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I already get to make certain limited rules.

As do most of us.

That will do nicely for me thanks.

I would change a lot of laws! But then again I know that there is a lot of things that other people know more about than I do! Therefor they would be able to make more good rules than I would.

I would make a rule that there would be more love and less fighting and negativity... there's way to much of it.

Then there wouldn't be as many.

Well ,to a point I do make rules. I make my own rules for myself, some rules apply to people at work,home, friends.

When my family plays board games, such as Monopoly, we make up our own rules all the time. When the game first starts, one of each number of bill goes into the jackpot. After someone wins it, we throw it in again. We do not play standard Backgammon, (mostly cause we can't remember how the board gets set up). it's a mental block thing that runs in the family? Instead we play Russian Backgammon. For games I guess it's alright, but, I don't think I'd want the responsibility for making rules for anyone else's way of living. I do make the rules on how to live my own life though, and God help the person who tries to change that.

I only have one rule: Do as I say, not as I do.

I don't think I'd trust myself to do that.

I agree most with the "esteemed RIA colleague" two reviews down, but, although I agree with some of it, am neutral on some of it, and disagree with some of it, no one can say that our friend Szinhonshu did not come prepared with a plan.

Unlike my esteemed RIA colleague (directly below), I have no problem telling other people what to do. New SZinhonshu Rules of General Applicability in the United States: You may not have a child: 1A. until you reach twenty one years of age 1B. unless you can read and write English at a 10th Grade level or higher (Exceptions for dyslexics). 1C. if you have had a felony conviction in the past 3 years or a drug-related conviction in the past 5 years. 2A. Second convictions/determinations that an alien has entered the U.S. illegally will result in a mandatory 2 year prison sentence. 2B. All money orders sent/forwarded from the U.S. to Mexico, El Salvador or Guatemala will be taxed at the rate of 8 cents per dollar. 3A. To participate in NCAA or NAIA sanctioned college athletics (and qualify for an athletic scholarship), a graduating high school senior must have a 2.7 GPA and an SAT score of 950. 3B. Any school I list as an alma mater on my resume may not admit male student athletes who have tattoos or facial piercings. (Exceptions for student-athletes who enroll after performing military service). 4A. "Don't Ask Don't Tell" is abolished as military policy and gays are allowed to serve openly in the United States Armed Forces. 4B. Same sex marriages are legally (and governmentally) recognized. 5A. The Internal Revenue Service loses 80% of its operating budget. 5B. The graduated income tax is abolished and replaced with a 12% flat tax, applicable to individuals and businesses alike. 5C. The estate tax and all death related taxes are abolished. 5D. The federal government disassociates itself from public education. 5E. The federal government disassociates itself from healthcare. 6A. References to God are removed from legal tender. 6B. The practice of commencing Supreme Court sessions and sessions of Congress with an invocation/prayer is discontinued. 6C. "Under God" is removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. 6D. Nativity scenes, menorahs and other symbols of religious worship are prohibited from holiday displays on government property. 7A. The designated hitter rule is abolished in Major League Baseball. 7B. Major League Baseball institutes a salary cap and revenue sharing program similar to the one used by the National Basketball Association 7C. Steve Garvey is admitted to Cooperstown and issued a lavish apology. 7D. NBA teams are to play 20 fewer regular season games than they do currently. 7E. The first two rounds of the NBA playoffs are best 3 out of 5 (rather than 4 out of 7). 7F. The annual NCAA Basketball Tournament is composed of the two teams with the best records from each D1 conference. 7G. Any NFL franchise to be moved to or established in Los Angeles will play its games in a preexisting stadium/facility or a new facility that is constructed and finanaced entirely without public moneys. 7H. Al Davis is to be publicly hung, drawn and quartered at a time, place and location to be determined in a ballot referendum voted on by California taxpayers. 8A. First Amendment Free Expression protections will not extend to citizens who refuse to remove Kerry-Eduards bumper stickers from their automobiles 14 months after the relevant election has been completed.

Why would I want to? Yeah, I like spouting off my opinions, but I don't like telling other people what to do. Even if I could somehow make a bunch of rules, it doesn't mean anyone would follow them, anyway.

I do - for me. The rest of you are on your own.

You mean I don't already?

eeeeww I better not go here, Id make enemies all over the place for sure, needless to say i wold change many things here in America in the first week.

As long as I didn't have a bunch of pissed-off people complaining to me everyday about The Rules.