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| Mar 17, 2010 3:09 am |
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Barriers to transition to benevolent anarchy |
Ken Hilving
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Perhaps the first barrier to creating a benevolent anarchy form of government is the legal barrier.
Texas has a number of state codes regarding local governments. (source http://law.justia.com/texas/codes/lg.html)
TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 5. TYPES OF MUNICIPALITIES IN GENERAL
CHAPTER 6. TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 7. TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 8. TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 9. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 22. ALDERMANIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 23. ALDERMANIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 24. COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 25. CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 26. FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER 51. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES
CHAPTER 52. ADOPTION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 53. CODE OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 54. ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
These rules all share a common aspect - representation by elected officials. Finding a way to meet the state code while preserving the intent of a benevolent anarchy will be a challenge. The alternative - changing the state law - will surely be a larger challenge.
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The same site has information on all 50 US states. The US members here might find the laws that determine just how much freedom their local community has of interest. Private Reply to Ken Hilving (new win) |
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