In August, the fifth international Mars Society conference was held in Boulder Colorado. Various people from around the globe showed up to this event. One of the main topics of discussion entailed: Who should govern Mars? There were three ideal positions taken on who should govern mars:
1. The United States.
2. The United Nations.
3. Martian civilization should be self governing.
All three positions were very strong and a long debate/discussion ensued. There were problems with each potential stance when analyzing the history of all the proposals. The United States and United Nations are ideal forms of government, but throughout history there have been ups and downs. There is also uncertainty to how non bias these governments would actually be. The most favored position was to let martian civilization govern themselves when it comes down to it. However there needs to be some type of foundation already in place to build off of. While this topic may seem unrealistic and silly in the present, it will be a significant topic in the near future when exploration on mars expands.
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