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No Government Observances on Taungsdays
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| Senator_Cambrist | Date: Sunday, 26 Sep 2010, 6:59 PM | Message # 1 |
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| The galactic standard calendar, as we know, is based on the five days of Imperial Center's week. The third of these days is Taungsday, a word that we've all grown up with and, probably, not thought much about. But consider, if you will, the origin of this term. The Taungs were an ancient species of savage brutes who resided on Coruscant, and waged a war of extermination against the earliest known Humans, who called themselves the Battalions of Zhell. This ancient battle between the Taungs and the Zhell represents, to me, a symbolic battle of the principles of alien savagery and anarchy against those of sophisticated Human culture. Fortunately for us all, the Zhell—our Human ancestors—won this battle, and the genocidal Taungs later blundered themselves into extinction. Why is it, then, that we commemorate the Taungs, our age old enemies, with a day of the week? Now, I do not propose that we change the name Taungsday to something else. It simply is what it is. However, if this Empire truly stands for Human High Culture as it claims to, then surely it should have no formal government observances, holidays, or elections on Taungsdays. These should be observed on other days (ideally the fourth day of the week, Zhellday, when possible). I vote in favor because I do not wish to honor a species that, were it alive today, would slaughter us all and feast upon our flesh and, if we were very fortunate, would do so in that order.
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| LomenRyuun | Date: Monday, 27 Sep 2010, 1:54 AM | Message # 2 |
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| Senator Cambrist, you bring up a very old and very interesting point. It is a credit to your insight that you have spotted this issue. I vote in favor of your motion.
Lomen Ryuun
Senator, Doldur Sector
Senator, Druckenwell
Representative, Monor II (10 BBY - 9 BBY)
Representative, Geridard
Representative, Boranall
Representative, Therenor Prime
Vice-chairman, Defense Committee (Temporarily suspended)
Controlling Shareholder - Druckenwell Arms Corporation
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| Titus_Veritas | Date: Monday, 27 Sep 2010, 2:26 AM | Message # 3 |
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| I ask you, Senator Cambrist, what about a holiday, such as Empire Day? It is our most patriotic holiday, occurring on the twenty-third day of the fifth month of every year. If 5:23 happens to land on a Taungsday, shall this apply too?
Viceroy Titus Veritas, House Veritas
Consul of the House of Lords
Former Senator of Deralia and the Tammuz Sector (50 BBY - 30 BBY, 18 BBY - 10 BBY)
Former Chairman of the Imperial Senate Defense Committee (18 BBY - 10 BBY)
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| Janar_Cerra | Date: Monday, 27 Sep 2010, 3:09 PM | Message # 4 |
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| I have to vote against this. This is just silly and impractical, and might I add silly? This is something that would come up in a junior senate project most high schoolers do. What is wrong with you people? Must we change everything? Most of our holidays...public observances celebrate some sort of murdering mastermind that enslaved whole populations. Ja'nar Cerra
Garos IV
Ja'nar Cerra
Queen of Garos IV
Acting Senator to the Republic, Garos IV
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| LomenRyuun | Date: Monday, 27 Sep 2010, 7:13 PM | Message # 5 |
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| Senator Cerra, certainly you know that life is full of tragedies. Surely Garos IV has holidays that celebrate a victor of one thing or another; likely a conflict. It is no different from what Senator Cambrist is proposing. It is a valid change and it is a small one. Vote in favor, Senator, and show your approval that a murdering band being stamped out to ensure our survival is a respectable item.
Lomen Ryuun
Senator, Doldur Sector
Senator, Druckenwell
Representative, Monor II (10 BBY - 9 BBY)
Representative, Geridard
Representative, Boranall
Representative, Therenor Prime
Vice-chairman, Defense Committee (Temporarily suspended)
Controlling Shareholder - Druckenwell Arms Corporation
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| Artemis_Vanden | Date: Monday, 27 Sep 2010, 8:25 PM | Message # 6 |
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| Be that as it may, Senator Ryuun, surely you must agree with Senator Cerra that this is a surprisingly frivolous use of the Senate's time by a Senator who ordinarily limits himself to more serious matters. I mean no disrespect to Senator Cambrist, but it is odd to see a measure like this from a man who once accused me of proposing, what was it, "priggish prat"? I vote against the measure.
Artemis Vanden
Representative of the Naboo
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| Janar_Cerra | Date: Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010, 3:16 AM | Message # 7 |
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| Thank you Vanden. What is being proposed is a waste of time and is just plain old silly. Leave things as they are and if someone wishes for a holiday on this day...so what? Its a holiday. That means no work...I don't know who would honestly be against that no matter what day it falls on.
Ja'nar Cerra
Queen of Garos IV
Acting Senator to the Republic, Garos IV
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| Tremaine_Fowlkes | Date: Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010, 3:31 PM | Message # 8 |
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| I'm sorry, but I'll have to support Senators Cerra and Vanden on this. I vote against the proposal.
Tremaine Fowlkes
Senator of Telos IV
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| Toben-Domon | Date: Friday, 01 Oct 2010, 2:37 PM | Message # 9 |
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| Perhaps it is a human conception that I cannot fully grasp, but I see no harm in altering the name and purpose of a holiday if the results are the same. I vote in favor.
Toben Domon
Senator, Sluis Van
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| Tremaine_Fowlkes | Date: Tuesday, 05 Oct 2010, 6:40 PM | Message # 10 |
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| Since no further discussion has been made, I move to propose that we close the voting.
Tremaine Fowlkes
Senator of Telos IV
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| Sate_Pestage | Date: Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010, 4:35 PM | Message # 11 |
 Lieutenant general
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| As the vote appears to be tied, I shall break it. The measure passes.
Sate Pestage
Grand Vizier of the Empire
Assistant to Emperor Palpatine
Chair of the Imperial Senate
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