Begging your pardon, Senator Monomachos, but your allegiances are exactly the point of the discussion here. The current wording of Edict 1.9 is entirely in favor of the Basileus. It gives him freedom of choice and control over what happens with Durazzo. Indeed, the way Edict 1.9 is worded, you yourself could be chosen to lead the attack and the Basileus could even give the province to you as a reward! Yet instead of promoting yourself as a better alternative for the job than Senator Tagaris, you attack the legislation itself. By proxy, you are attacking the Basileus. Opposing this legislation means you do not trust his judgment on this issue. If you do not trust the Basileus to do what is right for the Empire, who do you trust?

As for my loyalities, I am loyal to the House of the Tagamata because that House exists specifically to support the Basileus and his efforts to return the Empire to its former glory. I initially opposed Edict 1.9 because I believed it was a method of circumventing the Basileus. Now that it has been rephrased to give him complete freedom of choice, I support it whole-heartedly, because the legislation itself favors the Basileus. Saying that Tagamata pursues this Edict out of greed is also blatantly false, as we gain nothing from it. None of our members has asked for command of the attack on Durazzo and the province will be given to the Basileus, not to us. The only way we could benefit from this legislation would be if the Basileus chose to give Durazzo to us after it was taken. Yet again this brings us around to whether you are questioning the wisdom and integrity of the Basileus himself.