Prop 31-814D

Prop 31-814D, known fully as proposition 31-814D, was a Galactic Republic resolution that enabled the taxation of the Free Trade Zones in the Mid and Outer Rim Territories and would become infamous within galactic history. It was passed by the Galactic Senate around 33 BBY towards the end of Finis Valorum's Chancellery, much to the chagrin of the Trade Federation. Senator Sheev Palpatine of the Mid Rim planet Naboo championed the effort to pass the bill.

In 32 BBY, pro-Federation bill concerning the Mid Rim trade routes was repeatedly debated, voted down, and re-introduced in the Senate. In retaliation for the profits it would lose to the tax, the Federation blockaded the planet of Naboo, additionally hoping their blockade would help their own proposed bill. Unbeknownst to most, the Sith were behind the enactment of the law, as part of a long-running plot by the Dark Lord Darth Sidious—the true identity of Palpatine—to gain absolute power over the galaxy. The Federation's invasion of Naboo led to Palpatine becoming Supreme Chancellor—but they had done so in part at the behest of Sidious, who was the same person. This allowed Sidious to continue his plans, which culminated in the formation of the Galactic Empire with himself as Galactic Emperor.

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