On 21 Feb 2001, D.Popkin wrote:

Not a misnomer, a redundancy. All nation-states are criminal. Honig had it straight:

Non-consensual interaction is what nation-states /do/. They supplant peaceful personal choice with political dictate, regardless of any consent by the person. Epluribus unum, and all that.

Has your neighbor consented to delegate her authority to your nation- state? Was she even asked?

I didn't think so.

Ok, what is your suggested solution? How would you create a system that not only protected your personal liberty and freedom of choice but would also protect you against attack from others who are threatened by your simple existance? By people that would throw you out of a ballpark simply because you and your lesbian lover kissed, while not objecting to hetero familiar displays? ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------