Extranatural Government Supplemental Bill
Purpose
The Extranatural Government Supplemental Bill was first drafted in 1949, after werewolf communities became more unfriendly towards human government because of the Head Alpha Draft during WWII. To combat the uncooperative wolf towns and always secretive vampire settlements, the EGS Bill was drafted so that human government could place human politicians into extranatural settlements at higher levels of local government. This would make it easier to obtain information on extranatural settlements, as well as push for laws that would better control the extranatural population.
Historical Details
Public Reaction
Most humans were indifferent to the new bill, but extranatural communities were in an uproar. Places that had been considered private or for extranaturals only were suddenly having humans placed at the head of local government despite most of these politicians having little to no experience with the extranaturals they were watching over. Consequently, traditions of extranaturals that were deemed "distasteful" or "unpleasant" by humans (such as vampires' strages and werewolves' Moon Week) were systematically and slowly smothered. In retaliation, extranatural communities began doubling down on old rituals and traditions as well as creating new ones to protest the treatment, causing an explosion of extranatural culture and creativity in the United States. This brought much more attention to the bill, even from humans, and it soon became a largely disliked bill. This remains true today.
Legacy
Though the bill was meant to oppress and monitor extranatural communities, the backlash that the bill had caused the opposite effect. Extranaturals that normally led their settlements (such as the coven leader or head alpha) began exerting pressure onto the humans placed at the head of their local government, and most would cave to the demands of extranaturals they had no real understanding of. The bill became largely useless other than for purposes of acting as an intermediary between the settlement leaders and human government. Extranatural rights groups still work to have the bill abolished entirely.
Type
Decree, Governmental
Medium
Digital Recording, Text
Authoring Date
June, 1948
Ratification Date
January, 1955
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