# Does the United States have a homepage? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 6, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892 "2000-11-06T03:00:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Boob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Crazy\_Boob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Boob)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/1 "2000-11-06T03:00:39Z")
I would think that the united states–being the wealthiest and one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world–might at least have their own homepage. After all most other countries have a website. For instance, Togo, one of the smallest countries in the world has a homepage ( [http://www.afrika.com/togo/](http://www.afrika.com/togo/) ) so why can’t the U.S.? Then again maybe they do. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/2 "2000-11-06T03:05:55Z")
I think that everytime you log into a porn site, you are visiting a little part of the american dream… the dream where there is a crowd of naked co-eds, and they are cheering… and throwing little pickles… hehehe Actually, I think that [http://www.whitehouse.gov](http://www.whitehouse.gov) might be it, but I dont’ know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/3 "2000-11-06T03:41:10Z")
Actually [http://www.whitehouse.gov](http://www.whitehouse.gov) is the website for the President of the United States and other executive officials. (Interestingly, another very similar URL, not using the .gov extension _is_ a porn site.) There is a broader governmental website, [http://www.firstgov.gov](http://www.firstgov.gov), which identifies itself as “the first-ever government website to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.” Another very useful resourse when trying to find government an other legal web resources is [http://www.findlaw.com](http://www.findlaw.com). ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/4 "2000-11-06T05:05:49Z")
> [@](#): > > I think that everytime you log into a porn site, you are visiting a little part of the american dream… the dream where there is a crowd of naked co-eds, and they are cheering… and throwing little pickles… hehehe **Tristan** , That sounds like my dream of a dozen naked **Mega the roo** s throwing around little Man Pickles … You have that one too?? ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/5 "2000-11-06T05:32:11Z")
Well, I don’t think so… Mega the Roo doesn’t take the form of a horde of luscious young-but-legal females, wearing grass skirts? Ah well… mayhaps it’s time to come up with another dream… Hmmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/6 "2000-11-06T05:40:46Z")
Out of curiosity, I checked [usa.gov](http://usa.gov), [unitedstates.gov](http://unitedstates.gov) and [unitedstatesofamerica.gov](http://unitedstatesofamerica.gov). The latter two came back as “unable to locate server” while [usa.gov](http://usa.gov) redirected me to a site called “The US Commission on National Security/21st Century” ([nssg.gov](http://nssg.gov)) which prominently mentions the Hart-Rudman Commission. Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/7 "2000-11-06T12:57:21Z")
but **mega the roo** is Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/8 "2000-11-06T14:09:14Z")
Build your own. [http://www.northamerica.com/usa](http://www.northamerica.com/usa) Give it a tourist angle-- cities to visit, links to major hotel chains, links to Amtrack and major airlines. A bit about our history and culture. Dude, you’d make a _fortune_. On second thought, scratch that. _getting on the phone to my local webhosting service…_ ---
**Author:** ![RM\_Mentock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RM\_Mentock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RM_Mentock)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/9 "2000-11-06T15:19:10Z")
Whoa, I’m gonna sew up [http://www.earth.com/na/usa](http://www.earth.com/na/usa) ---
**Author:** ![occ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/10 "2000-11-06T16:08:41Z")
The way I see it, theres a good reason the US doesn’t have a homepage. We see it this way: no single entity is considered “in charge” of the United States. The US gov’t is a whole bunch of different entities that work together and balance out each other’s power. Thus, for any single unit to take charge and draft up an “official homepage” for our country would be wayyyy overstepping its boundaries. They would be defining what the United States is, rather than letting it be defined by those who reside within. Think of it as Democracy. ---
**Author:** ![curwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/11 "2000-11-06T17:07:10Z")
I found this: [http://www.unitedstates-on-line.com/](http://www.unitedstates-on-line.com/) It’s not official, but in Yahoo’s directory, it appears under United States. ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Boob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Crazy\_Boob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Boob)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/12 "2000-11-06T17:20:20Z")
> [@](#): > > . The US gov’t is a whole bunch of different entities that work together and balance out each other’s power. Thus, for any single unit to take charge and draft up an “official homepage” for our country would be wayyyy overstepping its boundaries. That’s probably correct. So what we need then is an independent agency to handle homepage making. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/13 "2000-11-06T18:11:53Z")
> [@](#): > > The US gov’t is a whole bunch of different entities that work together and balance out each other’s power. Well ain’t you just the sunny little optimist? ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/14 "2000-11-06T22:47:26Z")
[http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/us.html](http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/us.html) Not one specific one, but it’ll get you anything you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/15 "2000-11-06T22:54:08Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by RM Mentock_ > Whoa, I’m gonna sew up [http://www.earth.com/na/usa](http://www.earth.com/na/usa) And I’ll take the high-minded, non-greedy approach and register [http://www.earth.org/usa](http://www.earth.org/usa) ---
**Author:** ![labradorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@labradorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labradorian)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/16 "2000-11-06T23:07:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by occ \* > \*\* > Thus, for any single unit to take charge and draft up an “official homepage” for our country would be wayyyy overstepping its boundaries. They would be defining what the United States is, rather than letting it be defined by those who reside within. Think of it as Democracy. \*\* The 50 states are democracies. Canada and its thirteen provinces and territories are democracies. European countries are democracies. Almost all of them have similar separations of government powers as the United States. All of them have one-stop entry points for government web info. Why is this somehow “undemocratic”? Isn’t easy access to government information kind of a pillar of democracy? ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/17 "2000-11-07T01:38:47Z")
\>\> but mega the roo is Canadian Hmm, I did not know they had them in the free in Canada. Or does she reside in a zoo? My guess would have been Australia but my geography may be a bit weak. Maybe Australia is beaver country?.. ---
**Author:** ![Zarathustra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/898d66/32.png) [@Zarathustra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zarathustra)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/18 "2000-11-07T04:41:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sailor \* > \*\* My guess would have been Australia but my geography may be a bit weak. Maybe Australia is beaver country?.. \*\* \ Well, I guess that sheds a new light on the “land down under” ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/19 "2000-11-07T05:04:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bear\_Nenno \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > I think that everytime you log into a porn site, you are visiting a little part of the american dream… the dream where there is a crowd of naked co-eds, and they are cheering… and throwing little pickles… hehehe > > **Tristan** , That sounds like my dream of a dozen naked **Mega the roo** s throwing around little Man Pickles … You have that one too?? \*\* I do. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892/20 "2000-11-07T06:11:46Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by labradorian \* \*\* > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by occ \* > Canada and its thirteen provinces and territories are democracies. European countries are democracies. Almost all of them have similar separations of government powers as the United States. All of them have one-stop entry points for government web info._\* [http://www.canada.gc.ca](http://www.canada.gc.ca) , if you’re wondering. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-have-a-homepage/39892.md?page=2)