Flopping heavily back into her seat and unbuttoning her pinstriped suit-jacket to reveal the front of her silken blouse, Takagawa of Koukotsu inhaled deeply as one hand limply danced on a datapad.
"I have objections but, as usual, they are not the same objections others carry. The solution to the objectors' problems, Senators, is simple. Reduction of scope. One reason I became a Senator was, as I would read the news, I saw bills fail for single clauses when the rest of the bill died and was never addressed, though it otherwise comprised legislation sorely needed." She tapped a few times at something volumetric that was projected above the pad. "I already have a provisional amendement second part for consideration during this adjournment." Hitomi paused for a moment before pressing 'send' on the datapad.
"Which, I must reiterate, I moved to adjourn to keep this bill from dying completely, just as I did with 116, not to kill it." Then she looked squarely at Katsuko's projection. "I must remind the Premier, Senator Hanako, and Senator Iemochi, that the Premier's Yugumo Corporation does indeed use Yarvex, a restricted material, in its civilian ship hulls, and the sole reason it may do so is the trust it gained by being an associated contributor under SAMIC to the Star Army's military efforts, albeit as an adjunct to Ketsurui Zaibatsu and as a former subsidiary of NovaCorp as MFY and thus Tamahagane Corporation. Being granted such a chance assuredly altered the fortunes of the company for the better, and undoubtedly that chance saved the lives of many aboard one of those ships more than once. Other companies, and the citizens who rely on their services and products, should be able to get this chance. With that in mind my amendment will include a formal resolution urging the Star Army to clarify its procedures to apply for acceptance into SAMIC, even those which do not produce war materiel– armies require more than weapons to run, after all. We need to make sure others have their fair shot, no matter what they make."
Hitomi then turned her eyes on Mochi, with a mischievous smirk on her face: "I will not, however, speculate on what Iemochi Adult Entertainment would do with access to Yarvex Foam." Pausing a beat for transition she then continued, "However, I also postulate that it is likely that the Senate deciding whether or not to allow militarily restricted products for civilian purposes does indeed constitute infringement on the Star Army's functions and responsibilities, despite the Senator's insistence to the contrary, as there is no other reason for the restriction of a material. Deciding when, where, and by whom those materials are used, whether for or outside of military purposes, is well within the mandate of the Star Army to protect and defend the Empire."
Hitomi then turned to address the Senate as a whole. "It seems that other than some unfortunate wording on section two, it is really only section four that is the primary seed of these objections,
ne? Please consider this during the adjournment."
The preamble includes mention of
Military Centralization Act of YE 28 as relevant prior legislation as follows:
- To clarify on the Corporate Support Act of YE 23, Military Centralization Act of YE 28, and Star Army Military Industrial Complex.
Sections 2 and 3 are removed and replaced with the following:
2) All prior designations of Major Corporations in the
Corporate Support Act of YE 23 and
Military Centralization Act of YE 28, as well the means of adding and removing entities from that list are now superseded by the functioning of the
Star Army Military Industrial Complex, and inclusion therein fulfills all requirements to be a Major Corporation as defined in those Acts.
Section 4 is removed.
Section 5 is replaced as follows:
3) The Senate formally resolves to insist the Star Army do its utmost to make accessible the procedures for becoming an authorized restricted materials manufacturer as a member of the
Star Army Military Industrial Complex to all Yamataian entities, that it have a means of adjudicating such for entities who solely produce non-military applications of restricted technologies, and that its criteria for acceptance are clear, unbiased, and fair, and not overly restrictive that would be against the spirit this legislation.
