Since laws are basically the rules that govern our society and thereby define our society, it is important to put the laws into place before moving onto to other subjects, such as politics and government. so here goes:

First, I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you, but you do not live in a free society. No. I'm sorry, but the only people who are truly free are the ones who live deep within the jungle, and you're obviously not one of them since you're reading this over the Internet with a computer. That's the bad news. The good news is that it's ok that you're not free, because you can't be free and live in an utopian society at the same time (at least not completely free). Otherwise, someone bigger than you, who would also be completely free to do whatever he wants, would come and take away your sandwich that you worked so hard on. And if he's really mean, he'll take the pickle next to the sandwich too.

I know what you're saying, you're as free as you can be given the obvious restraints that must exist in a normal society. I'm sorry to have to say this again, but no, you're not. How do I know this? Because if you have access to the internet and can speak English, it is highly likely that you and I are in the same boat, and I'm definitely not as free as I'd like to be.

Sure, I'm not allowed to go up to somebody and punch them, and that's a good thing. I don't want to start fights or steal, and I'm glad there are laws against those actions. I would, however, like to feel the wind on my face as I drive to the lake on my motorcycle, but there's a law saying I have to wear a helmet. I would like to feel the rays of the sun warm my body as I tour the lake in my kayak, but there's a law saying I have to wear a life jacket. After I finish touring the lake, I would like to smoke some pot with my friends, but there's a law saying that would be too much fun. Now those laws are there to prevent me from killing myself, and I can understand why some people would want to prevent that, even though it's really none of their FUCKING BUSINESS.

But then there's this law that says I can't go skinny dipping with my loved one, and that's just fucking retarded. I'm not doing you any harm, that's the most important thing. I'm not harming myself. So what the fuck? You might as well have a law against hanging ugly paintings in public places, that would make more sense. Or a law against obesity, because with or without clothes on, fat people are BLOODY DISGUSTING to look at. But I don't even try to get a law like that passed. I don't even complain about the ugly fat people. I do what every half-way sane person does when they see something they don't like and LOOK AWAY! I don't go around making laws so the everybody does as I see fit. First, because I don't have the power to do so, and second, because it's FUCKING INSANE! Laws exist to prevent society from falling into chaos, not so you can legislate your tastes and live in your fairytale world.

With one of my favourite principles of logika in mind, KISS, one easily arrives at the conclusion that there should be a minimum number of laws preventing ALL and ONLY that which absolutely must be prevented. Everybody would be free to do as they wish within the confines of those laws. That way, there would be a few simple laws that everybody could learn and respect. We would be rid of two evils: useless, complicated laws and lawyers. Hurray! And with fewer laws, the police could spend more time enforcing the laws that actually need enforcing.

Just how many laws do you need to prevent everything that we all agree absolutely must be prevented? The answer: just one. Yes, that's right, one simple law that everybody can learn and everybody can respect. Without further ado, I give you not the first, not just a, but THE LAW:

You are free to undertake whatever actions you wish, with the following limitations: your actions mustn't physically harm other people, nor their possessions, nor infringe upon their freedom, nor put any of these three in considerable danger, unless you have the permission of the people in question to do so.

There you have it. Beautiful, isn't it? One law to rule them all, one law to... Well, you get the picture. With this one law, it is easy to see what I can and cannot do. Punch somebody? No, not allowed. Kidnap somebody? No. Speeding? No, I can't put other people in danger. Juggle with my friend's fragile collection of class spheres? Not without his permission. Get in a boxing ring with my friend and punch the living daylights out of him? If I have his consent, why not?

What about stealing, because I'm not technically harming someone else's things or putting them in danger, am I? I am in the sense that he no longer has it, so to him, whether I break it or steal it, it's the same thing. However, with only this one law, I can now ride my bike without my helmet, go kayaking without a life jacket, smoke pot with my friends and go skinny dipping with someone I love, because the only bad thing I'm doing with these things is putting myself in danger, but I obviously have my own approval, so there's no problem. Brilliant, isn't it?