GZGverse Govt Structure

JohnA said:
> Planet X is balkanized, perhaps between notional
> allies (NSL and NAC, FSE and ESU).  There are a lot of
> local frictions (perhaps over resources only
> extractable in a limited area, like a drug made from
> flowers found only in a certain mountain range).  One
> viceroy decides to launch a military campaign to
> secure these resources.  He _has_ to achieve a victory
> before the central governments can interefe.	They
> won't make him give back the mountain range and they
> won't smack his hands if he wins.  If he can't win,
> then his career is over.

This is exactly the way the Islamic Federation operates.  If an amir
can grab something and hold it, his actions are de facto  authorized.
If he tries to grab something and fails, the expedition turns out to
have been unauthorized.  Depending on how much he loses in the
attempt, he may be called to the Sultan's court to "apologize" (the