"J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > Although I really prefer to go for the third option: an improved UN where > each country has one vote, where no country has veto power so that no > country can force its will upon others, and where all decisions are made by > all members, not a small subset of members (like the UNSC).
Does one vote per country seem fair to you, when some countries, such as Brunei, with a total population about 70% of that of the *city* of Boston, would get the same representation and decisionmaking power as nations with populations hundreds of times larger? OTOH, I'm not sure a purely population-based voting power would be fair either. Perhaps some measure based on a combination of population, democratic representation, monetary dues paid, economic power and perhaps even land size and/or resources might be more fair, but maybe not. I think someone (many people) would be unhappy, no matter how things are broken down. -bryon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
