Paz wrote:
> Take me with you. Suddenly I feel like it could be time to >exit stage
left. Hell even the bug infested Marshall Islands >sounds better than this.
Funny you should mention that place ;-) I was actually thinking just
yesterday about how the MI and so many other former U.S. territories which
are now independent have governments set up on our very same current model
of representative government, president, executive, legislative, judicial
branches, equal representative standing for outlying islands and so on. And
I thought how ironic it would be if the U.S. decides to change our current
system, throw out the electoral college, etc. Suddenly some current third
world countries could end up having a more enlightened, IMO, governmental
system than we do. Gawd maybe I'd have to move to the MI permanently.
Through my work there, I've also learned a lot about their politics. They
completely voted out a corrupt president who disregarded the law (which is
based on the U.S. model and follows much of our precedents) and padded his
pockets, along with his cronies earlier this year. So even though they are
a small nation, the system seemed to work for them in this instance and they
are also making enormous progress in a very short time in cleaning up the
mess left behind.
Also wanted to add for those who may not know - most of our representative
system model was not invented by the politicians of the day in the 1700's.
It is based almost exactly on the Iroquois nation model. Just another great
thing the Native Americans gave to us which is rarely taught in U.S.
schools.
Kakki
