Now this may sound a little weird but i have an idea....

I aint going through no steenking security checks - I'm British, trustworthiness is a given.

[edit on 10-7-2005 by Trevor]

The goal of Mars should not consist of the matters of whether we support America and the UK in the war on terrorism, but rather project an image of peaceful bliss between one world to another to solve both planets entanglements. Foreign Policy should be projected more towards trade with Earth based countries, many of the richer variety.

The issue of fair trade to various countries is inevitable act as well as the task of appointing (me) Minister of Interplanetary Commerce: someone to regulate the trade, appoint people to payroll, sign civilian contracts, appoint reps to unions, maintain the intergrity of taxes, levees, tarrifs, excises, and the like. As well as to curb what will become the new phenomena of space pirating. Space pirating is the issue that will outweigh terrorism in this new Martian society. It is important to reflect upon the piracey in open seas during the 16th and 17th centuries and know that as Martian King you do not endorse either privateering, state sponsored pirating, or pirating in an form or substence.

Will you need a Director of Public Pornography?




Just wandering.................

I would like to be head of Martian Intelliegence if that is alright with everybody!

Or I will just settle to being in charge of the importing and exporting...

To adress a few things:
Mars for this purpose will be a sovreign planet so our involvement with eart matter swill be up for a number of considerations, and no allegiance to our former nations.

no public porn dept will be needed but i think mars would profit from a well run red light district.

by tuesday this week i will have a more detailed post explaining some directions i think we should go in hopefully leading to a good debate!

Red light district? - I see your priorities run to the esoteric.

Hmmm, I'm beginning to wonder about this trip....

Originally posted by stumason
Will you need a Director of Public Pornography?

Thou shalt not talk about pornographic images in this forum! I cast ye out to the realms of banishment!

Originally posted by Frosty


The issue of fair trade to various countries is inevitable act as well as the task of appointing (me) Minister of Interplanetary Commerce: someone to regulate the trade, appoint people to payroll, sign civilian contracts, appoint reps to unions, maintain the intergrity of taxes, levees, tarrifs, excises, and the like. As well as to curb what will become the new phenomena of space pirating. Space pirating is the issue that will outweigh terrorism in this new Martian society. It is important to reflect upon the piracey in open seas during the 16th and 17th centuries and know that as Martian King you do not endorse either privateering, state sponsored pirating, or pirating in an form or substence.

Okay so Frosty is Minsister of Interplanetary Commerce.

As Minsister of Interplanetary Commerce it is my first duty to annex the asteroid belt as an official territory of Mars (earthlings were so unopurtunistic to annex the moon, we shall not make the same mistake). Pending approval of our King.

I nominate myself as Admiral of the Mars' colony fleet. You know, so we can boldly go where no man has gone before, again...since hypothetically we have already colonized Mars..and that was originally where no man could go..so..

"To boldy go where no man has gone before! again..."
Anyways, I want to be Admiral of the fleet.

I officially name our first ship the USS Overlord (Have to acknowledge SO in there somewhere, right?)

-wD

Oh, I almost forgot. It's named "USS" because as we all know Bush and his cronies control everything: The U.S. government, The War on Terror, the World, Kellogs Cereal, and overcourse Mars and the rest of the Universe.

-wD

Soon we will have the means to send our first colonists to Mars. I am proposing a two step plan to prepare for this event. We are negotiating with several Earth goverenments to accept volunteers from their prisons to be the first colonial attempt. Codenamed Citadel Botany Bay several hundred nonviolent offender volunteers (and the allocated funds for their time in prison) will be sent to mars to establish the first colony. The majority of volunteers are drug users, and once on Mars will no longer have access or time to involve themselves with drugs.

Their trip will last 7 months, and they will then have another seven months till the next supply ship lands. In the mean time We will be taking applications to name the Great Houses of Mars. Each family will submit an application for a region and a plan to develop it. Only two zones will not be up for grabs, Cydonia and the northern pole. These two zones will be left open for private companies to develop on 5 year contract cycles.

As far as fund raising for the project, I have already stated that we will receive the prison budgets for the founding colonists. We will also offer tax free status in exchange for initial investments to companies who help appropriate funds.

here is a link to a map of Mars:
ottawa.rasc.ca...
Please submit your plan and the name of your great house as a post or a u2u.

Currently we also need a flag and some ideas for industry on world.

Also by decree of Imperitas I state that no great or minor house of Mars will use force of arms against each other, except in the case of vendetta...where one leader may face another in mortal combat.

Also by My decree July 9 will now officially be named Colonial Day!

I have scrounged up some links that may be of interest:
On a sustainable living environment:
aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov...
On a future independent mars colony
interzonga.com...
On the realism of traveling to mars
news.nationalgeographic.com...

I hope this starts some interesting conversation

I claim the entire landmass of Phobos and stations in every sector of populated land. (kind of a police station)

Oh, and WeBDeviL, as Defence Minister, your ship must carry sufficient arms to defend whatever the cosmos throws at it.

It will also DEFINATELY not be called 'USS' Lord Vilmur can think of an adequate prefix for our military vessels. No US up here bub.

EDIT- For the sake of Mars security, I will need some one to help with the defense, to advise in out choices for military unts and such. Everywhere needs a good secret, off limts area and I would like to claim the circular land called Hellas as that place.



[edit on 12-7-2005 by Zanzibar]

Well since I've already nominatied myself as the head of the intelligence agency and no one else wants it I am going to implement a thorough background check on all of these prisioners and everyone else that is going to be making a trip to Mars. Once there they will be screened for anything that could be considered deadly, such as a diseases or harmful chemicals.

I will put agents in the local Earth Intelligence Agencies to keep track of what they are doing, and so if the U.S. decides that we are now harboring Islamic Extremists and decides to attack us we would know before hand.

I would also advise those in charge of Martian Defence implement camaras to moniter at all times the landing bay area, transport areas, and the areas where the life support is powered and ran.

I also reserve the right for my MIA (Martian Intelligence Agency) to thoroughly check out anyone's activities since their arrival on Mars at anytime for any reason! Oh, and everything will be fully disclosed to the Martian settlers on their arrival, no secrets up here!

I want my headquarters located at the area of highest settler concentration!

And I would ask our great Martian Kind Lord Vilmur if there is going to be any "Declaration of Indepence" type thing and a constitution or something similar?

[edit on 7/12/2005 by hatchedcross]

I agree with the checks, well wouldnt I, it was my idea in the first place. I hope that the Defence and Intelligence branches can have a good future.

No secrets eh? *hides the documents marked 'Top Secret' under some paper*

Didn't see that before. Sorry if you felt like I was trying to steal your idea!

I also reserve the right to spy on citizenry if there is evidence that they might be up to no good! I'll let you know if they start doing anything bad Zanzibar so you can get them before they actually do something really bad.

Looks around "is anybody still here? or am i the only one who thought this was a good idea?"

Im still here, I think its a great idea, a nice break fomr all the conspiracy rant, and..............we should learn some stuff about Mars!!!

Come one people!!!

Wasn't this thread once called something else?