[Lucek]

Just a question. My game is set in 2076. In game it's currently May and a lot of my plot is set for July-August for the olympic games. I'm trying to fill in plot till then. Then I realized something. 2076 would be Americas tricentennial. So on to my question. Would Seattle still celebrate some american holidays even given the US is now part of several other countries. Perhaps just as a chance to let off fireworks or the like. Either way I think I can make some plot around there. I.E. if no there might be some people who would just bypass the fireworks.

[Dampfish]

I'm guessing most countries celebrate the dates of their own founding and independence or other national holidays and what-have-you. But I'm sure there's lots of UCAS-friendly souls in Seattle and elsewhere who would still recognize it.
And even if not, it's still kind of a big deal, I guess. I'm not an american, so I can't speak for that personally.

[DarkLloyd]

there are definitely still policlubs out there that want to reunite the USofA, so I imagine they would still celebrate it. 
I'm not even sure the UCAS celebrates the 4th of July anymore?

[Wakshaani]

The UCAS is bound to see some in Boston and Philadelphia.

The CAS will have a turnout in Atlanta for certain, and I'd expect Virginia and North Carolina to have some as well.

[nightslasthero]

If either the UCAS or the CAS consider themselves a continuation of the USA, then they will certainly celebrate the event, with fireworks and beer, and more fireworks. Basically the UCAS was a merger of a majority of the USA and of Canada. Obviously the people who still sees themselves as Americans will likely celebrate. Those who see themselves as Canadian will likely just let it be another day, no big deal. For the folks in between, they will probably celebrate this as an important milestone. (The fact that the UCAS has a president  seems to indicate that the country as a whole leans more to the American side, than to the Canadian side of things. So I would predict some celebration going on.

As for the CAS, these guys claim to be American, and not just any American, but Confederates. Since they broke away from the UCAS to be more American than the UCAS, I definitely see them having a huge party with lots of fireworks, and maybe even a couple of riots that end up attacking any UCAS property they can their hands on.

I think the other nations that came from the U.S. have distance themselves and have decided to do their own thing, and therefore won't celebrate. It is highly possibly that anyone 50+ who was actually born a United States citizen may celebrate, or at least spend the time thinking back to the good ol' days.

[Crimsondude]

As far as I know both countries celebrate the Fourth of July.

[AndyNakamura]

http://www.weregeek.com/2012/07/02/

'Nuff said.

[GiraffeShaman]

Union Day, October 15th, is the official national holiday. However, it seems quite possible July 4th was retained as a national holiday due to Canada being in terrible shape at the time of the Act of Union and having no bargaining leverage. While called a union, the reality is more like the U.S. absorbed Canada.

[Crimsondude]

The thing is that Fourth of July doesn't have any bearing on when the modern United States came to be. That would be a couple of different days, either when the Constitution was completed or when the last state to ratify it did so (I can't recall offhand. I think the Constitution needed nine to go into effect), or what. July 4 is a symbolic date because the Declaration of Independence wasn't even formalized that day. But symbolism means a Hell of a lot, especially in the Sixth World.

I am curious if there is another copy of the Declaration (and the Constitution) sitting in Atlanta next to the CAS Constitution. Likewise, it seems tragic that the UCAS Constitution would take the prime spot below the Declaration in the National Archives because, if for no other reason, the Preamble of the UCAS Constitution is some shitty, bitter nonsense not deserving to be in a national charter.