:17:04
Da queen's a bein grossly nice,
mesa tinks.
:17:08
Pitty hot.
:17:37
There is no civility,
only politics.
:17:41
The Republic
is not what it once was.
:17:45
The senate is full of greedy,
squabbling delegates.
:17:51
There is no interest
in the common good.
:17:55
I must be frank, your Majesty.
:17:56
There is little chance the senate
will act on the invasion.
:17:59
Chancellor Valorum
seems to think there is hope.
:18:02
If I may say so, your Majesty...
:18:04
the chancellor
has little real power.
:18:06
He is mired by baseless
accusations of corruption.
:18:10
- The bureaucrats are in charge now.
- What options have we?
:18:14
Our best choice would be
to push for the election...
:18:17
of a stronger
supreme chancellor...
:18:19
one who could control
the bureaucrats...
:18:22
and give us justice.
:18:24
You could call for a vote of
no confidence in Chancellor Valorum.
:18:30
He has been
our strongest supporter.
:18:32
Our only other choice would be
to submit a plea to the courts.
:18:37
The courts take even longer
to decide things than the senate.
:18:41
Our people are dying, Senator.
:18:44
We must do something quickly
to stop the Federation.
:18:47
To be realistic, your Majesty...
:18:50
I think we're going to have to
accept Federation control...
:18:52
for the time being.
:18:56
That is something I cannot do.