The 4 million land buyers will become citizens of the galactic government

Dennis Hope, the entrepreneur who registered the moon in his name, visited Israel last week as a guest of the Israel Business Conference, for his success as an entrepreneur, now wishes to take diplomatic and legal steps to protect, according to him, all his property rights and those of the land buyers * Among other things, a lunar coin will soon be issued - the delta, whose symbol will be as a triangle shape and which according to Hope will be traded in the currency markets

A special interview with Dennis Hope, the entrepreneur who named the moon after him. Hope is currently designated as the interim president of the galactic government in charge of the Moon, the other planets and their moons, except Earth. The interview took place during Hope's visit to Israel, as a guest of the Israel Business Conference.

To date, over 4 million people have purchased land on the moon, among them 15 thousand Israelis who received certificates confirming their ownership from crazyshop.co.il, the official franchise for selling land on the moon in Israel.

Do you really legally own the moon?Throughout history, 197 countries have allowed their citizens, in a completely legal way, to claim possession and the possibility of exploitation of territories that they did not own, and were not otherwise owned. In 1980, I followed an old American law, submitted a request for registration in the taboo and submitted a letter to the United Nations and the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, according to which I claimed as a private person possession of the moon and the other eight planets, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on Outer Space, which prevents countries from claiming possession on extraterrestrial entities, but does not prohibit it on private individuals. No one objected to the official demand. On the contrary, in the meantime I received two marks of excellence from the American Congress for my success as an entrepreneur, and I was also appointed honorary chairman of the Nevada State Board of Advisors.

What will you do if the treaty is changed and it is written explicitly that no one has a right to the moon, not even private individuals, what will you do with all the millions of plot owners?In 1974, an alternative treaty was indeed proposed in this spirit that also prohibits private individuals, but it was signed by only nine countries, none of which are active in space. The US refused to sign the treaty, and demanded to wait and see how public opinion would develop. The Moon Embassy does nothing but this - promoting the issue in public opinion. People who buy land on other planets want to own it.

Are you building on the pressure of the landowners?Hope: "Definitely."

What exactly is the Galactic Government?In 2001 we created the Galactic Government. At that time we already had 1.7 million landowners from about 160 countries, and they wanted to know how to protect their land rights. The right way to do this is to establish the galactic government. Four years later we introduced the Constitution, after examining all the democratic constitutions ever proposed on the planet. We threw away the junk and left only the good stuff. We put it to a vote among the landowners and 99.9% of the voters approved the constitution. We are now an independent nation for all intents and purposes and if the UN tries to change the treaty now, it is already too late.

Who knows your country?The issue is too sensitive, but there are countries that support the landowners' right to their property. We start in February 2008 to issue diplomatic passports through a company in New York that specializes in the subject. At that time I and all members of the government will have a galactic diplomatic passport. From the constitutional point of view, I am the president of the galactic government, until the first general elections to be held in 2008. The government consists of 17 ministers and deputy ministers, and they have assistants and advisers, we have a vice president, but these are all temporary positions. In March 2008 general elections for the parliament are expected, after which the senators, the vice president and the president of the galactic government will be elected. I am the interim president of the country but I have all the powers to lead it where it needs to go until the general elections. The voters and the elected will of course come from among the plot owners. Since no government has rejected my claim to the moon, and since today we have 4.6 million landowners from 193 countries, we have let the governments know that we are an independent nation and we hope that they will all open the gates of diplomacy to us.

What are your signs of independence?"We are starting to establish institutions that should be in every country, such as a central bank that will issue lunar currency notes starting in April 2008, which will be called "Delta". Similar to how silver on Earth is issued against gold held by the government, "Delta" will be issued against the helium 3 ores, which are abundant on the moon. Helium 3 is a green source of energy for the earth. Its quantity is limited on Earth because the atmosphere repels it. It is produced by the sun, there are 100 million tons of this material on the moon, enough to provide energy to the earth for a thousand years. At its current market value it is worth 33 quintillion dollars. We will not collect taxes from the residents, but only a 10% commission on the sales of helium 3 from each lot, which means that we are already starting our treasury with 3 quintillion dollars in the coffers, and the delta will be traded in the currency markets, which they will determine what its value will be. "

"I have 100 trillion acres registered to my name in the solar system. Each of the planets has resources of one kind or another that can be exploited, we will share this with each of the governments on earth. We will charge much lower fees than any government charges today - for mining exotic minerals and gases."
What is the news for the landowners?"We will offer any land owner who wishes to provide future concessions for helium 3 mining on the land he owns. The price today is 125 thousand dollars per ounce, we will pay him 65 thousand and he will have to give us 10% of that as a commission. These will be the only payments to the government because we will not collect taxes. The average value of the helium 3 spread over a 4 dunam plot on the moon is 2.5 million dollars."

What would happen if the US started establishing an outpost at the south pole of the moon?
Our policy is to always go for diplomatic solutions. We do not declare war on anyone, and we will not prevent any government from landing on the moon and setting up facilities there, but we will demand in return to pay for this privilege. This is our property. We give every government the opportunity to sign an agreement with us that will allow them to build facilities on the moon. Anyone who would like to be in touch with us, to negotiate fair licenses, we will be happy to let them. "

"I followed the law, filed a lawsuit, and no one contested it. Now we have established the Democratic Republic, no one has the right to say that we are not a sovereign country. Blatantly ignoring this would be very problematic in many respects."