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>I feel the same way about the Federation charter. The board forms of=20
the Council, President, Judge advocate, and Starfleet are laid out. It=20
was then up to those persons and bodies to put in place the exact=20
structure by which they functioned.
Of course, it doesn't have to be that way. The individuals that crafted th= e
Federation charter might have wanted something that was more detailed and
did not leave so much ambiguity simply because so many different worlds
with quite different government traditions would be joining.
I'm not so sure that broad constitutions with lots of ambiguity that would = be
filled in through time are good ideas. The Canadian constitution is like
that, outlining in general language the division of powers between the
provinces and the federal government. The result has been a history filled
with intergovernmental squabbling that has wasted billions of taxpay= er
dollars and left a lot of ill-will between levels of government. If only t= he
constitution was clearer, this waste of time and monehy could have been avoided.
Personally, I like a Federation Charter that spells out things clearly and
in detail. Afterall, an amending formula and procedure would be included.
Steve
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>I feel the same way about the Federation
charter. The board
forms
of the Council, President, Judge advocate, and Starfleet are laid
out.
It was then up to those persons and bodies to put in place the exact
structure by which they functioned.
Of course, it doesn't have to be
that way.
The individuals that crafted the
Federation charter might have
wanted something
that
was more detailed
and did not leave so much
ambiguity simply because
so many different
worlds with quite different
government traditions
would be joining.
I'm not so sure that broad
constitutions with lots
of ambiguity that would be
filled in through time are good
ideas.
The Canadian constitution is like
that, outlining in general
language the division
of
powers between the
provinces and the federal
government. The
result has been a history
filled with intergovernmental
squabbling that has
wasted billions of taxpayer
dollars and left a lot of ill-will
between levels
of government. If only the
constitution was clearer, this
waste of time and
monehy could have been
avoided.
Personally, I like a Federation Charter that
spells
out things clearly and
in detail. Afterall, an
amending formula and
procedure would be included.
Steve
The Universe
Unbounded.
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