The brand-spankin’-new Constitution of Bhutan (pdf). It’s amazing how much of it is ripped straight from the U.S. Constitution considering how different a nation Bhutan is. Article 7, entitled ‘Fundamental Rights’ contains declarations like “A Bhutanese citizen shall have the right to life, liberty, and security of person…” and “…freedom of speech, opinion, and expression” and “conscience and religion” and “There shall be freedom of the press…” etc. The coolest part about all this is that Article 8 is called ‘Fundamental Duties’. It only has 11 points compared to the 21 of ‘Fundamental Rights’, but it’s pretty sweet (read: ‘un-American’):

1. A Bhutanese citizen shall preserve, protect and defend the sovereignty, integrity, security and unity of Bhutan and render national service when called upon to do so.
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3. A Bhutanese citizen shall foster tolerance, mutual respect and spirit of brotherhood amongst the people of Bhutan transcending religious, linguistic, regional or sectional diversities.
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6. A person shall have the responsibility to provide help, to the greatest possible extent, to victims of accidents and in times of natural calamity.

Etc. I could argue with the specifics, but why doesn’t the U.S. have a ‘Bill of Responsibilities’? Because we’re lazy-ass Americans and we proclaim Uncle Sam the Greatest Man to Ever Live when he bitch-slaps Hitler or walks on the moon but we wouldn’t normally give him the time of day, especially if he wants us to get off the couch a second. That’s a little harsh, and Americans in general seem to do pretty well giving and serving without a ‘Bill of Responsibilities’ but I think it’d be worth looking into. Not that anyone will. We’ve got bigger problems right now.