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Article #557Re: WORLD GOVERNMENT
From: Jim Howe
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 15:41
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 15:41
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In article <1992Aug12.185553.8165@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, bunker@physun.physics.mcmaster.ca (Alex Bunker) writes: |> In article <Bsvrv2.4Js@apollo.hp.com> nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson) writes: |> > |> > Nations only work when there is a basic set of values or common |> > culture to bind people together. Attempts to create nations where |> > these don't exist is folly. Witness Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, |> > USSR, India before partition, etc. |> > |> Peter, you are mixing up apples and oranges yes these states fell apart |> because they were kept together by coercion and the government did not |> respect local autonomy. A world government could have |> constitutional restrictions on its power so it can only deal with global |> issues. And I'm sure this would work just about as well as the U.S. Constitution has in limiting Federal power... James W. Howe internet: jwh@citi.umich.edu University of Michigan uucp: uunet!mailrus!citi.umich.edu!jwh Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943
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Newsgroups: misc.headlines,alt.activism,talk.politics.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!caen!jwh From: jwh@citi.umich.edu (Jim Howe) Subject: Re: WORLD GOVERNMENT Message-ID: <!vb-zA_@engin.umich.edu> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 11:41:01 EDT Organization: IFS Project, University of Michigan References: <BsvGz4.MC9@apollo.hp.com> <1992Aug12.150704.6252@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <Bsvrv2.4Js@apollo.hp.com> <1992Aug12.185553.8165@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Reply-To: jwh@citi.umich.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: tarkus.citi.umich.edu Lines: 22