Comment Re:Alliance == giant != evil (Score 1) 488
Actually, I think the Alliance Parliament can't help but do evil, even though their intentions may be good. It's because of size. Consider the United States Federal Government, and Congress. Now imagine a legislative body that gets to spend the governmental budget of not just one superpower, or one planet, but an entire collection of planets.
I believe that the 'evilness'/corruption-level/corruptibility of a legislative body is directly proportional to the size of its budget. And the Alliance Parliament's budget is huge. And their ratio of legislators-to-subjects is probably even worse than the national legislatures we know now.
I believe that the 'evilness'/corruption-level/corruptibility of a legislative body is directly proportional to the size of its budget. And the Alliance Parliament's budget is huge. And their ratio of legislators-to-subjects is probably even worse than the national legislatures we know now.
