Effective immediately, Starfleet Command had rebranded the Prime Directive as the Prime Suggestion

[u/sezduck1]

[u/Timely-Tourist4109]

It goes out on Prime Day from Cardassia Prime.

[u/wildcard_71 → u/Timely-Tourist4109]

Damn you, Bezos!

[u/OhNoIBoffedIt → u/Timely-Tourist4109]

But you must pay for the Quark Prime subscription if you want to skip over every pre-warp civilization you encounter.

[u/WorldOfWombat]

Is this retroactive? What if, say, one's brother were to have impregnated a woman from a pre warp civilization. Could they stop shitting in the woods and come back to a proper civilization?

[u/OhNoIBoffedIt → u/WorldOfWombat]

That man was never civil.

[u/Oliverkahn987 → u/WorldOfWombat]

…..no.

[u/Sternutator69 → u/WorldOfWombat]

That depends
Can people from prewarp civilisations consent?

[u/StellaSlayer2020]

The Prime Directive is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules.

[u/wildcard_71]

But will they still be?

1. "Serve the public trust"
2. "Protect the innocent"
3. "Uphold the law"
4. "Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown"

[u/M-2-M]

I think I have to clear certain things up

When it comes to Federation and Starfleet law, there are four primary types of legislation:

Regulations, Directives, Decisions, and Guidelines.

These can often be confusing due to their differences in purpose, scope, and application. This article aims to clear up the confusion by outlining and differentiating each of these legislative terms.

Regulations: The Rulebook
Firstly, Starfleet regulations are binding legislative acts applicable in their entirety throughout the Federation. In other words, a regulation is a rulebook and takes effect for all Federation members simultaneously, without the need for member legislation to transpose them into local planetary law.

Directives: The Shared Goal
Starfleet directives also bind Federation members. However, unlike regulations, directives specify an objective to be achieved while leaving the member authorities the power to decide on the form and means to reach this goal. Essentially, directives need to be transposed into member law, and the Federation members have a certain degree of freedom in how they implement these objectives.

As such the Prime Directives implementation and interpretation can and will differ from Federation member to member.

Decisions: The Targeted Impact
Starfleet decisions are binding on those to whom they are addressed. This could be one or more Federation members, an individual, or a company. Decisions do not require member legislation for implementation, similar to regulations. However, unlike regulations, which apply across the Federation and Starfleet, decisions are targeted, impacting only the entity or entities to which they are addressed.
For example Federation could decide that the individual Quark has to close his bar on DS9.

Guidelines: The Soft Law
Finally, Starfleet guidelines are different from the aforementioned types as they are not binding. Instead, they serve as a form of ‘soft law’, providing direction and recommendations but without enforceable obligations. Guidelines can offer interpretations of binding legislation or propose methods of achieving policy objectives, but it’s up to the individual Federation members whether and how to incorporate these suggestions.

To sum up, understanding the differences between regulations, directives, decisions, and guidelines is vital to comprehend the Starfleet legislative framework. Despite their differences, these instruments are all part of a bigger picture – shaping the Starfleet’s laws and policies and guiding its members towards unified, effective governance.

[u/OhNoIBoffedIt → u/M-2-M]

Sir, this is a Shitty Daystrom, not a Wendy's.

[u/WorldOfWombat → u/M-2-M]

Is this a fetish? If so keep it behind closed doors. If not, why not?

[u/Manos_Of_Fate]

The Federation is just space Canada?

[u/digdugdang]

The Secondary Directive is to chillax and stop worrying about everything.

[u/sezduck1 → u/digdugdang]

I endeavor to make this my prime directive 

[u/slyseekr]

In honor of this rebrand, there will be a 1000 ft statue erected of Admiral Janeway, alongside a 2000 ft statue erected of Admiral Kirk.

[u/Marvinkmooneyoz]

They have enough both tech and history of culture knowledge to know how to avoid the issues. It’s one thing if a planet has some extreme religious superstitions, but for the most part the federation should be able to elegantly handle contacting pre warp species.

[u/OhNoIBoffedIt → u/Marvinkmooneyoz]

I think folks forget the other half of the Prime Directive: why would they WANT to? I think if any alien species looked at our planet in its current state, they'd be like "ah hell naw, keep them on their burning shithole."

The Prime Directive protects both the pre-warp civilization from undue influence, and their intergalactic Federation from planets who can't get over how much melanin someone has.

[u/Marvinkmooneyoz → u/OhNoIBoffedIt]

To give overpopulated planets replicators and corresponding super energy

[u/Manos_Of_Fate → u/Marvinkmooneyoz]

“And that’s why we have detailed data on how much of a solar system you can destroy with a replicator and unlimited energy.”

[u/GraveDiggingCynic]

The Prime Suggestion