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“Good afternoon, this is Ani Diara reporting for GNN live here at Christophsis,” A twi’lek was speaking into a microphone, “I’m on site where we’ve learned that the overwhelming majority of ISC Governors have jointly come up with and signed on a bill that would extend the ISC Presidential term from the standard four years, to ten years. If passed, it would be in effect immediately as President Thorne was elected for a second term in office after overwhelming support just a few weeks ago! The bill has passed through the Executive Council vote and now sits on the recently re-elected President Thorne’s desk! This is a monumental and significant shift in the ISC. Now, back to some of our political analysts.”
“In many ways, this is both a surprise and also a bit expected coming from a new body of government that's still on the upswing,” The analyst sitting in the newsroom began, “Since President Thorne took office, planets within the ISC borders have collectively seen an economic boom. GDP measured by purchasing power has spiked by well over 60%, real income increased with the explosion in trade, wages have tripled for some of the fringe worlds and unemployment and poverty are on a steady decline. And that’s not even counting ISCRA, which has since considerably added to a population boom and industry output.”
“This all began with the early decisions made by President Thorne on implementing excise taxes on planets without a well established economy that were more trade based. Since then, those planets were able to integrate into the ISC ecosystem and establish new trade to bolster their import and export markets.”
“But couldn’t some argue that this gives the President a lot of power for longer and protects him even if he doesn’t perform his duties?”
“Yes and no,” The other analyst commented, “A longer term does not take away the ability to begin impeachment procedures should President Thorne fail to perform his duties. It’s important to note that the bill was pushed forth and initiated by the Governors, not the President.”
“True, though this does put a lot of pressure on the President to maintain consistency in pushing ISC forward to success. The galaxy’s eyes are on him now because if he signs this bill, ISC will have the longest serving term of any of the three major galactic body leaders!”
“Yes, and we will closely monitor his approval ratings which have skyrocketed as of the last Galactic Session. The ISC was vindicated in many ways when the Jedi’s rule breaking came to light, followed by their ultimate ousting from the Senate.”
“Now let’s get back to Ani who will keep us posted on the status of President Thorne’s signing of the bill and what some of the other Governors have to say!”