Lisi writes: > But New Zealand and the Isle of Man (sorry, I have been spelling it > wrongly) both antedate Finland in granting full suffrage, and New > Zealand's was unrestricted - but of course it was not independent. So > we either have to allow both Finland and New Zealand, when New Zealand > wins, or disallow both, on the grounds that they were not independent.
Besides, if you allow them despite not being fully sovereign you have to allow Wyoming, which beats them both. Also, Finland became an independent nation with full suffrage before New Zealand did. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA