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For the past few days on an internet forum, I've been discussing how government would be structured if I could erase all the boundaries and current government structures and start from scratch. I started with the idea that more power should be given to local governments and we should be moving towards the opposite direction of a globalized government.
Since the inception of government we have slowly been giving more and more governmental powers to the common people. It started off with one king or monarch ruling an entire land and group of people. Then later we moved onto assemblies of elected officials ruling over a large nation. And now we are in a society in the modernized world where some power is giving to local forms of government, but the final rule of the land still lies in a centralized position of the entire nation.
What is the ultimate goal that everyone would like to achieve? Of course it would be self-government, where everyone is their own creator of laws and what is right or wrong. As the intelligence of man has evolved over centuries, and at an increasingly quicker pace, more power has been delegated to the common man because he now has a better judgment of his actions and how his actions effect others around him. The next step in this process is to give full governmental powers to very localized governments.
I will use America as an example. In America, it is said that any power not delegated to the federal government, is reserved for the states. With this in mind, you would think most matters of personal liberty, or really any aspect of government besides military and currency, would be decided by the states. This is not the case. For example, medical marijuana has been legalized in many states, but the federal government still uses its authority to arrest those using the plant for medicinal purposes. This kind of government strips rights and liberty from the common person and puts moral laws in the hands of a few men in Washington.
Some may say that by dividing lands into local governments you would be dividing people against each other and all peace would be lost. I do not believe this would be the case because freedom is popular and tends to bring people together. These local governments (from now on to be referred to as states) would allow the cultures of the local people to decide the law of the land and how they are to live their life. When people are given more power in how they choose to live their life, they tend to be more peaceful and caring.
This form of government would also allow people around the world to see what works and what does not work in government. For example, one area may have high taxation in a socialist society, while another area would have a capitalistic society where very few taxes are levied. Both areas could be compared in terms of production and overall prosperity to end all debate on socialism vs capitalism, and soon more states would adopt the ideas of the more successful state. While these comparisons can be made today, perhaps the increase in variations of government would lead to a clearer image of what the most useful aspects and versions of government are for the people.
[Any negative comments on this structure would be greatly appreciated to help form the details of this form of government. Of course, positive comments are always welcomed too. I may have left out many parts, but this was my first post on here and I was just rambling through my keyboard.]
Since the inception of government we have slowly been giving more and more governmental powers to the common people. It started off with one king or monarch ruling an entire land and group of people. Then later we moved onto assemblies of elected officials ruling over a large nation. And now we are in a society in the modernized world where some power is giving to local forms of government, but the final rule of the land still lies in a centralized position of the entire nation.
What is the ultimate goal that everyone would like to achieve? Of course it would be self-government, where everyone is their own creator of laws and what is right or wrong. As the intelligence of man has evolved over centuries, and at an increasingly quicker pace, more power has been delegated to the common man because he now has a better judgment of his actions and how his actions effect others around him. The next step in this process is to give full governmental powers to very localized governments.
I will use America as an example. In America, it is said that any power not delegated to the federal government, is reserved for the states. With this in mind, you would think most matters of personal liberty, or really any aspect of government besides military and currency, would be decided by the states. This is not the case. For example, medical marijuana has been legalized in many states, but the federal government still uses its authority to arrest those using the plant for medicinal purposes. This kind of government strips rights and liberty from the common person and puts moral laws in the hands of a few men in Washington.
Some may say that by dividing lands into local governments you would be dividing people against each other and all peace would be lost. I do not believe this would be the case because freedom is popular and tends to bring people together. These local governments (from now on to be referred to as states) would allow the cultures of the local people to decide the law of the land and how they are to live their life. When people are given more power in how they choose to live their life, they tend to be more peaceful and caring.
This form of government would also allow people around the world to see what works and what does not work in government. For example, one area may have high taxation in a socialist society, while another area would have a capitalistic society where very few taxes are levied. Both areas could be compared in terms of production and overall prosperity to end all debate on socialism vs capitalism, and soon more states would adopt the ideas of the more successful state. While these comparisons can be made today, perhaps the increase in variations of government would lead to a clearer image of what the most useful aspects and versions of government are for the people.
[Any negative comments on this structure would be greatly appreciated to help form the details of this form of government. Of course, positive comments are always welcomed too. I may have left out many parts, but this was my first post on here and I was just rambling through my keyboard.]
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