Yes but if Santa Claus exists, how can you explain the Easter bunny?

Using nuclear energy doesnt require the overthrow of capitalism.

The inevitable rise of Skynet

and then the BSG-style cycle of <!SPOILER ALERT!> humanity's renewed rise followed by another inevitable fall at the hands of artificial intelligence

California has an ocean. Desalinated. Not brain surgery.

Yes, it's brain surgery. Desalination requires lots of energy, which is another thing that California is in short supply of. Hope they like more rolling blackouts.

The cost of imprisoning them is borne by taxpayers, but the imprisoned arenl responsible. So add that to their income.

Mars needs more gravity and raw materials (nitrogen). I suggest a large impactor or impactors to solve both. Now how to get them there...

Yes it is theirs even if the world depends on it.