That sounded like a question. Does he want him to explain it? He doesn't imagine the intricacies of galactic policies would be easy to explain to a presumable earth man. Hell, it all makes his head hurt trying to understand how they went from a sprawling republic to one man's Empire.

"One guy calls the shots where I come from." He says. "He re-wrote the penal code and simplified the system. If his men catch you, you get punished. That's it. No more pesky trials to slow things down."

At that thought, he folds his arms. "Are we talking about the same question I told you I wasn't going to answer?"