Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution was a period of political upheaval in Taijitu in the late summer of 2014 that discarded the seven-year-old Republic of Taijitu in favor of a direct democracy where all citizens could vote.

As the population of Taijitu drastically fell between 2012 and early 2014, and activity declined with it, widespread resentment against a Senate perceived as powerless and a Constitution perceived as a barrier lead to various attempts to increase activity, including two separate short-lived monarchies.

In June of 2014, Sovereign Dixie returned from a years-long hiatus and seized the region's delegacy. Sovereign Dixie's government suspended the Senate and Constitution and instituted acts intended to boost activity; however, by the end of July he was unreachable and the effort seemed to have stalled. In August, demands for change became more pronounced and by August 20 a poll was undertaken to decide the future of the region. The voters narrowly chose to organize a new government over abolishing it altogether and on August 28 Myroria, the organizer of the August poll, declared a revolution, replacing the Senate and Delegate with a directly democratic body called the Ecclesia.

Regional growth closely shaped the course of the Glorious Revolution. Myroria's "three-month plan" to encourage recruitment among Taijituans met its goal after one month, and in response to this growth a convention was held to draft a new constitution. The new Constitution of Taijitu guaranteed a list of rights to the region's inhabitants and reaffirmed the supremacy of the Ecclesia. As the Revolution entered its third month, Taijitu's citizens affirmed the "eternity" of the Revolution.

Citizens toppling the 2nd Sovereign Dixie dictatorship

Causes

Most historians agree on the causes of the Glorious Revolution, pointing to several aspects of the old "Seven Years' Republic" as spurring its eventual overthrow. Despite this general agreement, though, there is some disagreement among researchers. Within Taijitu historians tend to point to the ineasily-accessible political system of the old Republic as the main cause of Taijitu's 2012 decline and the 2014 revolution.

The crises facing the Seven Years' Republic were many; coups, while not common, happened often enough to be seriously disruptive to life in Taijitu. The Senate, the legislature governing Taijitu, was small enough that inactivity there could not be easily picked up by other members elsewhere. Taijitu's constitution was not easily amended and had no legal avenues to deal with widespread regional inactivity. By early 2012, most of the founders had left the region and the members remaining had no recourse to improve the situation.

Various efforts were undertaken to turn Taijitu's fortunes around throughout 2012 and 2013; the most notable were Funkadelia and Mcmasterdonia's monarchies, the Kingdom and Empire of Taijitu. Internal opposition lead to the failure of both these efforts. Meanwhile, the founders and "old guard" were isolated from the stagnation in their region. While theoretically capable of unilateral, absolute action, bad experiences with this in their old region of The Lexicon and real-life distractions prevented any dramatic reform on their part.