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Originally posted by MagiK:
Moiraine...does the US get 50 votes in the UN? there are after all 50 seperate states each with its own special interests. If the Eu is a united collection of nation states, should it not get just one vote?
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What a great idea, MagiK ! Given that France is subdivised into nearly 100 sub-entities called "départements", that means we would get twice as many votes as you would !
Oh, it was "one nation = one vote" that you meant ? Oh, then you have a LOT of internal reorganization to make before you are ready to come again onto the international stage. Making 50 constitutions, making laws for 50 nations, electing 50 Presidents and Parliaments ...
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Originally posted by MagiK:
And what I ment by should any nation be more influential than any other....as in should any single nation be able to veto or single handedly stop a motion by the other states?
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If you a referring to the use of veto in the UN, well, remember that the veto right is included in the UN rules. It would have made no sense to include in the rules "you have veto right, but you can't use it, or the UN are no more", would it ?
If all nations together feel the rules should be changed, then let's change them together. But a change can't come from one nation wanting all of a sudden to change the rules because they don't suit it.
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Originally posted by MagiK:
Black and white choices make the world much easier to live in. If you start giving weasel room then you just complicate affairs to the point where nothing gets done.
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Oh sure MagiK. Simple choices for simple men. Let me suggest this one : War is bad. Therefore, let's not do it. Ever. Is that simple enough ? [img]smile.gif[/img]
EDIT : If choices are that simple, why is that that you persistently advocate that a lot of experience is required to give weight to someone's opinion ?
[ 02-28-2003, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: Moiraine ]