Has no Alcove

Has no Alcove

Common and legal term for a group or representation of a group that has no representation in the Assembly. There are committees and councils that provide reports, council and advice but as a group have no representation or in more practical terms have no Alcove and a representative that can speak for them. Such as the PUMA Commission, the Ethics Committee , Trade Committee etc.)

That term was born in the time when political parties still existed and had a rep with an Alocve that would speak for the issues and demands of such a group.

The term has carried over and is still in use mostly in "Assembly talk " refering to an Issue that has not a single representative in favor. "Docket 16, the proposal of the Pacifists of the Universe to scrap all our ships and accept and embrace true anarchism has no Alcove"

Its a term also often used by residents of Pluribus for anything that has no chance of succeeding. "The Togar winning in the arm wrestling contest against the Saturnian has no Alcove, if you ask me."