What one US law, passed or revoked, would be a significant step towards making the world a more peaceful place?

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: CPA
Your question assumes that America is the reason for all hate and violence. That's a silly notion.


Oh, wait, we could pass a law that all Americans are immediately communist muslims.

I don't assume that at all. My question comes from the idea that we can only make action on what we are responsible for, therefore we should be talking about what we can do to extend peace. That is my reason for looking for a US law.

And if a single person, such as Ghandi, can have so global an impact, a dominant country should be able to have somewhere near as great an impact. That is my reason for asking about a significant step.

Contrary to your question, I don't assume America is the cause for hate and violence any more than any other country is. I'm a right wing Republican and a good nationalist.

Your questions is too general and assumes blindly that the US is iether soley responsible or the main cause for something that is a world wide problem..

What part of my explanation didn't you understand? If you personally give a hungry person a sandwich, you are solving the problem of their hunger. That doesn't mean you were responsible for their hunger in the first place.

Same with the US. There are things we can do to make the world better. That doesn't mean we made it suck to start with.

 

[Bitek]

Bush v Gore (2000)?

 

[IamDavid]

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: IamDavid
"If you had to put together a single law, what would it be? US law only, can only directly impact the way the US operates."

Ban any imports of Energy from everywhere but North America..

oooo, that's not bad.

I agree....that would spur the economy big time!

Short term it would hurt a bit. Not as much as you would think.. I remember people saying $40-50 a barreal would destroy the economy.. Guess what, it didn't.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: HotChic
If you had to put together a single law, what would it be? US law only, can only directly impact the way the US operates.

[edited] To clarify, my question does not assume the US is the source of all evils but that the US does have a lot of power to work for the good even in situations where it has not been previously involved.

I have a few thoughts.

1. A law stipulating that by 2020, at least 30% of all cars manufactured must be electric cars (not hybrids) that can be re-charged by the consumer just by plugging into a standard electric power point. The technology is already here. You can buy an electric car with a range of 250 miles, 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds, with cool looks. They are pricey because they are made by small companies. None of the major car manufacturers are pushing them, because they are so heavily invested in oil. Hydrogen fuel cells are a pipe dream and stalling tactic used by the oil and car industries. Ultimately these manufacturers will need to be forced to switch to electric by law, because they aren't going to do it of their own free will. US uses more oil than any other nation. Switching away from oil would 1) be good for the environment and have a huge impact 2) make the US less dependant on foreign oil - the US could "get out" of the middle east, which I suspect would alleviate a great deal of the current tension between the USA and Islamofascists who see the presence of the USA in that part of the world as sacriligeous.

2. Sign up for Kyoto. It would be a gesture of good faith to the rest of the world, even if the requirements of the treaty are limited.

3. Do not, under any circumstance,s pass laws that make it legal for the
PResident to choose to ignore international laws against torture. When the President of the USA demands the right to torture suspects - for whatever reason - it makes a mockery of international ideals of human rights and it makes a mockery of everything the USA is uspposed to stand for. It makes the USA seem hypocritical to the rest of the world. It only will create more hostility to the USA. Information gained by torture is proven to be unreliable anyway.