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existed, and she still hasn't informed her own government of that fact."
People looked away from him. Some looked down at the table, some at the walls, and some at each other. Then, finally, Vesna Grabovac looked up and met his gaze squarely.
"What do you think we should do, Mr. Vice President?" the Treasury Secretary asked.
"I think we should consider the fact that President Tonkovic was required by our Constitution to inform the rest of her government—and, especially, Parliament—of that communication from the Provisional Governor 'without delay.' I submit to you that six weeks—over a quarter of the total time remaining to the Constitutional Convention—constitutes a very significant delay."
"Are you suggesting she be recalled to face Parliamentary questioning?" Alenka Mestrovic, the Education Secretary demanded.
"I think the possibility should be considered very strongly, yes," Rajkovic said unflinchingly.
"We can hardly sustain a constitutional crisis at a moment when we've just learned Nordbrandt and her lunatics are in possession of modern, off-world weapons!" Kanjer protested.
"My God, Mavro!" It was Goran Majoli, Secretary of Commerce and one of Rajkovic's strongest allies in the Cabinet. "We—or, rather, the Manticorans—just seized over a thousand tons of those 'modern ,