owen byrne owenpermafrostnet dave long wrote united states country world tax citizens worldwide basis told also true least australia suppose shouldnt rely upon editorial factchecking manage emulate process occurred northern ireland maybe 20 years theyll yelling across floor legislative assembly instead label optimist since lets fight worked remarkably poorly ireland mustve plenty places worked well british tried israel dave im sure mean lets fight important remember england control ireland 300 years thanks distraction ww south managed gain independence mean splitting countries upon arbitrary lines assigning different groups opposite sides line also seems worked indiapakistan suppose canada supposed loose confederation 2 founding nations french english cited success jury still far brief rebellions referendums still together 130 years owen mon 07 oct 2002 164836 0300 erratum matter errors