RE: http://www.starfrontiers.us/node/6098<br /><br />What sort of government would be created in a jointly founded colony that was intended to promote understanding and peaceful coexistence between four races?<br /><br />Obviously, the view that Port Loren/ Gran Quivera was intentionally founded as a colony to promote cultural exchange and interplanetary business opertunities that should, in theory, promote peaceful coexistence; is reflective of my own take on Frontier history. I'm looking for feed back on what sort of government the four delegations would organize but would also welcome alternate views.<br /><br />I assume that the first government organized is actually the colonial government of Gran Quivera and that the city government of Port Loren actually grew out of the need for better administration as the city grew. Further Port Loren should also be the first Mega City or grow into it over the course of Frontier history.<br /><br />RE: Weapons Controls and Laws, I think that in the beginning of this colony a lot of key areas of law ended up being very eccumenical- or rather what is the lowest common denominator that we can agree on between the four parties, the yazirians would advocate for allowing the carrying of personal weapons, particularly the honor weapons of their race. Dralasites and vrusk might advocate for tighter controlls and humanity would be a mixed bag on that. There might be a concern that the presence of weapons could lead to interspecies fighting in the midst of a misunderstanding. Later on vrusk and dralasites would say, "And we were worried the yazirians might attack us if they could carry their weapons, there more apt to kill each other!"<br /><br />ooops I just openned this thread to being hi-jacked into a gun laws discussion. Oh well, please propose a government before going off on gun control, thank you.<br /><br />Crime and punishment: no capitol punishment or each race decides the punishment of its criminals? If its to be one law code they all live under capitol punishment is probably out altogether or rexerved for only the most heinous of crimes. <br /><br />Socialism and the welfare state: That's a big question- yazirians would see the clan as being the proper forum for social relief, vrusk would see the company being proper forum for social relief, dralasites? perhaps the state and humanity could be a mixed response. I think that the government institutions on Gran quivera would have a very strong retirement plan and pension due to the vrusk influence and the dralasites and humans going along with that. Yazirian looking forward to collecting a fat pension would view it as something he could bring back to the benefit of his clan.<br />
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