Display MorePresident Zachary Hudson has announced a raft of legislation he intends to push during his last few months in office.
Political journalists have noted that many of the points would benefit the Republican Party while in opposition to the president-elect Felicia Winters administration. A press release from the Office of the Federal President listed the key initiatives currently underway:
"First: A new media standards agency will be established to regulate independently operated newsfeeds in Federal systems, to ensure local issues are presented in a format which adheres to Federal values."
"Second: Corporations that have exclusive contracts with the Federal government will be granted significant tax rebates, on President Hudson's executive authority."
"Third: The Federal Navy Intelligence Office will establish a data-sharing strategy with the Proactive Detection Bureau. This will broaden the net to capture even more criminal activity."
"Fourth: Funding will be granted for a political think tank. This will be a cross-party institute to gather ideas, strategies and research that benefits the entire Federation."
An editorial in the Federal Free Press pointed out the potential downsides to each of these initiatives:
"First: Sol Today's CEO Neive McFarlane is on the board of this 'independent' regulator, thereby ensuring local newsfeeds will have a pro-Republican voice at the highest level of oversight."
"Second: Felicia Winters's administration will be forced to reverse these rebates to cover the loss of tax-generated revenue, which is guaranteed to cause friction with those corporations."
"Third: The Federal Navy could provide military-grade technology for public surveillance, to bypass legal encryption software used to protect private conversations. It is likely Winters will be furious about this proposal, given her election pledge to dismantle the PDB entirely."
"Fourth: Outgoing Secretary of State Lana Berkovich has volunteered to act as this think tank's congressional liaison – and assume the authority to decide which of its reports reach those in power."
