IMP65

==Chapter 65 - Important People==
[News Reports....]
Glengarry
Isle of Skye region
Lyran Commonwealth
January 22nd, 3098
----
''
"...fires have gutted sections of Dunkeld tonight, on the tenth day of peaceful protests demanding the withdrawal of Lyran Commonwealth forces from Glengarry.  Organizers for Republic Now and the National Unity Anti-Fascism Front have stated that the fires are not the result of rioting.  Planetary Vice-Governor Ernest Regan has repeatedly refused to mobilize Planetary Militia Forces in response to the protests. 
Glengarry's noble representative and Noble ruler Alex Carlysle remains in protective sequestration by order of the Vice Governor while he recovers from injuries sustained at the beginning of this series of mostly peaceful protests.
For new viewers, the protests began with the announced refusal by the Carlysle administration to accept mailed in or HPG delivered ballots in the upcoming regional plebiscite, due to unwarranted claims of concern over the validity of votes cast.  The protestors claim that this is clearly a case of voter suppression...Vice Governor Regan has pledged to allow mail in and HPG delivered electronic voting in the upcoming plebiscite, but mixed messages and the presence of LCAF forces in the system is still seen as an aggravating condition..."
-Comstar Newsnight, January 22, 3098
----
Skye
Isle of Skye region
Lyran Commonwealth
January 22nd, 3098
----
"Duchess Hermione Aten remains in treatment after her accident, and Skye News has gotten word that her heir, Megan, remains out of contact.  In other news, polls show approval of the Steiner regime hitting all time lows leading into the plebiscite.  Polls from Skylar Public Opinion suggest that in comparison polling, there is a rising sentiment favoring the restoration of Victor Steiner-Davion as the man most likely to save the Commonwealth..."
-Skye Broadcasting News
----
Hesperus II
Lyran Commonwealth
January 22nd, 3098
"...problematic, the arms embargo directed at the Republic of the Sphere has cost Defiance Hesperus trillions of Kroner in export contracts and given a leg up to our competitors in neighboring states.  The most frustrating part of this is that previous trade restrictions were at least justified by a state of war.  Adam Steiner's refusal to permit sales to the Republic has damaged Defiance Hesperus for no reason.  Obviously this hasn't happened before.  Even during the succession wars, we only had to worry about contracts from nations that were at war with the Commonwealth.  Andrew should either lift those restrictions, which are nonsensical, or step down for someone who will."
-Duke Daniel Brewer, interview with Starnet News Service
----
Previous Chapter - Return to Story Index - Next Chapter
Category:Works by CannonShop
Category:Important People Chapters