If you had your own country, what laws would you have?

Narz

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If you could succeed (break away from your home nation) and form your own country what unique laws would you create, how would you govern, what would be your foreign policy, how would you manage the economy?

Think about this seriously, maybe if you plan right it could really happen! ;)

- Narz :king:
 
I wouldn't break away. It is all or nothing, as otherwise it would trigger a civil war, and nobody wants that. Viva (peaceful) revolution! Since my dream government would be elected to replace the one currently in my nation, it would have the US constitution with the "necessary and proper" clause amended out of it. Then it would have a few more individual rights amendments added and a lot more on states' rights. more on this later, perhaps. I don't feel up to working out all the details at the moment.
 
Less government regulation and more personal freedoms. No silly laws governing what two consenting adults can or cannot do together. No silly laws requiring clothing.

I'm toying with the idea of draconian laws (that stop short of death, of course) for punishing people convicted of serious crimes. Murder, rape, and the like, deserve some really convincing punishment to make sure people don't abuse the vast personal freedoms I would give them.
 
I would keep the present English law with the following major additions:

1. Institute the death penalty for treason and murder.
2. Immediately halt all forms of metrication.
3. Redraft our membership of the European Union.
4. Withdraw from European law.
5. Decrease regulation
6. Reinstate all hereditary peers to the House of Lords
7. Vastly increase the utilisation of community service as punishment.
8. Use enlistment to the forces as one form of punishment for the under 25s.
9. Abolish the race relations industry and its associated hangers on.
10. Massively increase the punishment for 'victimless' crimes such as littering and grafitti.
11. Reinstate corporal punishment in schools, and return to more traditional subjects.
12. Ban football (soccer) from May to September to give some of us a break from it.

That'll do for starters. :D
 
No gun laws
Total environmental protection regarding clean air, water, habitat preservation, protection of endangered species.
Strong programs for prevention of youth/social problems.
Much more local control
Remove the Death penalty and abortion from national debate, making it a local issue.
 
12. Ban football (soccer) from May to September to give some of us a break from it.
You can take away our wives, you can take away our land. Hell you can given take away our freedom. But you can never take away our football!!

This is what I would do with England.
  • Remove the monarchy
  • Make the House of Lords completely democratic
  • Give more power to the local government
  • Push for a more democratic EU and try to get rid of the CAP
  • Get rid of the Comphrensive school system and bring in local "elite" grammar schools (no fees)
  • Get rid of University Tution fees
  • Make the BBC put on better television shows
  • Build up our military (i.e. give them guns that actually work)
  • Remove church and state
  • Write a constitution
  • Write a English national anthem (not land of hope and glory)
  • Allow Pubs and bars to open later
 
Institute a harsh fascist regime, with all that it involves.
One concurs with many of Pillager's points, save those specifically appropriate to the British situation.

This is what one has said previously on the matter

1.) A global fascist dictatorship, with all those who oppose long since disappeared, and re-settled in a nice grave in the woods, or in the gulags, where they run the yak-powered power stations.
2.) A happy, unified empire of many distinct nations, with each people getting to live in their own homeland.
3.) A large military force, including lovely battleships in the Navy. Ban all Village People records.
4.) Proper access to healthcare, education, etc. A welfare safety net for those in dire need, but this would not be necessary, as all would labour happily for the greater glory of the State, and their beloved Fuhrer. A few specimens of socialists and communists kept on hunting estates as prey
5.) Education to be done properly, according Darkshadist theory and philosophy, with religious teaching as specified elsewhere.
6.) Environmental protection, and protection of animal species. Not to a rabid extent, but to a proper one. Sustainable development, and slave labour. Development of Planet Watch, which keeps an eye out for comets and meteors, and then arranges their destruction with multi-gigaton thermonuclear warheads launched from space.
7.) A strict and proper social order, and proper codes of behaviour, dress and action enforced. Some kind of slavery or indentured tenure (gai'shan ) as punishment for minor crime could well be countenanced.
Death penalty, whipping and other torture used appropriately, and police forces have wide and sweeping powers.
8.) Sex not glorified in a perverse hagiographic manner. Those chosen to bear lots of kiddies do so; those not, are limited somewhat. Policy is aimed towards eventually phasing out such activity.
9.) A proper court for the Leader, with selected attendants, servants,(now don't go getting any dirty ideas, though) and the pick of the best of the world gathered there also so as to encourage developments in art, science, culture, etc, etc. And big rallies, like out of Triumph of the Will.
10.) A harmonious industrial environment, with extreme excesses from labour and capital actively discouraged. A nice, well mannered society, dressed properly, and holding to the lovely old fashioned virtues.
As such, the Eric Lidell Centre will be built and expanded
11.) Selected films and television series to be screened regularly, and copious informative and enjoyable propaganda broadcasts from the Ministry. Sort of like 1984, but cleaner, happier, and more enjoyable to live in. And many films which deserved to be made will be made.
The Evil Leader would present the Academy Awards, and host the ceremony. The Awards will be renamed from 'Oscar' to 'Von Sydow'.
12.) People shall be educated, and taught to appreciate proper humour.And proper music. With the lash and the electro-clamps if necessary....
Single sex schools.
13.) Aussie Rules Football and Cricket spread globally, with Baseball and Gridiron confined to such films as The Natural and The Longest Yard respectively. Ditto soccer.
14.) Space exploration to find another planet to conquer, and dominate.


One might add further detail at a later point on specific laws, social restrictions etc.
 
My only rule would be 'no running around the pool you stupid kids!' but I would um....change nothing because I like our current laws and if I don't.....I send angry letters and ***** to my MP! that usually gets something done
 
SD,number 13 will cause a never-ending global revolution
 
Originally posted by Kennelly
SD,number 13 will cause a never-ending global revolution

Why do you think that? People will adapt, or be "re-settled"...
And education/indoctrination will capture the younger generations prgressively, so the "never-ending" bit is silly. Soon, such foolishness as other games will be forgotten. :mwaha: Proper sports will be played, which will lead for a better people, along with paramilitary training. :evil:
 
Originally posted by Simon Darkshade
Institute a harsh fascist regime, with all that it involves.
One concurs with many of Pillager's points, save those specifically appropriate to the British situation.

1.) A global fascist dictatorship, with all those who oppose long since disappeared, and re-settled in a nice grave in the woods, or in the gulags, where they run the yak-powered power stations.
2.) A happy, unified empire of many distinct nations, with each people getting to live in their own homeland.
3.) A large military force, including lovely battleships in the Navy. Ban all Village People records.
4.) Proper access to healthcare, education, etc. A welfare safety net for those in dire need, but this would not be necessary, as all would labour happily for the greater glory of the State, and their beloved Fuhrer. A few specimens of socialists and communists kept on hunting estates as prey
5.) Education to be done properly, according Darkshadist theory and philosophy, with religious teaching as specified elsewhere.
6.) Environmental protection, and protection of animal species. Not to a rabid extent, but to a proper one. Sustainable development, and slave labour. Development of Planet Watch, which keeps an eye out for comets and meteors, and then arranges their destruction with multi-gigaton thermonuclear warheads launched from space.
7.) A strict and proper social order, and proper codes of behaviour, dress and action enforced. Some kind of slavery or indentured tenure (gai'shan ) as punishment for minor crime could well be countenanced.
Death penalty, whipping and other torture used appropriately, and police forces have wide and sweeping powers.
8.) Sex not glorified in a perverse hagiographic manner. Those chosen to bear lots of kiddies do so; those not, are limited somewhat. Policy is aimed towards eventually phasing out such activity.
9.) A proper court for the Leader, with selected attendants, servants,(now don't go getting any dirty ideas, though) and the pick of the best of the world gathered there also so as to encourage developments in art, science, culture, etc, etc. And big rallies, like out of Triumph of the Will.
10.) A harmonious industrial environment, with extreme excesses from labour and capital actively discouraged. A nice, well mannered society, dressed properly, and holding to the lovely old fashioned virtues.
As such, the Eric Lidell Centre will be built and expanded
11.) Selected films and television series to be screened regularly, and copious informative and enjoyable propaganda broadcasts from the Ministry. Sort of like 1984, but cleaner, happier, and more enjoyable to live in. And many films which deserved to be made will be made.
The Evil Leader would present the Academy Awards, and host the ceremony. The Awards will be renamed from 'Oscar' to 'Von Sydow'.
12.) People shall be educated, and taught to appreciate proper humour.And proper music. With the lash and the electro-clamps if necessary....
Single sex schools.
13.) Aussie Rules Football and Cricket spread globally, with Baseball and Gridiron confined to such films as The Natural and The Longest Yard respectively. Ditto soccer.
14.) Space exploration to find another planet to conquer, and dominate.


Well, I'll give you points for entertainment. :lol:
 
And I'll give you 80 years in the Yukon, mining dirt with your bare hands. :evil:
 
I think,you'll have to eradicate the South American and European population to eradicate soccer.

Nevertheless I want to apply for the position of the European governor,Mylord (even an empty continent needs an administration).
 
Using the American model as a starting point, I would:

1) Eliminate all laws on so-called "victimless" crimes or "consensual" crimes. You cannot legislate morality, and each person has his or her own morals and will follow them. The government's own duty to its citizens is to protect them and their property from other people. This will also generate additional national income from: 1) not spending money to pay police to go after drug users/prositution/consensual sex "crimes". 2) less prisons, 3) taxing the newly legalized drugs. Also, by legalizing prostitution and increased pornogrpahy I believe rape will decrease. Nationwide legalized gambling will also be a boon for private industry.

2) Reduce taxes. With the additional money from the criminal justice system reforms along with a downsizing of the military I believe I can pull off a 2-3 % tax decrease.

3) Increased environmental protection laws. This includes harsher mandatory emissions levels, which we have the technology for but the auto industry has been lobbying against. Also cracking down on air and water pollutants.

4) Tough penalties for corprate fraud, and possible criminal penalties for corporate crimes. Third party auditing. White collar crime is done for no other reason than because they beleive they can get away with it, or at least because the rewards exceed the possible penalties. Therefore it CAN be successfully deterred with tougher penalties.

5) Foreign policy: for the most part, respect national sovereignty and stay out of other nations' affairs, unless we have a vital and necessary reason to interfere.

6) Abolish the death penalty, saving some money and finally stopping the shocking trend of killing innocent people.
 
Ignore him people, that's the worst we can do.

I have mulled about a uberCiv for the last five years. I call them Nokrens.

These are basic stuff on the top of my head:

1) General freedom of religion. How one gets to Hell is one's own business.
2) All commercial endeavors are to be regulated.
3) All land is owned by the public and managed by the state.
4) A heavy tax is levied on natural resources. Actually, the mentality is that the resource is owned by the public/state and is sold to private endeavors.
5) Healthcare is provided by the public/state, as is all education and most utilities.
6) All private property is reverted to public/state after death. This accounts for seventy percent of all taxes collected on good, or should I say bad, years.
7) Religious institutions, such as marriage, are not recognized by the public/state.
8) All public officials that are not paper pushers are elected. Even cabinate positions. Elections are every even year. There are no limits to the amount of terms sought.
9) Political parties are banned. Election are to be free-for-alls. Unorganized factions are recognized to be inevitable.

I'll post more when I think of them. BTW, I may disagree with such thing being implemented in reality. This is because changing a malfunctioning system too much can wreck it. Ask Gorbechev.
 
Originally posted by Simon Darkshade
And I'll give you 80 years in the Yukon, mining dirt with your bare hands. :evil:

I'll volunteer for that. It called pannin' for gold in paradise.
 
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