Atreus, March 16, 3037 Championed in Parliament by Speaker for Parliament Li Weaver, Duke Christopher Halas of Oriente, and DucalPresident Stimson of the Regulan Free States, Thomas Marik's wartime emergency Addendum to the Incorporation of the Free Worlds League has passed. The Addendum centralizes power in The Marik's hands in many ways. It eliminates most of the provisions of the Home Defense Act; only Oriente and their arch-rivals of the Principality of Regulus, no province may refuse to send its troops to a war sanctioned by the Captain-General. He may veto any law passed by any province or region. It also gives him considerable leeway in matters of taxation. Captain-General Thomas set out with fresh troops early this morning for the disputed Andurien region - either the Duchy of Andurien, rebellious member of the Free Worlds League, or the Free State of Andurien. Spokeswomen for Andurien's treaty partner, the Magistracy of Canopus, refused to specify which troops they would send to aid Duchess Catherine Humphreys. If The Marik conquers one thing is certain: the provisions of the Addendum will be stringently applied to Andurien. BattleTechnology News Service Thomas Marik Alive Duncan Marik Killed in Action Addendum Passed: The Marik Goes to War! Smallest Mech Unit? The Name as Well as the Game! Melissa Withdraws Hanse's Troops! Theodore Kurita Saves His Father's Life! Assasins Kill Love! Back to BattleTechnology 11 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1989 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com