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The Governance Modernization Act (short: GMA) was a proposed bill to the reform the UEE. The Senate refused the bill narrowly, lacking 3 votes to be passed. The outcome cemented the hegemony of Earth for the next 250 years.

Background
The transitional government under Erin Toi was just a year in power since the death of Linton Messer in 2792. While fighting pro-Messer loyalists it tried to consolidate and reform the political system of the UEE step-by-step. The tyrannic reign of the former earth-based Messer-regime had created a terra-centric movement which wished to dismantle the entire UEE. It was supported by growing separatism. 2 Years later, Charon III declared itself an independent planet.

On the other side, there was a large faction of earth-based traditionalists, which supported a unified UEE under Earth's leadership.

Toi itself has never proposed any vote before, leaving this task to the Senate. Toi itself was involved in the planning of the GMA. In a press conference in march 2793, a group of eight senators presented the bill. An early statement, by Toi should be avoided but protests on earth forced her to do so. She supported the plan, but later renounced her speech.

The Bill
Basic Points of the bill were:
 * Relocating the capital of the UEE to Prime on Terra
 * Renaming the UEE into Democratic Stellar Union (DSU)
 * De facto transition of power from Earth to Terra

Reactions
The press conference sparked empire-wide protests. A violent pro-GMA Demonstration in Stalford, Bremen motivated Toi to call the Senate to vote on the GMA. Corporations lobbied against the Plan, fearing the “upheaval could cripple” UEE's economy.

In the run-up of the vote, military forces were mobilized. High comm relay drone traffic interrupted the information flow in some systems, causing some confusion. The vote was observed by “millions” of people.

Results
On April 30th, 2793, the Senate voted and refused the bill.

Clement Redfield, Chief of Staff under Toi tried to convince her to override the senatorial vote and ratify the law instead. Toi refused and Redfield resigned. He returned to Terra and is remembered one of the first “Transitionalists” even if he didn't found the party of the same name.

(Summary)
30 04 2793 The Senate refuses the Governance Modernization bill.

Tribunal
The Tribunal of the United Empire of Earth is an judiciary organ. It seems to be standing committee which is able to depose the Imperator of the UEE. The Tribunal consists of the current holders of the following offices: High-Advocate, High-Admiral and High-Secretary.

History
There are currently only a few facts known. It was the successor of the Council of the United Nations of Earth and was possibly created as a result of the transformation of the UNE into the United Planets of Earth (2523). Another organ was the Congress of the UPE, which could have been the legislative organ while the Tribunal was an executive organ.

Since it's was also also called Triumvirate ("Rule of Three") it must be connected with a lot of executive power. The Triumvirate only reigned 13 years. In 2546, High-General Ivar Messer appointed himself Prime Citizen. Not one year later, he eliminated the last leftovers of democracy - if the UPE was ever an democracy - and transformed it into an hereditary monarchy titulating himself as Imperator of his new found United Empire of Earth.

In the following institutional conflict the Tribunal lost its ability to depose the Imperator. It regained this ability in the transition process under Erin Toi in 2792.