Splitting of the USA

Radical Monarchist, not Conservative Republican You seem to make it out that all Monarchists are strong government dictators. I would be unique in the sense that I would be like a president, in which I could choose my own political party, but have the power of a king in which I do not have to go through a congress. This would make my government far more efficient, and I could determine everything. I may not have the same traditional republican views on republics, however, I support a strong military and less government interference in the economy, just as republicans do. My goal would be to, instead of take the freedom from people, give freedom to the people. I would do this by simplifying the tax code to FairTax(item 4) and deregulation. I would further cut funding across the board except for military. How would this reduce the freedom of my people? You have yet to say this. I would also make sure that I cut social programs, law enforcement, education, transportation, environmental protection, the IRS(would be gone due to FairTax(item 4)), and many other social programs that lack importance. This would balance the budget. Broken Economy As I have stated, taxes would not have to rise nor would we go into debt. We would simply cut spending in other areas. In reality, by cutting spending in areas I have previously stated will encourage privatization. Of course, this "unwinnable scenario" is in fact "winnable" through budget cuts, the one solution you did not mention. Furthermore, my border control would wrap around the entire country and border control will come out of military spending. Anti-Air guns, rockets, and machine guns will be all around Dixie in my country. Just as North Korea. This would double as a system to prevent illegal immigration, I do not care if people leave my country, and prevent invasion from another country. This precautionary measure will ensure that the north will not invade. Furthermore, we, Dixie, would display a system of nonaggression unless aggressed. In other words, if you attack us, we will attack you, except I would attack ten fold. I would also attack if threatened. Of course, if we ever did get into a conflict with the North, we can easily take them on, considering that many of the military volunteers come from the south anyways and that Dixie would have multiple preexisting military bases. Thus, by taking them on, we can profit off of raiding their treasury, taking their military equipment, and many more things. Of course, the national religion will tick off the middle east as well; I dare them to attack. I would happily bomb them, enslave them, and force them to drill for oil that we would sell on the world market and domestically. The oil sold domestically would be sold at an incredibly low price. The oil sold at an international level can be sold for higher prices to pull us out of debt, into a surplus, and can help build our country both militarily and economically. This is, of course, if they decide to attack. Either way, wars can be productive if fought correctly. Foreign Policy Look at NAFTA, upon passing it, trade increased between Canada and Mexico, and the US. Thus, the Americans imported more. If we were to drop out of NAFTA, the cost of trade with Mexico would increase making industries desire to produce goods domestically. Education At this time, I will add another issue that is plaguing America that would be reformed in Dixie. The issue is education. Today's high schools teach things that are of no use to people in life. For example, hyperbola's and parabola's in math, stoichiometry and electron configurations in chemistry, and random leaders in ancient China. None of this is necessary to learn. My plan for education would involve simplification of the education as well as specialization. I will tell you how. The simplification would involve taking out the random stuff no one needs to know and replacing it with problem solving. For example, in history, students will learn about the rise and fall of different empires and use that information to come up with a solution to a real life political problem or issue. English would teach presentation of these opinions. Math would teach finance and basic statistics. Things people look at or use everyday. Then there would be specialization. This would involve teaching courses that teach students at a college level and offer college credit. As opposed to providing several core classes, emphasis would be placed on career based classes. This plan will lead to more people having education needed to get certain selective jobs. It also lowers the cost of college making it easier for a student to get in. This would allow education funding to be cut and the funding that is actually provided will be put to better use than teaching the random stuff students do not want to learn. Withdrawal from the UN The United Nations puts far too many sanctions on countries and has too much power. If Obama wanted to take away guns in America, he could get the UN to take them away. Anyone with this kind of power can be easily corrupted and lead to a totalitarian system of government that takes freedom away as opposed to giving it to people. National Language of English This is primarily so that no one can apply for citizenship unless the speak English. It also encourages pride in Dixie. Basically, your argument lies in two areas: Complaints about my government system Complaints about my militarism In this round I have shown specifically how I will give freedom back to the people as opposed to taking it away. Thus, my regime cannot be compared to that of one that takes freedom away. My plan for monarchy was simply to ensure that I would be able to pass my ideas, especially at the beginning of this nation, without conflict from a congress. I would also like to take this time to say that upon my retirement as commander I would select a group of people to lead, each with equal power, like an oligarchy. The terms for this would last six to ten years in case you would like to know how I plan to continue my plan after my death. At this point I would say that elections for this oligarchy will be, each member of the oligarchy selects five representatives, these five representatives each select one person to be in the top. The person cannot be one of the representatives in the group. No member of the oligarchy may be elected two times in a row and there must be one member of the oligarchy from each state, no more, no less.(This part is slightly out of order but I wanted to get this in here). Your second complaint about my militarism has been disproven. I have stated how I plan to find funding for the military, budget cuts, as well as how the military can give back to the country. I look forward to your next debate, especially with these new ideas, Thank you, Commander of Dixie