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<li class="done4"> <a href="launch/sys/Ioan/008.html">Launch: sys-side: Ioan</a> - Ioan interviews historian keenly interested in staying close enough to earth to keep cataloging, has picked up on some of the patterns; also wants to be close to Ioan, weaseled her way into the interview - 2150</li>
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<li class="done4"> <a href="launch/launch/Codrin-castor/005.html">Launch: launch-side: Codrin#Castor</a> - Interviews True Name, who was tasked by Michelle as political side of launch, first time sys and phys have worked together in meaningful way in ages, tickled to see Douglas Hadje, nudges him through <em>channels</em> to apply for launch director (look at that manipulation go) - 2839</li>
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<li class="done4"> <a href="launch/phys/Douglas/007.html">Launch: phys-side: Douglas</a> - Learns more about the clade, but still not about names, mentions some concerning stuff re: patterns phys/planet-side - 1855</li>
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<li class="done3"> <a href="secession/phys/Yared/007.html">Secession: phys-side: Yared</a> - Introduces secession amendment himself, it goes over poorly initially, contacts Demma who reassures him that it will swing in secession’s favor after some unsavory strings are pulled, told to keep pressing sys-side on secession - 2640</li>
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<li class="done4"> <a href="secession/phys/Yared/007.html">Secession: phys-side: Yared</a> - Introduces secession amendment himself, it goes over poorly initially, contacts Demma who reassures him that it will swing in secession’s favor after some unsavory strings are pulled, told to keep pressing sys-side on secession - 2640</li>
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<li class="done3"> <a href="launch/sys/Ioan/009.html">Launch: sys-side: Ioan</a> - Ioan, already worried, interviews Do I Know God After The <em>End Waking</em> (skunk male, druid type) at eir home, who was tasked by True Name and Jonas to meddle with phys-side finance late 2100s to increase sys-side population by paying for uploads (as Ioan was), liberal now, regrets his actions; points em to Jonas still on system; conversation with both End Waking and May about what she meant about system being more subtle viz dandelions (even after all this time, it’s still a dream, May’s been dreaming with em, not uncommon for emotionally entangled people) - 3217</li>
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<li class="done3"> <a href="launch/launch/Codrin-pollux/006.html">Launch: launch-side: Codrin#Pollux</a> - Has Yared, Debarre, and user11824 over, who talk about how the council was undermined, then overridden by Jonas/Odists after secession, Yared talks about Toledot Yeshu, Demma as Paul (left unsaid whether or not Demma was influenced by anyone sys-side, implied no; phys-side still had its own politics, then) - 2856</li>
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<li class="done3"> <a href="secession/sys/True-Name/006.html">Secession: sys-side: True Name</a> - Meets with Debarre, who says he understands better now, thanks her for all her work; after he leaves, meets up with <em>Life Breeds Life,</em> But Death Must Now Be Chosen (human male, scholar type) to help keep up appearances during secession work that the clade isn’t growing, minimize actions in history so that the clade doesn’t appear to have done anything, that Michelle was on the Council and the clade just helped. - 2317</li>
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<p>The entity known as the System, with regards to its inhabitants, shall hereby secede and become its own self-governing entity.</p>
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<li>Those who have uploaded to live on the System shall no longer hold their citizenship (sometimes known as “dual citizenship”) to their country of origin.</li>
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<li>The creations of those who have uploaded to live on the System shall be considered as originating in and governed by the System as a political entity.</li>
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<li>The creations of those who have uploaded to live on the System shall henceforth be considered as originating in and governed by the System as a political entity.</li>
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<li>The System as a self-governing entity shall enter into trade agreements with other governmental entities for goods and services required to maintain the System as a physical entity.</li>
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<li>The exchange of goods and services between the System and the governmental entity named in the trade agreement shall be binding for those two parties only.</li>
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<li>The act of uploading to the System shall be considered one of emigration, and regulations around immigration shall be set only by the System.</li>
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<li>No extant governmental entity may set undue barriers to emigration to the System beyond existing expatriation agreements, nor may they intimidate, dissuade, or otherwise hinder citizens from choosing to emigrate.</li>
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<li>As a separate governmental entity, the System shall be a valid destination for asylum-seekers and refugees regardless of their reasons for seeking such, with regulations for acceptance being set by the System as a self-governing entity.</li>
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<li>Due to the nature of the System, the following limitations shall be put in place on this governmental entity:<ol>
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<li>It shall not be able to declare war on any other governmental entity.</li>
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<li>It shall not enact any trade embargo, tariff, or other restriction on trade against any other governmental entity.</li>
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<li>It shall not provide favor to any one governmental entity over another except through the agreements set above.</li>
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<li>It shall not enact any trade embargo, tariff, or other restriction on trade against any other governmental entity.</li>
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<li>It shall not be able to declare war on any other governmental entity.</li>
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<li>No other governmental entity shall declare war on or attempt to destroy the physical elements of the System.</li>
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<li>No other governmental entity shall aid or abet another governmental entity to conspire against the System.</li>
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<p><em>Sponsors:</em></p>
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<dt>Direct Democracy Representative signatory</dt>
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<dd>Yared Zerezghi (NEAC) via Direct Democracy Representative.</dd>
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<dd>Yared Zerezghi (NEAC) via Direct Democracy Representative, author.</dd>
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<dt>Supervisory government signatory</dt>
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<dd>Yosef Demma (NEAC), Councilor.</dd>
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<dt>System-side signatories</dt>
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<p>November 28, 2124</p>
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<p>The response to the proposal was immediate and dramatic.</p>
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<p>Yared had not know what exactly it was that he was expecting, but it certainly was not an immediate division within the DDR, with one half being suddenly and intensely for the referendum and its amendments, each for their own reasons, and the other half being suddenly and intensely against the referendum for completely separate reasons he could not fathom.</p>
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<p>It was not that he hadn’t expected some division, but the strength of the divisiveness of the amendment itself was alarming. Where once there had been general consensus on the issue of individual rights and the L<sub>5</sub> launch amendment, there was suddenly no guarantee that the referendum itself would actually pass. It had been a foregone conclusion, and now, in the matter of minutes, the entire thing seemed to be crumbling around him, and, with his name attached as DDR signatory, he was responsible.</p>
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<p>Yared had not known what exactly it was that he was expecting, but it certainly was not an immediate division within the DDR, with one half being suddenly and intensely for the referendum and its amendments, each for their own reasons, and the other half being suddenly and intensely against the referendum for completely separate reasons he could not fathom.</p>
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<p>It was not that he hadn’t expected some division, but the strength of the divisiveness of the amendment itself was alarming. Where once there had been general consensus on the issue of individual rights and the L<sub>5</sub> launch amendment, there was suddenly no guarantee that the referendum itself would actually pass. It had been a foregone conclusion, and now, in the matter of minutes, the entire thing seemed to be crumbling around him, and, with his name attached as author and DDR signatory, he was responsible.</p>
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<p>His instinct was to leave. To run. To hide. Some adrenal reaction drove him to back out of the ‘net, throw on his cap and nearly sprint from his apartment.</p>
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<p>He made it the several blocks up to the useless, wooded patch of ground before he calmed down enough to realize that, not only had he left behind any chance of responding to the flurry of comments on the referendum and its amendment (unless he wanted to use the clunky interface for doing so on his phone), but also any chance of syncing up with True Name and Jonas on the events.</p>
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<p>Now here he was, huddling at the base of a scraggly tree like some hunted thing, an animal seeking only to never be seen by unknown predators. Now here he was, completely alone.</p>
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<p>And yet he couldn’t force himself to rise. Couldn’t force himself to get up from his crouching position, couldn’t force himself to walk back to his apartment or, really, anywhere else, couldn’t even force himself to pull his phone from his pocket and get in touch with…well, who would he even contact? The only one he interacted with in the subject — really, the only one he interacted with offline in any sincere capacity, these last few months — was Councilor Demma.</p>
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<p>Given this reaction, that seemed ill-advised.</p>
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<p>So he sat, back pressed against the truck of the tree, searching for anything he could think of to ground himself.</p>
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<p>So he sat for an hour, back pressed against the truck of the tree, searching for anything he could think of to ground himself.</p>
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<p>With a thrill up his spine along the exocortex and a gentle ping from his implants, his phone began to ring. Fears surged within him once again, and a glance at the screen confirmed his fears.</p>
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<p>Demma.</p>
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<p>“Shit, shit.” He stood, paced around the tree in a circle. “Shit. Shit, goddamn.”</p>
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<p>It was a short walk of perhaps only a minute or two, but even so, the car was waiting for him, the driver already standing beside it, waiting to open the door to let him in to talk.</p>
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<p>“Yared, wonderful to see you, as always!” Demma said cheerfully. “Please, sit! We have much to talk about. I’m sorry that I was not able to provide our usual coffee, but there’s water behind the seat if you’d like.”</p>
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<p>Settling into the cushy and cold spot that he’d found himself in so many times before, Yared shook his head. “No, thank you. I’m sorry I wasn’t at home, I wasn’t expecting you.”</p>
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<p>Demma waved the comment away. “It’s alright, quite alright. We probably should have planned better on when to introduce the amendment and when to meet up afterwards, but, well, we knew it was going to be today, so we figured that you’d be ready to meet either way.”</p>
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<p>Demma waved the comment away. “It’s alright, quite alright. We probably should have planned better on when to introduce the amendment in order to meet up afterwards, but, well, we knew it was going to be today, so we figured that you’d be ready to meet either way.”</p>
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<p>“I just…I just needed a walk.”</p>
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<p>“Burning off some steam? Enjoying some fresh air?”</p>
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<p>He fiddled with the hem of his shirt for a moment, then shrugged. “I was a little surprised by the response to the amendment. It was making me anxious, and I stepped away to calm down.”</p>
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<p>“Indeed not,” Demma said, laughing. “That’s part of why we chose you.”</p>
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<p>“Right. So I’m just not sure why it just all immediately went wrong. There was nothing in there that hadn’t already been discussed in the forums, and even on the ‘net from governmental types.”</p>
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<p>The councilor tugged at his chin absentmindedly. “I think that there are a few reasons for that, Mr. Zerezghi. The first is that there were no other co-authors on the bill, so it looked rather sudden. Even if you’ve been leading the effort quite effectively, and others look up to you, I can imagine that some see it as a power-grab once you’d reached that consensus.</p>
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<p>“Another reason is that you used the word ‘secede’, which is something of a naughty word in many jurisdictions. North America in particular has some quite strong feelings on the matter, given the troubles of the last century. Don’t misunderstand me, you had to use it for legislative reasons, but it still spun several people into a panic, particularly in the old United States. Does that make sense?”</p>
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<p>“Another reason is that you used the word ‘secede’, which is something of a naughty word in many jurisdictions. North America in particular has some quite strong feelings on the matter, given the troubles of the last century. Don’t misunderstand me, you had to use it for legislative reasons, but it still spun several people into a panic, particularly in what remains of the United States. Does that make sense?”</p>
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<p>“Yes, I suppose, but others were already using it. Respected voices, even. It’s not the first time it’s come up.”</p>
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<p>“Of course, but it is the first time it’s been put in front of everyone as a something they must consider.”</p>
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<p>Yared frowned. “If that’s the case, then perhaps we should have waited for a separate referendum.”</p>
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<p>“Should I take part in that conversation, too?” he asked.</p>
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<p>“You can if you’d like, so long as you don’t drop your focus on the current referendum completely. I don’t imagine you will, given that your name is on an amendment.”</p>
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<p>He nodded.</p>
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<p>“The third reason, however, is that there is more going on behind the scenes on the governmental level than you are privy to. It’s often fashionable to ascribe ill intentions on politicians, but that is because they have often borne out when scandals come to light.</p>
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<p>“The third reason, however, is that there is more going on behind the scenes on the governmental level than you are privy to. It’s often fashionable to ascribe ill intentions to politicians, but that is because they have often borne out when scandals come to light.</p>
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<p>“There is nothing scandal-worthy here, but there are still strings to be pulled. The correct hands shaken, the correct babies kissed, the correct promises of support on the correct issues. Some of those strings are the ones that everyone can see: the campaign contributions, the baby-kissing, the promises. Some of them are not, though. Thinly veiled threats, intimidation. Who knows, perhaps even some market meddling.”</p>
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<p>Yared’s baseline frown deepened, to which Demma laughed.</p>
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<p>“Politics are politics, my dear Yared. It is a game, as I’m sure you’ve guessed from your interactions with Jonas, but it is one with high stakes. When there are high stakes, one must use all the tools at one’s disposal, savory or otherwise.”</p>
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<p>He didn’t believe it for a second.</p>
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