Government

We are a direct democracy, where each citizen votes directly on laws and other things.

Ærøskøbing, Highlands Ranch, and Mendoza are our three capitals.

We are a unitary state. The provinces, however, can set regional regulations, but overall, the decisions are made by a central government.

• The Goatlanndic Important Document of Laws:

1. No Doing Things With Bad Intentions
2. Freedom Of Speech (Just try not to go out of your way to be a jerk)
3. Freedom Of The Press (CNN is welcome, but we really prefer the BBC)
4. Freedom Of Assembly
5. Freedom Of Belief (Unless it contradicts Law 1)
6. Gender Equality (Includes protections for transgender people, as well as equal treatment for all genders)
7. Marriage Equality (You love who you love)
8. Racial/Ethnic Equality
9. Equality
10. Right To A Fair Trial
11. No Slavery
12. No wasting food or littering
13. Direct Democracy based off of half +1 of citizens who vote, rounded up, and referendums which go into a second round need only a simple majority
14. At Least 80% of Holidays Must Be In November
15. No death penalty, corporal punishment, or torture; people who commit violent crimes are sent to another country (preferably Norway or another Nordic Country because they are more humane), and nonviolent criminals will be given a fine, and no mandatory minimums
16. You must stand when listening to the national anthem, if physically possible, because it reduces the risk of heart disease
17. Right To Add More Stuff On This List With A Vote
18. No Removing Any Laws Before And Including This One, But Minor Changes Possible
19. Cannabis and Coca Leaf Allowed For MEDICAL Use (Nationally, but each province/region has their own regulations as well)
20. Bestiality legal in some cases with consent from the animal (Must provide indisputable proof of consent)
21. Abortions legal in cases of maternal life, mental health, health, rape, severe fetal defects, and/or socioeconomic factors (it is legal on request as well, but strongly discouraged if there is no good reason), and you can appeal for other reasons
22. If you purposefully go out and kill an animal or plant just "for fun," or for no apparent reason except for a sudden desire to kill it, you have to make sure that it doesn't die painfully, then eat it and put every part of its carcass to good use, and then think about what you've done while feeling remorse
23. Alcohol consumption is legal if you are over the regional age requirement and are not planning to drive a car or other vehicle until most of the alcohol is out of your system
24. Freedom to not wear a bike helmet if you don't want to while biking or motorcycling (but you really should)
25. Altruistic Surrogacy is legal
26. You are allowed to have a gun if a) You are not violent, b) You won't use it while on drugs, c) You won't use it while drunk, d) You are mentally healthy, and e) The reason you want it for does not contradict law 1, or anything else on this list
27. Don't use handheld devices which interfere with driving while driving, and wear a seatbelt
28. Learn how to swim if you are physically able to
29. Right to an education
30. Don't kill endangered species