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== Official Statements == | == Official Statements == | ||
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'' | * ''"I'm part of the nitpick brigade, but since the Colonies are obviously modeled after the US system of government, right down to the line of succession, are legislative and judicial branches? If so what are they called and will we see any manifestation of either branch take shape as series progresses?"'' | ||
Presumably there was also a larger representative legislative body and some kind of separate judiciary. There is also a religious body, (unnamed thus far) that acts in some advisory capacity to the government, along the lines of the British House of Lords. | :In Episode 11, "Colonial Day" we'll see the reinstatement of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], a political body established in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]], which seems to be a cross between a US style Senate and the UN Security Council, where each Colony has a single vote. Presumably there was also a larger representative legislative body and some kind of separate judiciary. There is also a religious body, (unnamed thus far) that acts in some advisory capacity to the government, along the lines of the British House of Lords. Although we haven't dealt with it yet, [[Elosha]] was probably a member of this body. | ||
Although we haven't dealt with it yet, [[Elosha]] was probably a member of this body. | |||
== Noteworthy Dialogue == | == Noteworthy Dialogue == | ||