The Galactic Confederate Systems, mostly called the Confederate Systems or the Confederacy, was the government of former Imperial worlds formed by Cole Kroger that replaced the Empire in its quest to seek independence. It's independence was mostly gained by winning the War of Secession, the second bloodiest war in galactic history, behind the Clone War.
The rise of the CSG led to a great deal of tension between it and the New Republic, who preferred a stronger central government than the Confederate Systems less powered central government.
The Confederate Systems movement struck fear into the hearts of countless New Republic citizens, mostly due to the Confederacy of Independent Systems' brutality, which the Confederate Systems looked to be wanting to take it's place in Republic eyes. Eventually, the Confederate Systems proved that all they wanted was systems' rights and independence and was accepted by the New Republic.
History[]
The Galactic Confederate Systems was formed as loose confederacy of former Imperial systems after suffering years of atrocities at the hands of Emperor Palpatine. Originally made out of 13 systems, many other systems joined the Confederacy.
After a long and bloody war, the Confederate Systems gained its independence with the signing of the Treaty of Independence.
Government and politics[]
Constitution[]
The following list contains short summaries of each of the articles.
- Established the name of the confederation with these words: "The Style of this confederacy shall be "The Galactic Confederate Systems."
- Asserted the equality of the separate systems with the confederal government, i.e. "Each system retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated."
- Did not call the Confederate Systems a "nation", but instead said: "The said Systems hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever."
- Established freedom of movement – anyone could pass freely between the systems, excluding "paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice." All people were entitled to the rights established by the system into which they traveled. If a crime was committed in one system and the perpetrator(s) fled to another system, they would be extradited to and tried in the system in which the crime was committed.
- Allocated one vote in the Congress of the Confederation to each system, which was entitled to a delegation of between two and seven members. Members of Congress were appointed by system legislatures. Also, individuals could not serve more than three out of any six years.
- Only the confederal government was allowed to conduct foreign relations and to declare war. No systems could have navies or standing armies, or engage in war, without permission of Congress (although the existence of system militias were required).
- Whenever an army was raised for common defense, colonels and military ranks below colonel would be named by the system legislatures.
- Expenditures by the Confederate Systems would be paid by funds raised by systems legislatures, and apportioned to the systems based on the real property values of each and confederal taxes on system government profits.
- Defined the powers of the central government: to declare war, to set weights and measures (including coins), and for Congress to serve as a final court for disputes between systems.
- Defined a Committee of the Systems to be a government when Congress is not in session.
- Required nine systems to approve the admission of a new system into the confederacy.
- Reaffirmed that the Confederation accepted war debt incurred by Congress before the existence of the Constitution.
- Declared that the Constitution was perpetual, and can only be altered by approval of Congress with ratification by a majority of the system legislatures.

Confederate Corellian Sector.
While still at war with Galactic Empire, the founding politicians were divided between those seeking a powerful, centralized national government, and those seeking a loosely-structured one. Jealously guarding their new independence, members of the Confederation Congress arrived at a compromise solution dividing sovereignty between the systems and the confederal government, with a unicameral legislature that protected the liberty of the individual systems. While calling on Congress to regulate military and monetary affairs, for example, the Confederate Constitution provided a mechanism with which to compel the systems to comply with requests for troops and revenue.
The Military[]
The Constitution supported the Confederal direction of the Confederation Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, and allowed the systems to present a unified front when dealing with the enemy powers. As a tool to build a centralized war-making government, they were largely a success.
The Confederation Congress, before the Constitution were approved, had promised soldiers a pension of half pay for life. Congress had some power to compel the systems to fund this obligation, and as the War of Independence with the Empire wound down after the victory on Coruscant the sense of urgency to support the military was no longer a factor. Much progress was made in Congress during the winter of 2 ABY.
Once the war had been won, a national force was maintained to man the frontier forts and to protect against attacks. Meanwhile, each of the systems had an army (or militia), and some of them had air forces and Navies with special permission of Congress. The wartime promises of bounties and land grants to be paid for service were met. The Congress from time to time during the War of Independence requisitioned troops from the systems.
Foreign policy[]
Even after peace had been achieved in 19 ABY, the strength of the Confederation government brightened the ability of the government to conduct foreign policy. In 13 ABY, Nute Gunray, the Superintendent of Finance, concerned over the failure to fund an Confederate naval force to confront pirates, wrote to the New Republic to fund their army to protect their systems. After realizing that the CSG wasn't like the Empire or the CIS, they obliged.
Taxation and commerce[]
The Confederation Congress could make decisions, and had power to enforce any of them. There was a requirement for majority approval before any modifications could be made to the Constitution.
Congress could only tax the income of the system governments for revenue. Congress had also the power to regulate foreign trade and interstate commerce, though the systems had some limited power to do some of their own trade and commerce. The confederal government was forbidden from taxing individual income.
Land Ordinance[]
Land ordinance laws were used to raise money. These included:
Members of the Confederation Congress[]
The members of the Confederation Congress were system picked members of the GCS. They discussed the politics of the government and how to better improve it in their eyes and the eyes of their people.
Early Constitution Power Ideas[]
Before the Confederate Systems Constitution was completely ratified, many politicians had ideas about the powers of the central and system governments.
A committee led by Bail Organa reinserted a preamble that, thought it strongly asserted the sovereignty of the systems, still included in those odious words "the people of the Confederate Systems," with their implication of a higher loyalty. His change in the veto override procedure was gone. As in another delegate's Provisional Constitution, their final draft permitted cabinet heads to hold seats on the floor of Congress when invited but rejected Organa's reforms of the taxing power, tariffs, and internal improvements. Where he wanted to limit Congress to raising money only for defense and the payment of debts, others softened that considerably, and Mon Mothma's proposal that Congress could appropriations had to be requested by the president through one of the executive departments, thus quashing pork barrel. Garm Bel Iblis also inserted a requirement that no contractor should be paid more than the contract price for goods or services, putting an end to the potential for hidden extras when a job was done. Padmé Amidala actually inserted an explicit statement that their post office must be self-supporting within two years.