The Xincha, dressed in the dark grey renmin suit for which she had become so well known, stood. She addressed the room still tense with anger, her expression stern but without any overt anger, and her measured tone not betraying her internal feelings.

"In response to the words of Mr. Fauley, ‘weeding out the negativity parties can cause’ seems to me to be nothing more than an appeal to ‘civility’ that was often made by the powers that be under foreign rule of our own country less than a century ago in order to silence the opposition of minority groups. That ‘negativity’ exists because different people have radically different visions for their future, and these kinds of appeals for them to avoid expressing those beliefs in the interest of some false appeal to harmony has only ever ended in oppression which in the end created the necessity for even more extreme actions for those voices to be heard. While I respect your intended goal, the solution misidentifies the problem and further has the unfortunate side effect of suppressing the speech of those who often need it the most. In Ubesii, parties exist as the official expression of the will of the numerous differing views of people in a democratic forum, or as expressions of their will outside of it when they've been ignored by the powers that be. Parties aren’t the problem in a properly democratic government, and they are in fact crucial in defending the ability and right of all people to express their views on their own terms. As such, the worries some have expressed over the silencing of opposition groups still stands, at least in the views of our delegation.”

"My objections to one-party, or if you would prefer, 'no-party', rule aside, the ultimate fate of both of your countries lies with the will of your people, and as such we have no intention of imposing our own beliefs on you. If you believe that is best and your people agree with you, then that is their decision. We merely wish to assist you in the unification process, which, as our friend The Peony has pointed out, we still know only very little about. As such we would like to see a more detailed explanation of your proposals before we go back to making wild accusations about one another rather than focusing on what we actually came here for."

With her short speech concluded, she sat down, shooting a brief glare at the Ryccian foreign minister as she did so, making it clear to those who saw just whom her final statement was referring to.

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The Tanisian Minister stood next, his brown business suit denoting someone who was some kind of actual professional or something, leaning one-handed into the table and gesturing to first the Xincha and then the RIM representative as he began.

"While we may have our political differences, I couldn't agree with the words of Ms. Zantos more, and, while perhaps a bit strong, with those of Representative Kondou as well. In the history of our own search for justice, it was proposals and appeals to 'civil' engagement that were used by those in power as a way to oppress and silence the voices of my people for centuries, and it was only when our voices were finally taken seriously, with those in power being forced to acknowledge our position, that true progress was able to occur, which only occurred due to occasional 'objectionable' actions. While we similarly do not want to proscribe our way of doing things onto the people of your nations, it is undeniable that these kinds of appeals to 'harmony' have historically functioned only to silence our calls for justice and give those already in power an excuse to ignore us. I also would agree however that without knowing more of the precise details of the proposal, it is impossible for us to give any other useful feedback to help with the process, and as such I would ask you to please provide us with the current state of your plan so that this council may continue moving forward."