your commandments!!

[Skean Dhude]

Good question.

There are a couple of issues with this though and it is not a simple one to answer.

1) at the start there isn't going to be any elected leaders. I'm not giving up control of my preps to anyone. I'll be controlling my small group at first. Once we establish contact with others then I'll still be controlling my group in negotiations, etc. Once we have been there a while I'll be happy to get involved in a larger group but it will be a while before there are organised groups willing to have elections. The place will be controlled by Dictators of differing styles.

2) When it settles down then we need to ensure we are on the ground floor to define a constitution that cannot be misconscued by the power hungry with limits on their powers. Elected councils and not career politicians. It won't be easy so we should start now. How could we do this? I have on my long list for the main site a half written article which this is based on. I should post it.

3) As regarding proof of guilt. We will not have the capability for 100% proof of guilt. Even now we go for what is reasonable. Of course with the death penalty we will find many torn between being sure but sure enough for death? We need to be very careful with this.

4) What is this about children. In the civilised countries Justice is blind. The reason for this is that every life is valuable and it matters nough who did the deed or who too. We won't live in thecurrent stupid laws where any crime against a black is a racial crime. Children cause too many emotions and emotions do not make good Justice.

5) I think you will find that we will be unable to set ages for sexual conduct. Unless you are going to tattoo your kids with dob how ill you know within your own tribe never mind another. We are going to be sticking to basic stuff here. Lets not bring our current societys fixation on setting rules for everything into our new society. Basic commandments are good. Lets build on them and add in anything we can agree on but we cannot have anywhere near the laws we have now.

6) Our laws are also going to have to be pretty universal. We want others to copy them and so they need to be sensible . What would you do if your son walked into another village and was executed because he had an axe and they were restricted weapons there. War.....