Elon Musk has said Mars colonists will govern themselves with "direct democracy." But 100 people in a sealed habitat on a hostile planet is not a democracy — it's a survival situation with a supply chain controlled by one company. The constitutional window for Mars governance is 18-24 months. After that, precedent will be set by whoever arrives first.
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