Stratum XLVIII
A United Planets special rapporteur has dropped a call for an interplanetary arms embargo against the Orville Corporation, whilst the Interplanetary Telecoms Union has voiced support for corporations targeted with sanctions.
UP Security Council Secretary G-Rod ibn Quirish questioned a resolution that bars the direct supply or sale to certain entities of munitions and other military matériel. The administrative subpoena came about after Orville CEO Johnny Gutts was viewed promoting arms trafficking via late-night streaming infomercial broadcast from Earth, which was also simulcasted on various planets of UP charter members.
Some question whether such sales violate proposed interplanetary human [sic] rights law, which would prohibit transactions of weapons to entities where there is a clear risk of their being used to commit heinous acts. As no such laws are in effect at present, the point is moot.
The Security Council, acting through its Tacit X-cept procedure today, rejected the arms and telecom embargo imposed on Orville for an indefinite time.
The Orville infomercial included transmission to Xarnaq IV, Imperial Jurgætium, the Shoulder of Orion, Serpo, Planet R, and Gliese 876c.
Whilst a state of détente exists between the Xarnaq Praetorium and Jurgætium, United Planets Security Council members note they themselves are obligated to consider even “nuisance resolutions” submitted by various entities.
Sir Keir Marvik, Special Envoy to Xarnaq, waves off any doubts regarding the bilateral rapprochement of the two factions.
“Meta-conditional contingencies are in place for all parties. It’s all cool.”
Orville CEO Johnny Gutts echoes the sentiment thusly: “Everything’s cool for now.”
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