if you could pass one or two laws,what would they be?

[LG]

lets hear em

• -Legal recognition of all trans people as being of their declared gender
  -Legal protection against discrimination based on sexual preference, gender and disability
  -Legal acceptance of same sex marriage
  -Legalisation of cannabis for personal use (even though I don't use it)
  -Banning all alcohol and tobacco advertising in print and media
  -Banning junk food and toy advertisements before the watershed (8pm or 9pm) on TV and certainly during cartoon shows
  -Reduced taxation for lower income groups. Increased taxation for higher income groups.

And some ideas with the US in mind. Though I'm not going to tell you how to run your country, I think these might be worth a look:

• -Tougher handgun legislation
  -Tighter controls on greenhouse gas emissions
  -Ban on the sale of arms to oppressive regimes
  -Increase in fuel tax to raise funds for use on environmental and -community projects
  -Legalisation of euthanasia in special cases (if you can be humane to your pets, why not your relatives as well?)
  -Legalisation of licensed prostitutes and escorts. Such prostitutes should be afforded state protection and basic medical care at least and should have to pay taxes, just like in some EU states

[chefmike]

Fully-funded stem cell research.

Legalize cannabis and prostitution.

Reduce the prison population, shrink the prison industry, and save tax dollars by funding rehab for low-level drug offenders instead of building more prisons.

End religious tax-exemption(tax credits would be allowed for verified charity work).

[tsmandy]

Personally I would probably be most affected if drugs and prostitution were de-criminalized; as would the vast majority of the 2 million plus people locked up.

Though its hard to say really....

How about universal healthcare, I sure wish I could obtain decent care.

Really the list is so long its hard to even begin.

[tsafficianado]

studies cited at least twice in the WSJ and frequently in newsletters i receive from my auto insurer clearly demonstrate that drivers who operate a cell phone have precisely the same accident rate as intoxicated drivers, so obviously.....
first offense, driving while using a cell phone, 12 month license suspension
subsequent offenses, 24 month suspension
and while we're at it, the right to obtain a driver's license is NOT guaranteed in the Constitution, and the fact is that about 40% of the people who have licenses can't drive for shit. the testing procedure at the DMVs should be upgraded.

obtaining a US social security card should require evidence that the aspirant has successfully obtained at least a minimal competency in the English language. there are immigrants whose native language is Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Laotian, Portugese, French, Russian or one of a few dozen other languages, but only those who speak Spanish have been befriended by government and corporate policy.

companies that employ undocumented workers should have their business license revoked for 12 months.

[ps911fan]

Law to insure that the Supreme Court has a limited term - only two can be appointed, the rest have to run (and are given random terms between 1-8 years)

Law to implement medicare as our new single payer health care plan once and for all...all citizens must be enrolled, 100 billion of Defense Budget shifted to a permanent health care fund

[Oli]

the right to obtain a driver's license is NOT guaranteed in the Constitution

This is a good start, but revocation should be permanent for repeat offenders ( on the day Lindsay Lohan gets hersecond dui of the year!).

1) Complete and timely disclosure of all donors, with dollar amounts, given to political candidates and parties.

2) Scrap mandatory minimum jail terms for nonviolent offenses. Give sentencing discretion back to judges with guidelines.

[qeuqheeg222]

a good start so far...i would pass a law that mandates that the parent corporation of all products,media outlets and movies or food and tech must be stated on any packaging or in the context of the media's presentation-something like"brought to you by ABC a division of Disney"..when are people gonna wake up and smell the disney or the FOX..or the Phillip Morris..or the Debeers-moet-hennesy-louis vutton..or the exxonmobil...world......................america is cute place for a few guys to make a buck.......

[TJT]

No beans in Chili.

[guyone]

Outlaw communists.

[chefmike]

Your mom's a communist.