Intergalactic Summit

It's a simple fact of Caldari law - any system currently occupied by the Caldari State is, legally speaking, the property of the Caldari State and all planetary resources and real estate within that system may be bid for in whole or piecemeal by Caldari corporations.

The important thing to remember is that the Megacorps are amoral first, moral if they can manage it and it won't cut unacceptably deep into their bottom line. They're not out for a cause or a creed, not even Meritocracy. They're out to turn a profit, and will do everything they legally can and, often, whatever the illegally can get away with without regard specifically for morality. This is true of ALL of them, without exception, no matter what glowing things the Scope might have to say about "nice guy" Ishukone.

The reason I have so much respect for the Mens Reppola administration of Ishukone is that he and his board have somehow managed to build a working business model out of doing the right thing for a price, hence the Intaki and Homeworld contracts and whatever the hell it was that happened with Insorum. I don't think anybody's got to the bottom of that one yet. There's a reason that the Napanii word for "charitable" is euphemistically used to mean "Idiotic".

You do your Federation an equal disservice when you deny it control over which of it's systems it gave up to the CEWPA carousel.

And this is the problem. Everyone says that things would improve if we just talked but, frankly, some of you have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone. Perhaps Diana is right - one big war to settle it for once and all.

Hey, scones are yummy. Also, I can get behind the whole "1 war to end them all" Idea. Just gather the fleets meet up somewhere and slug it out, last one standing gets to write the history books and a lot less civilians die on account of political foolishness.

In the case of the great patriotic war?
Unity, Integrity, Independence and Sovereignity.
This can, without doubt, equally be used outside the context of this thread to describe a certain rebellion.

Don't confuse emotional publicity with the people behind it.

True, these conflicts would've been over far sooner if no one would've had the courage to stand up.

The difference between your people and mine, dear boy, is that when my people were told to fire from orbit on civilian targets, they said 'No.' Think about that for a little while. The automaton fascists who are apparently incapable of questioning orders said 'no' when the proud defenders of liberty were quite happy to reduce cities to rubble and target unarmed freighters packed full of refugees.

The problem with the Gallente is that they've always been much, much better at talking a good story than acting one out.

Actually, both my corporate citizenship and clearance documents are issued by Kaalakiota Corporation. I am only authorized as a citizen of the Caldari State when I issue specific requests for such recognition, usually only when I am required to enter a Kaalakiota corporate enclave whereupon it is reinstated for the duration of my time spent within such territory. In all other cases as a capsuleer operating under the legal jurisdiction of CONCORD and the DED my Kaalakiota Corporate Citizenship remains rescinded as per issued clearance documents by Kaalakiota. As a CONCORD-DED regulated capsuleer I would exist only in the Caldari State as what is in effect an individually incorporated limited liability corporation registered to the SCC.

As such:

1. I can only be charged with treason under the Kaalakiota corporate criminal codes at a time and place when I am reinstated as a Kaalakiota citizen on Kaalakiota territory.

2. In my operations as an SCC registered corporation under CONCORD-DED regulations I could hypothetically be brought before the Caldari Business Tribunal. I cannot however be charged with Treason as a corporation as it remains a criminal charge under Megacorporate criminal codes not the Company Law of the Caldari State.

Upon such elaboration, my earlier statement that accusations against a Caldari capsuleer of treason are diminished to the point of being laughable I believe still remains valid. Because a Caldari capsuleer granted their clearance documents is legally not an individual or corporate citizen liable to criminal prosecution as such. But only hypothetically as a company of which, "Treason" forms no part of CBT Law.

Even in the scenario in which a Caldari capsuleer may be legally charged with treason under a Megacorporate criminal code this would have to involve their reinstatement of corporate citizenship, while being on corporate territory and the charges brought forward by an authorized corporate officer.

Since no CONCORD-DED capsuleer on the IGS is empowered to act on the behalf of a Megacorporation as a member of a police-investigative or criminal prosecution section then yes, any accusations or allegations of Treason remain as I said, the province of personal opinion devoid of any real or actual authority.

The reclamation of Caldari Prime is the only thing that kept the State united over our two centuries of existence. It's our rallying cry, our mythology and religion is bound around the physical characteristics of the planet.

Did some people yearn for a more expansionist State? Did Heth? Did he push for it? I can't say that none of that happened - but what didn't happen was a general push towards expansionism.

It's an unfortunate truth that Tibus Heth seems to have wanted to reshape the State in his own image - his own desires and fears. If you feel concerned as Caldari and Gallente head towards peace you must remember that where Tibus Heth's vision stretched farther than restoring the State, it was roundly rejected.

The Caldari do not seek your worlds. We don't want to enforce our ways upon you - except for our way of not interfering outside our borders. All we want is our Homeworld back. But we're not homogenous. There ARE people who dream of profiteering. Of conquest. There are people like that just within the IGS, in fact, as we both know - but they are NOT the State or representatitve of the norm within the State.