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To: Solon who wrote (41241)	11/14/2005 5:53:22 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) of 90947

"What contract?" In terms of Britain it was an act of citizenship. We were British citizens until 1947--and the Queen is still our head of State. Canadians did not have Canadian passports? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Canada Even if one could successfully argue a legal independence (which they can't for the period in question)--one could not separate Canada from a moral obligation to the British Commonwealth of which we remain a part. So since 1867 we have been operating under the misapprehension that Canada is an independent nation. It appears that in fact it is no more so than California. Both have their own legislatures, constitutions, and leaders- -but BOTH are subject to the final judgement of a higher power- -in your case, for much of your history, the British Parliament and in ours the Federal legislature and Supreme Court. MORAL obligation? OK. Then the US had a moral obligation to aid the Hungarians rebels in 1956- -and didn't. Moral obligations are worth the paper they aren't written on. Speaking of which: Your queen has apparently decided to put combat troops into Iraq. Where are yours? Still in their barracks, it seems. "There's a problem here. You expect 70-year-old men to fight wars?" How about a 45 year old man? Why not draft them first? They have experience and judgement to beat the band... They're too experienced. They have the judgement NOT to do what is needed to beat the other guys 18-year-olds. So YOU lose.

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