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...
... approach I ... necessity ... I have always been (mostly) a libertarian myself, so I like the Virtual Canton method. Unfortunately there is not a single...
... Admittedly the land issue will be a serious one, but I hope to solve it by using the large amounts of undeveloped land, and other methods mentioned in the...
I am just finishing up a big research project collecting, reading, analyzing etc. the best books, articles, etc. on secession from a variety of perspectives...
Interesting. Among the types, you might add a sort of "virtual secession" i.e. a "virtual country" (not geographically exclusive) secedes, more like a group of...
This sounds a bit like what political scientists call "personal autonomy." For instance, in India Muslims have their own family law courts, & Canada has...
Canada has muslim family law courts? that's awful! family law is exactly where islam is most oppressive. I guess if we are neutral then it is an interesting...
I agree that virtual secession is a potential type of secession and should therefore be included, but I don't consider it very viable because laws apply to...
... Actually, Canada doesn't have them for Muslims, but India does. There was recently a proposal to allow for an optional shariah court for family civil law...
I'm wondering how the US treats the various Indian tribes, don't they have some degree of autonomy? If you watch shows like NCIS or JAG, it seems that if a...
... Indian tribes have quite a lot of autonomy on their reservations; and when it comes to law enforcement, they can elect to let either state or federal...
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