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To: Ilaine who wrote (94822)	4/19/2003 7:50:49 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

voting is a fundamental human right - for women, for blacks, for Iraqis. So, if the Iraqi population votes for a system that does not mirror the US system, one should not have a problem accepting it ? BTW "voting" does not always mean "1 person 1 vote". Sometimes it follows "guidance" from religious elders.

To: Ilaine who wrote (94822)	4/19/2003 11:07:39 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<voting is a fundamental human right - for women, for blacks, for Iraqis. > CB, How come I can't do it for the United Nations employees then? That's a rhetorical question. The answer is that Syria is on the Security Council. Iraq was in charge of disarmament of something. France can veto 6 billion people with their minority-elected Chirac's decision. I am surprised that people have difficulty seeing that the United Nations needs a constitutional conference. I am amazed that people think such a thing would be a pipe-dream come true. The USA can't be the world's boss. They say they believe in democracy, so by being the world's boss, they get into a failed logic loop. Therefore, let's get on with sorting out the 21st century version of the United Nations. The other 6 billion of us don't want an unelected minority of Americans who elect a president by coin toss in the Supreme Court with about 30% of the adult population voting for them running our lives. We are interested in democracy for us too. We don't want rule by raw power. That's been tried for a few millennia. It gets too ugly. Neither do we want Saddam, Assad, Omar, Osama and other unelected national bosses holding sway over us. Where are the USA foreign affairs wonks when you need them? Mqurice