In a message dated 2/15/03 7:50:04 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> But the very form of the U.N. guarantees that it can never actually
> _do_ anything.  The General Assembly is like the Senate on LSD, where
> Vanuatu and China each have one equal, but meaningless vote

If that is a reference to their different populations then one should also
consider whether or not people in countries get to vote for their government
and whether or not the people are allowed to have a free discussion on world
topics.  China's huge population isn't necessarily supporting their
non-elected government officials.  They may do so now but it is not because
they watched worlds reports on CNN and elected people in response to their
opinions.

Wayne

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