Galactic Council Vetoes Vote On Vetoing Vetoes
NEWS | INTERSTELLAR ASSEMBLY | 09.11.2259
The Galactic Council yesterday unanimously vetoed a vote on the ability of the Galactic Senate to veto Council vetoes.
“We are committed to maintaining procedural purity,” Chancellor Jeff Jeffpatine stated while addressing the Senate. “By vetoing the vote on vetoing vetoes, we have vetoed all potential confusion.”
The issue came to the fore during the last Senate session, when the Outer Rim Federation scheduled an emergency vote on the ongoing Unbidden Crisis, which the Galactic Council promptly vetoed in favor of proceeding with the scheduled Tiyanki Conservation Initiative. The Senate was thrown into disarray when, breaking with diplomatic norms, the Outer Rim Federation called for a Senate super-majority to veto the Council veto.
Critics warn that the Council’s decision not only sets a precedent for unchecked executive power but also makes for increasingly convoluted layers of vetoes.
“Is a veto still a veto if it’s vetoing a veto?” Blorg representative Marcia Brady asked Xenonion. “This is hurting my mycelial network just to think about.”
Protests have erupted across multiple clusters in response to the news. On Hyperion, demonstrators waved banners outside government buildings reading “Veto the Veto!” Similar scenes played out on war-torn Outer Rim worlds that still maintain intact communications, with citizens holding bloodied placards reading “HELP!”
Legal analysts remain divided. “The Senate will argue that the Galactic Council is operating in a way that prevents Senate decision-making entirely,” Professor Loyer of the Interstellar Legal Policy Institute told Xenonion. “However, the Galactic Council will equally argue that it is operating in a way that prevents Senate decision-making entirely.”
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