I am not privy to all the details but do we really need to leave a couple of Core 3s rot in Galileo where nobody is playing anymore?
This could understandably set a dangerous precedent but I think the admins could maybe handled this better.
E.g turn them into Core 1s or 2s "during the move" so they could be contested if desired. Or point the owners to make an event they could "lose" and therefore add opportunity for the opposition to block the move.
A straight up denial is just a lame excuse for the laziness and lack of creativity on the part of the Admins / GMs. A very common symptom in this community, despite having "roleplay" in the name.