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Originally posted by Djinn Raffo:
Its true! I feel more of affinity with many commonwealth countries citizens though i am at a loss to put a defined 'why' to it.
With Canada i have heard talk in the papers and from the people about how soon enough maybe within ten years we will begin to use american cash... I don't know if that will happen or not in ten years but i do think it is probably inevitable.
Whose laws would govern in this amalgamation Yorick?
I for one dont want the american system for my country. At least some of it. I for one like my Canada with gun control. No guns is the way to go and to hell with the right to bear arms says I!
As things are now. The States would keep various lawmaking and revenue collecting abilities. As with Europe, some Union laws would cover the federation. But that would be for people to decide, as they are working out in Europe, and as they did when America and Australia both federated.
There are strong gun laws in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Britain but also New York City. Why would that need to change?
There are precedents for this.
The aforementioned American and Australian unifications, plus the initial federation of Germany long ago, that ended up leaving out Hapsburg Austria - who could have been a key player in the German Federation.
With Australia and America, the states kept a great deal of individuality in certain areas.
[ 02-23-2002: Message edited by: Yorick ]