>How come Bester and company had jurisdiction over *all* the
>telepaths holed up on B5? Weren't any of them born on Mars?
>For sure some of them had resided on Mars for a while. That's
>where PsiCorps had a concentration camp.

There seems to be some confusion over what independence means in this thread.

Mars won independence in that it was no longer an Earth COLONY, unable to set
up its own goverment and such. But it is still part of the Earth ALLIANCE,
consisting of various worlds, and the Psi Corps works for the Alliance.

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>If this is the case Earth would be England, Mars would be Scotland and the
>Earth Alliance would be the European Union (with the Moon possibly
>representing Wales ;)).
>

You even try to drag bagpipes into this and I'm coming over there with a stick.

>Does this mean that Mars will still be protected by Earth Force (and if so,
>will they have to contribute troops as member nations have to when Europe
>goes to war)? Also, if Mars chooses to, could it opt out of the Earth
>Alliance at some time in the future?
>

Yes and yes, though the latter only with great difficulty and risk.

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