Government+Recommendations

GHECK is hoping to promote a harmonious society based on the principles of equality and respect. This starts with the government and will be reflected in the island resident’s values and actions. The government will play the role of representing the people: its beliefs, its aims, and its overall success. The government will act as a tool to 'spread the word' about what the public want, how they want it, and through which ways they are going to achieve it.

The government will take a 'Western' approach to the political system. So basically a democratic society which promotes equality, a political system where everyone of age can vote, and with are multiple parties to vote for. This is a reasonable assumption. However, to further expand on equality....it will not be a 'commie' system where everyone gets the same amount of money for doing vastly different things. Universal equality so commonly seen in Communism sounds like a good idea, history has shown it to only work on paper; it never seems to translate to society. Although, that being said, there will be more of a social equality, where we offer free education and universal healthcare. We also want to promote a welfare support system, where those less fortunate or unable to be employed for various reasons can seek financial aid. This is the equality we would like to promote.

The government will employ a police force, so as to protect the civilians of the island, and also have a small military base. In the modern world we live in, it never hurts to be prepared, and whilst we want to be classified as a neutral state (so as not to get involved in conflicts that are out of our hands), basically every country in the world has some form of military. Although, in our society, there will be no conscription, so all people involved in the military will have chosen to. The government will employ heads of departments i.e. head of national security, head of education, head of environment, treasurer etc to ensure all important areas are being taken care of. The key tasks for these members of parliament are to: consistently ask for public opinion related to their particular sector, create bills to be passed through government, gain funding or delegate where the funding will go, meet with parliament representatives from other countries and so on.

The government will make laws reflecting what the people want, and also pay close attention to people from all walks of life. Too often laws are being passed which only reflect what the rich feel. A conscious effort will be made to make sure everyone is heard in our society. The island needs laws reflecting basic human rights, i.e. a right to food and shelter, a right to education etc. There also needs to be laws in place to prevent anarchy. Driving laws, laws against ownership of guns, laws that prevent underage drinking all come to mind. The Island wants to reflect an upstanding society, and will follow suit with many laws that are present in 2011 Australia. Laws will go through government like a bill goes through in Australia, except without it being passed through the Senate and House of Reps. On the island, the law will have to be approved by 'majority' of members before it is approved.

So that is what we feel the governments values should look like. It is also important to reflect on the rights and responsibilities of the citizens. The citizens aren’t moving to the island to go crazy or to become anarchists. This will be a civilised society, where order will be assumed from the get go. Citizens have a right to vote and express their opinions, however still need to abide by the laws. The island is promoting a system of equality, yet taking advantage of the system will not be tolerated. Basically look at any modern day western society. This is the type of environment we would like to be in. Although arguably a more harmonious (because we have a zero discrimination policy) and open (where citizens should not be scared to express how they really feel) than say 2011 USA?

We feel that because of the Islands size, we do not need more than one level of government. Because laws will be very 'people' based, it will basically be a 'majority rules' assumption. Because, after all, very rarely can you please everyone. It’s not like we believe the 'prime minister; will decide all of the laws. More so, the prime minister will be instating laws which reflect the people’s beliefs.