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Mars Trilogy Books - Kava references

Jacob Bula

Nobody
The Mars trilogy by Kim Robinson are very good books if you like sci-fi. These books are about migrating to Mars and terraforming it. What's really cool, is that the new Martians' favorite drink is kava. They even drink it around the clock to come up with the new Mars constitution. They are pretty dense, and hard to read, but I think they are worth your time if you love sci-fi novels and kava :)
 

Zaphod

Kava Lover
The Mars trilogy by Kim Robinson are very good books if you like sci-fi. These books are about migrating to Mars and terraforming it. What's really cool, is that the new Martians' favorite drink is kava. They even drink it around the clock to come up with the new Mars constitution. They are pretty dense, and hard to read, but I think they are worth your time if you love sci-fi novels and kava :)
Would we have to rename it from a canoe plant to spaceship plant?
 

Zaphod

Kava Lover
A world constitution made from kava drinker why can't this be reality!
It would probably never get finished ;).

We the People of the Mars, in Order to form a more perfect Grog, establish minimum kava drinking guidelines per day , to insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Krunk, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Kava to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for Mars.
 

Jacob Bula

Nobody
The actual Martian constitution was pretty cool. It was like a democracy, but was a blend of capitalism and socialism, though it leaned more communal. It had a centralized governments with checks and balances but gave them little power. There was a random raffle (think Jury Duty) that would summon citizens to sit in the House of Representatives for a term. The population was smaller than Earth, so the government was created for Mars in mind, not something that would work for Earth. There was no permanent private property, but contracts could be obtained for temporary rights to property. Above a certain altitude natural Martian environments had to be preserved with minimal terraforming. Everyone had health care and basic rights (housing, food, etc.). Everyone still picked their own profession. The constitution was voted on by every citizen over 5 Martian Years Old, through these tablets that every citizen carried. They drank kava and coffee and pulled all-nighters for a few weeks to get something that everyone could agree upon. (*Remember this is a fiction book-- not trying to start a politics thread :) )
 

Zaphod

Kava Lover
The actual Martian constitution was pretty cool. It was like a democracy, but was a blend of capitalism and socialism, though it leaned more communal. It had a centralized governments with checks and balances but gave them little power. There was a random raffle (think Jury Duty) that would summon citizens to sit in the House of Representatives for a term. The population was smaller than Earth, so the government was created for Mars in mind, not something that would work for Earth. There was no permanent private property, but contracts could be obtained for temporary rights to property. Above a certain altitude natural Martian environments had to be preserved with minimal terraforming. Everyone had health care and basic rights (housing, food, etc.). Everyone still picked their own profession. The constitution was voted on by every citizen over 5 Martian Years Old, through these tablets that every citizen carried. They drank kava and coffee and pulled all-nighters for a few weeks to get something that everyone could agree upon. (*Remember this is a fiction book-- not trying to start a politics thread :) )
Common Elon you crazy bastard hurry up and get my ass to mars before I croak!
 
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