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585 points mocko | 2 comments | 25 May 12 14:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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maeon3 ◴[25 May 12 17:22 UTC] No.4024502[source]▶
Pass a law that whoever parks their pasty butt on the surface of another planet owns x square meters of it, but they have to land in person and affix a notary.

there has got to be a way to monitize seeding a civilization on mars.

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johneth ◴[25 May 12 17:49 UTC] No.4024640[source]▶
I know you're probably not being serious, but this would stop that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty
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1. nitrogen ◴[25 May 12 19:33 UTC] No.4025079[source]▶
Yes, it would affect the "pass a law" part of the OP's proposal, but would Mars-bound indiviual colonists, representing only themselves and no nation, be bound by treaties between the dinosaurs of Earth?
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2. jlgreco ◴[25 May 12 20:21 UTC] No.4025241[source]▶
I believe the correct response from any future colonists to cries about international treaties would be "Come and stop us."