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2026-08-04T02:45:21Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''What is the Liminal State?''' ===
The Liminal State is the name we’ve given to a new democratic framework; one created for regular people, by regular people. Our singular goal is to produce a universal blueprint that any group could use to build a better government for their community, state, nation, etc.

=== '''How is it different?''' ===
In the Liminal State the citizens are in absolute control. It's a ground up approach when it comes to social issues so the citizens can mold their communities the way they see fit.

And when it comes to those things we all count on our government for, like keeping us safe from international threats and ensuring the water coming out of the tap is clean, then it's a top down model lead by experts that earned their way into those positions based on merit rather than popularity.

The Liminal State eliminates corruption, campaign contributions, and the need for politicians and their politics, and this is all accomplished by turning tribalism into an asset and organically raising experts into necessary leadership positions.

=== '''Who is this for?''' ===
This isn’t a conservative or liberal project, it’s not about the right or the left. This framework is for the average person, and for everyone who's screaming for change but isn't being heard. It’s antithetical to everything that currently undermines representative democracies today.

This framework is a continual work in progress and may never be implemented in the lifetimes of those behind it now, but it promises to be a real solution to the very real problems that so many are currently critical of.

=== '''Who will oppose this?''' ===
Pay attention to those that oppose this effort. The current political elites and those financially backing them now hold all the power, the same power we are giving back to the people. That means the elites will finally be equal to everyone else, and for that very reason they will fight the most aggressively.

Do not forget, we are the people, and united we can forge a better future. Ultimately we are the only ones that can or will, but it ''will'' take all of us. So if you are striving to make things better, please join us by contributing your insight and opinions.

== Getting started ==

==== Political Science Basics ====
''For a quick review of the government’s roll and its relationship with the people, please start here:''

[[Basic State Functions|Basic State Functions →]]

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==== Opinion ====
''Read an opinion piece concerning the realizations that prompted the creation of the Liminal State:''

[[Sad State of Modern Democracies|The Sad State of Modern Democracies →]]

''All Opinions:''

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==== The Liminal State Framework ====
''Start Reading:''

[[Abdication|Abdication →]]

''LS Glossary''

[[Key Words|Key Words →]]

''Framework Map:''

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==== Get Involved ====
Anonymous contributions are prohibited to protect the integrity of this wiki, though all genuine opinions and perspectives are welcome. Please [mailto:wiki@liminalstate.wiki email] to become an approved contributor.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-03T23:01:51Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to ''Citizens'' and ''Non-Citizens'' alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State regards all people as inherently equal and all must be treated with absolute equality in public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of one or more of the pre-defined groups.
## In no case shall the delineation of these pre-defined groups be used as pretext to deprived any person of their intrinsic rights given them by virtue of the UDHR.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the ''Citizens'' (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving any subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
Example 1: no law may specifically target ''TikToc'', though a law targeting all social media would be allowed.

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must then be given 60 days following their notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay to the defendant whichever of the following is the greatest amount:
### 10x the amount of fees paid by the defendant for legal council.
### 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate if the defendant didn't retain council.
### 10x the amount the plaintiff paid to their lawyers to take this unlawful action.
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Only society may over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders, and only with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch''.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or ''Non-Citizens''.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# ''Non-Citizens'' will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All ''Non-Citizens'' will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# ''Non-Citizens'' may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch ''Citizens'' in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and has reasonable evidence that the detainee will not follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or their status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid by the Liminal State the industry average wage within that community, which will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance within the Liminal State.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the people under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No person shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
##### The person searched shall be immediately notified if this action is not directly relate to a service they are requesting.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from the people in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the person's prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# ''Non-Citizens'' or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful assembly and demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# ''Non-Citizens'' will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All ''Non-Citizens'' will be obligated to take the ''Emancipation Test'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## ''Non-Citizens'' may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held management positions or been part of a ''Leadership Group'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T23:01:29Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Piers of Chalk''' ===
It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

=== '''New Bedrock''' ===
The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will first ensure all are treated equally and fairly, then focus on maintain infrastructure, the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc. On the other hand, the ''Citizens'' will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Summation''' ===
At a high level, all people start with complete freedom in the Liminal State. Foundational laws then ensure all are treated equally and the people are prioritized above all else, thereby creating a level playing field. Then subsequent laws are passed, per the Citizens' wishes, to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy, productive, and fulfilled society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===

Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group as a whole. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect a subgroup within one of these pre-defined groups.
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by a massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the good of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities with their neighbors the way they see fit for themselves.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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2026-08-03T22:50:41Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''What is the Liminal State?''' ===
The Liminal State is the name we’ve given to a new democratic framework; one created for regular people, by regular people. Our singular goal is to produce a universal blueprint that any group could use to build a better government for their community, state, nation, etc.

=== '''How is it different?''' ===
In the Liminal State the citizens are in absolute control. It's a ground up approach when it comes to social issues so the citizens can mold their communities the way they see fit.

And when it comes to those things we all count on our government for, like keeping us safe from international threats and ensuring the water coming out of the tap is clean, then it's a top down model lead by experts that earned their way into those positions based on merit rather than popularity.

The Liminal State eliminates corruption, campaign contributions, and the need for politicians and their politics, and this is all accomplished by turning tribalism into an asset and organically raising experts into necessary leadership positions.

=== '''Who is this for?''' ===
This isn’t a conservative or liberal project, it’s not about the right or the left. This framework is for the average person, and for everyone who's screaming for change but isn't being heard. It’s antithetical to everything that currently undermines representative democracies today.

This framework is a continual work in progress and may never be implemented in the lifetimes of those behind it now, but it promises to be a real solution to the very real problems that so many are currently critical of.

=== '''Who will oppose this?''' ===
Pay attention to those that oppose this effort. The current political elites and those financially backing them now hold all the power, the same power we are giving back to the people. That means the elites will finally be equal to everyone else, and for that very reason they will fight the most aggressively.

Do not forget, we are the people, and united we can forge a better future. Ultimately we are the only ones that can or will, but it ''will'' take all of us. So if you are striving to make things better, please join us by contributing your insight and opinions.

== Getting started ==

==== Political Science Basics ====
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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-03T22:19:52Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to ''Citizens'' and ''Non-Citizens'' alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State regards all people as inherently equal and all must be treated with absolute equality in public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of one or more of the pre-defined groups.
## In no case shall the delineation of these pre-defined groups be used as pretext to deprived any person of their intrinsic rights given them by virtue of the UDHR.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the ''Citizens'' (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving any subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
<blockquote>
Example 1: no law may specifically target ''TikToc'', though a law targeting all social media would be allowed.
</blockquote>

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must then be given 60 days following their notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay to the defendant whichever of the following is the greatest amount:
### 10x the amount of fees paid by the defendant for legal council.
### 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate if the defendant didn't retain council.
### 10x the amount the plaintiff paid to their lawyers to take this unlawful action.
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Only society may over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders, and only with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch''.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or ''Non-Citizens''.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# ''Non-Citizens'' will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All ''Non-Citizens'' will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# ''Non-Citizens'' may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch ''Citizens'' in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and has reasonable evidence that the detainee will not follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or their status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid by the Liminal State the industry average wage within that community, which will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance within the Liminal State.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the people under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No person shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
##### The person searched shall be immediately notified if this action is not directly relate to a service they are requesting.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from the people in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the person's prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# ''Non-Citizens'' or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful assembly and demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# ''Non-Citizens'' will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All ''Non-Citizens'' will be obligated to take the ''Emancipation Test'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## ''Non-Citizens'' may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held management positions or been part of a ''Leadership Group'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-03T21:28:45Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to ''Citizens'' and ''Non-Citizens'' alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State regards all people as inherently equal and all must be treated with absolute equality in public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of one or more of the pre-defined groups.
## In no case shall the delineation of these pre-defined groups be used as pretext to deprived any person of their intrinsic rights given them by virtue of the UDHR.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the ''Citzens'' (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving any subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
<blockquote>
Example 1: no law may specifically target ''TikToc'', though a law targeting all social media would be allowed.
</blockquote>

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must then be given 60 days following their notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay to the defendant whichever of the following is the greatest amount:
### 10x the amount of fees paid by the defendant for legal council.
### 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate if the defendant didn't retain council.
### 10x the amount the plaintiff paid to their lawyers to take this unlawful action.
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch,'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

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Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to ''Citizens'' and ''Non-Citizens'' alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State regards all people as inherently equal and all must be treated with absolute equality in public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of one or more of the pre-defined groups.
### How to rewrite this so it's clear that even pre-defined groups cannot be treated less than the basic standard?
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the ''Citzens'' (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving any subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
<blockquote>
Example 1: no law may specifically target ''TikToc'', though a law targeting all social media would be allowed.
</blockquote>

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must then be given 60 days following their notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay to the defendant whichever of the following is the greatest amount:
### 10x the amount of fees paid by the defendant for legal council.
### 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate if the defendant didn't retain council.
### 10x the amount the plaintiff paid to their lawyers to take this unlawful action.
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch,'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-03T19:20:36Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to ''Citizens'' and ''Non-Citizens'' alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# All people are inherently equal and must be treated with absolute equality in all public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of one or more of the pre-defined groups.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the ''Citzens'' (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving any subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
<blockquote>
Example 1: no law may specifically target ''TikToc'', though a law targeting all social media would be allowed.
</blockquote>

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must then be given 60 days following their notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay to the defendant whichever of the following is the greatest amount:
### 10x the amount of fees paid by the defendant for legal council.
### 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate if the defendant didn't retain council.
### 10x the amount the plaintiff paid to their lawyers to take this unlawful action.
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch,'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T19:08:27Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Piers of Chalk''' ===
It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

=== '''New Bedrock''' ===
The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will first ensure all are treated equally and fairly, then focus on maintain infrastructure, the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc. On the other hand, the ''Citizens'' will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Summation''' ===
At a high level, all people start with complete freedom in the Liminal State. Foundational laws then ensure all are treated equally and the people are prioritized above all else, thereby creating a level playing field. Then subsequent laws are passed, per the Citizens' wishes, to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy, productive, and fulfilled society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===

Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group as a whole. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.<blockquote>
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
</blockquote>Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect a subgroup within one of these pre-defined groups.<blockquote>
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
</blockquote>While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by a massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the good of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities with their neighbors the way they see fit for themselves.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T19:04:38Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Piers of Chalk''' ===
It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

=== '''New Bedrock''' ===
The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will first ensure all are treated equally and fairly, then focus on maintain infrastructure, the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc. On the other hand, the ''Citizens'' will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Summation''' ===
At a high level, all people start with complete freedom in the Liminal State. Foundational laws then ensure all are treated equally and the people are prioritized above all else, thereby creating a level playing field. Then subsequent laws are passed, per the Citizens' wishes, to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy, productive, and fulfilled society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===

Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group as a whole. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.<blockquote>
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
</blockquote>Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect a subgroup within one of these pre-defined groups.<blockquote>
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
</blockquote>While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the good of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities with their neighbors the way they see fit for themselves.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T17:43:34Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Piers of Chalk''' ===
It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

=== '''New Bedrock''' ===
The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will first ensure all are treated equally and fairly, then focus on maintain infrastructure, the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc. On the other hand, the ''Citizens'' will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Summation''' ===
At a high level, all people start with complete freedom in the Liminal State. Foundational laws then ensure all are treated equally and the people are prioritized above all else, thereby creating a level playing field. Then subsequent laws are passed, per the Citizens' wishes, to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy, productive, and fulfilled society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group as a whole. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.<blockquote>
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
</blockquote>Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect a subgroup within one of these pre-defined groups.<blockquote>
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
</blockquote>While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the good of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities with their neighbors the way they see fit for themselves.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T16:40:49Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Piers of Chalk''' ===
It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

=== '''New Bedrock''' ===
The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will maintain infrastructure and the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc., while the citizens will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values. The only ongoing role of the Liminal State in regards to social matters is enforcement of those laws as communities pass them.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Summation''' ===
At a high level, all people start with complete freedom in the Liminal State. Foundational laws then ensure all are treated equally and the people are prioritized above all else, thereby creating a level playing field. Then subsequent laws are passed, per the Citizens' wishes, to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy, productive, and fulfilled society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.<blockquote>
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
</blockquote>Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect one of these pre-defined groups.<blockquote>
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
</blockquote>While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the god of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit for themselves and their neighbors.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T03:26:38Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Piers of Sandstone''' ===
It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

=== '''New Bedrock''' ===
The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will maintain infrastructure and the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc., while the citizens will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values. The only ongoing role of the Liminal State in regards to social matters is enforcement of those laws as communities pass them.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Summation''' ===
At a high level, all people start with complete freedom in the Liminal State. Foundational laws then ensure all are treated equally and the people are prioritized above all else, thereby creating a level playing field. Then subsequent laws are passed, per the Citizens' wishes, to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy, productive, and fulfilled society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.<blockquote>
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
</blockquote>Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect one of these pre-defined groups.<blockquote>
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
</blockquote>While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the god of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit for themselves and their neighbors.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Key Words

2026-08-03T01:23:48Z

Mr Fox:

The following key words are found ''Italicized'' throughout the documentation and have the special meanings. These concepts are defined briefly in situ and here.

* '''80% Rule'''
** Laws within the Liminal State must pass by 80%. If an ''Empathy Test'' is used to determine the ''Eligible Voters'', then that means that 80% of the population are eligible to vote and 80% of them must approve a law for it to pass. This method assumes that there will always be at least 10% at the extremes of either side of an issue, so if 80% are in agreement, then the law has enough support to warrant its application for all within that ''Political Boundary''.
* '''Alternate'''
** All ''Leadership Groups'', with the exception of ''Departments'', have a backup in case one official member should be removed. The ''Alternate'' serves for four years until the next ''Election Cycle'' when a new ''Alternate'' is picked.
* '''''Ambassadors'''''
* '''''Appointed Personnel'''''
* '''Aggregated Vote'''
** This is a standard voting process to determine simple majority among a collection of ''Leadership Groups'', where each group first votes and then that result equals one vote towards the final tally.
** Whenever there is an ''Aggregate Vote'' as illustrated below, none of the individual voters are aware of anyone else's vote until all votes have been cast, and none of the groups will know the outcome of their groups own result, nor the ''Aggregate Vote'' results of the other groups until all votes have been cast.
For example, if Group A votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group B votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group C votes (no, no, no) = NO, then the final vote is YES.

This method of tabulation is critical because if the total votes had been simply tabulated, it would have resulted in 4 votes for yes and 5 votes for no, with the final vote being NO, which is not accurate.
* '''Branch'''
** The functional divisions of those specialized areas of expertise required for the functioning of a government, each lead by three ''Branch Officials'' that have risen up from within the ranks of that ''Branch'', and overtly guided by the ''Executive Group''. Their singular purpose is to ensure that the ''Citizens'', now and into the future, are the primary beneficiaries when the government, businesses, ''Citizens'', and foreign interests operate and interact within their area of expertise.
* '''Branch Elections'''
** All the different kinds of elections that can take place within a ''Branch'', including those to elect ''Department Heads'' and the ''Branch Officials''.
* '''Branch Members'''
** All ''Emancipated Citizens'' that work directly for a ''Branch'', excluding ''Contract Workers,'' are considered ''Branch Members.'' All ''Permanent Hires'' that have completed the ''Probationary Employee'' stage can vote in ''Branch Elections.''
* '''Branch Officials'''
** Every ''Branch'', whether ''Intrinsic'' or ''Lateral'', is headed up by the three ''Branch Officials'', each who serve 12 year terms, staggered every four years. They guide their ''Branch'' using a majority vote among the three, and these officials are elected into their positions by the ''Branch Members'' themselves.
* '''Branch Primary Election'''
** A special election within a ''Branch'' to select that ''Branch's'' candidate for the position of a new ''Executive Group'' member. Only ''Branch Members'' are permitted to vote in this election and it is held no less than one year prior to the ''General Election''.
* '''Briefs'''
** The ''Branch Officials'' are tasked with keeping the ''Executive Group'' apprised of all the important events transpiring within their ''Branch,'' and do this by providing regular ''Briefs''. Through practical experience the frequency and depth should be determined and codified, even if this turns out to be unique among the different ''Branches''.
* '''Charging Departments'''
** In the unique situation where at least two ''Departments'' within a ''Branch'' are unhappy with the leadership of their ''Branch Officials'', they may call for a ''No-Confidence Vote'', in which those ''Departments'' heading up this effort are referred to ''Charging Departments''.
* '''Charging Documentation'''
** The relevant evidence each ''Charging Department'' compiles for the basis of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote.''
* '''Citizens'''
** Those people born or graduating from ''Provisional Citizenship'' into the Liminal State.
* '''Contract Workers'''
** The temporary personnel and companies that may be hired by the Liminal State for a specific period of time or to complete a specific project. They are not to be considered ''Government Personnel'', do not gain any additional voting rights, are not restricted from outside income (unless contractually stipulated), and do not necessarily get paid above-average wages. ''Contract Workers'' include ''Contracted Companies'', the employees of ''Contracted Companies'' and ''Temporary Employees''.
* '''Contracted Companies'''
** Any business or company that works with the Liminal State through a contract and are not to be considered a part of the Liminal State, nor are their employees to be considered employees of the Liminal State.
* '''Decision Basis'''
** Every member of a ''Leadership Group'' is required to provide a detailed analysis of their reasoning behind their vote. This information is used to ensure voting diligence, provide insight into that vote, allow public consumption and judgement, and for posterity.
* '''''Decision Votes'''''
* '''Defense Branch'''
** A specialized ''Intrinsic Branch'' that manages the defense above the Liminal State and at the borders of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
** All the different military arms, for example the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy within the US, are guided by the ''Defense Branch'', and are prohibited by law from being used as any kind of police force within the Liminal State or to operate internationally.
** The technology used by the ''Defense Branch'' will always work towards perfecting non-lethal means of defense and disengagement. This is a critical and required ''Branch'' in the Liminal State.
* '''Delegate Team'''
** A group of three selected by the ''Branch Officials'' of an ''Intrinsic Branch'' from within that ''Branch'' to represent their interests to a ''Lateral Branch''.
* '''Delegate Vote Method'''
** In ''Lateral Branch'' votes, the ''Delegate Teams'' from each associated ''Intrinsic Branch'' and the ''Branch Officials'' of that ''Lateral Branch'' all vote on decisions using the ''Aggregate Vote Method''.
* '''''Demonstrable Cause'''''
* '''Departments'''
** ''Branches'' use ''Departments'' to do the real work needed for the Liminal State. ''Departments'' can be ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary'', depending on the project and need. They can also be created as ''Independent Departments'', meaning they are guided by their mission and expertise alone, not by ''Branch Officials''.
** ''Enforcement Agencies'' are special ''Independent Departments'' within every ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches.''
** Each ''Department'' is directed by three ''Department Heads.''
* '''Department Heads'''
** The three leaders of a ''Department'', each serves a 12 year term, staggered every four years.
* '''''Elected Personnel'''''
* '''Election Cycle'''
** The four year period between elections. ''Leadership Teams'' are elected on a four year cycle, and within four years all the different ''Leadership Teams'' will have had the senior member depart, a new junior member join, and a new ''Alternate'' selected (if applicable). The ''Election Cycle'' of of each ''Leadership Team'' also happens in different years, allowing for natural upper movement of the best.
* '''Eligible Voters'''
** This is the group of people within the Liminal State that have the right to vote. In the case where the Liminal State uses the ''Empathy Test'', ''Eligible Voters'' only include those that have passed the ''Empathy Test''.
** Most elections within a ''Branch'' allow all ''Government Personnel'' of that ''Branch'' to vote, whether they have passed the ''Empathy Test'' or not. But if the iteration of Liminal State requires the passing of the ''Empathy Test'' to vote and a ''Branch'' election explicitly specifies ''Eligible Voters'', that means that that election is restricted to only those personnel within that ''Branch'' that have passed the ''Empathy Test.''
* '''Emancipated Citizens'''
** ''Emancipated Citizens'' are the group that we would currently call adults, and they would have all the rights and freedoms afforded adults, including complete bodily autonomy. Instead of an arbitrary age used to define an adult, ''Citizens'' of the Liminal State would take an ''Emancipation Test'' when they are ready to demonstrate their ability to make adult decisions and handle adult responsibilities.
* '''Emancipation Test'''
** ''Citizens'' take the ''Emancipation Test'' when they are ready to demonstrate that they have gained the basic capabilities expected of ''Emancipated Citizens'', such as basic reading and math skills, the ability to manage a budget, social, emotional, media, and online intelligence, demonstrable practical skills like changing a tire or taking care of a pet, and understanding their relationship with other ''Citizens'' and the Liminal State.
* '''''Embassy'''''
* '''''Embassy Unit'''''
* '''Empathy Test'''
** The test that ''Emancipated Citizens'' can take every four years, which gains the top 80% most empathetic the privilege of voting.
* '''Employable Citizens'''
** This group of people includes all who have become ''Emancipated Citizens'' or have passed an ''Employment Screening.''
* '''Employment Screening'''
** A specialized test that anyone who has yet to become an ''Emancipated Citizen'' can take to be allowed to work. This screening wouldn't test job-related skills, but rather ensures the individual is capable of performing the eventual tasks required and meet other minimum conditions. This group would mostly include young adults, some people with an intellectual disabilities, and ''Provisional Citizens''.
* '''Enforcement Agency'''
** A specialized ''Department'' that every ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches'' have to investigate and enforce the laws and regulations pertaining to the expertise of that ''Branch''. Some ''Branches'' may have more than one.
* '''Executive Group'''
** A five-member group, each of which have demonstrable expertise and leadership abilities, that directs the Liminal State as a whole, elected into their positions by the ''Eligible Voters'' for 20 year terms, staggered every four years.
* '''For Cause'''
** Any one of the valid reasons for removing ''Government Personnel'', including criminal activity, improper use of position, profiting from office, unlawful outside income, etc.
* '''General Elections'''
** The election held every four years where the ''Eligible Voters'' decide the next ''Executive Group'' member, grade the performance of existing ''Executive Group'' members, and vote on the matters of law on the ballot.
* '''Global Justice Branch Vote'''
** The ''Justice Branch'' is special in that all personnel that hold ''Leadership Group'' positions within the ''Justice Branch'' vote on the big decisions facing the Liminal State through ''Judicial Branch Screenings.''
** This takes the power away from the few at the top, how it is with the US Supreme Court now, and gives it to all the experts within that ''Branch''. This would be the equivalent of having all decisions facing the Supreme Court being decided by every judge working within the entire Judiciary Branch.
* '''Government Personnel'''
** Those individuals that work directly within the Liminal State, and in any capacity, from lowest level employee through the ''Executive Group''.
** ''Government Personnel'' are paid a premium to attract the very best and because they must sacrifice additional sources of income during their employ. Those that work within a ''Branch'' also have additional voting privileges.
** ''Contract Workers'' are excluded from this classification''.''
* '''Impromptu Vote'''
** With the creation of a new ''Department'' or ''Branch'', or in the very rare circumstance where there is more than one ''Leadership Group'' seat within a ''Branch'' needing to be filled or there isn't an available ''Alternate'' to fill a single seat, a ''Branch'' or ''Department'' can hold an ''Impromptu Vote'' to fill multiple seats and select a new ''Alternate'', if necessary, at the same time. An ''Impromptu Vote'' will use the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill each open seat with the appropriate candidate, and each successful candidate winning a seat will serve an abbreviated term so the ''Election Cycle'' is not altered.
* '''Independent Branch'''
** A ''Branch'' that works independently of oversight and direction from the ''Executive Group'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Independent Departments'''
** A ''Department'' within a ''Branch'' that works independently of oversight and direction from the ''Branch Officials'' (and therefore the ''Executive Group)'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Independent Investigation'''
** An investigational body spawned by an ''Enforcement Agency'' that operates independently of oversight and direction from that ''Enforcement Agency'' or it's ''Branch'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Informed Vote Archive'''
** These are specific, encrypted online archives, only accessible by those with the specific right to vote on a decision, that contains all the requisite information necessary to make an informed decision. Regularly used by the ''Executive Group'', ''Branch Officials'', ''Department Heads'', etc., but even used by the ''Eligible Voters'' when it comes to ''General Elections'' and for decisions on laws.
* '''Intrinsic Branch'''
** One of the two basic ''Branch'' types within the Liminal State, specializing in one fundamental aspect of governance among all those required for a functional government. The Liminal State proposes 13 ''Intrinsic Branches'', but the needs of state may require others or fewer.
* '''Justice Branch'''
** A specialized ''Intrinsic Branch'' that operates independently of ''Executive Group'' direction and is the final word on the legality of proposed directions, laws, and regulations. This is a critical and required ''Branch'' in the Liminal State.
* '''Judicial Branch Screening'''
** All ''Orders or Requests'' ''or'' potential laws or regulations should always be first vetted by the ''Justice Branch'' to ensure the legality of that request, which is called a ''Justice Branch Screening''. This should be common practice and is a ''Protected Action''. ''Judicial Branch Screenings'' require a decision through a ''Global Justice Branch Vote''.
* '''Lateral Branch'''
** One of the two basic ''Branch'' types within the Liminal State, and which work in the area directly between the expertise of two ''Intrinsic Branches''.
* '''Leadership Group'''
** This is a general term for the different ''Leadership Groups'' that include ''Branch Officials'', ''Delegate Teams'', ''Department Heads'', ''Embassy Units'', and the ''Executive Group.'' These groups are comprised of three or five members.
* '''Neighborhood'''
** A thought experiment used by the Liminal State to describe complex situations in a simple way, while using the idea of a neighborhood community and those interactions as a model.
* '''No-Confidence Vote'''
** A special kind of vote that subordinates or subordinate ''Leadership Groups'' use to remove superior ''Leadership Group'' members, following an official process.
* '''Non-Citizens'''
** All people that are not ''Citizens'' or ''Provisional Citizens.''
* '''Orders or Requests'''
** Any directions given by a superior to a subordinate that is expected to be followed. This could be from a ''Government Personnel'' to another ''Government Personnel'', or from ''Government Personnel'' to a ''Contract Worker'', and is required to be lawful.
* '''Permanent Department'''
** Unless otherwise instantiated, ''Departments'' are ''Permanent Departments''. This means they will always continue to exist once started. These contrast with ''Temporary Departments,'' which are created for a specific purpose and no longer exist once that purpose has been fulfilled or a certain amount of time has passed.
* '''Permanent Hires'''
** Unless specifically hired as a ''Contract Worker'', all employees of the Liminal State are ''Permanent Hires''. This means that after completing the ''Probationary Employee'' stage, they can only be removed ''For Cause''.
* '''Political Boundary'''
** The different imaginary delineated areas within the Liminal State within which ''Eligible Voters'' can make decisions. These might be a local community, town, city, district, state/province, or even national boundary (when considering an international instantiation of the Liminal State).
* '''Probationary Employee'''
** All ''Permanent Hires'' of the Liminal State are considered ''Probationary Employees'' during their first year, regardless of role, which allows for easier removal of problematic employees. ''Probationary Employees'' are not permitted to vote in ''Branch Elections'', even if a ''Eligible Voters''.
* '''Professional Objection'''
** A ''Professional Objection'' is a special ''Record'' filed to ask the ''Justice Branch'' to review the legality of an ''Order or Request'' made within the Liminal State. The ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Worker'' filing a ''Professional Objection'' are indemnified of any penalties for not following that ''Order or Request'' until the review has been completed, and the act of filing a ''Professional Objection'' is a ''Protected Action''.
* '''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'''
** In this system, also referred to as [[wikipedia:Single_transferable_vote|Single Transferable Vote (STV)]], a person casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot, where candidates are optionally ordered from highest priority to lowest. At the conclusion of the initial count, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and all those that voted for this person then have their vote reassigned to the next candidate on their list. Any additional votes received by a candidate that reaches the electoral quota are also reassigned to that voter's next candidate, meaning that no votes are wasted. This mechanism is repeated over and over internally until the candidates are ranked in the most fair and logical way.
* '''Protected Action'''
** Anything that is fundamentally protected speech or action within the Liminal State, and for which there can never be retribution, discipline, or other action, overt or covert, that would dissuade a person's desire to do that action.
* '''Protected Citizens'''
** All ''Citizens'' that have yet to pass the test to become ''Emancipated Citizens''. This group includes children, some people with an intellectually disability, and by default, holders of a ''Provisional Citizenship''.
* '''Provisional Citizenship'''
** All people wishing for amnesty or naturalization into the Liminal State are first considered ''Provisional Citizens'' following initial approval. This status lasts for a period of three years, after which point they officially become ''Citizens''. This temporary status is used to ensure all new potential citizens are willing and able to accumulate into the Liminal State and be productive participants of society.
** ''Provisional Citizens'' may take the ''Employment Test'' and/or the ''Emancipation Test'', though as ''Provisional Citizens'' they will not be permitted to vote.
* '''Record'''
** With every vote and at other times ''Government Personnel'' of the Liminal State must provide justifications or supporting factors and documentation concerning a decision for the ''Record''. The action of inputting this information into the Liminal State official database is to ''Record'', and that information then becomes a ''Record''.
* '''Removal Paths'''
** Any one of the various ways that ''Leadership Group'' members can be officially removed from their seats.
* '''''Restitution'''''
* '''Sentient Life/Being'''
** All self-aware and intelligent individuals that extol empathy, patience, wisdom, and non-violence. Currently this only includes humans, but in the future may also include self-aware general A.I, other intelligent organic life to arise on Earth, or life created or arising not of Earth. For simplicity, this documentation will use the term "people" when referring to ''Sentient Life''.
* '''Special Projects'''
** Every ''Executive Group'' member is elected on their leadership abilities, expertise, and two or three ''Special Projects'' that they wish to complete during their 20 year term. These should be projects that are within the expertise of that candidate, important to the candidate and the people, are possible to complete within the 20 year term (or an important part of a bigger issue), and ideally are likely to not be accomplished unless spearheaded by an ''Executive Group'' member.
* '''Standing'''
** Those with with a direct and demonstrable interest in a specific issue have ''Standing''.
* '''Temporary Department'''
** Anytime there is a special situation or a special project that requires the effort of a new full ''Department'', the ''Branch Officials'' may create a ''Temporary Department'' to serve until a project is completed or for a specific amount of time. The ''Department Heads'' of ''Temporary Departments'' are initially selected by the ''Branch Officials'' using ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' and ''Year 0 Rules'' to place the qualified and willing candidates into the appropriate seats, with the initial amount of time served being truncated to match the regular ''Election Cycle''. After instantiation, the initial ''Department Heads'' will be individually replaced like normal with each new ''Election Cycle'' by the members of that ''Temporary Department''.
* '''Temporary Employees'''
** ''Temporary Employees'' are those specifically hired to help with ''Special Projects'', ''Temporary Departments'', and certain other tasks or situations within the Liminal State that may require outside staffing for a limited amount of time. ''Temporary Employees'' are categorized as ''Contract Workers'' and are not considered ''Government Personnel''.
* '''Voter Decision'''
** Any issue or law before the voters is considered a ''Voter Decision'', and all ''Eligible Voters'' within the ''Political Boundary'' of that election are eligible to vote.
* '''Year 0 Rules'''
** Special election rules used to replace multiple seats in a ''Leadership Group'' as if initially starting and having to fill all at once. Instead of the top candidate filling a seat vacated by a senior member, the ''Year 0 Rules'' seat the winning candidates as they are ranked using ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'', where the top winner fills the junior seat and serves a full term, but is considered the senior member, with the next filling the next seat, with an abbreviated term and considered the middle member, and the third winner filling the last seat and only serving until the next ''Election Cycle'' while being considered the junior member.
** Using this method, several seats and an ''Alternative'' can be selected in a single election, with specific rules used to determine where each winning candidate sits and their seniority, depending on their rank in the vote.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-03T01:23:42Z

Mr Fox:

It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will maintain infrastructure and the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc., while the citizens will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values. The only ongoing role of the Liminal State in regards to social matters is enforcement of those laws as communities pass them.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Aspiration''' ===
At the highest level of the Liminal State, all people start with complete freedom. Laws are then passed to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all ''Citizens'' can live and work together in this healthy and productive society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly, unless they apply to a specific pre-defined group. The Liminal State recognizes three pre-defined groups: ''Non-Citizens'', ''Protected Citizens'' (children, some with an intellectual disability, etc.), and ''Emancipated Citizens'' (adults). Any laws specifically applied to one of these groups must still work within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State.<blockquote>
Example 1: A law forbidding men from owning guns would not be allowed, but a law that prevents ''Protected Citizens'' from owning guns would be.
</blockquote>Even if a law uses ambiguous or misleading language which overtly doesn’t appear to target a specific sub-group, yet by virtue of the way enforcement would need to be applied still would, that too would be illegal. It is prohibited for any laws to be written in any way that would, in practice, disproportionately affect one of these pre-defined groups.<blockquote>
Example 2: A law that allows only those people with low average levels of testosterone to own guns would not be allowed, even if some minority population of men could still be eligible under this law.
</blockquote>While guns could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the ''80% Rule''. This means 80% eligible voters would be required to vote in favor to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest advantage of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws with the widest support of the population should be applied to the whole population. Instead of an entire nation forced to accept a rule that passes with 50% + 1 vote, where clearly half the nation opposes, the ''80% Rule'' forces populations to check themselves from forcing unpopular laws on an unwilling population.

=== '''Local Self-Determination''' ===
On the other hand, local communities have much more power over their own lives within the Liminal State. A town, for example, may pass laws to restrict their freedoms however they wish (within the minimum legal framework of the Liminal State). They would still be forbidden from passing a law banning men from owning guns, but they could ban all gun ownership within their community, while the next town over may allow gun ownership across all pre-defined groups.

In this way ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit and all communities can learn from one another. With the previous example, surrounding communities could watch and see how these laws regarding gun ownership affect the school shootings, personal defense, domestic violence, inconvenience to hunters, etc. in those communities. The same goes for abortion, vaccines, transgendered bathrooms, etc. All these hot-button social issues that are currently being debated nationally would be better addressed locally, and only within the Liminal State is it possible to do this. When these ideas get tried locally and real data behind the effects of these laws becomes available, those winning ideas from the local level will gain additional support and get proposed at a higher level. Only the best ideas and laws will rise to the top, and through demonstrable data and popular support will the best ideas become national laws.

=== '''Conclusion''' ===
While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by massively popular vote among ''Eligible Voters'' can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of ''Citizens'' may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for the god of their community. Instead of having to fight for important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, ''Citizens'' can mold their communities the way they see fit for themselves and their neighbors.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Key Words

2026-08-02T04:13:11Z

Mr Fox:

The following key words are found ''Italicized'' throughout the documentation and have the special meanings. These concepts are defined briefly in situ and here.

* '''Alternate'''
** All ''Leadership Groups'', with the exception of ''Departments'', have a backup in case one official member should be removed. The ''Alternate'' serves for four years until the next ''Election Cycle'' when a new ''Alternate'' is picked.
* '''''Ambassadors'''''
* '''''Appointed Personnel'''''
* '''Aggregated Vote'''
** This is a standard voting process to determine simple majority among a collection of ''Leadership Groups'', where each group first votes and then that result equals one vote towards the final tally.
** Whenever there is an ''Aggregate Vote'' as illustrated below, none of the individual voters are aware of anyone else's vote until all votes have been cast, and none of the groups will know the outcome of their groups own result, nor the ''Aggregate Vote'' results of the other groups until all votes have been cast.
For example, if Group A votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group B votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group C votes (no, no, no) = NO, then the final vote is YES.

This method of tabulation is critical because if the total votes had been simply tabulated, it would have resulted in 4 votes for yes and 5 votes for no, with the final vote being NO, which is not accurate.
* '''Branch'''
** The functional divisions of those specialized areas of expertise required for the functioning of a government, each lead by three ''Branch Officials'' that have risen up from within the ranks of that ''Branch'', and overtly guided by the ''Executive Group''. Their singular purpose is to ensure that the ''Citizens'', now and into the future, are the primary beneficiaries when the government, businesses, ''Citizens'', and foreign interests operate and interact within their area of expertise.
* '''Branch Elections'''
** All the different kinds of elections that can take place within a ''Branch'', including those to elect ''Department Heads'' and the ''Branch Officials''.
* '''Branch Members'''
** All ''Emancipated Citizens'' that work directly for a ''Branch'', excluding ''Contract Workers,'' are considered ''Branch Members.'' All ''Permanent Hires'' that have completed the ''Probationary Employee'' stage can vote in ''Branch Elections.''
* '''Branch Officials'''
** Every ''Branch'', whether ''Intrinsic'' or ''Lateral'', is headed up by the three ''Branch Officials'', each who serve 12 year terms, staggered every four years. They guide their ''Branch'' using a majority vote among the three, and these officials are elected into their positions by the ''Branch Members'' themselves.
* '''Branch Primary Election'''
** A special election within a ''Branch'' to select that ''Branch's'' candidate for the position of a new ''Executive Group'' member. Only ''Branch Members'' are permitted to vote in this election and it is held no less than one year prior to the ''General Election''.
* '''Briefs'''
** The ''Branch Officials'' are tasked with keeping the ''Executive Group'' apprised of all the important events transpiring within their ''Branch,'' and do this by providing regular ''Briefs''. Through practical experience the frequency and depth should be determined and codified, even if this turns out to be unique among the different ''Branches''.
* '''Charging Departments'''
** In the unique situation where at least two ''Departments'' within a ''Branch'' are unhappy with the leadership of their ''Branch Officials'', they may call for a ''No-Confidence Vote'', in which those ''Departments'' heading up this effort are referred to ''Charging Departments''.
* '''Charging Documentation'''
** The relevant evidence each ''Charging Department'' compiles for the basis of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote.''
* '''Citizens'''
** Those people born or graduating from ''Provisional Citizenship'' into the Liminal State.
* '''Contract Workers'''
** The temporary personnel and companies that may be hired by the Liminal State for a specific period of time or to complete a specific project. They are not to be considered ''Government Personnel'', do not gain any additional voting rights, are not restricted from outside income (unless contractually stipulated), and do not necessarily get paid above-average wages. ''Contract Workers'' include ''Contracted Companies'', the employees of ''Contracted Companies'' and ''Temporary Employees''.
* '''Contracted Companies'''
** Any business or company that works with the Liminal State through a contract and are not to be considered a part of the Liminal State, nor are their employees to be considered employees of the Liminal State.
* '''Decision Basis'''
** Every member of a ''Leadership Group'' is required to provide a detailed analysis of their reasoning behind their vote. This information is used to ensure voting diligence, provide insight into that vote, allow public consumption and judgement, and for posterity.
* '''''Decision Votes'''''
* '''Defense Branch'''
** A specialized ''Intrinsic Branch'' that manages the defense above the Liminal State and at the borders of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the state.
** All the different military arms, for example the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy within the US, are guided by the ''Defense Branch'', and are prohibited by law from being used as any kind of police force within the Liminal State or operating internationally.
** The technology used by the ''Defense Branch'' will always work towards perfecting non-lethal means of defense and disengagement. This is a critical and required ''Branch'' in the Liminal State.
* '''Delegate Team'''
** A group of three selected by the ''Branch Officials'' of an ''Intrinsic Branch'' from within that ''Branch'' to represent their interests to a ''Lateral Branch''.
* '''Delegate Vote Method'''
** In ''Lateral Branch'' votes, the ''Delegate Teams'' from each associated ''Intrinsic Branch'' and the ''Branch Officials'' of that ''Lateral Branch'' all vote on decisions using the ''Aggregate Vote Method''.
* '''''Demonstrable Cause'''''
* '''Departments'''
** ''Branches'' use ''Departments'' to do the real work needed for the Liminal State. ''Departments'' can be ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary'', depending on the project and need. They can also be created as ''Independent Departments'', meaning they are guided by their mission and expertise alone, not by ''Branch Officials''.
** Enforcement Agencies are special ''Independent Departments'' within every ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches.''
** Each ''Department'' is directed by three ''Department Heads.''
* '''Department Heads'''
** The three leaders of a ''Department'', each serves a 12 year term, staggered every four years.
* '''''Elected Personnel'''''
* '''Election Cycle'''
** The four year period between elections. ''Leadership Teams'' are elected on a four year cycle, and within four years all the different ''Leadership Teams'' will have had the senior member depart, a new junior member join, and a new ''Alternate'' selected (if applicable). The ''Election Cycle'' of of each ''Leadership Team'' also happens in different years, allowing for natural upper movement of the best.
* '''Eligible Voters'''
** This is the group of people within the Liminal State that have the right to vote. In the case where the Liminal State uses the ''Empathy Test'', ''Eligible Voters'' only include those that have passed the ''Empathy Test''.
** Most elections within a ''Branch'' allow all ''Government Personnel'' of that ''Branch'' to vote, whether they have passed the ''Empathy Test'' or not. But if the iteration of Liminal State requires the passing of the ''Empathy Test'' to vote and a ''Branch'' election explicitly specifies ''Eligible Voters'', that means that that election is restricted to only those personnel within that ''Branch'' that have passed the ''Empathy Test.''
* '''Emancipated Citizens'''
** ''Emancipated Citizens'' are the group that we would currently call adults, and they would have all the rights and freedoms afforded adults, including complete bodily autonomy. Instead of an arbitrary age used to define an adult, ''Citizens'' of the Liminal State would take an ''Emancipation Test'' when they are ready to demonstrate their ability to make adult decisions and handle adult responsibilities.
* '''Emancipation Test'''
** ''Citizens'' take the ''Emancipation Test'' when they are ready to ensure that certain capabilities expected of ''Emancipated Citizens'' have been attained, such as basic reading and math skills, the ability to manage a budget, social, emotional, media, and online intelligence, demonstrable practical skills like changing a tire or taking care of a pet, and understanding their relationship with other ''Citizens'' and the Liminal State.
* '''''Embassy'''''
* '''''Embassy Unit'''''
* '''Empathy Test'''
** The test that ''Emancipated Citizens'' can take every four years, which allows the top 80% most empathetic the privilege of voting.
* '''Employable Citizens'''
** This group of people includes all who have become ''Emancipated Citizens'' or have passed an ''Employment Screening.''
* '''Employment Screening'''
** A specialized test that anyone who has yet to become an ''Emancipated Citizen'' can take to be allowed to work. This screening wouldn't test job-related skills, but rather ensures the individual is capable of performing the eventual tasks required and meet other minimum conditions. This group would mostly include young adults, the mentally disabled, and ''Temporary Citizens''.
* '''Enforcement Agency'''
** A specialized ''Department'' that every ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches'' have to investigate and enforce the laws and regulations pertaining to the expertise of that ''Branch''. Some ''Branches'' may have more than one.
* '''Executive Group'''
** A five-member group that directs the Liminal State as a whole, elected into their positions by the ''Eligible Voters'' for 20 year terms, staggered every four years, which all have demonstrable expertise and leadership abilities within the Liminal State.
* '''For Cause'''
** Any one of the valid reasons for removing ''Government Personnel'', including criminal activity, improper use of position, profiting from office, unlawful outside income, etc.
* '''General Elections'''
** The election held every four years where the ''Eligible Voters'' decide the next ''Executive Group'' member, grade the performance of existing ''Executive Group'' members, and vote on the matters of law on the ballot.
* '''Global Justice Branch Vote'''
** The ''Justice Branch'' is special in that all personnel that hold ''Leadership Group'' positions within the ''Justice Branch'' vote on the big decisions facing the Liminal State through ''Judicial Branch Screenings.''
** This takes the power away from the few at the top, like it is with the US Supreme Court now, and gives it to all the experts within that ''Branch''. This would be the equivalent of having all decisions facing the Supreme Court being decided by every judge working within the entire Judiciary Branch.
* '''Government Personnel'''
** Those individuals that work directly within the Liminal State, and in any capacity, from lowest level employee through the ''Executive Group''.
** ''Government Personnel'' are paid a premium to attract the very best and because they must sacrifice additional sources of income during their employ. Those that work within a ''Branch'' also have additional voting privileges.
** ''Contract Workers'' are excluded from this classification''.''
* '''Impromptu Vote'''
** With the creation of a new ''Department'' or ''Branch'', or in the very rare circumstance where there is more than one ''Leadership Group'' seat needing to be filled or there isn't an available ''Alternate'' to fill a single seat, a ''Branch'' or ''Department'' can hold an ''Impromptu Vote'' to fill multiple seats and select a new ''Alternate'', if necessary, at the same time. An ''Impromptu Vote'' will use the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill each open seat with the appropriate candidate, and each successful candidate winning a seat will serve an abbreviated term so the ''Election Cycle'' is not altered.
* '''Independent Branch'''
** A ''Branch'' that works independently of oversight and direction from the ''Executive Group'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Independent Departments'''
** A ''Department'' within a ''Branch'' that works independently of oversight and direction from the ''Branch Officials'' (and therefore the ''Executive Group)'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Independent Investigation'''
** An investigational body spawned by an ''Enforcement Agency'' that operates independently of oversight and direction from that ''Enforcement Agency'' or it's ''Branch'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Informed Vote Archive'''
** These are specific, encrypted online archives, only accessible by those with the specific right to vote on a decision, that contains all the requisite information necessary to make an informed decision. Regularly used by the ''Executive Group'', ''Branch Officials'', ''Department Heads'', etc., but even used by the ''Eligible Voters'' when it comes to ''General Elections'' and for decisions on laws.
* '''Intrinsic Branch'''
** One of the two basic ''Branch'' types within the Liminal State, specializing in one fundamental aspect of governance among all those required for a functional government. The Liminal State proposes 13 ''Intrinsic Branches'', but the needs of state may require others or fewer.
* '''Justice Branch'''
** A specialized ''Intrinsic Branch'' that operates independently of ''Executive Group'' direction and is the final word on the legality of proposed directions, laws, and regulations. This is a critical and required ''Branch'' in the Liminal State.
* '''Judicial Branch Screening'''
** All ''Orders or Requests'' ''or'' potential laws or regulations should always be first vetted by the ''Justice Branch'' to ensure the legality of that request, which is called a ''Justice Branch Screening''. This should be common practice and is a ''Protected Action''. ''Judicial Branch Screenings'' require a decision through a ''Global Justice Branch Vote''.
* '''Lateral Branch'''
** One of the two basic ''Branch'' types within the Liminal State, and which work in the area directly between the expertise of two ''Intrinsic Branches''.
* '''Leadership Group'''
** This is a general term for the different leadership groups that include ''Branch Officials'', ''Delegate Teams'', ''Department Heads'', ''Embassy Units'', and the ''Executive Group.'' These groups are comprised of three or five members.
* '''Neighborhood'''
** A thought experiment used by the Liminal State to describe complex situations in a simple way, while using the idea of a neighborhood community and those interactions as a model.
* '''No-Confidence Vote'''
** A vote that subordinates or subordinate ''Leadership Groups'' use to remove superior ''Leadership Group'' members, following an official process.
* '''Non-Emancipated Citizens'''
** All ''Citizens'' that have yet to pass the test to become ''Emancipated Citizens''. This group includes children, the mentally disabled, and by default, holders of a ''Provisional Citizenship''.
* '''Orders or Requests'''
** Any directions given by a superior to a subordinate that is expected to be followed. This could be from a ''Government Personnel'' to another ''Government Personnel'', or from ''Government Personnel'' to a ''Contract Worker'', and is required to be lawful.
* '''Permanent Department'''
** Unless otherwise instantiated, ''Departments'' are ''Permanent Departments''. This means they will always continue to exist once started. These contrast with ''Temporary Departments,'' which are created for a specific purpose and no longer exist once that purpose has been fulfilled or a certain amount of time has passed.
* '''Permanent Hires'''
** Unless specifically hired as a ''Contract Worker'', all employees of the Liminal State are ''Permanent Hires''. This means that after completing the ''Probationary Employee'' stage, they can only be removed ''For Cause''.
* '''Political Boundary'''
** The different delineated areas within the Liminal State within which ''Eligible Voters'' can make decisions. These might be a local community, town, city, district, state/province, or even national boundary (when considering an international instantiation of the Liminal State).
* '''Probationary Employee'''
** All ''Permanent Hires'' of the Liminal State are considered ''Probationary Employees'' during their first year, regardless of role, which allows for easier removal of problematic employees. ''Probationary Employees'' are further prohibited from voting in ''Branch Elections'', even if a ''Eligible Voters''.
* '''Professional Objection'''
** A ''Professional Objection'' is a special ''Record'' filed to ask the ''Justice Branch'' to review the legality of an ''Order or Request'' made within the Liminal State. The ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Worker'' filing a ''Professional Objection'' are indemnified of any penalties for not following that ''Order or Request'' until the review has been completed, and the act of filing a ''Professional Objection'' is a ''Protected Action''.
* '''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'''
** In this system, also referred to as [[wikipedia:Single_transferable_vote|Single Transferable Vote (STV)]], a person casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot, where candidates are optionally ordered from highest priority to lowest. At the conclusion of the initial count, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and all those that voted for this person then have their vote reassigned to the next candidate on their list. Any additional votes received by a candidate that reaches the electoral quota are also reassigned to that voter's next candidate, meaning that no votes are wasted. This mechanism is repeated over and over internally until the candidates are ranked in the most fair and logical way.
* '''Protected Action'''
** Any activity that is fundamentally protected speech or action within the Liminal State, and for which there can never be retribution, discipline, or other action, overt or covert, that would dissuade a person's desire to do that action.
* '''Provisional Citizenship'''
** All people wishing for amnesty or naturalization into the Liminal State are first considered ''Provisional Citizens'' upon initial approval. This status lasts for a period of three years, after which point they become ''Citizens''. This temporary status is used to ensure all new potential citizens are willing and able to accumulate into the Liminal State and be productive participants of society.
** ''Provisional Citizens'' may take the ''Employment Test'' and/or the ''Emancipation Test'', though as ''Provisional Citizens'' they will still be restricted from voting.
* '''Record'''
** There are times when Liminal State ''Government Personnel'' must provide justifications or supporting factors and documentation concerning a decision for the ''Record''. The action of inputting this information into the Liminal State official database is to ''Record'', and that information then becomes a ''Record''.
* '''Removal Paths'''
** Any one of the various ways that ''Leadership Group'' members can be officially removed from their seats.
* '''''Restitution'''''
* '''Sentient Life/Being'''
** All self-aware and intelligent individuals that extol empathy, patience, wisdom, and non-violence. This currently only includes humans, but in the future may include self-aware general A.I, other intelligent life to arise on Earth, or life created or arising not of Earth. For simplicity, this documentation will use the term "people" when referring to ''Sentient Life''.
* '''Special Projects'''
** Every ''Executive Group'' member is elected on their leadership abilities, expertise, and two or three ''Special Projects'' that they wish to complete during their 20 year term. These should be projects that are within the expertise of that candidate, important to the candidate and the people, is possible to complete within the 20 year term, and is likely to not be accomplished unless spearheaded by an ''Executive Group'' member.
* '''Standing'''
** This refers to those with with a direct and demonstrable interest in a specific issue.
* '''Temporary Department'''
** Anytime there is a special situation or a special project that requires the effort of a new full ''Department'', the ''Branch Officials'' may create a ''Temporary Department'' to serve until a project is completed or for a specific amount of time. The ''Department Heads'' of ''Temporary Departments'' are initially selected by the ''Branch Officials'' using ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' and ''Year 0 Rules'' to place the qualified and willing candidates into the appropriate seat, with the initial amount of time served being truncated to match the regular ''Election Cycle''. After instantiation, the initial ''Department Heads'' will be individually replaced like normal with each new ''Election Cycle'' .
* '''Temporary Employees'''
** ''Temporary Employees'' are those specifically hired to help with ''Special projects'', ''Temporary Departments'', and certain other tasks or situations within the Liminal State that may require outside staffing for a limited amount of time. ''Temporary Employees'' are categorized as ''Contract Workers'' and are not considered ''Government Personnel''.
* '''Voter Decision'''
** Any issue or law before the voters is considered a ''Voter Decision'', and all ''Eligible Voters'' within the ''Political Boundary'' of that election are eligible to vote.
* '''Year 0 Rules'''
** Special election rules used to replace multiple seats in a ''Leadership Group'' as if starting at year 0 and having to fill all at once. Instead of the top candidate filling a seat vacated by a senior member, the ''Year 0 Rules'' seat the winning candidates as they are ranked using ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'', where the top winner fills the junior seat and serves a full term, but is considered the senior member, with the next filling the next seat, with an abbreviated term and considered the middle member, and the third winner filling the last seat and only serving until the next ''Election Cycle'' while being considered the junior member.
** Using this method, several seats and an ''Alternative'' can be selected in a single election, with specific rules used to determine where each winning candidate sits and their seniority, depending on their rank in the vote.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-02T03:51:17Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to citizens and non-citizens alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# All people are inherently equal and must be treated with absolute equality in all public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of the population.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the citizens (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving a subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
For example, no law targeting ''TikToc'' is allowed, though a law targeting all social media would be.

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must then be given 60 days following their notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay to the defendant whichever of the following is the greatest amount:
### 10x the amount of legal fees paid by the defendent
### 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate
### 10x the amount the plaintiff paid their lawyers to take this false action
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-02T03:43:57Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to citizens and non-citizens alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# All people are inherently equal and must be treated with absolute equality in all public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of the population.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the citizens (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving a subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
For example, no law targeting ''TikToc'' is allowed, though a law targeting all social media would be.

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# Any person or entity that would sue another individual or entity must first go through the following steps before a lawsuit will be permitted to move forward:
## The plaintiff must prove to the court that they have a reasonable chance of winning.
## If successful, the defendant must be given 60 days following notification to file a rejection of the claim on the grounds that it is an attempt at harassment, silencing free or protected speech, intimidating the defendant, or for some other unlawful reason.
## If the defendant is successful in this action, the plaintiff must pay the defendant
### 10x the amount of legal fees paid, or
### Should the defendant not have hire a lawyer, 10x the fees that would have been paid at the average community rate.
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An example of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-02T03:24:14Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to citizens and non-citizens alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# All people are inherently equal and must be treated with absolute equality in all public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of the population.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the citizens (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving a subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
For example, no law targeting ''TikToc'' is allowed, though a law targeting all social media would be.

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# '''''Add anti-slapp'''''
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An exmaple of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-02T03:23:50Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to citizens and non-citizens alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# All people are inherently equal and must be treated with absolute equality in all public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of the population.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the citizens (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving a subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
For example, no law targeting ''TikToc'' is allowed, though a law targeting all social media would be.

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# Add anti-slapp
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An exmaple of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Official Removal Process

2026-08-01T23:38:18Z

Mr Fox:

Should office fitness of a ''Branch Official'' ever be in question, there are several paths available for immediate removal. Collectively these are called ''Removal Paths'', and can also be applied to the ''Alternate''.

=== '''Path 1: Resignation''' ===
Any candidate interested in becoming a ''Branch Official'' should take the position seriously and should not think of resignation as an option. All elected positions are critical roles, but in certain rare circumstances resignation may be appropriate.

Should an alternate ''Removal Path'' outlined below be more appropriate for the situation facing the ''Branch Official'' that wishes to resign, then that other path must be taken. Resignation is not a way to escape accountability from criminal acts, a ''No-Confidence Vote'', fear of impeachment, or other ''For Cause'' actions. If the resignation request be due to the ''Branch Official's'' successful election into a different position, the following procedure will still be used.

# The ''Branch Official'' wishing to resign must ''Record'' their resignation notice and present these items to the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch''. The ''Record'' must include the following:
## Valid and compelling supporting factors to justify the resignation.
## Proposed final date in the position.
## Mitigation factors that will be taken prior to the proposed resignation date to protect the ''Branch.''
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' will investigate the ''Record'' presented and attempt to confirm that no other ''Removal Paths'' is more appropriate.
# The ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will then consider the substance of ''Record'' and the investigation and decide if all of the following are true:
## There is no more appropriate ''Removal Path''.
## The ''Record'' provides compelling reasons to allow the resignation that most would consider valid.
## The ''Branch'' would not be intrinsically harmed by allowing the resignation of this ''Branch Official'' on the requested resignation date.
# After consideration, the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will vote on the matter, with a simple majority deciding the outcome.

=== '''Path 2: Death, Loss of Mental Facilities, Missing Person, etc.''' ===
# The two remaining ''Branch Officials'' must be in agreement and ''Record'' their vote to proceed. Following a successful vote, their request will be automatically presented to the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch''.
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will provide an ''Independent Investigation'' of the situation. Their focus will be to ensure the situation meets the criteria for this ''Resignation Path'', which is that the person is physically or mentally unable to fulfill their role and it is unlikely that resolution will come within 15 days. They may include the expertise of any ''Branches'' or specific ''Departments'' to support the investigation.
# Based on the evidence gathered from the ''Independent Investigation'', the three ''Justice Branch Officials'' will vote, with a simple majority deciding the outcome.
## This assumes the official to be removed does not belong to the ''Justice Branch''.
## For the removal of a ''Justice Branch Official'', a simple majority vote by the ''Executive Group,'' based on the evidence gathered from the ''Independent Investigation'', will decide the outcome.

=== '''Path 2: Office Misuse, Criminal Activity, etc.''' ===
# Anyone within the ''Branch'' or with information regarding official misconduct of one or more ''Branch Officials'' may present their concern to the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' (anonymously, if desired).
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will provide an ''Independent Investigation'' of the allegations.
# Based on the evidence gathered from the investigation, the ''Justice Branch'' will hold a ''Global Justice Branch Vote'' using a simple majority, independently evaluating each indicted ''Branch Official''. If a ''Justice Branch Official'' is the target of the investigation, then the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will recuse themselves of the ''Global Justice Branch Vote'' and all ''Executive Group'' members will vote in their place.

=== '''Path 3: Department No-Confidence''' ===
The ''Departments'' of a ''Branch'' with three or more ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary Departments'' can propose the removal of one or more ''Branch Officials'' through the process called a ''No-Confidence Vote.''

# All three ''Department Heads'' of two or more ''Departments'' within the same ''Branch'' must ''Record'' their vote in favor of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote.''
## Each ''Department'' voting in favor of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote'' are called a ''Charging Department.''
## It is permissible and expected for ''Department Heads'' to communicate among themselves for this action.
# All ''Charging Departments'' must present the following documentation to the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' within 30 days of the conclusion of the ''Recorded'' vote in favor of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote'':
## The identities of the ''Branch Officials'' being indicted.
## ''Charging Documentation'' - compiled relevant evidence for the basis of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote.''
### This documentation should not include any information that identifies the ''Charging Departments''.
### This documentation should not include any information that directly or indirectly identifies any personnel, outside the indicted ''Branch Officials''.
## The ''Decision Basis'' from each ''Department Head'' supporting the proposed ''No-Confidence Vote.''
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will ensure the following before moving on to the next step:
## There is no more appropriate ''Removal Path'' available that should be used for the situation.
## The indicted ''Branch Official(s)'' have been clearly identified.
## The ''Charging Documentation'' is anonymized.
## All three ''Department Heads'' of all ''Charging Departments'' have ''Recorded'' an affirmative vote for holding a ''No-Confidence Vote,'' with clear and valid reasons within their ''Decision Basis''.
## The ''Justice Branc''h will have 30 days to review the documentation, but should work as quickly as possible to present it to the indicted ''Branch Officials''.
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will present the indicted ''Branch Official(s)'' with the ''Charging Documentation'' only.
## No ''Branch Officials'' within the affected ''Branch'', whether indicted or not, shall be made aware of which ''Departments'' are bringing the indictment.
## There will be no further interviews or communication regarding this matter between any personnel, ''Department Heads,'' or ''Branch Officials'' within this window.
# Each indicted ''Branch Official'' will have 30 days to compile evidence and respond to the provided ''Charging Documentation''.
# A ''No-Confidence Vote'' will be held no later than 37 days from the ''Charging Documentation'' being presented to the indicted ''Branch Official(s).''
## The ''Charging Documentation'' and the response(s) of the ''Branch Official(s)'' will be put in an ''Informed Vote Archive'' for review by all ''Department Heads'' no less than 7 days prior to the vote.
## All ''Departments Heads'' within that ''Branch'' will decide the outcome of each indicted ''Branch Official'' using the ''Aggregated Vote'' method.
## Each affirmative tally will result in the immediate removal of that ''Branch Official'', and that former official will be forbidden from holding any leadership position within the Liminal State in the future.

=== '''Path 4: Defiance of Guidance''' ===
The ''Executive Group'' can only recommend the removal of ''Branch Officials'' for unlawfully defying guidance, therefore this method does not apply to ''Independent Branches'', such as the ''Justice Branch''.

# The first step requires at least four members of the ''Executive Group'' to vote in favor of removing the ''Branch Officials'' from a ''Branch'' with an included ''Dicision Basis'' from all members of the ''Executive Group.''
## They may only remove all ''TBranch Officials'' of a ''Branch'' at the same time.
## The ''Executive Group'' may not single out a specific ''Branch Official'' to remove.
# Upon a successful vote by the ''Executive Group'', the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' is tasked with investigating the matter. They must examine the following parts:
## There was one or more specific directions by the ''Executive Group'' that were not followed.
## The directions of the ''Executive Group'' were lawful, clear, possible, and should have been able to be followed by the ''Branch Officials''.
## The directions of the ''Executive Group'' were not carried out, either intentionally, by inaction, not in spirit, or otherwise in such a way as to circumvent the express wishes of the ''Executive Group'' - the ''Branch Officials'' are solely responsible for ensuring their ''Branch'' follows the directions of the ''Executive Group.''
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' next investigates the following on the other side:
## The actions or inactions and ''Decision Basis'' of each of the indicted ''Branch Officials''.
## Interview the ''Branch Officials'' and compile additional evidence that supports the justification of the ''Branch Officials'' actions or inactions.
# Following the completion of these steps, all information compiled by the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will be made available to the ''Branch Officials'' of all ''Branches'', along with entirety of the ''Executive Group's'' indictment through a ''Informed Vote Archive.''
## The ''Branch Officials'' of each ''Branch'' will have 30 days to review all the information, independently ask any additional questions of the ''Executive Group'' or the indicted ''Branch Officials'', though the indicted ''Branch Officials'' are forbidden from discussing amongst themselves, with the ''Executive Group'', or via any linked personnel.
## At the conclusion of the 30 days, all ''Branch Officials'', excluding those of the indicted ''Branch'', will cast their votes using the ''Aggregated Vote'' method to determine what actions, if any, will take place.
### A final tally in favor of removal will cause those ''Branch Officials'' to immediately lose their seats. They are also prohibited from working in any leadership roles within the Liminal State in the future.
### Per standard procedure, all ''Branch Officials'' will provide the ''Decision Basis'' for their votes.

=== '''Path 5: Impeachment''' ===
The normal ''Election Cycle'' is not only used to elect a new ''Branch Official'', but also an opportunity to grade all the existing ''Branch Officials'' on their performance thus far, and impeach if necessary. All existing ''Branch Officials'' are graded in this way, including the outgoing senior ''Branch Official''.

While it may seem counterintuitive to potentially impeach the outgoing senior ''Branch Official'', there is a year or more prior to the newly elected candidate actual filling the seat, so it may be in the best interest of the ''Branch'' personnel to still remove someone early. Additionally, this means there is no place for a lame duck official in the Liminal State, and this system encourages all officials to finish the final years in their seats just as actively as their first.

To calculate the grade that each ''Branch Official'' receives every four years, divide the the number of votes against impeachment to the number of votes for. The greater the result, the better that official is doing. If they receive a number less than one, then they lose their seat. This differs from ''Executive Group'' member impeachment in that there is no requirement of a minimum number of voters, as it's expected that ''Branch Elections'' will naturally garner high engagement.
Example 1: Out of 5000 votes cast, 1000 votes are against impeachment and 250 are for. That means 1000 / 250 = 4 (the seat of this ''Branch Official'' is safe).

Example 2: Out of 5000 votes cast, 250 votes are against impeachment and 1000 are for. That means 250 / 1000 = 0.25 (this ''Branch Official'' has lost their seat).
This method is used because it's not good enough to be be okay in this position. If a ''Branch Official'' is only getting by and isn't actively engaging with personnel within their ''Branch'' and generating good will during their tenure, then they will likely get few people to vote against impeachment. That means that even a low number of votes in favor of impeachment can unseat a mediocre official.

On the other hand, an exceptional ''Branch Official'' will not only be doing a great job, but the staff of their ''Branch'' will know it and be supportive of their continued term.

In the Liminal State it's not enough to get to the top. Those with power are expected to do great things with that power, not just hoard it. In the Liminal State only exceptional individuals that are exceptional leaders will make it to the top and stay at the top, and that's good for the entire nation.

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Removal

2026-08-01T23:32:22Z

Mr Fox:

There are several ''Removal Paths'' available concerning the ''Executive Group''. Each path serves a specific purpose and each situation must use the appropriate path. Each of these removal methods attempts to utilize those who would best understand the situation or have the most ''Standing'' be the effectors of the removal.

=== '''Path 1: Office Fitness''' ===
Should an ''Executive Group'' member's office fitness become a question of mental or physical ability, or an ''Executive Group'' member has not been available for a ''Decision Vote'' for 15 days due to an unexpected unavailability, then the following process is used to remove that member:

# The remaining four ''Executive Group'' members must be in unanimous agreement and ''Record'' their vote for this removal (if 15 days have elapsed due to an unexpected unavailability, then the ''Justice Branch'' can move forward without the approval of the ''Executive Group'').
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will have five days to investigate the situation to first insure this is the appropriate ''Removal Path.''
## Thy may referr to the expertise of other ''Branches'' or ''Departments'' if needed''.''
## The documentation of this investigation will be deposited into an ''Informed Vote Archive'' for review by the the participants in a ''Global Justice Branch Vote''.
# The ''Global Justice Branch Vote'' will be held within five days following the deposit into the ''Informed Vote Archive'' to determine the appropriateness of the removal of the ''Executive Group'' member using this ''Removal Path''.
# With a successful ''Global Justice Branch Vote,'' the findings of the investigation will then be made available to the ''Branch Officials'' of all ''Intrinsic and Lateral Branches'' via an ''Informed Vote Archive''.
# The ''Branch Officials'' of every ''Intrinsic'' and ''Lateral Branch'' will have five days to review the information and then vote using the ''Aggregate Vote'' method.
# All ''Branch Officials'' are required to vote, and a simple majority among the ''Branches'' using the ''Aggrege Vote'' method will results in the removal of the ''Executive Group'' member.
## A tie does not count as a majority.
## If there is a failed vote there cannot be another vote on this matter unless there is a substantive change in condition, which the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will be charged with that determination.

=== '''Path 2: Negligence, criminal activity, abuse of position, etc.''' ===
# Anyone with knowledge of the abuse of office may refer the matter to the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'', including personnel within the ''Justice Branch''.
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will investigate the situation in an independent and neutral manner
## They will interview the indicted ''Executive Member(s)'' and gathering their defense and supporting documentation.
## The investigators may also refer to the expertise of other ''Branches'' or ''Departments'' if needed.
## The documentation of this investigation will be deposited into an ''Informed Vote Archive'' for review by the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch.''
# The ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will have a vote within 10 days following the deposit of the investigation materials into the ''Informed Vote Archive'' to determine if there is a legal basis for the removal. A majority vote in favor will prompt the contents of the investigation in the ''Informed Vote Archive'' to become available for all participants of a ''Global Justice Branch Vote.''
# The ''Global Justice Branch Vote'' to decide the fate of the E''xecutive Group'' member(s) will be held no later than 30 days from the majority vote by the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'', and will be based on the investigation materials.
# If there is more than one ''Executive Group'' member indicted, then each will be individually evaluated and voted upon. A majority vote in favor of removal will result in the immediate loss of seat for that ''Executive Group'' member.

=== '''Path 3: Impeachment''' ===
Unlike the current messy process in the United States where the voters have no say and instead must hope a couple hundred partisan political elites, half of which belong to the same party as the president, will actually do their job and remove a corrupt president, the following process is used by the Liminal State to change this power dynamic and give the power of impeachment back to the people.

As it is the ''Eligible Voters'' that are responsible for picking effective leaders, it is entirely up the the ''Eligible Voters'' to judge the performance of the ''Executive Group'', and they have that opportunity every four years with the ''General Election''.

The ''General Election'' is not only used to elect a new member to the ''Executive Group'', but also an opportunity to grade all the existing members on their performance over the previous four years, and impeach if necessary. All existing ''Executive Group'' members are graded in this way, including the outgoing senior member.

While it may seem counterintuitive to potentially impeach the outgoing senior ''Executive Group'' member, as there is a year or more prior to the newly elected candidate actual filling the seat it may be in the best interest of the ''Eligible Voters'' to still remove them early. Additionally, this means there is no place for a lame duck official in the Liminal State, and this system encourages all officials to finish the final years in their seats just as actively as their first.

To calculate the grade that each ''Executive Group'' member receives every four years, divide the the number of votes of disapproval by the number of votes in approval. The greater the result, the better that member's grade.
Example 1: 1000 votes are in approval and 250 are in disapproval. That means 1000 / 250 = 4

Example 2: 250 votes are in approval and 1000 are in disapproval That means 250 / 1000 = 0.25
This grade plays a direct role in the impeachment of a member. If 40% of the voters in that election opt to give a grade to an ''Executive Group'' member, and if that member receive a grade below 1, then that member has been successfully impeached and removed from their seat.
Example 3: If there are 5000 total votes cast, with 250 votes are in approval and 1000 are in disapproval, the percentage of voters giving a grade to this member is 25% [(250 + 1000) / 5000 = 25%]. This is below the 40% threshold, so while the grade remains 0.25, this member would keep their seat.

Example 4: If there are 3000 total votes cast, with 1000 votes are in approval and 250 are in disapproval, the percentage of voters giving a grade to this member is 41.67% [(1000 + 250) / 3000 = 41.67%]. This is above the 40% threshold, but with a grade of 4.0, this member would keep their seat.

Example 5: If there are 3000 total votes cast, with 250 votes are in approval and 1000 are in disapproval, the percentage of voters giving a grade to this member is 41.67% [(250 + 1000) / 3000 = 41.67%]. This is above the 40% threshold, so with a grade of 0.25, this member would be officially impeached and lose their seat.
This method gives the ''Eligible Voters'' the direct ability to remove ineffective or corrupt leaders. But it also shouldn't be easy for a handful of disaffected ''Citizens'' to remove ''Executive Group'' members every ''Election Cycle'' out of spite. This equation ensures our leaders know exactly where they stand with the ''Citizens'' through the periodic grades they receive, and with this knowledge adjust course if necessary. Yet if enough ''Eligible Voters'' have an opinion and give an ''Executive Group'' member a bad grade, it results in their immediate removal.

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Removal

2026-08-01T23:27:53Z

Mr Fox:

There are several ''Removal Paths'' available concerning the ''Executive Group''. Each path serves a specific purpose and each situation must use the appropriate path. Each of these removal methods attempts to utilize those who would best understand the situation or have the most ''Standing'' be the effectors of the removal.

=== '''Path 1: Office Fitness''' ===
Should an ''Executive Group'' member's office fitness become a question of mental or physical ability, or an ''Executive Group'' member has not been available for a ''Decision Vote'' for 15 days due to an unexpected unavailability, then the following process is used to remove that member:

# The remaining four ''Executive Group'' members must be in unanimous agreement and ''Record'' their vote for this removal (if 15 days have elapsed due to an unexpected unavailability, then the ''Justice Branch'' can move forward without the approval of the ''Executive Group'').
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will have five days to investigate the situation to first insure this is the appropriate ''Removal Path.''
## Thy may referr to the expertise of other ''Branches'' or ''Departments'' if needed''.''
## The documentation of this investigation will be deposited into an ''Informed Vote Archive'' for review by the the participants in a ''Global Justice Branch Vote''.
# The ''Global Justice Branch Vote'' will be held within five days following the deposit into the ''Informed Vote Archive'' to determine the appropriateness of the removal of the ''Executive Group'' member using this ''Removal Path''.
# With a successful ''Global Justice Branch Vote,'' the findings of the investigation will then be made available to the ''Branch Officials'' of all ''Intrinsic and Lateral Branches'' via an ''Informed Vote Archive''.
# The ''Branch Officials'' of every ''Intrinsic'' and ''Lateral Branch'' will have five days to review the information and then vote using the ''Aggregate Vote'' method.
# All ''Branch Officials'' are required to vote, and a simple majority among the ''Branches'' using the ''Aggrege Vote'' method will results in the removal of the ''Executive Group'' member.
## A tie does not count as a majority.
## If there is a failed vote there cannot be another vote on this matter unless there is a substantive change in condition, which the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will be charged with that determination.

=== '''Path 2: Negligence, criminal activity, abuse of position, etc.''' ===
# Anyone with knowledge of the abuse of office may refer the matter to the ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'', including personnel within the ''Justice Branch''.
# The ''Enforcement Agency'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will investigate the situation in an independent and neutral manner
## They will interview the indicted ''Executive Member(s)'' and gathering their defense and supporting documentation.
## The investigators may also refer to the expertise of other ''Branches'' or ''Departments'' if needed.
## The documentation of this investigation will be deposited into an ''Informed Vote Archive'' for review by the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch.''
# The ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'' will have a vote within 10 days following the deposit of the investigation materials into the ''Informed Vote Archive'' to determine if there is a legal basis for the removal. A majority vote in favor will prompt the contents of the investigation in the ''Informed Vote Archive'' to become available for all participants of a ''Global Justice Branch Vote.''
# The ''Global Justice Branch Vote'' to decide the fate of the E''xecutive Group'' member(s) will be held no later than 30 days from the majority vote by the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Justice Branch'', and will be based on the investigation materials.
# If there is more than one ''Executive Group'' member indicted, then each will be individually evaluated and voted upon. A majority vote in favor of removal will result in the immediate loss of seat for that ''Executive Group'' member.

=== '''Path 3: Impeachment''' ===
Unlike the current messy process in the United States where the voters have no say and instead must hope a couple hundred partisan political elites, half of which belong to the same party as the president, will actually do their job and remove a corrupt president, the following process is used by the Liminal State to change this power dynamic and give the power of impeachment back to the people.

As it is the ''Eligible Voters'' that are responsible for picking effective leaders, it is entirely up the the ''Eligible Voters'' to judge the performance of the ''Executive Group'', and they have that opportunity every four years with the ''General Election''.

The ''General Election'' is not only used to elect a new member to the ''Executive Group'', but also an opportunity to grade all the existing members on their performance over the previous four years, and impeach if necessary. All existing ''Executive Group'' members are graded in this way, including the outgoing senior member.

While it may seem counterintuitive to potentially impeach the outgoing senior ''Executive Group'' member, as there is a year or more prior to the newly elected candidate actual filling the seat it may be in the best interest of the ''Eligible Voters'' to still remove them early. Additionally, this means there is no place for a lame duck official in the Liminal State, and this system encourages all officials to finish the final years in their seats just as actively as their first.

To calculate the grade that each ''Executive Group'' member receives every four years, divide the the number of votes of disapproval by the number of votes in approval. The greater the result, the better that member's grade.
Example 1: 1000 votes are in approval and 250 are in disapproval. That means 1000 / 250 = 4

Example 2: 250 votes are in approval and 1000 are in disapproval That means 250 / 1000 = 0.25
This grade plays a direct role in the impeachment of a member. If 40% of the voters in that election opt to give a grade to an Executive Group member, and if that member receive a grade below 1, then that member has successfully been impeached and is removed from their seat.
Example 3: If there are 5000 total votes cast, with 250 votes are in approval and 1000 are in disapproval, the percentage of voters giving a grade to this member is 25% [(250 + 1000) / 5000 = 25%]. This is below the 40% threshold, so while the grade remains 0.25, this member would keep their seat.

Example 4: If there are 3000 total votes cast, with 1000 votes are in approval and 250 are in disapproval, the percentage of voters giving a grade to this member is 41.67% [(1000 + 250) / 3000 = 41.67%]. This is above the 40% threshold, but with a grade of 4.0, this member would keep their seat.

Example 5: If there are 3000 total votes cast, with 250 votes are in approval and 1000 are in disapproval, the percentage of voters giving a grade to this member is 41.67% [(250 + 1000) / 3000 = 41.67%]. This is above the 40% threshold, so with a grade of 0.25, this member would be officially impeached and lose their seat.
This method strikes a good balance and gives the ''Eligible Voters'' the direct ability to remove ineffective or corrupt leaders. But it also shouldn't be easy for a handful of disaffected ''Citizens'' to remove ''Executive Group'' members every ''Election Cycle'' out of spite. This equation ensures our leaders know exactly where they stand with the ''Citizens'' through the periodic grades they receive, and with this knowledge adjust course if necessary. Yet if enough ''Eligible Voters'' have an opinion and give an Executive Group member a bad grade, it results in their removal.

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Rational

2026-08-01T20:59:16Z

Mr Fox:

Having five executives provides a small enough group that decisions can be made quickly and a vote will always have a majority, but too many to easily form a coalition. Having multiple executive also diminishes the profitability of assassinations or corruption and bribery.

Using 20 year terms, staggered every four years, ensures government stability and an efficient retention and transfer of knowledge between elections. Having a ''General Election'' every four years, with a built in impeachment mechanism, also gives the ''Citizens'' the ability to grade and impeach the ''Executive Members,'' keeping them always accountable. Enshrining a relatively narrow allowable age range for candidates means that every adult generation will always have at least one member representing them, and no generation will ever be able to monopolize the ''Executive Group''. Additionally, ''Executive Group'' members will always be old enough and experienced enough to be in their prime for the most elevated leadership position within the Liminal State, while ensuring that no one should be at risk of dying in office from natural causes or be at risk of mental decline.

By having the ''Government Personnel,'' who know them best, organically raise up the most outstanding and qualified personnel from their ''Branch'' as candidates for the ''General Election'', and then having all the ''Citizens'' pick their favorite from this group of demonstrable experts and leaders, means that there will never be a bad candidate, nor a bad ''Executive Group'' member. And with ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'', every ''Citizen's'' vote will always and truly count in the most meaningful way.

Finally, by having each ''Executive Group'' member take lead on two or three ''Special Projects'' within their area of expertise during their term means that those important but possibly outlying issues facing the nation will always receive the appropriate attention.

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Architecture

2026-08-01T20:55:16Z

Mr Fox:

The Liminal State has five executives, each serving 20 year terms, staggered every four years. They are collectively called the ''Executive Group'', and every four years there is a ''General Election'' to replace the senior executive with a new junior member and replace the ''Alternate''. This also provides a regular opportunity for the ''Eligible Voters'' to grade the existing executives and impeach if necessary.

Each executive, regardless of seniority, has one vote in each ''Decision Vote'', with a simple majority deciding those decisions. Every decision before the ''Executive Group'' requires the participation of all members. It is through the ''Executive Group’s'' expertise and voting that the Liminal State is guided.

The ''Executive Group'' receives ongoing ''Briefs'' from all the ''Branches'' and disseminate decisions to the ''Branch Officials'' of the affected ''Branches'', which then work to implement those decisions of the ''Executive Group''. Additionally the ''Executive Group'' members are expected to frequently meet with the ''Branch Officials''.

In summary, the executives collectively guide the nation’s future and decide matters of international importance, while each ''Executive Group'' member takes lead on the ''Special Projects'' that they pledged to resolve during their terms.

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Filling Empty Branch Seats

2026-08-01T20:53:01Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''One Empty Branch Seat''' ===
Should one ''Branch Official'' be officially removed, the ''Alternate'' will immediately fulfill the seat. The ''Alternate, as'' the new ''Branch Official,'' will take over the departing ''Branch Official’s'' term and S''pecial Projects'', but will be considered the junior member of the three in those situations where seniority is considered.

=== '''More Than One Empty Branch Seat''' ===
If more than one ''Branch Official'' is officially removed from their seats, then the ''Alternate'' will immediately fulfill the most senior departing seat. The ''Alternate'', in this roll, will take over this departing ''Branch Official's'' term, ''Special Projects'', AND will retain the seniority of that seat.

If more than one ''Branch Official'' is removed from their seat, then the ''Alternate'' will assume the highest available seniority seat and the remaining seat(s) will be filled using an ''Impromptu'' ''Branch Vote'' within that ''Branch'' using the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill all open seats, including the selection of a new ''Alternate''. Such a vote does not change the normal ''Election Cycle'', rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms.

=== '''Alternate Not Available''' ===
Should the ''Alternate'' not be available because they have already filled a ''Branch Official's'' seat or been removed through one of the available ''Removal Paths'', then there will be an ''Impromptu Branch Vote'' within that ''Branch'' using the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill all open seats, including the selection of a new ''Alternate''. Such a vote does not change the normal voting cycle, rather those filling the empty seats will serve abbreviated first terms.

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Enforcement Agencies

2026-08-01T20:51:30Z

Mr Fox:

Every ''Intrinsic Branch'' will operate a minimum of one specialized ''Department,'' generally called an ''Enforcement Agency''. These ''Enforcement Agencies'' will be staffed with ''Branch Members'' specifically knowledgeable of that ''Branch’s'' area of concern, as well as investigation, jurisdiction, laws, and procedures, and law enforcement techniques and expertise. This ''Enforcement Agency'' will investigate violations that fall within that ''Branch’s'' purview and operate as ''Independent Departments'' by default.

It is also possible for ''Lateral Branches'' to have an ''Enforcement Agency'', if necessary, and either type of ''Branch'' may have multiple ''Enforcement Agencies'' that cover the diverse work of different ''Departments'' within that ''Branch''.

This separation of police powers between ''Branches'' makes it possible for every ''Branch'' of the government to operate independently and ensure that their area of expertise is not only regulated, but also enforced. As ''Independent Departments'', they are free of political pressure and therefore encouraged to go where the evidence leads them. They are also within their rights to investigate other sections of the government (when within their area of expertise and where the evidence leads) and bring legal action against other ''Branch Members'' should their investigation go there.

A major issue within the US concerns the Judicial Branch, in which judges make their rulings but depend on the Executive Office to enforce those rulings. The Judicial Branch has no intrinsic powers themselves, and instead depend on norms and good faith for their decrees to be followed. It only takes one President to disregard the laws of the Judicial Branch for the entire system to fall apart. Therefore the Liminal State gives each ''Branch'' their own police powers to ensure that they never need to depend on another part of the government to enforce the regulations and laws they are charged with.

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Employees

2026-08-01T20:48:58Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Compensation''' ===
All the different types of employees that work directly within the Liminal State, excluding ''Contract Workers'', are collectively called ''Government Personnel'' and shall be compensated well above market rates, whether they are janitors or school teachers, ''Probationary Employees'', ''Department Heads'', ''Branch Officials'', ''Ambassadors'', ''Delegates'', etc. All are paid a relative premium for their work to encourage the absolute best to apply and because they must sacrifice financial opportunities to hold these positions.

No ''Government Personnel'' may hold a second job, receive gifts or donations of any value, use the stock market, or participate in any other activity that would earn them additional income outside their salary.

Additionally, the financial records of all ''Government Personnel'' and their families, regardless of the employee's position, will be made available online as a matter of public record and will be updated monthly to ensure accurate, widespread scrutiny. The terms of all ''Contract Workers'' will also be posted online as a matter of public record and updated with any change to contract terms.

These action ensures there is always accountability and trust, and is an extension of the highly-visible ways that Liminal State fulfills its promise of transparency.

=== '''Branch Participation''' ===
All ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to work, and those that work for a ''Branch'' may participate in all ''Branch Elections'', regardless of their voting eligibility. ''Non-Emancipated Citizens'' and ''Provisional Citizens'' may be authorized to work within a ''Branch'' in special situations, but they are not eligible to vote in any elections, nor are they considered ''Government Personnel''.

In this way, those ''Emancipated Citizens'' that do not qualify to vote per the ''Empathy Test'' can still participate in their government through the work they do at a ''Branch'', in the ''Branch Elections'', and through the ''Branch Primary Elections,'' which determine the next member of the ''Executive Group''. This is the foundation of the Liminal State, in which the ''Citizens'' can affect their government in real and direct ways.

''Contract Workers'' doing work for a ''Branch'' do not gain any voting rights within that ''Branch''. Only ''Permanent Hires'' of that ''Branch'' that have passed the ''Probationary Employee'' stage gain these extra voting rights.

=== '''Non-Branch Workers''' ===
The ''Emancipated Citizens'' that are not qualified to vote per the ''Empathy Test'' and who do not work for a ''Branch'' do not get to vote in any ''Branch Elections'', ''Branch Primary Elections,'' ''General Elections'', or ''Voter Decisions''. ''Eligible Voters'' that do not work for the Liminal State may only vote in ''General Elections'' for the ''Executive Group'' and any other qualified ''Voter Decisions''.

=== '''Unlawful Requests''' ===
All government workers, whether ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Workers,'' are forbidden from fulfilling unlawful ''Orders or Requests''. Should any ''Orders or Request'', regardless of the origin, be legally questionable, then that worker is obligated to report their ''Professional Objection'' for a ''Justice Branch Screening'', whether directly, through an ''Embassy'', or via Lateral Judicial Branch ''Delegates''.

Reporting of suspected unlawful ''Orders or Requests'' will be easy and convenient, is a ''Protected Action'', and may never be cause of retribution, regardless of the ultimate legal decision. It should be commonplace in the Liminal State for all ''Orders or Requests'' to receive ''Justice Branch Screening'' before implementation.

Any ''Orders or Requests'' that turns out to be unlawful and were not reported will jeopardize all people involved, from those carrying out the action all the way up to the one(s) providing the ''Order or Request''.

=== '''Personnel Removals''' ===
All ''Government Personnel'', whether ''Permanent Hires'', ''Appointed'', or ''Elected'' are protected in their positions from political or capricious removals. All ''Permanent Hires'' will be considered ''Probationary Employees'' during their first year within the Liminal State only (so does not apply to a move to a different position after the first year) and may be removed for ''Just Cause'' and additional reasons, as determined by the specific requirements and regulations of that section of the Liminal State. ''Contract Workers'' will be bound to the terms of their contract.

Should any ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Worker'' be suspected of criminal activity, abusing their position, or promoting or engaging in any other unlawful acts, anyone with knowledge is obligated to report this behavior to the ''Enforecment Branch'' of the ''Justice Branch''.

This may be anonymously reported and is a ''Protected Action'', so anyone reporting this behavior will be fully protected, regardless of the outcome of the investigation. If the reports are true, all involved will be removed from their position and lose the privilege of working for the Liminal State again, in any capacity, while also being responsible for full ''Restitution''.

Alternatively, if the guilty party reports the behavior themselves and works completely and openly with the ''Justice Branch'' to remedy the issue, they may still lose their position and will be obligated to pay ''Restitution'', but may retain the privilege of working for the Liminal State again in another capacity.

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Employees

2026-08-01T20:47:04Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Compensation''' ===
All the different types of employees that work directly within the Liminal State, excluding ''Contract Workers'', are collectively called ''Government Personnel'' and shall be compensated well above market rates, whether they are janitors or school teachers, ''Probationary Employees'', ''Department Heads'', ''Branch Officials'', ''Ambassadors'', ''Delegates'', etc. All are paid a relative premium for their work to encourage the absolute best to apply and because they must sacrifice financial opportunities to hold these positions.

No ''Government Personnel'' may hold a second job, receive gifts or donations of any value, use the stock market, or participate in any other activity that would earn them additional income outside their salary.

Additionally, the financial records of all ''Government Personnel'' and their families, regardless of the employee's position, will be made available online as a matter of public record and will be updated monthly to ensure accurate, widespread scrutiny. The terms of all ''Contract Workers'' will also be posted online as a matter of public record and updated with any change to contract terms.

These action ensures there is always accountability and trust, and is an extension of the highly-visible ways that Liminal State fulfills its promise of transparency.

=== '''Branch Participation''' ===
All ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to work, and those that work for a ''Branch'' may participate in all ''Branch Elections'', regardless of their voting eligibility. ''Non-Emancipated Citizens'' and ''Provisional Citizens'' may be authorized to work within a ''Branch'' in special situations, but they are not eligible to vote in any elections, nor are they considered ''Government Personnel''.

In this way, those ''Emancipated Citizens'' that do not qualify to vote per the ''Empathy Test'' can still participate in their government through the work they do at a ''Branch'', in the ''Branch Elections'', and through the ''Branch Primary Elections,'' which determine the next member of the ''Executive Group''. This is the foundation of the Liminal State, in which the ''Citizens'' can affect their government in real and direct ways.

''Contract Workers'' doing work for a ''Branch'' do not gain any voting rights within that ''Branch''. Only ''Permanent Hires'' of that ''Branch'' that have passed the ''Probationary Employee'' stage gain these extra voting rights.

=== '''Non-Branch Workers''' ===
The ''Emancipated Citizens'' that are not qualified to vote per the ''Empathy Test'' and who do not work for a ''Branch'' do not get to vote in any ''Branch Elections'', ''Branch Primary Elections,'' ''General Elections'', or ''Voter Decisions''. ''Eligible Voters'' that do not work for the Liminal State may only vote in ''General Elections'' for the ''Executive Group'' and any other qualified ''Voter Decisions''.

=== '''Unlawful Requests''' ===
All government workers, whether ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Workers,'' are forbidden from fulfilling unlawful ''Orders or Requests''. Should any ''Orders or Request'', regardless of the origin, be legally questionable, then that worker is obligated to report their ''Professional Objection'' for a ''Justice Branch Screening'', whether directly, through an ''Embassy'', or via Lateral Judicial Branch ''Delegates''.

Reporting of suspected unlawful ''Orders or Requests'' will be easy and convenient, is a ''Protected Action'', and may never be cause of retribution, regardless of the ultimate legal decision. It should be commonplace in the Liminal State for all ''Orders or Requests'' to receive ''Justice Branch Screening'' before implementation.

Any ''Orders or Requests'' that turns out to be unlawful and were not reported will jeopardize all people involved, from those carrying out the action all the way up to the one(s) providing the ''Order or Request''.

=== '''Personnel Removals''' ===
All ''Government Personnel'', whether ''Permanent Hires'', ''Appointed'', or ''Elected'' are protected in their positions from political or capricious removals. All ''Permanent Hires'' will be considered ''Probationary Employees'' during their first year within the Liminal State only (so does not apply to a move to a different position after the first year) and may be removed for ''Just Cause'' and additional reasons, as determined by the specific requirements and regulations of that section of the Liminal State. ''Contract Workers'' will be bound to the terms of their contract.

Should any ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Worker'' be suspected of criminal activity, abusing their position, or promoting or engaging in any other unlawful acts, anyone with knowledge is obligated to report this behavior to the ''Enforecment Branch'' of the ''Justice Branch''.

This may be anonymously reported and is a ''Protected Action'', so anyone reporting this behavior will be fully protected, regardless of the outcome of the investigation. If the reports are true, all involved will be removed from their position and lose the privilege of working for the Liminal State again, in any capacity, while also being responsible for full restitution.

Alternatively, if the guilty party reports the behavior themselves and works completely and openly with the ''Justice Branch'' to remedy the issue, they may still lose their position and will be obligated to pay ''Restitution'', but may retain the privilege of working for the Liminal State again in another capacity.

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Employees

2026-08-01T20:43:56Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Compensation''' ===
All the different types of employees that work directly within the Liminal State, excluding ''Contract Workers'', are collectively called ''Government Personnel'' and shall be compensated well above market rates, whether they are janitors or school teachers, ''Probationary Employees'', ''Department Heads'', ''Branch Officials'', ''Ambassadors'', ''Delegates'', etc. All are paid a relative premium for their work to encourage the absolute best to apply and because they must sacrifice financial opportunities to hold these positions.

No ''Government Personnel'' may hold a second job, receive gifts or donations of any value, use the stock market, or participate in any other activity that would earn them additional income outside their salary.

Additionally, the financial records of all ''Government Personnel'' and their families, regardless of the employee's position, will be made available online as a matter of public record and will be updated monthly to ensure accurate, widespread scrutiny. The terms of all ''Contract Workers'' will also be posted online as a matter of public record and updated with any change to contract terms.

These action ensures there is always accountability and trust, and is an extension of the highly-visible ways that Liminal State fulfills its promise of transparency.

=== '''Branch Participation''' ===
All ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to work, and those that work for a ''Branch'' may participate in all ''Branch Elections'', regardless of their voting eligibility. ''Non-Emancipated Citizens'' and ''Provisional Citizens'' may be authorized to work within a ''Branch'' in special situations, but they are not eligible to vote in any elections, nor are they considered ''Government Personnel''.

In this way, those ''Emancipated Citizens'' that do not qualify to vote per the ''Empathy Test'' can still participate in their government through the work they do at a ''Branch'', in the ''Branch Elections'', and through the ''Branch Primary Elections,'' which determine the next member of the ''Executive Group''. This is the foundation of the Liminal State, in which the ''Citizens'' can affect their government in real and direct ways.

''Contract Workers'' doing work for a ''Branch'' do not gain any voting rights within that ''Branch''. Only ''Permanent Hires'' of that ''Branch'' that have passed the ''Probationary Employee'' stage gain these extra voting rights.

=== '''Non-Branch Workers''' ===
The ''Emancipated Citizens'' that are not qualified to vote per the ''Empathy Test'' and who do not work for a ''Branch'' do not get to vote in any ''Branch Elections'', ''Branch Primary Elections,'' ''General Elections'', or ''Voter Decisions''. ''Eligible Voters'' that do not work for the Liminal State may only vote in ''General Elections'' for the ''Executive Group'' and any other qualified ''Voter Decisions''.

=== '''Unlawful Requests''' ===
All government workers, whether ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Workers,'' are forbidden from fulfilling unlawful ''Orders or Requests''. Should any ''Orders or Request'', regardless of the origin, be legally questionable, then that worker is obligated to report their ''Professional Objection'' for a ''Justice Branch Screening'', whether directly, through an ''Embassy'', or via Lateral Judicial Branch ''Delegates''.

Reporting of suspected unlawful ''Orders or Requests'' will be easy and convenient, is a ''Protected Action'', and may never be cause of retribution, regardless of the ultimate legal decision. It should be commonplace in the Liminal State for all ''Orders or Requests'' to receive ''Justice Branch Screening'' before implementation.

Any ''Orders or Requests'' that turns out to be unlawful and were not reported will jeopardize all people involved, from those carrying out the action all the way up to the one(s) providing the ''Order or Request''.

=== '''Personnel Removals''' ===
All ''Government Personnel'', whether ''Permanent Hires'', ''Appointed'', or ''Elected'' are protected in their positions from political or capricious removals. All ''Permanent Hires'' will be considered ''Probationary Employees'' during their first year within the Liminal State only (so does not apply to a different position after the first year) and may be removed for ''Just Cause'' and additional reasons, as determined by the specific requirements and regulations of that section of the Liminal State. ''Contract Workers'' will be bound to the terms of their contract.

Should any ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Worker'' be suspected of criminal activity, abusing their position, or promoting or engaging in any other unlawful acts, anyone with knowledge is obligated to report this behavior to the ''Enforecment Branch'' of the ''Justice Branch''.

This may be anonymously reported and is a ''Protected Action'', so anyone reporting this behavior will be fully protected, regardless of the outcome of the investigation. If the reports are true, all involved will be removed from their position and lose the privilege of working for the Liminal State again, in any capacity, while also being responsible for full restitution.

Alternatively, if the guilty party reports the behavior themselves and works completely and openly with the ''Justice Branch'' to remedy the issue, they may still lose their position and will be obligated to pay ''Restitution'', but may retain the privilege of working for the Liminal State again in another capacity.

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Departments

2026-08-01T20:41:36Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Introduction''' ===
So far the Liminal State has been described in terms of leadership, but ''Branches'' use ''Departments'' to do the real work needed for the Liminal State. ''Departments'' can be ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary'', depending on the project and need.
For example, the Infrastructure Branch would have a ''Permanent Department'' to manage the roads, but a ''Temporary Department'' may be needed to manage the building of a new high-speed rail line.
''Departments'' are the core of the ''Branches'', and the core of the Liminal State. They are made up of the thousands of individuals doing the real work. While the leadership guides the direction of the entire branch, ''Department Heads'' manage their ''Departments'' with direction provided by the ''Branch Officials''. Each ''Department'' is led by three ''Department Heads'', which are elected into those positions by the ''Government Personnel'' that work within that ''Department'', just like the leadership of the ''Branch'' is determined by all the ''Branch Members'' working for the entire ''Branch''.

=== '''Leadership''' ===
Candidates for ''Department Heads'' must have at least four years of experience within that ''Department'' and be 52 years old or younger at the time of the election. They must be ''Eligible Voters'' and pass the ''Empathy Test''. Each serve 12 year terms, staggered every four years. ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' is used to determine a new ''Department Head'', with the only exception to the typical rules being that there is no ''Alternate''.

Should a ''Department Head'' no longer be able to serve in that role, there will be an immediate vote within that ''Department'' for a new, qualified, and willing candidate to fulfill that role. The top candidate will assume the term of the departing ''Department Head'', but will be considered the junior member.

Outgoing ''Department Heads'' are not permitted to serve as that ''Department's Head'' again, though they are eligible for any other position within that ''Department'', the ''Branch'' in general, or any other position within the Liminal State.

=== '''Temporary Departments''' ===
If a ''Temporary Department'' should be needed, the ''Branch Officials'' will use ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' to pick the initial three ''Department Heads'' from among the eligible and willing candidates to lead the ''Temporary Department,'' with the top choice serving 12 years, the second eight years, and the third four years, each less a truncated initial amount to match the regular ''Election Cycle.'' Each of these initial ''Department Heads'' is replaced in order during the regular ''Election Cycle'' and until the end of the project or the period of time the ''Temporary Department'' is intended to exist.

With the creation of a ''Temporary Department'', the three initial ''Department Heads'' will select the staff for their ''Department''. The ''Department Heads'' may hire from outside the ''Branch'' if necessary, but staff should primarily be selected from existing qualified personnel within the ''Branch'' when possible.

Any ''Temporary Department'' whose purpose ultimately ends up to be deemed important enough to continue following instantiation can continue to operate as a ''Permanent Department'' so long as the ''Branch Officials'' are in agreement and appropriate funding exists.

=== '''Independent Departments''' ===
Some ''Branches'' may contain ''Independent Departments'' that operate independently of the ''Branch Officials''’ (and therefore the ''Executive Group's'') direction. By default, this will include any ''Department'' that can directly influence the economy, all ''Enforcement Agencies'', all ''Temporary Departments'' instantiated solely to perform an official investigation, and anytime where the appearance of political influence would be detrimental.

Any ''Department'' not explicitly included above may request to operate independently of ''Branch Officials''. The determination of the validity of this request will be decided by the ''Lateral Branch'' to the ''Judicial Branch'', using the standard ''Delegate Vote Method''. The request for independence can come from any ''Leadership Group'' with ''Standing''.

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Departments

2026-08-01T20:33:11Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Introduction''' ===
So far the Liminal State has been described in terms of leadership, but ''Branches'' use ''Departments'' to do the real work needed for the Liminal State. ''Departments'' can be ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary'', depending on the project and need.
For example, the Infrastructure Branch would have a ''Permanent Department'' to manage the roads, but a ''Temporary Department'' may be needed to manage the building of a new high-speed rail line.
''Departments'' are the core of the ''Branches'', and the core of the Liminal State. They are made up of the thousands of individuals doing the real work. While the leadership guides the direction of the entire branch, ''Department Heads'' manage their ''Departments'' with direction provided by the ''Branch Officials''. Each ''Department'' is led by three ''Department Heads'', which are elected into those positions by the ''Government Personnel'' that work within that ''Department'', just like the leadership of the ''Branch'' is determined by all the ''Branch Members'' working for the entire ''Branch''.

=== '''Leadership''' ===
Candidates for ''Department Heads'' must have at least four years of experience within that ''Department'' and be 52 years old or younger at the time of the election. Each serve 12 year terms, staggered every four years. ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' is used to determine a new ''Department Head'', with the only exception to the typical rules being that there is no ''Alternate''.

Should a ''Department Head'' no longer be able to serve in that role, there will be an immediate vote within that ''Department'' for a new, qualified, and willing candidate to fulfill that role. The top candidate will assume the term of the ''Departing Head'', but will be considered the junior member.

Outgoing ''Department Heads'' are not permitted to serve as that ''Department's Head'' again, though they are eligible for any other position within that ''Department'', the ''Branch'' in general, or any other position within the Liminal State.

=== '''Temporary Departments''' ===
If a ''Temporary Department'' should be needed, the ''Branch Officials'' will use ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' to pick the initial three ''Department Heads'' from among the eligible and willing candidates to lead the ''Temporary Department,'' with the top choice serving 12 years, the second eight years, and the third four years, each less a truncated initial amount to match the regular ''Election Cycle.'' Each of these initial ''Department Heads'' is replaced in order during the regular ''Election Cycle'' and until the end of the project or the period of time the ''Temporary Department'' is intended to exist.

With the creation of a ''Temporary Department'', the three initial ''Department Heads'' will select the staff for their ''Department''. The ''Department Heads'' may hire from outside the ''Branch'' if necessary, but staff should primarily be selected from existing qualified personnel within the ''Branch'' when possible.

Any ''Temporary Department'' whose purpose ultimately ends up to be deemed important enough to continue following instantiation can continue to operate as a ''Permanent Department'' so long as the ''Branch Officials'' are in agreement and appropriate funding exists.

=== '''Independent Departments''' ===
Some ''Branches'' may contain ''Departments'' that operate independently of the ''Branch Officials''’ (and therefore the ''Executive Group's'') direction. By default, this will include any ''Department'' that can directly influence the economy, all ''Enforcement Agencies'', all ''Temporary Departments'' instantiated solely to perform an official investigation, and anytime it would be detrimental to be influenced for political reasons.

Any ''Department'' not explicitly included above may request to operate independently of ''Branch Officials''. The determination of the validity of this request will be decided by the ''Lateral Branch'' to the ''Judicial Branch'', using the standard ''Delegate Vote Method''. The request for independence can come from any ''Leadership Group'' with ''Standing''.

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Branch Leadership

2026-08-01T20:32:12Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Branch Officials''' ===
Every ''Branch'' will be led by three ''Branch Officials'', each serving 12 year terms, staggered every four years. The ''Branch'' operations are guided by the decisions made via a majority vote among these three ''Branch Officials''.

=== '''Qualifications''' ===
A candidate wishing to become one of the three ''Branch Officials'' must have served for a minimum of eight years within that ''Branch'' at the time of the election, be 52 years old or younger at the time of the election, be an ''Eligible Voter'' and passed the ''Empathy Test'', and wish to become a candidate for the role.

=== '''Elections''' ===
The ''Branch Officials'' are not appointed by an executive, but are instead elected into those positions by the ''Branch Members'' themselves.

''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' will be used to determine the qualified candidate moving into the vacant spot from the pool of eligible candidates, and these elections every four years are also the opportunity to grade and impeach the existing ''Branch Officials''.

=== '''Alternate''' ===
In an election year, the runner up in the ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' will serve as the ''Alternate''. This ''Alternate'' will shadow the three ''Branch Officials'' so as to be ready to step into the role should one of the ''Branch Officials'' be removed within the four years prior to the next ''Branch Election''. They may provide assistance to the ''Branch Officials'' as requested, but they will not vote, communicate, negotiate, or otherwise provide work exclusively reserved for the ''Branch Officials''.

With the next election, the new runner up from the pool of willing and able candidates will become the new ''Alternate''.

=== '''Exclusions''' ===
No ''Branch Official'' will be eligible for that same position within their ''Branch'' again. They are eligible for any other role within that Branch and any role in the Liminal State outside that Branch, including as a member of the ''Executive Group''. An ''Alternative'' may only serve as an ''Alternate'' for the same ''Branch'' once. They may serve subsequently as a ''Branch Official'', ''Executive Group'' member, or in any other position within their ''Branch'' or any position in any other ''Branch''.

Should the ''Alternate'' need to step into the role of the ''Branch Official'', then they will be restricted in future positions by all the rules applicable to the ''Alternate'' and the ''Branch Officials''. Additionally, an ''Alternate'' replacing a ''Branch Official'' will serve the remainder of the term of the official they are replacing, but will be considered the junior member.

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Departments

2026-08-01T20:24:49Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Introduction''' ===
So far the Liminal State has been described in terms of leadership, but ''Branches'' use ''Departments'' to do the real work needed for the Liminal State. ''Departments'' can be ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary'', depending on the project and need.
For example, the Infrastructure Branch would have a ''Permanent Department'' to manage the roads, but a ''Temporary Department'' may be needed to manage the building of a new high-speed rail line.
''Departments'' are the core of the ''Branches'', and the core of the Liminal State. They are made up of the thousands of individuals doing the real work. While the leadership guides the direction of the entire branch, ''Department Heads'' manage their ''Departments'' with direction provided by the ''Branch Officials''. Each ''Department'' is led by three ''Department Heads'', which are elected into those positions by the ''Government Personnel'' that work within that ''Department'', just like the leadership of the ''Branch'' is determined by all the ''Branch Members'' working for the entire ''Branch''.

=== '''Leadership''' ===
Candidates for ''Department Heads'' must have at least four years of experience within that ''Department'' and be 53 years old or younger at the time of the election. Each serve 12 year terms, staggered every four years. ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' is used to determine a new ''Department Head'', with the only exception to the typical rules being that there is no ''Alternate''.

Should a ''Department Head'' no longer be able to serve in that role, there will be an immediate vote within that ''Department'' for a new, qualified, and willing candidate to fulfill that role. The top candidate will assume the term of the ''Departing Head'', but will be considered the junior member.

Outgoing ''Department Heads'' are not permitted to serve as that ''Department's Head'' again, though they are eligible for any other position within that ''Department'', the ''Branch'' in general, or any other position within the Liminal State.

=== '''Temporary Departments''' ===
If a ''Temporary Department'' should be needed, the ''Branch Officials'' will use ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' to pick the initial three ''Department Heads'' from among the eligible and willing candidates to lead the ''Temporary Department,'' with the top choice serving 12 years, the second eight years, and the third four years, each less a truncated initial amount to match the regular ''Election Cycle.'' Each of these initial ''Department Heads'' is replaced in order during the regular ''Election Cycle'' and until the end of the project or the period of time the ''Temporary Department'' is intended to exist.

With the creation of a ''Temporary Department'', the three initial ''Department Heads'' will select the staff for their ''Department''. The ''Department Heads'' may hire from outside the ''Branch'' if necessary, but staff should primarily be selected from existing qualified personnel within the ''Branch'' when possible.

Any ''Temporary Department'' whose purpose ultimately ends up to be deemed important enough to continue following instantiation can continue to operate as a ''Permanent Department'' so long as the ''Branch Officials'' are in agreement and appropriate funding exists.

=== '''Independent Departments''' ===
Some ''Branches'' may contain ''Departments'' that operate independently of the ''Branch Officials''’ (and therefore the ''Executive Group's'') direction. By default, this will include any ''Department'' that can directly influence the economy, all ''Enforcement Agencies'', all ''Temporary Departments'' instantiated solely to perform an official investigation, and anytime it would be detrimental to be influenced for political reasons.

Any ''Department'' not explicitly included above may request to operate independently of ''Branch Officials''. The determination of the validity of this request will be decided by the ''Lateral Branch'' to the ''Judicial Branch'', using the standard ''Delegate Vote Method''. The request for independence can come from any ''Leadership Group'' with ''Standing''.

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Division Of Authority

2026-08-01T20:11:02Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Preface''' ===
Unlike the representative democracy of the United States, the Liminal State does not utilize three co-equal branches that have proven inadequate in checking each’s power, nor a large assembly of elected leaders in de facto lifetime seats whose votes have often served personal and political interests rather than that of the public good. The power of the Liminal State is not concentrated in the hands of one, nor are there a handful of Supreme Court Judges serving lifetime appointments without any accountability.

While the Liminal State is a democracy, it's not a representative democracy in the traditional sense and the organizational structure is very different from any iteration of democracy that has ever existed. It is hard to classify the Liminal State, but a ''Direct Meritocracy'' might be apt.

The Liminal State is guided entirely by experts, who are split into separate ''Branches'' based on general areas of expertise. These ''Branches'' are further split into ''Intrinsic Branches'' and ''Lateral Branches'', and are then guided by the ''Executive Group''.

=== '''Color Wheel''' ===
To conceptualize these top levels of government, consider a color wheel. The primary colors of the color wheel would be the ''Intrinsic Branches'', the complementary colors are the ''Lateral Branches'', with the center of the color wheel representing the ''Executive Group''.

Imagining the Liminal State in this way makes it easy to understand that ''Intrinsic Branches'' never work directly with each other. Just like complementary colors are made up of the two associated primary colors on either side, a ''Lateral Branch'' is formed between each ''Intrinsic Branch'' and are made of up experts knowledgeable in the topics of both ''Intrinsic Branches'' they work between.

=== '''Branches''' ===
Each ''Branch'', whether ''Intrinsic'' and ''Lateral'', operates as a silo. This means that each is independently responsible for managing the day to day operations within their ''Branch'' and creating the regulations and policies necessary to ensure that the citizens, now and into the future, are the primary beneficiaries when the government, businesses, citizens, and foreign interests operate and interact within their area of expertise.

Each ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches'' will also have an ''Enforcement Agency'', a specialized ''Independent Department'' within that ''Branch'' with the authority investigate and ensure all rules and policies of that ''Branch'' are followed.

=== '''Executive Group''' ===
Because each ''Branch's'' objective is to optimize the ''Citizens'<nowiki/>'' interested in their area of expertise, this could lead to divergence between the efforts of different ''Branches''. Therefore the five member ''Executive Group'' operates above the ''Branches'' and provides the guidance necessary to direct all ''Branches'' on a unified path in the ''Citizens''' and nation's best interests. The ''Executive Group'' is also the unified voice for any issues that call for an immediate authoritative action.

=== '''Nomenclature''' ===
While the structure of the Liminal State within this documentation may be described in terms of a nation, any iteration at a local, district, state/province, or international level would have the same or very similar structure as that of the national level.

=== '''Voting''' ===
Due to the technology and mythology used by the Liminal State to administer and count votes, no voters, regardless of those decisions and elections taking place within the various parts of the government or as a general population, are aware of how any other group or individuals have voted until all votes have been cast and tabulated. In this way every voter is compelled to vote their conscious and based only on their own experience and wisdom, rather than voting based on any other factors.

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Lateral Branches

2026-08-01T20:02:38Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Summary''' ===
''Lateral Branches'' serve at the intersection of two ''Intrinsic Branches'', staffed by the experts with knowledge and experience in both areas of jurisdiction.

Each ''Lateral Branch'' procedurally functions like any other ''Branch'', with the addition that each ''Intrinsic Branch'' appoints a ''Delegate Team'' to represent their interests to the ''Lateral Branch''. Decisions made by the ''Lateral Branch'' for those issues intersecting under the ''Lateral Branch's'' jurisdiction are decided by a vote among the ''Delegate Team'' from each of the two represented ''Intrinsic Branches'' and the ''Branch Officials'' of the ''Lateral Branch'' itself.

=== '''Vote Decisions''' ===
Voting decisions facing the the ''Lateral Branch'' outside of day-to-day operations are calculated using the ''Aggregated Vote'' method. Each of these groups are considered equal when voting, so that means that each group of three gets one total vote towards the ultimate decision.
For example, if Group A votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group B votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group C votes (no, no, no) = NO, then the final vote is YES. This method of tabulation is critical because if the total votes had been simply tabulated, it would have resulted in 4 votes for yes and 5 votes for no, with the final vote being NO, which is not accurate.

=== '''Practical Example''' ===
For a practical example of the need for and functioning of a ''Lateral Branch'', consider the intersection of interests between the ''Defense Branch'' and ''Justice Branch''. The intermediary would be the Defense-Justice ''Lateral Branch'' and would have experts in Liminal State and international law, as well as military procedures, procurement, etc.
A decision before this ''Lateral Branch'' might be the question regarding the legality of blowing up an alleged drug runner's boat in international waters. The ''Delegate Team'' from the ''Defense Branch'' would likely not vote in favor of this action, but hypothetically if they did, then the ''Delegate Team'' from the ''Justice Branch'' would not, as the action is not justifiable under Liminal State or international law. That would leave the tie-breaker up to the vote from the ''Top Branch Officials'' of the ''Lateral Branch''.
Whenever there is an ''Aggregate Vote'' as illustrated above, none of the individual voters are aware of anyone else's vote until all votes have been cast, and none of the groups will know the outcome of their groups own result, nor the ''Aggregate Vote'' results of the other groups until all votes have been cast.

=== '''Reality and Purpose''' ===
Due to this structure there will be many more ''Lateral Branches'' than ''Intrinsic Branches'', which means the ''Intrinsic Branches'' make decisions on those issues or regulations that fall specifically into their area of expertise, with all decisions and regulations on the fringes being decided in cooperation with the ''Lateral Branches''.

The purpose of this structure is to provide independence to each ''Branch'' to make the best choices using their unique expertise, while forcing the tangential decisions to go through ''Lateral Branches'', which check each ''Intrinsic Branch's'' power against the mutual interest of other ''Intrinsic Branches'' and the combined expertise of that ''Lateral Branch''. This puts the decision making into the hands of those experts best equipped to make tough decisions based on complicated matters, which is the definition of government work.

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Division Of Authority

2026-08-01T19:54:11Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Preface''' ===
Unlike the representative democracy of the United States, the Liminal State does not utilize three co-equal branches that have proven inadequate in checking each’s power, nor a large assembly of elected leaders in de facto lifetime seats whose votes have often served personal and political interests rather than that of the public good. The power of the Liminal State is not concentrated in the hands of one, nor are there a handful of Supreme Court Judges serving lifetime appointments without any accountability.

While the Liminal State is a democracy, it's not a representative democracy in the traditional sense and the organizational structure is very different from any iteration of democracy that has ever existed. It is hard to classify the Liminal State, but a ''Direct Meritocracy'' might be apt.

The Liminal State is guided entirely by experts, who are split into separate ''Branches'' based on general areas of expertise. These ''Branches'' are further split into ''Intrinsic Branches'' and ''Lateral Branches'', and are then guided by the ''Executive Group''.

=== '''Color Wheel''' ===
To conceptualize these top levels of government, consider a color wheel. The primary colors of the color wheel would be the ''Intrinsic Branches'', the complementary colors are the ''Lateral Branches'', with the center of the color wheel representing the ''Executive Group''.

Imagining the Liminal State in this way makes it easy to understand that ''Intrinsic Branches'' never work directly with each other. Just like complementary colors are made up of the two associated primary colors on either side, a ''Lateral Branch'' is formed between each ''Intrinsic Branch'' and are made of up experts knowledgeable in the topics of both ''Intrinsic Branches'' they work between.

=== '''Branches''' ===
Each ''Branch'', whether ''Intrinsic'' and ''Lateral'', operates as a silo. This means that each is independently responsible for managing the day to day operations within their ''Branch'' and creating the regulations and policies necessary to ensure that the citizens, now and into the future, are the primary beneficiaries when the government, businesses, citizens, and foreign interests operate and interact within their area of expertise.

Each ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches'' will also have an ''Enforcement Agency'', a specialized ''Independent Department'' within that ''Branch'' with the authority investigate and ensure all rules and policies of that ''Branch'' are followed.

=== '''Executive Group''' ===
Because each ''Branch's'' objective is to optimize the ''Citizens'<nowiki/>'' interested in their area of expertise, this could lead to divergence between the efforts of different ''Branches''. Therefore the five member ''Executive Group'' operates above the ''Branches'' and provides the guidance necessary to direct all ''Branches'' on a unified path in the ''Citizens''' and nation's best interests. The ''Executive Group'' is also the unified voice for any issues that call for an immediate authoritative action.

=== '''Nomenclature''' ===
While the structure of the Liminal State within this documentation may be described in terms of a nation, any iteration at a local, district, state/province, or international level would have the same or very similar structure as that of the national level.

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Core Concepts

2026-08-01T19:46:25Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Preface''' ===
Before talking about the structure of the Liminal State it is important to define basic terms that will be used. Any ''Italicized'' words have special meaning, and are usually defined in situ. There is also a list of [[Key Words]] with definitions.

The following terms regard the assignment of rights, as viewed and defined by the Liminal State, and start from those with the fewest rights to those with the most.

=== '''Sentient Life''' ===
The Liminal State isn’t just about us, here and now. The Liminal State has been imagined to consider everyone in every possible situation. That includes how to best handle a breakaway state, incorporate future territories, and govern across planets. The Liminal State looks far into the future and is inherently structured and accountable for all possibilities, even those unimaginable. ''Sentient life'' currently includes only humans, but may someday include self-aware general AI, future intelligence arising from Earth, or other intelligence found beyond Earth, as examples.

''Sentient life'' is afforded more rights and protections than the environment as a whole. Therefore, if there comes a choice to save a ''Sentient Being'' over some aspect of the environment, the Liminal State will make that hard choice in favor of the ''Sentient Life''. But only as a last resort, as the Liminal State will always look at all alternatives to try and figure out a way to save both first. There is always a way to take care of our environment while still enjoying all the comforts we rely on. This hasn’t been done in our past, as it’s easier and more profitable to ignore environmental impacts, but everyone, all life and even the natural systems of the Earth we depend on, are gravely impacted by this existing lack of foresight and care. It is ultimately the Liminal State’s primary responsibility to take care of and provide for its ''Citizens'', and that can’t be done without considering and controlling the impact on our environment.

For simplicity, this documentation will use the word "people" when referring to ''Sentient Life''.

=== '''Temporary Citizens''' ===
All people wishing for amnesty or naturalization into the Liminal State are first considered ''Temporary Citizens'' following initial screening and approval. This status lasts for a period of three years, at which point they become regular ''Citizens'' and have all the additional rights that affords them.

This temporary status is used to ensure all new potential ''Citizens'' are willing and able to accumulate into the Liminal State and be productive members of society, which means that they are living up to the core principles of the Liminal State and not committing crimes or working against the interests of the Liminal State and it's ''Citizens''.

Graduation into full citizenship is automatic unless any issues are discovered during their temporary status. ''Temporary Citizens'' are not authorized to vote and denial of formal citizenship and removed from the Liminal State is possible when deemed appropriate by the ''Justice Branch''.

=== '''Citizens''' ===
''Citizens'' are all people born or officially naturalized into the Liminal State and have additional rights and protections afforded them by virtue of being a C''itizen'' of the Liminal State.

=== '''Employable Citizens''' ===
Only ''Emancipated Citizens'' are automatically eligible to work, but certain groups of people, including young adults, the mentally disabled, and ''Temporary Citizens'' should also be allowed this opportunity in certain cases. By passing an ''Employment Screening'' they too would be authorized. This screening wouldn't test job-related skills, but rather ensures the individual is generally capable of performing the eventual tasks required and meet other minimum conditions.

Employers that regularly employ this group would work with the Liminal State to ensure adequate provisions are made for employment of this group.

=== '''Emancipated Citizens''' ===
''Emancipated Citizens'' are the group that we would currently call adults, and they would have all the rights and freedoms afforded adults. Instead of an arbitrary age used to define an adult, ''Citizens'' of the Liminal State would take an ''Emancipation Test'' when they are ready to demonstrate their ability to make adult decisions and handle adult responsibilities.

The ''Emancipation Test'' test would ensure that certain capabilities expected of ''Emancipated Citizens'' have been attained, such as basic reading and math skills, the ability to manage a budget, social, emotional, media, and online intelligence, demonstrable practical skills like changing a tire or taking care of a pet, and understanding their relationship with other ''Citizens'' and the Liminal State.

Based on biological science, by the age of 25 most would pass this test, yet a mature 17 year old could become emancipated while some ''Citizens'' may never be able to pass. In addition to total bodily autonomy, extra rights, and additional freedoms, ''Emancipated Citizens'' are able to become ''Eligible Voters'', whereas those that have not become ''Emancipated Citizens'', such as children and the mentally disabled, have fewer freedoms but additional protections.

This is an important distinction between current societies and the Liminal State; when a 12 year old could be tried as an adult via some unaccountable mechanism now, only an ''Emancipated Citizen'' could be held accountable for adult actions in a Liminal State. Additionally, those who haven’t passed the ''Emancipation Test'' would have additional protections, beyond those even afforded children and the mentally disabled now. Instead of accounting for the population as uniform groups, the Liminal State recognizes that every person is unique, matures differently, and instead groups people based on demonstrable traits we expect from responsible adults.

The Liminal State could be instantiated without requiring an ''Emancipation Test'' and simply assign adulthood to those who reach 18 years old, for example, and still benefit from all the other advantages the Liminal State provides. But by differentiating the population in this way, rules are apparent and obvious, the steps into adulthood have the same requirements for all, the expectations of adults are fair and never a surprise, systems designed to lift those up needing help run more efficiently, and society as a whole benefits.

=== '''Voters''' ===
There are two ways to consider ''Voters'' when instantiating the Liminal State. Both have their benefits and costs, and which path is chosen should be decided by the founding population. Whichever system is chosen, it should not be altered in the future.

With the first option, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are automatically ''Eligible Voters''.

Alternatively, ''Emancipated Citizens'' must pass an ''Empathy Test'' to become an ''Eligible Voter''. This test will distill the top 80% of the most empathetic people from the pool of ''Emancipated Citizens'' that take the test, and they will then become the ''Eligible Voters''.

Many have proposed limiting voting to a certain subset of people, such as men, property owners, or the wealthy. The method employed by the Liminal State ensures that voting is treated as the privilege that it is and votes are thoughtfully cast. But the only logical, fair, and wise way to limit the voting pool to achieve these benefits is to ensure that those who can vote are keeping those who are not allowed to vote foremost in their decisions. Empathy is easy and reliable to test, and as empathy is a common and uniting human trait and foundational to the Liminal State, it's logical to assign ''Eligible Voters'' using this metric.

=== '''Empathy Test Notes''' ===
One note about the ''Empathy Test'' is that passing is not a perpetual right to vote. Because the test allows the top 80% of empathetic ''Citizens'' to vote, and because empathy is on a spectrum, populations will evolve over time and newly ''Emancipated Citizens'' may have greater empathy than some who have passed the test previously. For this reason, existing ''Eligible Voters'' must retake the test every four years from when they first tested. And for the same reason, those who do not pass the ''Empathy Test'' initially may retake the test every four years from when they tested as well.

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Key Words

2026-08-01T19:37:41Z

Mr Fox:

The following key words are found ''Italicized'' throughout the documentation and have the special meanings. These concepts are defined briefly in situ and here.

* '''Alternate'''
** All ''Leadership Groups'', with the exception of ''Departments'', have a backup in case one official member should be removed. The ''Alternate'' serves for four years until the next ''Election Cycle'' when a new ''Alternate'' is picked.
* '''''Ambassadors'''''
* '''''Appointed Personnel'''''
* '''Aggregated Vote'''
** This is a standard voting process to determine simple majority among a collection of ''Leadership Groups'', where each group first votes and then that result equals one vote towards the final tally.
For example, if Group A votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group B votes (yes, no, yes) = YES, and Group C votes (no, no, no) = NO, then the final vote is YES.

This method of tabulation is critical because if the total votes had been simply tabulated, it would have resulted in 4 votes for yes and 5 votes for no, with the final vote being NO, which is not accurate.
* '''Branch'''
** The functional divisions of those specialized areas of expertise required for the functioning of a government, each lead by three ''Branch Officials'' that have risen up from within the ranks of that ''Branch'', and overtly guided by the ''Executive Group''. Their singular purpose is to ensure that the ''Citizens'', now and into the future, are the primary beneficiaries when the government, businesses, ''Citizens'', and foreign interests operate and interact within their area of expertise.
* '''Branch Elections'''
** All the different kinds of elections that can take place within a ''Branch'', including those to elect ''Department Heads'' and the ''Branch Officials''.
* '''Branch Members'''
** All ''Emancipated Citizens'' that work directly for a ''Branch'', excluding ''Contract Workers,'' are considered ''Branch Members.'' All ''Permanent Hires'' that have completed the ''Probationary Employee'' stage can vote in ''Branch Elections.''
* '''Branch Officials'''
** Every ''Branch'', whether ''Intrinsic'' or ''Lateral'', is headed up by the three ''Branch Officials'', each who serve 12 year terms, staggered every four years. They guide their ''Branch'' using a majority vote among the three, and these officials are elected into their positions by the ''Branch Members'' themselves.
* '''Branch Primary Election'''
** A special election within a ''Branch'' to select that ''Branch's'' candidate for the position of a new ''Executive Group'' member. Only ''Branch Members'' are permitted to vote in this election and it is held no less than one year prior to the ''General Election''.
* '''Briefs'''
** The ''Branch Officials'' are tasked with keeping the ''Executive Group'' apprised of all the important events transpiring within their ''Branch,'' and do this by providing regular ''Briefs''. Through practical experience the frequency and depth should be determined and codified, even if this turns out to be unique among the different ''Branches''.
* '''Charging Departments'''
** In the unique situation where at least two ''Departments'' within a ''Branch'' are unhappy with the leadership of their ''Branch Officials'', they may call for a ''No-Confidence Vote'', in which those ''Departments'' heading up this effort are referred to ''Charging Departments''.
* '''Charging Documentation'''
** The relevant evidence each ''Charging Department'' compiles for the basis of holding a ''No-Confidence Vote.''
* '''Citizens'''
** Those people born or graduating from ''Provisional Citizenship'' into the Liminal State.
* '''Contract Workers'''
** The temporary personnel and companies that may be hired by the Liminal State for a specific period of time or to complete a specific project. They are not to be considered ''Government Personnel'', do not gain any additional voting rights, are not restricted from outside income (unless contractually stipulated), and do not necessarily get paid above-average wages. ''Contract Workers'' include ''Contracted Companies'', the employees of ''Contracted Companies'' and ''Temporary Employees''.
* '''Contracted Companies'''
** Any business or company that works with the Liminal State through a contract and are not to be considered a part of the Liminal State, nor are their employees to be considered employees of the Liminal State.
* '''Decision Basis'''
** Every member of a ''Leadership Group'' is required to provide a detailed analysis of their reasoning behind their vote. This information is used to ensure voting diligence, provide insight into that vote, allow public consumption and judgement, and for posterity.
* '''''Decision Votes'''''
* '''Defense Branch'''
** A specialized ''Intrinsic Branch'' that manages the defense above the Liminal State and at the borders of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the state.
** All the different military arms, for example the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy within the US, are guided by the ''Defense Branch'', and are prohibited by law from being used as any kind of police force within the Liminal State or operating internationally.
** The technology used by the ''Defense Branch'' will always work towards perfecting non-lethal means of defense and disengagement. This is a critical and required ''Branch'' in the Liminal State.
* '''Delegate Team'''
** A group of three selected by the ''Branch Officials'' of an ''Intrinsic Branch'' from within that ''Branch'' to represent their interests to a ''Lateral Branch''.
* '''Delegate Vote Method'''
** In ''Lateral Branch'' votes, the ''Delegate Teams'' from each associated ''Intrinsic Branch'' and the ''Branch Officials'' of that ''Lateral Branch'' all vote on decisions using the ''Aggregate Vote Method''.
* '''''Demonstrable Cause'''''
* '''Departments'''
** ''Branches'' use ''Departments'' to do the real work needed for the Liminal State. ''Departments'' can be ''Permanent'' or ''Temporary'', depending on the project and need. They can also be created as ''Independent Departments'', meaning they are guided by their mission and expertise alone, not by ''Branch Officials''.
** Enforcement Agencies are special ''Independent Departments'' within every ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches.''
** Each ''Department'' is directed by three ''Department Heads.''
* '''Department Heads'''
** The three leaders of a ''Department'', each serves a 12 year term, staggered every four years.
* '''''Elected Personnel'''''
* '''Election Cycle'''
** The four year period between elections. ''Leadership Teams'' are elected on a four year cycle, and within four years all the different ''Leadership Teams'' will have had the senior member depart, a new junior member join, and a new ''Alternate'' selected (if applicable). The ''Election Cycle'' of of each ''Leadership Team'' also happens in different years, allowing for natural upper movement of the best.
* '''Eligible Voters'''
** This is the group of people within the Liminal State that have the right to vote. In the case where the Liminal State uses the ''Empathy Test'', ''Eligible Voters'' only include those that have passed the ''Empathy Test''.
** Most elections within a ''Branch'' allow all ''Government Personnel'' of that ''Branch'' to vote, whether they have passed the ''Empathy Test'' or not. But if the iteration of Liminal State requires the passing of the ''Empathy Test'' to vote and a ''Branch'' election explicitly specifies ''Eligible Voters'', that means that that election is restricted to only those personnel within that ''Branch'' that have passed the ''Empathy Test.''
* '''Emancipated Citizens'''
** ''Emancipated Citizens'' are the group that we would currently call adults, and they would have all the rights and freedoms afforded adults, including complete bodily autonomy. Instead of an arbitrary age used to define an adult, ''Citizens'' of the Liminal State would take an ''Emancipation Test'' when they are ready to demonstrate their ability to make adult decisions and handle adult responsibilities.
* '''Emancipation Test'''
** The test that ''Citizens'' would take to demonstrate they should be treated as an adult. This would include basic reading and math proficiency, the ability to wisely handle money, online and emotional intelligence, and some practical knowledge, such as taking care of a pet or changing a tire, etc.
* '''''Embassy'''''
* '''''Embassy Unit'''''
* '''Empathy Test'''
** The test that ''Emancipated Citizens'' can take every four years, which allows the top 80% most empathetic the privilege of voting.
* '''Employable Citizens'''
** This group of people includes all who have become ''Emancipated Citizens'' or have passed an ''Employment Screening.''
* '''Employment Screening'''
** A specialized test that anyone who has yet to become an ''Emancipated Citizen'' can take to be allowed to work. This screening wouldn't test job-related skills, but rather ensures the individual is capable of performing the eventual tasks required and meet other minimum conditions. This group would mostly include young adults, the mentally disabled, and ''Temporary Citizens''.
* '''Enforcement Agency'''
** A specialized ''Department'' that every ''Intrinsic Branch'' and some ''Lateral Branches'' have to investigate and enforce the laws and regulations pertaining to the expertise of that ''Branch''. Some ''Branches'' may have more than one.
* '''Executive Group'''
** A five-member group that directs the Liminal State as a whole, elected into their positions by the ''Eligible Voters'' for 20 year terms, staggered every four years, which all have demonstrable expertise and leadership abilities within the Liminal State.
* '''For Cause'''
** Any one of the valid reasons for removing ''Government Personnel'', including criminal activity, improper use of position, profiting from office, unlawful outside income, etc.
* '''General Elections'''
** The election held every four years where the ''Eligible Voters'' decide the next ''Executive Group'' member, grade the performance of existing ''Executive Group'' members, and vote on the matters of law on the ballot.
* '''Global Justice Branch Vote'''
** The ''Justice Branch'' is special in that all personnel that hold ''Leadership Group'' positions within the ''Justice Branch'' vote on the big decisions facing the Liminal State through ''Judicial Branch Screenings.''
** This takes the power away from the few at the top, like it is with the US Supreme Court now, and gives it to all the experts within that ''Branch''. This would be the equivalent of having all decisions facing the Supreme Court being decided by every judge working within the entire Judiciary Branch.
* '''Government Personnel'''
** Those individuals that work directly within the Liminal State, and in any capacity, from lowest level employee through the ''Executive Group''.
** ''Government Personnel'' are paid a premium to attract the very best and because they must sacrifice additional sources of income during their employ. Those that work within a ''Branch'' also have additional voting privileges.
** ''Contract Workers'' are excluded from this classification''.''
* '''Impromptu Vote'''
** With the creation of a new ''Department'' or ''Branch'', or in the very rare circumstance where there is more than one ''Leadership Group'' seat needing to be filled or there isn't an available ''Alternate'' to fill a single seat, a ''Branch'' or ''Department'' can hold an ''Impromptu Vote'' to fill multiple seats and select a new ''Alternate'', if necessary, at the same time. An ''Impromptu Vote'' will use the ''Year 0 Rules'' to fill each open seat with the appropriate candidate, and each successful candidate winning a seat will serve an abbreviated term so the ''Election Cycle'' is not altered.
* '''Independent Branch'''
** A ''Branch'' that works independently of oversight and direction from the ''Executive Group'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Independent Departments'''
** A ''Department'' within a ''Branch'' that works independently of oversight and direction from the ''Branch Officials'' (and therefore the ''Executive Group)'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Independent Investigation'''
** An investigational body spawned by an ''Enforcement Agency'' that operates independently of oversight and direction from that ''Enforcement Agency'' or it's ''Branch'' so as to not be influenced by politics.
* '''Informed Vote Archive'''
** These are specific, encrypted online archives, only accessible by those with the specific right to vote on a decision, that contains all the requisite information necessary to make an informed decision. Regularly used by the ''Executive Group'', ''Branch Officials'', ''Department Heads'', etc., but even used by the ''Eligible Voters'' when it comes to ''General Elections'' and for decisions on laws.
* '''Intrinsic Branch'''
** One of the two basic ''Branch'' types within the Liminal State, specializing in one fundamental aspect of governance among all those required for a functional government. The Liminal State proposes 13 ''Intrinsic Branches'', but the needs of state may require others or fewer.
* '''Justice Branch'''
** A specialized ''Intrinsic Branch'' that operates independently of ''Executive Group'' direction and is the final word on the legality of proposed directions, laws, and regulations. This is a critical and required ''Branch'' in the Liminal State.
* '''Judicial Branch Screening'''
** All ''Orders or Requests'' ''or'' potential laws or regulations should always be first vetted by the ''Justice Branch'' to ensure the legality of that request, which is called a ''Justice Branch Screening''. This should be common practice and is a ''Protected Action''. ''Judicial Branch Screenings'' require a decision through a ''Global Justice Branch Vote''.
* '''Lateral Branch'''
** One of the two basic ''Branch'' types within the Liminal State, and which work in the area directly between the expertise of two ''Intrinsic Branches''.
* '''Leadership Group'''
** This is a general term for the different leadership groups that include ''Branch Officials'', ''Delegate Teams'', ''Department Heads'', ''Embassy Units'', and the ''Executive Group.'' These groups are comprised of three or five members.
* '''Neighborhood'''
** A thought experiment used by the Liminal State to describe complex situations in a simple way, while using the idea of a neighborhood community and those interactions as a model.
* '''No-Confidence Vote'''
** A vote that subordinates or subordinate ''Leadership Groups'' use to remove superior ''Leadership Group'' members, following an official process.
* '''Non-Emancipated Citizens'''
** All ''Citizens'' that have yet to pass the test to become ''Emancipated Citizens''. This group includes children, the mentally disabled, and by default, holders of a ''Provisional Citizenship''.
* '''Orders or Requests'''
** Any directions given by a superior to a subordinate that is expected to be followed. This could be from a ''Government Personnel'' to another ''Government Personnel'', or from ''Government Personnel'' to a ''Contract Worker'', and is required to be lawful.
* '''Permanent Department'''
** Unless otherwise instantiated, ''Departments'' are ''Permanent Departments''. This means they will always continue to exist once started. These contrast with ''Temporary Departments,'' which are created for a specific purpose and no longer exist once that purpose has been fulfilled or a certain amount of time has passed.
* '''Permanent Hires'''
** Unless specifically hired as a ''Contract Worker'', all employees of the Liminal State are ''Permanent Hires''. This means that after completing the ''Probationary Employee'' stage, they can only be removed ''For Cause''.
* '''Political Boundary'''
** The different delineated areas within the Liminal State within which ''Eligible Voters'' can make decisions. These might be a local community, town, city, district, state/province, or even national boundary (when considering an international instantiation of the Liminal State).
* '''Probationary Employee'''
** All ''Permanent Hires'' of the Liminal State are considered ''Probationary Employees'' during their first year, regardless of role, which allows for easier removal of problematic employees. ''Probationary Employees'' are further prohibited from voting in ''Branch Elections'', even if a ''Eligible Voters''.
* '''Professional Objection'''
** A ''Professional Objection'' is a special ''Record'' filed to ask the ''Justice Branch'' to review the legality of an ''Order or Request'' made within the Liminal State. The ''Government Personnel'' or ''Contract Worker'' filing a ''Professional Objection'' are indemnified of any penalties for not following that ''Order or Request'' until the review has been completed, and the act of filing a ''Professional Objection'' is a ''Protected Action''.
* '''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'''
** In this system, also referred to as [[wikipedia:Single_transferable_vote|Single Transferable Vote (STV)]], a person casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot, where candidates are optionally ordered from highest priority to lowest. At the conclusion of the initial count, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and all those that voted for this person then have their vote reassigned to the next candidate on their list. Any additional votes received by a candidate that reaches the electoral quota are also reassigned to that voter's next candidate, meaning that no votes are wasted. This mechanism is repeated over and over internally until the candidates are ranked in the most fair and logical way.
* '''Protected Action'''
** Any activity that is fundamentally protected speech or action within the Liminal State, and for which there can never be retribution, discipline, or other action, overt or covert, that would dissuade a person's desire to do that action.
* '''Provisional Citizenship'''
** All people wishing for amnesty or naturalization into the Liminal State are first considered ''Provisional Citizens'' upon initial approval. This status lasts for a period of three years, after which point they become ''Citizens''. This temporary status is used to ensure all new potential citizens are willing and able to accumulate into the Liminal State and be productive participants of society.
** ''Provisional Citizens'' may take the ''Employment Test'' and/or the ''Emancipation Test'', though as ''Provisional Citizens'' they will still be restricted from voting.
* '''Record'''
** There are times when Liminal State ''Government Personnel'' must provide justifications or supporting factors and documentation concerning a decision for the ''Record''. The action of inputting this information into the Liminal State official database is to ''Record'', and that information then becomes a ''Record''.
* '''Removal Paths'''
** Any one of the various ways that ''Leadership Group'' members can be officially removed from their seats.
* '''''Restitution'''''
* '''Sentient Life/Being'''
** All self-aware and intelligent individuals that extol empathy, patience, wisdom, and non-violence. This currently only includes humans, but in the future may include self-aware general A.I, other intelligent life to arise on Earth, or life created or arising not of Earth. For simplicity, this documentation will use the term "people" when referring to ''Sentient Life''.
* '''Special Projects'''
** Every ''Executive Group'' member is elected on their leadership abilities, expertise, and two or three ''Special Projects'' that they wish to complete during their 20 year term. These should be projects that are within the expertise of that candidate, important to the candidate and the people, is possible to complete within the 20 year term, and is likely to not be accomplished unless spearheaded by an ''Executive Group'' member.
* '''Standing'''
** This refers to those with with a direct and demonstrable interest in a specific issue.
* '''Temporary Department'''
** Anytime there is a special situation or a special project that requires the effort of a new full ''Department'', the ''Branch Officials'' may create a ''Temporary Department'' to serve until a project is completed or for a specific amount of time. The ''Department Heads'' of ''Temporary Departments'' are initially selected by the ''Branch Officials'' using ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'' and ''Year 0 Rules'' to place the qualified and willing candidates into the appropriate seat, with the initial amount of time served being truncated to match the regular ''Election Cycle''. After instantiation, the initial ''Department Heads'' will be individually replaced like normal with each new ''Election Cycle'' .
* '''Temporary Employees'''
** ''Temporary Employees'' are those specifically hired to help with ''Special projects'', ''Temporary Departments'', and certain other tasks or situations within the Liminal State that may require outside staffing for a limited amount of time. ''Temporary Employees'' are categorized as ''Contract Workers'' and are not considered ''Government Personnel''.
* '''Voter Decision'''
** Any issue or law before the voters is considered a ''Voter Decision'', and all ''Eligible Voters'' within the ''Political Boundary'' of that election are eligible to vote.
* '''Year 0 Rules'''
** Special election rules used to replace multiple seats in a ''Leadership Group'' as if starting at year 0 and having to fill all at once. Instead of the top candidate filling a seat vacated by a senior member, the ''Year 0 Rules'' seat the winning candidates as they are ranked using ''Proportional-Rank Choice Voting'', where the top winner fills the junior seat and serves a full term, but is considered the senior member, with the next filling the next seat, with an abbreviated term and considered the middle member, and the third winner filling the last seat and only serving until the next ''Election Cycle'' while being considered the junior member.
** Using this method, several seats and an ''Alternative'' can be selected in a single election, with specific rules used to determine where each winning candidate sits and their seniority, depending on their rank in the vote.

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Neighborhood

2026-08-01T19:30:30Z

Mr Fox:

The Liminal State uses the model of the ''"Neighborhood''” to explain complex ideas and situations in simple and easily understood ways. While each person’s concept of a neighborhood may be different, the commonalities among each of these views is what still makes this model an apt construct to demonstrate all the ways in which the Liminal State works, at every level, with all demographics, and in each situation.

=== '''International Relationships''' ===

==== Ambition ====
To understand the perspective of the Liminal State in regards to international relationships, let’s consider this dynamic in regards to the ''Neighborhood''.

There is a family living across the street, and they look different, speak a different language, and practice a different religion. Because the Liminal State respects self-determination, and even finds these differences valuable, that means we would allow our neighbors to live their different lives, without comments, discouragement, corrections, or actions. We would also expect them to refrain from telling us how to live or intervening in our lives.

Now compared to international relationships, this means that the Liminal State does not interfere in the business of other nations. It does not think of its form of governance as better than others, nor use force, clandestine operations, or international pressure to influence the politics, policies, leadership, or future of other nations.

==== Defense ====
Although non-violent, the Liminal State recognizes that other groups or nations might not respect our own self-determination, and we will defend that right vigorously. Therefore, the Liminal State will exercise its right to develop a formidable military for defensive purposes and will protect its borders aggressively. While diplomacy is the highest priority to the Liminal State, we will not bow to outside forces.

Should there come a time to defend ourselves, the Liminal State will never act proactively. We will defend ourselves at our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and will actively pursue the most advanced military equipment to aid us in this endeavor. Switzerland could be a model to emulate, and we will take lessons from them and their perseverance through WWII.

==== Non-Lethal Defense ====
And yet the Liminal State will continue to think outside the box and develop non-lethal means of defense and techniques to subdue forces that may wish to cause harm to the Liminal State. The future of war should not be assumed to include mass casualties, and the Liminal State will pioneer this endeavor. Killing others only leads to resentment and more people willing to give their lives to avenge the death of loved ones, compatriots, and ideologies. Killing in the name of war is only a path towards more wars, so the Liminal State will do everything possible to work peacefully towards international resolutions and, even in war, minimize casualties.

=== '''International Affairs''' ===

==== Objective ====
The behavior of the Liminal State prior to any conflict is really most important. Instead of wielding economic might or military force to coerce other nations to behave as we would deem most agreeable or in our best interests, we instead will always maintain neutrality in any conflicts outside our borders.

==== Active Engagement ====
Rather than practicing isolationism, we will engage with every country and territory, whether internationally recognized or not. The Liminal State would have embassies in North Korea, Iran, Russia, just as it would have embassies in China, Taiwan, and Tibet. We do not take sides in international affairs or other country’s domestic affairs. We will peacefully coexist with all sides of every conflict and dispute, and that is our only requirement for our own international cooperation and participation.

==== Protecting People ====
The employment of embargos and sanctions harms the people most in need in other nations, and we will do everything within our power to help people abroad after employing our own domestic success. We will be the role model for other nations and all people, and we will call all our friends. It is through this work and cooperation that we will be able to offer the world the most help, up until that time that an international coalition of all nations is able to police the unjust activities of all nations.

==== Liminal State Rights ====
Just because the Liminal State does not take sides in international conflicts and politics does not mean that it would continue to trade arms with an aggressor. The Liminal State reserves the sovereign right to trade or limit trade with anyone and for anything.

Using the ''Neighborhood'' example, this means that, while we would not intervene with two other neighbors fighting with each other, we would not be obligated to lend either of those neighbors a gun if they asked. Rather we might choose to bring each a casserole and offer them childcare.

=== '''International Atrocities''' ===

==== Hard Choices ====
It is difficult as people and as nations to watch another nation abuse its citizens, amass wealth to the detriment of its people, or mistreat and kill those that speak out or have alternative beliefs and worldviews to those in power.

Let’s again consider the example of the ''Neighborhood'' and our neighbors across the street. We see the parents abusing their children. Maybe the parents even lock the children up in inhumane conditions. Human nature and empathy instinctually want us to protect those children, but the Liminal State is also founded on the principles of self-determination. This may appear to be a dilemma, but there’s still a clear path forward.

==== Current Practice ====
Our nations and worldviews today, stemming from historic imperialistic perspectives, tell us that it’s just and right to go in and make these other nations be better to the people or stop some policy, and we use force, coercion, and other underhanded methods to try and achieve those ends. Because we believe we are better than them, we must stand up and do something for them.

==== Harsh Reality ====
But that’s not how these stories end. If we, as neighbors, go in and beat up those parents so they stop hurting their children, do we really expect those children to thank us? They won’t, because what are they to do now? We’ve left them helpless and their family broken. Maybe we set up a democracy for that other nation, which is the equivalent of sending those children to foster parents, but those kids will not end up any better for our involvement, and will probably end up worse (as will we too for having interfered).

This simple fact is why the Liminal State does not get involved in other nation’s affairs, regardless of how bad the people are treated. There is no way to step in and make a change for good by using force or demands. Every time this has happened, it's only created a new generation of terrorists, actively working to break our nation for stepping in.

==== Ideal Situation ====
The Liminal State would not go in and beat up those parents, but would rather call the authorities and alert them to the situation. But without the authority given to our police by virtue of the social contract between the people and the government, there is no civilized way to otherwise affect the change that we want for that neighborhood family.

In the case of a foreign nation badly treating their citizens, there are no international police, nor a strong international body with the necessary legal infrastructure and cooperative agreements in place to ensure the citizen’s welfare. And we cannot be the ones to take matters into our own hands, no matter how much we would wish to.

==== Future Work ====
We need an international state, with its own police force and internationally-agreed upon laws to enforce the norms of the international community. And until that international agency exists, it is entirely up to the people of an abusive nation, the children of the abusive parents, to rise up and recognize their own power. To rise up, as a society of that nation and take back the freedoms lost to the tyrants in charge. An international body, providing real service to all member nations would be much better, but until that time, it is up to the children to forge their own path forward.

In the meantime, the work done to fully map out the Liminal State may be the gift we give the the people of that nation when they ultimately rise up. And because the Liminal State is built with patience in mind, the faith remains that the people of the world will eventually rise up against all tyrants.

=== '''Environment''' ===

==== New Perspective ====
In the Liminal State the environment includes all living and non-living things. That includes humans, the planet Earth, and all the natural systems that currently sustain life here, as well as any future habitats in space, other planets, etc. The environment is completely inclusive and in the Liminal State the activities of the few for personal gain may not impact the environment to the detriment of any.

Using the model of the ''Neighborhood'', the environment is like the neighborhood park. It’s there for all to enjoy, humans and wildlife alike. We wouldn’t allow one of our neighbors to open a landfill in our park for their personal gain, but that is exactly how businesses with the blessing of the government treats our environment now.

==== Current Abuse ====
The environment is a public commodity and belongs to everyone, and yet companies mistreat this common good, and governments allow it, without any consideration of the impact on the health of people or other wildlife, sustainable prosperity, or any future consequences. Capitalism is treated preferentially by the government, instead of the people coming first. And businesses can do this because our government lacks the framework, leadership, and repercussions that would keep that landfill from being built in our park.

==== NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) ====
Yet sometimes we protest loud enough that they don’t build it in our park. That landfill still gets built, but now it’s built somewhere else, where the neighborhood is too poor to have a park and lacks that political voice to keep it from getting built. The landfill gets built in someone’s literal backyard, and the landfill makes the poor neighborhood get sick and miss work. The children of the poor play in that landfill in their backyard, and they get exposed to the pollution over those years where their brains are developing. Now their class or race gets blamed for their low school test scores, and the poor parents are blamed for letting their kids play in that landfill. The medical bills go up and the poor keep getting poorer, because we don’t want that landfill in our neighborhood park.

==== Better Answer ====
There is a better path and a real answer to this, and the Liminal State changes this entire dynamic. Because every citizen is important, and because those without a political voice have further protections, the answer isn’t to build it somewhere out of political sight, but rather to change the way things work so a landfill isn’t needed.

The Liminal State would look at this problem and could see multiple solutions, including in how we generate waste. It’s completely within our ability to make things reusable and easily recyclable. It’s easy to incentivize the markets to encourage the use of recycled materials and de-incentivize petroleum use for new plastics. Instead of creating a landfill in the backyards of the politically voiceless, we instead change the waste stream and build a clean, environmentally-friendly recycling center that brings good quality, safe jobs to a neighborhood that would fight to get it.

This is only a simple example, but it’s never a choice between us and them or the rich and the poor. There are always other options that can work for everyone, so long as the ''Citizens'' are in charge of the choice and not corporations. The Liminal State is willing to look for those options and choose the best one that doesn’t hurt people in exchange for short-sighted and short-term profits.

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Neighborhood

2026-08-01T19:12:05Z

Mr Fox:

The Liminal State uses the model of “The Neighborhood” to explain complex ideas and situations in simple and easily understood ways. While each person’s concept of a neighborhood may be different, the commonalities among each of these views is what still makes this model an apt construct to demonstrate all the ways in which the Liminal State works, at every level, with all demographics, and in each situation.

=== '''International Relationships''' ===

==== Ambition ====
To understand the perspective of the Liminal State in regards to international relationships, let’s consider this dynamic in regards to the neighborhood.

There is a family living across the street, and they look different, speak a different language, and practice a different religion. Because the Liminal State respects self-determination, and even finds these differences valuable, that means we would allow our neighbors to live their different lives, without comments, discouragement, corrections, or actions. We would also expect them to refrain from telling us how to live or intervening in our lives.

Now compared to international relationships, this means that the Liminal State does not interfere in the business of other nations. It does not think of its form of governance as better than others, nor use force, clandestine operations, or international pressure to influence the politics, policies, leadership, or future of other nations.

==== Defense ====
Although non-violent, the Liminal State recognizes that other groups or nations might not respect our own self-determination, and we will defend that right vigorously. Therefore, the Liminal State will exercise its right to develop a formidable military for defensive purposes and will protect its borders aggressively. While diplomacy is the highest priority to the Liminal State, we will not bow to outside forces.

Should there come a time to defend ourselves, the Liminal State will never act proactively. We will defend ourselves at our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and will actively pursue the most advanced military equipment to aid us in this endeavor. Switzerland could be a model to emulate, and we will take lessons from them and their perseverance through WWII.

==== Non-Lethal Defense ====
And yet the Liminal State will continue to think outside the box and develop non-lethal means of defense and techniques to subdue forces that may wish to cause harm to the Liminal State. The future of war should not be assumed to include mass casualties, and the Liminal State will pioneer this endeavour. Killing others only leads to resentment and more people willing to give their lives to avenge the death of loved ones, compatriates, and ideologies. Killing in the name of war is only a path towards more wars, so the Liminal State will do everything possible to work peacefully towards international resolutions and, even in war, minimize casualties.

=== '''International Affairs''' ===

==== Objective ====
The behavior of the Liminal State prior to any conflict is really most important. Instead of wielding economic might or military force to coerce other nations to behave as we would deem most agreeable or in our best interests, we instead will always maintain neutrality in any conflicts outside our borders.

==== Active Engagement ====
Rather than practicing isolationism, we will engage with every country and territory, whether internationally recognized or not. The Liminal State would have embassies in North Korea, Iran, Russia, just as it would have embassies in China, Taiwan, and Tibet. We do not take sides in international affairs or other country’s domestic affairs. We will peacefully coexist with all sides of every conflict and dispute, and that is our only requirement for our own international cooperation and participation.

==== Protecting People ====
The employment of embargos and sanctions harms the people most in need in other nations, and we will do everything within our power to help people abroad after employing our own domestic success. We will be the role model for other nations and all people, and we will call all our friends. It is through this work and cooperation that we will be able to offer the world the most help, up until that time that an international coalition of all nations is able to police the unjust activities of all nations.

==== Liminal State Rights ====
Just because we do not take sides in an international conflict does not mean that we would continue to trade arms with an aggressor. The Liminal State reserves the sovereign right to trade or limit trade with anyone and for anything.

Using the neighborhood example, this means that, while we would not intervene with two other neighbors fighting with each other, we would not be obligated to lend either of those neighbors a gun if they asked. Rather we might choose to bring each a casserole and offer them childcare.

=== '''International Atrocities''' ===

==== Hard Choices ====
It is difficult as people and as nations to watch another nation abuse its citizens, amass wealth to the detriment of its people, or mistreat and kill those that speak out or have alternative beliefs and worldviews to those in power.

Let’s again consider the example of the neighborhood and our neighbors across the street. We see the parents abusing their children. Maybe the parents even lock the children up in inhumane conditions. Human nature and empathy instinctually want us to protect those children, but the Liminal State is also founded on the principles of self-determination. This may appear to be a dilemma, but there’s still a clear path forward.

==== Current Practice ====
Our nations and worldviews today tell us that it’s just and right to go in and make these other nations be better to the people, and we use force, coercion, and other underhanded methods to try and achieve those ends. Because we believe we are better than them, we must stand up and do something for them.

==== Harsh Reality ====
But that’s not how these stories end. If we, as neighbors, go in and beat up those parents so they stop hurting their children, do we really expect those children to thank us? They won’t, because what are they to do now? We’ve left them helpless and their family broken. Maybe we set up a democracy for that other nation, which is the equivalent of sending those children to foster parents, but those kids will not end up any better for our involvement, and may end up worse.

This simple fact is why the Liminal State does not get involved in other nation’s affairs, regardless of how bad the people are treated. There is no way to step in and make a change for good by using force or demands. Every time this does happen, this only creates a new generation of terrorists, actively working to break our nation for stepping in.

==== Ideal Situation ====
The Liminal State would not go in and beat up those parents, but would rather call the authorities and alert them to the situation. But without the authority given to our police by virtue of the social contract between the people and the government, there is no civilized way to otherwise affect the change that we want for that neighborhood family.

In the case of a foreign nation badly treating their citizens, there are no international police, nor a strong international body with the necessary legal infrastructure in place to ensure the citizen’s welfare. And we cannot be the ones to take matters into our own hands, no matter how much we would wish to.

==== Future Work ====
We need an international state, with its own police force and internationally-agreed upon laws to enforce the norms of the international community. And until that international agency exists, it is entirely up to the people of an abusive nation, the children of the abusive parents, to rise up and recognize their own power. To rise up, as a society of that nation and take back the freedoms lost to the tyrants in charge. An international body, providing real service to all member nations would be much better, but until that time, it is up to the children to forge their own path forward.

In the meantime, the work done to fully map out the Liminal State may be the gift we give the the people of that nation when they ultimately rise up. And because the Liminal State is built with patience in mind, the faith remains that the people of the world will eventually rise up against all tyrants.

=== '''Environment''' ===

==== New Perspective ====
In the Liminal State the environment includes all living and non-living things. That includes humans, the planet Earth, and all the natural systems that currently sustain life here, as well as any future habitats in space, other planets, etc. The environment is completely inclusive and in the Liminal State the activities of the few for personal gain may not impact the environment to the detriment of any.

Using the model of The Neighborhood, the environment is like the neighborhood park. It’s there for all to enjoy, humans and wildlife alike. We wouldn’t allow one of our neighbors to open a landfill in our park, but that is exactly how businesses and the governments treat our environment now.

==== Current Abuse ====
The environment is a public commodity and belongs to everyone, and yet companies mistreat this common good, and governments allow it, without any consideration of the impact on the health of people or other wildlife, sustainable prosperity, or any future consequences. Capitalism is treated preferentially by the government, instead of the people coming first. And businesses can do this because our government lacks the framework, leadership, and repercussions that would keep that landfill from being built in our park.

==== NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) ====
Yet sometimes we protest loud enough that they don’t build it in our park. That landfill still gets built, but now it’s built somewhere else, where the neighborhood is too poor to have a park and lacks that political voice to keep it from getting built. The landfill gets built in someone’s literal backyard, and the landfill makes the poor neighborhood get sick and miss work. The children of the poor play in that landfill in their backyard, and they get exposed to the pollution over those years where their brains are developing. Now their class or race gets blamed for their low school test scores, and the poor parents are blamed for letting their kids play in that landfill. The medical bills go up and the poor keep getting poorer, because we don’t want that landfill in our neighborhood park.

==== Better Answer ====
There is a better path and a real answer to this, and the Liminal State changes this entire dynamic. Because every citizen is important, and because those without a political voice have further protections, the answer isn’t to build it somewhere out of political sight, but rather to change the way things work so a landfill isn’t needed.

The Liminal State would look at this problem and could see multiple solutions, including in how we generate waste. It’s completely within our ability to make things reusable and easily recyclable. It’s easy to incentivize the markets to encourage the use of recycled materials and de-incentivize petroleum use for new plastics. Instead of creating a landfill in another neighborhood’s park, we instead change the waste stream and build a clean, environmentally friendly recycling center that brings good quality, safe jobs to our neighborhood.

This is only a simple example, but it’s never a choice between us and them or the rich and the poor. There are always other options that can work for everyone, so long as the citizens are in charge of the choice and not corporations. The Liminal State is willing to look for those options and choose the best one that doesn’t hurt people in exchange for short-sighted and short-term profits.

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Laws & Freedom: In Practice

2026-08-01T18:52:32Z

Mr Fox:

At the very top there exists the fundamental rights that the laws of the Liminal State must not violate. These are inherent, universal, and inalienable rights belonging to every ''Sentient Being'', simply by virtue of being sentient, and are detailed under current international law as ''[https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] ('''UDHR''')''.

'''''Note:''' the Liminal State recognizes the language replacement of “Human Being", "Person", or "All” with “Sentient Being,” and enforcement is upheld to this standard. Any references within the Liminal State documentation to “people” assumes “Sentient Beings.”''

The following are expansions, additions, and modification to the '''''UDHR''''' under the Liminal State, and apply to citizens and non-citizens alike:

==== '''Article 1 Expansion''' ====
# All people are inherently equal and must be treated with absolute equality in all public, business, and government matters.
## No laws may be enacted that overtly or in effect target a subset of the population.
## All businesses must serve all people equally.
### Only by virtue of the citizens (via their power vested in the government) are businesses authorized to exist and operate, therefore business are prohibited from serving a subset of the population.
### Non-''Emancipated Citizens'' may have additional rights and protections in regards to business practices.
## Any laws or regulations enacted that regulate businesses must be applicable to all related businesses.
For example, no law targeting ''TikToc'' is allowed, though a law targeting all social media would be.

==== '''Article 3 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State, as the representation of society's wishes, may require certain actions that could be interpreted as a violation of a person's right to security where this overlaps with society's other rights and welfare.
## Society may only over-rule an ''Emancipated Citizen's'' right to security of person using the 80% rule - for example in the case of vaccine requirements.
### Communities have the right to pass laws that restrict the behavior of outsiders within their community, even if that outsider has that right in their own community.
### Communities have the right to restrict access to their community only in vary narrow circumstances and with pre-approval of the ''Justice Branch'' where the physical health of that community could be adversely impacted by the entrance of non-conforming outsiders.
#### For example, if one community requires all residents receive a vaccine, then entrance by outsiders could be restricted to only those who have also received the vaccine, even if the outsider's community does not require the vaccine.
#### The community restricting access to outsiders must provide the remedy for the restriction to outsiders.
##### Example 1: outsiders not having taken a vaccine could take the vaccine before entering the community.
##### Example 2: if a community does not allow guns in their community, then outsiders may be allowed to lock up their guns at the border of that community and retrieve them on their way back out.
## The Liminal State is the final authority on safeguarding the non-''Emancipated Citizen's'' security of person.

==== '''Article 5 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will only use compassion, empathy, and rehabilitation in conjunction with violations of the law.
# Execution and physical, mental, or social punishments will never be used on ''Citizens'' or non-citizens.

==== '''Article 7 Expansion''' ====
# All people before the law have the right to communicate in their native language, therefore interpreters shall be made available to anyone in need.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as ''Citizens'' in regards to violations of the law.
# All non-citizens will be obligated to test and see if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
# Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.

==== '''Article 10 Expansion''' ====
# Representatives of a detention facility shall immediately notify families or closest contact, based on the detainee's preference, of anyone detained and provide reasonably immediate access.
# Rehabilitation experts shall have immediate access to and begin working with detainees to assess their situation and provide resources, if warranted.
## Under the law, detainee are afforded the same protections with the rehabilitation experts as their own lawyer.
### These experts may never be compelled to testify against the detainee.
### These experts are to keep anything the detainee tells them in strict confidence, except as necessary to render appropriate care.
## The first step in rehabilitation will be to determine the circumstances prompting the individual to violate the law and then to get them whatever help is necessary to ensure further violations don't continue (rehab, counseling, financial services, etc.).
## The primary goal of this methodology is to catch citizens in need before they fall, and prevent additional crimes and societal costs that might come of their otherwise diminished situations.
# The detained shall be immediately assigned and provided access to a lawyer.
# The detained shall not be moved to another facility unless found guilty and then by court order.
# No court processes may begin against a detainee until the detainee has spoken with a lawyer and with their lawyer present.
# Law enforcement will not question a detainee following their arrest without their lawyer present.
# A detainee who has not been assigned to and communicated with their lawyer within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# A detainee who has not been seen by a judge within 24 hours of their detainment (including weekends) will be immediately freed on a personal recognizance bond.
# Monetary bonds will never be used.
# Judges may only hold a detainee if:
## The courts have deemed the detainee an immediate threat to themselves or others.
## The rehabilitation experts have deemed the detainee in need of immediate rehabilitation and does not believe the detainee will follow through with the rehabilitation if released.
## The detainee has violated the terms of a personal recognizance bond for any open case.

==== '''Article 11 Expansion''' ====
# '''Protection Against Self-Incrimination''' - The accused will not be forced to testify against themselves
# '''Family and Friend Testimonial Privilege''' - The friends and family of the accused will not be forced to testify against the accused.
# '''Right To The Best Council''' - There are no public defenders in the Liminal State to ensure the very best legal representation for all defendants, regardless of situation or status. All lawyers, permitted to practice law by virtue of the Liminal State, are obligated to provide counsel to defendants.
## A lottery system will be used among all registered defense lawyers within the district to determine which lawyer will represent a defendant.
## Lawyers of defendants will be paid an industry average wage within that community by the Liminal State that will be updated and set at least twice a year.
## Defendants may choose to employ other/additional counsel at their discretion and expense.

==== '''Article 12 Expansion''' ====
# There will be no use of general surveillance of the ''Citizens''.
## The Liminal State, or any third party acting on behalf of the Liminal State, may never use general surveillance or general data collection of the ''citizens'' under any circumstances.
### Personalized data may only be collected in connection with the delivery of public services, law enforcement, and to carry out administrative responsibilities (i.e.: voter rolls, driver license issuance, benefit distribution, birth and death certificates, etc.), and only at the time service is rendered.
#### No ''Citizen'' shall otherwise be compelled to provide their personalized information.
#### Any personalized data collected will be prohibited from external access and searches.
#### All internal access or searches will be for official purposes only.
##### Access and searches will require the confirmation from three authorized people.
##### All access and searches will be logged, with that logged data being immutable.
### Non-personally identifiable information may be collected from ''Citizens'' in aggregate as part of normal government functions, such as issuing census reports, population information, and other statistical data.
## The Liminal State shall always work to collect less or no data rather than using lawful justifications to collect more.
# Businesses operating within the Liminal State may not sell personally identifiable information, or any information (in part or aggregate) that could be used to personally identify individuals without the ''Citizens'' prior knowledge and approval.
## The government will maintain an opt-in database for ''Citizens'' that will obfuscate personally identifiable information for participating ''Citizens''.
### Businesses will be compelled to use this database to verify age, city, or other general information about ''Citizens'', thereby not having to collect this data from the ''Citizens'' directly.
### The database will be protected from being wide-searchable by the government or businesses, and personal information will be modifiable only by the ''Citizens'' themselves.
## The collection of data must always be an opt-in feature with a clear explanation of usage.
## The government will maintain an opt-out database on behalf of the ''Citizens'' that wish to have their information removed from business databases, and in which businesses must regularly check (no less than once a month) to remain compliant with regulations.
# ''Citizens'' may not publish personally identifiable information about other ''Citizens'' without that person’s prior explicit permission.
# Non-citizens or businesses or other entities not registered within the Liminal State may not collect nor publish any personally identifiable information about Liminal State ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 16 Expansion''' ====
# All people of full age have a right to marry any other person of full age.

==== '''Article 17.2 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State reserves the right to take over real estate property ownership and management on behalf of the public.
# Under no circumstances shall the property of a person or business be taken by the Liminal State specifically to benefit commercial purposes or other businesses.
# Should the Liminal State deem it necessary to deprive a person or business of real estate property belonging to them, the person or business shall be compensated at 200% of current appraised market value and given first right of use.
# No person or business shall otherwise be arbitrarily deprived of lawfully possessed property.

==== '''Article 18 Expansion''' ====
# The Liminal State will protect the practice of all religions and beliefs, whether formally recognized or not.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, the Liminal State will never embrace any religion, officially or unofficially, overtly or covertly.
## To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, no expression of religion will adorn any state building or state or public property, nor will prayer or other religious practice or observance be allowed within any state building or on any state or public property.
### The display of traditionally recognized religious symbols are limited to historically significant artifacts and may only be displayed in museums as a scholarly exercise.
### To protect every person's right to their own beliefs and freedom from appearance of partiality, any educational institution receiving public funds may only teach religion as a scholarly exercise, and only when taught alongside multiple other religions and perspectives.
### Any use that raises public questions will be prohibited as to err on the side of caution.
# The Liminal State will protect everyone's right to the freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.
## The Liminal State will never limit the study, expansion, teaching, or promotion of alternative government philosophies.
## The Liminal State will never limit assembly of those expressing their right to freedom of political beliefs and thoughts.

==== '''Article 19 Expansion''' ====
# The freedom of the people's speech shall not be limited by the government, except under special circumstances:
## Speech that incites violations of law, violates the rights of others, or violates any fundamental rights under the Liminal State shall be prohibited.
## Defamation, fraud and perjury are prohibited.
## Further restrictions to speech may be applicable when the audience includes or could include non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
## Additional restrictions may apply to businesses and other entities serving the ''Citizens''.

==== '''Article 20 Expansion''' ====
# Peaceful demonstrations are protected at the highest levels.
## Any demonstrators that uses violence, riotous actions, or vandalism will be specifically targeted by law enforcement actions.
## Any unlawful actions of the few shall not be construed as the actions of the whole, and are not to be used as justification to infringe on this freedom of assembly.
# A ''Citizen's'' associations shall not be used alone as condemnation or evidence of criminal intent.

==== '''Article 21 Modification''' ====
# The Liminal State may be instantiated with or without the 80% rule.
## The 80% rule requires ''Emancipated Citizens'' to take an empathy test to become an ''Eligible Voter'', and only the top 80% of most empathetic people will be eligible to vote. For any laws to pass, 80% of these 80% of ''Eligible Voters'' must vote in favor of that law.
### There can only be one justification for limiting the pool of voters, and that is if this smaller pool contains only the most empathetic.
### Empathy tests are highly accurate, not manipulatable, and when administered by experts and transparently monitored, they can be relied upon to be an effective way of managing the voter pool.
### Limiting the pool of voters makes voting a privilege instead of an obligation and will encourage greater participation.
### When considering the low general voter turnouts for most democratic elections, this builds in a mechanism for consideration of those that do not or cannot vote.
### Limiting voting to the 80% most empathetic organically promotes a more thoughtful society overall with possible positive generational effect.
## Using the 80% rule does create a narrow possible path for intentional voter disenfranchisement if not done openly and fairly, and is therefore not a requirement for a Liminal State.
### Without this rule, all ''Emancipated Citizens'' are eligible to vote.
### All laws still require an 80% affirmative vote to pass.
### Any potential candidate for an elected or management position is still required to first pass an ''Empathy Test'' to ensure that leaders are naturally thoughtful of the people's needs over their own, in regards to their decisions and actions.

==== '''Article 26.3 Modification''' ====
# While parents shall have the right to choose the kind of education their child receives, the Liminal State reserves the right to ensure that education meets minimum requirements for the good of society and that child's future.
## Minimum requirements may include levelized test scores.
## Minimum requirements may include subject breadth and depth.
## Minimum requirements may include normal opportunities for socialization.
## Minimum requirements may include regular meetings with Liminal State education representatives to monitor progress.

==== '''UDHR Additions''' ====
# The interests of the Liminal State will be prioritized as:
## ''Citizens''
## All people
## Ecosystems/All living things
## Everything else
## These shall not be prioritized to the exclusion of the others, but rather in concert and consideration of the others.
# The Liminal State will foster compassion and empathy with victims, rather than vengeance and punishment, and society, via the Liminal State, will initially shoulder the costs of all crimes suffered by victims in exchange for the victim's compassion and empathy.
## As society will overtly be paying for the costs of crime, society will determine the restitution owed to victims and from convicted violators.
## The ''Judicial Branch'' will guide and moderate the determined restitution.
## Convicted violators will be obligated to repay restitution back to society via the Liminal State.
## There are no standard or mandatory minimum sentences in the Liminal State. Convicted violators of the law will be allowed back into society only after:
### They have successfully completed any rehabilitation required of them.
### They have demonstrated to the Liminal State and the ''Citizens'' that they will no longer be a detriment to society.
### They demonstrate a willingness and ability to repay all restitution.
## Victims will be compensated by society prior to any court actions, and therefore even if there is no conviction.
# Prison will be reserved exclusively for the very few individuals that cannot be rehabilitated and where there is no technology yet available to protect society from them if released into society.
## Prisons will no longer serve as punishment or deterrent, but rather the last recourse when rehabilitation fails.
## Prisons will be transformed so that those incarcerated can live as comfortably and freely as possible, without endangering society.
## Only the Liminal State can, as the representation of order in society, take responsibility for its ''Citizens''' welfare and safety. Therefore there will be no private prisons in the Liminal State. In the extreme situation where someone has been deemed unfit to return to society and therefore society must strip that person of certain freedoms, then that society, via the government, must take responsibility for that person’s continued wellbeing.
# Non-''Emancipated'' people will never be tried as adults.
## Any apparent adult that hasn’t taken the ''Emancipation Test'' will be required to take an emancipation test prior to any court action.
## Any non-''Emancipated Citizen'' may voluntarily take the ''Emancipation Test'' if they choose prior to any court action.
# Non-citizens will be afforded the same protections and rights as a ''Citizen'' in regards to violations of the law.
## All non-citizens will be obligated to test if they qualify as ''Emancipated'' (although this does not grant citizenship), to determine if they will be treated as non-emancipated or ''Emancipated'' individuals under the law.
## Non-citizens may be afforded the opportunity of asylum, depending on the violation of law, their expected level of safety if deportation were to be employed, their ability to add to society if admitted, and other factors.
# As the Liminal State provides the authority and authorization for lawyers to practice law, judges and the ''Justice Branch'' therefore have direct authority over lawyers in regards to misbehavior, bad representation, etc.
# The press shall be free of any government influence or interference except where there is critical public interest. Critical public interests must be defined prior to Liminal State instantiation or after with a public vote using the ''80% Rule.''
## An exmaple of a preexisting critical public interest applies to limited public commodities regulated by the Liminal State, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, in which any public use must conform to the same rules that are foundational to the Liminal State. In addition to these fundamental rules, programming that takes advantage of these public commodities will also be restricted in the following ways:
### “News” programs will convey accurate, non-partisan information.
### Partisan views shall be clearly labeled as opinion and must not be construed as news.
## The internet shall never be considered a public commodity that could be regulated in the same way as the electromagnetic spectrum. Only limited resources that must be delegated to businesses for public uses qualify.
## The ''Citizens'' may also restrict what content is available within their communities through a vote, regardless of delivery medium, in general or specifically to non-''Emancipated Citizens''.
# As there is no practical division between the Liminal State and its ''Citizens'', the Liminal State will not restrict government information from the ''Citizens'' by default. Exceptions to this may be employed in specific situations as follows or specified elsewhere within the official Liminal State documentation.
## All information collected or produced on behalf of the Liminal State, excluding personally identifiable or other specifically protected information, will immediately be made available for public consumption.
## All interactions between government officials in a leadership positions or that interact directly with the public will be recorded with audio and visual components, streamed, and archived for all ''Citizens'' to access immediately and indefinitely.
### An exception exists for any recordings of non-''Emancipated Citizens'', in which case the recordings may be limited to relevant guardians and necessary officials (i.e.: classrooms - with recordings/streaming available only to parents and school officials, and law enforcement in the case of a suspected crime).
### An exception also exists in the case of any law enforcement activity which include an arrest for suspected crimes - only upon conviction shall any information regarding a crime and details of the convicted individual(s) be made public, and only then when necessary as provided by law.
#### For government accountability, a minimum of three independent non-governmental organizations or ''Independent Departments'' will have full insight and access to regularly review recordings and be aware of every person held in suspicion of a crime, their location, etc.
##### If enough public support does not organically provide the necessary resources for the non-governmental organizations, the government will fully or partially fund these organizations as necessary. Regardless, the government will have no involvement in their operations.
##### These organizations exist to ensure public visibility into otherwise hidden detentions, but as this process is necessary to maintain privacy of those not convicted, they may never release information outside of the specific and highly regulated routes provided to ensure government accountability.
## All members of the government, speaking in their official capacity, while on duty, or by virtue of their position represent the authority of the Liminal State, are forbidden from making knowingly false or misleading statements.
## Members of the government at all levels are encouraged to speak with the press, with applicable exclusions applying.
### There will be no direct or indirect interference by anyone within the government to suppress this protected speech.
### There will be no consequences for any ''Government Personnel'' speaking the truth with any other ''Citizen''.
## The financial information of all government workers will be publicly available at all times.
### All ''Government Personnel'' will be paid exceptionally well, relative to the private sector.
### In exchange for above average salaries, no ''Government Personnel'' may hold other jobs or have any other sources of income.
#### All ''Government Personnel'' will have access to a blind investment pool.
#### All direct relationships of ''Government Personnel'' will have access to the same blind investment pool as ''Government Personnel''.
### The finances of all direct relationships, including parents, siblings, spouses, and emancipated children, will also be made public.
### Former ''Government Personnel'' having held ''Leadership Positions'' are forbidden from working for any company that has had ''Standing'' with their ''Branch(s)''.
# ''All laws that are passed within the Liminal State remain in effect for a period of 10 years by default. In the ninth year they will again be available to vote on, except they will automatically renew unless the citizens vote using the 80% rule to remove it. This subsequent vote in review of a law is called a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Laws may explicitly specify a shorter time period for renewal, with the lower limit being five years. In these cases a no-confidence vote is still required the year prior to expiration.''
## ''No law may explicitly last longer than 10 years.''
## ''Any laws written to last less than five years will automatically expire after that time and without need of a no-confidence vote.''
## ''Any proposed law that does not pass with the 80% rule may be put up for a vote, using any wording with a similar proposed outcome, in the following circumstances:''
### ''After a year has elapsed if it received at least 55% of the vote.''
### ''After three years have elapsed if it received at least 30% of the vote.''
### ''After 10 years have passed if it received less than 30% of the vote.''
# Any population that wishes to incorporate into the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the existing Liminal State voters and an 80% affirmative vote by the total proposed new population.
## This requires a total of at least 80% of the new population to vote yes, not an 80% affirmative from a smaller pool of voters within the entire population.
## All the rules that apply to voting within the Liminal State must be followed by the new population for the incorporation vote to be valid.
## Cross-border campaigning or other activities from either side in an effort to affect the vote is forbidden.
## The Liminal State shall monitor the vote and all activities leading up to the vote to ensure these requirements are met.
## If either 80% vote fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted until 10 years have elapsed.
# Any population that wishes to secede from the Liminal State may do so with an 80% vote of the total seceding population.
## The seceding population must be composed of a contiguous area.
### When continent-bound, this area must contain at least 750,000 people or have a legitimate historical claim to a common heritage if smaller.
### An island (chain) or any non-continental contiguous area of any size is eligible.
## This action requires the entire seceding population of ''Emancipated Citizens'' to vote, not the 80% rule.
## This action does not require nor allow for a vote against this action by the non-seceding population.
## Should a successful vote of secession take place, there will be a 10 year overlap period where the seceding area implements its statehood and the Liminal State and the seceding area negotiate trade, immigration, and other necessary terms of the future mutual relationship.
## These same rules apply when an area within the Liminal State wishes to be incorporated into another existing entity instead of forming their own.
### This additionally requires the other entity to first approve of this incorporation of the seceding area, using whatever methodology that government uses to make these official decisions.
### There shall be no cross-border campaigning from either the Liminal State nor the other entity in an effort to affect the seceding areas vote.
## If the 80% vote of secession fails or it has been determined that there was voter interference as prescribed above, another vote may not be attempted again until10 years have elapsed.
# The Liminal State shall focus it's attention on the activities of running the state, managing those aspects that generally affect the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the ''Citizens'' as a whole.
## The ''Citizens'' will be empowered to formulate the rules regarding the social issues that impact their local communities.
## The Liminal State will have final authority on all issues, especially those that overlap these two perspectives and primarily to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly within society.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-01T17:44:37Z

Mr Fox:

It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will maintain infrastructure and the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc., while the citizens will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values. The only ongoing role of the Liminal State in regards to social matters is enforcement of those laws as communities pass them.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Aspiration''' ===
At the highest level of the Liminal State, all people start with complete freedom. Laws are then passed to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all citizens can live and work together in this healthy and productive society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws affecting citizens may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly.
For example, "men may not get tattoos" is not be allowed because it singles out men, though "tattoos are forbidden" would be lawful.
Even if a law uses other language that doesn’t overtly target a specific group, but would by virtue of the way the law was written or enforcement would require, that would also not be allowed. Even in situations where the law is written broadly but would in practice disproportionately affect a subset of the population, it would not be allowed.
For example, “no one with less than 2xX chromosomes may get tattoos” would not be lawful.
While tattoos could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the 80% rule. This means that 80% of voters, which makes up 80% of the eligible population, would be required to vote in favor of this law to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest difference and benefit of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws that the widest portion of the population support should be applied to the whole population.

If, for example, there is a really important rule for a small portion of the population, but not enough to reach the 80% threshold at the national level, then that portion of the population could coalesce at a lower level within the Liminal State, such as a state, district, or city to implement this change. Wherever 80% of the population within a political boundary might agree with this restriction on their freedoms, it could be implemented.

While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by popular vote among citizens can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of citizens may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for their community. Instead of having to fight for the most important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, citizens can mold their communities the way they see fit for themselves and their neighbors.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Abdication

2026-08-01T17:42:03Z

Mr Fox:

This ''Great American Experiment'' has been running for 250 years, and now similar incarnations of this republic represent numerous democratic nations around the world. Yet over the last two and a half centuries the inherent detrimental aspects of this model have become painfully obvious, while subsequent philosophies, such as Marxism, have proven to be inherently faulty. No wonder desperate groups keep looking to "Strong Men" for answers.

Enough time has elapsed and enough variables tested to recognize the limitations and inefficiencies of the representational democracy, but nothing more promising had yet been proposed. Knowledgeable individuals can point out the problems and even propose modifications, but incremental changes are not going to be capable of rectifying even basic problems, let alone systemic ones like aggravated wealth inequality, the ongoing erosion of democratic principles, loss of personal privacy, attacks on freedom of speech, and representatives working in their best interests instead of that of their constituents, to name a few.

Trying to fix this decaying republic would be like trying to swap the engine on a moving car. As populist elected leaders now solidify their power by leaning into authoritarianism, it’s time for something new, fair, and brave to take humanity into the future.

The Liminal State is a modern re-imagining of how a society can more effectively coexist and work together. It's a new democratic framework that organically promotes experts and leaders into official capacities, enhances personal freedoms, removes the divide between citizen and state, and does all this while uniting people in obvious and logical ways so that everyone is heard, and everyone gets ahead. That’s understandably a bold claim, but the Liminal State is a bold form of governance whose time has come.

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Sad State of Modern Democracies

2026-08-01T17:38:31Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Appearances Matter''' ===
Whether consuming social media posts, YouTube videos, interviews, or polls, it appears that most Americans view their government as a black hole where a third or more of their paychecks disappear; ineffective at solving the problems that matter most and even detrimental to what it means to be an American.

This opaque view of the state is symptomatic of an ineffective democracy, rather than a negative reflection on the citizens. We have a government offering lip service to the people with unfilled promises and no accountability.

=== '''The Fantasy''' ===
Technically, the average American today can become the President, member of Congress, or Supreme Court Justice, and how we love to tell children how amazing this country is, with its democracy and freedom for all, where anyone can make it to the top. Or where we point to the lucky few who rise up from the bottom to actually build an exceptional life, and lie to ourselves that “you too can do that if you only work hard!”

Every generation dreams that if they go to school, work hard, and keep their head down, they will someday have a dependable job, a home to call their own, and 2.1 children that will be well provided for and someday go on to live an even better life than they had.

=== '''Reality Check''' ===
This dream ended with the baby boomers in the 1950’s, and is now only a myth. Every generation since has ended up worse off than their parents before. This is no call to revert back to the way things were 75 years ago, because this was not caused by changing social dynamics. Rather, the baby boomers themselves have inadvertently held back subsequent generations through the massive accumulation of wealth and consolidation of power.

The baby boomers have molded the government of today into an apparatus that reinforces their wealth and power, and they have done this in a number of ways:

* Wealthy donors fund the campaigns of agreeable representatives to ensure those representatives get reelected (big money and establishment players always back the incumbents because it’s not about change, it’s about the status quo).
* In exchange, these representatives now pass or block legislation in the best interest of their big donors. Naturally this approach reinforces the machinery that allows the rich to increase their wealth, pay less taxes, and run their corporations as they wish without interference and with little government oversight. It also explains the perpetual wars (someone's getting richer making those weapons) and our unpopular relationships with foreign countries.
* Because the incumbents work for the donors and not the people, there are several mechanisms they employ to ensure they get reelected:
** Their wealthy donors provide the incumbents with enough money to outspend any opposition.
** These political elites use the government to guarantee their seats are safe through gerrymandering and voter suppression.
** They gaslight and distract their voters.
*** They campaign on the platform that they are the only ones that can make the change the voters want.
*** They focus on fringe social issues and fighting “the other side” to keep the focus away from their lack of performance for the people.
** The two parties move further to the middle and become indistinguishable, so voting for one versus the other has little effect on the system as a whole.
* Through secret and/or exclusive events, the wealthy and political elites appear to be colluding with the courts to back these moves.
* With the recent Supreme Court rulings turning back many decades of precedent that protected voter rights, limited excessive and unaccountable donations, checked executive power, and controlled corporate consolidation, among other apparent disingenuous decisions, some justices appear to be in league with Washington and wealthy elites in exchange for backing the court’s wishes to regress social, workplace, and environmental progress made over the last 75 years or more.
* The wealthy, using their connections to Washington, have been allowed to consolidate their media holdings, limiting the free press and exposure of these tactics and other anti-democratic efforts.
* Elected leaders have removed independent watch dogs and other checks on their power and now blatantly attack free speech and oppositional media reports as part of their core duties.

Through these cumulative efforts the wealthy, political, and court elites deceive and gaslight the voters, essentially convincing the citizens to vote against their own interests. This has led the nation down a path where today's political elites are no longer beholden to their voters, donors run businesses with little government oversight or protections for the citizens, and courts have free reign to affect societal norms based on their preferences.

It’s always about money and power, but this isn’t to say that the baby boomers have done something wrong. In fact, it could be argued that most people, given these opportunities, would also do the same. Everyone thinks they know best, and if given the power and money, they would also mold the country the way they think is best.

It’s easy to be critical of these people and practices and pretend that we would not also take advantage of a system to ensure our wealth and power if we could. Ultimately all these outcomes come down to human nature and a government ill-equipped to oppose these efforts. But it’s important to understand that this is why nothing will ever change through the existing political system, and all of this is critical to keep in mind when considering something better.

=== '''There Will Be No Change''' ===
In our modern world the average citizen in a democratic republic only has one tool to affect their government, and that is a single vote. Yes, technically there’s representation and participation, but realistically it’s one vote every few years out of a pool of millions, and then we question why so many never cast a vote? And that is without taking into account the current attacks on free and fair elections through voter manipulation, gerrymandering, and all the other tactics that chip away at the power underlying this core democratic tool.

This leads to a vicious cycle, where we care less about voting because we see how little our votes count, so elections get easier and easier to manipulate, which makes our government less responsive to the real needs of the citizens, and the cycle continues. The richest buy influence, and then use that influence to mold the world they way they see fit and in their best interests, and, most critically, to keep getting richer and more powerful.

But as wealth inequality increases, government oversight decreases, the citizens’ mental and physical welfare declines, and the courts steer us back into the past, more and more people are looking for real solutions.

Promising candidates rise up, and helpful laws are proposed, but there is no possibility of change from within. No representative could ever make the necessary changes we all hope for because our government was intentionally built to mute the fringe voices. The current system can rebuff a handful of opposition candidates while the majority of representatives are bought and paid for. Candidates can win elections on small donations alone with believable promises of real change, but the power has already been consolidated outside their hands.

Regardless of their superficial claims, the two parties are nearly identical, and the system in place forces the voters to either throw away their vote on someone they really believe in yet is not backed by a major party, or they can vote for the least of the worst mainstream candidates. Regardless of that decision, our votes are nearly meaningless.

At a minimum we expect the minority party to be checking this corruption and power grab on behalf of the people they represent, but instead they sit back and think of this harm to the nation as an opportunity to take back power for themselves in the future.

=== '''In Name Only''' ===
We have become a nation for the rich and powerful, and a democracy in name only. The elites are shaping this country into the vision that they want, and damn democracy or the constitution or precedence, if that’s what it takes. They truly seem to believe that they, the wealthy and powerful, know best, the ends justify the means, and we citizens are just along for the ride. It’s always been this way, because the ''Founding Fathers'' never trusted citizens with a real say, but now it’s worn proudly by those with power.

We’re currently living through the worst part of this timeline, where the wealthy and powerful elites have the means and motivation to keep the citizens fighting each other so no one looks up. And that might be the most frustrating part, that instead of becoming enraged about this unfair influence and corruption of our government, the average citizen instead points fingers at the less fortunate who cannot work, those that think differently, or have different accents. We point our fingers at our fellow neighbors as the problem, instead of the ones in power and those that control the powerful; everyone that is actually accountable.

We spend our lives working for this unattainable dream, and after the government takes its cut, those with the wealth and influence to run the most powerful corporations can count on the rest of us to voluntarily spend whatever’s left over of our paycheck on their subscription fees, auto loans, high interest credit cards, and subprime mortgage loans. That keeps us entertained and pacified with new shiny things, and the media monopolies tell us to hate the other side. There’s no place in this unhealthy symbiosis for anyone but the political elites and the wealthiest to get ahead, so it’s no wonder that each generation is getting further and further behind.

=== '''Not Giving Up''' ===
So the question is no longer how do we fix the United States, but rather how could we do this better if we started over? Knowing what we now know about how people in positions of power will cling to that power and do everything they can to reinforce that power, how do we create a government where those elected to lead the nation are checked by so many other forces that it’s impossible for any one person, small group, or nefarious cabal to take that power away from the people (because there will always be this need to place great power in the hands of a few when quick decisions are needed to manage national interests for a large and diverse population)? How do we ensure that no elected leader can ever abuse their position? How do we ensure that corporations and the rich never get a foothold in the government through donations, influence, and favors? How do we do all this without relying on norms and hope to keep our elected leaders in line, but rather have solid legal mechanisms to enforce this? And how do we keep this government so completely transparent that the media and citizens can always provide an additional and effortless final check?

In essence, how do we remove politicians and politics from government?

=== '''Hinting At Something Else''' ===
There is a better way, and it’s not too late yet. The first step down a better path requires the realization of a simple fact:<blockquote>''The top 1%, even with all their aggregated wealth, are no equal to the bottom 99%. They might have the money and influence, but they do not have the vast majorities’ potential. But we must stop fighting ourselves, because divided and bickering we are never going to remake this world in a more equitable and sustainable way.''</blockquote>With that said, please understand that we, as the vast majority, do not need to agree on everything. All together, we may agree on little, but that's okay because there is an answer for this. For now all we need to focus on is that this system is working against us instead of for us, and what we are going to do about it collectively.

The right path forward promises much, but taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor is not one of them. That might be an invigorating rallying cry, but doesn’t lend itself to the start of an effective social construct. There’s a way for the rich to keep their wealth while everyone else moves up. There is a way to fundamentally change the status quo, without communism or facism, anarchy, violence, or revolution. There’s a path forward, but it will take unity by the people, open communication, and a clear and common purpose towards this better thing.

There is real waste in the current system, and it defines our democracies. It’s the cornerstone of democracies that represent large populations, because hundreds of years ago the enlightened thinkers that envisioned this great country still couldn’t imagine a world so big and small at the same time. They convinced themselves that a slow, inefficient democracy in the hands of rich white men was the best idea.

That lack of foresight directly led to the worst iterations of democracy today. Instead of lifting up the most effective leader, elections are a popularity contest and enforce servitude to wealthy and powerful donors. Decision by committee is inefficient and leads to expensive and useless compromises rather than effective leadership. The illusion of representation leaves politicians pandering to their donors with the balance of their attention devoted to pet projects back home.

The inefficiencies go on and on, with no redeeming qualities except a nation’s claim of being a democracy. That claim is an expensive price to pay for poor leadership, increasing wealth inequality, corporations in control, and career ruling elites in safe districts that should have been voted out in competitive elections decades ago.

=== '''What Could Be''' ===
In a highly functional democracy, the people would have clear expectations of their government, which would be effectively communicated and delivered upon. In exchange, the citizens’ responsibilities to the government would be understood and eagerly offered. In fact, the population would not see themselves apart from the government, because they would truly be the government.

This is not where we are at in America, but it is the promise and pride of the [[Abdication|Liminal State]].

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Sad State of Modern Democracies

2026-08-01T17:35:07Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''Appearances Matter''' ===
Whether consuming social media posts, YouTube videos, interviews, or polls, it appears that most Americans view their government as a black hole where a third or more of their paychecks disappear; ineffective at solving the problems that matter most and even detrimental to what it means to be an American.

This opaque view of the state is symptomatic of an ineffective democracy, rather than a negative reflection on the citizens. We have a government offering lip service to the people with unfilled promises and no accountability.

=== '''The Fantasy''' ===
Technically, the average American today can become the President, member of Congress, or Supreme Court Justice, and how we love to tell children how amazing this country is, with its democracy and freedom for all, where anyone can make it to the top. Or where we point to the lucky few who rise up from the bottom to actually build an exceptional life, and lie to ourselves that “you too can do that if you only work hard!”

Every generation dreams that if they go to school, work hard, and keep their head down, they will someday have a dependable job, a home to call their own, and 2.1 children that will be well provided for and someday go on to live an even better life than they had.

=== '''Reality Check''' ===
This dream ended with the baby boomers in the 1950’s, and is now only a myth. Every generation since has ended up worse off than their parents before. This is no call to revert back to the way things were 75 years ago, because this was not caused by changing social dynamics. Rather, the baby boomers themselves have inadvertently held back subsequent generations through the massive accumulation of wealth and consolidation of power.

The baby boomers have molded the government of today into an apparatus that reinforces their wealth and power, and they have done this in a number of ways:

* Wealthy donors fund the campaigns of agreeable representatives to ensure those representatives get reelected (big money and establishment players always back the incumbents because it’s not about change, it’s about the status quo).
* In exchange, these representatives now pass or block legislation in the best interest of their big donors. Naturally this approach reinforces the machinery that allows the rich to increase their wealth, pay less taxes, and run their corporations as they wish without interference and with little government oversight. It also explains the perpetual wars (someone's getting richer making those weapons) and our unpopular relationships with foreign countries.
* Because the incumbents work for the donors and not the people, there are several mechanisms they employ to ensure they get reelected:
** Their wealthy donors provide the incumbents with enough money to outspend any opposition.
** These political elites use the government to guarantee their seats are safe through gerrymandering and voter suppression.
** They gaslight and distract their voters.
*** They campaign on the platform that they are the only ones that can make the change the voters want.
*** They focus on fringe social issues and fighting “the other side” to keep the focus away from their lack of performance for the people.
** The two parties move further to the middle and become indistinguishable, so voting for one versus the other has little effect on the system as a whole.
* Through secret and/or exclusive events, the wealthy and political elites appear to be colluding with the courts to back these moves.
* With the recent supreme court rulings turning back many decades of precedent that protected voter rights, limited excessive and unaccountable donations, checked executive power, and controlled corporate consolidation, among other apparent disingenuous decisions, some justices appear to be in league with Washington and wealthy elites in exchange for backing the court’s wishes to regress social, workplace, and environmental progress made over the last 75 years or more.
* The wealthy, using their connections to Washington, have been allowed to consolidate their media holdings, limiting the free press and exposure of these tactics and other anti-democratic efforts.
* Elected leaders have removed independent watch dogs and other checks on their power and now blatantly attack free speech and oppositional media reports as part of their core duties.

Through these cumulative efforts the wealthy, political, and court elites deceive and gaslight the voters, essentially convincing the citizens to vote against their own interests. This has led the nation down a path where today's political elites are no longer beholden to their voters, donors run businesses with little government oversight or protections for the citizens, and courts have free reign to affect societal norms based on their preferences.

It’s always about money and power, but this isn’t to say that the baby boomers have done something wrong. In fact, it could be argued that most people, given these opportunities, would also do the same. Everyone thinks they know best, and if given the power and money, they would also mold the country the way they think is best.

It’s easy to be critical of these people and practices and pretend that we would not also take advantage of a system to ensure our wealth and power if we could. Ultimately all these outcomes come down to human nature and a government ill-equipped to oppose these efforts. But it’s important to understand that this is why nothing will ever change through the existing political system, and all of this is critical to keep in mind when considering something better.

=== '''There Will Be No Change''' ===
In our modern world the average citizen in a democratic republic only has one tool to affect their government, and that is a single vote. Yes, technically there’s representation and participation, but realistically it’s one vote every few years out of a pool of millions, and then we question why so many never cast a vote? And that is without taking into account the current attacks on free and fair elections through voter manipulation, gerrymandering, and all the other tactics that chip away at the power underlying this core democratic tool.

This leads to a vicious cycle, where we care less about voting because we see how little our votes count, so elections get easier and easier to manipulate, which makes our government less responsive to the real needs of the citizens, and the cycle continues. The richest buy influence, and then use that influence to mold the world they way they see fit and in their best interests, and, most critically, to keep getting richer and more powerful.

But as wealth inequality increases, government oversight decreases, the citizens’ mental and physical welfare declines, and the courts steer us back into the past, more and more people are looking for real solutions.

Promising candidates rise up, and helpful laws are proposed, but there is no possibility of change from within. No representative could ever make the necessary changes we all hope for because our government was intentionally built to mute the fringe voices. The current system can rebuff a handful of opposition candidates while the majority of representatives are bought and paid for. Candidates can win elections on small donations alone with believable promises of real change, but the power has already been consolidated outside their hands.

Regardless of their superficial claims, the two parties are nearly identical, and the system in place forces the voters to either throw away their vote on someone they really believe in yet is not backed by a major party, or they can vote for the least of the worst mainstream candidates. Regardless of that decision, our votes are nearly meaningless.

At a minimum we expect the minority party to be checking this corruption and power grab on behalf of the people they represent, but instead they sit back and think of this harm to the nation as an opportunity to take back power for themselves in the future.

=== '''In Name Only''' ===
We have become a nation for the rich and powerful, and a democracy in name only. The elites are shaping this country into the vision that they want, and damn democracy or the constitution or precedence, if that’s what it takes. They truly seem to believe that they, the wealthy and powerful, know best, the ends justify the means, and we citizens are just along for the ride. It’s always been this way, because the Founding Fathers never trusted citizens with a real say, but now it’s worn proudly by those with power.

We’re currently living through the worst part of this timeline, where the wealthy and powerful elites have the means and motivation to keep the citizens fighting each other so no one looks up. And that might be the most frustrating part, that instead of becoming enraged about this unfair influence and corruption of our government, the average citizen instead points fingers at the less fortunate who cannot work, those that think differently, or have different accents. We point our fingers at our fellow neighbors as the problem, instead of the ones in power and those that control the powerful; everyone that is actually accountable.

We spend our lives working for this unattainable dream, and after the government takes its cut, those with the wealth and influence to run the most powerful corporations can count on the rest of us to voluntarily spend whatever’s left over of our paycheck on their subscription fees, auto loans, high interest credit cards, and subprime mortgage loans. That keeps us entertained and pacified with new shiny things, and the media monopolies tell us to hate the other side. There’s no place in this unhealthy symbiosis for anyone but the political elites and the wealthiest to get ahead, so it’s no wonder that each generation is getting further and further behind.

=== '''Not Giving Up''' ===
So the question is no longer how do we fix the United States, but rather how could we do this better if we started over? Knowing what we now know about how people in positions of power will cling to that power and do everything they can to reinforce that power, how do we create a government where those elected to lead the nation are checked by so many other forces that it’s impossible for any one person, small group, or nefarious cabal to take that power away from the people (because there will always be this need to place great power in the hands of a few when quick decisions are needed to manage national interests for a large and diverse population)? How do we ensure that no elected leader can ever abuse their position? How do we ensure that corporations and the rich never get a foothold in the government through donations, influence, and favors? How do we do all this without relying on norms and hope to keep our elected leaders in line, but rather have solid legal mechanisms to enforce this? And how do we keep this government so completely transparent that the media and citizens can always provide an additional and effortless final check?

In essence, how do we remove politicians and politics from government?

=== '''Hinting At Something Else''' ===
There is a better way, and it’s not too late yet. The first step down a better path requires the realization of a simple fact:<blockquote>''The top 1%, even with all their aggregated wealth, are no equal to the bottom 99%. They might have the money and influence, but they do not have the vast majorities’ potential. But we must stop fighting ourselves, because divided and bickering we are never going to remake this world in a more equitable and sustainable way.''</blockquote>With that said, please understand that we, as the vast majority, do not need to agree on everything. All together, we may agree on little, but that's okay because there is an answer for this. For now all we need to focus on is that this system is working against us instead of for us, and what we are going to do about it collectively.

The right path forward promises much, but taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor is not one of them. That might be an invigorating rallying cry, but doesn’t lend itself to the start of an effective social construct. There’s a way for the rich to keep their wealth while everyone else moves up. There is a way to fundamentally change the status quo, without communism or facism, anarchy, violence, or revolution. There’s a path forward, but it will take unity by the people, open communication, and a clear and common purpose towards this better thing.

There is real waste in the current system, and it defines our democracies. It’s the cornerstone of democracies that represent large populations, because hundreds of years ago the enlightened thinkers that envisioned this great country still couldn’t imagine a world so big and small at the same time. They convinced themselves that a slow, inefficient democracy in the hands of rich white men was the best idea.

That lack of foresight directly led to the worst iterations of democracy today. Instead of lifting up the most effective leader, elections are a popularity contest and enforce servitude to wealthy and powerful donors. Decision by committee is inefficient and leads to expensive and useless compromises rather than effective leadership. The illusion of representation leaves politicians pandering to their donors with the balance of their attention devoted to pet projects back home.

The inefficiencies go on and on, with no redeeming qualities except a nation’s claim of being a democracy. That claim is an expensive price to pay for poor leadership, increasing wealth inequality, corporations in control, and career ruling elites in safe districts that should have been voted out in competitive elections decades ago.

=== '''What Could Be''' ===
In a highly functional democracy, the people would have clear expectations of their government, which would be effectively communicated and delivered upon. In exchange, the citizens’ responsibilities to the government would be understood and eagerly offered. In fact, the population would not see themselves apart from the government, because they would truly be the government.

This is not where we are at in America, but it is the promise and pride of the [[Abdication|Liminal State]].

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-01T17:31:54Z

Mr Fox:

It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will maintain infrastructure and the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc., while the citizens will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values. The only ongoing role of the Liminal State in regards to social matters is enforcement of those laws as communities pass them.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Aspiration''' ===
At the highest level of the Liminal State, all people start with complete freedom. Laws are then passed to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all citizens can live and work together in this healthy and productive society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws affecting citizens may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly.
For example, "men may not get tattoos" is not be allowed because it singles out men, though "tattoos are forbidden" would be lawful.
Even if a law uses other language that doesn’t overtly target a specific group, but would by virtue of the way the law was written or enforcement would require, that would also not be allowed. Even in situations where the law is written broadly but would in practice disproportionately affect a subset of the population, it would not be allowed.
For example, “no one with a 'Y' chromosome may get tattoos” would not be lawful.
While tattoos could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the 80% rule. This means that 80% of voters, which makes up 80% of the eligible population, would be required to vote in favor of this law to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest difference and benefit of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws that the widest portion of the population support should be applied to the whole population.

If, for example, there is a really important rule for a small portion of the population, but not enough to reach the 80% threshold at the national level, then that portion of the population could coalesce at a lower level within the Liminal State, such as a state, district, or city to implement this change. Wherever 80% of the population within a political boundary might agree with this restriction on their freedoms, it could be implemented.

While the ''Justice Branch'' of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by popular vote among citizens can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of citizens may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for their community. Instead of having to fight for the most important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, citizens can mold their communities the way they see fit for themselves and their neighbors.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Laws & Freedom: Abstract

2026-08-01T17:25:10Z

Mr Fox:

It may be surprising to some that many nations currently have jurisprudence originating in medieval precedence, from works such as the Magna Carta, Bible or Quran, or even based on the Code of Hammurabi. Over time these laws may stop being enforced, their meaning redefined, or they could be capriciously enforced anew for nefarious reasons by elites as they dictate their preferences onto society.

The Liminal State instead deconstructs these sources, takes lessons from history, philosophy, and even evolutionary psychology, and ultimately asks “what do we really need to coexist in a modern society?” In essence, the Liminal State starts with a blank slate and builds up; using a unique and far more equitable method among existing democracies for creating new laws and and shaping our communities.

To begin with, the laws ensuring universal equality and basic freedoms, those expected of any modern society, are set from the start and are immutable. Communities then decide for themselves what additions they wish to make within this framework, while the Liminal State focuses on those aspects of governance that fall outside the scope of social issues. While there is some gray area here, this generally means that the Liminal State will maintain infrastructure and the regulations affecting the economy, business practices, etc., while the citizens will shape the laws that impact their local communities based on their own values. The only ongoing role of the Liminal State in regards to social matters is enforcement of those laws as communities pass them.

This philosophy makes the Liminal State the only government intentionally designed from inception to accommodate vast populations with unique perspectives and cultures, and perhaps therefore the only governmental structure that could ever work at an international level.

=== '''Aspiration''' ===
At the highest level of the Liminal State, all people start with complete freedom. Laws are then passed to restrict these freedoms in the most limited ways possible, until there is an ideal balance between freedoms and the limits on those freedoms, and a balanced social construct has been reached where all citizens can live and work together in this healthy and productive society.

=== '''Fundamentals''' ===
Because this approach is taken, laws affecting citizens may never target only a portion of the population, overtly or covertly.
For example, "women may not get tattoos" is not be allowed because it singles out women, though "tattoos are forbidden" would be lawful.
Even if a law uses other language that doesn’t overtly target a specific group, but would by virtue of the way the law was written or enforcement would require, that would also not be allowed. Even in situations where the law is written broadly but would in practice disproportionately affect a subset of the population, it would not be allowed.
For example, “anyone with a “Y” chromosome may get tattoos” would not be lawful.
While tattoos could theoretically be outlawed, in the Liminal State laws may only be implemented using the 80% rule. This means that 80% of voters, which makes up 80% of the eligible population, would be required to vote in favor of this law to limit this freedom.

It may seem unlikely that 80% of a voting population would agree on anything, but this highlights the greatest difference and benefit of the Liminal State. Only very common sense laws that the widest portion of the population support should be applied to the whole population.

If, for example, there is a really important rule for a small portion of the population, but not enough to reach the 80% threshold at the national level, then that portion of the population could coalesce at a lower level within the Liminal State, such as a state, district, or city to implement this change. Wherever 80% of the population within a political boundary might agree with this restriction on their freedoms, it could be implemented.

While the Justice Branch of the Liminal State first ensures all potential laws meet a minimum legal standard before there is ever a vote, there’s nothing like a Supreme Court that could overturn existing laws. The Liminal State is truly a government by and for the people, and that means that the people’s votes truly and directly determine the rules of the land, and only by popular vote among citizens can a law be enacted or removed.

The key understanding here is that smaller groups of citizens may have specific freedoms they would like to forfeit for their community. Instead of having to fight for the most important laws to get passed at the national level, where half of the population will then immediately work to reverse it, citizens can mold their communities the way they see fit for themselves and their neighbors.

This is how people are provided the freedom to live the lives they want, based on their values, while allowing other citizens to live the lives that they want. It’s an ideal compromise; getting to live life the way you truly desire, and only giving up the ability to force others to live that same way.

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Goals

2026-08-01T17:19:14Z

Mr Fox:

=== '''The Foundations of Foundations''' ===
With the founding of every government there lies the goals upon which that system is built, and through which the eventual outcomes are judged. With the United States one of these might be that the government will move slowly and deliberately so that societal whims will never blow the nation off course. Or more specifically, that the Senate will be comprised of the most intelligent, knowledgeable, and noble, and therefore make wise deliberate choices, while the House will be the voice of the people. The requisite compromise between these two becomes a check on the other, and with that compromise the best path forward will ultimately be found. It's debatable if this goal has worked in practice the way the ''Founding Fathers'' imagined.

The fundamental goals that ground the Liminal State follow. These are the high level aspirations that will be self-evident as each aspect of the Liminal State is revealed in detail.

=== '''Goal 1: Incorruptible''' ===
The Liminal State is built to be inherently and fundamentally incorruptible. By utilizing a logical operational structure and straightforward, highly visible, and transparent procedures it has no need for the popularity contests called elections. It eliminates the pervasiveness of the ruling elites with safe seats and their backroom deals, while excluding wealthy donors and self-serving corporate influences from all aspect of the government. It takes advantage of rules and laws instead of norms and traditions while fixing everything that is broken, harmful, and inefficient in a government truly ''of, by, and for the people''. In short, corporations are not people and should not get a vote, and politics is the poison that kills democracies, so there will be no politics or political parties in the Liminal State.

=== '''Goal 2: Comprehensible''' ===
Functionally, the Liminal State is easy to understand. It doesn’t take a law degree to determine what the government can and can’t do, why decisions are made, or how those decisions will affect people, businesses, the environment, other nations, etc. The Liminal State provides an easily understood and highly visible operational framework, where all citizens can participate and/or hold leaders accountable, so any person, citizen or not, will know how the Liminal State will behave in regards to local, national, or international affairs.

=== '''Goal 3: Predictable''' ===
The Liminal State is a formula, so whether looking forward or back, anyone can analyze an event from the perspective of the Liminal State and know exactly how it would be handled, with the benefit of the outcomes being self-evident and favorable. The Liminal State is fair, predictable, repeatable, and always will be, regardless of the leadership in place, generational differences, societal transformations, population changes, technological developments, a supervolcano disaster, or something even more unpredictable.

=== '''Goal 4: Uniting''' ===
Unlike current representative democracies, with “leaders” that only see ahead to the next election and grow their base through division and attacks on social differences, the Liminal State is proactive, with clear, unifying goals and priorities that serve as a functional guide for all citizens; far into the future.

The Liminal State isn’t a right or a left philosophy, but a framework that everyone can support. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum or limit its perspective to its own borders, but excels at governing at all levels, from local to international to galactic, with a simple premise that transcends all people everywhere throughout time: every person is unique and sees the world in a different way, but there are shared values that unify us all, such as compassion, empathy, and logic. These values transcend all humanity (and possibly intelligence more generally), and through these provide the solid foundation for the best kind of government. The Liminal State is built on these shared values, while encouraging the individual differences and ingenuity that propel humanity as a whole forward.

=== '''Goal 5: Trustworthy''' ===
The Liminal State is more than a promise; it’s a guarantee. It’s a realistic social construct, with real citizen cooperation, that delivers the way current representative democracies promise but fail. It’s a guarantee to the citizens, and it’s a guarantee to the rest of the world. It’s a guarantee to our environment, our children, and humanity's shared future. It’s a logical formula that builds on everything learned over the last 3000 years, and it’s a guarantee that will continue to deliver 3000 years from now.

=== '''Goal 6: Partnership''' ===
The Liminal State does have expectations of its citizens, just as every government must, but the Liminal State inherently promotes the collective good of the people above all else. There are inevitable compromises that citizens make to live together as a community, and in return the people are provided numerous understood benefits. But only through the Liminal State are people of all walks of life provided a safe framework to live their lives as they deem appropriate. The one compromise required to have this much freedom necessitates allowing others to also do the same. The Liminal State works because there’s the freedom for every person to live their best life, and the only sacrifice is to allow others to do the same. The Liminal State is a partnership between the people and the government, and a codified understanding with all humanity.

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Foundational Ethics

2026-08-01T17:09:25Z

Mr Fox:

Ethics is often an overlooked aspect of government building, but it’s a critical component of any society. So in building a government that is expected to truly be ''of, by, and for the people'', foundational ethics must first be determined.

The Liminal State is built on several important ethical principles: ''empathy, patience, wisdom, non-violence, and individual self-determination''. These are the principles that elevate humanity and are fundamental to our cooperation and success as individuals and as a species. These principles transcend histories, race, religion, sex, age, and more, and therefore serve as the core aspirations for the Liminal State.

=== '''Empathy''' ===
We demand empathy in our leaders so they consider the needs of those around them instead of what is best for themselves alone, and we require empathy in our voters, so they consider the needs of every person when selecting the best leaders and weigh in on those questions facing the state. We ask for empathy from our citizens and all people, because empathy is the glue that unites diverse populations.

Empathy is empowering. Only through empathy can we find common ground and determine the best solutions for all humanity. There are some that would argue that empathy is a weakness, and that is exactly why the right to vote is a privilege only given to those with a selfless nature.

=== '''Patience''' ===
Patience should be paramount to every government, as it takes real foresight and effort over time to lead a diverse population into the best future. This isn’t possible in a representative democracy, where the perspective is limited to the next election and power arises through division, but patience is a built-in feature of the Liminal State; to think and plan and work decisively forward, while remembering every person, and remaining stable and fair over the long term.

=== '''Wisdom''' ===
Wisdom is born through the application of knowledge, experience, and insight to make sound, ethical, and practical judgments in complex situations. The Liminal State is the epitome of wisdom, incorporating lessons learned throughout the world over the last 3000 years, in how to best serve as a government for all, how to interact with other nations, and how to be considerate of the environment for the good of ourselves, all others, and the future.

=== '''Nonviolence''' ===
Nonviolence is a cornerstone principle of the Liminal State, and the Liminal State will be a world leader in finding peaceful resolutions to conflict. Violence is what animals resort to because they lack empathy, patience, wisdom, and sincere communication. Humanity separates itself from the animals through non-violent resolution, and the Liminal State will be a leader for a more peaceful future everywhere.

The Liminal State will not resort to violence, except in extreme situations to defend itself. The Liminal State is not isolationist, but will never violate the sovereignty of another state’s borders or interfere politically with their internal affairs.

Any killing within the Liminal State will be considered a criminal act until proven absolutely necessary and in self-defense. That applies to the police and citizens. The Liminal State does not execute anyone, for any reason.

Again, there are those that believe that power is vested in the strongest or those with the most deadly weapons. In reality, true power comes from resolving conflicts without violence and shaping the world into a more agreeable place without the use of force. That is what real power looks like, and that is the power of the Liminal State.

=== '''Self-Determination''' ===
The Liminal State fundamentally works with a core belief that every person is unique and has the right to their own perspectives and self-determination. That means that every citizen has the right to discover and live how they wish to live, so long as that does not infringe upon the inherent rights of others. Reciprocally, every citizen will allow other citizens to do the same. This is a social contract between each citizen, the Liminal State and the citizens, and the Liminal State and other nations.

Right now it is common for people and nations to tell others what to do, how to fix their mistakes, or how to live better lives, etc. This is the opposite of what can be expected from the Liminal State and its citizens. It may take generations to shift in this direction as a species, but it is critical that we move away from this concept of having a right or obligation to tell people what to do. It is this very action that creates social dysmorphia, and it needs to end. It is wise to ask for advice, foolish to offer it, and detrimental to force it.

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