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Lastly, Dimensional energies are those that are drawn from other planes of existence throughout the multiverse or are bestowed upon a sorcerer from one or more extra-dimensional entities. These entities must be entreated by the sorcerer(s) using ritualistic spells and possibly a promise, contract or sacrifice of some method. For example, Kaecilius and his followers promised to give Dormammu access to the Earth Dimension in exchange for eternal life and superior power. Once their agreement had been made, Dormammu proceeded to bestow his power unto the Zealots. However, the Ancient One has proven that some such Dimensional energies can be channeled without the awareness or participation of the entities involved as she successfully managed to siphon power from the Dark Dimension for hundreds of years without any allegiance or loyalty to Dormammu.
Wizards ultimately changed the MTGO client to stop these data-scraping analysis techniques, primarily by preventing replay viewing for games that a player did not participate in. Between this technical change and deliberate throttling of League results, it has been challenging to compile accurate data on any Magic metagames, let alone the MWP gold standard.
But if Heinlein actually thought the Roman Republic was his model, he was dead wrong. The Legions were already Roman citizens - that was the qualification. It wasn't until Augustus formalized the Auxiliaries in the early days of the Principate that the military became a route to citizenship. And by then, being a Roman citizen no longer gave any meaningful participation in the political process.
Martin, thanks for the reality check on what I wrote. I did my best to clarify that my description was speculative and descriptive of a common but not ubiquitous trend, with obvious exceptions. The response by two participants reminds me that no matter how carefully one writes, some people will deliberately misinterpret one's words to support their prior agenda or beliefs about the writer's character.