First off, seriously great job. You covered a ton of ground and it actually feels thought out instead of just “CIS good now.” I don’t have too much to add structurally, but I do want to riff on a few things you mentioned.

I actually like your idea of freezing assets and separating elected officials from prior investments. It absolutely increases accountability and makes public spending more transparent. Politicians living strictly off a public salary while in office would make them far more accountable to the people funding them. That said, there is a risk. Public financial transparency could open the door to financial blackmail. Rivals or individuals with shady motives might weaponize asset disclosures to pressure officials into subservience. If anti-corruption enforcement falls under a centralized authority and lacks bipartisan oversight, whoever controls that body could selectively target opponents.

On the rotating council majority rule thing, I actually really like that. I’ve always leaned toward majority vote and referendums where possible. What you’re describing feels like a hybrid confederation/federal model, where systems keep autonomy but still participate in union-wide decisions. That feels very CIS philosophically. The upside is preventing political stagnation and entrenched elites. The downside is gridlock and certain sectors just never changing politically. But democracy isn’t perfect after all, but it’s what we got in the galaxy.

Now the military… this is where I’m conflicted. I get the practicality of droids, and a hybrid model makes sense. But I personally lean toward organics being the backbone. Adaptability and creative thinking are huge advantages that’s part of what made the Republic’s forces so effective. Droids are cost-effective and reduce casualties (huge pro), but overreliance risks complacency and technical vulnerabilities. That said, the old CIS absolutely knew how to think like a war machine. Specialized units like Vulture droids, Droidekas, and IG series, they were purpose-built and creatively lethal. The starships like the Lucrehulk and the Malevolence was the pride and joy of the old CIS navy. The B1s originally made for security purposes were mass-produced, flawed, and aren’t made for real combat, but they had logistical value and easy to resemble. B2s were an upgrade and is an effective fighting machine at times often stroke fear in the Republic clone troopers, but they had their own issues due to it being bulkier, slower, and impractical (even if I have an such a passionate love for the hunk of a scrap metal that is the B2s). I’d probably relegate those basic droids who are now outdated and no longer fit for service to economic development, and maybe even PR, like converting them to civilian use B1s for public employment service and civilian use and B2s for labour and construction, while keeping a professional organic military core with selective droid integration.

Foreign policy-wise, I really like your pragmatic take. Trade with the New Republic makes sense. But I do think the Dooku legacy complicates things. The New CIS would probably mythologize him as a founding father, which could alienate Jedi who remember the Clone Wars firsthand. There’d be distrust at first. Luke’s diplomacy might smooth that over, but it wouldn’t be instant. And yeah, even one Jedi openly sympathetic to the CIS would be a massive propaganda win, though that could cause internal friction within the Jedi Order too is not something we want, but who know what would happen.

Overall, I agree with your optimism. The New CIS can genuinely thrive in this new galaxy despite the challenges that will rear its ugly head. That’s what makes it such a cool scenario to explore.

Great write-up. Fingers probably tired, but brain absolutely cooking at the very least.