Imaginary;8210 Wrote:Cormac mentioned when he was pushing for democratic reform (which has now been implemented) that many aspects of how the regional government was put together originally under Imki existed because people needed to calm down on some topics.
As a point of order, I don't recall Cormac supporting democracy during his time here. At best I think he was ambivalent, his last message in the discord server on the topic reading "Personally, I don't really care whether we democratize. Not a fan of democracy, and haven't been for a long time."
I don't think we have or will ever reach a point where we can afford to take a passive approach to regional security and integrity. We must actively consider these concerns at all times and in all regards, they cannot be neglected. I didn't propose my own amendment because I thought Lazarus was not at risk: I did so because I thought the split state it introduced was sufficiently robust to mitigate that risk. I do not think an equivalent robust solution exists for the question of the region's military.