Come now, while it is widely known that the insane former holder of the Malreux estates instituted experiments with midi-chlorion paricles, I am not aware of the scientific background to this particle ("midi" would appear to imply "middle" and "chlor" the element chlorine, and "ion" meaning "ion".

This would give an apparent translation of "middle chloride ion", and it is well known that the GABA Chloride Ion channel has an effect upon aggressive behaviour in many species. If I might quote Professor M Canonaco in his recent work with this ion channel in animals "The low GABA doses (3 and 5 micrograms/g body weight) inhibited lateral merus display as early as 10 min after drug treatment while the administration of higher GABA concentrations (greater than 5 micrograms/g) prolonged the duration of the behavioral effects. The administration of 1 microgram/g picrotoxin to the animals treated with the effective GABA doses (5, 10 and 20 micrograms/g) restored lateral merus display. The antagonizing activity of picrotoxin on the inhibitory GABA effects, in a temporal manner, demonstrates that GABAergic sites other than peripheral ones are probably participating with the regulation of this agonistic posture. Both the behavioral and autoradiographic results suggest that the type of aggression behavior in animals may not only be mediated by a peripherally controlled GABA-gated chloride ion flux but also by a central GABAergic mechanism."

So, injecting individuals with "chloride ions" would have the effect of stimulating the aggressive behaviour and madness caused in the Vjun population all those years ago, I would also highlight that the massive doses likely administered by the Vicount Malreaux would likely also result in death due to excess gamma-Aminobutyric acid which would likely cause a nervous shutdown thanks to its inhibitory neurotransmission effect.

This talk of "the force" is superstitious Jediist nonsense, that I am ashamed to have to even mention in this chamber. The force does not exist, it is a myth, cooked up by the followers of a pederastic cult to justify their own position in society, nothing more. As such I feel unable to vote in favour of a bill which gives mention, and indeed supports the belief in "the force".

It is for this reason that I vote against the motion as a waste of time and money which attempts to investigate if individuals have magic powers, all sensible people know that the trickery the Jedi employed was nothing more than slight of hand, showmanship, suggestion and other party tricks which anyone could replicate. However, I would not oppose this investigation if the senate feels it advisable, but would highlight that the large Imperial presence on my world makes the idea of fugitives "hiding" on Vjun laughable.

As also stated before, I repeat the facts stated by Senator Oriel, the Force is a supersition. It does not exist. This is a fact which has been repeated by Imperial Policy many times, it is a doctrine in a banned religion. The suggestion that locals on Vjun would be "using" this tradition is barking mad, even before the dissolution of the Jedi Order, there were no Jedi officials based on Vjun.

This is a precautionary matter, not an obtrusive attempt to subjugate what may very well be an innocent planet with a tragic past. And as for noticing an outsider in the community, I highly doubt any Jedi or other illicit being in hiding would simply walk into the nearest civillised area and ask for directions to the most suitable cave for hiding in, do you, Senator?

Thus this motion is simply not required. Vjun is happy to agree to any measures or investigations Imperial Intelligence feels necessary. It is not the job of the Senate to compel Imperial Intelligence into an invesitgation which may well have already taken place (I do not have access to Imperial Intelligence files, as a Senator), or have been discounted as a waste of resources.

I would be curious to hear the Chair's view. Is a motion required if Vjun is happy to submit to any and all enquiries the Imperial Intelligence Dept may have?

Garos IV votes AGAINST this investigation.

This, combined with Senator Oriel's expressed consent to any Imperial Intelligence investigation, leads me to believe this motion isnt needed, so I vote against.

If Vjun is found to be clean and non-threatening, a public apology will be issued by the Senate, and no harm will be done. Or we could all vote against this, and when an uprising of half-mad Jedi - yes, I said Jedi - rises to the fore-front, we'll all vote again in a panic before any damage is done.

As for Senator Ordan's comments, I for one am interested in the 'multiple apparatus' Vjun holds host to in the Senate. If said 'apparatus' involves people, then they will be subject to screening as per the terms of this act (should it pass), along with Senator Ordan and any other with physical connection to the planet. As a matter of security, I can't let this lie undisturbed. Being so close to the safe and secure society we're supposed to be helping our good Emperor to propogate, I don't think any of us should be ignoring security risks, no matter how small.

The team that will be sent to Vjun will be an outside team, sterile to the best of our abilities, and not compromised by already being stationed on Vjun. Don't you see Senators? If Vjun is infact plagued by the lingering effects of those experiments, it will take outsiders to determine the fact, not those that have been in contact with the place. Senator Oriel and, having admitted to spending time on Vjun, Senator Ordan, your views are speculative at the moment, as we haven't yet been able to ascertain the stability or the mind-set of anyone who's visited or lives on Vjun.

I hate to become accusatory, or derogative of Imperial Intelligence, but if those stationed on Vjun have indeed investigated the planet, what is to say that their minds haven't already been compromised?
Vote as you will Senators, but keep in mind that this isn't an effort to move in troops and exterminate the populace, it's an effort to determine whether or not there is something to investigate, and acting now could save us a lot of unnecessary trouble later.

As stated the Viscount Malreaux was guilty of experiments relating to chloride ions, these resulted in a widespread plague which caused madness and death, there have been no reported recurrences of this illness since the original outbreak.

I have been informed by local members of Imperial Intelligence and the Imperial College of Medicine that the world has no effect upon visitors (from medical checks on Individuals entering and leaving's routine medical exams). Furthermore the Officer I spoke to instructed you to forward any further questions questioning the fitness of the Emperors Officials on Vjun to the Military Executor, in person.

Does Senator Lohden have any positive evidence? Or does she base her thesis merely upon assertion and supposition?

As previously stated, Vjun consents to any investigation ordered by Imperial Intelligence.

As for evidence, the historical facts speak for themselves, and lets face it, these events happened quite recently as far as history is concerned. I do hope nothing is found on Vjun, and that these concerns can be forgotten, in which case I would be more than willing to drop the theoretical allegations against your community, but the decision lies with the Senate as to whether or not an investigation is wise. As for my own standpoint, the tolerance of even the remotest possibility of Jedi, or other exploitative threats, is inadvisable.

In the past decade thousands of Imperial Personnel have passed through the Vjun installations, there have been no reported cases of the 'Vjun pestilence" amongst any of these. One might as well demand a full check of every individual in the Weemell Sector for Brainrot Plague, a disease which appeared only 10 years ago. Equally as a core sector, the outbreak of such an epidemic could cause massive casualties... But... Not one case for 10 years, so while the Empire continues to monitor the situation it would hardly be efficient use of resources to order Intelligence to mount a massive screening program.

This proposed investigation is a) a waste of money , b) senate time (since ive agreed to submit my world to imperial investigation) c) a case of the senate exceeding it's mandate in seeking to instruct Imperial Intelligence.