Let's create a Doperland...

Great Debates
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[Evil Udopian Dictator]
And we’ll grade on a 2.0 curve! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
[/Evil Udopian Dictator]

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  • landlocked inside the USA: Big nay for that, we either need more or less neighbours in order to maintain independence. Going with less, I suggest settling down on an island.

  • Everyone is free to leave whenever they want: This is fine in theory, but doesn’t work in real life. After all, people are “free” to leave in democratic countries, but being allowed to settle in another country is a different matter. Where would you go upon leaving? Sadly, for the average Joe the option to leave is very limited as it hinges on the goodwill of other countries and they only allow people in who are in peril, filthy rich, or who they desperately need.

  • Children Tax: Bad idea, punishing people with kids is going to cripple our state’s future, unless you also want to enforce a Logan’s run policy. I’d like to live longer than 30 years, though.

So, instead, here’s my proposal:

  • tax system and laws in general will be simplified so that most people can actually understand them. Sorry, but accountant or lawyer won’t be a lucrative job here.

  • There’s going to be a head of state, which is elected every 5 years. The election process works like this: Every naturalized citizen (with the exception of first generation citizens of course) of age 25 or older can participate in the grand ability and representation evaluation. From the 10 finalists, who are going to be the best and brightest according to the test results, the citizens get to vote who is going to be our head of state.

  • Military service is mandatory for 6 months, with a small standing army. The army’s primary task is to defend our land. In the severe case of a necessary declaration of war, a new head of state is elected and the old one, who has declared war, is going to serve as infantryman in the army.

  • There’s not going to be a secret service; instead we’re going to have knights, some sort of academically trained soldiers with a strict code of conduct, whose base of operation is a castle. Once robotics work properly, I’d suggest for them to have robotic horses and motorized battle suits.

  • School and university are mostly free except for a small maintenance fee. This is going to be anchored in the constitution, so that greedy politicians can’t change it around with the line “But everybody else is having tuition fees!” after reaping the benefits of the free education.

  • New laws have to strike a balance between maintaining individual freedom and benefits for society. When in doubt, individual freedom should win out.

  • Similarily there needs to be a push for scientific development, while also preserving the environment and heeding ethical concerns. This one is harder to balance as I can’t identify an aspect that should win out when in doubt.

  • Space exploration and prolonging a high quality of life for everyone will be the national goals.

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Everyone, citizen and non-citizen alike, is issued a handgun with one, and only ONE bullet, upon crossing the border into Udopia, and is required to return it upon leaving the territory.

Nobody ever gets a second bullet, ever, except as a replacement for one left unfired that gets too old to fire safely, perhaps.

There is only one rule: If someone pisses you off enough, you are allowed to use your one bullet to shoot them. This rule applies equally to everybody, regardless of age, social status, wealth, fame, or any other quality one might think of.

After a brief violent period, perhaps, Udopia would be the safest and most polite society ever.

No other laws would be needed. People would sort things out for themselves, or shoot each other, ending the problem just as well.

Why would this work? Because anybody mad enough to get their point across with a bullet is immediately disarmed (by using that bullet) and surrounded by other people who are NOT disarmed.

You better believe people will think long and hard before pulling their trigger, or doing something that might make someone else pull theirs!

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  1. A thing is legal unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  2. No laws unless absolutely necessary.
  3. There must be a maximum of 1000 laws, after that any new laws must be accompanied by the abolishment of an old one.
  4. No law must exceed 500 words.
  5. No law can be more complicated than it is easily understood by more than 90% of the adult population.
  6. All laws and other state decisions are to be put out for a general referendum.
  7. Presidents, senators and other state representatives are to be picked in a state lottery of all adult citizens – as are judges. Other high placed state officials that require training or expert knowledge, such as chief of police, are to be elected.
  8. Pretty girls have to go topless.