Lord Dumpling (II)

Lord Dumpling (also Demi Don Quixote), formerly known as 'Dean Kamen' AKA Thomas Alva Edison Junior, is a famous inventor who invents science fiction stuff that works and works well!
Remember the little two wheeler thing that people are riding in big tech companies? that's the Segway Human Transport System he invented. (don't remember? look it up on wikipedia.)
Or the electronic wheelchair that makes non-handicapped people jealous? that's also by him.
So as he spends time creating little things that take all people far, he also has managed to earn himself a lot of money... (and quite a reputation!)
But apart from his genius in Science and Technology, his innovative and active approach to politics is something far out!

He bought a small island called the 'North Dumpling Island' 38 miles away from main land.
Now to support his quirky electronics inventor mind , imagine how much electricity he would have to buy. Not to mention the cost of the sub-marine cable etc.
So he decided to build a wind turbine on the island.
Now the authorities on main land objected, and told him he couldn't do that on the U.S. soil.
So as a great inventor knows, the solution to the root problem in any complex problem is actually a simple one.
So what did he do?
He called up the then president (who was obviously a friend of his) and declared independence!
The president knew that this was a joke and played on.
He even signed a non-aggression treaty with the US and gave the US government a generous 'Foreign Aid' from the 'Kingdom of North Dumpling'
The island now has a constitution, a national anthem, postal stamps, A currency (which is in denominations of 'Pi', I've heard it's actually ice cream, and we have to all try and keep it 'stable'!) and a ministry with ministers of ice cream, of brunch and of nepotism, a single-ship navy, a king, no queen and yes, a wind turbine! (did i mention Don Quixote?)

When he installed a helipad on his island, some people complained that he did not have the required three feet wire fence around it. when the local authorities went to check this, he made them go through an emigration process.
When they finally did reach the site, they noticed that there was a fence, only that it was lying on the ground.
They scanned their rule book and found it never said the fence had to be erect...
This is just one of the lessons he has taught the 'neighbouring country'.
But the biggest achievement of the Lord, i think, is that everybody still thinks the whole thing is a joke! :D