So... the Federation existed much earlier than the first time we officially hear about them in Command Mission?
I realize this is a silly question, but the issue of human governance seems so vague in X time... Could it be that the first few Maverick rebellions also destabilized the human government, and that the Federation rose out of the wreckage...
... OH GOD HORRIBLE PLOTBUNNY- you ever notice how many 'official' Reploids go Maverick? Maybe there's a REASON? What if the Federation uses Reploid internal civil warring to advance their own position?