either you have read some of my past writings on this topic, or we are just naturally on the same wavelength!
Sorry, I haven't read your thoughts, but I make no claim to being the only one with these thoughts. At this time, all I have are the informal notions and nothing has ever occured to me that would be a downside. If you've got some links, I'd love to read them.
It is odd, though, how many people I propose this idea to seem to take to it - there seems to be little down side or political objection. As an example, I work on occasion with a multi-cultural diversity transgender type. He/she was a convert the first time this discussion came up and has been spreading the word ever since (in some odd places, no doubt).
The only ones that don't seem to get it are politicians that I have spoken to - they don't see a problem with state power (even if Republican). Another set, of course, is the lefty, pacifist, pro-abortion-but-anti-death-penalty types. It goes without saying that there's a lot of jumbled wiring in their noggins in the first place, so their objection is of little surprise.
I have considered and promoted this idea for the better part of 15 years or so. At times, I have considered doing the legal & research work needed to produce a white paper that might be circulated.
Yeah, sure.
I'll get to that task when I'm about 150 years old. Maybe I'd have the time if I were serving a life sentence...