On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:36 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:

Heck, there are even official Solomani Parties on most worlds out there &, on some worlds not under military occupation any more, the SolParty actually runs the local gov!

I would say that the Solomani Party has to tread *very* carefully, anywhere inside the Imperium. If it advocates violent opposition to Imperial rule, that's treason or at least sedition and neither of those are protected under "local autonomy."

Richard Aiken

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