Never before has our military seen such a wide range of action. This set of orders is far too limiting on the actions of the commanders out there when dealing with unknown lifeforms. Threats can not be recognized quickly enough, a solid defense can not be formed before lives are lost. While in my service during the Stark Hyperspace War and Clone Wars, I myself never encountered a situation where I had to overcome the difficulties of the UAE Orders; the Stark Hyperspace War occurring on Vanquo and my service in the Clone Wars largely relegated to Core Worlds defense with elements of the Open Circle Armada. However, I knew officers who had, primarily on the Outer Rim...and sorely paid for it in losses to the Separatists. We have had several expeditions into the Unknown Regions go wrong, likely due to the limitations on these orders. Indeed, that last statement is speculation, but I must note that any notable Unknown Regions expedition in over four thousand years has gone missing.

Most of the galaxy is explored now, we have no need for these orders, and the areas that aren't explored yet, have seen loss after loss of brave men and women who have gone into it. We must protect our military personnel, and leave interactions with foreign races up to their situational judgment. They are trained for situations like this and will do perfectly fine with constrictions, like the UAE Orders.

Ja'nar Cerra
Garos IV

Senator Cerra, do you wish ill upon the people who serve in our military? Do you want them harmed? If they can't defend themselves, they are sure to be harmed. Do the good people a favor, vote to change the current orders.

I do not think changing these orders will benfit anyone. These orders basically state that if our fleet happens to come across an unknown speices of being that we are not to engage them in any way. How is this putting our military personel in danger? Our military is to keep going by leaving the unknowns alone and continuing on whatever their mission may be. These orders are benfical to all involved.

And darling Ryuun, apparently you know nothing of those you work with. Which is very interesting in this day and age.

Ja'nar Cerra
Garos IV

As for the orders, you are correct. However, our military are among some of the most diplomatic people available, short of diplomats themselves, of course. Our officers are fine men and women are capable of contacting unknown species and welcoming them into the Empire proper. Unless, of course, you doubt the possibility of such.

The UAE Orders were established for a valid reason in the days of the Republic. Just because we have a new name, the bureaucracy has been butchered, and the old constitution burned... the UAE Orders still hold a valid and important role in interactions with foreign races. While I am not necessarily against expansion and exploration, as Senator Cerra and Representative Vanden are, and please my esteemed colleagues correct me if I am mistaken on this matter, I do believe an essential part to exploration and expansion are the UAE Order. Senator Cerra and Representative Vanden have largely hit on the other points of the arguement against this, and I submit my vote Against this legislation.