NationStates Jolt Archive

Xanthal's Elvish Senate chairwoman Alassë Calanor believes that it is the former. "I will be introducing a bill to the Xanthalian Senate today that will ensure the survival of my kind and others like us in Xanthalian society! Too long have we been dying off slowly! Xanthal will see the return of it's minorities!" said Calanor in her address on the subject to the Xanthalian public this morning. The announcement has prompted peaceful demonstrations throughout Xanthal, by minorities and Xanthalians alike, some on one side of the issue, some on the other.

"Saving minorities in Xanthal is a task too long left by the wayside," said one demonstration leader, "we must act now to preserve our cultural diversity!"
"All well and good, but at what cost?" said a counterprotestor, "This bill is a mockery of everything Xanthal believes in! We cannot tell these people that they can only breed with each other! That's a blatant violation of both of our government's prime directives! It singlehandedly deals blows to both Freedom and Equality! How can you possibly think that policing people's sexual activity will be better than just letting the minorities die out?"
"It is Xanthal's policy to not discriminate against any group, no matter what their race! The system forces many members of minority groups to breed with Xanthalians and even other minority groups! We must preserve our genetic purity!"
"The system forces nothing! Minorities marry other groups because there are so few of their own groups! And why is it so hard for you to believe that they don't honestly love another person, even though they are of different species and races?!"

So the debate rages. So far peace has reigned, but government officials warn of possible violent protest when the Senate votes on the bill. "It is no small thing to doom a minority group to oblivion, but what right do we have to force them to live together and proliferate? It's wrong, and you all know it!" said Theodore Ziff, a Xanthalian Senate member from Aellis VI, in today's Senatorial debates which were dominated by the Diversity Preservation Act talks.

Breaking news from Xanthal:
The Xanthalian police are on the streets today, as the time for voting on the Diversity Preservation Act draws ever nearer. Several Senate members have recieved threatening letters, though no assassination attempts have occurred... Yet. Minor riots in outlying Xanthalian cities have been supressed, but the Xanthalian Chief of Police is concerned. "Since the recent cutbacks on the force, I'm not sure we can continue to supress the more rowdy citizens with nonviolent means. If the shit comes down, guns will be fired, I guarantee it."

Timothy DeLante, the Xanthalian Senate's only Earth representative, was one of several officials to recieve threats to their family's lives in the mail and over the phone. Still, he stands firm. "I have taken measures to protect my family. I have also begun wearing body armor. It is truly a sad day that our opponents have sunk to the level of death threats in an attempt to sway votes. I said from the beginning that I am voting against this bill, and by God I stand by that statement."

This just in: Timothy DeLante, a Xanthalian Senator planning to vote against the Diversity Preservation Act, was shot dead outside his house only moments ago by a deranged woman screaming about Ethnic cleansing. The woman has been arrested and is in line for trial in Xanthalian court. Xanthalian Earth being the small colony that it is will most likely have a new representative by the time the bill is voted on.

Violent protesters broke through police lines this evening and attacked pro-DPA demonstrators. Five people were seriously wounded and one was killed in the ensuing melee, which was quickly broken up by police using tear gas. Several officials from the Ministry of Justice (which manages the Xanthalian police forces) have requested that they be allowed to use Andromid, a Xanthalian biological weapon that causes quick and temporary loss of consciousness, in areas where riots form. The request has been harshly denied by the Ministry of Safety in conjunction with many other Xanthalian ministries. Two more unsuccessful assassination attempts have been made since the fatal attack on Senator DeLante, one on Senator Joseph Brown (pro-DPA) and one on Senator Lisa Bower (anti-DPA). Security is tight at all Xanthalian government facilities today as attempts to stave off chaos throughout Xanthal continue.

The Senate has announced that it is cutting it's debate time in order to expediate a decision. The vote will be held tomorrow.

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The final vote on the Diversity Preservation Act was held by the Senate today under heavy guard. The proposal was defeated 40 - 24 . Protest groups have begun breaking up and the violence has ended, just in time for the day of gift giving.