Alright...I'll try making this post for the third time...
My manifesto for ruling this country...
Illegal aliens would be removed. The installation of giant wave machines around the Gulf coast and the eastern coast of Florida would force the cuban boat people back out to sea. If they survive the trip, I'm sure Ireland would love to have them. I'd have a wall across the Mexican border built. Refugees that survive the minefield in front of the wall would be shot and left where they fall.
Dueling would be made legal and the preffered manner of dealing with civil matters. Weapons would be limited to swords and single-shot pistols.
Criminals would not be treated well. Prisons would be one big room where people are held until executed publicly. Prisoners would be provided with nothing more than a loincloth. Food would be served once a day, and only enough for half of the inmates would be served. Crimes not warranting the death penalty would be punished with flogging or time in the stocks. Branding and removal of limbs are also posibilities.
Children older than 8 would be tried as adults. They are old enough to know right from wrong. No more insanity defense. If you are that crazy, then you are a burden to society and you will be executed.
The right to vote would be revoked. It could be re-earned by a 4 year stint in the military. If you are not willing to risk your life for this country, you have no business making the decisions necessary to run it. Undergoing the service would also help you learn what it takes to run a country.
The Pledge would be mandatory in school. Of course, it would be the original version, without the reference to God. If you aren't willing to say the pledge, then leave.
Human cloning would be legal. Clones are useful for helping grow replacement parts for people. Clones are not people and are not protected by any laws. They can be used for expereimentation, although death-row prisoners could also offer themselves in exchange for their life.
Abortion would remain legal. I'm all for improving quality of life, not the quantity.
Welfare would be done away with. It would be replaced with job training and placement. No more crack-whores with 5 screaming whelps living off the taxes of hard working people.
Taxes would be simplified. A flat percentage based your annual income. The richer you are, the more you can afford to pay. Someone with a single, minimum-wage job would pay very little.
There would be no need to protest about equality. as far as I'm concerned, everyone is equal. Judgements for being better or worse than someone can only be made on an individual basis. I'm not prejudiced....I hate everyone equally.
People such as the ones described here: http://www.knology.net/~carlos/redneck.htm
would not be tolerated. They make my annoying neighbors seem somewhat decent.
That's all I'm going to post now. I'm suffering from brain damage at the moment due to someone's reaction to my joining an online anime club. I REALLY didn't need him to "glomp" on me. Though it could be amusing if he tried it in person. Oh, the blood....
The Ranting Oni