On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:55:52 +0900, Eric Takabayashi
<etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>Michael Cash wrote:
>
>> Does the General Assembly work that way?
>
>They don't hold the power.

Neither does the Security Council, thank God.
>
>> And don't the rotating
>> members of the Security Council have equal votes? If it weren't for
>> the tiny handful of nations which have veto power, I mean.
>
>Except for that slight catch, yes.

I saw a guy on another forum recently who said that Japan shouldn't
have a permanent seat on the SC because it was bad enough that Israel
follows America's lead and vetoes stuff.





--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College