Council Decisions
In 2285, the Federation Council met to consider Admiral James T. Kirk's violation of orders, and his theft and destruction of the USS Enterprise. The Council dismissed all but one charge and demoted Kirk to the rank of Captain. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In 2366, the Council was called into emergency session when a Romulan defector provided information on a possible Romulan invasion fleet arming near Nelvana III. They decided that the Enterprise should assume anything Admiral Alidar Jarok says is a lie. (TNG: "The Defector")
In 2370, the Council imposed a warp 5 speed limit on all Federation vessels, except in dire circumstances. This law was removed when improvements in warp drive were achieved. (TNG: "Force of Nature")
Later that year, the Council ratified the Federation-Cardassian peace treaty, an agreement that annexed several Federation colonies to the Cardassian Union. This decision would lead to the formation of the violent Maquis resistance movement (TNG: "Journey's End", TNG: "Preemptive Strike", DS9: "The Maquis").
In 2372, the Federation Council condemned the Klingon invasion of the Cardassian Union and agreed to provide twelve industrial replicators to help rebuild the devastated Cardassian industrial base. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "For the Cause")
Later that year, Gowron sent a message to the Council, telling them that the Empire would not give up their captured Cardassian planets. He also told them to withdraw Federation forces from the Archanis sector and Archanis IV. (DS9: "Broken Link")
In 2375, Starfleet Admiral Matthew Dougherty claimed that the Federation Council had been responsible for the decision to forcibly relocate the Ba'ku from their world in cooperation with the Son'a. (Star Trek: Insurrection).
Later that year, the Federation Council was responsible for the decision not to give the Founders the cure to the morphogenic virus. (DS9: "The Dogs of War")
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