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Well, with so much talk about political parties, I am very confused. I have heard one party described with at least three different attributes, and I have no idea where I fit in. So I want you all to tell me what I am.
Here is my idea of a perfect country:
The overall goal would be to notice the government as little as possible. The country would probably be divided up into very independent sections, much like the states of the U.S.
Abortion would be legal. Gay marriage would be legal. You wouldn't have to have a licence to have a gun. There would be no official religion, and no one would try to stop someone from praying at a government meeting.
There wouldn't be a death sentence: death is too severe for some criminals and too good for others. The punishment for the worst criminals would be along the lines of going to a prison in the middle of Arizona, where they must sleep in tents and eat baloni three meals a day. They would not have to option of getting free education. They would be working everyday for nothing, doing jobs that everyone hates, like road work.
I think that the only crime in the world is the restriction of freedom, and all other crimes are simply subsets of this. To steal is to restrict someone's freedom to own. To kill is to restrict their right to live. There would never be fire cracker bans on public property, but if you shirked responsibility for a fire that you might create, then off to Arizona for you.
What I hate most of all is when someone tries to stop me from doing something that doesn't affect them in any way just because it's against their beliefs. For example: Person A wants to do jumping jacks, but Person B tries to stop him because it is against Person B's relligion. I can't describe to you the full extent of hatred that rises withen me when I see this. Any law that tried to enforce something like this would be gone faster than you could say, "No, you can't do that!" If person B refuses to do jumping jacks, fine. If their mom sends a note to the school saying they won't do jumping jacks in gym, that's fine to. But if the parents try to get the school to stop requiring jumping jacks, well, then off to Arizona for them.
I also hate when people try to sue a big company because they pricked their finger on the company's product. If you're too darn stupid to not prick your finger, then don't use the product! This has made so many companies stop doing/allowing things that it makes me want to scream. Lawyers trying to make a case for this would be off to Arizona. Just stick up a "use at your own risk" sign, and if someone gets hurt, then it's their fault. If they try to sue you, screw them!
The only prohibiting laws that I do agree with are when it could affect the well being of other people, such as drinking and driving. This is dangerous to people other than yourself, and so would be illegal. Also, there is the unfortunate truth of over-population, and over-population affects everyone, so there would have to be population laws. They would probably be something like if you have more than two children, than you have to pay extra taxes (see below), unless your second child ended up being twins or something.
The only type of tax there would be is income tax. You would pay taxes each year based on what you make, and no other taxes. There would not be graduated taxes: only a set percentage.
There is much more, but you probably get the idea and I just lost my momentum...
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Submitted by Rachel on July 8, 2008 - 17:03.i would definitely say you are a fabulous little bit of everything ;-). definitely not one or the other, and seemingly not moderate. Just everything and nothing
Whatever you are, you should
Submitted by Bri's Soldier of Awesomness on July 8, 2008 - 18:05.Whatever you are, you should probably be our new Autocrat.
I want everyone I know to be moved to Arizona and do road work, and I see you as the man to do it.
Ok, just one question:
Submitted by Ogomas on July 8, 2008 - 18:33.What's an Autocrat?
It's like a tsar, or
Submitted by Bri's Soldier of Awesomness on July 8, 2008 - 21:54.It's like a tsar, or something. I think that's the word you would use to describe it. I was going for the whole "one ruler" idea, because I'm dying for a prison in Arizona.
...Please.
It exists
Submitted by Aardvarki on July 8, 2008 - 22:36.There is a prison in or near Pheonix that makes the inmates live in tents out in the middle of the desert and do roadwork and pick-up trash. Oh, and did I mention that they make all the inmates wear pink underwear?
No way. No. Way.
Submitted by Bri's Soldier of Awesomness on July 8, 2008 - 23:18.No way.
No. Way.
Nevermind, then. You can still be Tsar of the United States as long as that prison stays in working order.
I'm going to go commit a horrible crime now somewhere around the capital.
hehe, I was there
Submitted by Ogomas on July 10, 2008 - 18:16.When the joe who ran the place made a bunch of his more controversial desicions. I ment, I was living in Phoenix at the time, not that I was in jail or anything...
The place is about 40 miles outside of Phoenix. First, the chief had all of the inmates move into tents out near the highway. A lot of people were upset about that, but he just said, "our troops fighting for our freedom in Iraq have to live in tents, so why should our criminals get any better?" (this was during Desert Storm 1). That shut them up real quick.
Then, to save money, he switched all of their lunches to baloni sandwiches, because whatever else baloni might be, it's cheap. Then he took away the coffee and rationed the cigarettes (they had been getting unlimited amounts for free!). He also removed all of the T.V.s from the cells. Then, the prisoners were caught selling clothing, especially underwear (because the gaurds wouldn't notice if that was missing) so he made them all wear pink underwear, because no one wanted to buy pink underwear.
He has the lowest return rate of any jail in the U.S. Maybe the other jail runners should take a hint?
We drive by the tent city on our way to Phoenix every year, and yup, it's still up and running. Our car usually reads it being 118 degrees outside. I almost feel sorry for them, but not quite.