Subsection 1: The Unenforceable Mandate
It turns out that the government has a special unit of agents tasked with enforcing this very specific and utterly useless mandate. Their motto? "Because we can."
Meet Agent Thompson, a seasoned enforcer of the 4th mandate:
Read about Subsection 3: The Mandate's Unforeseen Consequences
Subsubsection 1: The Mandate's Unstated Purpose
Despite the best efforts of Agent Thompson, no one has yet to determine the actual reason behind Mandate 4, section 2. It's as if the government just wanted to see how much bureaucracy it could cram into a single document.
Read about Subsubsection 1: Theories on the Unstated Purpose of Mandate 4, section 2Subsubsection 2: The Mandate's Stated Purpose (if you can call it that)
According to official documents, Mandate 4, section 2 is designed to 'encourage the development of innovative, yet utterly impractical, solutions to real-world problems.' When asked for further clarification, Agent Thompson just rolled his eyes.
Read about Subsubsection 2: The Actual Stated Purpose of Mandate 4, section 2