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Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
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Mon, 14 May 2001 17:21:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:

Unfortunate indeed. Did Minerva not involve the use of force to take the
land of others?? Very libertarian.

Mike Oliver went to an unused atoll and used dredging techniques
to build up a "reef." As a result, he actually owned his own country
for a few months.  But then it got nasty.  The king of Tonga wanted
him out of the neighborhood and invaded the young nation, capturing them
entirely and subjugating them under Tongan rule.

  Well, then Scott's right; it *did* involve the use of force to conquer an
area.

     Dave!



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  Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
 
(...) I guess maybe a few hundred people would probably claim that it did involve the use of force to conquor the area. But the other six billion, when presented with the facts would not. Mike Oliver went to an unused atoll and used dredging (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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