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The Research, Expansion and Discovery Act
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| Toben-Domon | Date: Sunday, 07 Oct 2012, 1:34 AM | Message # 1 |
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| Gentlebeings of the Senate, I have been absent as of late largely due to meetings with a number of scientists galaxy wide, as well as a number here on Imperial Center. With the close of the Clone Wars, the removal of rebellious groups and the quelling of the Separatist remnants, many in the galactic community feel that it is time for the Empire to take a stance of expansion, seeding the Emperor's light and warmth through the lesser-known and traveled regions; largely the portions of the galaxy designated Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. Scientists and heads from the Ministry of Science that I have spoken with believe this to be the perfect time for such a venture, with generalized peace among the Imperial member worlds. As such, I propose the following:
The Research, Expansion and Discovery Act
Article I- Knowing that portions of the galaxy remain uncharted, it is our duty to go forth and bring the peace and well-being of the Galactic Empire to the less fortunate worlds. Furthermore, the untapped resources and native life among the undiscovered worlds may be a boon in contributing knowledge, wealth and new facets to the Empire in such a manner that will be to the betterment of all Imperial citizens.
Article II- Acknowledging that a venture of this means is often difficult, the Ministry of Science has graciously agreed to assist in half the funding of up to two vessels of any world which is willing to construct research and exploration ships for the betterment of the galactic community.
Article III- Any resource findings on uncharted or unexplored worlds will be open for exploitation to the betterment of the Empire, with first-claimant rights to the finder. However, five percent (5%) of all profits from resources gained will be returned to the Ministry of Science until a full refund is made for the cost of any exploration vessels funded by the Ministry.
Article IV- Exploration teams are urged to interact peacefully with any new societies or cultures encountered. However, with the knowledge that not all societies are peaceful, exploratory teams are granted the right to defend themselves within reason and by the statues laid forth by current law. Uncharted worlds will not simply be pacified by force and pillaged of resources. A regular report of any findings will be sent back for review by the Ethics Committee and the Commerce Committee.
Article V- The Ethics Committee and Commerce Committee will rule respectively over the encounters with new societies to ensure that no species or beings are being unfairly taken advantage of and that any resources found by exploration are properly allocated and tracked.
Article VI- The crew and members aboard any such exploratory vessel(s) must be aware of the risks in such a venture. In the event any crew and/or vessel(s) are captured by a hostile society, their release will be dependent upon their world of origin and not upon the Empire itself. However, any Imperial member world suffering such an issue during these ventures may petition the Defense Committee for the right to ask for Imperial assistance in reclaiming crew and/or vessel(s).
Article VII- In the event one or both allotted vessels are lost, captured or destroyed, the funding for any further exploratory vessels will come solely from the Imperial member world wishing to undertake further exploration.
Toben Domon
Senator, Sluis Van
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| Ilanah_Thanatos | Date: Sunday, 07 Oct 2012, 6:18 AM | Message # 2 |
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| It seems a bit dangerous, Senator Domon, does it not? Otherwise, I feel that it is quite important to explore these regions and perhaps bring new resources or members to the Empire.
Chandrila votes in favor. Also, I have already sent messages to the Chandrilan council to see if they would be interested in such a venture.
Ilanah R. Thanatos
Senator of Chandrila
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| Eli_Fitzgerald | Date: Sunday, 07 Oct 2012, 9:31 AM | Message # 3 |
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| I vote against, for three reasons. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of unknown cultures in Wild Space and the Unknown Regions, and you propose that any Imperial world can trespass in these places at their whim and will? Do you, or the Ministry of Science, want Eriadu or Anaxes to be the Empire's ambassadors to a new culture? And have the so-called Ethics Committee be the voice of restraint? I'm not in favor of exploring Wild Space or the Unknown Regions in the first place, but if there is an expedition it should be a Senate-organized expedition. Incursions into this space must be on behalf of the Empire, not on behalf of certain resource-hungry Imperial worlds.
Eli Fitzgerald
Senator of Ralltiir (10 BBY—Present)
"I was elected to do some flamethrowing in the Senate. To a light a fire under those Senators and make it hot for them."
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| Artemis_Vanden | Date: Sunday, 07 Oct 2012, 8:57 PM | Message # 4 |
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| I agree. This government-funded free-for-all exploitation of primitive species is obscene. Not to mention Wild Space and the Unknown Regions aren't the Empire's domain, and for all we know there are other empires out there that we're not aware of. The resources on these worlds aren't necessarily unclaimed. Nor does "uncharted" mean undefended. Need I remind us of Outbound Flight, which never returned from its expedition into the Unknown Regions?
I share Senator Fitzgerald's doubt that Senator Ordan's and Senator Oswaldt's Ethics Committee is going to protect primitive species from "pillage" (Senator Domon's term, not mine). And I additionally agree with the Senator from Ralltiir that it shouldn't be up to whichever Imperial world happens to be first on the scene, be it Anaxes, Eriadu, or Chandrila, to represent Naboo and the rest of the Empire to an unknown civilization. I'm amazed that the Empire's Ministry of Science, according to Senator Domon, wants to leave it up to random Imperial worlds to determine the Empire's foreign policy.
Exploration of Wild Space and the Unknown Regions must be led by the Empire and, as Senator Fitzgerald suggested, organized by the Senate. I vote against this bonanza of pillage and plunder.
Artemis Vanden
Representative of the Naboo
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| Senator_Cambrist | Date: Sunday, 07 Oct 2012, 11:41 PM | Message # 5 |
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| There's that, yes. But I'm less concerned about Representative Vanden's "unseen empires" of the Unknown Regions and more concerned with the mineral and gasiform resources on these worlds. Senator Domon, this competition for resources that you've proposed is far too chaotic, and it completely excludes the Empire claiming any resources for itself. The exploration of Wild Space and the Unknown Regions is indeed the Empire's responsibility—the expedition should consist of a well-armed party of astrographers, a sentientologist, an Imperial diplomat, one or more prospectors, and most importantly, one or more tacticians of the Imperial Army and/or Navy to assess the strategic value of newly-discovered worlds. These worlds should be claimed by the Empire, not a random assortment of Imperial planets.
With regard to resources, I propose that the Empire shall catalog all mineral and gasiform resources it comes across, shall claim for itself those that it pleases, and publish its catalog of the remaining resources for sale to Imperial planets. This is a far more orderly and dignified method than having Imperial worlds scramble to claim as many of these resources as possible with no respect for the Empire itself, to say nothing of the hypothetical "unknown civilizations" that the Senators from Ralltiir and Naboo are so concerned for.
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| Bernard_Oriel | Date: Monday, 08 Oct 2012, 1:23 AM | Message # 6 |
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| I think the Empire ought to be the one to propose expeditionary missions and commission them. Devolving this power has the potential to cause significant consequences; especially from the risk of ex-seps deciding to go and carve out a fief in these uncharted areas at the expense of human colonists who may already have departed in the past.
I trust the Empire to commission exploration missions; I don't believe the same quality of research will be presented by individual worlds.
The "threat" from such unknown areas is considered to be minimal by the Defense Council. Areas outside the border of the Galactic Empire ought to be settled cautiously and with discretion, and exploited in the same manner; I believe if the Empire wants to open regions up to exploration by planets (after having surveyed them) it can do so in an incremental manner (say opening up Sector-sized areas or bands of 100 lightyears at a time) not in a wholesale free-for-all disorderly manner as proposed by Senator Domon.
All resources discovered should have at least 50% of the material yielded granted to their owner; the Emperor. I thus vote against this measure.
Bernard Oriel
Senator for the Planet of Vjun
1st Earl Malreaux (Second Creation)
Vjun Delegation to the Imperial Senate
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| Toben-Domon | Date: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012, 9:04 AM | Message # 7 |
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| Senator Thanatos, your vote is appreciated, but I fear this bill will not see a passing number of votes. I must ask the Senate, are there any other members in favor? If not, then, after a reasonable time, I would ask the Chairman to close the vote and see the motion withdrawn.
Toben Domon
Senator, Sluis Van
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| Johannes_Oswaldt | Date: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012, 9:31 AM | Message # 8 |
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| I'm against this. Oriel, Cambrist, even Vanden have all made good points here. The Empire's planets shouldn't be allowed to map out secret empires of their own. These uncharted worlds and resources belong to the Empire, not to the Sleazies.
Johannes Oswaldt
Senator and Governor of Eriadu
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| Avram_Kirkwood | Date: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012, 10:08 AM | Message # 9 |
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| I must stand with Senators Oriel and Cambrist on this matter. I vote Against this legislation.
The Honorable Avram W. Kirkwood
Senator of the Cygnus Star Empire
General, Imperial Army (Ret.)
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| Draken_Turot | Date: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012, 1:36 PM | Message # 10 |
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| Against, against, against!!! This is CLEARLY a giant waste of valuable resources, time, and money!!! And not to mention individuals as well!!
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| Toben-Domon | Date: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012, 4:01 PM | Message # 11 |
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| With so many opposed, I withdraw the bill.
Toben Domon
Senator, Sluis Van
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| Sate_Pestage | Date: Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012, 9:40 PM | Message # 12 |
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| So ordered, the bill is withdrawn. For the record, the Ministry of Sciences does not have discretionary funds that it is authorized to spend without the Empire's consent. Whoever you spoke to at the Ministry was mistaken if this is what he told you. Furthermore, the Ministry of Sciences supports Imperial Navy-led exploration of the Unknown Regions.
Sate Pestage
Grand Vizier of the Empire
Assistant to Emperor Palpatine
Chair of the Imperial Senate
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