11-30-2006, 11:45 PM
*Friedman gets up, sips some water from his thermos, clears his throat, and speaks.*
Ceorana was never much of one for national sovereignty. We believe that it should be invoked only when it is better to do so, and not just in principle, but also that binding requirements upon nations should be invoked only when it is better to do so as well.
As such, we would propose that this group be voluntary to begin with, but also propose its more contentious resolutions in the form of sub-organizations that nations could join or not join at will. For example, a resolution against torture could be proposed to be part of a "top-level mandate", while a resolution against economic protectionism should probably be set up as a free trade zone or customs union that nations could join at will (as we already have). This would promote a healthy balance between all conflicting factors at work here.
Of course, working together could also be a primary purpose of this group, and could be done likewise: projects in tune with our mutual values could be done at the organization level, while more specialized or contentious projects (that the majority nonetheless agrees with) could be set up as organization-sponsored organizations that nations could join at will.
*sits down*
Ceorana was never much of one for national sovereignty. We believe that it should be invoked only when it is better to do so, and not just in principle, but also that binding requirements upon nations should be invoked only when it is better to do so as well.
As such, we would propose that this group be voluntary to begin with, but also propose its more contentious resolutions in the form of sub-organizations that nations could join or not join at will. For example, a resolution against torture could be proposed to be part of a "top-level mandate", while a resolution against economic protectionism should probably be set up as a free trade zone or customs union that nations could join at will (as we already have). This would promote a healthy balance between all conflicting factors at work here.
Of course, working together could also be a primary purpose of this group, and could be done likewise: projects in tune with our mutual values could be done at the organization level, while more specialized or contentious projects (that the majority nonetheless agrees with) could be set up as organization-sponsored organizations that nations could join at will.
*sits down*