... Actually it might be a good idea to put it back in short form with a longer response with good links about why it's a bunch of bull :-) At my leisure...
After a narrow victory in last week's Scottish elections, the SNP will try to form a minority government, with the support of the Greens and one independent....
"Mais Oui" who evidently is old time editor and considers himself an expert on the brits removed the whole section on the UK and secession saying it was...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6677787.stm Ethiopia denies eastern losses The two main rebel groups in eastern Ethiopia say their forces have killed dozens...
http://davaotoday.com/2007/06/04/govt-milf-urged-to-extend-life-of-ceasefire-body/ Gov’t, MILF urged: Extend life of ceasefire body A leading Moro scholar...
The Activism for a better Cascadia begins 7/07/2007: Join us for the Doug Honours Ceremony were we will gather to honour local/northwest activists and...
I regularly do the Zogby poll's sent to me because it lets you identify yourself as a libertarian and to give an Arab business some help. Anyway, did it today...
The following is an interesting article on secession in America. I think the author makes a number of valid points, particularly that the strongest secession...
Pride is irrelevent and culture is an actual hindrance. What you need is to identify the important issues on which a large majority in the state or locality...
... I was disturbed by the implication that someone without strong sentimental ties to a locality, like me, cannot be a legitimate secessionist. To some extent...
... No it didn't. Lord Mountbatten's commissioners drew the boundary according to existing religious majorities, to avoid sectarian struggle for control of...
... Well, there's a little bit of a paradox here, to be sure, but I think the cultural-decentralist argument is that it's best to "let us be ourselves, and let...
Okay, I had the order wrong, but the point is the same. Migration is essential to secession especially in the first world, and local, cultural pride whould...
Well, there's also the matter of passion. Are the medical marijuana supporters in Asheville (where I live, btw) _such_ supporters that they would move across...
... (snicker) ... Maybe he likes the weather better where he is. ... Meaning that the continuing presence of religious minorities would have caused Pakistan to...
[The general behind the original Biafra revolt. --JPS] Call for Biafra to leave Nigeria The Igbo people of south-eastern Nigeria have more reason than ever to ...
I think we should divide the world into a lot of independent regions with flexible borders. This would make the regions compete with each other to give us a...
. This idea has some potential but getting there would be tricky. In a way, this idea is almost a version of an even better and older idea called Virtual ...
I hope my remarks below don't come off as peevish; they are intended to help you make your concepts more precise. ... This implies that sovereignty belongs to...
... the ... My plan gives everybody the right to choose which region to live in. The alliance makes sure people are not trapped in a region, they can leave as...
... I'm skeptical. Land isn't like cash: it does not lend itself to reassigning in indistinguishable units. ... Do they also have to maintain a balanced...
. See my comments below ===> Gned the Gnome - philosopher etc. President, United Republic of Texas http://texas.freecountries.org ... Sent: Wednesday, July 25,...
... STWG is making a prediction here, not setting a condition. It's meant as an example of the benefits of devolution, that the superiority of enlightened...