NationStates Jolt Archive


Announcement of a new Region

Milidh
21-12-2003, 14:12
The "Robert Heinlein Zone" has been created by the Colony of Milidh, and is open for new colonists.

The region is for countries who wish to live according to the tennets of the late, great Robert Heinlein, as espoused in his novels.

Bob believed strongly in individuals taking responsibility for their countries future, but also that the common man will, given the choice, vote for "bread and circuses", and as such is unfit to rule until he has proved that he is fit for voting franchise, most commonly through military service.

Good manners, common sense, absolute intolerance of crime, personal freedom and respect for others underpin life in Bob's Zone.

The Government of Milidh is determined to provide a safe, clean, sensible home for people who wish to work and play hard. If you do not like the way the country is run, you are at liberty, and indeed encouraged, to leave for another place. The only way you can vote is with your feet.

Robert Heinlein Zone may be accessed by any country possessing the password, which is simply the name of the Families whose titular head is Lazarus Long (The Senior).

The Colony of Milidh and the Robert Heinlein Zone greet all the nations of the world in courtesy and amity.
21-12-2003, 14:34
Why don't you turn the region into a military training Nation?
Aust
21-12-2003, 14:48
Aye anti-terror if possable
GLA Terrorists
21-12-2003, 14:54
Aye anti-terror if possable


nooooooooo
Milidh
22-12-2003, 01:47
Because Military Training isn't compulsory. Public Service is required (and Mil service is just an example) before you are given a franchise to vote. You need to prove that you can and will put the needs of the state as a whole before your own needs, before you can be trusted to vote. Else, a hardworking Doctor, for example (conflict of interest, I am one) has exactly the same voice in the running of his country as a petty criminal dope-smoking unemployed layabout who lives off the taxes of those who actually work.
The military does not WANT compulsory call up, as conscripts generally make bloody awful soldiers.
Daamfeck
22-12-2003, 01:51
Or, you could just move to my region 8)

Hey Aust, what's up... I diligently defended your name to Blue Eagle and his associates, aren't you proud of me?