League of the Badge

The League of the Badge is a faction within the Federation Council and basically contains the strong supporters of President Edward Leyton and his policy of non-relent. Members of this faction usually wear a small UFP symbol in their collar to demonstrate their strong support of the Federation.

It is the strong belief of this faction that the lenient security policy towards Federation (former) enemies has led to conflicts like the Dominion War. Consequently the Federation policy needs to be modified to ensure the Federation's survival. Their strongest case is the too lenient dealing with the Cardassians, which allowed them to become aggressive again two years after the war in the Vesuvi Incident.

One quarter of the council members are part of this faction.