It is the order of His Majesty O’Neal I that:
1. NASA begin begin terraforming Mars by the year 2050.
Imperial Opinion:
It will take a long time to make an Earth of Mars, and it will require technologies that have not yet been dreamed of. But even if it the process takes a thousand years, throughout all of that time it will serve as a beacon of light against the darkness of our future; inspiring us to face the problems upon our own world and providing us with new tools to surmount them.
Of problems in this world, there are many. War, economic depression, and the threat of devastating climate change loom on the horizon. The situation is likely to get even worse in the coming decades. But in the coming decades, we will also land on the moon, establish a base there, and from that base set foot on Mars. And when we do those things, it will be known by all that they are steps taken towards a new world for our children.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Imperial Decree #3
It is the order of His Majesty O’Neal I that:
1. All states issue Civil Union Licenses in lieu of Marriage Licenses. Any two consenting persons not related by blood shall be eligible for said license.
2. All existing Marriage Licenses be henceforth considered Civil Union Licenses.
3. All terms and limitations currently imposed by the states on Marriage Licenses shall apply to Civil Union Licenses with the exception of those which place restrictions on the ethnicity or gender of the couple.
Imperial Opinion:
Any two people, be they man and woman, man and man, or woman and woman, may form themselves into a couple. All such couples are subject to the same fortunes of chance or providence, and so are equal in the eyes of nature. They must, therefore, be made equal in the eyes of the law. The government’s use of the term “Marriage License” pointlessly elevates religious couples above non-religious couples. Furthermore, the government’s issue of such licenses to male/female couples only is a tyrannical interference in the affairs of numerous churches whose theology allows for the marriage of couples of any gender.
I’ll hear no more talk of “the Sanctity of Marriage.” The sanctity of any couple’s relationship is solely the product of their life together. If that life is ultimately judged by a higher power, then the semantics of what it was called, or the presence or absence of a government license for it shall not, I deem, bear heavily into consideration.
1. All states issue Civil Union Licenses in lieu of Marriage Licenses. Any two consenting persons not related by blood shall be eligible for said license.
2. All existing Marriage Licenses be henceforth considered Civil Union Licenses.
3. All terms and limitations currently imposed by the states on Marriage Licenses shall apply to Civil Union Licenses with the exception of those which place restrictions on the ethnicity or gender of the couple.
Imperial Opinion:
Any two people, be they man and woman, man and man, or woman and woman, may form themselves into a couple. All such couples are subject to the same fortunes of chance or providence, and so are equal in the eyes of nature. They must, therefore, be made equal in the eyes of the law. The government’s use of the term “Marriage License” pointlessly elevates religious couples above non-religious couples. Furthermore, the government’s issue of such licenses to male/female couples only is a tyrannical interference in the affairs of numerous churches whose theology allows for the marriage of couples of any gender.
I’ll hear no more talk of “the Sanctity of Marriage.” The sanctity of any couple’s relationship is solely the product of their life together. If that life is ultimately judged by a higher power, then the semantics of what it was called, or the presence or absence of a government license for it shall not, I deem, bear heavily into consideration.
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