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Posted by Edward Wright () at 23:52 GMT on 20 Mar 2001
In reply to Re: The dvantages of a central authority
from Dennis Wingo at 02:35 GMT on 18 Mar 2001
> What you don't see is that our point of view is not represented
> in any of the people ehat would have anything to do with setting
> up the authority. It would be populated by people from NASA, ESA,
> NASDA that really do want to keep this for the few and the brave.
> Look at all of the postions from the people who are in positions
> of power. These are the ones who will be making the decisions.
This is similar to a question that faced the United States more than 200 years ago. The US was originally a loose confederacy of feuding, largely independent states. When a strong central government was suggested, many were concerned that it would take away their individual rights. The solution came from people like Thomas Jefferson, who held out for a Bill of Rights in addition to the Constitution.
It seems to me that the "constitution" for the ISS Authority needs a similar Bill of Rights. For models, I would suggest we look not only to the actual Bill of Rights but also to "Economic Bill of Rights" suggested by Professor Milton Friedman. In fact, given that many of the disputes arising from ISS will probably be over economic issues, Prof. Fridman's bill might be even more useful.
Re: Bill of Rights? Bob Werb (21 Mar 2001 00:29 GMT)
Re: Bill of Rights? Dennis Wingo (21 Mar 2001 01:37 GMT)
Re: The people in power Bob Werb (21 Mar 2001 15:51 GMT)
Re: The people in power Dennis Wingo (22 Mar 2001 02:51 GMT)
Fifteenth Space Studies Institute/Princeton Conference Bob Werb (18 Apr 2001 22:18 GMT)
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