another gem from the list serv: circa Spring 1998<br /><br />
Subspace message from XCD Chance <xcdchance@aol.com>:
<br /><br />Terledrom, Fromeltar
Vivevtik-Vre'Kor (Vf) announced her resignation from the Terledrom ruling
council on Seventh day. The resignation was not entirely unexpected
concerning her remarks a four-day ago when, during a holovid interview on the
"Sunrise Show", she insulted the Dralasiie population of the planet.
<br /><br />The interview was discussing the upcoming vote of the much debated "Dralk
Welfare Bill". When asked whether she would vote for the bill she commented
that "with the way Dralasites talk, we were lucky it got drafted in the first
place, so I wouldn't count on a vote".
<br /><br />This tops a month of racial tension between the Dralasite and Vrusk of
Fromeltar. Urthek Driv (Dn), spokesperson of the Dralasite Organization Of
Movement, sites this as "another case of Vrusk attempts to enslave the
Dralasites of Fromeltar".
<br /><br />On Day 374 the famous Dril murder trial ended in planet wide riots when
murderers Dralif Fie (Dm) and Dralik Mor (Df) were conviceted, but their
accomplice Viviete Vifi (Vm) was acquitted. The Dralasite response was all
that more angry since Vifi was allowed a separate trial, while Fie's and Mor's
request for separate trials were denied.
<br /><br />Vre'Kor's resignation also comes at a bad time for the Vivevtik politicorp.
Vivevtik acquired the Vir-Frie politicorp just before the death of their famed
councillor Vivevtik Virso (Vm). Vre-Kor was supposed to be a protege of
Virso, but her recent comments, combined with the political climate on
Fromeltar, prematurely ended her career.
<br /><br />The Vivevtik Politicorp had no comment on Vre'Kor's statements except to
confirm her resignation. A replacement for the Vivevtik seat has not been
announced, but sources claim that they may be looking at Samantha Forsythe
(Hf) as a possible replacement. If so, Samantha would be the first Human
councillor on Fromeltar
<br /><br /><b>Politicorps-
</b><br />The Politicorp is an invention of the Vrusk society. Always interested in
business principles, the Vrusk have extended this practice into their
politics.
<br /><br />Politicorps differ from regular businesses only in their commodity: votes.
Most politicorps occupy a single position (seat) in government which allows
them to vote on a given bill. A few have multiple seats, but for those
governmental structures where there are multiple Houses, a politicorp is
expressly forbidden from owning, or maintaining a controlling share in a
company which owns, a seat in an opposing house. The position of a politicorp
is entirely dependent upon its clients, and can vary from bill to bill or
month to month.
<br /><br />Usually, a politicorp is contacted by an organization desiring some bill.
They agree to a given fee (called a bid) for a given duration (either a time
period, or the passing of a bill). They then represent that bill to the best
of their abilities. In addition, each politicorp is required to donate a
specific amount of "bids" to public service for causes that do not have the
funds to normally hire a politicorp.
<br /><br />The rules regarding politicorps are, like most Vrusk business dealings,
complex and involved. Usually, a politicorp can be bought out and their seats
"merged" with that of a rival politicorp, but the merging between politicorps
is very regulated.
<br /><br />Politicorps are at every level of Vrusk society, from school boards to
planetary governments. As a politicorp rises up the Vrusk societal structure
(local school board to regional school board, etc.), its stock and dividends,
as well as its rates, increase.</xcdchance@aol.com>
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