tates.
===== The Full Speech =====
Senators,
There are those amongst humanity's leaders that would s... e are not going to play such childish games; and there will be no tit for tat expulsions. All the SALT o... diplomatic observers to the Empire. Only by being here they will come to understand the Empire.
I belie... e home of humanity; and we have always acted so. There is no greater evidence of this than the sacrifice
oles) pointed towards the development of a SAID. There were similarities with other SAID developments. T... hey quickly captured the TWIT facility, although there was some resistance from ground forces. They had ... the TWIT project. His past has some blanks in it where he appears to have been invovled in underhadn act... d may have been a Venerian citizen at some time. There are unconfirmed reports that he worked for the Ve
er Ashanti spoke to the Senate telling them that there was no way that Earth was going to move to a comm... demy in 2906."
"The Imperium has given all of us here in the Senate the most that it can give any of it... rave people have set out from Earth to build it; there is little expectation of hard service these days. Every human out there is a child of Earth, all of them, even those that
ets, excluding pacifiers attached to orbitals.
There are two Deputies, one an Admiral of the White((th... ral who has less than ten years seniority and is therefore more junior than an Admiral of the Black)) an... attended to at the appropriate time. In addition there is a Commander and Lt Commander who act as aide-d... rank of Commander. His ADC is a Lt Commander and there is often an assistant ADC who will be a well conn
the examination of the situation in Quadrant 6, where it was feared that Governor Armstrong had exceede... d political leaders were closely questioned, and there is no evidence of any conspiracy, collusion or ov... nduct.
=== Governor Armstrong ===
The situation here is slightly more complicated. Governor Armstrong ... settlement that saved our blushes. In our view, therefore, the only practicable solution at this stage
hat with the existence of many other polities.
There was a move to re-constitute in the mid to late 31... lace.
Since the constitution's formal adoption there have been many [[amendments]], the most recent be... Article 1 - The Branches of Government ====
- there shall the three separate branches of government, ... - The Legislature ====
- All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a bicameral legislat
olitics ======
===== The Senate =====
In total there are 98 members of the Grand Council of Senators((... as 'the Senate')) which meets in Havana, Earth. There are a further 40 or so Senators elected in Quadra... ence in Zhang Government
==== Lobby Groups ====
There are many hundreds of lobby groups influencing Ear... nd the IAO and the Imperial Secretariat itself. There are often also more local interest groups such as
m Earth & Q0 systems being given free transport. There would be conditions on the subsidised travel that... a specific treaty like ToOL.
* 'Human League'. There is absolutely no need whatsoever for this. The po... en he entered the Senate.
===== Family =====
There is a long record of distinguished service in his maternal line (where his family traces its lineage according to West A
demy in 2906."
"The Imperium has given all of us here in the Senate the most that it can give any of it... must not forget that, in our luxury and comfort, here on Earth."
"I know that there is strong support for letting others take up the strain, for only protec... he drawing of Navies to fight the new enemy that there will be detrimental impacts on trade. We need to
criteria are:
* the colony is independent;
* there are no other polities investing in the colony;
* there is a demonstrable need for assistance to ensure t... s or personnel are required;
It does not matter where in a Quadrant the colony is located and it is for... adrant Government to ask for assitance, although where there is a clear humanitarian need the help may b
Atomic Atrocity =====
The use of nuclear weapons where there may be civilian casualties is totally unacceptable. Even against military targets nuclear weapons... ian and other assistance to the people of 'We Got Here' on Gurmat.
Earth will assist as much as is pos... lend military assistance to the people of 'We Got Here' at their request. We recognise that there is a c
