http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%2022 In response to your questioning of the morality of exposing the corruption of the Senator: Actually read my Initial post in this thread.

It would be convenient wouldn't it. But the senate aids arguments do not support this possibility. It instead defends the senators right to work towards the goal the quest giver accused him of. Then theres the whole loosing Corso Loyalty thing...

Your argument is invalid. It ignores the context of the post and assumes that i'm speaking for anyone other then myself. Also the way i read your post, it seems you are assuming that Gaining Companion affection and gaining light side standing are objectives to be met. This is incorrect; The objective is simply to complete the mission. Gaining or loosing standing in the force and with the companions are just outcomes of the decisions made while achieving that objective. I was responding to a post questioning not stealing the papers on the basis of lawful morality only to deceive the quest giver upon completion of the quest. The context is therefore based on a player who is taking morality into consideration when making in game decisions (Also i had previously posited that the morally correct choice is to expose corruption). The ONLY Thing my post assumes is that a player playing a morally conscious character would view gaining Dark side points as undesirable, and that regardless of faction, loosing companion loyalty is undesirable. A Catch 22 is a Situation where any action taken results in an undesirable outcome. In the context of my post this mission IS a Catch 22. If a Morally Conscious Smuggler chooses based on morality he receives dark side points. If he decides to go against his morality so he can avoid dark side points he looses [a comparably significant amount] loyalty from Corso. Regardless of which option he chooses there is an undesirable outcome.

I didn't say that the Force Attenuation of the options are what affect Corso's affection. On this mission Corso's affection gain or loss has to do with you actions regarding the Empire not whether or not your choice was light side or dark side. You lose affection by selecting the lightside option not because it is light side but because your action promotes collaboration with the empire, Choosing to expose the senator causes gain because your action opposes collaboration with the empire. For a person playing a Smuggler with a moral compass and That cares about their standing with Corso it is a catch 22, you have to either accept dark side Force Attenuation points, or accept a loss of affection with Corso. The choice may have absolutely no bearing on any other class' companions, i was speaking Strictly about my specific class and companion.

Same here. Whats really annoying is that for smugglers, choosing the lightside option causes you to lose 30 affection with Corso Riggs. Either way you chose you are getting punished. If you do the morally correct thing and expose parvels corruption you get dark side faction but gain affection from Corso, If you choose the option that gives you light side faction despite it being morrally objecionable you loose affection with corso. Its a catch 22. And dont say to just dismiss corso, you shouldnt have to.

Its important to note that in the mission the Senator was not simply voicing an opinion rather he was attempting to secretly form a coupe within the senate to enact policy that works against the will of the people and would ultimately lead the republic into subjugation to the empire. Defending such actions in the name of "Respecting the Democratic Process" is a farce and a misunderstanding of Democracy. The fundamental basis of a Democratic society is that officials are elected to Do the will of THE PEOPLE. The people are not Subjects of the government. The people do not serve the Government. The Government is to serve the people and do the will of the people. In the real world if an elected official Fails to perform the will of the people they are voted out of office and replaced through the Electoral Process. If an elected official is found to be working Against the will of the people and Against the principles of the society they have been elected to represent and/or working in their own self interest; they are Impeached and Immediately Removed from office. (sic. Rob Blagoyavich [sP?]) It is not possible for all people to know what misdeeds their government is perpetrating behind closed doors, secrets, and lies. But if the people that do know whats going on do nothing to stop it or expose it then they bare as much responsibility for the loss of their freedom as the corrupt politicians that sold their freedom to tyrants. When a government fails to do the will of the people and/or works in direct opposition to it; It is the Duty of the people to rise up expose the corruption and affect change. Not always necessarily through "The blood of Patriots and Tyrants" if that can be avoided, but a people must be ready and willing to do what it takes to expose corruption, Even if that means Intercepting Documents by legally questionable means. In Reality The Light Side Option advocates a peoples subjugation to the government and accepting Tyranny in the name of adherence to law.