Pyro Kittens
19th August 2005, 04:43
This is something I have been working on for a while, tell me what you think.
All items, physical, intellectual, or otherwise owned by the people shall be provided by the government which in turn has bought said items from corporations. People shall not be issued currency, only corporations.
With regards to international trade, a company may export their product with at least 30% tariffs as not to allow people in the nation to be subjected to slave labor. Items wished to be purchased out of the nation from a person within the nation must be approved by the government in less than 3 hrs. People visiting the nation, who must have a visitors visa, may buy products with out working and shall be issued person specific currency, as not to allow people living in the nation to have a currency, that has equal value to the currency the person entering the nation has with him/her.
At least 3% of the market must be taken up by "arts" jobs. People may request transfers from their current employer to another or from their line of work to another. The request must be accepted by the government at least 20% of the time that you ask. A person may only ask to change employer/profession once a year. A person can have their profession changed by the government every three years. The persons making the decisions with regards to job change cannot be those whom are employing you.
If you wish to start your own corporation, you must pass through a government process to deem you fit to manage a business, and if the business could benefit the economy. Those who wish to start a corporation shall have all necessary products to start said corporation. Those who cannot work because of mental defect or physical defect shall be given sleeping and living quarters and food equivalent to that of the average standard of living of the population. The average standard of living being defined as the average size of a house in feet squared, and the average disposable income. If they have worked in the past shall be able to retain all of their possessions. People who refuse to work shall be given food and food alone, and if they have worked in the past, all of their possessions shall be repossessed by the government. After an age to be defined by law, you are no longer required to work. The government shall review your health, mental or otherwise, in the form of a trial, to determine weather you can work or not. During the time that you are being reviewed by the government, none of your possessions may be repossessed.
The more productive you are at work the higher quality, and higher quantity of items you can request the government to issue you. Productivity defined by the government, not you employer. This does not necessarily mean that the quantity of work does or does not play a factor in the government supplied items. The government cannot reassign more than 1/500 of the population a month, however regional government may, regional government being defined as the governors, elected, in the time allotted by, the people to be determined by regional law and the regional senate of three to be elected, in the time allotted by, by the people to be determined by regional law.
The market must be taken up by 40% small businesses, a small business being defined as a company that holds less than or equal to 1/1000th of the market. The market being defined as all trade. A single market being defined as one specific area of trade. No one company can dominate a single market. A single market must consist of two or more large businesses. The government must buy, for the people, from every corporation. The government must tax all products bought by no less than 25%.
The previous six paragraphs, because they have to do with the economy which is constantly in flux, is to be opened to revision every five years, any revisions suggested must have the majority of house votes, must be approved by the council and must be ratified by the people.
When ever a change is to be made in your company's dynamics in any way you must send in your proposed change to a board of review which must respond promptly as to weather you may or may not make the suggested change. There shall be a board of review for each city for city business matter, for each region for regional business matters, and country for national business matters.
The governor, with the approval of the senate, will appoint advisors to assist in the running of the region. Free education shall be provided for people up through the age of 22, and shall be considered a job where productivity is measured by the quality of work done. Education after the age of 22 can be either given to you by the government after a review process, or may be bought. The government cannot censor any information provided through education.
The government will be made up of a ruling council of three and three houses of representatives. The three houses of representatives and the ruling council shall be elected by the people with members of the council being at least 32 and being a citizen from birth, and members of each of the houses being at least 25 and being a citizen for at least nine years. Three people from each region of the nation shall be elected by the people every year, one for each House of Representatives, and a national popular vote will decide the election of the ruling council every year. You can run for either the council or the houses as many times as you like. No campaign contributions may be made by corporations to any candidates campaign. If, for any reason, a person is not able to fulfill his or her time in office, the empty slot is to be filled through elections, and the person filling in shall remain in office for the duration of the term served.
After voting on a subject, each house will have one vote, based on how the representatives voted, in weather the subject is passed, if the majority of the house votes are for passing a subject, the subject is passed to the council for approval. The ruling council of three may veto this majority vote. The councils veto may be overturned if the house votes are unanimous to overturn. Any proposal that is to be voted on by the three houses must be proposed by a member of one of the houses and seconded by two members of each house, before going to vote.
Any and all public officials must be elected by the people including but not limited to the ministers to assist the council and houses of representatives in the running of the nation. A proposal must be pertaining to that of law, and not the enforcement of. The enforcement and implementation of the laws, and nothing more, is vested in judges to be voted in by regions as to be defined by regional law.
For issues pertaining to the entire nation, the issue and argument shall be brought before a high court panel of judges to be elected by each region the judge represents. Each judge represents a region of the nation. The ruling council decides any foreign and internal affairs once permission is given to them to decide by the houses. Any issue pertaining to this document must be reviewed and judgment passed by a panel of 15 judges. This document may be revised if first, the three house votes are unanimously in favor of suggested revision, revision must be proposed by a member of one of the houses and seconded by five members of each house, then, the council votes are unanimously in favor of suggested revision, and then the people vote 2/3 in favor of the suggested revision.
There is to be a separate entity from the state for the carrying out of the law. This entity shall respect the laws of the government, but will carry them out to their own satisfaction. The court system is to be part of the government. This separate entity, the law enforcement, cannot have any ties to the government whatsoever. There is to be a ruling council of three for law enforcement. The military may not act as any kind of law enforcement. Law enforcement can act without the permission of the government, and can ignore government requests. The prison system is part of the government, no the law enforcement.
A court system shall be constructed that is as follows. Each city and region shall have its own court system that is to deal only with issues and specific laws pertaining to that city or region. The nation shall have a court that is to only deal with issues and specific laws pertaining to the entire nation. The high court shall exist to try cases that require an interpretation of the law.
With regards to children's labor: any child wanting to start a small business that requires less than 10 hours of labor a week is allowed as long as local government is notified. Once a child is 16 he or she is able to work 25 hrs a week is their own business or for another business. A child who creates their own business may sell their products or their effort in return for objects, or may do so in order to get work experience. A child who is working for someone else will be given items from the government depending on how productive they are.
The ability of any person living in the nation to express his or her thoughts in any form shall not be denied.
No free person can be discriminated against by the government for any reason and the government cannot endorse any such discrimination, free being any person who has not been convicted of a high crime, a high crime being defined by law.
No law or governmental act shall respect nor prohibit any established religion or religions in any including, but not limited to religious references by government officials.
Any person living in the nation has a right to privacy, privacy being open to interpretation of the high court.
Anyone facing criminal prosecution must be convicted by a jury to be randomly selected from the population.
Anyone can protect their possessions and their self.
A parent, no matter any orientation, religious or otherwise, must do what is in the best interest of their child's health, physical or otherwise.
The slavery of humans is illegal.
The government has an obligation to protect any people with in the borders of the nation.
The government is not to prohibit anything or any action that does not affect anybody but the adults that consent to be a member to whatever actions they might wish to participate in.
An adult is any person over the age of 25.
Any adult that has not been convicted or associated in a crime may possess small weaponry.
All items, physical, intellectual, or otherwise owned by the people shall be provided by the government which in turn has bought said items from corporations. People shall not be issued currency, only corporations.
With regards to international trade, a company may export their product with at least 30% tariffs as not to allow people in the nation to be subjected to slave labor. Items wished to be purchased out of the nation from a person within the nation must be approved by the government in less than 3 hrs. People visiting the nation, who must have a visitors visa, may buy products with out working and shall be issued person specific currency, as not to allow people living in the nation to have a currency, that has equal value to the currency the person entering the nation has with him/her.
At least 3% of the market must be taken up by "arts" jobs. People may request transfers from their current employer to another or from their line of work to another. The request must be accepted by the government at least 20% of the time that you ask. A person may only ask to change employer/profession once a year. A person can have their profession changed by the government every three years. The persons making the decisions with regards to job change cannot be those whom are employing you.
If you wish to start your own corporation, you must pass through a government process to deem you fit to manage a business, and if the business could benefit the economy. Those who wish to start a corporation shall have all necessary products to start said corporation. Those who cannot work because of mental defect or physical defect shall be given sleeping and living quarters and food equivalent to that of the average standard of living of the population. The average standard of living being defined as the average size of a house in feet squared, and the average disposable income. If they have worked in the past shall be able to retain all of their possessions. People who refuse to work shall be given food and food alone, and if they have worked in the past, all of their possessions shall be repossessed by the government. After an age to be defined by law, you are no longer required to work. The government shall review your health, mental or otherwise, in the form of a trial, to determine weather you can work or not. During the time that you are being reviewed by the government, none of your possessions may be repossessed.
The more productive you are at work the higher quality, and higher quantity of items you can request the government to issue you. Productivity defined by the government, not you employer. This does not necessarily mean that the quantity of work does or does not play a factor in the government supplied items. The government cannot reassign more than 1/500 of the population a month, however regional government may, regional government being defined as the governors, elected, in the time allotted by, the people to be determined by regional law and the regional senate of three to be elected, in the time allotted by, by the people to be determined by regional law.
The market must be taken up by 40% small businesses, a small business being defined as a company that holds less than or equal to 1/1000th of the market. The market being defined as all trade. A single market being defined as one specific area of trade. No one company can dominate a single market. A single market must consist of two or more large businesses. The government must buy, for the people, from every corporation. The government must tax all products bought by no less than 25%.
The previous six paragraphs, because they have to do with the economy which is constantly in flux, is to be opened to revision every five years, any revisions suggested must have the majority of house votes, must be approved by the council and must be ratified by the people.
When ever a change is to be made in your company's dynamics in any way you must send in your proposed change to a board of review which must respond promptly as to weather you may or may not make the suggested change. There shall be a board of review for each city for city business matter, for each region for regional business matters, and country for national business matters.
The governor, with the approval of the senate, will appoint advisors to assist in the running of the region. Free education shall be provided for people up through the age of 22, and shall be considered a job where productivity is measured by the quality of work done. Education after the age of 22 can be either given to you by the government after a review process, or may be bought. The government cannot censor any information provided through education.
The government will be made up of a ruling council of three and three houses of representatives. The three houses of representatives and the ruling council shall be elected by the people with members of the council being at least 32 and being a citizen from birth, and members of each of the houses being at least 25 and being a citizen for at least nine years. Three people from each region of the nation shall be elected by the people every year, one for each House of Representatives, and a national popular vote will decide the election of the ruling council every year. You can run for either the council or the houses as many times as you like. No campaign contributions may be made by corporations to any candidates campaign. If, for any reason, a person is not able to fulfill his or her time in office, the empty slot is to be filled through elections, and the person filling in shall remain in office for the duration of the term served.
After voting on a subject, each house will have one vote, based on how the representatives voted, in weather the subject is passed, if the majority of the house votes are for passing a subject, the subject is passed to the council for approval. The ruling council of three may veto this majority vote. The councils veto may be overturned if the house votes are unanimous to overturn. Any proposal that is to be voted on by the three houses must be proposed by a member of one of the houses and seconded by two members of each house, before going to vote.
Any and all public officials must be elected by the people including but not limited to the ministers to assist the council and houses of representatives in the running of the nation. A proposal must be pertaining to that of law, and not the enforcement of. The enforcement and implementation of the laws, and nothing more, is vested in judges to be voted in by regions as to be defined by regional law.
For issues pertaining to the entire nation, the issue and argument shall be brought before a high court panel of judges to be elected by each region the judge represents. Each judge represents a region of the nation. The ruling council decides any foreign and internal affairs once permission is given to them to decide by the houses. Any issue pertaining to this document must be reviewed and judgment passed by a panel of 15 judges. This document may be revised if first, the three house votes are unanimously in favor of suggested revision, revision must be proposed by a member of one of the houses and seconded by five members of each house, then, the council votes are unanimously in favor of suggested revision, and then the people vote 2/3 in favor of the suggested revision.
There is to be a separate entity from the state for the carrying out of the law. This entity shall respect the laws of the government, but will carry them out to their own satisfaction. The court system is to be part of the government. This separate entity, the law enforcement, cannot have any ties to the government whatsoever. There is to be a ruling council of three for law enforcement. The military may not act as any kind of law enforcement. Law enforcement can act without the permission of the government, and can ignore government requests. The prison system is part of the government, no the law enforcement.
A court system shall be constructed that is as follows. Each city and region shall have its own court system that is to deal only with issues and specific laws pertaining to that city or region. The nation shall have a court that is to only deal with issues and specific laws pertaining to the entire nation. The high court shall exist to try cases that require an interpretation of the law.
With regards to children's labor: any child wanting to start a small business that requires less than 10 hours of labor a week is allowed as long as local government is notified. Once a child is 16 he or she is able to work 25 hrs a week is their own business or for another business. A child who creates their own business may sell their products or their effort in return for objects, or may do so in order to get work experience. A child who is working for someone else will be given items from the government depending on how productive they are.
The ability of any person living in the nation to express his or her thoughts in any form shall not be denied.
No free person can be discriminated against by the government for any reason and the government cannot endorse any such discrimination, free being any person who has not been convicted of a high crime, a high crime being defined by law.
No law or governmental act shall respect nor prohibit any established religion or religions in any including, but not limited to religious references by government officials.
Any person living in the nation has a right to privacy, privacy being open to interpretation of the high court.
Anyone facing criminal prosecution must be convicted by a jury to be randomly selected from the population.
Anyone can protect their possessions and their self.
A parent, no matter any orientation, religious or otherwise, must do what is in the best interest of their child's health, physical or otherwise.
The slavery of humans is illegal.
The government has an obligation to protect any people with in the borders of the nation.
The government is not to prohibit anything or any action that does not affect anybody but the adults that consent to be a member to whatever actions they might wish to participate in.
An adult is any person over the age of 25.
Any adult that has not been convicted or associated in a crime may possess small weaponry.