By Steve Van Nattan-- Editor: Balaam's Ass Speaks
Due to the schizophrenia we find in the Reconstructionist and Dominion disciplines, it seemed to me that an alternative would be in order. Speaking of order, as in New World Order, the Reconstructionists need the NWO worse than anyone else. If they are going to get this world ready for Jesus Christ to return and rule, they cannot have thousands of nations and tribes running loose. They need a unified system and a central control point. We might charitably assume that they have thought this out, but my experience shows me otherwise. Reconstructionists cannot get along with each other worth two cents. They will not then be able to unify any group of people either.
So I have come up with an analysis of our present culture in the USA, and I have assumed that Reconstructionism was aborted and still born from day one. The result is a return to old fashioned Bible based notions, and this is NOT a patriotic discussion. If you like to wave the Amerakaner flag, and you think abortion is OK, you ought to exit here at once. The alternative is to have a couple of Nitroglycerin tablets handy.
It is unavoidable that there shall be some overlap between subjects. Also, I am not interested in liberalizing this manifesto at all, but if you see an area that needs to be made more strict and enlarged, please send E-Mail.
The following plan for a nation "under God" is based upon the assumption that the USA will dissolve into a number of smaller nations in the coming years as people get fed up with the monster in Washington DC. The United States government is rapidly approaching political and bureaucratic gridlock. I trust you are not brain dead and have noticed this. So a plan would be in order BEFORE states begin to succeed into individual nationhood. This plan will work best with a nation about the size of Arizona or Nebraska. Thus:
Government
How much?: The
total government employment shall not exceed 1% of the total national population.
The government shall not be exalted as a profession. It shall
be a servant to the citizens, and terms and employment shall be held as strictly
temporary. Only office staff, soldiers, and High Court judges may be
found in the government as a life calling.
Taxation: All revenues
needed in running the nation shall be collected in the commercial activity
of the nation at the point of sale only. No other tolls, fees, or taxes
may be levied against the citizens by ANY governing body. The taxes
shall be apportioned as follows:
For national government functions and defense-- 10%
For local city and rural governments and infrastructure-- 80%
Once a year, a convention shall convene, made up of the mayors
of each city, one random delegate from each city, all ranchers and farmers
(who are registered to vote and can read) who wish to attend, and one pastor
or rabbi from each city in the nation. They shall work out, in any
way they wish, a process to determine how to distribute the 80% of the tax
base assigned to them. A four fifths majority vote of all the above
delegates shall be required to pass the final budget. Any merchant,
foreigner, or citizen caught lobbying these delegates shall be put in stocks
for a maximum term. Any delegate above found to take bribes and favors shall
be stripped of his citizenship and deported.
For welfare of handicapped citizens-- 10%
A handicapped citizen shall be specified by a committee of the
local Municipal Court judge in residence, 5 pastors or rabbis local to the
citizen, and 5 merchants from the area in question. A two thirds majority
of these is required for a citizen to be ruled "handicapped." This
decision shall be reviewed every five years to determine if the condition
maintains.
Money: Money shall
consist of paper and coin tender. It shall be based on one for one
real value on a basket of metal to include gold, silver, and other precious
metals. This basket of metal shall be vested and guarded in the
jurisdiction of the National Government. It may be added to but shall never
be sold of disposed of for ANY reason. It shall be guarded by National
soldiers. Anyone convicted of tampering with the basket of metal shall
be hung on main street next Saturday.
The government shall not mint any coin or tender based on credit or debt. Any official participating in such a scam will be hanged on main street next Saturday. NO citizen is exempt from this penalty.
Banks, Savings and Loans,
and money managing institutions: Banks shall not be regulated,
insured, or subsidized by the National Government. They shall collect
20% tax for the National Tax Fund on all value added on all deposits.
Local Municipal Court city jurisdictions shall regulate banking as
they see fit.
Land: All land
shall be open to private ownership. Municipal, city , and National
agencies which find themselves in possession of land shall divest themselves
of it at auction within 90 days. Three notices shall be given in local
media prior to auction. No limit shall be made on ranch and farm land
ownership. Land will NEVER be taxed by anyone.
Regulation of life:
The National government shall make no regulations regarding the citizen
which are not clearly spelled out in this document. That task shall
be the calling of the Municipal Courts and citizens themselves.
Health: There shall be no national health care program.
Doctors who over-charge will be driven out of business by the citizens.
All health insurance will be provided by the public sector. Those
who need health treatment for which they cannot pay may appeal to the National
Tax Fund Handicap fund for assistance. No hospital may turn away a
patient in dire need of treatment. They may join the patient later in seeking
assistance from the National Tax Fund to get their fees. No guarantees
are implied from the tax base where hospitals and doctors gouge and inflate
costs. The National tax Fund has authority, by Municipal Court warrant,
to ask local police to investigate such cases.
Commerce: Incorporation shall be optional and shall
be managed by city government. All merchants shall be required to collect
20% flat tax, and they shall pass all of it on to the National Tax Fund.
Any merchant failing to perform this duty shall lose his citizenship
and be deported. Tax fraud shall not be tolerated EVER. It is a High
Court offense. Disbursement of taxes is covered elsewhere.
No other regulation of commerce shall be permitted Nationwide by any jurisdiction. Zone structuring of property by city government shall not exist in the nation.
Transportation: Transportation on a national level
shall consist of not more than 10% of the total road system, and shall be
financed totally by the flat tax only. Tolls can be added for visitors
to the nation, but NO clever tax tricks can be added EVER against the citizens.
Local transportation shall be conducted by the cities and towns. Feeder roads will be divided up to each town by agreement between the towns and cities in the way they choose. Ranch and rural roads shall be the responsibility of the ranchers as they determine among themselves. Order shall be maintained on local roads and ranch roads by the local police only.
A national office of Air Transport shall be installed for the sole purpose of safety checks on public transport, including aircraft, traffic control, and employee security.
National Employees:
National employees shall consist of only 1% of the total population. If this level is reached, oldest tenured employees shall be terminated to maintain the required level. If you want to keep your job, keep government small. There shall be only Nine categories of national employees.
NO national employee is exempt or privileged from prosecution if he is found worthy of prosecution. The prosecutor of the President and Vice President shall be the Senate. All other citizens come under the jurisdiction of the High and Municipal courts.
1. President- Elected for one term of six years. Minimum age: 45. Duties- Move among the people taking note of life in the nation. Report back to the Senate regularly. Suggest legislation to the Senate as he sees fit. Promote good taste in art, ethics, and culture. Visit other nations creating good will and commerce for the nation. Appoint roving ambassadors to represent himself in his job to other nations. Pay: Average of 100 physicians nationwide as selected by the National Tax Fund at random- and doubled. Expense account up to half his salary.
2. Vice-President- Elected for one term of six years. Minimum age: 40. Duties- Chair the Senate and represent his constituency in the Senate. No other job for him. He will take the presidency if the President dies or goes insane. Pay: Same as a senator.
3. Senators- Elected for one term of 3 years. Minimum age- 50. Duties- Discuss and pass legislation by a two thirds majority. Convey citizen problems to the National Government as needed. Pay: Average of 100 physicians nationwide as selected by the National Tax Fund at random plus 20%.
4. High Court judges- Elected for life. Minimum age- 60. Prior experience at law- 18. Duties- Judge cases at law. Stay out of country clubs and lobby situations. Pay: Average of all Municipal Court judges salary plus 20%
5. Office help- Hired by the National Tax Fund at average national salary for their job plus 20%.
6. Soldiers- (who come under the 1% rule)- Under the total jurisdiction of the senate. Hired by the National Tax Fund. Qualifications: Minimum 25 years of age. No criminal record. Fully employed when they "sign up." Pay: Same as an average of 300 randomly chosen bus and truck drivers. Health insurance and lodging provided. Pension for 10 years after retirement. Duties: Guard the Presidential offices and the Senate. Guard borders and repel foreign attacks. Stay out of public affairs. There will be only one corp of military covering all defense of land, sea, and air.
Ranks:
Generals- Two.
Colonels- 10.
Captains- 200.
NCOs- All the rest
7. Ambassadors- Designated by the President. Hired by the National Tax Fund. Minimum age: 55. Prior experience: 15 years in business without bankruptcy or criminal offense. Pay: Same as senators plus 10%.
8. Transportation employees- Hired by the National Tax Fund. Pay: Average of private sectors employees of same work.
9. Border and Tariff Guards- Hired by the National Tax Fund. Pay: Similar to No. 8.
There shall be NO police of a national nature, including NO spying or supervisory organizations for either watching and regulating national citizens or for infiltrating neighboring nations.
Voting:
All citizens of 21 years age and above must register with a Registrar of Voters designated by the Municipal Court. Each voter must provide proof of citizenship in the form of a tax receipt or a certificate of church or synagogue membership. He must be able to read any Psalm in the King James Bible assigned to him. He must not ever have been convicted of a High Court criminal offense. No voter shall be required to provide "party" or any other preference.
Taxation
There shall be a Flat Tax of 20% everywhere in the nation by every citizen when levied by any merchant on behalf of the government. There shall be NO deductions, and there shall be refunds paid ONLY to those working the land in rural areas. Churches shall NOT ever be subsidized by the government for the giving of their members.
Any citizen leaving the nation owing the government ANYTHING shall pay it all up before returning to the nation. Lapse of this for more than 10 years shall result in a High Court ruling of lost citizenship. The Court must give three notices over one year prior to such a final decision.
The National Tax Fund will receive all tax funds by mail. They will keep their "cut" for running national affairs, and the rest will be sent to the office of the Tax Convention which meets to disburse tax funds to local agencies. This is spelled out elsewhere.
Any National Tax Fund employee convicted in High Court of tax fraud in his own interest or that of any other National employee will be hanged on main street next Saturday.
Minimum Wage:
Whatever the market can handle. If you don't like it, get another job. Labor unions shall be criminally considered. Those guilty of "organizing" labor against any employer shall be deported from the nation by the High Court.
Defense
Treaties and International
issues: There will be no treaties made by this nation with anyone
in or outside of the nation. This includes Indians. Indians will
be part of the nation in every sense as anyone one else.
War: When and Why?
War will be declared against anyone crossing the border of the nation
to do it harm. Joint war efforts with other nations FOR ANY REASON
are strictly forbidden without a national citizen's vote, which must pass
by two thirds majority. No "what if" votes will be tolerated.
Arms: Arms must
be contracted through the National Tax Fund. They cannot be funded
other than by the National Tax budget. Old arms will be destroyed,
NOT sold or given to other nations.
Tariffs and Trade
Export of money: Any citizen caught exporting money
in the value of 300% of his annual income shall be stripped of his citizenship
for life and deported at once. No appeal.
Tax Incentives to Produce at Home: Commercial and
industrial entities who use 100% national employment and materials shall
receive 15% of their total flat tax collections back from the National Tax
Fund on an annual basis.
Tax Imports and Pay Unemployment: All merchants importing
goods and services from any other nation shall charge the importer 20% tariff.
This tariff shall be passed on to the government and shall be used
to pay unemployment payments to any employees who can prove to their local
Municipal Court judge that they lost their job due to importation of goods
from other nations. These payments shall be supplied, upon Municipal
Court approval, by the National Tax Office at a rate of 100% of the employees
last paycheck and for no more than 6 months term. This can only be
accomplished by any one citizen twice in his lifetime. No other reason
shall be approved for unemployment payments.
Any foreign merchant or government, convicted in the High Court of this nation, smuggling goods into this nation shall be fined 300% of the value of the goods in order to maintain normal diplomatic relations. No limit will be allowed on this fine.
National Considerations
National Identity:
The nation shall have NO association with any other nation except
to keep neighborly relations. Any attempt by another nation to
infiltrate this nation for ANY reason shall be considered an act of war.
This nation shall abide by the same standard to all of its neighbors.
Treaties: The nation
shall make NO treaties with any nation EVER.
Cities: No single
city shall exceed 20% of the total population. When one of the the
cities reaches such a state of affairs, within 90 days, there shall be a
convention of all of the mayors and city councils of all of the cities of
the nation. They shall not be allowed to return home until they have
dismantled the offending city so that it consists of several smaller cities.
Those living in rural unincorporated areas of the nation shall be given a tax refund every year of one month's salary, IF their employer can produce proof of their salary, and IF they worked in one job for at least 3 months. Ranchers and farmers shall receive a flat tax refund in the value of 10% of the nearest Municipal Court judge's salary.
Transportation:
Transportation costs shall ALL come from the flat tax. No levies
may be added. No tolls may be charged citizens of the nation, but tolls
may be charged all visitors to the nation. Vehicle registration shall
consist of a sales receipt of a motor vehicle, signed by the seller. Those
forging such documents, upon conviction, shall be required to serve time
in stocks or forfeit their vehicle to the nearest church.
See regulation of air transport elsewhere.
Culture
Art: All art not
easily identifiable shall be liable for time in stocks by the creator. All
art of a pornographic sort shall result in trial in the courts as mentioned
elsewhere. There shall be no art houses other than sales stores and
private homes.
Music: Music shall
be limited to classical music from 1700 or earlier, AND religious hymns.
Anyone finding music of a sexually explicit nature shall report it
to the nearest Municipal Court. If convicted, the owner and the producer
shall be taken to the stocks. Second time offenders shall lose their
citizenship and be deported.
Media: There will
be one radio station permitted for every 5 newspapers in any Municipal Court
jurisdiction. There will be five TV stations for the nation. There
can be unlimited cable connections to homes, but ethics and cultural laws
apply in all media. The President of the nation and the Senate shall
make all the laws they chose to regulate and maintain quality in radio and
TV media. Newspapers shall be totally unregulated except as they may offend
in civil and ethical situations. Offenses by newspapers shall be the
jurisdiction of any two pastors or rabbis and the Municipal Court.
Education: All
education will be provided by private institutions or by local government
jurisdictions. Diplomas will be totally un-regulated at the national
level. Caveat Emptor. The national Tax Fund will provide no funds
for education. All local cities or jurisdictions are free to use their
share of the tax base to fund education as they see fit.
Sports tax: All
sports events tickets and fees shall be subject to a 50% tax charge. 40%
of this shall be considered flat tax, and the rest added to the National
Tax Fund for the handicapped.
Amusement tax: All
amusement and theme parks which charge fees and tickets shall observe the
above tax charges with the same disbursement by the National Tax Fund.
Abortion: Any woman
causing her unborn child to die on purpose, and anyone helping her to do
this, shall be, upon conviction, hanged on main street the next Saturday
morning.
Beer, tobacco, and drugs
Beer and alcohol: Anyone may produce his own beverages.
Anyone caught selling or transporting alcoholic beverages for profit
or for his friends or neighbors, shall be required to work for 6 years in
farms and ranches at subsistence pay. No exceptions to this rule.
All alcohol found in transit into the nation from neighboring nations
will be destroyed and the broken glass bottles presented to the ambassador
of the offending neighbor on his front doorstep.
Tobacco: Any citizen may raise tobacco and use it.
If he does so, he shall forfeit all possible unemployment and handicap
benefits for life.Anyone found raising tobacco for sale or gift to anyone,
shall be required to work 6 years in a hospital at subsistence pay.
Drugs and narcotics: Anyone caught producing, selling,
trafficing in any non-pharmaceutical drug other than the above two shall
be stripped of his citizenship and deported at once. Alternative--
hanging on main street next Saturday.
Religion
Plurality: There
shall be allowed a plurality of Christian and Jewish religion. All
others are rejected nationally, and those wishing to worship otherwise are
welcome to leave the nation temporarily of permanently to do so. Those
trying to gather alien religious groups, including witches and Satanists,
will be subjected to stocks on main street. Public worship shall be
allowed on all public streets, parks, and accesses, but access shall not
be blocked.
Symbols and Public religion:
All citizens may display any of the symbols of the approved religions
of the nation on their private property-- nowhere else. They
may also wear their religious symbols (under 6 feet long) as they see fit
anywhere.
Churches and Synagogues:
These shall not be incorporated in any way. They shall not
be taxed, they shall not be entered by any governing agency for any investigation
EVER. They shall not be funded, tax exempted, or assisted by the National
Tax Fund in any way. They shall collect Flat Tax as any other citizen
for all sales and collections for services rendered. Only that which
enters their offering plates and voluntary collection boxes shall not be
subject to Flat Tax. Churches may own land by title for only the purpose
of a meeting house, day schools and child care, and residence for their spiritual
staff.
Ethics
Public: Any citizen
who hinders or abridges the safety and activity of any other citizen, and
/ or his family, in his jurisdiction is subject to criminal charges
in his Municipal Court. This will be determined by civil suit first.
Once convicted, restitution shall be made to the plaintiff. After
this a case of further jeopardy shall be issued by the court as a criminal
offense. Appeal can be made to the High Court when approved by
a one day jury of 5 people of the defendant's jurisdiction as chosen
by the Court.
Public land: This
shall consist of not more than 10% of the total of any given Municipal Court
jurisdiction. It shall be administered by a committee of 10 merchants,
10 farmers or ranchers, and 10 pastors or rabbis. The Municipal Court
judge shall receive their report not less than once every 6 months. Tax
money shall be assigned to them from the regular tax conventions as approved
in that assembly only.
Conservation: ALL
matters of conservation and use of public places (parks and "public land")
shall be the sole authority of the Municipal Court and any 20 pastors or
rabbis of said jurisdiction. The national government shall have no
say or part in such matters, nor shall the High Court have authority. The
above committee shall have authority through the Municipal Court to levy
fines against poaching and abuse as they see fit to make LOCAL ordinance
of law for that Municipal jurisdiction only. Such fines shall be supplied
to city officials to feed the poor.
Private: All citizens
are free to follow any conduct they wish to in the privacy of their own home.
Outside their home, they are subject at ALL times to the common law
and code law needs and liberties of other citizens. Ignorance is no
excuse. Each citizen is responsible to prevent offense against other
citizens at all times.
Local codes and laws:
NO law shall be passed simply to regulate the citizens. The
agency passing a law shall have to prove to ONLY the Municipal Court that
such a law is needed. Every law shall then be subjected to voter approval
at the next possible voting session for the Municipal jurisdiction. NO
regulation or law can EVER be passed without citizen approval. Any
law which is felt to be a pointless or evil burden may be removed by a two
thirds majority at the next voting session. To get ballot attention,
2% of the voting citizens in a given jurisdiction must sign a petition and
hand it to the Municipal Court judge.
No Municipal jurisdiction need observe the laws of any neighboring jurisdiction, but citizens who travel into other jurisdictions are responsible and libel to obey ALL laws in the host jurisdiction.
Pornography: Anyone found
guilty of criminal pornography, including production, distribution, and
possession of any picture of a naked man or woman, shall be required to stock
shelves in a clothing store for not less than 10 years at minimum wage.
Public display: Any
citizen may at any time be cited for counsel at the Municipal Court for public
display of nakedness or Satanic display. The official designated to
cite them is any two Pastors or Rabbis. Citizens who ignore a first
such citation and counsel will be tried and, if convicted, put in stocks
in public.
Rights
Movement: The right
of movement shall not be infringed by any civil employee. Offense in
this regard shall be tried in Municipal Court and result in time in the stocks.
"Traffic control" shall consist of marking streets and accesses so
that the user can better find his way around. Police shall not intrude
in traffic and travel unless there is a corpus delectii.
Choice of leaders:
All leaders shall be designated and approved by two thirds vote
in town meetings called twice a year by the Municipal Court. National
leaders shall be elected by the citizens of the nation in voting sessions
once every three years.
Civil Rights and Liberty:
No citizen holds ANY civil right which he cannot claim before a
convention of any ten of his neighbors, 10 pastors or rabbis in his area,
and his Municipal Court judge in common convention called by the judge.
Anyone calling for a review of his civil rights, who fails to get a
favorable ruling, shall be assigned moderate time in stocks. Appeal
may not be made to the High Court of the Nation.
Any citizen can speak anything he wishes in any language he wishes. English shall be the official language of the nation. Any citizen offending another citizen verbally, or in terms of advantage or space, is subject only to civil suit as may be determined in ONLY the Municipal Court with usual retribution and restitution consequences.
The national government may not EVER get involved, including the High Court, in "rights" issues. Special agencies and corporations to guard the "rights" of citizens are strictly forbidden. Violators shall be stripped of their citizenship and deported.
Race: Color or
racial origin shall not distinguish any citizen for advantage or disadvantage
in any way. Anyone feeling breach of liberty in this way shall follow
the Civil Rights complaint method just above. The governing bodies
of the Nation will in NO case make laws favoring or promoting one race or
group over another.
Crime and Punishment
Justice: There
will be no prisons. Jails will be used as strictly temporary. Crimes
will be paid by one of the following: 1. Restitution- In either
civil or criminal cases. 2. Public shame, such as the stocks-
In either criminal or civil cases.. 3. Hanging- For major criminal
offenses. These offenses must be passed at the National Senate level.
4. Stripping of citizenship and deportation- These offenses must
be passed at the National Senate level. 5. The cane shall be
used on queers, perverts, and sex offenders. 6. Rape-
Castration. No appeal.
Deportation: The estate of those deported, that which they cannot carry away, shall be sold at auction by the Municipal Court. Half of the proceeds shall be forwarded to the convicted, and half shall be deposited in the National Handicap fund.
No other choice of payment shall be considered.
World legal bodies: NO
international law, courts, law enforcement agencies, or treaties shall be
honored by this nation.
Courts: There will
be two court levels in the nation:
High Court: This will consist of 15 judges who serve
for 7 years. They will be chosen by vote of the people at regular
three year elections as seats are vacated. They must first pass examination
by the combined boards of 20 churches and synagogues. Each will send
3 delegates from their leadership who are faithful attenders. Any Judge
found and convicted of taken bribes or corrupting law in favor of a defendant
in a criminal suit will be hanged on main street next Saturday. Any
criminal or civil defendant convicted of offering bribes will receive
the same.
The Whole court, convened once a year, shall vote themselves a vote of confidence. If any High Court judge fails to get a 12 judge majority of his fellow judges, he shall be dropped, and the judges shall appoint a Municipal Judge to fill his place until the next election of that particular seat.
Lower Court: Commonly known as Municipal Courts,
every town and village will set in place a Municipal Court of their choice.
This will be done by convening any 5 High Court judges, all local church
and synagogue pastors and rabbis of the Municipal jurisdiction, and a randomly
chosen jury of 15 registered voters who can read and who have not ever been
criminally convicted. 5 of the 15 above must come from rural settings.
The Municipal Judge will be chosen by a two thirds majority for
a term of 12 years, after which he may never serve as judge again in the
Municipal jurisdiction, though he may be chosen as a High Court judge.
Appeal can be made against any Municipal Court judge by the citizen voters of his jurisdiction to the High Court. If this appeal is found favorable in the High Court by a simple majority, the Municipal Court judge will be dismissed at once and serve time in stocks on main street. If he is not found guilty of misdeeds, all those filing the complaint against him will serve time in stocks on main street or do cleaning outdoors in the jurisdiction in question.
Caveat Emptor:
Liability will rest, in the majority, on the buyer or user of goods
and services. Judges will be free to dismiss all trivial suits out
of hand and assign the stocks to nuisance suit plaintiffs. No bureau
of government shall ever exist to determine the safety of quality of goods
and services. Civil suits are welcomed in all such cases in Municipal
Courts with stiff terms to be served in stocks by offending merchants. The
CEO of any corporation, together with his whole board of directors, shall
be personally liable in all such civil suits. Incorporation shall not
ever be allowed to stand for immunity from justice.
Corpus Delectii: No
one shall EVER be accused and tried without three witnesses and evidence
of a physical and tangible sort. Psychological damage will not exist
in the courts. Psychologists will not exist in the nation.
Civil suits: Civil
suits will be allowed, but the winning side will pay ALL court costs. Why?
Answer: Because he can now afford it. Judges in Municipal
Courts shall be diligent to lodge criminal suits against plaintiffs and attornies
who indulge in professional and trivial suits, commonly known as "fishing
expeditions."
Attorneys: Attorneys
shall be chosen from professional men who are a minimum 45 years old and
have been employed without bankruptcy or criminal conviction for minimum
15 years. Their selection shall be made by the Municipal Court judge
and a jury of 20 pastors or rabbis. Attorneys will be approved for
a term of 5 years. They will then be forbidden to ever serve as attorneys.
Their costs will come from court costs, and their worth per hour shall
be half that of a court judge. Any attorney found playing golf or "eating
out" with any court judge will at once be dropped from the profession
by the High Court. Such events shall be tried as criminal cases, and the
stocks shall be required. The judge in such a case shall be dismissed
at once and an election called.
Restitution:
Restitution in criminal suits will be made, up to the gross worth
of the convicted, to the plaintiff of the offended party. If that party
is the state, the defendant will NOT have to forfeit a farthing. He
will have to work off the debt to society in public works which are easily
visible to the public. Minor offenses can be plea bargained, in which
case the convicted will be publicly held in stocks on main street with notice
present of his offense. All civil suits will be resolved by mutual
agreement of all parties AFTER the attornies have been dismissed from the
court room. Restitution will be the only solution, not to exceed 3
months salary. Beware: Sue a beggar, and you get a louse.
Inconvenience: No
cases shall be heard of "inconvenience." If you don't like some activity,
stay home, or get out of the way. If, however; there is a corpus
Delectii, a civil case can be considered.
Sodomites and Sexual Perverts:
All sodomites and perverts, who are convicted of public sodomy
OR DISPLAY, shall be whipped with 30 stokes of the cane (1 inch by 30
inches) on main street next Saturday. Rapists, if convicted in
Municipal Courst, shall be castrated. No appeal.
Divorce: Divorce
is forbidden in the nation. Be sure you are getting it right when you
marry. Separation will be permitted by Municipal Court, after a civil
hearing, ruled by the judge and two religious ministers (not to include the
one who "married" them). Separation will be permitted for a term of
one year, after which the two parties must again live together, or both shall
leave the nation until one dies. Thus, children in this Nation will
have the same Mommy and Daddy who gave birth to them. Criminal conviction
is not grounds for divorce, except hanging of course.
Adultery and Fornication
(Heterosexual): These matters shall not be heard by the High Court.
They shall be resolved, in the mouth of three witnesses, and shall
be ruled on by the Municipal Court judge and the pastors of the parties involved.
Their decision is final. Stocks for guilty offenders is required.
Deportation: Anyone
who is convicted three times in the High Court, of the same offense, shall
be summarily deported without appeal. They shall be sent to absolutely
any place the High Court designates but not to a neighboring nation.
Jurisdiction: Crimes
against the citizens at large shall be tried first in the Municipal Courts.
If there is an appeal, they may go to High Court, IF a one day jury
of 15 citizens in the local jurisdiction feel this is in order. A citizen
who commits a crime in a local jurisdiction will be tried in that jurisdiction
by the laws of that jurisdiction only.
Witches and Satan worshippers:
They shall be identified by a jury called by the Municipal Court
judge consisting of 10 pastors and 10 random citizens from the jurisdiction.
If convicted by two thirds majority, witches and Satanists shall be
stripped of their citizenship and deported to Zaire.
Local Law: All
laws needed by local Municipal jurisdictions shall be made by them as they
see fit, and the National Government shall not have jurisdiction in those
matters. No law shall be made at the local jurisdiction which violates the
above national laws.
Well, there it is. That is my modest proposal. I think I could live with that. What do you think?
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