I am Senator Fowlkes from Mowgle. Before I want to welcome you into the Senate, I have a couple of questions for you. First, what is your agendas going to be once we admit New Plympto into the Senate? Second, what will the New Republic benefit from having New Plympto as a member world? I have dug up the records of New Plympto and it was denied membership in the Old Republic Senate prior to the Clone Wars. Why did it happen?

That is all the questions I have for you. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions if you need to.

Tremaine Fowlkes,
Senator of Mowgle

Now my goals are simply, and something I will elaborate on through legislation...unless of course asked here. Firstly, adopt a more aggressive policy against the Empire, which slaughters countless innocents to this day. Also, review and revise entry requirements for those applying for both full membership and affiliate membership...as well as review and revise the laws concerning member military forces, and the regulation and supervision of such. Eventually, I would also like to begin the push to start a program to update and advance our military forces beyond the level of the Remnant's forces, to bring about a "Full Spectrum Dominance" in warfare against the enemy and any future aggressors.

As for the issue of New Plympto's denial in the past, I would believe it was more than likely due to already overwhelming representation from the Core, and just put under the Corellia Sector's already standing constituency.

Now, to Senator Cambrist...to review and revise the member military forces law, would be to first list and establish all standing laws related to such. Then revising as needed. As for them being supervised, to be honest, that is laughable. The actions of the Vjun military are an example of this. Although it would be fitting to my personal Imperial policies...the fact that their actions unnecesarrily endangers lives, and did not fit in with current strategy being used to confront Remnant factions in the region, are where the supervision becomes laughable. The military in question, acted solely on its own...and not even in an effecient way and in fact was proven to have rogue elements operating within it. This is a danger... one we can not afford to have with militaries not under the Admiralty's direct command. And regulation, yes I am supporting of that. In that the Republic should have direct supervision over member militaries, and should a member, full time or affiliate, show lack of control or defiant of Republic commands, then said rights to a military should be revoked, and all military assetts repossed, to either continue operation within the NRDF or be sold off to other member militaries.

Now the Jedi, are respectable and powerful warriors. I believe, in respect to the specifically debated subject put into question, that should a Jedi go rogue, and not commit any offenses against civilians, he should be put merely under the jurisdiction of the Jedi. However, if the rogue Jedi commits offenses against civilians, he should be under the jurisdiction of the New Republic Judicial system, if he/she is able to be taken alive, to fullest, and harshest, extents of the law. I know there have also been calls for the Republic to step in and dictate Jedi education. Not to be dark about this, but Palpatine began to step in on Jedi affairs during his term, and look how that turned out. Now during the Clone Wars, I felt more that the Jedi were misguided than anything at the time, following a corrupt, and under the surface, evil government full of contradictions of its own beliefs. PErsonally, I felt if the Jedi honestly listened to The Cause, they would have fought against the Republic rather than for it...and that deafness to reason was why they were victim to their fate.

Now, the tax increases, to be honest, as many as are necesarry to achieve the goal...however I believe it should be a timely process, one that shouldn't be rushed, and done piece by piece...say first weapons, then armor, then vehicles, then starfighters, then transports, then capital ships...with upgrades made along the way to those already improved, and then just enough taxation to maintain said dominant force. As for ports, there is a reason that we have a free market, and independent companies. We could easily contract out shipping services we provide, and most major worlds have sufficient port facilities. As for schools, I believe our education system is already fuctioning enough. What good is building a school, when a dated, inefficient military allows the Empire to blow it up weeks later in a hit-and-fade? Right now, defeating the Empire should be our primary concern, with domestic issues, aside from those of great import, on the back burner, until we have secure borders once more.