Jim Hlavac
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Domestic Affairs
One of the most perplexing aspects of the American political system for the rest of the
world, and for many Americans, is the status of the 50 states. What we legally call
sovereign entities, who have merely banded together for the convenience of dealing
with the rest of the world, and for disputes between ourselves, the rest of the world
thinks are merely administrative districts. The provinces of France, the shires of
England, the states of Germany and so on are merely administrative districts, often
using similar borders as the landed hereditary aristocrats used, have no separate rights
to argue against the nation-state. They owe their loyalty to the central government.
Can you imagine a province of France taking the central government to court to argue
that the government in Paris can't force the province to do something?
On the one hand this separation of sovereignty has created a great block to huge
government power, and on the other has created a mishmash of contradictions. The
contradictions actually lie in the favor of the people. It would be better for places like
Indonesia to give their separate provinces a sovereignty not much different than
American states, so that the individuals within those states are happier and more in
tune with what their lives are all about.
world, and for many Americans, is the status of the 50 states. What we legally call
sovereign entities, who have merely banded together for the convenience of dealing
with the rest of the world, and for disputes between ourselves, the rest of the world
thinks are merely administrative districts. The provinces of France, the shires of
England, the states of Germany and so on are merely administrative districts, often
using similar borders as the landed hereditary aristocrats used, have no separate rights
to argue against the nation-state. They owe their loyalty to the central government.
Can you imagine a province of France taking the central government to court to argue
that the government in Paris can't force the province to do something?
On the one hand this separation of sovereignty has created a great block to huge
government power, and on the other has created a mishmash of contradictions. The
contradictions actually lie in the favor of the people. It would be better for places like
Indonesia to give their separate provinces a sovereignty not much different than
American states, so that the individuals within those states are happier and more in
tune with what their lives are all about.
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