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| There were several guiding principles behind the NEL. First, because of the horrific effects of Omni-Mind, the NEL declared eternal, merciless war on A.I. in all forms. Second, due to the failure of [[pan_galactic_union|The Pan Galactic Union]] to protect humanity from the A.I. devastation, humanity would from now on only trust humanity for its own safety and security. Third, in order to balance liberty and security, the NEL adopted the doctrine the Worlds were free on their surface but absolutely united in space. An example of this is that each league world has its own army that defends the world itself and the NEL does not have a surfaced based army. Conversely, the NEL has the [[NEL Space Fleet|Space Fleet]] to combat enemy spacecraft, but no league world has one. | There were several guiding principles behind the NEL. First, because of the horrific effects of Omni-Mind, the NEL declared eternal, merciless war on A.I. in all forms. Second, due to the failure of [[pan_galactic_union|The Pan Galactic Union]] to protect humanity from the A.I. devastation, humanity would from now on only trust humanity for its own safety and security. Third, in order to balance liberty and security, the NEL adopted the doctrine the Worlds were free on their surface but absolutely united in space. An example of this is that each league world has its own army that defends the world itself and the NEL does not have a surfaced based army. Conversely, the NEL has the [[NEL Space Fleet|Space Fleet]] to combat enemy spacecraft, but no league world has one. |
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| The NEL is funded by world contributions based on population and resource assessments. There is a League Legislative Assembly and an executive, led by the Space President. | The NEL is funded by world contributions based on population and resource assessments. There is a League Legislative Assembly and an executive, led by the Space President. |
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| | There is such distrust pf abstract money of any kind since the digital collapse that the League economies use gold for their monetary needs. The NEL gold coins, called [[Space Bucks|Space Bucks]], in honor of the second Space President, Theodore Buck, is a reliable 10 grams of gold in a clear plastic over layer. NEL Space Bucks are used in interstellar transactions even in paces that haven't had direct contact with the NEL, and are accepted for routine purchases almost anywhere. |
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| The NEL has drawn up something called the [[Development Index|Development Index]] that classifies how far along the economies of various worlds have progressed or recovered. The NEL itself is mostly at DI-7, Earth is in early DI-8 and so the Space Patrol and Fleet have access to DI-8 equipment and the most secret advanced laboratories are rumored to be working on DI-9 projects. | The NEL has drawn up something called the [[Development Index|Development Index]] that classifies how far along the economies of various worlds have progressed or recovered. The NEL itself is mostly at DI-7, Earth is in early DI-8 and so the Space Patrol and Fleet have access to DI-8 equipment and the most secret advanced laboratories are rumored to be working on DI-9 projects. |
