The Proclamation of the Independence and Sovereignty of the Martial Colonies
The Proclamation of the Independence and Sovereignty of the Martial Colonies--known colloquially as "the Proc"--was the document that sparked the Martial Struggle for Independence, and marked the first time a settlement off earth declared independence from a ruling power.
The Proclamation of the Independence and Sovereignty of the Martial Colonies
"This council, serving as representatives for the 83 Colonies on Mars (hereby known as the United Federation of Martial Colonies) declares that our member colonies, having long become self-sufficient, so as to receive no significant amount of aid from earthly government or corporation alike, shall no longer be beholden to the authority of the organizations which originally established them. Though these colonies would not exist without the aid of the United States of America, Russian Federation, or their contracted corporations, they have long ceased to rely upon them, and now find their current and future prospects bottlenecked by their lack of sovereign power to guide their own fates and the stubborn insistence that the fruits of their labors be turned back to their colonial rulers even long after they ceased to receive mutual benefits from the arrangement. Thus is it that what once was a necessary and beneficial colonial relationship has been warped into a system of exploitation--one for which we of the United Federation of Martial Colonies will not stand.
Just as the people of the United States of America broke free of the yoke of colonial exploitation, and just as the people of Russia freed themselves from the dominion of hereditary monarchy, we too must proclaim our sovereignty as a people, and we too are willing to fight for it--though we pray you of the colonial motherlands will understand and honor our proclamation.
On this sol, 12 August 2107, first night of retrograde motion, 1804 Galactic Standardized Time, with Colonial Chief Administrators Yevgeniya Borisevna Ledetchi and Harrison B. Sanchez as our witnesses, this council declares the formation of the sovereign nation of the United Federation of Martial Colonies (UFMC), the first frontier, and the first independent nation of the space age. Long may she prosper, and serve as a beacon of justice and self-determination as humanity continues our journey to the stars."
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