User blog comment:JediSpectre117/James Vega your guard and before trial./@comment-4048340-20110919020328/@comment-1900300-20110920022741

Not really since the Council only represents a small portion of the galaxies government. It also is completely powerless at this point. It is already clear that in the face of the Reapers, member nations have already withdrawn to protect their own territory. That in and of itself is defying the Council, so what power do these guys really have? You really thing one Spectre is going to bring them back into fold. And you will need to recuit forces outside Citadel space, so how does being a solder for the nations they hate going to help?

Its the idea in anarchy that command sturcture and authority collapses with it. These is no laws that Spectres are above any more, there is no great authority to condown your actions. It is only Shepard and his reputation, which i think is a much better story. Shepard will need to seem like a neutral party to convince others to rally around him. And the story will seem much more epic and satisfing if it literally is Shepard on his own, with no support, yet he is able to rally the forces of the galaxy together.