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Revision as of 22:25, 28 April 2008
- This article explains the legislative body in the Re-imagined Series. For information on its Original Series counterpart, see Quorum of Twelve (TOS).
The Quorum of Twelve is a unicameral deliberative body[1] that grants each of the Twelve Colonies one elected representative, who votes on and brings issues to be discussed. The scope of these issues, in the aftermath of the Cylon attack, is likely to be quite broad due to the lack of any other organized political bodies.
It is believed that the Quorum was instituted by the Articles of Colonization; 52 years prior to the final Cylon attack.
First Roslin Administration
After the loss of the Quorum under President Adar, President Roslin reestablishes a new Quorum on Colonial Day. Its representatives include:
- Tom Zarek of Sagittaron
- Marshall Bagot of Virgon
- Sarah Porter of Gemenon
- Robin Wenutu of Canceron
- Safiya Sanne of Picon
- Gaius Baltar of Caprica[2]
- Eladio Puasha of Scorpia
- Pergia Envito of Tauron
- Alexander Amiet of Aerelon
One of the primary issues of the new Quorum is the election of a vice president as the Quorum is responsible for the confirmation of the successor to that office. If there is a tie, as is the case during the campaign of Tom Zarek and Gaius Baltar, the president is the one who casts the tie-breaking vote (Colonial Day).
This Quorum of Twelve assembles on Cloud 9.
Baltar Administration
With Cloud 9's destruction shortly after Gaius Baltar's swearing-in as President of the Twelve Colonies, an undetermined number of Quorum members are killed[3]. The Quorum's existence is not explained during Baltar's administration and its surrender to the Cylons a year later on New Caprica (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II).
Zarek/Second Roslin Administration
President Tom Zarek oversees the appointment of a new Quorum, who later approves the transition of presidential powers from Zarek to Laura Roslin after the Second Exodus (Collaborators).
Meeting on Colonial One with the press in attendance, now-Vice President Zarek appears to act as chairman to an unruly Quorum (The Ties That Bind).
The representatives on this Quorum include:
- Jacob Cantrell of Sagittaron
- Lee Adama of Caprica (succeeding Cowen)
- an unnamed delegate from Picon
- an unnamed delegate from Gemenon
- Reza Chronides (unknown colony)
- seven further unnamed delegates (three women and four men)
References
- ↑ The Quorum combines features from the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Senate and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (a leadership body in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and some other Mormon sects).
- ↑ As shown in "Dirty Hands", Baltar's colony of origin is actually Aerelon. However, this is not common knowledge to the Colonials at the time of his appointment to the Quorum seat.
- ↑ Laura Roslin asks President Zarek: "So, Mr. President, how long before the new Quorum of Twelve can be sworn in?" in the episode "Collaborators". This suggests that the Quorum is dissolved after Cloud 9's destruction or sometime during the Baltar administration, before or after the Cylon occupation.