a supporter of the treaty, and left pleased despite her sudden unemployment. When stopped by a member of the press, she said this:

"I was always a patriot before the Federal Government fell. America was a beacon of hope, a glimmer of liberty in a world of tyranny. Wabash is the nation that best represents the ideals of America, the ideology of those who began the American Nation. Madison, Hamilton, Washington, Jefferson- they'd all be pleased to see the Midwestern Republic rise.

Integration will take some time. Ohio won't be Ohio- it will be divided into a number of states, and I can't govern them all, but that's part of the deal.

As for my unemployment, there's gonna be a few Governor races coming up soon... and of course, Borah's got a term limit."