Talk:Star Trek: Section 31

Roddenberry conflict...
anyone else feel section 31 conflicts with roddenberrys opinion that the federation doesnt do this kind of stuff? (see the episode conspiracy)

though ds9 conflicts a lot with roddenberry...

Conspiracy...

The original version of the script did not feature alien parasites; the conspiracy in question was simply a military coup within Starfleet. Gene Roddenberry vehemently opposed such an idea, since he believed Starfleet would never stoop to such methods; there was just no way Tormé could get away with suggesting that the Federation was anything less than a perfect government