The Council of Fears

Yesterday the Galactic Council, in all it's glory, deemed it necessary to instruct starship technicians everywhere to no longer repair certain pieces of equipment it has deemed "sensitive."

Who is the Galactic Council exactly? And why have they decided they should act in such a way that is so contrary to the Factional security of the Union? The Cloaking Device and the Strong Electronic Countermeasure are staples in the arsenal of the Union Fleet. Now more than ever with the uncovering of the existence of a shadow faction who's roots lay deep within the soil of our society the Union needs to be free to use whatever means deemed necessary by the Inner Assembly to defend our space.

I fear Clutch-Brothers and Far-Cousins that the Galactic Council has become to heavily involved with the inner circles of the Empire. Who else has such first hand knowledge of the damage a massing of our cloaked warships can inflict? Who else but the oppressors of Keldana, the Ska'ari, have so much to gain from this legislative hobbling of our war potential? Who else still has graveyards full of hulls blasted by Fleet missiles guided by ECCMs?

Why not simply forbid the construction of these vital devices all together? Because, cowardly as they may be, the Ska'ari are smart. They know that this is what they can get away with. Today the Galactic council forbids the repairing of "sensitive" equipment and we may grumble. A year from now they will dupe us into abandoning them all together and as things go we may grumble some more.

A year after that and the Ska'ari may well have conquered their way into our homes without ever firing a shot.

So, my clutch-brothers and far-cousins in the Union, I encourage you, nay, I implore you to ignore the Galactic Councils edict that our vital equipment should no longer be repaired at our own Starbases. It is not the place of some government to tell you who and what you can and can't do business with.

The Galactic Council is a relic from a dark time that has grown corrupt under the influence of the oppressors of the sister-grandmothers.

The Union is the Future.

The Union is Strength.

Thank you.