Originally posted by: OCguy
Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
Well Sandorski, which of the Constitutions principles are you willing to give up for this one world government?
Who says you would have to give up any?
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You know this is never happening as well as I do....
Really? I will backtrack a bit, perhaps some Constitutional powers would be sacrificed, such as a Nation States abiility to Declare War. There's always the prospect that Gun/Firearms would be an issue(particularly for the US), but on the whole most Constitutions would likely remain as is.
A Global Government is not a whole changeover from National Government. It is simply a new Organization of Issues common amongst Nation States. Take the example of your Local City/Municipal Government(assuming you live in a City), that Government concerns itself to its' jurisdictional concerns and also has unique Laws addressing the desires of the Local Population. Govenments above the City such as State/Provincial and Federal Governments, do influence that City, but only in certain areas. They do not control a City in all minutae of detail.
State/Provincial Governments have similar unique Powers/Influence for their Jurisdictions. Federal Government has limited powers and does not control the States/Provinces in minutae. Same would be the case of a Global Government, it would not control the minutae of a Nations Federal jurisdiction, but would have some control jurisdiction over certain things with a Nation.
Particularly concerning Gun/Firearm issues, but this applies to other less controversial issues as well, there need not be that much a change from the Status Quo or possibly any at all. Just like the Federal Government allows State/Provincial Governments decide on certain issues, so would/could a Global Government. Certainly Gun/Firearm issues are a hotpoint and if given the leeway of National preference on that issue, it would only work if one Nations choice didn't adversely affect another or other Nations choice in the matter(free flow of Weapons from a "Guns Rights" Nation to a "Gun Control" Nation for eg).
It all comes down to how it is Organized and what remains National jurisdiction depends on what Nations are willing to Argue for. Within reason of course. Global Issues should be handed off to the Global Government, at least in as much as is required to deal with certain Issues. For eg, Environmental Protection: GW/GCC is a Global Issue, but Sewage Treatment Issues vary somuch that they are best left to more Local Levels of Government. Certain types of Auto Emissions are more Local concerns, etc.
This is where it appears the EU has failed, IMO. They have become Micro-Managers of things they should not have concerned themselves with. In some cases they should have probably just created a Frame-work for National Governments to use if they so chose to, rather than just begin doing minutae stuff itself.
Many Governments, especially the US, will not stand for that kind of setup, but they can benefit greatly from a Global Govenment. So when the tiime comes, being part of the process to bring about a Global Government is very important. Until then various Organizations will come about to address various Issues of Global concernn and Common National Interest. All those disjoined Organizations will become increasingly inefficient, costly, and much more effective if joined together into some form of Government though.