If I Were Governor of Arkansas (bolded items would probably require some spending by the state. 1) A ban on the forced consolidation/annexation of public schools in this state. 2) Reform how state unemployment insurance is paid by allowing lump sum payments for further education or relocating within Arkansas. 3) Reduce the number of black people having amputations by requiring angiograms prior to that step being taken. 4) Create research program aimed at doubling the survival rates for Pancreatic cancer. 5) Double the amount of blood donated in Arkansas annually. 6) Prenatal health care initiative to radically reduce the rate of black infant mortality. 7) Invest in the Rapid Roadway/Runway Repair Vehicle Replace the death penalty with life in solitary confinement 9) Demilitarize police forces in the state. Reduce armored vehicles & SWAT teams. 10) Discourage police forces from shooting people’s pets. 11) Introduce a statewide “instant background check” system for all firearms. 12) Reform how orders of protection are implemented in Arkansas (remote monitoring). 13) Reform state penal laws so that actual prison space is reserved for violent criminals. 14) Increase funding and efficiency for the state crime lab. Increase the clearance rate for homicides in Arkansas to 80% or better. 15) Require all new school construction and renovation to include gun proof/tornado proof shelters in all classrooms and large common areas (cafeterias, libraries). 16) Add new ships to the Inland Maritime Museum (Little Rock) 17) Establish an Inland Combat Aircraft Museum, perhaps in Blytheville. 1 Encourage the building of a new nuclear power plant in Eastern Arkansas. 19) Encourage the building of a large amusement park in Eastern Arkansas. 20) Ban self-driving vehicles from state highways. 21) Encourage the building of a major U.S. oil refinery in Eastern Arkansas. 22) Issue no pardons or commutations. Set no execution dates (see #2) 23) Dramatically increase the amount of bamboo grown and harvested in Arkansas. 24) Dramatically increase the amount of Switchgrass harvested in Arkansas (ethanol production). 25) Ban full contact football for anyone under 15 years old. 26) Create mobile learning centers (like the old bookmobiles) to bring education to isolated young persons.
Ironically, the next to the last one of this list would probably the far and away the most difficult to get passed.
Arizona 1. I would block all outgoing water from the state to California. 2. I would build a wall along the border and arm it fully. 3. I would remove every illegal immigrant no matter their age on day 1. 4. I would legalize all gambling and remove all state alcohol restrictions. 5. I would quit subsidizing professional sports and legalize gladiator fighting to the death for 1 million dollars prize money and televise it on pay per view where it would be the most watched program ever. 6. I would encourage business to move here by eliminating all their state tax. 7. I would legalize prostitution. 8. I would take over pot production for the nation. 9. I would build a wonderful desert tent city for all the homeless where no laws apply. 10. I would make all prisons and jails extremely unpleasant. So bad that the goal is not to do your time but to survive. !1. I would allow militias to engage Mexican armed forces if they are allowing threats near our border. !2. I would declare state pirate day where nobody is allowed to work, only drink rum. So many great ideas I can't list them all.
You post the most bizarre ideas, on the widest range of topics, that I've seen here. All of your thoughts, however, are not bad. Clearly (?), you are joking. You know that a Governor, not even if your legislature passed it, could legalize sport killing, right? But I bet, if such a thing existed, it would draw a tremendous audience. I could get behind that (so to speak). But what about the limited reserves of water Arizona has just for the personal use of its citizens? I tend to doubt the fresh water supply is sufficient to prudently make enough available for developing this new crop, without further imperilling its availability for residents in the not-so-distant future. Though, of course, it should be added, once again, that a Governor does not hold this sort of power; the most you could do was encourage private business to invest in that area. I find it very interesting, however, that you would assume such dictatorial powers to yourself, & yet I'd swear I've read posts of yours alleging that those on the left side of the political spectrum are the ones who want to control how businesses & our economy is run. But back to your pot plan: you should first invest in a water desalinization plant, and in a pipeline to bring in water from the ocean. This, of course, would require such up-front investment, that it might not seem warranted. Maybe you could work out a deal just to bring in fresh water from a not-so-distant river? Once more, federal laws, which a Governor does not have the authority to over-ride, would not allow either if those things. They would also entail violations of the U.S. Constitution. That could potentially start a war, or at least skirmishes, with a foreign power which, I've gotta think, would not be in the purview of your Governorship. King of Arizona, however, would be a different matter. P.S.-- if no Mexican government forces, of note, are stationed at the border, what would you do, invade Mexico?
For those of us with less than stellar understanding of Arkansas economic geography, what is the significance of Eastern Arkansas? Are these ideas of economic diversification, or pandering to any particular groups?
Eastern Arkansas is poor while western Arkansas, in particular northwestern Arkansas is one of the wealthiest areas in the United States (seriously). On the other hand currently, Eastern Arkansas has far less population density and thanks to the Mississippi River, ready access to vast amounts of fresh water and a ready route for heavy transportation.
