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Short Statement of Thanks and Petition
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Wednesday, 12 March 14, 8:56 PM | Message # 11 |
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| Thank you, Supreme Chancellor, and thank you gentlebeings of the Senate, for allowing me the time in your halls to speak, even if it is only by hologram.
Let me answer Senator Terrawin first; and Senator, I would like to thank you, as well as all the others here, who offered aid to Lorrd in her hour of need.
Now, Senator Terrawin, I shall explain a few things. I wear many hats. I am the lord of a specific province on my world, as well as being a third of a portion that oversees the world itself, in conjunction with others. I am a businessman as well, managing two companies and a designer on top of that. I am also a husband to my wife and a father to my four-year-old son. I wear many hats, Senator Terrawin, and not even the grandest mind can keep track of every single rule, regulation, statute and law present. In this case, I must admit the most embarrassing of errors: ignorance.
My knowledge of the Senex-Juvex Sector is very limited. Lord Hax contacted me at a time where Lorrd would be well served by a large influx of food and produce products. In turn, I agreed to sell a number of products to him. At this time, I can list the products he has received in the month since our agreement was signed:
1x Orbital Space Dock meeting these specifications
10x Lorrd Engineering Groundworks CDARV (Civil Defense Anti-riot Vehicle)
10x Lorrd Engineering Groundworks Claw-class airspeeder
500x Lorrd Engineering Armsworks Persuader Mk. VI
1,000x Lorrd Engineering Armsworks Darkbringer Mk. III
25x Industrial power generators
Fuel for the Power Generators and Vehicles
4x Anti-infantry turrets
1x Communications array
Those are the items that have been delivered so far and, I can safely assure you, delivery of any further items has been halted. But, I digress. Lord Hax and I held a verbal accord regarding certain products; an accord that holds practically no weight in terms of delivery unless two criteria are met. The first is rather negotiable and exists primarily as a formality: notification of Houses Garth and Volmen. Tommen Garth rarely has any interest in speaking to me unless he must, and his under-secretary's adjutant assured me that House Garth would not care. House Volmen, regretfully, I was unable to get in touch with.
The second part of the criteria is the official legal standpoint occupied by our Minister of Trade; a man who is currently under investigation, or so I have been informed. It is the job of the Minister of Trade to ensure that all legalities from all Lorrdian companies and affiliates in that area abide by existing Lorrdian law and Republic law. If there is an issue, gentlebeings of the Senate, I can assure you that its core can be found there.
Whenever a world purchases a CDARV, I hope that it is never used outside of its intended purpose: to quell internal enemies. I'd rather it was never used in a hostile manner, but in the event the need arises, it is better to have and not need, than need and not have. Indeed, that is my mindset with all of the products I develop that are capable of taking a life. Likewise, Lorrd Engineering does not market flamethrowers as weapons. Come now, gentlebeings! That is most barbaric. They are excellent for clearing brush and swaths of land, however. To forestall certain lines of thought, Lorrd Engineering Armsworks also manufactures vibrosaws for cutting trees, a line of dental equipment and a number of common-use items that are used. In the wrong hands, any tool can become deadly.
It is my regret that the items sold by my company are being used to persecute slaves. Lorrdians, as I am sure you all know from the Lorrdian Anti-slavery Society, are always behind a peaceful resolution to slavery in the galaxy. It is my regret that, in my ignorance and pressured state, that I entered into an agreement with a person who is willing to subjugate his populace to such an extent. My greatest regret, though, is being one of a number of people who voted into office a man who, for some reason I cannot yet understand, allowed this sale to go through. As Minister of Trade, this particular gentleman has a team of people who are there to back him with the law. He is supposed to be an expert on trade and all matters involving such. He has been found wanting.
Alyn Stark
Lord of House Stark
Governor of Kinyov Province
Owner, Stark Unified Defense (presumed)
Owner, Lorrd Engineering (presumed)
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| Zaizhi_Kongming | Date: Wednesday, 12 March 14, 11:44 PM | Message # 12 |
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| I would like to assure the Senate, when word of this became known to the government, the Chancellor and myself ordered a fact finding mission to Senex-Juvex in regards to this matter. While I am awaiting the report from the Chancellor's office, and I have the two most involved individuals in one room, I must ask some questions. So, let me get this straight, if I am to understand this situation correctly. Mr. Stark, you believe yourself and your company completely innocent for violating Republic law, by simple claim of ignorance? And Senator Lekpin, am I to understand that your government has willfully ignored Republic law by brokering and approving this deal, via your account?
Zaizhi Kongming
Senator of Duro and the Duro Sector
Chair of the Judiciary Committee
Admiral of the Fleet, Duro Navy
Admiral of the Coreworlds
Former Commandant of the Judicial Forces
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Wednesday, 12 March 14, 11:52 PM | Message # 13 |
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| Senator Kongming, if I tell you I will sell you a nerf, but I cannot sell the nerf without the express permission of, shall we say, Senator Stomwell, then that means I can tell you every day, every hour, that I am selling you this nerf, that it will be coming to you any minute now. However, until Senator Stomwell approves it, all I am offering is words. By that regard, yes, I believe I am innocent. Guilty of bad judgment and perhaps not knowing all my facts. Certain Lorrd Engineering is innocent. All they did was process an order. The blame lies upon the Minister of Trade, in this particular instance.
Alyn Stark
Lord of House Stark
Governor of Kinyov Province
Owner, Stark Unified Defense (presumed)
Owner, Lorrd Engineering (presumed)
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| Roman_Lekpin | Date: Wednesday, 12 March 14, 11:58 PM | Message # 14 |
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| With all due respect, Senator Kongming, your wording of the question necessitates I answer rather delicately.
Clearly, there are certain elements missing here. To say 'the Lorrdian government' brokered a deal is incorrect. Our police and national defense force had nothing to do with it. Neither did our bureau of schools and academics or any of the other affiliated systems. I agree with Lord Stark in this case, Senator, in the fact that the blame rests, or appears to rest, squarely on the shoulders of Minister of Trade Paul Jenner.
Certainly, gentlebeings, this is not the first case of an individual or even an entire office of a planetary government to fail. The only reason it appears this bad is because of the scope of the failure and because we are in the public eye, in this case.
Lorrd is launching its own investigation as well into the Minister of Trade's office. Whether by gross negligence or, perhaps, more sinister means, this fiasco was allowed to occur at that level.
Roman Lekpin
Former Senator, Lorrd (100 BBY-92 BBY)
Chosen of House Garth
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| Verence_Terrawin | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 4:20 AM | Message # 15 |
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| So Stark is asserting he was negligent due to temporary incompetence brought on by stress of Office and Lorrd claims it's Government mechanisms are incapable of ensuring the law is enforced and in his words "grossly negligent" in letting Stark and his company break the law. Candid admissions.
Being negligent or incompetent to perform your role does not excuse breaking the law. Nor is ignorance of the law a defense. Perhaps something you could cite in mitigation that might effect sentencing...
Quote Alyn_Stark (  ) wear many hats. I am the lord of a specific province on my world, as well as being a third of a portion that oversees the world itself, in conjunction with others. I am a businessman as well, managing two companies and a designer on top of that. I am also a husband to my wife and a father to my four-year-old son. I wear many hats, Senator Terrawin, and not even the grandest mind can keep track of every single rule, regulation, statute and law present. In this case, I must admit the most embarrassing of errors: ignorance.
Maybe time to hand over the reigns of some of that responsibility so that you may conduct at least one role well.
But I am willing to accept you as an incompetent, over-privileged egoist who has more responsibility than sense or ability. Frankly, while the damage you cause to the lives of others is the same, it's good to see you aren't evil, just casually amoral and lackadaisical. I thank for Force I am not ruled by you, but I don't have the ire I would have for you if you were an actual enthusiast for supplying slavemasters.Added (22 March 14, 4:20 AM)
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We will be filing a motion demanding action if it is not taken presently.
The Chancellor is failing his oath of office. Why?
Verence Terrawin
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Senator of Alsakan
First Lord of the Foreign Office, Alsakan
Director of the Senate Bureau of Intelligence
Chairbeing of the Appropriations Committee
Head of the Republic Stellar Cartography Service.
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| Jeph_Stomwell | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 10:41 AM | Message # 16 |
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| You would hurry a Senate committee and investigation, Senator Terrawin? These things take time. It's not just the Chancellor's issue here, after all.
I do not believe Chancellor Pryce is failing his oath of office in the slightest. The Republic as a whole moves in larger steps than just Alsakan or any other world.
Jeph Stomwell
Senator, Baltimn
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| Senator_Pryce | Date: Sunday, 23 March 14, 11:27 AM | Message # 17 |
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| No, Senator Terrawin, I won't interfere with a Judicial investigation. That would be unethical. What Mr. Stark did appears to be against the law, and I've personally written to both the Judiciary Committee and the Supreme Court to stress the importance of upholding Republic law; namely, the Senex-Juvex trade sanctions. But it's not my place to comment on it further, and neither is it yours. It's my understanding that the Judiciary is gathering evidence in the case. I'm not going to make it political by interfering in any way, shape, or form. I know that you have a low opinion of me, Senator Terrawin, but it may surprise you to learn that I won't do something unethical simply because you tell me to.
The Senate appears to be in agreement on the subject of the Senex-Juvex trade sanctions, so I'm not sure what else we have to discuss here.
Jaso Pryce
Senator of Metellos and Supreme Chancellor Emeritus
Chairman of the Internal Activities Committee
Esteemed Member of the Trade Commission
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| Verence_Terrawin | Date: Thursday, 27 March 14, 8:54 PM | Message # 18 |
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| I hope Stark never sees the outside of a cell for the evil he has wrought in the Galaxy.
Verence Terrawin
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Senator of Alsakan
First Lord of the Foreign Office, Alsakan
Director of the Senate Bureau of Intelligence
Chairbeing of the Appropriations Committee
Head of the Republic Stellar Cartography Service.
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