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[Nehket Aeka]

((OOC: I have opened the vote for the Motion of Sadness, as Chriz has not yet done so. When I asked him about it, his reaction was that he was ignoring it, to which my reply was slightly acidic. Either way, in the end he granted me the power to open the vote. Chriz has given a statement on this as well: Done with being Chancellor.))

"The senate has called for a Motion of Sadness on the chancellor's actions with regard to the public tender for for the construction of a planetary defence grid around Unity. The veolian commonwealth called for the motion, and the sundarian federation, hiocan society, and the teprogrenaian consensus seconded the motion."

"The votes are: 'Yes', if you wish to support the motion of sadness. Or 'No' if you do not feel saddened by these events."

"The following member worlds may vote:

• Unified Empire of Azaryan Colonies
  
• Astrian Colonial Authority
  
• Confederacy of Excaria
  
• Federal Republic of Bisidn
  
• High Chiefdom of Skuldda
  
• Hiocan Society
  
• Holy Heimgolian Theocracy
  
• IO Protocol
  
• Kingdom of Komès
  
• Kingdom of Meritonia
  
• Miomanian Colonists
  
• New Communist Imperium of the Rising Suns of Deominius
  
• Principality of Suma
  
• Silver Forests of Remunzia
  
• Socialist Republic of Niom
  
• Sundarian Federation
  
• Unified Republic of Darya

Voting closes on 2013-01-23."

[Senator Harek]

"The Hiocan Society votes Yes."

[Former Senator Aunzora of the Confederacy of Excaria]

"We vote 'yes' on this for obvious reasons."

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[Senator Ght'Twwf of the Socialist Republic of Niom]

"The Socialist Republic of Niom believes that an investigative committee should first carefully investigate this matter, and therefore considers this vote to be premature. As a result, the Socialist Republic of Niom votes No on this matter, though the conclusions of the investigative committee, if any, may change its opinion in a later vote, held after the committee has come to a conclusion."

[Senator Salixa of the Silver Forests of Remunzia]

"The Silver Forests of Remunzia abstain on this matter."

[Senator Acehtoo of the Miomanian Colonists]

"The Miomanian Colonists vote 'no' on this issue."

[Mercury]

The Holy Heimgolian Theocracy let the Chancellor know they voted against this motion by holomail.

((OOC: The Heimgolians usually vote by mail to the Chancellor. I decided to post this myself for clarity sake.))

[Senator Lonco Morubixaba of Skuldda]

"I think that the actions of Ardios Eldrilith are very sad indeed and therefore vote 'YES' on this motion."

[Senator Shahkra of the Federal Republic of Bisidn]

"The people of Bisidn are disappointed as well in the actions of the Chancellor and therefore like to express their feelings by voting 'YES' on this motion."

[Senator Arzag of Suma]

"The Principality of Suma abstain."

[Senator Enrorgh of Meritonia]

"The kingdom of Meritonia abstains on this subject."

[Senator Afra Mesti Vanlind of Komès]

"The kingdom of Komès votes 'yes' in favour of this motion."

[Senator Odakim V of the Rising Suns of Deominius]

"Not only are we saddened by this unfortunate turn of events, we think that the capital ships would be much better used to increase the Union's military for the inevitable conquest of the Mandalorian Fleets. We vote yes!"

[Nehket Aeka]

Senator Nehket Aeka waited for the senate to calm down after the voting, before announcing the results.

"With a total of 17 votes, the motion carries with 6 votes in favour, 3 against, and 8 abstains.

The Senate expresses its sadness at the events surrounding the public tender of for the construction of a planetary defence grid around Unity."