> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of The Fool > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 3:00 PM > To: Brin-L > Subject: Aussie city wants to 'defect' to France > > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_758098.html > > Aussie city wants to 'defect' to France > An Australian city wants to defect to France in protest at their > Government's stance on Iraq. > Wollongong in New South Wales is to make an appeal to the Consul General > of France. > Local politicians have joined forces with unions and employers to make > the stand. > South Coast Labour Council secretary Arthur Rorris, said: "If the > Australian government won't represent the interests of Australians, how > embarrassing will it be if we go to another government and say 'our > government won't represent us, will you?'" > A Wollongong delegation, including Lord Mayor Alex Darling, will approach > the Consul General of France in Sydney next Tuesday, reports the news.com > website.
It should be interesting to see where this goes. What the US government would do if say, the State of Iowa tried this? CNN is currently covering today's anti-war women's Pink March on Washington, along with pro-war demonstrations in Nebraska and Pennsylvania. Nothing like an impending war to wake up the electorate. Jon Crichton: "I am not Kirk, Spock, Luke, Buck, Flash or Arthur frelling Dent. I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas." ~Farscape _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
