Ending of Aided Rebellion Bill

[The Duke]

Given the total absence of Chinese response to the Taiwan Protection Act and the appropraited funds to pro-democracy groups, I think the objections of Senator Ebowed and the Vice President to this bill are not to be taken seriously.  If this bill was a cause for war, then war would have come.  War has not come, and therefore your objections are not valid.

[The Duke]

Given the total absence of Chinese response to the Taiwan Protection Act and the appropraited funds to pro-democracy groups

We are speaking realistically. Whether the GM saw fit to provide a Chinese response or not is a completely different matter.

It is not for the government to determine what is realistic, it is for the GM to determine that.  The GM (four of them, actually) has made his decision.  Why are we responding to problems that have not arisen and show no evidence of arising?

[The Duke]

It is not for the government to determine what is realistic, it is for the GM to determine that.  The GM (four of them, actually) has made his decision.  Why are we responding to problems that have not arisen and show no evidence of arising?

Well, I hardly think that it is reasonable to expect the government to just hand over sovereignty to the GM. The government, and in fact any private citizen whatsoever, has the right to give an opinion that something would be likely.

We haven't handed over sovereignty, as we retain the rght to make any decisions we wish in making our policy.  However, I do think we should take the actual outcomes into consideration, and not simply make decisions based on what a few people think the outcome should have been.