Clan Wolf Declines ICC Bid for Alliance 8/06/3132
INN - Interstellar News Network
GENEVA, TERRA--As part of a continuing bid to reduce Republic citizenship
requirements, the Immigrant Citizenship Coalition (ICC) formally proposed an alliance
with Clan Wolf in an open letter today. In the letter, ICC Spokesman Sebastian Myrna
said that “the political and moral strength of our cause” combined with the “honor and
power of Clan Wolf” could create a dynamic new force to be reckoned with in the
Republic Senate and on the streets of its many worlds.
“Our combined strength could not be ignored by Republic bureaucrats,” Myrna said,
“who continue to build the Republic on the backs of our exploited non-citizen
members and the work of unacknowledged generations. Together, we can achieve
our goals. Apart, they think of us as disorganized rabble.”
Both the ICC and Clan Wolf have publicly argued against Republic citizenship
requirements for more than five years. Clan Wolf representatives, recently and most
notably Star Captain Katrina Ward, have accused the Republic of treating their
warriors as “second-class citizens,” and has demanded reparations while the ICC has
proposed a controversial set of modifications to the current system.
Despite similar goals, Wolf representatives seemed unwilling to ally themselves with
ICC reformers. After brief discussion by Clan leaders, Khan Seth Ward of Clan Wolf
issued a response to the ICC letter. In the response, Ward said, “Some members of
Clan Wolf feel very deeply a betrayal of trust by the policies of citizenship instituted
by Devlin Stone. Internally, Clan Wolf takes the matter very seriously as we work
toward a resolution. However, this is an internal Clan matter. Until we reach
resolution, no member of Clan Wolf is anything less than a fully loyal member of the
Republic, as befits an honorable Clan. If Clan Wolf concluded that the Republic had
treated us unfairly, we would not be interested in an alliance to reduce an unfair
system to a less unfair system. We would accept nothing less than the full equality
espoused by the Republic charter.”
Galaxy Commander Kal Radick, Prefect of Prefecture IV, was equally dismissive of
the ICC’s alliance proposal. “I think the standards are clear,” Radick said. “The
Republic has too much rhetoric as it is. We don’t need to be clogging channels with
more squabbles.” Radick was included in the Clan Wolf discussion and had no
comment on Khan Ward’s statement.
Myrna expressed disappointment at Clan Wolf’s refusal. “Certainly both our cases are
weakened by our separation. The Republic will continue to abuse its position if no one
stands against it. The ICC will continue to work for fairer citizenship rules in the
meantime, and look for allies where we can find them.”
INN - Interstellar News Network
GENEVA, TERRA--As part of a continuing bid to reduce Republic citizenship
requirements, the Immigrant Citizenship Coalition (ICC) formally proposed an alliance
with Clan Wolf in an open letter today. In the letter, ICC Spokesman Sebastian Myrna
said that “the political and moral strength of our cause” combined with the “honor and
power of Clan Wolf” could create a dynamic new force to be reckoned with in the
Republic Senate and on the streets of its many worlds.
“Our combined strength could not be ignored by Republic bureaucrats,” Myrna said,
“who continue to build the Republic on the backs of our exploited non-citizen
members and the work of unacknowledged generations. Together, we can achieve
our goals. Apart, they think of us as disorganized rabble.”
Both the ICC and Clan Wolf have publicly argued against Republic citizenship
requirements for more than five years. Clan Wolf representatives, recently and most
notably Star Captain Katrina Ward, have accused the Republic of treating their
warriors as “second-class citizens,” and has demanded reparations while the ICC has
proposed a controversial set of modifications to the current system.
Despite similar goals, Wolf representatives seemed unwilling to ally themselves with
ICC reformers. After brief discussion by Clan leaders, Khan Seth Ward of Clan Wolf
issued a response to the ICC letter. In the response, Ward said, “Some members of
Clan Wolf feel very deeply a betrayal of trust by the policies of citizenship instituted
by Devlin Stone. Internally, Clan Wolf takes the matter very seriously as we work
toward a resolution. However, this is an internal Clan matter. Until we reach
resolution, no member of Clan Wolf is anything less than a fully loyal member of the
Republic, as befits an honorable Clan. If Clan Wolf concluded that the Republic had
treated us unfairly, we would not be interested in an alliance to reduce an unfair
system to a less unfair system. We would accept nothing less than the full equality
espoused by the Republic charter.”
Galaxy Commander Kal Radick, Prefect of Prefecture IV, was equally dismissive of
the ICC’s alliance proposal. “I think the standards are clear,” Radick said. “The
Republic has too much rhetoric as it is. We don’t need to be clogging channels with
more squabbles.” Radick was included in the Clan Wolf discussion and had no
comment on Khan Ward’s statement.
Myrna expressed disappointment at Clan Wolf’s refusal. “Certainly both our cases are
weakened by our separation. The Republic will continue to abuse its position if no one
stands against it. The ICC will continue to work for fairer citizenship rules in the
meantime, and look for allies where we can find them.”
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