It should be literally unconstitutional to govern more than a million people under the same laws. As soon as one county-like region gets too populous, it should trigger timed proceedings to separate into two counties with the same initial laws but with the freedom to diverge.
There can be standard law texts to reference, just as easily as how open source software handles licensing. Economic unions are fine for counties which trust each other to have the necessary responsibility when using the same currency, as are extradition treaties because it'll be funny when a free speech county enacts a nearby arrest warrant for a communist trying to preach where communism has been banned. It would become normal to defend land against anything or anyone unwanted locally.
Importantly though, a county could choose to limit or scrap voting. Some could allow only landowners or net taxpayers to vote, some may appoint an executive board or a single ruler instead, maybe some will use the patronage system.
The phrase "behave yourself, guest" needs to become a lot more common...
All government should be local. The best form of government governs least.
The Vietnamese used to say, "The provincial government stops at the village gate."
The reason all these fucking congress-critters run off to DC as fast as they can go is because if they had to stay at home and answer to their constituents every day, people would tear up their shrubbery and shoot out their porch lights at least weekly.
I'm pretty sure there is a proscribed number of representatives to local population, and we should be over 3000 reps total. It means nothing would get done, and it would cost a lot more to bribe enough people to get what you want.
It'll be name-called that and/or separatism, especially by the tyrant who wants total control of everyone, but in the end an unwanted policy is a cost imposed. Considering an example such as a man from Germany or Sweden for whom home-schooling is valued highly, the only choices are to leave, be a criminal, or make it legal and defend that region of legality!
This was basically our states started out and they were very much individualized. And I've often thought very similar thing that states should be broken up into individual smaller States when populations reach a certain size.
I agree that political power must be far more distributed and local. The founding fathers never intended to have this much power centralized in the federal government.
I think you could have political power distributed over town, county, state/province, region and country but you need to similar sized populations and resources to each of these entities and ensure that lower levels of government are not usurped by higher ones as is the case now. That requires keeping the economic power at the local level.
Legal codes need to be kept short and sweet. Complex legal code just makes jobs for lawyers.
I propose citizenship be tied to work. Not fake work like lawyering or psyhology. Actual measureable productive work. There should be a work requirement for anyone who wants to vote or work in government. Work for government should be for a limited period. It should not be a career. It should be low pay or maybe voluntary.
Free trade between political entities is very dangerous and the majority of goods and services used by a state or political entity should be produced by its own people. Certain regions have virtually no true productivity and their economy is based on bureacratic scams. Washington DC for example. That must stop. Each area should be economically accountable to itself. Shitty workers should be poor. Immigration should be limited. Citizenship should be available to people whose ancestors have lived there for several generations. Citizens should work for a future their descendents inherit. Whats the point otherwise?
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 10 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 05:40:47 ago (+10/-0)*
The Vietnamese used to say, "The provincial government stops at the village gate."
The reason all these fucking congress-critters run off to DC as fast as they can go is because if they had to stay at home and answer to their constituents every day, people would tear up their shrubbery and shoot out their porch lights at least weekly.
[ + ] Taxedtv
[ - ] Taxedtv 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:49:23 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] CoronaHoax
[ - ] CoronaHoax 4 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 08:16:38 ago (+4/-0)
One person can not represent 200k people.
The US population in 1776 was 2.5 million. There are many single cities in the US that are over that population.
The USA should have broken up into the United USAs a LONG time ago.
[ + ] TheNoticing
[ - ] TheNoticing 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:17:35 ago (+1/-0)
But nothing getting done is a good thing.
[ + ] CoronaHoax
[ - ] CoronaHoax 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:32:00 ago (+1/-0)
And I don’t necessarily agree nothing would get done.
[ + ] DukeofRaul
[ - ] DukeofRaul 3 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 05:19:10 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Thyhorrorcosmic103
[ - ] Thyhorrorcosmic103 3 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 05:15:01 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Master_Foo
[ - ] Master_Foo 3 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 08:37:40 ago (+3/-0)
No wonder Jews hate it so much.
[ + ] SithEmpire
[ - ] SithEmpire [op] 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 06:03:57 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] GrayDragon
[ - ] GrayDragon 2 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:19:08 ago (+2/-0)
How about, "We won. Stay the fuck out!"
[ + ] Crackinjokes
[ - ] Crackinjokes 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 14:06:30 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] PostWallHelena
[ - ] PostWallHelena 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 13:20:26 ago (+1/-0)
I think you could have political power distributed over town, county, state/province, region and country but you need to similar sized populations and resources to each of these entities and ensure that lower levels of government are not usurped by higher ones as is the case now. That requires keeping the economic power at the local level.
Legal codes need to be kept short and sweet. Complex legal code just makes jobs for lawyers.
I propose citizenship be tied to work. Not fake work like lawyering or psyhology. Actual measureable productive work. There should be a work requirement for anyone who wants to vote or work in government. Work for government should be for a limited period. It should not be a career. It should be low pay or maybe voluntary.
Free trade between political entities is very dangerous and the majority of goods and services used by a state or political entity should be produced by its own people. Certain regions have virtually no true productivity and their economy is based on bureacratic scams. Washington DC for example. That must stop. Each area should be economically accountable to itself. Shitty workers should be poor. Immigration should be limited. Citizenship should be available to people whose ancestors have lived there for several generations. Citizens should work for a future their descendents inherit. Whats the point otherwise?
[ + ] Sector2
[ - ] Sector2 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:56:36 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] hylo
[ - ] hylo 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:47:06 ago (+1/-0)
The 2nd amendment is the last bastion of the people having any sort of say in the shaping of their government. Voting doesn't mean shit.
[ + ] VitaminSieg
[ - ] VitaminSieg 1 point 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:31:43 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] TheNoticing
[ - ] TheNoticing 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:15:10 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] HeyJames
[ - ] HeyJames 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 10:45:36 ago (+0/-0)
This is why it's best to stay away from people
[ + ] texasblood
[ - ] texasblood 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 10:24:24 ago (+0/-0)
If you don't understand war,you will.
[ + ] Master_Foo
[ - ] Master_Foo 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 08:36:04 ago (+2/-2)
They aren't supposed to complain about the diversity of the slaves they are meant to be crammed in with.
Stop worshipping Jews.
[ + ] GrayDragon
[ - ] GrayDragon 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:23:05 ago (+1/-1)
[ + ] GrayDragon
[ - ] GrayDragon 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:24:13 ago (+1/-1)
What part of "shut your whore faggot commentary" did you not undersand?
[ + ] Master_Foo
[ - ] Master_Foo 0 points 8 monthsOct 19, 2024 11:31:57 ago (+1/-1)
GrayDragon votes for Jesus.