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Line 8: When the first tax bill to the Commonwealth came due, Primus Toyama persuaded the First Circuit to pass the '''Exclusion of Tharkad Act''', which called for ComStar's first Communications Interdiction against one of the [[Successor State]]s. On October 3 [[2823]], a copy of the Act was transmitted to [[Tharkad]] and delivered to the Archon, followed by the shutdown and disabling of the capital's [[hyperpulse generator]]. Before the Archon could even respond, all ComStar personnel were safely evacuated off world.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> <ref name=SSW-47>''Second Succession War'', p. 47, "The Four-Front War: Operation Cookie Jar and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref> When the first tax bill to the Commonwealth came due, Primus Toyama persuaded the First Circuit to pass the '''Exclusion of Tharkad Act''', which called for ComStar's first Communications Interdiction against one of the [[Successor State]]s. On October 3 [[2823]], a copy of the Act was transmitted to [[Tharkad]] and delivered to the Archon, followed by the shutdown and disabling of the capital's [[hyperpulse generator]]. Before the Archon could even respond, all ComStar personnel were safely evacuated off world.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> <ref name=SSW-47>''Second Succession War'', p. 47, "The Four-Front War: Operation Cookie Jar and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref> − With the Lyran capital a prime stop on numerous shipping and trade routes, pony express style transfers messages to nearby worlds with still transmitting HPGs prevented a complete collapse of the function of government, the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]], but introduced increasing delays and hardship on civilian and commercial communications. The Interdiction lasted almost a full year with little communication between the Commonwealth and ComStar before Marcus eventually bowed to public pressure in the fall of [[2824]] and asked the Estates General to rescind the Act. Within 72 hours of the announcement, the Tharkad HPG was again actively processing.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> + With the Lyran capital a prime stop on numerous shipping and trade routes, pony express style transfers messages to nearby worlds with still transmitting HPGs prevented a complete collapse of the function of government, but introduced increasing delays and hardship on civilian and commercial communications. The Interdiction lasted almost a full year with little communication between the Commonwealth and ComStar before Marcus eventually bowed to public pressure in the fall of [[2824]] and asked the Estates General to rescind the Act. Within 72 hours of the announcement, the Tharkad HPG was again actively processing.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> ==Aftermath== ==Aftermath== The impact and the message of Exclusion of Tharkad were quite clear; while ComStar lacked any (public) military force and professed neutrality, it would defend itself with its most powerful tool if threatened. While the Interdiction of Tharkad at best caused delays and annoyance for the government, the threat of what could happen if a whole Successor State lost access to ComStar's services was a powerful one, a threat which would become reality only 14 years later during the so-called [[ComStar War]].<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/><ref name=SSW-47/> The impact and the message of Exclusion of Tharkad were quite clear; while ComStar lacked any (public) military force and professed neutrality, it would defend itself with its most powerful tool if threatened. While the Interdiction of Tharkad at best caused delays and annoyance for the government, the threat of what could happen if a whole Successor State lost access to ComStar's services was a powerful one, a threat which would become reality only 14 years later during the so-called [[ComStar War]].<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/><ref name=SSW-47/> − − The Exclusion of Tharkad also accelerated in all Successor States save the [[Free Worlds League]] a move away from the centralized coordination of military and intelligence operations that was hobbled by the Interdiction in favor of a more reactive distributed regional model closer to the frontlines. While reinforcing the increasing return to neofeudalism structures originated in the [[Age of War]] and emboldening parties like the [[Tai-shu|Warlords]] of the [[Draconis Combine]] and the March Lords of the [[Federated Suns]], the risk of a overly ambitious regional leader seeking succession was considered better than being unable to react to a situation in an era with increasingly fragmentary communications. Already riven by political and regional tensions however, the Free Worlds League made little move towards this model, which would come to haunt the League during the ComStar War.<ref name=SSWp20>''Second Succession War'', p. 20: "Distributed Processing"</ref> − − [[Donegal Press]] would publish a book on the event, ''[[400 Days: The Interdiction of Tharkad]]'', in [[3015]].<ref name=SSWp20/> ==References== ==References==
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When the first tax bill to the Commonwealth came due, Primus Toyama persuaded the First Circuit to pass the '''Exclusion of Tharkad Act''', which called for ComStar's first Communications Interdiction against one of the [[Successor State]]s. On October 3 [[2823]], a copy of the Act was transmitted to [[Tharkad]] and delivered to the Archon, followed by the shutdown and disabling of the capital's [[hyperpulse generator]]. Before the Archon could even respond, all ComStar personnel were safely evacuated off world.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> <ref name=SSW-47>''Second Succession War'', p. 47, "The Four-Front War: Operation Cookie Jar and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref> | When the first tax bill to the Commonwealth came due, Primus Toyama persuaded the First Circuit to pass the '''Exclusion of Tharkad Act''', which called for ComStar's first Communications Interdiction against one of the [[Successor State]]s. On October 3 [[2823]], a copy of the Act was transmitted to [[Tharkad]] and delivered to the Archon, followed by the shutdown and disabling of the capital's [[hyperpulse generator]]. Before the Archon could even respond, all ComStar personnel were safely evacuated off world.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> <ref name=SSW-47>''Second Succession War'', p. 47, "The Four-Front War: Operation Cookie Jar and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref> | ||
| − | With the Lyran capital a prime stop on numerous shipping and trade routes, pony express style transfers messages to nearby worlds with still transmitting HPGs prevented a complete collapse of the function of government | + | With the Lyran capital a prime stop on numerous shipping and trade routes, pony express style transfers messages to nearby worlds with still transmitting HPGs prevented a complete collapse of the function of government, but introduced increasing delays and hardship on civilian and commercial communications. The Interdiction lasted almost a full year with little communication between the Commonwealth and ComStar before Marcus eventually bowed to public pressure in the fall of [[2824]] and asked the Estates General to rescind the Act. Within 72 hours of the announcement, the Tharkad HPG was again actively processing.<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/> |
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
The impact and the message of Exclusion of Tharkad were quite clear; while ComStar lacked any (public) military force and professed neutrality, it would defend itself with its most powerful tool if threatened. While the Interdiction of Tharkad at best caused delays and annoyance for the government, the threat of what could happen if a whole Successor State lost access to ComStar's services was a powerful one, a threat which would become reality only 14 years later during the so-called [[ComStar War]].<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/><ref name=SSW-47/> | The impact and the message of Exclusion of Tharkad were quite clear; while ComStar lacked any (public) military force and professed neutrality, it would defend itself with its most powerful tool if threatened. While the Interdiction of Tharkad at best caused delays and annoyance for the government, the threat of what could happen if a whole Successor State lost access to ComStar's services was a powerful one, a threat which would become reality only 14 years later during the so-called [[ComStar War]].<ref name=CS-21/><ref name=HSTLC-58/><ref name=HSTLC-98/><ref name=HHS-39/><ref name=SSW-47/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||