On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:30:06 GMT, Jason Cormier <fjlij@hotmail.com>
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

>On 7/3/03 19:50, in article be2fg0$kgua$1@ID-105084.news.dfncis.de, "Kevin
>Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030701-115649-1264r.htm
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> "Many of those most opposed to the U.S.-led effort in Iraq now
>>>>>>>>>>> argue that American participation is vital to the success of a
>>>>>>>>>>> proposed 5,000-strong multinational peacekeeping mission to
>>>>>>>>>>> enforce a cease-fire. Among them are U.N. Secretary-General
>>>>>>>>>>> Kofi Annan, leading European powers ? including France ? and
>>>>>>>>>>> the editorial page of the New York Times."
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Why does a country with 6% of the world's population pay 22% of
>>>>>>>>>> the UN's expenses?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Because said country agreed to do so.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Nobody ran a chit by me.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Nobody asked you if the US should fund a Navy, either.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jason, I have to apologize for that practical joke I pulled on you.
>>>>>> Remember when I gave you that copy of the U.S. Constitution? Well,
>>>>>> I erased Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 from it. Sorry about that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You seem to have missed the point.
>>>> 
>>>> The point seemed to be that Mike hadn't consented to the United
>>>> States funding a navy.
>>> 
>>> So you *do* get it. I have to then wonder why you needed to post a
>>> silly irrelevance such as you have above....
>> 
>> Nothing silly about it at all. Mike consents by virtue of his US
>> citizenship. Or, perhaps you don't believe in the social contract theory of
>> government.
>
>Does not the US Constitution gives exclusive jurisdiction in foreign affairs
>to the federal government? Explain to me how he does not also consent to the
>government making the decision to be a member of the UN by virtue of his
>citizenship. 


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