The Voting Species by John Pearce

Author:John Pearce
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: politics and science, political adventure

‘THE SENATE ORDER AN ALIEN TRIBUNAL’ Such were the headlines flashed throughout the Galaxy after the day long debate, finally passed by a majority of eight to seven, the leader of the Senate casting the decisive vote.

FROM A SCHEME TO A DREAM

‘It’s time for a rethink Alfonso, the way things have gone at the Senate, the Justices could change anything. We need to cover our backsides,’ a thoughtful Senator advised.

‘Yes Senator.’ The grey man came to heel immediately.

‘If they’re stupid enough to change the law on alien rights, we want to make sure we win or we win.’

‘Quite so Senator, I have prepared a list of the things we need to tackle. I suggest the smugglers first!’

‘Yes, the military obviously got them, but we claim the credit for ridding our planet of those butchers, we’ll look good whichever way the law goes.’

‘Can we replace the lost business?’

‘I think exporting is now defunct, we expand our employment services to include all types of low paid work, not just entertaining.’

‘But if alien rights do come in?’

‘No problem Alfonso, the present market is limited because it’s underground. If things change then we can come out in the open, promote cheap labour to a wider grateful electorate, for the benefit of both natives and humans. That’s the beauty of this scheme.’

‘Excellent Senator, the security services?’

The Senator thought on, ‘Here again we come out in the open, we offer them through our employment agencies to the whole planet. They become an on demand peace force, cheaper than paying taxes to the Federation.’

‘What about the ten security leaders?’

‘We have no further use of them or their high costs.’

‘There’s a potential hitch there Senator, you’d be asking generals to give up their soldiers! The native army, two hundred thousand of them, owe allegiance to their leaders!’

‘I think I’ve covered that Alfonso, the security leaders can go back to the jungle; the natives can either continue as our peace force under our leadership or get replaced by other tribes. The law change won’t allow them to revolt with impunity, we can call in the military if they get stroppy.

‘Which brings us to our Research Lab Senator.’

‘Exactly Alfonso, we would look good and make a profit by selling a wider range of cheap bio-meds to an enlarged market; from both natives and those who have an interest in keeping them active. Remember, we’re paragons of virtue now.’

‘Our overheads, we would need to trim them?

‘We would be cutting out the expensive leaders from the security services, that would save us millions.’ The Senator’s face flashed a smile for the first time. ‘Most of the Lab guards are redundant now, all will be if there’s a law change.’ Then he flashed a frown. ‘But we owe them lots of platinum.’

Alfonso struck, ‘May I make a suggestion Senator.’

‘You usually do.’

‘We could ensure the natives chase them off, they knew the Guards were involved in trafficking their women, they probably even know the location of the Lab! All we have to do is find a way of stirring them up.

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