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A Motion to Censure
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| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011, 2:19 PM | Message # 1 |
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| Beings of the Senate, As can be abundantly seen in recent days Senator Star has gone beyond the pale. We have seen her lie to the chamber, only to be caught out by Mr Cambrist releasing a letter to prove this. We have seen her lie to the chamber with regards to her being "persecuted". She has alleged a "select bloc" of Senators are against her world, but let it be stated that this "select bloc" is simply everyone who is not Senator Star (although perhaps Senator Chakrei and Cerra can be counted with her?). We have seen her simply ignore scientific fact, despite hundreds of peer reviewed publications evidencing that neither silk nor cotton are damaging to the environment. We have seen her defend her planet's "right" to make politically motivated "secret laws" which they then use to catch traders from other worlds and imprison them, taking away their rights unjustly and locking them away in a show trial. We have seen her slander the members of the Loyalist Coalition for Free Trade, which is a body which has oversight from the Emperor and Commerce Committee and contains a wide swathe of worlds from all possible political persuasions, from Chandrila to Anaxes. These insults to the Empire and everything it stands for can no longer be allowed to stand. I propose the following motion. "Distressed with the multiple incidences of repugnant and unparliamentary behaviour by Senator Star, this Chamber does officially censure her and remove her from all positions on any commission or committee in which she may sit. Furthermore, she is cautioned that any further behaviour of this nature may well result in her being suspended from the chamber."
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
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| Senator_Ordan | Date: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011, 2:26 PM | Message # 2 |
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| Naturally, I am sick of this pointless and sickening rhetoric we have heard. It is evident that Senator Star has abandoned not only her dignity, but also her sanity, as it appears has Volus. It stands as a travesty in its region, focusing all its energy into its one hybristically large and pointless phallic symbol it has failed not only its own people, but the people of the Empire. Volus' name has become associated with poor governance, disorder, bellicose (but losing) rhetoric, lying and now evidently injustice. I vote in favour. Release the Volus two! No secret laws! Long live the Emperor!
Senator Hubert Ordan
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Foreign Minister of Anaxes
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| Janar_Cerra | Date: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011, 3:09 PM | Message # 3 |
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| Garos IV abstains from voting on this matter.
Ja'nar Cerra
Queen of Garos IV
Acting Senator to the Republic, Garos IV
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| Artemis_Vanden | Date: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011, 4:28 PM | Message # 4 |
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| The relevance of this motion is, of course, in doubt now that Senator Star appears to have taken leave of us. But for the record, I vote against this censure. Aeeq, an innocent world and a friend of Volus, has been placed in this unfortunate position for reasons that can be charitably described as flimsy. The logic of it is circuitous, to be sure, and I can see how it would frustrate the Senator, as it frustrates me. Passions and tempers are high on this issue, and the Senator has been, in the discussion of this blockade, the target of personal attacks on her competence and integrity. Has she said some things that are inappropriate, and that she probably regrets? Yes, of course. But now that she has taken her leave, I'm sure she will come to see this in time. A censure simply is not necessary under the circumstances, and I can't help but suspect that it is part of a consistent, calculated plan to discredit her and her world.
Artemis Vanden
Representative of the Naboo
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| Senator_Ordan | Date: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011, 4:36 PM | Message # 5 |
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| Although Senator Star has left, I consider this a motion we still need. Let it stain her record for all time as a mark of shame for her defence of such unjust principles. I vote in favour.
Senator Hubert Ordan
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Foreign Minister of Anaxes
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Deputy Chairman of the Ethics Committee
Worshipful Master of the Most Loyal and Honourable Company of Blockadeers
Archtreasurer of the Vault of Pols Anaxes
Autocrat of Selgon
Owner of Azure Durasteel
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| RonsardEntrente | Date: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011, 8:27 PM | Message # 6 |
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| Commenor votes in favor of censuring Senator Star. Volus must be reminded of its clumsy and foolhardy diplomatic response to this trade incident. Perhaps this censure motion will encourage the Volusian government to secure a more compromising and level-headed senator to lead its delegation.
Ronsard Entrente Senator of Commenor
Ranking Member, Commerce Committee
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| LomenRyuun | Date: Friday, 28 Jan 2011, 12:05 PM | Message # 7 |
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| Druckenwell is quite in favor.
Lomen Ryuun
Senator, Doldur Sector
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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: Sunday, 30 Jan 2011, 5:38 PM | Message # 8 |
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| Senator Star is clearly a troubled individual who has cracked under the stress of the job, and perhaps suffering from the after-effects of warfare. It is unfortunate to see such a promising young women and Senator succumb to such things. I see no reason to trample upon someone like this, especially after they have willingly left the Senate. Unfortunately, before any of us could see, maybe none of us wanted to see, Senator Star needed help and no one was there. I, personally, wish her the best in her future endeavors, and hopes that she comes to the reality of the situation. I vote Against this motion, and make a request that Senator Oriel table his measure.
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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| Taja_Lohden | Date: Saturday, 05 Feb 2011, 2:42 PM | Message # 9 |
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| Though the departure of Senator Star has, effectively, nullified the need for this vote, let it be known that I'd have voted against. The war of words and ideals between the representatives of Volus and Vjun is well publicised, and to pretend this 'motion to censure' is anything but a further attempt at winning a childish spat is an obscene insult to the Senate's intelligence. Such poor misconduct and abuse of these halls should not be tolerated. Do you stand as a representative of your world for the Empire, Senator Oriel, or do you merely use the Senate chamber as a means to your own ends, and thusly, publicly renounce and degrade any whose opinion differs from your own? I am willingly admitting that Senator Star's conduct was hardly the pinnacle to which we should all aspire, but over the past debates involving her, neither has yours. Her recent actions are inexcusable, and as they are the real issue at hand here, we must investigate why they were necessary. Crin Star is not a stupid woman, she is of a military mind and therefore knows when and when not to make rash decisions. Perhaps an inquest into the means of debate should be forwarded, to prevent such escalating matters in the future. I apologise to the Chair if anything I have said is out of line with the protocols of the Senate, but to those concerned, I think it high time you take a long, hard look at yourself and your conduct as if from an outsiders perspective. Maybe then you'll become more focused on the good of the Empire, and less focused on wasting our time by harassing those outspoken against your motions.
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| Milo_J_Prosper | Date: Monday, 14 Feb 2011, 9:39 PM | Message # 10 |
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| Thank you, Senator Lohden. You have long been a friend of Volus, and it is a friendship that is cherished by my government and my people. I thank you, also, for your kind words about former Senator Star. While I, too, admit that the words and deeds of Senator Star are in part to blame for the enmity that has come to characterize our world in the Senate, I also declare the commitment of Volus to do what it can to put an end to this enmity. I will support Senator Lohden's inquiry, as I will support anything that will restore mutual respect to this chamber. It is my hope that the concessions Volus has made will be the beginning of this process, but let this process also include us putting aside our past differences and moving forward. It is for this reason that I agree with those Senators who have stated that this unpleasant motion is no longer necessary.
Milo J. Prosper
Senator-designate of the planet Volus
(and son of former Senator Milo Prosper)
Former Chair, Volusian Council of Governors
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| Sate_Pestage | Date: Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011, 3:50 PM | Message # 11 |
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| Does the Senator from Vjun wish to withdraw the motion?
Sate Pestage
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Assistant to Emperor Palpatine
Chair of the Imperial Senate
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