Chapter 137: Troubled Times (I)

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On Christmas Day in the Old Times, the Federal Assembly finally initiated the impeachment proceedings against Federal President Dawson, and this morning the first petitions of the legislators of the lengthy impeachment process were conducted.

In the Constitution of the Federation, the body of power composed of 108 members of the National Assembly, after obtaining the affirmative vote of a majority of the members, has the right to exercise impeachment proceedings, challenge the decisions made by the current president during his term of office, decide whether to remove the president's authority to exercise the rights of the state by judging whether these decisions are beneficial to the country, and to hold a new round of presidential elections early.

Since the establishment of the Raymond Federation, this is the first time in history that Congress has impeached a president who has served in office, so it is easy to imagine the extent of public concern about it. On this day, almost all the media focused on this parliamentary grievances meeting, and the relevant commentators of various media also geared up to make targeted comments on the outcome of the matter as soon as possible.

However, in contrast to the intense attention of the general public, the heirs of the wealthy families who wield most of the power and wealth of the Federation have not shown the enthusiasm they deserve. But this does not mean that these people do not care about the political situation, but they know better than ordinary people that today's parliamentarian complaint is only a trivial beginning.

Politics has long been a part of everyday life for them. So they have long recognized that the presidential impeachment process is destined to turn into a long tug-of-war, and the politicians' spat may last for months, so today's high-profile first congressional appeal will not get any substantive progress at all, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it.

Nearly two weeks have passed since the railgun attack on the day of the month. During this time, Federal President Dawson sent a special investigation team to Othello to investigate the case, and Dawson was counting on the investigation team to find out something in order to delay time. It's a pity that the investigation team not only found nothing on Othello, but also lost its troops, which greatly affected the progress of the investigation. If not, it would be a few weeks before the impeachment process can be officially initiated.

The removal of a top leader is not a trivial matter in any country, and the federal parliamentary system is not destined to be an efficient institution. Therefore, although the Rex family led by Dawson has been at a comprehensive disadvantage in this game, it is still wishful thinking to overthrow this giant family that has controlled the political arena for decades at one time.

In the speculation of the power holders of the Giants League, the end of this political struggle within three months is already the best outcome. Considering that the impeachment conference may also involve a political change from a federation to a constitutional monarchy, it is normal for it to drag on for even four or five months. Dawson's term of office was originally in April after the New Year, so there is a high probability that this impeachment will drag on until the normal end of Dawson's term.

From this point alone, it seems that this coup d'état orchestrated by Anse Air is meaningless. However, if the impeachment of Congress is announced this time, even on the last day of Dawson's term, it will still be a victory for Anse Air and many other giants. This means that the politics of the Federation will change sexually, politics will no longer be the exclusive domain of the Rex family, and even the position of president will no longer be a hereditary title of the Rex family.

In this regard, the successors of the major giants are looking forward to it and are eagerly waiting for this moment to come. And Dawson, who is the target of everyone, is also very aware of the serious consequences of his failure.

After decades of political play, Dawson was never willing to be captured. Therefore, considering that when Congress formally enters the impeachment process, his authority to exercise state rights will be frozen, Dawson deliberately rushed to issue the last decree of his term of office at 8 o'clock this morning, before the impeachment conference officially convened.

He ordered the Ministry of Defense to send five battle groups of the Knights of Gemini to the Barnard system to defend against the small forces of the Hoffman Empire. At the same time, in the name of the Ministry of Defense, it also ordered the conscription of all mercenaries registered with the military, requiring them to go to the Barnard system to participate in the war within a month to support the local garrison operations.

Dawson, who was driven to a dead end, finally issued this ruinous decree at the last moment of his political career. And the huge war machine of the Federation has finally entered the dangerous situation of two-front warfare.

At the same time, the risk of fighting with the Nine-Star Republic and the Hoffman Empire is self-evident, and the current situation in both the Solar System Battlefield and the Barnard System Battlefield is not optimistic, especially in the recent past, not only the local garrisons in the Barnard System have been defeated one after another, but even the Solar System Battlefield has lost the crucial offensive bridgehead of Charon in a ferocious counteroffensive of the Republic, making the Federation Expeditionary Force have to shrink its combat strength again and engage in a difficult large-scale tug-of-war with the main force of the Republic.

In such a difficult situation, it takes tremendous courage and courage to order the army to formally enter a state of all-out war in which two fronts are fought. If there is even the slightest mistake in any line, then the Federation will be wiped out, and the power struggle in the country will be meaningless. Therefore, as long as things turn around, even Dawson, who is known for his decisiveness, will not dare to arbitrarily issue such an order that is related to the fortunes of the country.

However, the failure of the FBI team sent to Othello cut off his last way back, and there was not much time left for him, forcing him to choose to take a risk.

Many people may think that Dawson's decision to give such an order is a sign that he has fallen into madness, but in fact, in Dawson's judgment, although his decision is a bit risky, it is not enough to be described as crazy.

In his opinion, although the situation of the Barnard system is unfavorable, the invasion is only a small force after all, and the real opponent of the Federation is not the huge Hoffman Empire itself, but just a marquis of the Hoffman Empire. Therefore, as long as a small number of knights of the Knights of the Twin Star who can compete with their elite infantry are dispatched, showing the Federation's determination to occupy the Barnard system, the Marquis of the Empire will surely retreat, and the Federation's investment in the war is nothing more than a few mercenaries who work for the military, even if these mercenaries die in a large number of battles, the Federation's own expenditure is just a financial pension.

As for the defeat of the Federation Army on the battlefield of the solar system, Dawson believes that it has another hidden reason. After passing the proposal submitted by Anse Air for the Second Expedition to the Solar System, Dawson carefully studied the important aspects of the First Expedition. Therefore, in his opinion, the military strength of the Republic should have no possibility of matching the federal army at all. He believed that the current defeat of the expeditionary force was more due to the Ausveld family's obstruction, using their influence in the military to make the vanguard fleet passively on standby, on the one hand, trying to prolong the war period and further amass wealth through military spending, and on the other hand, to create an unfavorable appearance of the war situation in order to put pressure on Congress.

As a politician, Dawson has always looked at things from a point of view that is always used to explaining everything in terms of conspiracy. And this explanation seems to be reasonable, so he thinks that in order to break the trap laid by Anse Elb, he can only put on the appearance of a dead fish, and only in this way can he win by danger.

Treating others on his own, Dawson absolutely did not believe that the power holders of the major giants would not see the danger of this move. After all, if the Ausveld family is still stubborn in making the Federation Expeditionary Force defeated, it is likely to lead the Federation to really fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, and at that time, the Federation will face a large-scale invasion by enemy countries.

Therefore, he believes that the nine giants will definitely not take such a risk, then the Ausveld family, which occupies the dominant position in the giant league, will face great pressure ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］