Galactic Community

Galactic Community
Abbreviation	GC, GalCom
Type	Political Alliance
Headquarters	Ordellia, Galactic Federation
Leader(s)	Galactic Federation (De Facto)
Member States	Beacon Space Blarg Republic Empire of the Twelve Suns Galactic Federation Holy Order of the Seraphocosm Neuvum Combine Protoss Empire Realm of Orion Terzan-2 Coalition The Covenant The United Rim Wabbol Space Yatan-Theian Accord (Member States) Yelnik Hivemind Zerg Collective
Former Members	Galactic Federation Hyacinthan Realm of Antares Hyacinthan Realm of Terria-Nel
Historical Information
Founded	360

The Galactic Community is an interstellar political alliance between several spacefaring civilisations. The Galactic Community's primary duties are to mediate disputes between star systems, nations, and cultures, to promote and protect trade between nations, to protect and care for the sapients of the Milky Way galaxy, and to provide mutual defence in face of threats to the members of the community, and the Galaxy as a whole.

Organization

Galactic Speaker

The Galactic Community is lead by the 'Galactic Speaker', whom is elected via a vote within the Galactic Council from amongst its delegates. The Speaker has authority over the Galactic Community, and is thus granted the powers to call for special sessions, the power to open, close, and moderate debates in the Galactic Council, and to organize a military response from the Intergalactic Defence Initiative, the military arm of the Galactic Community.

Galactic Council

The Galactic Council is the legislative body of the Galactic Community made up of hundreds of representatives, each of whom represent the nations nations and self-governing polities within the Galactic Community. These representatives are appointed to their position via whatever means each member state deems fit. The Galactic Council convenes on a regular basis, although most sessions are not scheduled in advance, instead being called on during emergencies among member states.

Influence

In reality, the Galactic Community's resolutions and agreements are not enforced within its member states, whom may decide opt out of such arrangements. Despite this, the Galactic Community generally has a positive influence on the galaxy by promoting diplomacy and cooperation between the various civilisations of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Intergalactic Defence Initiative

Emblem of the IDI.

The Intergalactic Defence Initiative is the military arm of the Galactic Community, which if 'activated' by the Galactic Council, immediately reorganizes the Galactic Community into a pan-galactic military command based on Ordellia whose primary purpose is to protect the Community's Members, and possibly the galaxy as a whole, from whatever threat has been designated as an immediate threat to the Community as a whole.