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The '''Colonization Procedure Referendum''' was a law passed by the [[Terran Alliance]] Parliament restricting and regulating all colonization activity.
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The '''Colonization Procedure Referendum''' was a law passed by the [[Terran Alliance]] Parliament restricting and regulating all colonization activity.<ref name=HKSB>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 12</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
April 26, [[2128]], the colonist [[jumpship]] [[Liberator]], carrying hundreds of colonists, jumped out-system never to be seen again.
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On April 26, [[2128]], the colonist [[JumpShip]] ''[[Liberator (Individual JumpShip)|Liberator]]'', carrying hundreds of people, jumped out-system never to be seen again.<ref name=HKSB/><ref name=DS&JS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 12</ref>
  
Following this disaster the Terran Alliance Parliament passed the Colonization Procedure Referendum restricting and regulating all colonization activity.  All colonization was to be controlled by the Alliance Foreign Ministry and escorted by the newly formed [[Terran Space Navy]].
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Following this disaster, the Terran Alliance Parliament passed the Colonization Procedure Referendum restricting and regulating all colonization activity.  All extrasolar colonization was to be controlled by the Alliance Foreign Ministry and escorted by the newly formed [[Terran Space Navy]]. Further requirements included stipulations that all colony ships would need to be registered with the Alliance and equipped with a transponder continuously broadcasting a unique identifier, no person with a name on a list of subversives would be allowed to travel without a special waiver and colonies would be appointed an Alliance governor, who had the authority to use force. The law's provisions took effect immediately upon its passage.<ref name=HKSB/>
  
Further requirements included the appointment of administrators by the Alliance to act as colonial governors.
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This had the unintended effect of curbing colonization temporarily.<ref name=DS&JS/>
  
This had the unintended effect of curbing colonization temporarily.
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==References==
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==Provisions==
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==Bibliography==
A leaked copy of the Referendum had these provisions:
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*''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
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*''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
''All extra-solar colonization fails under the sole authority of the Terran Alliance’s Foreign Ministry. Colonization within the solar system is not affected.''
 
 
 
''All colony ships, regardless of origin or manufacturer, must register with the Terran Alliance, and be equipped with an identification transponder. This ID beacon continuously broadcasts a unique message to identify each ship.''
 
 
 
''No person whose name appears on a composite list of known subversives may book passage aboard a colony ship unless he has obtained a special governmental waiver.''
 
 
 
''An armed ship of the Terran Alliance will escort every colony ship departing from Terra.''
 
 
 
''All colonies settled by citizens of the Terran Alliance automatically become part of the Terran Alliance and its jurisdiction. An Alliance-appointed governor will rule each colony, with authority to use force if necessary.''
 
 
 
Exact language of the provisions and a final copy have been lost to history.
 
 
 
==References==
 
* [[DropShips and JumpShips]] - pg. 12
 
* [[House Kurita Sourcebook]]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 1 September 2023

The Colonization Procedure Referendum was a law passed by the Terran Alliance Parliament restricting and regulating all colonization activity.[1]

History[edit]

On April 26, 2128, the colonist JumpShip Liberator, carrying hundreds of people, jumped out-system never to be seen again.[1][2]

Following this disaster, the Terran Alliance Parliament passed the Colonization Procedure Referendum restricting and regulating all colonization activity. All extrasolar colonization was to be controlled by the Alliance Foreign Ministry and escorted by the newly formed Terran Space Navy. Further requirements included stipulations that all colony ships would need to be registered with the Alliance and equipped with a transponder continuously broadcasting a unique identifier, no person with a name on a list of subversives would be allowed to travel without a special waiver and colonies would be appointed an Alliance governor, who had the authority to use force. The law's provisions took effect immediately upon its passage.[1]

This had the unintended effect of curbing colonization temporarily.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 12
  2. 2.0 2.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 12

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