2000-12-24
Well, I'm sure if Britain were to become a 50+ state, it will be broken up
into England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. But, there is a slim
chance of that ever happening. Just because a few crackpots in the UKIP or
the BWMA entertain that notion as some convoluted means to keep FFU units
alive, it doesn't mean others are willing to go along.
Britain is part of Europe. Even the Americans understand that. And as the
EU opens up to the east, it will mean more markets for British products. As
the EU gets stronger, it will be even more impossible for Britain to leave.
If Britain leaves the EU, she will be destroyed, that is assured.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
re free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Ian Moseley
> Sent: Sunday, 2000-12-24 18:16
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:10022] Re: Electoral College v. Popular Vote (was Re:
> Bush)
>
>
> Daniel Bishop wrote:
> >
> > Despite what you've heard from residents of the small
> > states, this is incorrect. Because the electors are
> > chosen by a winner-take-all system, the Electoral
> > College actually gives MORE power to large states.
> >
> I can't pretend to have followed all the shenanigans or bothered to
> learn the US electoral system, but it is interesting to note that if (as
> some have suggested) Britain became the 51st State, it would have the
> largest population of any and be nearly 20% of the US population. If
> what you say is true then we would have an interesting amount of
> influence!
>
>
