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We still have a lot to get through. There are three Senators left to comment on the nomination of Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi to be the next UEE Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire before we put it to a vote.\n\nNext up, the chair recognizes Senator Mira Ngo from Terra. You have the floor.\n\nSENATOR MIRA NGO (T\u2013Terra\u2013Terra Sys): Thank you, Speaker Madrigal. I find it an immense honor to be voicing my support in favor of T.yi\u2019s nomination. Not only because, as a Xi\u2019an, his confirmation would be a historic milestone for the UEE, but because T.yi embodies what makes this empire great. Living proof that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you work hard and dedicate yourself to the service of the UEE and its people, then anything is possible. In all my years as a Senator, I\u2019ve never met a Xi\u2019an ambassador nominee as qualified as T.yi. Not only because of his unrivaled knowledge and insights into Xi\u2019an language and culture, but because his long and illustrious career has prepared him perfectly for this moment.\n\nWhile T.yi has modestly touched on his unique qualifications, allow me to use my time to less humbly explain why there is no doubt in my mind as to why we must approve this nomination. T.yi\u2019s exceptional life began the moment he was born in Brahja. His family house was one of a few Xi\u2019an residences located in the UEE and not on land designated sovereign Xi\u2019an territory in the Perry Line Pact. He came from a line of highly respected translators, who ensured inter-species legal contracts adhered to the laws of both empires and often added exacting language to address cultural differences that could be problematic if not mutually understood. This instilled in T.yi at an early age that details matter and showed him firsthand that Xi\u2019an and Humans could work together.\n\nAfter completing his mandatory Service to the Xi\u2019an Empire, T.yi attended Rhetor University, where he graduated with honors with a dual degree in Business Administration and Interspecies Law. He returned to Oya and served his house admirably for two decades before shifting power dynamics within the Xi\u2019an Empire awarded all translation services to another house. Unable to survive on business from Humans alone, his house made the difficult decision of leaving Oya for the Xi\u2019an Empire. But T.yi stayed, not wanting to abandon the land of his birth, and instead bravely chose to become \u201cnyahuoa\u014dng,\u201d or one who renounces all familial and financial support for a chance to live the life they want.\n\nT.yi quickly carved out a niche in Oya connecting Human and Xi\u2019an businesses to facilitate and expedite local trade. Eventually his client list expanded to include Humans looking to navigate the booming trading hub in the former Perry Line system Kyuk\u2019ya. One of those clients was a MISC executive, who also hired him as a translator and advisor to handle closed-door negotiations with Aopoa. This contract would last four months and lead to the landmark 2910 lend-lease agreement that set the terms for the sharing of technology and ship designs. At the time, MISC CEO Samantha Nassif claimed the deal would not have been possible without T.yi\u2019s steady guidance throughout the process.\n\nIn the following three decades, over fifty prominent UEE companies hired T.yi as a consultant and he established a stellar reputation that eventually landed him a position as a UEE advisor and translator during negotiations over the Human-Xi\u2019an Trade Initiative. There T.yi saw firsthand how the UEE government operated and how Ambassador Yanna Coso devotedly shepherded the negotiations. You may recall the good Ambassador going on record earlier today saying that T.yi\u2019s commitment to the UEE and to finding a way to make the empires work together personally inspired her.\n\nLet me join former Ambassador Coso loudly in proclaiming my support for T.yi to be the next Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire. If T.yi has not proven himself worthy of the position, then I dare say that no one is. Thank you.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): That leaves the two Senators from Vega. Senator Aemile, you have the floor.\n\nSENATOR EDWARD AEMILE (C-Aremis-Vega Sys): Thank you, Speaker Madrigal. The honorable senator from Terra said everything I wanted to say and more, so in the interest of expediting the process, I will cede my time. Thank you.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Very good. Senator Hartwell, you will have the last word on this matter.\n\nSENATOR PETER B. HARTWELL (C-Selene-Vega Sys): Thank you. My fellow Senators. I stand before you today to ask you to vote \u201cNo\u201d on this nomination. Not as a vote against T.yi but as a vote in favor of the slow and steady march of time. A concept that means something very different to you and me than it does to the Xi\u2019an. This difference is most easily illuminated by reminding the chamber that Emperor Kr.\u0113 was alive when Humans first made contact with the Xi\u2019an in Pallas. As he grew old, Human generations passed and made him wise to our ways. I\u2019m not saying this is bad, but Emperor Kr.\u0113 and the Xi\u2019an have learned much about us, and us little of them. For example, we are clueless about the exact population of their Empire, and don\u2019t even know the location of all their systems. To not acknowledge this massive strategic advantage would be foolish.\n\nLet me be clear. I fully support working with the Xi\u2019an, but we must face the truths at hand. Their species is many millennia older than ours. They have survived and thrived longer than most of us can imagine, and we have much to learn from their success. But getting too entangled with the Xi\u2019an before we\u2019ve learned more about their ways could be catastrophic, and could allow them to overshadow or overwhelm us before we can grow strong on our own.\n\nWe can only assume from Emperor Kr.\u0113\u2019s example that there are many other Xi\u2019an still alive from the time our species first met. We have known this smart and shrewd species for only one of their generations. While I am proud of the achievements we\u2019ve accomplished together in that time, I believe it remains in the best interest of the Empire not to grow too close with them yet. That we should allow ourselves the proper amount of time to learn more about their ways. We know already that they are a patient species, and I fully believe we would benefit from emulating their example right now.\n\nThere is no harm in being patient. Danger only lies in moving too fast. This above all is why I implore this Senate to vote \u201cNo\u201d on T.yi being the next ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire. While I do not question his commitment to this empire, I worry about normalizing the involvement of Xi\u2019an in the top position of this government until we have better come to understand the species and their long-term goal regarding the UEE. Ty.i may be an ideal candidate, but this is not the ideal time. Thank you, Speaker Madrigal.\n\n< gavel >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Now that comments have concluded we will vote on the nomination of Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi to be UEE Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire.\n\n< pause for vote >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Final tabulation has been completed and the \u201cNays\u201d have it. The nomination has been rejected. Imperator Addison now has thirty days to nominate a new candidate. We\u2019ll revisit the matter then.\n\nEND TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT","de_DE":"UEE-Kongress (399)\n2951-17-08 SET\nSitzung AutoScript\nGepr\u00fcft und zugelassen - Archivar Yates (#57573BDF)\n2951-17-08_16:40 - Beginn des Transkriptauszuges\nSPRECHER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Meine Damen und Herren, bitte beruhigen Sie sich. Wir haben noch eine Menge zu erledigen. Es sind noch drei Senatoren \u00fcbrig, die sich zur Nominierung von Nyahoua\u014dng T.yi zum n\u00e4chsten UEE-Botschafter im Xi'an-Imperium \u00e4u\u00dfern m\u00fcssen, bevor wir dar\u00fcber abstimmen.\n\nAls n\u00e4chstes erteilt der Vorsitzende Senatorin Mira Ngo von Terra das Wort. Sie haben das Wort.\n\nSENATOR MIRA NGO (T-Terra-Terra Sys): Vielen Dank, Speaker Madrigal. Es ist mir eine gro\u00dfe Ehre, meine Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr die Nominierung von T.yi auszusprechen. Nicht nur, weil seine Best\u00e4tigung als Xi'an ein historischer Meilenstein f\u00fcr die UEE w\u00e4re, sondern weil T.yi das verk\u00f6rpert, was dieses Imperium gro\u00df macht. Er ist der lebende Beweis daf\u00fcr, dass, egal wer man ist oder woher man kommt, alles m\u00f6glich ist, wenn man hart arbeitet und sich in den Dienst der UEE und ihres Volkes stellt. In all meinen Jahren als Senator habe ich noch nie einen Botschafterkandidaten aus Xi'an getroffen, der so qualifiziert war wie T.yi. Nicht nur wegen seiner un\u00fcbertroffenen Kenntnisse und Einblicke in die Sprache und Kultur von Xi'an, sondern weil ihn seine lange und illustre Karriere perfekt auf diesen Moment vorbereitet hat.\n\nW\u00e4hrend T.yi bescheiden auf seine einzigartigen Qualifikationen eingegangen ist, erlauben Sie mir, meine Zeit zu nutzen, um weniger bescheiden zu erkl\u00e4ren, warum es f\u00fcr mich keinen Zweifel gibt, warum wir dieser Nominierung zustimmen m\u00fcssen. T.yis au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliches Leben begann in dem Moment, als er in Brahja geboren wurde. Sein Familienhaus war eine der wenigen Xi'an-Residenzen, die sich in der UEE befanden und nicht auf Land, das im Perry-Linien-Pakt als souver\u00e4nes Xi'an-Gebiet ausgewiesen wurde. Er stammte aus einer Linie von hoch angesehenen \u00dcbersetzern, die sicherstellten, dass juristische Vertr\u00e4ge zwischen den Spezies den Gesetzen beider Imperien entsprachen und oft eine anspruchsvolle Sprache hinzuf\u00fcgten, um kulturelle Unterschiede anzusprechen, die problematisch sein k\u00f6nnten, wenn man sich nicht gegenseitig versteht. Dies vermittelte T.yi schon in jungen Jahren, dass Details wichtig sind und zeigte ihm aus erster Hand, dass Xi'an und Menschen zusammenarbeiten k\u00f6nnen.\n\nNachdem er seinen obligatorischen Dienst f\u00fcr das Xi'an-Imperium absolviert hatte, besuchte T.yi die Rhetor-Universit\u00e4t, wo er mit Auszeichnung einen Doppelabschluss in Betriebswirtschaft und Interspezies-Recht erwarb. Er kehrte nach Oya zur\u00fcck und diente seinem Haus zwei Jahrzehnte lang bewundernswert, bevor die Machtdynamik innerhalb des Xi'an-Imperiums alle \u00dcbersetzungsdienste an ein anderes Haus vergab. Da er nicht in der Lage war, allein mit dem Gesch\u00e4ft mit den Menschen zu \u00fcberleben, traf sein Haus die schwierige Entscheidung, Oya in Richtung des Xi'an-Imperiums zu verlassen. Aber T.yi blieb, da er das Land seiner Geburt nicht verlassen wollte, und entschied sich stattdessen mutig, \"nyahoua\u014dng\" zu werden, oder jemand, der auf alle famili\u00e4re und finanzielle Unterst\u00fctzung verzichtet, um die Chance zu haben, das Leben zu leben, das er will.\n\nT.yi hat sich schnell eine Nische in Oya geschaffen, indem er menschliche und Xi'an-Gesch\u00e4fte miteinander verbindet, um den lokalen Handel zu erleichtern und zu beschleunigen. Schlie\u00dflich erweiterte sich seine Kundenliste um Menschen, die sich im boomenden Handelszentrum im ehemaligen Perry Line System Kyuk'ya bewegen wollten. Einer dieser Kunden war ein leitender Angestellter der MISC, der ihn auch als \u00dcbersetzer und Berater anheuerte, um die Verhandlungen mit Aopoa hinter verschlossenen T\u00fcren zu f\u00fchren. Dieser Vertrag sollte vier Monate dauern und zum bahnbrechenden Leihvertrag 2910 f\u00fchren, der die Bedingungen f\u00fcr die gemeinsame Nutzung von Technologie und Schiffsdesigns festlegte. Zu dieser Zeit behauptete MISC-CEO Samantha Nassif, dass der Deal ohne T.yis stetige F\u00fchrung w\u00e4hrend des gesamten Prozesses nicht m\u00f6glich gewesen w\u00e4re.\n\nIn den folgenden drei Jahrzehnten heuerten \u00fcber f\u00fcnfzig prominente UEE-Unternehmen T.yi als Berater an und er erarbeitete sich einen hervorragenden Ruf, der ihm schlie\u00dflich eine Position als UEE-Berater und \u00dcbersetzer w\u00e4hrend der Verhandlungen \u00fcber die Mensch-Xi'an-Handelsinitiative verschaffte. Dort sah T.yi aus erster Hand, wie die UEE-Regierung arbeitete und wie die Botschafterin Jennica Awasthi die Verhandlungen hingebungsvoll leitete. Sie erinnern sich vielleicht daran, dass die gute Botschafterin heute zu Protokoll gab, dass T.yis Engagement f\u00fcr die UEE und die Suche nach einem Weg zur Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Imperien sie pers\u00f6nlich inspirierte.\n\nIch schlie\u00dfe mich dem ehemaligen Botschafter Awasthi an und verk\u00fcnde lautstark meine Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr T.yi als n\u00e4chste Botschafterin des Xi'an-Imperiums. Wenn T.yi sich nicht als w\u00fcrdig f\u00fcr diese Position erwiesen hat, dann wage ich zu behaupten, dass es niemand ist. Ich danke Ihnen.\n\nSPRECHER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Damit bleiben noch die beiden Senatoren von Vega. Senator Aemile, Sie haben das Wort.\n\nSENATOR EDWARD AEMILE (C-Aremis-Vega Sys.): Ich danke Ihnen, Speaker Madrigal. Der ehrenwerte Senator von Terra hat alles gesagt, was ich sagen wollte und noch mehr, also werde ich im Interesse der Beschleunigung des Prozesses meine Zeit abtreten. Ich danke Ihnen.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Sehr gut. Senator Hartwell, Sie werden das letzte Wort in dieser Angelegenheit haben.\n\nSENATOR PETER B. HARTWELL (C-Selene-Vega Sys.): Ich danke Ihnen. Meine Kollegen Senatoren. Ich stehe heute vor Ihnen, um Sie zu bitten, bei dieser Nominierung mit \"Nein\" zu stimmen. Nicht als eine Stimme gegen T.yi, sondern als eine Stimme f\u00fcr den langsamen und stetigen Marsch der Zeit. Ein Konzept, das f\u00fcr Sie und mich etwas ganz anderes bedeutet als f\u00fcr die Xi'an. Dieser Unterschied l\u00e4sst sich am einfachsten beleuchten, wenn man sich vor Augen f\u00fchrt, dass Imperator Kr.\u0113 lebte, als die Menschen zum ersten Mal Kontakt mit den Xi'an in Pallas aufnahmen. Als er alt wurde, verging eine Menschengeneration nach der anderen und machte ihn weise f\u00fcr unsere Lebensweise. Ich sage nicht, dass das schlecht ist, aber Imperator Kr.\u0113 und die Xi'an haben viel \u00fcber uns gelernt, und wir wenig \u00fcber sie. Zum Beispiel wissen wir nichts \u00fcber die genaue Bev\u00f6lkerung ihres Reiches und kennen nicht einmal die Lage all ihrer Systeme. Es w\u00e4re t\u00f6richt, diesen massiven strategischen Vorteil nicht anzuerkennen.\n\nLassen Sie mich das klarstellen. Ich unterst\u00fctze die Zusammenarbeit mit den Xi'an voll und ganz, aber wir m\u00fcssen den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen. Ihre Spezies ist viele Jahrtausende \u00e4lter als unsere. Sie haben l\u00e4nger \u00fcberlebt und gedeiht, als die meisten von uns sich vorstellen k\u00f6nnen, und wir k\u00f6nnen viel von ihrem Erfolg lernen. Aber sich zu sehr mit den Xi'an zu verstricken, bevor wir mehr \u00fcber ihre Lebensweise gelernt haben, k\u00f6nnte katastrophal sein und ihnen erlauben, uns zu \u00fcberschatten oder zu \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigen, bevor wir aus eigener Kraft stark werden k\u00f6nnen.\n\nWir k\u00f6nnen aus dem Beispiel von Imperator Kr.\u0113 nur vermuten, dass es noch viele andere Xi'an aus der Zeit der ersten Begegnung unserer Spezies gibt. Wir kennen diese kluge und gewitzte Spezies erst seit einer ihrer Generationen. Obwohl ich stolz auf die Errungenschaften bin, die wir in dieser Zeit gemeinsam erreicht haben, glaube ich, dass es im besten Interesse des Imperiums ist, ihnen noch nicht zu nahe zu kommen. Wir sollten uns die n\u00f6tige Zeit nehmen, um mehr \u00fcber ihre Lebensweise zu erfahren. Wir wissen bereits, dass sie eine geduldige Spezies sind, und ich glaube fest daran, dass wir davon profitieren w\u00fcrden, wenn wir ihrem Beispiel jetzt nacheifern w\u00fcrden.\n\nEs ist nicht schlimm, geduldig zu sein. Die Gefahr liegt nur darin, sich zu schnell zu bewegen. Das ist vor allem der Grund, warum ich diesen Senat beschw\u00f6re, mit \"Nein\" zu stimmen, wenn T.yi der n\u00e4chste Botschafter des Xi'an-Imperiums wird. W\u00e4hrend ich sein Engagement f\u00fcr dieses Imperium nicht in Frage stelle, mache ich mir Sorgen \u00fcber die Normalisierung der Einbindung von Xi'an in die Spitzenposition dieser Regierung, bis wir die Spezies und ihr langfristiges Ziel bez\u00fcglich der UEE besser verstanden haben. Ty.i mag ein idealer Kandidat sein, aber dies ist nicht der ideale Zeitpunkt. Vielen Dank, Sprecher Madrigal.\n\n<Hammer >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Nun, da die Kommentare abgeschlossen sind, werden wir \u00fcber die Nominierung von Nyahoua\u014dng T.yi zum UEE-Botschafter im Xi'an-Reich abstimmen.\n\n< Pause f\u00fcr Abstimmung >\n\nSPRECHER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Die endg\u00fcltige Tabellierung ist abgeschlossen und die \"Nays\" haben es. Die Nominierung ist abgelehnt worden. Imperator Addison hat nun drei\u00dfig Tage Zeit, einen neuen Kandidaten zu nominieren. Wir werden die Angelegenheit dann wieder aufgreifen.\n\nENDE DES TRANSKRIPTAUSZUGES","zh_CN":"UEE Congress (399)\n2951-17-08 SET\nSession AutoScript\nProofed and Admitted \u2013 Archivist Yates (#57573BDF)\n2951-17-08_16:40 \u2013 Transcript Excerpt Begins\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Ladies and gentlemen, please settle down. We still have a lot to get through. There are three Senators left to comment on the nomination of Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi to be the next UEE Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire before we put it to a vote.\n\nNext up, the chair recognizes Senator Mira Ngo from Terra. You have the floor.\n\nSENATOR MIRA NGO (T\u2013Terra\u2013Terra Sys): Thank you, Speaker Madrigal. I find it an immense honor to be voicing my support in favor of T.yi\u2019s nomination. Not only because, as a Xi\u2019an, his confirmation would be a historic milestone for the UEE, but because T.yi embodies what makes this empire great. Living proof that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you work hard and dedicate yourself to the service of the UEE and its people, then anything is possible. In all my years as a Senator, I\u2019ve never met a Xi\u2019an ambassador nominee as qualified as T.yi. Not only because of his unrivaled knowledge and insights into Xi\u2019an language and culture, but because his long and illustrious career has prepared him perfectly for this moment.\n\nWhile T.yi has modestly touched on his unique qualifications, allow me to use my time to less humbly explain why there is no doubt in my mind as to why we must approve this nomination. T.yi\u2019s exceptional life began the moment he was born in Brahja. His family house was one of a few Xi\u2019an residences located in the UEE and not on land designated sovereign Xi\u2019an territory in the Perry Line Pact. He came from a line of highly respected translators, who ensured inter-species legal contracts adhered to the laws of both empires and often added exacting language to address cultural differences that could be problematic if not mutually understood. This instilled in T.yi at an early age that details matter and showed him firsthand that Xi\u2019an and Humans could work together.\n\nAfter completing his mandatory Service to the Xi\u2019an Empire, T.yi attended Rhetor University, where he graduated with honors with a dual degree in Business Administration and Interspecies Law. He returned to Oya and served his house admirably for two decades before shifting power dynamics within the Xi\u2019an Empire awarded all translation services to another house. Unable to survive on business from Humans alone, his house made the difficult decision of leaving Oya for the Xi\u2019an Empire. But T.yi stayed, not wanting to abandon the land of his birth, and instead bravely chose to become \u201cnyahuoa\u014dng,\u201d or one who renounces all familial and financial support for a chance to live the life they want.\n\nT.yi quickly carved out a niche in Oya connecting Human and Xi\u2019an businesses to facilitate and expedite local trade. Eventually his client list expanded to include Humans looking to navigate the booming trading hub in the former Perry Line system Kyuk\u2019ya. One of those clients was a MISC executive, who also hired him as a translator and advisor to handle closed-door negotiations with Aopoa. This contract would last four months and lead to the landmark 2910 lend-lease agreement that set the terms for the sharing of technology and ship designs. At the time, MISC CEO Samantha Nassif claimed the deal would not have been possible without T.yi\u2019s steady guidance throughout the process.\n\nIn the following three decades, over fifty prominent UEE companies hired T.yi as a consultant and he established a stellar reputation that eventually landed him a position as a UEE advisor and translator during negotiations over the Human-Xi\u2019an Trade Initiative. There T.yi saw firsthand how the UEE government operated and how Ambassador Yanna Coso devotedly shepherded the negotiations. You may recall the good Ambassador going on record earlier today saying that T.yi\u2019s commitment to the UEE and to finding a way to make the empires work together personally inspired her.\n\nLet me join former Ambassador Coso loudly in proclaiming my support for T.yi to be the next Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire. If T.yi has not proven himself worthy of the position, then I dare say that no one is. Thank you.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): That leaves the two Senators from Vega. Senator Aemile, you have the floor.\n\nSENATOR EDWARD AEMILE (C-Aremis-Vega Sys): Thank you, Speaker Madrigal. The honorable senator from Terra said everything I wanted to say and more, so in the interest of expediting the process, I will cede my time. Thank you.\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Very good. Senator Hartwell, you will have the last word on this matter.\n\nSENATOR PETER B. HARTWELL (C-Selene-Vega Sys): Thank you. My fellow Senators. I stand before you today to ask you to vote \u201cNo\u201d on this nomination. Not as a vote against T.yi but as a vote in favor of the slow and steady march of time. A concept that means something very different to you and me than it does to the Xi\u2019an. This difference is most easily illuminated by reminding the chamber that Emperor Kr.\u0113 was alive when Humans first made contact with the Xi\u2019an in Pallas. As he grew old, Human generations passed and made him wise to our ways. I\u2019m not saying this is bad, but Emperor Kr.\u0113 and the Xi\u2019an have learned much about us, and us little of them. For example, we are clueless about the exact population of their Empire, and don\u2019t even know the location of all their systems. To not acknowledge this massive strategic advantage would be foolish.\n\nLet me be clear. I fully support working with the Xi\u2019an, but we must face the truths at hand. Their species is many millennia older than ours. They have survived and thrived longer than most of us can imagine, and we have much to learn from their success. But getting too entangled with the Xi\u2019an before we\u2019ve learned more about their ways could be catastrophic, and could allow them to overshadow or overwhelm us before we can grow strong on our own.\n\nWe can only assume from Emperor Kr.\u0113\u2019s example that there are many other Xi\u2019an still alive from the time our species first met. We have known this smart and shrewd species for only one of their generations. While I am proud of the achievements we\u2019ve accomplished together in that time, I believe it remains in the best interest of the Empire not to grow too close with them yet. That we should allow ourselves the proper amount of time to learn more about their ways. We know already that they are a patient species, and I fully believe we would benefit from emulating their example right now.\n\nThere is no harm in being patient. Danger only lies in moving too fast. This above all is why I implore this Senate to vote \u201cNo\u201d on T.yi being the next ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire. While I do not question his commitment to this empire, I worry about normalizing the involvement of Xi\u2019an in the top position of this government until we have better come to understand the species and their long-term goal regarding the UEE. Ty.i may be an ideal candidate, but this is not the ideal time. Thank you, Speaker Madrigal.\n\n< gavel >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Now that comments have concluded we will vote on the nomination of Nyahuoa\u014dng T.yi to be UEE Ambassador to the Xi\u2019an Empire.\n\n< pause for vote >\n\nSPEAKER MARSHALL MADRIGAL (U-Borea-Magnus Sys.): Final tabulation has been completed and the \u201cNays\u201d have it. The nomination has been rejected. Imperator Addison now has thirty days to nominate a new candidate. We\u2019ll revisit the matter then.\n\nEND TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":96,"created_at":"2021-08-18T02:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"4 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 19:49:41","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":18277,"next_id":18280}}