President Gavrisom, I would take this time to point out that the measure proposed by Senator Kruus is beyond draconian. I have it on good authority that the owners of Ravak & Larben Enterprises are cooperating directly with Senator Cambrist. They have already gained New Republic identities and are in the process of ratifying their company. As such, you are bringing action upon New Republic citizens.

I wish to hear from Senator Forte, Governor Oswaldt and a number of the other Senators before any further action is taken. This is simply rediculous. I vote against this tyrannical measure.

IF Ravak and Larben or any other companies (including private operators) are in possession of ships constructed that violates the following regulations, I propose a three-strike policy—
First strike-A highly charged but reasonable fine
Second strike-New Republic authorities suspend all the operations until everything is brought up to code.
Third strike-New Republic authorities effectively shut down all the operations permanently, and then the authorities will have a power to decide whether to have it stay or let someone else take over the particular company by selling it to the purchaser.

Planetary Government Ownership of Ravak and Larben or any other companies ships that are considered illegal, only First strike shall apply. With the fines varying on types of illegal modifications being made, in addition to enforcing the supposed Planetary Government to follow everything up to the code.

All companies that operate outside the New Republic have any of their products (in this particular case, ships) being docked at any New Republic shipyard must go through a stricter routine inspection. IF caught with illegal modifications, the supposed company will be fined with a highly reasonable fine and be denied future admission until everything is brought up to code.

Any member world not in compliance with this act shall have the vessel confiscated by the Federal Authorities, and will be closely monitored in the future purchase of ships.
Any private citizen not in compliance with this act shall be liable to 3 years in Federal Prison, and 2 years of Probation after Prison Term.

As of the assets being frozen and every Shareholder to be arrested…IF they are really cooperating with Senator Cambrist, then I believe we should adopt a wait-and-see approach and allow Senator Cambrist to cooperate with Ravak and Larben to ensure everything goes through smoothly.

I vote IN FAVOR of my amendment.

Tremaine Fowlkes,
Senator of Mowgle

Whether or not the resale of the vessel would cover a replacement is part of the issue. There is nowhere I saw in Senator Kruus' bill that mentions sale. Simply reposession by the New Republic for dismantling. That's hardly acceptable.

I laugh with scorn. Those who deal with these unpatriotic and illegitimate cads deserve nothing less than swift prosecution, and should consider themselves lucky to avoid prison for their dealings.

Senator Ryuun.. one cannot help notice your continued advocacy of Ravak and Larben...

You seem to call anyone who isn't directly affliated with the New Republic unpatriotic. Would Sienar, then, be considered unpatriotic? They produced for the empire in the past. Kuat Drive Yards produced Star Destroyers, yet the New Republic fields these same ships.

As for my advocacy of the company, Senator, I simply think it could be a benefit to the new republic, if given the chance. Would you willingly throw away a possible ally? Only a fool would do so.

The Economics Council has had drawn to its attention over a dozen vessels produced by Ravak and Larben which have abhominable safety standards, and very shody alloys used in their construction.

Sienar is a company which has been in the past associated primarily with, yes, the Empire, however it has had branches operating within the New Republic for a great deal of time, and its primary center is on a New Republic member world. With the opening of trade with the New Republic the branches of the companies have again merged, and I am happy to be a shareholder of Santhe/Sienar Technologies.

Kuat does produce Star Destroyers, and Kuat is also a proud member of the New Republic, one which has contributed greatly to the success of our Republic. There is nothing wrong with buying Kuati.

I do say it is unseemly to purchase vessels, as a planetary Government, from outside of the New Republic, when there are perfectly good dockers who are our citizens who deserve the work more than outsiders. What private citizens choose to purchase is their own business, but I know most good citizens prefer to BUY REPUBLIC, or atleast from worlds with a trading charter with us.

What is unpatriotic, illegal and frankly evil, is to send men onto ships built with no independent safety standards, ships which may well have been built by slave labour, or in other insentient conditions. No Mr Ryuun, it disgusts me that a New Republic member world would by dodgy blackmarket ships and put decent, hardworking dockers out of work.

As for their possibility as an ally.. I believe I have covered it.. what need to we have of shady, law breaking black market shipbuilders, who sell weapons of mass destruction to the highest bidder, do not pay tax, and may well be slaveholders as our allies, I would sooner see them rotting in a jail.

Your calling of a corporation that is currently seeking to ratify itself as a legal business with the New Republic a black market company is rather odd. If they were illegal, would they truly be opening their doors to the New Republic? Not likely. Would they sell to the Imperial Remnant instead? Quite likely. As these actions have not been undertaken, I hardly see the need to hurl unfounded accusations.

If it pleases you to buy Kuati, do so, Senator. If you are proud to be a Sienar shareholder, then I applaud you. That is no right to deny another company which, I feel, will soon be quite legal, the right to sell their product. If in fact you feel the dockworkers are running low on business, why doesn't Neimoidia contract a few ships to be built?

Until I see further proof of wrongdoings such as slavery and the like, I can't accept your assumptions as valid.

This company will never be legal, I am quite confident in saying that. Unless it opens its ledgers, personnel and facilities to a full economics committee investigation.

Essentially Mr Ryuun.. you think it is okay for an institution, with no affiliation to a inter-planetary organisation or planet, to create weapons of mass destruction and sell them to the highest bidder? to create starships with no oversight or safety inspections?

You are making appauling clear that you lack any form of patriotism or moral fibre if you would let an unlicensed black market (and yes I will use that word, black market.. for what else is a shipyard which builds ships no questions asked) shipyard produce weapons of mass destruction without oversight.

Tell me this, Chairman of the Economics Council: you state that the company will never be legal unless it opens itself to an Economics investigation. Say, for the sake of argument it does. I do not believe you would be able to be on the investigating committee, seeing as how biased you are against it. You haven't even met the owners yet.

On top of that, you make remarks against my character? Patriotism comes in many forms, Senator. I am hardly unpatriotic if I choose to buy a well-made, cost-efficient product. If it is a safety issue, then no doubt when the company becomes legal, I'm sure they will accept a safety oversight.

Your Ravak and Larben ship has the capacity to flatten cities, islands, continents or worlds even given enough time. It is undoubtedly a weapon of mass destruction. A blaster rifle cannot commit a BDZ, your vessel can. And while I do not criticise a planet for maintaining this level of firepower, I merely believe oversight should be required in the creation of such a weapon.

The decision as to whom heads an investigation is a matter for my Committee to decide, and not one for the Senator of Druckenwell to debate.

As for not meeting the owners, I never met Emperor Palpatine.. I know him to be an evil being. As such I believe these creators of weapons of mass death, who accept no oversight, to be evil men.