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POMPEY MAGNUS I HAVE A QUESTION CONCERNING YOUR FRIEND AND CO-CONSUL-- THE DARLING OF VENUS, GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR.
WHY DOES HIS CHAIR REMAIN EMPTY ? WHY DOES HE NOT COME HOME ? HIS ILLEGAL WAR IS OVER.
GAUL IS LONG SINCE ON ITS KNEES.
WHY DOES CAESAR KEEP HIS BRAVE SOLDIERS FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ? FOR EIGHT LONG YEARS, HE HAS GORGED HIMSELF LIKE A WOLF ON THE BLOOD OF GAUL, AND THEREBY MADE HIMSELF MONSTROUSLY RICH.
- WHY ? WHY DOES HE PLY THE MOB WITH RACES AND FIGHTS AND GAUDY FEASTS ? WHY HAS HE PAID THE DEBTS OF EVERY REPROBATE FOOL IN THIS SENATE HOUSE ? WHY ?! I'LL TELL YOU WHY HE DOES THESE THINGS.
HE WANTS TO BUY HIMSELF A CROWN.
HE WANTS TO DESTROY THE REPUBLIC AND RULE ROME AS A BLOODY TYRANT ! THAT'S WHY ! THEREFORE, I MOVE THAT CAESAR'S GOVERNORSHIP IN GAUL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY, THAT HIS ARMIES BE DISBANDED AND THAT HE BE RECALLED TO ROME TO ANSWER CHARGES OF ILLEGAL WARFARE, THEFT, BRIBERY AND TREASON!
