Games The SWC Senate - Reconstruction

Take your time, your service to the Senate is appreciated.

 

*Speaker's podium rises up to the center of the Senate*
*in full Senatorial Regalia*

Ladies and Gentlebeings of the galaxy! Senators of a thousand worlds!
Today marks the beginning of a new term for the Galactic Senate, and with it, the election of a new Chancellor.
The votes have been counted, and indeed, triple-checked.
All has been prepares.
And now, as my last official act as Speaker of this August body, I am proud to announce the identity of our new chancellor......











Admiral Volshe!

*steps down as the applause grows and returns to his own pod, wiping his brow*

 

Congratulations madam Chief of State.

 

*rises up to the dais, waiting for the applause to die down*

Thank you Senators, for your votes and support. I am honoured to be elected for this prestigious office again.

*bows head respectfully*

Firstly, I would like to ask the Senator Skywalker_T-65 to take the position of Vice Chancellor, and Senator Imperial 1138 to once again take the position of Speaker.

Since there is no time to waste; I would also like to begin discussions on further regulations for refugees and the standards of their camps or perhaps the current situation involving the crime syndicates and black markets.

So far both have been positively influenced by the Senate's actions, but as always there is more work to be done.
For the refugees, is there more to do to ensure they are safe and can live normal lives? Refugees will eventually start working and become integrated into the planet's society, are member planets prepared to assist them with this? Will it be safe for them to return to their homeworld at any point in the future?

Focussing on crime, it is wonderful to see that the trade routes and many planets have seen reduced crime and higher safety. There are still locations in the Galaxy where crime runs rampant, and although we may not be in a position to act immediately, I believe drafting a plan may be beneficial. I leave this to you, esteemed Senators, to decide how we should proceed.

Another topic for discussion is that of the reparations that must be undertaken. Much of that which has been destroyed is protected and will be reimbursed, but in the past session it was brought up that there is still damage from the War which does not have any sort of reimbursement. An example of this was the hypercomm relay stations. Creating another bill or amending the past funding bills may be necessary.

I thank you once again for your confidence in me, and await the Senate's input on what I have outlined.

 

The Senator of Tython congratulates our new Chancellor.

I would like to ask, would the Chancellor request I disband the position of General of the Galactic Armies, and the acontrol of the army itself to be handed back to the Senate and their speakers once more in these times of striving for peace?

 

Former Chancellor Aalagartassle was planning on using the remaining units of our task force to hunt down pirates.
I think that is what should be done.

 

I would be honoured, Senator Bazinga'd.

I agree. I believe it is wise to have a military prepared. This military also needs the expertise of a commander such as yourself, Gelderd.
As the esteemed Senator Immodet stated, there is also the issue of piracy that needs our attention.
The military and corresponding task forces would be a valuable asset in our battle to stop these pirates.

 

I am happy to stay on to command the Armies if you so wish, it would be my honour to serve the Senate.

 

With permission of the Chancellor, I would like to travel back to Bimmisaari and make sure the refugees on the planet get treated the way they should.
I would like the Chancellor to give me full authority to act as I seem fit. That is the only way I can ensure the safety of the refugees.

 

*stands*

With all due respect, Senator Bazinga'd, I did not mean for control of the Galactic Armies to be handed over to the Senate, far from it.

I meant that at this time of rebuilding our systems and relationships, that the Galactic Armies be dissolved to allow each system and Senator to regain control of their own defences and fleets, rather than one command taking over them all.

I say again I am happy to continue commanding the mighty forces we have created. I was simply allowing our new Chancellor to have her voice if she saw otherwise at these times.

*sits*

 

A debate should surely be enough to satisfactorily settle this subject. Allowing individual systems to control their own private armies could lead to further instability, particularly if an ambitious governor, for instance, were to use these armies for nefarious purposes. We all know how the Clone Wars began, we do not need another.

We ought to allow the Senate to control, as was said earlier by Senator Bazinga'd, the broad strategies of an army, such as whether to declare war or not, or whether to cease fighting or not.

Good on General Gelderd, though, for bringing up this important issue before the Senate and, certainly, to the Madam Chancellor (congratulations of course on your win, Madam Chancellor!)

 

This is an issue that has already been resolved...

The Senate has political control over the forces of the Galactic Alliance. This is paid for via our own budget. If we wish to raise (or cut) that budget, that is something we can certainly discuss.

Each system also has it's own defense forces/militia or whatever you may wish to call it. These are paid for by each individual system and are not under the purview of this body.

In times of Galactic emergency local forces may be "chopped" to GA command if a system volunteers them for such. This was done in the recent conflict, and as the former Chancellor announced, those forces would be returned to local command authority upon request. Many systems, (Mandalore included) made such a request and had their forces revert back to their command.

 

*lowers head*

And that answers my question. I will continue to serve as General of the Galactic Armies when the need is there, but appreciate, as Senator Bardan_Jusik stated, that many systems requested the command of their forces back to them.

Should the need arise again in times of conflict, I have faith the GA will continue to serve their purpose. Until that time I will respectfully continue leading our forces as we oversee the rebuilding of our fragile system.

 

OOC: I think everyone got the gist of it. But if anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

 

OOC: I read the rules and the roster again, and it looks like Shilli was never taken. Does anyone mind if I represented my homeworld again?

 

OOC: I would encourage it!

 

(( OOC: Nope! You're welcome to join. Bardan_Jusik can add you to the roster.

EDIT: Ninja'd. ))

 

OOC: I'd really like to! Although, there's the problem with activity for me... During my last term as Senator, I missed a voting and a group of Senators got annoyed with me because of it. Ironically, all of the other Senators who missed it were from my chosen faction.

 

OOC: Fortunately we have done away with the factions, so you need only worry about your own constituents.

 

OOC: Really? No more factions....first the point system, and now the factions...I think I'll need one of the senior senators to run me through all of the changes made since I was last here.

 

OOC: Always here to help.

 

OOC: Same