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Controversial Views on Philippine Politics: Philippine Laws

I sometimes have that nasty habit of thinking too much about general problems that should not be my concern. Because of this, I have collected over time, several controversial ideas taking up space and gathering dust somewhere in the attic of my brain. They might not be worth much, but they are certainly interesting.

Well, At least to me.. he he. Here they are:

1. Legalize Same Sex Marriage

Forget about morality and such. Forget about Sodom and Gomorah and fireballs falling out of the sky. They want it and there’s probably nothing we can do to prevent them from doing what they want to do in their spare time anyways.

Legalizing same sex marriage is actually a very practical solution to a very simple problem. Moreover, if you think about it deeply enough, it can actually become a win-win situation for both them and us. WHY?

a. Population Control: God knows we need help on this area. Typical Filipinos are just too horny for their own sakes. Given enough time and given the zero or negative population growth of other developed countries, Filipinos just might end up conquering the whole world. Not through War, but through plain old sex. Hell, we won’t even need tanks and guns to do it too! Baby, we got all the tools we need for world domination right here. Kidding aside, same sex marriage will be a pretty straightforward solution for overpopulation. After all, you don’t get babies from “cockfights” right? He he

b. Eugenics: if it is true that homosexual tendencies can be passed through genes, then it is probably in our best interests to give these people what they want right? It will be like literally killing two birds with one stone. He he. They die happy, and our genes live on to the distant future.

2. Legalize Prostitution

Think about it, prostitution gets legalized - and scores of other problems disappears from the radar. Some of them are:

a. Job Security: Every girl in the business get their own social security number and thus become eligible for government loans, health care and even pension after they retire. Hell, they want it as a source of money, guys want it as an escape from reality – might as well legalize the whole shebang and give these girls the benefits and the protection that they deserve.

b. More Government Revenues: Of course, prostitutes will now have to pay their taxes which can be used to improve the country as a whole. Face it, prostitution has been around since the dawn of mankind, outliving professions such as hunting, hide making, etc. and there’s no end in sight. So we might as well use the extra funds to ensure no one gets pressured into this profession in the future.

c. Health Protection: the hit or miss probability of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases also decreases substantially as the government can now monitor the health of these people. Now guys don’t have to play the sexual version of Russian Roulette just to escape from reality for a while.

d. Happiness Index: Imagine what this would do to the happiness index of our country. Less crime, less rape victims, less violence against women, etc etc. we may die hungry, but at least we’ll die happy, he he he

3. Legalize Crack and Marijuana

Isolate these people though so that they’ll pose no harm to the rest of the community. Hell, we got 7,000+ islands! It will be very simple to designate one or two of these as “Never Never Land” for those who want to waste their lives this way.

4. Philippine Politics Pinoy Big Brother Style

Everything gets posted on the net, EVERYTHING. We make it a requirement that everyone of our politicos agree to be monitored by everyone else through the internet 24/7. Much like ED TV, the Truman Show, Survivor Series, etc. anyone can check in on his or her favorite politician and see what he’s up to, what deals he make, people he talks to, etc etc. every paper that he signs gets posted, every cent of public money he spends gets scrutinized, and so on and so forth.

I’ll bet the number of people running for politics will decrease by a large number all because of this. But hey! At least we’ll know that the ones who’ll run are the ones who have nothing to hide. Toss in the text votes and you’ll have a pretty good system that showcases democracy at its best! He he

If you think this is an out of this world idea that wouldn’t work stand the test of fire, think about Ebay. After all, all that’s holding up this global marketplace is a simple feedback system where everything’s an open book and people say what they have to say about someone else. Ebay’s idea has worked magnificently so far for more than 10 years now.

Well that's it so far...

Back to work..

	Controversial Views on Philippine Politics: Philippine Laws