The Plan.

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, hereby abolish the current state of government, in order to establish a more efficient and productive one. It was stated in the declaration of independence that people could abolish the current government if it violated their rights. Our government has. Our government has kept certain people from voting, made 18 year olds serve for a country they did not have a say in, and more recently, the government has recorded our phone calls. This is not the government that it was supposed to be. If the framers were to be alive today, they would vomit at how much the government has changed for the worse. The United States will be dividend up into a series of 30 or so smaller countries. Each separate. The little countries will be in an alliance, like a Union. All countries pay a portion of their revenue to a National Guard, which will invest all the money into defense, none for offensive military weapons. Any unemployed workers who have refused jobs given to them by the government shall be drafted into the National Guard. All countries will act like a small version of the US because it has been stated over and over that democracy only works in small communities. There will be a legislative, executive, and judicial branch for each small country. There will be a bill of rights in each, protecting expression. There will be a debate council in each country. Yearly, the most controversial topics will be debated in front of the presidents. There will be 5 presidents, each elected individually at different times of year. (Example: 1 President in January, then one a few months later, to balance out power). Political parties shall be outlawed. I have noticed a colossal lack of civic virtue recently, and the absence of political parties will cure this. Without any peer pressure, (you could say) people will think for themselves and not what the people around them will think. To balance the power of the president, there will be Ephors, which will check the power of the presidents. If they find a president to be corrupted they can impeach him. Ephors swear on behalf of the country, therefore the citizens themselves can impeach the ephor. The punishment for corruption (if impeached by ephors) is a lifetime sentence of community service. Large Businesses shall be outlawed; any business exceeding a certain size limit will be stopped from expanding further (if the business continues to expand, the business shall be shut down). This will encourage small businesses and discourage large gargantuan businesses. A simple, progressive tax system will be implemented. The poor are taxed at little to no rates and the rich are taxed at high rates. This will bring the poor up and the rich down. The country is based on hard work; therefore jobs will be labeled as how much effort is needed in them on a scale on 1-100 (100 being the hardest). For example, a CEO of a car company will be rated relatively low, compared to that of a coal miner; therefore the coal miner is taxed less. The people who rate the jobs will be the people themselves. Illegal occupations are labeled automatically as 1. John Locke's natural rights include life; therefore it is essential that a Universal Health Care system be implemented. It will be somewhat like the public school system; you can also choose a private company that can do special needs. I will maybe elaborate on this more if I have space in the next few rounds. All education (including college) is free (although if students want to stay in college for more than 4 years then they will have to pay a fee). It is essential that we have a pool of educated citizens that can recognize government corruption. A population of uneducated citizens cannot fully understand what or who they are voting for, therefore corrupting the government. I will expand on these points at a later date, (next few rounds). These are my opening arguments.