The primary problem with the government is that there is no chain of command. Citizens report/complain/speak directly with Congressional Representatives and Senators (or their staff). In the military, a Private rarely speaks with a General. Instead, he speaks with his commander and the request gets passed up the chain of command. But with 500,000+ constituents, Congressional reps can't grasp the impact their decisions make.
Imagine a government where each person is represented by a committee of five elected people. This committee would be the only government entity with which you enteracted. This committee (representing about 100000 people) would respond or pass the request up to the next (statewide) committee, also consisting of about 5 people (CA, TX, FL, NY might need more). The statewide committee would then respond or pass the request onto the national committee which would respond or pass the request onto the president.
This isn't perfect, but I'd prefer this method of government over the one we have now.
Sometimes humanity must suffer in the name of science, but most of the time, science suffers in the name of humanity. An issue, such as cloning, and genetic experimentation in general, is well worth the sacrifice that humanity must make. The potential side effects of such experiments are good and bad, but the good can and does outweigh the bad.
Human cloning should not be done to benefit the parents or the children, but should be done to benefit humanity. I hate to say it, but I'd rather see 10000 clones die of a diesease to find a cure, than 1000000 non-clones die with no cure found. And I'll be the first to donate genetic material to the cause.
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The primary problem with the government is that there is no chain of command. Citizens report/complain/speak directly with Congressional Representatives and Senators (or their staff). In the military, a Private rarely speaks with a General. Instead, he speaks with his commander and the request gets passed up the chain of command. But with 500,000+ constituents, Congressional reps can't grasp the impact their decisions make.
Imagine a government where each person is represented by a committee of five elected people. This committee would be the only government entity with which you enteracted. This committee (representing about 100000 people) would respond or pass the request up to the next (statewide) committee, also consisting of about 5 people (CA, TX, FL, NY might need more). The statewide committee would then respond or pass the request onto the national committee which would respond or pass the request onto the president.
This isn't perfect, but I'd prefer this method of government over the one we have now.
Sometimes humanity must suffer in the name of science, but most of the time, science suffers in the name of humanity. An issue, such as cloning, and genetic experimentation in general, is well worth the sacrifice that humanity must make. The potential side effects of such experiments are good and bad, but the good can and does outweigh the bad.
Human cloning should not be done to benefit the parents or the children, but should be done to benefit humanity. I hate to say it, but I'd rather see 10000 clones die of a diesease to find a cure, than 1000000 non-clones die with no cure found. And I'll be the first to donate genetic material to the cause.