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To: RealMuLan who wrote (9198)	5/20/1999 12:22:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17770

Yiwu Zhang, have you ever heard of a "thought experiment"? Suppose that the rest of the world entered into the United States under the same terms as Texas or New York, with their own state governments, representation in the Congress, civil liberties guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, and an economy integrated into ours. Would most of them be better or worse off then they are now?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (9198)	5/20/1999 6:56:00 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 17770

<<I actually do not care whether most Americans want to take the responsibility for the rest of the world or not, my point is that just this kind of logic and thought are scary. It puts other countries sovereignty in no places. One will have to first assume other countries have the American jurisdiction of the one like Puerto Rico just to think about that kind of ridiculous poll. And the question is, ARE THEY>> Well, let me try to explain some basic assumptions made in that hypothetical poll. Assumption #1: government of the people, by the people (I dont quite understand why this is such an alien concept to Communists...), Assumption #2: Principle of self-determination - namely, that if a people freely choose to dissolve their nation to join another, that is their right (ala the Republic of Texas). It doesnt presume American jurisdiction, it presumes the right of all people to determine the fate of their nation, even if that means dissolution and ceding to another.