Compulsory nudity has just about nothing to do with BDSM, thank you.


I just want to know what choice pieces of meat my female citizens have to offer me.

First issue of the day:


The Issue
Commuters are complaining about the ongoing rise in gas prices, causing a massive debate in the government about what should be done.

The Debate
"Who cares about a few trees?" says oil executive Samuel Fellow. "Gas prices are six woosters per gallon, and rising! There is lots of oil to be found in areas currently protected as parks! Solving our energy needs is more important than conserving the environment. Just give us permission to go in there and start drilling, and gas prices will plummet!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"There are other ways to recover from the fossil fuel crisis besides ruining forests," says environmental activist Freddy Longfellow. "We shouldn't just take the short way out and drill here. I suggest spending more money on public transportation systems and encouraging people to carpool - if people weren't so reliant on fossil fuel powered cars, we wouldn't be in this situation in the first place, and if we start using less oil, the price will drop with the demand."
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Also just noticed that I am 35 out of 35 in terms of comprehensive public health care! Woo hoo!

I used to have good civil rights and a bad economy. Now I'm just average in everything.

This one is beyond stupid. Dismissal all the way.

The Issue

Children as young as eight have been spotted gambling in some of Scordrag's seedier casinos.
The Debate

1. Social activist Violet Hamilton is outraged. "Gambling needs to be outlawed immediately. It's no wonder children are becoming sucked into the vice, with adults setting such a poor example. Gambling is a stain on Scordrag's international reputation and it must be stopped!"
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2. However, Crown Casino chairperson Tobias du Pont says, "What's wrong with children gambling? It prepares them for the realities of life, teaching them that success or failure is not due to hard work or intelligence, but the roll of the dice. Besides, if kids weren't gambling, they'd be spraypainting trains."
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I had that yesterday. That one really should have a third option.

Yeah, I dismissed the gambling issue too. Legalized gambling limited to adults is apparently too strange an idea to consider.

I'm obviously doing a horrible job as a psychotic dictator, in Depression-ville.

We're #20 today. I treat these people like Piers Anthony serfs, don't give them a single political or civil right, and we're not even CLOSE to the worst in health care?

That's just awful. I'm sad now.

The fruitbat loon I've got running Bjorkina Faso obviously hasn't had the time to make her instability known. We apparently offer great health care. Which probably consists of smacking each other with herring to chase the sickness demons out, but hey, can't argue with results!

Time to start cracking down on 12-year old witches!


The Issue
Recent studies showing that the sources of Saralto's most common street crimes (vandalism, muggings, joyriding, and witchcraft) are children under the age of criminal responsibility has prompted a national outcry for government action.

The Debate
"These damned hooligans are running wild on our streets!" splutters hard-nosed Sergeant Johann Washington of the police force. "My overworked officers can't cope anymore! Everywhere we look we're being surrounded by mobs of unruly children! I need you to give me and my officers the power to dish out punishment to these little hoodlums. I don't care how young these kids are - they need to learn to behave properly as soon as possible. Even if it requires a short jail sentence of ten years or so."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"The last thing we need is a police force that prosecutes, convicts, AND sentences young kids!" yells outraged Child Welfare Officer Hope Winters. "These youngsters are merely children being playful! Let them learn from their own mistakes! You can't tell me you weren't ever naughty when you were that young! Experience is the tree from which learning is a fruit, remember, and besides: the taxes needed to round them all up would be murder."
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"Hah! Yeh're lookin' at this the wrong way!" says Falala Dodinas, an elderly pensioner, hobbling up to you and poking you in the chest with a walking stick. "When I was wee, and if I was caught breakin' the law, me dad would've beaten seven types of bahoola out of me! If a kid's gone maladjusted and started nickin' cars and whatnot, look at the parents and punish them for not bringin' the tiny scions up right! Yeh can't blame a kid for the environment they were raised in an' that's that!"
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he Issue

This weekend, a citizen's group calling itself Gun Owners of Antigony has petitioned Congress with a controversial bill making gun ownership compulsory.
The Debate

1. "This is a very important step to securing the rights and lives of our families and controlling the government," urges noted gun ownership proponent Jazz Hendrikson. "Not only would it significantly decrease crime, but it would also effectively stop government tyranny in its tracks. Of course, this also means that every wacko and their cousin will have a gun, but don't worry, you'll have a gun to defend yourself from them, so it will all work out."
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2. "While the Gun Owners of Antigony have the safety and security of our people in mind, it would simply be impractical to enforce," comments Police Chief Peggy Jefferson. "A better option would be to legalize, and encourage use of, concealed carry laws, which would allow responsible citizens to keep firearms with them at all times, on their person, to kill any wacko or their cousin who they think is threatening them."
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3. "Compulsory gun ownership?! Concealed carry?! Are these fools nuts?!" rants an enraged Million Mummy March activist. "We don't need any of these things! What we need is complete gun registration, so that the government can track down dangerous people, like those people who possess unregistered weapons."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


This is the issue for Depressionville.

Well, while the choices are obviously a bit leading as to what the submitter felt was best, I find this one of the better issues that I've been presented:

The Issue

After the Parliament of Ob-la-da recently passed a controversial law that polls have shown to be very unpopular with the public, a group of concerned citizens has called for mandatory referenda for all laws passed before the state.
The Debate

1. "We want real democracy, and we want it now!" proclaims Prudence O'Bannon, spokesperson for special interest group 'Direct Democracy Now!' "The fact that this latest law went through has proven that voting for a Parliament every four years is obviously not enough. Laws must be passed by the masses - that is the only way we can be sure that the will of the people is truly being enforced! We must have mandatory referenda for ALL new laws."

2. "Don't listen to these demagogues!" implores one of your top advisors, Gregory Love. "This is a ridiculous and dangerous idea! Referenda are costly and inefficient, and a direct threat to our fine institution that is the Parliament. What do you think we have the Parliament for anyway? Our citizenry nowadays don't know what's good for them. They're too busy milling around at the mall and buying sneakers WITH LIGHTS IN THEM. More control needs to be given to our qualified, intelligent--and most of all INFORMED--politicians."

3. "Referenda are a good idea in principle, but to make them mandatory for each and every law is simply impractical," states Political Scientist Stephanie Li. "Representative democracy exists because direct democracy would never work in practice in a large society such as Ob-la-da. Just think of all the bureaucracy and expense that would go into it! I suggest that referenda be allowed, but only if at least a third of voters sign a petition requesting one. That should be a nice balance between democracy and practicality."

most questions should have a third option like my question today

Issue
National marijuana consumption has hit an all-time high, with alarming results, a new poll has found.

The Debate
"My factory's productivity is down ten percent since marijuana was decriminalized," complains employer Pete Chicago. "And the number of thefts from the candy machine is off the scale. This so-called 'pot' needs to be banned in all public places. Let the junkies do what they want at home, but not in my workplace."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.


"Whoa, dude, no need to get, like, you know," says Free Your Mind campaigner Freddy Dodinas, from his parents' basement. "This is, like, a personal choice issue, you know. It's like... whoa, just back off what I want to do with my own body. Don't let the fascists win, man. There are some hot new eckies coming in soon, they should be legal too."
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I don't think we should lock anyone up for smoking pot but it shouldn't be legal. more like a ticket, fine,... we can't let our weak economy take another hit with low production due to slackers,.... where is my third option!!!

The Issue

The Island Sodor's upcoming hosting of a major international beauty pageant has upset some citizens concerned about the message it puts across.
The Debate

1. "These beauty pageants are a disgrace to women everywhere!" shouts feminist campaigner, Billy Rifkin. "They objectify the female body and re-enforce negative stereotyping! They celebrate the appearance instead of the personality! What message is this sending out to our children? Do we want them to think shallowness and vanity are virtues? Ban beauty contests! We must focus the education of our progeny on ethics and equality or suffer the consequences!"
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2. "I agree that the pageants should be banned," pontificates renowned moralist, the Ever So Slightly Reverend Hope Wall. "But purely in the name of moral decency! All those fashion stores that sponsor these contests make lots of money from this blasphemy and that is just plain wrong! These women wear revealing clothing that seek to entice and seduce young men. As such, we should go a step further, and institute a dress code! Long, plaid skirts for the girls, with necklines that never drop below the base of the neck! Only then will the women of our nation be cleansed of sin!"
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3. "What in the name of all that's decent and good are you talking about?" exclaims George W. Thiesen, leader of the egalitarian civil rights movement 'Everyone Is Equal, Dammit'. "Obviously these pageants will always be sexist unless they're open to everyone. Admiring women only for their beauty is an insult to their intelligence and the beauty of men! It's dually sexist! Open up the pageant to both sexes!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

Yeah, I get no luck at all.

Oh well, I got compulsory barcoding yesterday, finally. Can't argue with that.