Roman revivalists... in [Space]

David Johnston2 · 04-13-2010, 12:49 PM

OK, I'll take a crack at.

One approach to the plebeian aristocrats teaming up with the patricians and shutting out the actual commoners would be to automatically define everyone over a certain level of net worth as a "patrician".

The warfare problem can be handled by simple isolation. As long as the colonists believe that they will be in unquestioned control of their planet with any new immigrants slotted into the existing society, and no fear of interstellar invasion, they don't have to worry about the militarization of their government.

The execution thing can be approached through an actual bill of rights guaranteeing things like freedom of speech, and a presumption of innocence.

04-13-2010, 12:49 PM	#11
David Johnston2 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Roman revivalists... in [Space] OK, I'll take a crack at. One approach to the plebeian aristocrats teaming up with the patricians and shutting out the actual commoners would be to automatically define everyone over a certain level of net worth as a "patrician". The warfare problem can be handled by simple isolation. As long as the colonists believe that they will be in unquestioned control of their planet with any new immigrants slotted into the existing society, and no fear of interstellar invasion, they don't have to worry about the militarization of their government. The execution thing can be approached through an actual bill of rights guaranteeing things like freedom of speech, and a presumption of innocence.