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2828 - Galactica votes for independence from the French Empire
The following prepared speech was delivered by President Raoul Savoie on the footsteps of the Galactican Senate, flanked by legislators of high rank from the Union Democratic Party

Ladies, gentlemen of Galactica and the Gigaquadrant,

History weighs heavily on our shoulders today. Just a few minutes ago, our legislature has given voice to a people yearning to be free, a nation whose only desire is to control its destiny and to govern itself free from the interference of foreign governments.

The road to the document I have before me has been long and inexorable. We left our homes and our communities, settling with our families in a harsh and untamed galaxy. We proved that the impossible could be done: we settled it. We built new communities. We governed ourselves. We thrived.

Only those elites who had ripped us off and kept us in subjection back home, they followed us here. The capitalists sought to exploit us, the permanent political aristocracy in Paris sought to tax us, the military-industrial complex sought to draft us, the banks sought to control us. We will have no more part in a system which no longer protects the most basic liberties due to any Frenchman, any human.

In 2818, we took our government back. Today, my fellow citizens, we take our nation back. This document I have just signed, passed by both houses of our legislature by overwhelming majorities, is proof that the Galactican people are patriots and will fight for their liberties and independence. We will fight for our freedom, by force of arms if necessary. If necessary, we will do it alone.

Thank you. Raoul Savoie President of Galactica

''The following is a prepared statement delivered from the podium of the crowded press room at Arès Villa, Richelieu, by Alexandre I, Emperor of the French. He was fanked by every senior official of the cabinet, the joint chiefs of staff, the judiciary, and the leadership of both parties and houses of Parliament.''

Good evening,

A few hours ago, the Galactican legislature made a splash when it passed a bill expressing its intent to secede from the French Empire. The document makes the constitutional argument that Galactica joined the Empire in free association with other French states. If it joined freely then, it argues, Galactica can leave freely now.

This argument is not only wrong, it's dangerous, pernicious, and cruel.

The constitutional court has already ruled on the question of independence. The Constitution of our union, which the French people approved by overwhelming margins, has no mechanism for secession. The document which the Galactican elite passed has no legal meaning. We will all wake up tomorrow, and nothing will have changed between Galactica and the French Empire.

Whether Raoul Savoie likes it or not, we created a pact. We settled that we are one nation, indivisible and whole, many parts of one system. Together, by working off of our strengths and covering our weaknesses, by occupying common ground and bridging our differences, we are greater than the sum of our parts. Together, we are strong, free, and independent. Together, we do not need to fear that our liberties, our independence, or our constitution might be taken away by forces beyond our control.

As Emperor, I have made a solemn oath to defend the French nation, its people, its constitution, its liberties, and its laws. What we're seeing today in Galactica is but the latest in a long series of attacks against republican government carried out by Savoie and his government. He jails his political opponents, has encouraged political violence, has pilfered Galactica's economy to reward his partisans, and continues to request aid from the imperial government to address the misery he causes only to subsequently pocket the money. Now, he attacks the premises which are at the heart of our imperial constitution, and which are the essence of why the French people are free and so many are not.

I say this now, on behalf of the French cabinet, the joint chiefs of staff, the judiciary, and both political parties, if Savoie continues down this path, the Imperial government will be forced to take action to protect the people of Galactica from their own government.

I will take your questions now. Alexandre I Emperor of the French