Talk:Gnume/wip-SC

Wow that is some work.

Some of it is quite good and there is a lot of work in it. but I would want to exclude citizens an non military people, because then the Union would become a facist state in my oppinion. Even the lowest security clearance requires some form of check. The CITI should be enough to vote. It opens a big can of worms.

What constitutes mind control and influence? Only active psionic control which is illegal? Or will it include propaganda, personal influence, conditioning, drugs? If yes is the answer t any of these, it would require medical tests, psychological exams etc.

Now a person who choses military service might expect such form of examination, but it should not be part of civilian life. It would infringe on too many personal liberties.

If it is voluntary it would create a class society of those with clearances and those without.

While the Union is in fact a class society (Cits, Non Cits ) it stresses a class free -every one is equal condition among its citizens.

The Union is my Utopia menaing it is the society I would want to live in. I am an American, and very conservative at that, meaning the Constitution is as holy and important to me as the Bible. Meaning I firmly believe every Amendments is fundamental. I firmly believe in the valitity of the Bill of Rights.

Of course it is an Utopia with flaws (Only flaws create stories)

My political world view is manifested in the "Union" (I am a Libertarian ) and that is what Sci Fi writers do, underneath all my stories is an underlying message and an Utopia I like to see happen.

Star Trek has this, the Foundation series of Issac Asmiov , Arthur C. Clark and most certainly Robert Heinlein and Harrison to name just a few.

Even Star Wars has a base philosophy.

With having said all this I am terribly proud of your hard work and dedication, and I think your system merits discussion and implementation i n a modified version.

 Thanks for doing such a tremendous job 

VR