Ending The Impeachment Inquiry

[Braehn Elendil An'Hiraeth 474]

CANCELLATION OF THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY OF EDWARD GALBRAITH

10th of the Sun’s Smile, 1774

 

In light of the misfortunes on the 10th of the Sun’s Smile, 1774, I feel it is my duty to bring forth an accurate account as to why the impeachment of Secretary Edward Galbraith was cancelled, and why it was decided before the Imperial Diet was dissolved that instead of an impeachment inquiry the House of Commons shall just Audit the Ministry of the Interior’s accounting.

 

As the body closest to the people, by nature of being directly elected, we in the House of Commons are charged with acting in the best interests of the citizens of the Empire. To reach these ends, we must hold ourselves to a high standard, for if we disgrace the people then we turn our backs on the very purpose of our elected body. By this reasoning, although we seek to cleanse the Empire of corruption, evilness, and the like, we may not do so wantonly and without a careful application of both law and reason. Each and every citizen of the Empire, no matter the charge, must be afforded a fair and just trial, as is one of the Rights of Man once espoused by Joseph Marna, and further upheld in the O.R.C. 

 

Is impeachment not a trial of sorts then? Is there some circumstance, in this case, in which the principle of justice cannot be upheld? The answer to the first is certainly yes, but to the second it is no. Just before the impeachment of Secretary Galbraith was to commence, we received word that there were inconsistencies from the accusers, namely in their accounts as well as the retraction of certain statements made. Before us lay a difficult decision: either put on an impeachment akin to a sham, employing evidence whose merit we could not wholeheartedly attest to one way or the other, or cancel the impeachment altogether and begin a more careful, calculated process where we could get the full details and ensure that all evidence provided was true and usable.

 

Now, moving on from the debacle, we seek to look forward. In order to ensure that Secretary Galbraith is given a fair, transparent, and just process, we will instead conduct hearings and audit the Ministry of the Interior during the next sitting of the House of Commons, which will hopefully shed light on the entirety of the situation and ensure that our duty to the citizens of our Empire is upheld.

 

Signed,

The Leader of the House of Commons.

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The young Secretary of the Interior would say: “As I already said yesterday before the Imperial Diet was dissolved by His Imperial Majesty, I thank the Leadership of the House of Commons for cancelling the impeachment inquiry against me, but at the same time I want to point out that this inquiry should had never been admitted at all.”

 

“All the charges were totally false and part of a political conspiracy against me. The only question now is: who is gonna pay for the reputational damage that has been done against me and my family?” Edward Galbraith would roll over his shoulders. 

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Theodora Helvets frowned while reading over the missive, “WHAT.” She screamed out. “WHAT!” She screamed out, again.