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TFA mentions that such newly formed county-like local governments would have courthouses. It doesn't talk about police, sheriffs, boys-in-blue. Does the first imply the second?
Wow, I (used to) joke about Corporate being about the same sort of org that existed in Stalinist USSR, with the only saving grace that HR could at most kick you out of the building rather than send you to Gulag.
With this, being fired (on) by HR would take a whole new meaning
Because nation borders draw arbitrary lines splitting territory.
I accept that peoples, ethnical coherent groups, tribes, culture circles whatever you would call it, exist and that it might make sense that these groups would have authority over their internal rules of interaction and living together. Makes sense.
Yet nation borders more often than not do not run along these lines. Rather they stem from historical sways, power grabs, wars and whatever other negotiations and historical circumstances.
The full absurdity of todays nations and their borders becomes apparent when you realize that air, water, sunlight, wild animals, money, raw materials and good all can move freely between nations, but humans can not.
Borders definitely are products of lots of historical events, but still hard to see how it relates to your original statement. Yes, borders are complicated, and what?
And the undisputable fact that humans are neither sunlight, nor air, nor water (even if technically made mostly of water) should show the absurdity of nations how?
Nation just means "people". It's the concept of a nation-state (which the US is emphatically not) people assumed it has a legal meaning. It doesn't; it's a sociological word. People in this thread mean "state" and obviously don't have the experience to know what they're talking about.
I'd firmly say the right. Sure, you have auth-left, but is definitely not in this camp. Maybe liberal types but I'd argue they are at least partly on the right.
> Sisolak named Blockchains, LLC as a company that had committed to developing a “smart city” in an area east of Reno after the legislation has passed.
but... If it does, what a fast political state change. If bitcoin were to reach say, 200k a piece, it would put trillions of dollars into the hands of this previously unknown people jutting to be the richest humans on the planet. With this potential bill, it would give them a 'government' in Nevada to back it. Now, what the Federal Governments reaction to this is going to be? Who knows.
First thing that comes to mind is the scientology cult: almost legal opaque organisation with the most fishy activity conducted on the three "sea org" ships that don't belong to any jurisdiction. Someone really wants to make such an arrangement defacto legal. Immoral, but legal.
Ah, they're specifically targeting Block chain, IoT and automation too. If they had also listed digital elections, I'd have been prepared to just label this as an attempt to troll developers.
Charter counties rather than charter cities. Seems like the same growing idea.
Good for Nevada. Between supporting the Series LLC and being essentially fully automated as a Secretary of State for ages, they are being very proactive about working on that very difficult land.
Skimming other comments here: to think paper people ( legal formations ) are not already doing or intending this sort of immersive experience, or assuming that is automatically draconian, is cute.
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Is this William Gibson's future of HR with guns?
With this, being fired (on) by HR would take a whole new meaning
There is a promise tracker of Gov. Steve Sisolak. [1] https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/re-introducing-the-...
Edit: Blockchain LCC seems to already own 67,000 acres of land. wow. https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/blockchain-company-bu...
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7t0k7VhlUM
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPCOT_(concept)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2019/02/21/disney-wo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_city_(economic_develop...
I accept that peoples, ethnical coherent groups, tribes, culture circles whatever you would call it, exist and that it might make sense that these groups would have authority over their internal rules of interaction and living together. Makes sense.
Yet nation borders more often than not do not run along these lines. Rather they stem from historical sways, power grabs, wars and whatever other negotiations and historical circumstances.
The full absurdity of todays nations and their borders becomes apparent when you realize that air, water, sunlight, wild animals, money, raw materials and good all can move freely between nations, but humans can not.
And the undisputable fact that humans are neither sunlight, nor air, nor water (even if technically made mostly of water) should show the absurdity of nations how?
edit: missread can't for can. Nevermind.
This will end well.
2. Euphoria
3. “Hey - I think we’re all rich”
4. “What’s this law about allowing city employees to issue death certificates?”
5. “It’s ok - it’s totally normal for the mayor to manage the city’s treasury on his laptop.”
6. “OMG - the mayor died! Hey BTW - how come we didn’t make city payroll this month?”
Is it supposed to be a critique, or a praise?
I find the tone to be strange.
Local governments in most US states already have authority comparable to much bigger territorial subjects in other countries, and this is nothing new.
So, it is completely in the spirit of the law if their Nevadan laws give their local government authority to, say, make Samsung a mayor of a city.
If Nevadans don't like that, they can take away that authority from local governments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Government
Good for Nevada. Between supporting the Series LLC and being essentially fully automated as a Secretary of State for ages, they are being very proactive about working on that very difficult land.
Skimming other comments here: to think paper people ( legal formations ) are not already doing or intending this sort of immersive experience, or assuming that is automatically draconian, is cute.
They are quite successful.