[AMF]

If the Wendigo desire to opt out of the Galactic Council, the RCC will not stand in their way. It is their right. However, we beleive that the galactic council, serving as it should to resolve conflicts of interest peacefully, beleives it is in the interest of all powers and the quadrant to pursue these issues through the matter of the Council.

Furthermore, we do not disagree that allowing a concentration of power in the hands of the Security Council may be a unwise move. Although we make up a portion of the proposed Security Council, we hope (and propose) that the Security Council be, instead, the enforcement arm of the Galactic Council, and that the Galactic Council be ruled by majority decision, with voting based on population.

With that in mind, we reiterate that although we support the Wendigo desire to opt out of the Galactic Council, we beleive that their interests would be better served by having a voice in the workings of the COuncil and, furthermore, that we (the RCC) pledge to endeavour to bring about a solution to this issue that is acceptable to all involved.

As to the issue of colonies, aside from the territorial changes of our holdings that we have already mentioned (ie: ceding of two systems to Thermolia and relenquishment of all rights over Woostoid Woqua) we consider all current holdings to be soveriegn RCC territory. As far as our current maps indicate, there are no empty planets or asteroids in current RCC holdings. And, if there are, the colonizers that we had sent to Woostoid will be going to them soon, anyways. Our policy on this may change, once we get a better handle on what the former Dei-O holdings comprise, but that is our current stance.

Finally, we beleive that the Council should establish a planet, preferably in a relatively central location, upon which each member of the council would have its embassies and a diplomatic housing station. WE would be interested in hearing nominations for suitable planets, and we propose that each member of the council send a mobile shipyard to said planet (when the Council agrees where it is) to build a diplomatic station to house their delegates.

So, we repeat, we beleive the Galactic COuncil is the best venue for the Wendigo to take up their concerns, rather than dismiss it in it's nascent stage or risk marginalization.

RCC

OOC: Isn't politics cool? Frankly, I personally think its fascinating to see the interplay here...and I am very eager to see what happens in this game. There are plenty of issues that could be dealt with in a "galactic council" manner...and plenty of questions...could make for a very different sort of game, almost like play by committee...but I'll shut up now so I don't let my OOC biases influence all this...and, hey, I'm gone for the next five days, so perhaps by the time I get back the whole Galactic COuncil proposal will have been torpedoed by realpolitik...thanks, Alarik