[extropy-chat] Question of Constitutional Law

[spike]

> > ... As a completely
> > hypothetical example could Schwazeneggar sign the
> > Kyoto Treaty and have California abide by it...
> >
> > The Avantguardian
> 
> As soon as the Taxifornia government paid out the first
> dollar in that scenario, Aaahhhnold would be sooooo
> recalled.  It wouldn't pay up, just as I predict *none*
> of the nations that signed up to the Kyoto protocol
> will pay up, not one.
> 
> spike

Avant note that several Taxifornia mayors have made a
symbolic signing of the Kyoto agreement.  It doesn't
actually mean anything, of course, as mayors have not
the authority to raid the treasury for this kind of
stuff, nor do they have the authority to make laws
regarding CO2 emissions, nor does Aaahhhnold.  I
suspect in the final scene, most of the nations that
did sign up to the Kyoto agreement will find that
they too lack the authority to make it so.  

This is the heart and soul of libertarianism:
governments do not own the treasury, the taxpayers
do.  We merely hire governments to be temporary stewards
over it.  If they do so irresponsibly, then they are
George Jetson and the we are Mr. Spacely:

Jetsoooooon!  You're Firrrrrrred!

spike