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Elon Musk will run into trouble setting up a Martian government, lawyers say:
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is steadfast in realizing his dreams of establishing a permanent colony on Mars, but any new government there will face immense legal challenges.
We got an early glimpse of what such a future society could look like, buried deep inside the user agreement for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service.
“For services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other colonization spacecraft, the parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities,” the terms of service read. “Accordingly, disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement.”
[...] Lawyers, however, have their doubts about SpaceX’s abilities to set up a Martian state. In fact, several told The Independent in a new story, what SpaceX has laid out in its Starlink user agreement isn’t radically different from space treaties that have been signed over the years.
[...] For instance, the 2020 Artemis accords stipulate that “outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.”
[...] “[Musk] could be trying to lay some groundwork for offering up an independent constitution… just like he did for electric cars and reusable launch vehicles,” [Randy Segal, of the law firm Hogan Lovells] told The Independent. “Does it have any precedent or enforceability? The answer I’d say is clearly no; but if you say something enough, people might come around.”
(Score: 3, Insightful) by fakefuck39 on Wednesday December 30 2020, @07:35PM (1 child)
I never said I agree with the law. It was literally passed because people were going abroad to fuck 12 year old girls - it let people go to jail for it when they came back home.
There are many laws that aren't ethical and are overstepping in authority. Having to wear clothes in public is a good example. They are passed because people want to make the world what their opinion of better is. It's why trumpers often call communist millenials nazis, while the starbucks kid with purple hair calls trumpers nazis - despite the two being on opposite ends of the spectrum and mortal enemies. they're confusing political and economic opinions with authoritarian violent enforcement.
but authoritarian violent enforcement is what lets you take a piece of earth which can't belong to anyone because it wasn't theirs to claim in the first place, be a country in the first place. So I guess why stop there.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 30 2020, @11:30PM
People still go abroad to fuck 12 year olds though.
Anyway, wearing clothes in public is the least decent thing to do, and it really allows people to better protect themselves and others. It really creates a black/white distinction as to your intentions when you show up in public with your pants down. Of course some Leftist clowns want to ruin this, most likely so they can hide their devious intentions.