I do not agree with many of the laws and terms set forth in the constitution.

Firstly, why should Asgardia be called a Kingdom? Are they anticipating a legal motion to institute a King? I do not agree to being ruled by a monarch of any kind.

Secondly, I am very concerned about the long term repercussions of Asgardia's Absolute Supreme Value. Infinite expansion, while noble in theory, may not be the best policy when resources are quite obviously finite in our finite reach. We are already seeing the consequences of believing you can push your end line infinitely. I would agree with a constitution that acknowledges that humanity is limited and should strive for sustainability for as long as possible.

Thirdly, I do not agree with the separation and constitution of powers as they are. I believe we should design a different separation of powers, something unprecedented and as far from the American model as possible. While a Government by the People sounds like a noble idea, Socrates already had some thoughts against it, mainly: not everyone is fit to govern, vote or participate in public life. I would rather have a Government for the People, in which the government strives to take the best care of citizenry by appointing the most qualified people for every office in question. Maybe if we had a Managerial Power and an Auditory Power? The first would govern and build while the second would survey and judge. They would be occupied based on technocratic and meritocratic nominations and deposed based on referenda. Just a thought.

Fourthly, I do not agree with the implementation of a set number of official languages, nor do I agree to strive for the construction and implementation of a single Asgardian language. I know acknowledging all languages as culturally relevant can be a strain on resources as a greater number of translators would be needed to cope with the diversity influx. I still believe it is important to protect cultural diversity over administrative pragmatism.

Fifthly, I am very worried about the implementation of currency and taxation, specially early on as the implementation and acceptance of this constitution would automatically mean all of us would have to pay taxes to support a nation that has few assets, no territory, no institutions and no international recognition.

Finally, I am not at all happy with having preconstitutional privileges conditioned to the acceptance of this constitution. They're basically bribing us with file space in Asgardia-1 in exchange for our vote. So, I am to waste 500 KB in space because I didn't comply with the Kingdom of Asgardia when it most needed my vote against?

It's time to watch our path, accept our mistakes and become better human beings, let's leave our prejudices, ignorance and faults on the ground to be truly  and worthy Asgardians

Can we just take a short moment away from the constitutional discussions to remind ourselves of what the “end game” of Asgardia is;

Protecting the our home from this….

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/death-asteroid-may-come-unexpected-ways#interactive

This made me giggle:

Heisenberg and Schrodinger are on a road trip, when a cop pulls them over. The officer walks up and asks if they know how fast they’re going. Heisenberg replies that they do not, but know with high precision where they are. The cop thinks that’s weird, and begins to search the vehicle. He opens the trunk and asks, “did you know you’ve got a dead cat in the trunk?” Schrodinger says, “well, *now* we do.”

Hello my Asgardian Friends,

Just a quick note to remind everyone of the ongoing contests that we have to choose some important feature of our nations:

Flag , Insignia and Anthem selection voting is still ongoing but the end date is rapidly coming upon us, so make sure that you have placed your up-vote so that your favourites are included in the final selection on Unity Day.

For a little over 2500 years our species has looked up and observed “Falling stars” as they shoot across the sky every April.

The meteor shower now known as the Lyrids is current underway, lasting from April 16th to the 25th, however this year's spectacle is expected to be better than previous years.

This meteor shower takes its name as it seems to be located in the constellation of Lyra near the star Vega  (Right ascension: 18h 36m 56.33635s | Declination: +38° 47′ 01.2802″)

The Lyrids are the after effect of Comet Thatcher whose orbit takes 415 years.  This meaning it last visited Earth in 1861 (the next will be 2276).
However every year we pass through its debris trail, where little pieces burn up in our atmosphere creating this celestial spectacle.

Having begun on the 16th the shower will last until April 25th peaking just before dawn on April 22.  In a “normal” year the peak rate is approximately 10 -20 meteorites per hour,  however, in the Greece (1922), Japan (1945) and USA (1982) over a 100 meteorites per hour being recorded.

This year we are going to be lucky again if you can find a light pollution free patch of sky the waning crescent moon should make it a great show.

(For a little fun check out: https://www.meteorshowers.org/ )

How many of us will be going out and trying to see some of this natural fireworks display?

(and out of curiosity, if you do go out and have a look, how many did you see in your location…?

I think it would be nice to see if we can get a global rate difference… )

_Edit:
(this might be useful for anyone wanting to go take a look too: https://www.accuweather.com/en/world-weather )

Hello fellow Asgardians,

As many of us have noticed (and some have commented ) the new text formatting bar has been undergoing a few changes.
The IT department has been trying to adapt the features (and implementation) to see what best works for us.

So here is our opportunity to give the team some feedback and let them know what we would like to see in a text formatting bar .

Please can we keep our comments to 'suggestive' and 'constructive' in nature so that we can pass to the team and let them know what we as a community needs.

All suggestions are welcome, so please let us know what you would find useful.

Thanks in advance for all your suggestions,

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator

Hello Everyone!

Please remember that if you want to become more actively involved in Asgardia? We're looking for volunteers to join our moderation and chapter staff!

You can find the posting in the Administrative Affairs forums:
https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/civic-asgardia-public-sector-145/topic/civic-asgardia-recruitment-initiative-april-3-2017-4692/?post=22454#22454

Please read the post fully and review the openings before applying.
Please note applications for this round will be ending on the 15th April.

Jason Rainbow
Civic.Asgardia Social Media Coordinator