171 Copycat Mayflower Convention
Here, Li Junming quickly stood up and said loudly:
"The drafting of the convention entrusted to me by you has been completed, after all, this is an important matter, so I need to delay everyone's learning time."
Hearing Lawyer Li say this, the restaurant immediately became quieter, and I saw Li Junming take out a piece of paper from the folder in his hand, raise his hand and shake it lightly at everyone and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Zhu Beiguo and I finished the draft of the "Red Chamber Convention" last night, of course, it is the first draft, and I will read it out here while everyone is here.
As you are aware, this document was drafted on the basis of the Mayflower Convention, and if it was discussed and adopted, everyone would have to sign it with their fingerprints in a few days. ”
"Brother Li, is it a copycat version of the Mayflower Convention?"
"So fast? This is a historical document, don't be hasty! ”
Unsurprisingly, someone in the crowd showed caution that the document would come out so quickly.
However, this also made the atmosphere in the restaurant a little lively, to be honest, everyone was a little suffocated by what Sun Lao said just now.
At this time, Zhu Beiguo was sitting next to Li Junming, and Dr. Da looked around at everyone and added with a smile:
"Uh...... In fact, it's not sloppy, after all, we have the "Mayflower Convention" in front, and it is indeed a copycat, but our convention also has its own characteristics. ”
"It seems that we have to seriously discuss it, this is our fundamental Dafa!"
"It's the Basic Law!"
"No, no, no, it should be the Constitution!"
After hearing everyone's discussion, Li Junming hurriedly explained to everyone:
"Of course, this covenant is not yet constitutional, at least not in terms of the letter of the law, eh...... This should be regarded as a basic document such as a common program, and there is still a long way to go before a written constitution is written. ”
"Let's read it first!"
"Let's listen to the masterpieces of the two intellectuals!"
The crowd responded.
"Then I'll read it!"
So Lawyer Li held the piece of paper in his hand, cleared his throat, and began to read it word by word:
"Convention: At this moment, we, ninety-three in all, have come from the old world to this new world and meet here to fulfill our ideas.
We pledge here to create a self-governing society different from the Old World, one whose core philosophy is that every human being and his companion are free and equal, regardless of gender, identity, age, origin, or religion.
Any public authority between us must and should be established on the basis of the consent of the governed, and must and should be subject to the supervision of the governed in the exercise of its rights.
We must produce laws based on reason, conscience, public order and good customs, and uphold and exercise the equal right of each of us to self-government in accordance with the law.
Accordingly, we, the following ninety-three signatories, will establish a colony in this newly opened archipelago.
In the name of our forefathers, in the name of each of us in the faith of our hearts and in the name of the gods in our hearts, we appear to each other as **, and now we have agreed to form all of us into a society, so that we may better survive and create a good order of life and development among us.
In our common interest, we will issue laws, decrees and orders under this covenant which are just and equal to which we are to be faithfully observed, and elect and appoint such administrative officers as may be necessary to whom we shall obey.
According to this.
----, ----, ---- A.D., signed on the right. ”
The text of the "Convention" is not very long, but because Li Mingjun read it very slowly, it took him a few minutes to finish the few hundred words.
Lawyer Li's tone was solemn and his expression was serious, so everyone listened quietly and no one interrupted him.
"Note, the signing time has not been determined for the time being, because the time of crossing is uncertain, okay, I finished reading, do you have any comments on this text and the spirit of the principle?"
At this time, Li Junming looked at everyone who was still listening quietly and asked.
"Looks like it's similar to the Mayflower Convention."
"Well, it seems to be a little better than the Mayflower Convention!"
"Brother Junming is the chief drafter of the convention and a legal expert in our group, so please tell me what you think first!"
Zhu Beiguo looked up at Li Junming and suggested to everyone.
"That's right, after all, Brother Li is a professional, so let's talk about it first."
"Well, we do have some things that we don't understand......"
"Yes, you can explain some of the sentences and ideas in the text to everyone first, and we will listen to you......"
So everyone spoke one after another and echoed Zhu Beiguo's proposal.
Li Junming looked around at everyone, lowered his head and thought about it, then nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll talk about it, I hope you don't think I'm verbose......
First of all, I would like to talk about a related and important topic: we should establish a principle of procedure that we all abide by, and this principle has been summarized by the world, called the "Robert's Rules of Procedure".
As for the specific content of this rule of procedure, I will not say much about it here, there are also in the computer reference room, there are also in the library, you can consult it yourself, in short, this is a rule that allows everyone to express different opinions accurately and harmoniously, and it should help to maintain the internal harmony of our ninety-three people in the midst of arguments, and this is very, very important for us, ladies and gentlemen.
Okay, now let's talk about this convention, I think that the convention involves several important matters, just now someone said that our convention compared with the Mayflower Convention, there is a certain improvement, yes, you are right! ”
Li Junming cleared his throat as he spoke, and saw that everyone was really listening quietly, so he continued:
"The first big idea is that among the ninety-three, everybody is equal. Everybody! The principle of 'equality for all' is clearly established in this document, and this principle will be embodied in all aspects of our ninety-three people, from personality to property, from decision-making to power, and each of us is the same. ”
"Of course!"
"A must!"
"This is the premise of our voluntary formation of a collective!"
"Lawyer Li, this is self-explanatory!"
"Well said, this is self-explanatory, but why should we make it so clearly and solemnly in the document? Because, in many cases, equality is not self-evident, and this idea is easy to lose! ”
Li Junming's eyes were blazing, and he patrolled the scene and said in a loud voice:
"Because equality is not something that everyone likes, and throughout human history, we have learned that at least the kings, emperors, and bureaucrats don't like it.
In particular, the emperors and generals, who consciously divided the people under their rule into different identities and treated them differently, and then achieved the goal of divide and rule, note that this is the ultimate secret of the stable rule of all autocratic systems!
However, this secret leads to inequality between people, and it is also the root cause of all human sins and sufferings in human society!
Now, 93 of us have formed a small society, and if we are not able to achieve the point that everyone has equal rights in terms of system and concept, then, from any reasonable point of view, in the near future, our group of people will inevitably lead to the abyss of catastrophe of autocracy and infighting. ”
"I completely agree, first of all, I want to state that I will never accept the emergence of special groups or individuals among us who are higher than us!"
High school student Wei @ Hong shouted loudly at this time.
"Yes, so whoever wants to have privileges in front of me, I will definitely not agree!"
Ren Ke, a college student, also shouted.
"If there is no idea of equality between us, in the near future the pervasive evil of human nature will either enslave others or put oneself in a situation of enslavement."
It was Luo Zhengyi, the former owner of the machinery factory, who said this, and he was clearly inspired by Li Junming.
So there were all kinds of comments in the crowd.
"Yes, who in our basket can be willing to obey whom?"
"Obviously, without institutional guarantees, infighting and conspiracy will prevail!"
"It's just, in this case, we might really fight among ourselves."
"Yes, even if we don't fight now, our children and grandchildren may also fight!"
"What's more, all kinds of inequality are the main culprits that suppress the vitality of society, and of course we can't engage in such things!"
"That's right, anyway, I don't want to be superior to others, but I don't want others to be superior to me, so I'll sauce!"
"Brother Li, please continue!"
Li Junming patiently waited for everyone to calm down, then cleared his throat and continued:
"It seems that everyone understands that once there is a difference in identity, it will naturally extend to the inequality between people in this society in terms of personality, opportunity, rights and even gender, but I am very worried that there may be people who always hold on to these inequalities and do not let go, and even pursue this inequality all their lives, fantasizing that they can become human beings."
"Is there one?"
"There must be, wake up to the power of the world......"
"Drunken beauty ...... on her knees"
"Although it is my life goal to become a master, I promise that it is only external and not internal!"
Looking at the venue that began to be a little chaotic again, Sun Lao hurriedly interjected loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me, there is nothing wrong with wanting to become a master, for a society, the way to become a master is the key, and whether to rely on real skills or hard work is the most fundamental difference.
However, let's not expand on it here, in short, a collective like ours should be equal to everyone, otherwise it will be a group without vitality and even less competitiveness.
The ultimate result of inequality is that everyone's vitality is imprisoned, creativity is suppressed, and happiness in life is deprived.
Hey, let's put it bigger, the sad and lamentable thing is that this situation has occurred endlessly in human history, just to achieve the illusory long-term peace and stability of a certain family or a certain clan, which is simply a human tragedy! ”
Hearing this, Li Junming immediately nodded in agreement and said:
"What Elder Sun said is extremely true, if we are also under that kind of system internally, then we and our children and grandchildren will not be able to obtain the real source of development in terms of ideology, science and technology, culture and productivity, innovation and civilization will be imprisoned, and will eventually be ruthlessly annihilated by history, therefore, since we have the opportunity to start again, then, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past!"