Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

** Quark is working under the authority of the Ferengi Commerce Authority. Regardless of ''where'' he works, he still has to operate under Ferengi law to keep their authority. Without their authority he cannot do business with other Ferengi. They have every right to revoke his license and take any other actions required under Ferengi law. It's like if you work for an American company in Russia. Your company can revoke your ability to do business with them there. (The Ferengi Government is more like a corporation than a government if you recall).

*** Plus, it's not a Federation outpost. It's a Bajoran outpost with a Federation administration.

** Because his financial holdings are only recognized by the Ferengi government. The Federation can't stop Brunt from selling off Quark's assets because those assets ''do not exist" as far as the Federation is concerned. It would be like the United States trying to stop Switzerland from seizing the assets of a Swiss tourist.

** At the end of the episode, he re-opens the bar and continues doing business after Sisko &co. donate furniture and resources (for the community's benefit). The FCA can stop him trading legally with other Ferengi, but have no power to stop him running a business in Bajoran territory, so they don't. ([[Hand Wave|Let's just assume]] that the Ferengi staff are now formally employed by Sisko or something.)