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=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
Culturally the Federation is tolerant of some things (like religions) but utterly intolerant of drug-taking, political activism, and certain cultures. A great many things are illegal, like slavery, cloning and certain narcotics.<ref name=":3" /> | Culturally the Federation is tolerant of some things (like religions) but utterly intolerant of drug-taking, political activism, and certain cultures. A great many things are illegal, like slavery, [[cloning]] and certain narcotics.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
The media drives a culture of celebrity. Top ranking politicians, social commentators, entertainers and super-rich all command a great deal of media attention. This provides a massive distraction for the populace, to the extent that foreign wars conducted by the Federation on their behalf get little media attention. This has gone on for many hundreds of years, and there is no sign of it changing.<ref name=":3" /> | The media drives a culture of celebrity. Top ranking politicians, social commentators, entertainers and super-rich all command a great deal of media attention. This provides a massive distraction for the populace, to the extent that foreign wars conducted by the Federation on their behalf get little media attention. This has gone on for many hundreds of years, and there is no sign of it changing.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
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[[robotics|Robotics]] and artificial intelligence is used extensively in Federal society. They do the type of work so people don't need to do the same. [[Cloning|Clones]] and slaves are illegal in Federal space.<ref name=":3" /><ref>http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Empire</ref> | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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==Federal Constitution== | ==Federal Constitution== | ||
Federal law is based on an agreed Constitution. People have rights and freedoms, enshrined by this agreement. A great many things are illegal, like slavery, cloning and certain narcotics. Local 'State' law prohibits other trafficking to a greater or lesser degree. Things like ship-based weapons, personal weapons, other milder drugs and alcohol are banned in some systems.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0162</ref> | Federal law is based on an agreed Constitution. People have rights and freedoms, enshrined by this agreement. A great many things are illegal, like [[Slaves|slavery]], [[cloning]] and certain narcotics. Local 'State' law prohibits other trafficking to a greater or lesser degree. Things like ship-based weapons, personal weapons, other milder drugs and alcohol are banned in some systems.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0162</ref> | ||
Federal law is controlled by the Mars government, and the sheer size of the Federation makes it very hard for a System to have any influence on changing it.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0162</ref> | Federal law is controlled by the Mars government, and the sheer size of the Federation makes it very hard for a System to have any influence on changing it.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0162</ref> | ||