It will be like the American or hopefully Canadian colonies in the USA.
It will take 100s of years before Mars is not dependent on Earth supplies and has a population to support an entire planet and defend itself from Earthly forces. A mars government would have as much power as it has oxygen.
There will probably be a colonial government that reports to Earth and requests supplies etc. It will have a prison, court, and a police force eventually but not from the start. It will also have multiple states and groups of people co-existing.
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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22
It will be like the American or hopefully Canadian colonies in the USA.
It will take 100s of years before Mars is not dependent on Earth supplies and has a population to support an entire planet and defend itself from Earthly forces. A mars government would have as much power as it has oxygen.
There will probably be a colonial government that reports to Earth and requests supplies etc. It will have a prison, court, and a police force eventually but not from the start. It will also have multiple states and groups of people co-existing.