Relephon No Longer Recognizes Commonwealth Government
Relephon Citizens Outraged as passports are regected within Hapan Consortium.
In other news, The Hapan Transit Authority as well as the Commonwealth Ministry of Transportation, at the behest of the apparent leadership of the independent Hapan state of Relephon, located within the region of space known as the Hapan Cluster, have begun a decertification process as all Relephon citizens abroad within Commonwealth Space are being sent home.
The action of the Relephon Moons has sent ripples throughout the Commonwealth bureaucracy as hundreds of passport visa's were rejected in system halting Relephon citizens passage through Commonwealth Space, including those worlds who are recognized members of the Hapan Accords.
"They knew the Commonwealth was a reality a year ago." remarked one Hapan Transit figure, "Why, all of a sudden, now, they are acting like this is just happening is beyond me. Seems like political shoe stamping..."
The Crown Prince of Hapes, Dakkon Darksword, with full authority under the Ta'Chume, has already encouraged former Consortium worlds as well as Cluster worlds to take advantage of the opportunities afforded to them by the Hapan Accords.
In response to Relephon's message, the Crown Prince of Hapes had this to say, "It is Relephon's right, granted by the Accords, to legally and independently decide who and what they will recognize. Prior to the Accords, such an announcement would have been an affront to the Ta'Chume and to the Crown resulting in swift sanctions. With Hapan politics being what they are, I doubt Relephon would have made such an open and public statement for it would have tipped their hand and schemes. But these actions are schemes no longer but considered the actions of an independent state and probably the first of many if they follow Relephon's example. We wish the independent state of Relephon well. However, they must realize that politics does not move well on pride. Without formal recognition, there can be no diplomacy, embassy or travel between worlds. Relephon is well within their rights to not recognize the Commonwealth. But they must realize that to not recognize the Commonwealth is to not recognize the Accords. Therefore, by extension, Relephon has ceased to recognize the Consortium.
And as anyone who has taken a government class, there can be no interaction between two independent states without official recognition.
The Relephon citizens, who are also fellow Hapans, do have options. Depending on the type of government afforded to you by the leaders of Relephon, you may be able to appeal. You may be able to talk with your leaders, assuming you have representation, or if all efforts in that direction prove ineffective, you may move.
The Commonwealth is willing to grant provisional citizen status to anyone willing to move anywhere within it's sphere from the Corporate Sector, to Capricia to the Hapan Consortium.
By realizing Relephon's right to decide who they recognize and who they do not, we have, as written in the Accords, recognized Relephon's desire for independence and separation from the Hapan Consortium. We wish you every success in your independent endeavor."
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