NationStates Jolt Archive


If you ruled the world, what dubious laws would you introduce?

The Potato Factory
18-09-2006, 07:15
I'd make it illegal for Americans to dub Japanese cartoons.
Anglachel and Anguirel
18-09-2006, 07:18
I'd make Hollywood illegal.

I'd also ban all Disney, except the Lion King, because I like that one.
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:20
I would have a National naked day!
Anglachel and Anguirel
18-09-2006, 07:21
I would have a National naked day!
Make that a week.

EDIT: 2 weeks for the really hot chicks.
Callisdrun
18-09-2006, 07:21
I'd make it illegal to have a yard of red rocks. And I'd also outlaw the BCS. And make it illegal for Pro Football to play games on Saturdays. That day is reserved for college ball.

I would also outlaw the abomination that is "Bambi 2"
The Black Forrest
18-09-2006, 07:22
Parisians must bath on a regular basis.

Punishment for German minor offenses would be to drink Coors for a set time.

Russians are no longer allowed to wear speedos.
Dryks Legacy
18-09-2006, 07:22
I'd make it illegal for Americans to dub Japanese cartoons.

Stand Alone Complex, Evangelion and all of Miyazaki's films were dubbed well. It's 4kids that are the problem
Callisdrun
18-09-2006, 07:23
I would have a National naked day!

That's a good idea.

Though, people might accuse you of bowing to the sunscreen lobby.
Anglachel and Anguirel
18-09-2006, 07:23
I'd make it illegal to have a yard of red rocks. And I'd also outlaw the BCS. And make it illegal for Pro Football to play games on Saturdays. That day is reserved for college ball.

I would also outlaw the abomination that is "Bambi 2"
My neighbor has red rocks... I dinnae like 'em much. Grass is better, aye.

But why stop at Bambi 2?
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:23
Make that a week.

EDIT: 2 weeks for the really hot chicks.

Eh, works for me. However only adults can be naked. Don't need children to be exposed to Pedos.... and I just now realize what I just said and will now shut up.
Poliwanacraca
18-09-2006, 07:24
I might have to outlaw "reality" TV.
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:25
That's a good idea.

Though, people might accuse you of bowing to the sunscreen lobby.

So, if I have National Sex in Public Day, I would be bowing to the condoms lobby?
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:25
I might have to outlaw "reality" TV.

Hell I would vote for you if you did that!
Kraggistan
18-09-2006, 07:27
I would outlaw death, anyone that dies goes to prison and will be put in small wooden boxes.
Callisdrun
18-09-2006, 07:28
My neighbor has red rocks... I dinnae like 'em much. Grass is better, aye.

But why stop at Bambi 2?

I never said stop. One step at a time folks.
Anglachel and Anguirel
18-09-2006, 07:28
So, if I have National Sex in Public Day, I would be bowing to the condoms lobby?

Not necessarily. Who says people are gonna use condoms?
Callisdrun
18-09-2006, 07:29
Hell I would vote for you if you did that!

Mine as well.
Anglachel and Anguirel
18-09-2006, 07:29
In that case, I'd start off with Lion King 1 1/2 or whatever that piece of $#!? was.
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:29
Not necessarily. Who says people are gonna use condoms?

True. Hmmm Naked day... that would be both good and bad. Good because you get to see the hot people naked, bad because you get to see the ugly people naked. Ahhh it's a mixed bag of peanuts alright.
Callisdrun
18-09-2006, 07:30
So, if I have National Sex in Public Day, I would be bowing to the condoms lobby?

No, because everyone knows that politicians hate safe sex.
Callisdrun
18-09-2006, 07:33
In that case, I'd start off with Lion King 1 1/2 or whatever that piece of $#!? was.

Hmmm... good point... but I don't know, something about trashing the name of Bambi with a dumb sequel just enrages me. It is a crime against humanity I say.
Free shepmagans
18-09-2006, 07:45
I'd make the song found here the new american national anthem (http://www.deadtroll.com/index2.html?/1812/index.html~content)
The Mindset
18-09-2006, 07:47
Legalize the farming of human meat, outlaw fundamentalist religions, evangelism = death, remove religion from school, ban homeschooling, enact laws making it illegal to teach religion to small children, fire dissidents into the sun, mandatory sterilization for any born with serious and life-dibilitating diseases - including the parents who birthed the child, legalise abortions until one week after the foetus leaves the womb and more.
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:49
Legalize the farming of human meat, outlaw fundamentalist religions, evangelism = death, remove religion from school, ban homeschooling, enact laws making it illegal to teach religion to small children, fire dissidents into the sun, mandatory sterilization for any born with serious and life-dibilitating diseases - including the parents who birthed the child, legalise abortions until one week after the foetus leaves the womb and more.

Jeez it would seriously suck living under you.
The Mindset
18-09-2006, 07:51
Jeez it would seriously suck living under you.

If you're religious, you wouldn't be living at all. You'd be playing in the sun.
Wilgrove
18-09-2006, 07:58
If you're religious, you wouldn't be living at all. You'd be playing in the sun.

mandatory sterilization for any born with serious and life-dibilitating diseases - including the parents who birthed the child,

This is why it would suck to live under your rules.
The Mindset
18-09-2006, 08:02
This is why it would suck to live under your rules.

Personally, I think that's a rule we should seriously consider applying. Until we have the ability to change the DNA in every living cell, allowing those who are known to carry genetic defects to reproduce will only worsen the problem. The best cure is prevention.

I once read that the parents of a woman born with Harlequinn Foetus syndrome wished their daughter - who underwent several hours to painful "descaling" each day, and who had a very short expected lifespan - to have children of her own. I find this morally revolting, because her offspring would have a practically garenteed chance of contracting this incurable, painful disease. If government intervention against this kind of destructive reproduction is what is required to prevent more children being born with these diseases, so be it.

Eugenics isn't popular because the Nazis performed it, but let's not forget that many major countries (including the USA) had programs already in full swing before Hitler was a twinkle in his mother's eye.
Kraggistan
18-09-2006, 08:10
Personally, I think that's a rule we should seriously consider applying. Until we have the ability to change the DNA in every living cell, allowing those who are known to carry genetic defects to reproduce will only worsen the problem. The best cure is prevention.

.

So what is a genetic defect? Is it only tose taht are lethal, or which gives diseases? Should those that carries a copy of a recessive "defect" allel be allowed to reproduce?

The problem is that when you start to say that those with "genetic defects" should not be allowed to reproduce yo are starting to go down a very slippery slope.
Republica de Tropico
18-09-2006, 08:14
Personally, I think that's a rule we should seriously consider applying. Until we have the ability to change the DNA in every living cell, allowing those who are known to carry genetic defects to reproduce will only worsen the problem. The best cure is prevention.

Hmm, I don't suppose you consider homosexuality to be a genetic defect?
The Mindset
18-09-2006, 08:22
Hmm, I don't suppose you consider homosexuality to be a genetic defect?

No. I'm homosexual myself. I consider any disease that causes undue pain, suffering or shortness of life a defect worthy of eliminating. Anything that doesn't cause this is fine. I reject the slippery slope argument. Eliminating harlequinn syndrome (for example) does not equate to eliminating blacks, eliminating jews, or eliminating gays.
Boonytopia
18-09-2006, 08:24
If you concrete your front or back yard, I'd make it compulsory to paint it green and add painted flowers.
The Potato Factory
18-09-2006, 08:42
If you concrete your front or back yard, I'd make it compulsory to paint it green and add painted flowers.

I concur. Picture this: my old neighbour had a concrete yard with a big brick garage painted PINK.
The Potato Factory
18-09-2006, 08:44
Legalize the farming of human meat, outlaw fundamentalist religions, evangelism = death, remove religion from school, ban homeschooling, enact laws making it illegal to teach religion to small children, fire dissidents into the sun, mandatory sterilization for any born with serious and life-dibilitating diseases - including the parents who birthed the child, legalise abortions until one week after the foetus leaves the womb and more.

You know, I deliberately tried to avoid bring politics into this.
Free shepmagans
18-09-2006, 08:58
You know, I deliberately tried to avoid bring politics into this.

And you FAILED! HAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahahahahaa. Dangly parts.
Andaras Prime
18-09-2006, 09:09
I would declare the world communist, and force everyone to evenly distribute their wealth amongst each other, on penalty of death, except for me and my select few.
The Potato Factory
18-09-2006, 09:13
I would declare the world communist, and force everyone to evenly distribute their wealth amongst each other, on penalty of death, except for me and my select few.

That's just hypocrytical.
Daistallia 2104
18-09-2006, 09:15
If you ruled the world, what dubious laws would you introduce?

Legalize the farming of human meat, outlaw fundamentalist religions, evangelism = death, remove religion from school, ban homeschooling, enact laws making it illegal to teach religion to small children, fire dissidents into the sun, mandatory sterilization for any born with serious and life-dibilitating diseases - including the parents who birthed the child, legalise abortions until one week after the foetus leaves the womb and more.

Interesting. Why exactly would you considere these laws to be "of doubtful quality or propriety [or] questionable" (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dubious&x=0&y=0)? You seem to be arguing the opposite way...
Harlesburg
18-09-2006, 09:19
Parisians must bath on a regular basis.

Punishment for German minor offenses would be to drink Coors for a set time.

Russians are no longer allowed to wear speedos.
How is that dubious?
That is all common sense.;)
Andaras Prime
18-09-2006, 09:20
That's just hypocrytical.

Says who?
Free shepmagans
18-09-2006, 09:21
Says who?

Ceiling cat.
The Potato Factory
18-09-2006, 09:22
Says who?

Says Karl Marx.
Andaras Prime
18-09-2006, 09:25
Says Karl Marx.

Karl who?
Posi
18-09-2006, 09:30
Karl who?
Quit Stalin and tell us your Marx.
Harlesburg
18-09-2006, 09:32
Death to all Surfacers!
Posi
18-09-2006, 09:33
Death to all Surfacers!
That is good I suppose....


I would make French the official language of the USian Government.
Free shepmagans
18-09-2006, 09:37
That is good I suppose....


I would make French the official language of the USian Government.

That's just evil. I'd rename france "new texas".
Posi
18-09-2006, 09:40
That's just evil. I'd rename france "new texas".
The UK would be renaimed the Land of Pickle Weasels.
Free shepmagans
18-09-2006, 09:45
The UK would be renaimed the Land of Pickle Weasels.

And the U.S. given to Japasn as "The new nippon republic"
Cameroi
18-09-2006, 10:05
i would rename the continents of the western hemisphere something like indiginea. no more of this being named after a renasaunce italian map maker who never saw the place.

super power governments which also possessed large territories would have to be broken up into smaller regeonal ones. starting of course with the u.s.

and no more possession of off shore colonies either.

=^^=
.../\...
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-09-2006, 21:18
I would outlaw law enforcement. Anyone caught attempting to enforce a Constitution, judicial writ, housing agreement, business contract or other any other form of legislation would be promptly imprisoned for an indefinite period of time, no exceptions.
East Canuck
18-09-2006, 21:24
I'd enact that no one can charge me for travel. I'd enact a second law that states that no woman can refuse to have sex with me. I'd be far too busy all over the world to enact other edicts. It's good to be dictator of earth.
Minaris
18-09-2006, 21:27
I'd make it illegal for Americans to dub Japanese cartoons.

If I was a dictator (which I might not be):

-I approve all TV shows
- No commercials
- No censors
- No ub3r r1ch p30pl3

That's all I have right now... more later.
Andaluciae
18-09-2006, 21:27
I'd declare that the only true ueber-mensch have neon-pink eyes.
Divine Imaginary Fluff
18-09-2006, 21:28
I would outlaw law enforcement. Anyone caught attempting to enforce a Constitution, judicial writ, housing agreement, business contract or other any other form of legislation would be promptly imprisoned for an indefinite period of time, no exceptions.What about those enforcing the law outlawing law enforcement?
East Canuck
18-09-2006, 21:29
What about those enforcing the law outlawing law enforcement?

They'd have to commit suicide after their deed, obviously.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-09-2006, 21:34
What about those enforcing the law outlawing law enforcement?
NO exceptions. Only little people need worry about logic, as the world's dictator, I am above such foilables.
Gift-of-god
18-09-2006, 21:39
I would outlaw evangelists and whatever 'foilables' are, even if HNFVIII is above them.
Pentre Jane Morgan
18-09-2006, 21:39
me and a friend have a plan, the world will be declared 50-50 to be cymru or scotland with world wide languages of cymraeg, gaelic and english. This excludes the united states of america and israel where the israeli's and americans will be shot into space in rockets (as while there are some quite cool americans and i'm sure some israeli's as well we figured we'd overall be ahead on the deal) and given back to the original owners (native americans and palestinians respectivly), white chocolate would be ilegal (its just wrong), shoes whould have to be made in wide fittings (its hard to buy shoes), clothes will be put on racks in shops with smallest at the back and biggest at the front (its annoying that to buy things long or wide enough you have to disapear up to your arse into a bank of clothes), also that cyclists on pavements will be flogged and finaly that all parking offences will be dealt with by crushing the car into a small cube and left in the owners living room.
Philosopy
18-09-2006, 21:42
clothes will be put on racks in shops with smallest at the back and biggest at the front (its annoying that to buy things long or wide enough you have to disapear up to your arse into a bank of clothes)
You could just diet.
Dobbsworld
18-09-2006, 21:44
I'd mandate a body whose express purpose would be to dissemble all hierarchical systems of governance wherever they crop up.
PIMPADIA
18-09-2006, 21:49
Anyone using the Pharse..."40's is todays 30's"!
will be shot on the spot:sniper: :sniper:
Wanamingo Junior
18-09-2006, 21:50
I'd make it illegal for Americans to dub Japanese cartoons.

I would simply take it a step further and just ban Japanese cartoons. I've only ever seen one anime movie I liked, and even then I could live without it.

I'd also make it so women would have to get naked in front of me or my trusted advisors if we requested it. Awful? Yes. Sexist? Yes. Awesome? Hell yes.
Ultraviolent Radiation
18-09-2006, 21:52
My laws might be dubious to other people, but that's only because they lack my supreme wisdom.
Minaris
18-09-2006, 21:55
I would simply take it a step further and just ban Japanese cartoons. I've only ever seen one anime movie I liked, and even then I could live without it.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd also make it so women would have to get naked in front of me or my trusted advisors if we requested it. Awful? Yes. Sexist? Yes. Awesome? Hell yes.

w00t!
Wanamingo Junior
18-09-2006, 21:59
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm the Supreme Overlord of the Glorious Nation of the Oppressed Peoples of Wanamingo. I do what I want. :eek:
Free shepmagans
18-09-2006, 21:59
I would award Japan "13373st pre-dictatorship nation* and force all the other countries to follow it's example... or you know, just produce hentai...
Scarlet States
18-09-2006, 22:00
I woule enact a law where the entire world's population would be re-classified as Belgians.
Greill
18-09-2006, 22:00
Live and let live, create no conflict and cause no harm, act with respect to the rights of other individuals or you'll pay for it!
Intestinal fluids
18-09-2006, 22:15
Every 5 years i would require that all citizens of the globe be required to move 40-50 degrees of longitude and latitude mandatorily. This will make the entire globe concious of global problems and the population will have a far greater understanding of world culture, problems and solutions.
Theoretical Physicists
18-09-2006, 22:37
I'd make it illegal for Americans to dub Japanese cartoons.
That has to be the best law proposed so far.

My laws: Ban on public drug use, except within a licensed establishment.
Religion shall only be practised in private or within a licensed establishment.
No farting on public transit.
M and M Shogren
18-09-2006, 22:39
I would reqire all laws to be re-evaluated every 10 years, and reqire any law that can't be proven to be effective and nessasary to be removed from the books. Starting with speed limits:)

I'd also reqire judges to be shown what there sentances mean.
LiberationFrequency
18-09-2006, 22:40
Public nudity will be allowed for beautiful people
Scarlet States
18-09-2006, 22:47
Public nudity will be allowed for beautiful people

Which effectively means everyone according to Confucius.
Wanamingo Junior
18-09-2006, 22:48
Public nudity will be allowed for beautiful people

Why not make it mandatory in temperatures above 70 degrees and allow public feel-copping?
Ciamoley
18-09-2006, 22:54
I would make it illegal to create remakes of all movies unless a government panel said it was okay. Oh, and homework would be illegal.
The New Tundran Empire
18-09-2006, 23:00
If I ruled the world, well these sentances say pretty much everything: DOWN WITH OPERA, DOWN WITH OPERA!!!!!!!!! SHE MUST PAY FOR HER LITTLE "Ohhhhhh look at me. Worship me as a god!" ANTICS, SHE MUST PAY FOR THE CRIMES SHE HAS COMMITED AND ALL THE BRAGGING SHE DOES, DIE OPERA!!!!!!!
Congo--Kinshasa
18-09-2006, 23:50
I would make public toplessness compulsory for attractive women. :D

And I would outlaw Bob Dole.
Intestinal fluids
18-09-2006, 23:52
I would remove the lettter C from the english language and make skipping the required form of personal forward locomotion.
Naliitr
18-09-2006, 23:53
I would make compentency tests required for almost everything in life.
The Vuhifellian States
18-09-2006, 23:54
Free Porn, beer, and music downloads to everyone who supports my rule!

Everyone else sings "Koombaya my Lord" while the Death Squads prepare to murder them in a tiny town in Colorado until the freedom fighters paradrop in from charter jets
Intestinal fluids
18-09-2006, 23:56
Free Porn, beer, and music downloads to everyone who supports my rule!



Perhaps more effective is giving Free Porn, beer and music downloads to the ones that dont support your rule.
Newer Nutopia
18-09-2006, 23:57
I would enforce barefeet or sandles, mandatory peace-sign tattoos and at least one hour clean communal with nature.

Oh, and instant, bloody death to all capitalist pigs.
Miyn
19-09-2006, 00:12
I would make open relationships the norm
Callisdrun
19-09-2006, 00:20
I'd also outlaw commercials on cable television. If you're already paying for the channels, you shouldn't have to watch commercials.
Kryozerkia
19-09-2006, 00:28
I'd outlaw violance, and anyone who commits an act of violance will be forced to sit in a room surrounded by many cute kittens and have to listen to Raffy sing, while being forced to watch Barney until they renounce all violance.

And religion would be outlawed, and conservatives caught practicing will be given late term abortion...
Crossman
19-09-2006, 00:40
In order to promote geographical knowledge I would create a large statue of myself that would be moved around every week. All citizens would be required by law to bow in the direction of the statue 3 times a day one day out of the week.
Nihonou-san
19-09-2006, 00:57
Outlaw the abomination that is 4Kids TV. Geneon dubs aren't bad, I watched Fullmetal Alchemist and that was good. Viz manga dubs OWN because they (usually) use the original names, like Mutou Yugi instead of Yugi Moto, and Uzumaki Naruto instead of Naruto Uzumaki. And usually the manga is published left to right with very few changes.
Minaris
19-09-2006, 00:59
Outlaw the abomination that is 4Kids TV. Geneon dubs aren't bad, I watched Fullmetal Alchemist and that was good. Viz manga dubs OWN because they (usually) use the original names, like Mutou Yugi instead of Yugi Moto, and Uzumaki Naruto instead of Naruto Uzumaki. And usually the manga is published left to right with very few changes.

And as for Toonami?

They gots teh Naruto now.
Delator
19-09-2006, 07:24
Laws???

LAWS???

I am the fucking Dictator of the World!

My flunkies make laws...if I don't think they suck, then those laws are just fine.

I lie in a hammock in Tahiti...where any desire of mine is but a snap of the fingers away.

I'll review the laws my flunkies draft every once in a while...any shenanigans on the part of my flunkies will cause them to be swiftly and painfully executed. :p
Wilgrove
19-09-2006, 07:50
If I ruled the world, well these sentances say pretty much everything: DOWN WITH OPERA, DOWN WITH OPERA!!!!!!!!! SHE MUST PAY FOR HER LITTLE "Ohhhhhh look at me. Worship me as a god!" ANTICS, SHE MUST PAY FOR THE CRIMES SHE HAS COMMITED AND ALL THE BRAGGING SHE DOES, DIE OPERA!!!!!!!

*Pss* It's Oprah.
The Mindset
19-09-2006, 08:25
Oh yeah. I'd kill anyone who, under any circumstances, had used the smiley known as "^_^" and thought it was 'cute'.
CthulhuFhtagn
19-09-2006, 08:37
I'd pass a law stating that everyone had to commit suicide. Failure to follow the law would result in death without trial.
Lord of Hosts
19-09-2006, 08:47
So, if I have National Sex in Public Day, I would be bowing to the condoms lobby?
No, but I'd vote for you if you'd submit that, provided that it was limited to couples where at least one of the participants was a hot female chick (No offence meant, just my personal perefrences!)

me and a friend have a plan, the world will be declared 50-50 to be cymru or scotland with world wide languages of cymraeg, gaelic and english.
I'd add Klingon and Aramaic.
This excludes the united states of america and israel where the israeli's and americans will be shot into space in rockets [--snip--] and given back to the original owners (native americans and palestinians respectivly),
I veto the part about Israelis. If you read the Bible, you'll find out that the Israelis are in fact the original owners.
I substitute for it a rule punishing all racists, political agitators, etc. of all nationalities with exile on Mars.

Public nudity will be allowed for beautiful people

Not "allowed." "Mandatory," at least during Summer.

And now to some more laws I'd enact:
1) I'd create a World Militia, in which all able males between ages 21 & 25 must serve. My Militia would enforce Worldwide Peace everyehere necessary.

2) Religious education would be mandatory and funded by the World Government. Only peaceful & moderate religions (or versions thereof) would be allowed. All religions would be ammended to recognize the Lord of Hosts as their Supreme Ruler.