I do not see how this update takes away from DS. DS has shields already and numerous jobs for their lore characters, and are working on getting additions for themselves which this suggestion is wholly separate from and does not affect.
As a former Mas Amedda I am disappointed you view the Senate Guard as something meant to be insignificant, however I would like to point out that I was not the one to add a ranking structure to it or run it like a battalion. In fact that was present when you were Mas Amedda and had no qualms about it then, even going so far to allow me to have a bill which reworked the existing ranking structure https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q6PxYITodY1XkvPq1Zs1peK_qDRrRyRjhN-TBj2w6k8/edit .
Senate, Senate Guard, and DS have always had firm bonds since I joined the Senate nearly a year ago, and have worked together strongly with little issues. With the new DS leadership we have already done a few SIM/trainings/events together and it has gone wonderfully, and we even have a planned meeting with the DS leadership to plan ideas for increasing our relationship. I appreciate the concerns, but this suggestion will not harm the relations but will in fact better them, where DS can be a front line unit for us placing their shields and chasing after assassins, and SG can use these new items to evac a senator away from assassins.
I have not seen anything about this from founders or anyone, and it was not a problem when we switched to Helix and SG was made into a job under the citizen character. Furthermore, server suggestions are for the community to give their feedback to the founder and management team to decide if something should be added, which they can always deny if they so choose.
Regardless, I thank you for your concerns for the betterment of Senate and would like to see what the rest of the community has to say on the matter.