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If you will please take your seats, the clerk will initiate a call.\n\n< pause >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): As we have a quorum, we may now conduct business. Senator Han from Jalan indicated earlier that he required some more time before continuing his presentation of the possible amendments to the arrangement of flight paths, so we will open the floor for discussion. The chair recognizes the honorable senator from Vann.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Thank you, Speaker. My fellow senators, the Terra Gazette published a disturbing article by Galen York that exposed vast corruption within the Governors Council of Goss I who were taking payouts to buy considerations for exclusive shipping rights for goods off their planet. Mr. York\u2019s article detailed how they would often accept payments from multiple companies for the same contract. I was shocked and disturbed by the brazen and flagrant disregard for the honor of their office. We live in difficult economic times; everyone knows that. Often, we, the government, become the target of blame from those who feel that we conspire and lie, that we\u2019re against them. The actions of these corrupt Governors only reinforces that belief. However, I quickly realized that they would only feel that empowered if they had little fear of oversight. If it hadn\u2019t been for the bravery of their former security aide coming forward, who knows how much longer their activities would have continued. In the wake of this event, I would like to present a motion to form a subcommittee to review the Senate\u2019s current contract practices with private sector vendors.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Do you suspect a similar level of corruption here?\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): No, Speaker. I have no such preconceptions. I simply believe that it has been some time since we\u2019ve had an internal review.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Are there any objections to Senator Lester\u2019s motion?\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): I don\u2019t have any objections, merely questions.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Chair recognizes the Senator from Centauri.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Thank you, Speaker. Senator, as I said, I have no issues with your motion, in fact, I think it\u2019s good to police ourselves. However, I would ask that we keep the proceedings private and the findings strictly for internal review.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): I would prefer that the committee\u2019s actions be public. I think it shows that we are willing to be held accountable for any wrongdoings or illegal activity.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): I understand. If there is corruption of any kind infecting this government, it should be quickly and efficiently excised, but you should also consider the fallout from such transparency. It is absolutely the case that some of our populace will share your views and consider an open committee investigating corruption to be the hallmark of justice and a testament to an administration\u2019s desire to maintain moral standards. However, for a majority of the people, if your committee unearths any wrongdoing, of any kind, all it will do is fuel their distrust.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): With all due respect, Senator, I don\u2019t believe that we should limit our actions based on fear of how it could be perceived by the people, particularly not when it\u2019s a simply question of right and wrong.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Again, I think you\u2019re overestimating the rationality of the people. As you said yourself, people are frustrated and angry and they have every right to be. When you start talking about politicians receiving payments in one deal that, more than likely, eclipses what the average citizen or civilian makes in a decade, all they\u2019re going to remember are the headlines, the crimes and another crooked politician, not that it was politicians who strove to ferret them out.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): I think we should trust the people to see the difference.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): The Senator from Jalan has indicated that he is ready to continue his presentation. I would like to take a quick vote to form Senator Lester\u2019s committee to review Imperial outsourcing practices. The clerk will commence the procedure.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): The motion has been passed. Senator Lester, please start compiling a list of senators you would like to serve on this committee and a rough schedule of process. I will also leave the decision to make the proceedings public or private to you.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Thank you, Speaker.\n\nTRANSCRIPT BREAK","de_DE":"UEE KONGRESS (396)\n2944-04-08 SATZ\n\nSession AutoScript\nGepr\u00fcft und zugelassen - Archivist Yates (#57573BDF)\n\n2944-04-08_09_09:03 - Sitzung beginnt\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Guten Morgen, meine Damen und Herren. Wenn Sie sich bitte setzen, wird der Sachbearbeiter einen Anruf einleiten.\n\n< Pause > Pause >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Da wir beschlussf\u00e4hig sind, k\u00f6nnen wir nun Gesch\u00e4fte t\u00e4tigen. Senator Han aus Jalan hatte bereits darauf hingewiesen, dass er noch etwas mehr Zeit ben\u00f6tigt, bevor er seine Pr\u00e4sentation der m\u00f6glichen \u00c4nderungen an der Anordnung der Flugrouten fortsetzt, so dass wir das Wort f\u00fcr die Diskussion er\u00f6ffnen werden. Der Vorsitzende w\u00fcrdigt den ehrenwerten Senator von Vann.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Danke, Sprecher. Meine Senatorenkollegen, die Terra Gazette, ver\u00f6ffentlichten einen beunruhigenden Artikel von Galen York, in dem sie die enorme Korruption innerhalb des Gouverneursrates von Goss I aufzeigten, der Auszahlungen t\u00e4tigte, um Gegenleistungen f\u00fcr exklusive Schifffahrtsrechte f\u00fcr Waren au\u00dferhalb ihres Planeten zu kaufen. Mr. Yorks Artikel beschreibt, wie sie oft Zahlungen von mehreren Unternehmen f\u00fcr den gleichen Vertrag akzeptieren w\u00fcrden. Ich war schockiert und beunruhigt \u00fcber die dreiste und schamlose Missachtung der Ehre ihres Amtes. Wir leben in schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Zeiten, das wei\u00df jeder. Oft werden wir, die Regierung, zum Ziel der Schuld derjenigen, die das Gef\u00fchl haben, dass wir uns verschw\u00f6ren und l\u00fcgen, dass wir gegen sie sind. Die Handlungen dieser korrupten Gouverneure verst\u00e4rken diesen Glauben nur noch. Ich erkannte jedoch schnell, dass sie sich nur dann bef\u00e4higt f\u00fchlen w\u00fcrden, wenn sie wenig Angst vor der Aufsicht h\u00e4tten. W\u00e4re da nicht der Mut ihres ehemaligen Sicherheitsberaters gewesen, sich zu melden, wer wei\u00df, wie lange ihre Aktivit\u00e4ten noch andauern w\u00fcrden. Im Anschluss an dieses Ereignis m\u00f6chte ich einen Antrag auf Bildung eines Unterausschusses zur \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung der derzeitigen Vertragspraktiken des Senats mit Anbietern aus der Privatwirtschaft stellen.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Haben Sie den Verdacht, dass es hier ein \u00e4hnliches Ma\u00df an Korruption gibt?\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Nein, Sprecher. Ich habe keine solchen Vorurteile. Ich glaube einfach, dass es einige Zeit her ist, seit wir eine interne \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung hatten.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Gibt es Einw\u00e4nde gegen den Antrag von Senator Lester?\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Ich habe keine Einw\u00e4nde, sondern nur Fragen.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Der Vorsitzende erkennt den Senator von Centauri an.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Danke, Sprecher. Senator, wie ich sagte, habe ich keine Probleme mit Ihrer Bewegung, in der Tat, ich denke, es ist gut, uns selbst zu \u00fcberwachen. Ich m\u00f6chte jedoch darum bitten, dass wir die Verfahren und die Ergebnisse strikt zur internen \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung geheim halten.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Ich w\u00fcrde es vorziehen, wenn die Aktionen des Ausschusses \u00f6ffentlich w\u00e4ren. Ich denke, es zeigt, dass wir bereit sind, f\u00fcr jedes Fehlverhalten oder jede illegale Aktivit\u00e4t zur Verantwortung gezogen zu werden.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Ich verstehe schon. Wenn es Korruption jeglicher Art gibt, die diese Regierung infiziert, sollte sie schnell und effizient beseitigt werden, aber Sie sollten auch die Auswirkungen einer solchen Transparenz ber\u00fccksichtigen. Es ist absolut richtig, dass ein Teil unserer Bev\u00f6lkerung Ihre Ansichten teilen und einen offenen Ausschuss zur Untersuchung von Korruption als Markenzeichen der Justiz und als Beweis f\u00fcr den Wunsch einer Regierung, moralische Standards einzuhalten, betrachten wird. Wenn Ihr Ausschuss jedoch f\u00fcr eine Mehrheit der Menschen irgendein Fehlverhalten feststellt, wird er lediglich ihr Misstrauen sch\u00fcren.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Mit allem geb\u00fchrenden Respekt, Senator, glaube ich nicht, dass wir unsere T\u00e4tigkeiten begrenzen sollten, die auf Furcht vor basieren, wie sie von den Leuten wahrgenommen werden k\u00f6nnte, besonders nicht, wenn es eine einfache Frage von Recht und Unrecht ist.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Nochmals, ich denke, du \u00fcbersch\u00e4tzt die Rationalit\u00e4t der Menschen. Wie du selbst gesagt hast, die Menschen sind frustriert und w\u00fctend und haben jedes Recht dazu. Wenn Sie anfangen, \u00fcber Politiker zu sprechen, die Zahlungen in einem Deal erhalten, der mehr als wahrscheinlich das, was der durchschnittliche B\u00fcrger oder Zivilist in einem Jahrzehnt macht, in den Hintergrund dr\u00e4ngt, werden sie sich nur an die Schlagzeilen, die Verbrechen und einen anderen betr\u00fcgerischen Politiker erinnern, nicht dass es Politiker waren, die sich bem\u00fcht haben, sie aufzusp\u00fcren.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Ich denke, wir sollten darauf vertrauen, dass die Menschen den Unterschied sehen.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Der Senator von Jalan hat erkl\u00e4rt, dass er bereit ist, seine Pr\u00e4sentation fortzusetzen. Ich m\u00f6chte eine schnelle Abstimmung durchf\u00fchren, um den Ausschuss von Senator Lester zu bilden, um die imperialen Outsourcing-Praktiken zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen. Der Sachbearbeiter wird das Verfahren einleiten.\n\n\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Der Antrag wurde angenommen. Senator Lester, fangen Sie bitte an, eine Liste der Senatoren zusammenzustellen, die Sie auf diesem Ausschuss und einem groben Zeitplan des Prozesses dienen m\u00f6chten. Ich werde Ihnen auch die Entscheidung \u00fcberlassen, das Verfahren \u00f6ffentlich oder privat zu machen.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Danke, Sprecher.\n\nTRANSKRIPTUMBRUCH","zh_CN":"UEE CONGRESS (396)\n2944-04-08 SET\n\nSession AutoScript\nProofed and Admitted \u2013Archivist Yates (#57573BDF)\n\n2944-04-08_09:03 \u2013 Session Begins\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you will please take your seats, the clerk will initiate a call.\n\n< pause >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): As we have a quorum, we may now conduct business. Senator Han from Jalan indicated earlier that he required some more time before continuing his presentation of the possible amendments to the arrangement of flight paths, so we will open the floor for discussion. The chair recognizes the honorable senator from Vann.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Thank you, Speaker. My fellow senators, the Terra Gazette published a disturbing article by Galen York that exposed vast corruption within the Governors Council of Goss I who were taking payouts to buy considerations for exclusive shipping rights for goods off their planet. Mr. York\u2019s article detailed how they would often accept payments from multiple companies for the same contract. I was shocked and disturbed by the brazen and flagrant disregard for the honor of their office. We live in difficult economic times; everyone knows that. Often, we, the government, become the target of blame from those who feel that we conspire and lie, that we\u2019re against them. The actions of these corrupt Governors only reinforces that belief. However, I quickly realized that they would only feel that empowered if they had little fear of oversight. If it hadn\u2019t been for the bravery of their former security aide coming forward, who knows how much longer their activities would have continued. In the wake of this event, I would like to present a motion to form a subcommittee to review the Senate\u2019s current contract practices with private sector vendors.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Do you suspect a similar level of corruption here?\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): No, Speaker. I have no such preconceptions. I simply believe that it has been some time since we\u2019ve had an internal review.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Are there any objections to Senator Lester\u2019s motion?\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): I don\u2019t have any objections, merely questions.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): Chair recognizes the Senator from Centauri.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Thank you, Speaker. Senator, as I said, I have no issues with your motion, in fact, I think it\u2019s good to police ourselves. However, I would ask that we keep the proceedings private and the findings strictly for internal review.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): I would prefer that the committee\u2019s actions be public. I think it shows that we are willing to be held accountable for any wrongdoings or illegal activity.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): I understand. If there is corruption of any kind infecting this government, it should be quickly and efficiently excised, but you should also consider the fallout from such transparency. It is absolutely the case that some of our populace will share your views and consider an open committee investigating corruption to be the hallmark of justice and a testament to an administration\u2019s desire to maintain moral standards. However, for a majority of the people, if your committee unearths any wrongdoing, of any kind, all it will do is fuel their distrust.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): With all due respect, Senator, I don\u2019t believe that we should limit our actions based on fear of how it could be perceived by the people, particularly not when it\u2019s a simply question of right and wrong.\n\nSENATOR TRACEY GLENN (U-Saisei-Centauri Sys): Again, I think you\u2019re overestimating the rationality of the people. As you said yourself, people are frustrated and angry and they have every right to be. When you start talking about politicians receiving payments in one deal that, more than likely, eclipses what the average citizen or civilian makes in a decade, all they\u2019re going to remember are the headlines, the crimes and another crooked politician, not that it was politicians who strove to ferret them out.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): I think we should trust the people to see the difference.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): The Senator from Jalan has indicated that he is ready to continue his presentation. I would like to take a quick vote to form Senator Lester\u2019s committee to review Imperial outsourcing practices. The clerk will commence the procedure.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys): The motion has been passed. Senator Lester, please start compiling a list of senators you would like to serve on this committee and a rough schedule of process. I will also leave the decision to make the proceedings public or private to you.\n\nSENATOR RACHEL LESTER (T-Vann-Croshaw Sys): Thank you, Speaker.\n\nTRANSCRIPT BREAK"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":66,"created_at":"2014-04-09T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 23:59:52","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13805,"next_id":13807}}