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Vote of No Confidence in Chancellor Pryce
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| Verence_Terrawin | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 10:33 AM | Message # 1 |
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| To the Galactic Senate
Chancellor Pryce is a stain upon the character and standing of this Republic. All manner of maladies have been inflicted by his paranoid and careless rule which verges on criminal. I am ashamed myself I did not propose this motion sooner.
For turning a blind eye to the abomination that is the Republic citizen lead religious freebooting invasion of Ord Wylan, recognised world of the Cygnus Star Empire, jeopardising our reputation as an orderly polity and provoking and justifying both the Cygnus Empire and the Hutt polities in the region to launch raids upon our worlds and shipping.
For his failing to stand up for and recognise the rights of alien groups, marginalising and humiliating them.
For repeatedly being dismissive of Republic members traditions and cultures.
For voting against "A resolution to condemn slavery and the practitioners thereof" and endorsing slavery in allowing the Cygnus Star Empire to fall to the known slavers; the Hutts.
For failing to swiftly and firmly deal with the Eriadu Nullification Crisis in a peaceful, diplomatic and non threatening manner, for deploying warships to threaten Eriadu when direct talks could have diffused the crisis on day one.
For being (according to the Director of the SBI) party to a conspiracy to tap the communications of the Republics own intelligence service using foreign Bothan spies. When accused he has refused to publish full details of the "Chancellors fund" accused of being used to fund his illegal espionage against his own government, funded in the opinion of the SBI by Bribes.
For the illegal use of the Bothan Spynet to tap the communications of members of the senate including Crown Prince Ordan and Senator Finbar, and who knows how many others.
Elections for a New Supreme Chancellor would be held two weeks after Pryce's removal which would be on passage of this motion o, in the interim the Senator of Baltimn shall head the brief interim administration as Interim-Chancellor.
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.
Message edited by Verence_Terrawin - Saturday, 22 March 14, 11:51 AM |
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| Crown_Prince_Ordan | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 12:24 PM | Message # 2 |
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| I am absolutely disgusted. I call upon the Chancellor to resign his position immediately. How does he justify tapping a Core Founder's Government's communications using the Bothan spy net. The Chancellor has betrayed his office and his Republic in becoming a paranoid and ineffectual figure. I call for the Senate to vote in favour of this motion.
Ive no love of the liberal interventionist mindset of the Alsakans. I care about protecting the people of this Republic from unwarranted surveillance, from corrupt Chancellors.
His Most Royal and Secular Majesty Henrik III
By the Providence of the Universe, of the Sovereign World of Alderaan, of Avirandel, Delaya, Avishan and Raisa and of His other Realms and Territories, Prince-Regent. Head of the Alderaaan Sector Commonwealth, Defender of Secularism and Steward of the Commenor Run. &c
Representative of Alderaan in the Galactic Senate.
King of the Grizmallt System
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| Roman_Lekpin | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 6:41 PM | Message # 3 |
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| For shame, Senator Terrawin. The Republic under Chancellor Pryce has had a long stretch of relative peace and prosperity.
To begin with, what is this of a religious crusade being launched against Ord Wylan? I certainly haven't noticed it brought up in the Senate before now, nor in the Coruscant Journal nor Chancellor's News. If such is happening, perhaps it ought to be brought before the Senate, rather than wasting the time with a vote of no confidence. I will take time to note several things here as well. First, that we are concerned with offending 'Hutt polities,' by which I assume you mean the Hutt Cartel, which has been considered to be a possible major factor and player in current Cygnus Empire policies. Secondly, both the Hutt Cartel and the Cygnus Empire are known to engage in slavery, an item which you yourself, Senator, lobbied a bill towards recently. If there is a private citizen engaging in such a practice, the Judicial Forces must be notified immediately, for starters, but perhaps this person is simply taking your hatred of slavery one step further. I may not condone this person's actions, but I can understand where a firm hand may be needed at times.
Where and when has the Chancellor marginalized or alienated any alien groups? Where has he not stood up for them? Are you referring to his dismissal of the Botori delegate? Or are you referring to the fact that the Chancellor made a statement that Senator Finbar took minor offense to in regards to Life Day celebration? If so, that's hardly a valid point. The Senators spoke on the Botor-Dawferim issue quite clearly, and I myself was surprised to find Senator Finbar celebrated Life Day, largely for the same reasons the Chancellor outlined. No offense intended of course, Senator Finbar. It's possible to learn something new every day, after all. No sentient is perfect and can know all, Senator Terrawin.
When has the Chancellor been dismissive of Republic members traditions and cultures? Unless of course, my previous statement covered that as well.
The Chancellor voted against a specific clause of the bill, 'A Resolution to Condemn Slavery and the Practitioners Thereof,' a clause which was not addressed, by my own mistake. I can understand the Chancellor's reluctance in this regard, but do not attempt to paint the Chancellor badly by stating that his vote allowed the Cygnus Empire to fall victim to the Hutt Cartel. As members of the Galactic Senate, that blame lies on all of us as well.
At this time, I would like to Call a Vote to alter Clause 3 of the bill from:
Quote Furthermore, any and all practitioners of slavery or advocated of its use will be considered persona non grata while dealing with any Republic-affiliated worlds.
to state: Furthermore, any and all practitioners of slavery or advocated of its use should be considered persona non grata while dealing with any Republic-affiliated worlds.
I would say that the Eriadu Nullification Crisis was in fact, dealt with efficiently enough. With the issue being large enough to possibly cause a war, civil or otherwise, within the Seswenna Sector, the Chancellor was only right to dispatch the Jeptha Tarkin of the Judicial Forces to ensure order was kept in the event of a worst-case scenario. I'll quote the Chancellor when he said, "I don't agree with this practice myself, and I have made my disagreement known to the Jedi Order in recent days," in regards to the law itself which caused the issue. It has been settled quite agreeably, as far as I know.
Then we come to the crux of the matter and the heaviest accusation. Firstly, is an accusation proof? I thought this Senate worked on the belief of 'innocent until proven guilty.' Have we stopped that, gentlebeings? Have we simply decided to point our fingers at any accused of any crime and deem them automatically guilty with no course of due process? Director Tomson of the SBI has made claims and there is an investigation. Just because the Chancellor does not wish to release his own private information is no reason to judge him guilty, whether any of you suspect him at heart.
Lorrd is fully against this.
In the event this Vote of No Confidence does somehow succeed, I will agree with the Senator of Baltimn standing as Interim-Chancellor.
Roman Lekpin
Former Senator, Lorrd (100 BBY-92 BBY)
Chosen of House Garth
Message edited by Roman_Lekpin - Wednesday, 26 March 14, 5:49 PM |
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| Senator_Pryce | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 8:52 PM | Message # 4 |
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| Thank you, Senator Lekpin. You raise many useful points that I'll comment on in a moment. But first, I feel I must finally—and forcefully—respond to these accusations about surveillance.
If, Senator Ordan, you are so concerned about "protecting the people of this Republic from unwarranted surveillance," you should be as outraged as I am at the Senate Bureau of Intelligence for harassing me and my staff in this Dathomiri witch hunt they call an "investigation" into The Chancellor's Fund. This "investigation" is nothing more than an excuse to launch an unprecedented campaign of revenge and intimidation against a Chancellor who dared to call for a reduction in the SBI's budget. Director Tomson has run the SBI like a Cygni tyrant, and yes, I've stood up to this sinister intelligence apparatus and I'll continue to do so as long as I am Chancellor. I think the people support me on this, and I think the Senate should too.
However, I can't be expected to command the Judicial Forces of the Republic without intelligence that is trustworthy. And how can I possibly trust the SBI's intelligence reports, considering the disgraceful conduct of that Bureau? (For instance, I have seen no SBI report on Ord Wylan. Senator Terrawin seems to know something the rest of us don't). So yes, intelligence was obtained from the Bothan Spynet. However, in no way did I direct any spying on particular individuals. The information obtained from the Bothan Spynet (purchased with non-government funds) was as available to me as it was to anyone else with the credits to pay for it. I committed no violations of privacy—Senator Terrawin is simply repeating defamatory rumors here in the Senate, and I'm disappointed that he's using these rumors as an excuse to oust me as Chancellor.
I thank Senator Lekpin for being among the majority of Senators who approved of my handling of the Eriadu Crisis. I am quite proud of having prevented the collapse of law and order in the Seswenna Sector, and I do not regret the manner in which I did so. On this issue I humbly expect to be judged favorably by the Senate and the people.
Senator, I also support your amendment to the "Resolution to Condemn Slavery and the Practitioners Thereof"—as I said repeatedly at the time. Let's amend your resolution and move it to final passage as soon as we're done with this 'No Confidence' nonsense, shall we? And subject of slavery—I didn't want to announce this prematurely, but I can now confirm that I have in my possession a plan to abolish slavery from the worlds of the Cygnus Star Empire. I estimate that the Cygnus Emperor is in agreement with 90% of this plan, which includes input from the Lorrdian Anti-Slavery Society. Help me make this plan succeed, Senators.
I vote against. I have committed no crime, Senators. I am guilty of nothing. Disagree with me or dislike me if you must, but do not condemn me on the basis of rumors and innuendo. I understand that the Senate has concerns about the SBI and the Chancellor's Fund, which is why I've already announced an election. This Vote of No Confidence simply isn't necessary, Senators.
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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| Aine_Ciaran | Date: Saturday, 22 March 14, 9:08 PM | Message # 5 |
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| With Senator Lekpin's statements, along with those of the Chancellor himself, Chandrila also votes against this ridiculous measure. There is no reason to waste the senates time with these senseless and baseless accusations.
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| Chancellor_Kruus | Date: Sunday, 23 March 14, 2:27 AM | Message # 6 |
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| I've had disagreements with Chancellor Pryce before. But is now really the appropriate time to make a vote of no confidence in an official who is so close to elections. The business really smacks of Senator Terrawin making a political point which will only disrupt the election cycle.
As for Ord Wylan, I believe this is the worst kept intelligence secret in the Galaxy, the Cygnus Star Empire uses Republic Communication Protocol over two thousand years old, transmitted from satellites mostly twice that age. Their internal military comms net is an open holo to anyone who puts a signal transcriber close to their space and then uses the decryption matrix of even a cheap warship to process it into usable data. Now the Huttese signals the new Emperor brought are trickier but since most of the Cygnites can't speak Huttese they cannot use the Hutt-syndicate level encryption the very top echelons use.
I do admit Humbarine may on occasion monitor such signals and perhaps we should make the official announcement,
Chancellor Luneray Kruus
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Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic
President of the Senate &c
Representative of the People of the Humbarine Sector
Trade Baron
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| Senator_Pryce | Date: Sunday, 23 March 14, 11:59 AM | Message # 7 |
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| Senator Kruus, thank you for adding yours to the voices of reason in this Rotunda. I've answered your point about Ord Wylan, Senator. It is a "minor conflict" indeed—for Senator Terrawin to cite it in his proposed Vote of No Confidence (and I remind the Senate this is the first any of us has heard of Ord Wylan) is shamefully opportunistic of him. I assure the Senate the rest of his "numerous reasons" are just as spurious as this one.
Senator Ordan, that is a splendid idea. I would welcome the opportunity to clear my name of the many things I've been accused of. The SBI cannot be considered impartial, but the Jedi can. But though I am eager to cooperate with such an investigation, I cannot possibly do so under the threat of a Vote of No Confidence. I won't permit the Senator from Alsakan to bully the Chancellory. I'll welcome a Jedi investigation into the Chancellor's Fund the moment Senator Terrawin's motion is withdrawn.
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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| Lomen_Ryuun | Date: Monday, 24 March 14, 6:58 PM | Message # 8 |
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| Perhaps only certain worlds are able to recognize what is happening in the Cygnus Empire. Perhaps not. It doesn't matter. It's a Hutt Cartel-controlled sector of space and it could use a good cleaning.
Terrawin, this is a hell of a time to try and bring a Vote of No Confidence. There are bigger matters at hand.
I am firmly against this occurring.
Lomen Ryuun
Senator, Druckenwell (103 BBY - 93 BBY)
Minister of Economics
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| Senator_Finbar | Date: Monday, 24 March 14, 9:01 PM | Message # 9 |
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| Mon Calamari is strongly in favor. The Chancellor's poor relationship with the Senate Bureau of Intelligence is nothing to boast about. It is a failure of leadership. This is not a Vote of No Confidence in Director Tomson. This is about Chancellor Pryce, and blaming the SBI for his own failure to lead is simply a distraction, and it shouldn't convince any of us. The fact is that this Chancellor appears to have sold his votes for bribes and spent this Senate's money for his own personal enrichment. And instead of cooperating with an SBI investigation into these allegations, he has obstructed it at every turn and vilified the SBI Director, as if he's done anything but his job.
I am tired of a Chancellor who uses the power we gave him simply for his own profit. A Chancellor who no longer has the credibility to appoint a committee chair without it being seen as a corrupt appointment. A Chancellor with no interest in the Ando Free Colonies dispute, the Botor-Dawferim war, the annexation of Jerne, the Ord Wylan "crusade," or anything other than his slush fund with the Bank of Aargau. And a Chancellor who is grossly insensitive to non-Human species, whether he's repeating a racist stereotype about the Aqualish species or using the phrase "Chistori tears," as if the entire Chistori species is emotionally manipulative. The Chancellor's office is no place for casual racism.
It's about time we had a Chancellor for everyone, not just for himself and for Core-dwelling Humans. It's about time we had a Chancellor who has integrity and vision. Jaso Pryce is not that Chancellor. Let us put him and his scandals behind us once and for all.
Finbar
Senator of Mon Calamari Space
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| Zaizhi_Kongming | Date: Monday, 24 March 14, 10:59 PM | Message # 10 |
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| There are matters of question. There are indeed issues which much be addressed. However, I do not believe that there is sufficient evidence at this time to warrant this move, and it is a distraction from the Senate's ability to work. I vote Against this, and urge the Senate to now get back to leading the Galaxy.
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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