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human
[Halo] What's the political situation of someone living on one of the colony worlds?

Obviously during the war there's martial law and all that, but if I was a citizen on, say, Harvest before the Covenant, what level of political representation do I have? Am a I citizen of any particular nation-state, and do my rights differ at all from someone living on Earth?
gpt
On paper you are a citizen of UEG and have the exact same right as someone on earth.

But in practice, because the population, wealth, and industries are all concentrated on earth, it means most of the laws passed will be earth centric. And even though you have same vote as the guy on earth, your voices will be drowned out due to sheer population difference and proximity. On top of that, all the major politicians on your colony will be in the pocket of some Earth based corporation or owe allegiance to some Earth based political party.

So it is no wonder why some colonies have sought independence and even resorted to armed insurgency.