RE: [FT][SG][DS] Structure of the NAC

Just to give credit where due - The comments on the NAC structure came
from
Adrian Johnson, not me.  I added the top paragraph stating how much I
like
the ideas. I left some excerpts<sp?> so it would be clear what I was
talking about.	Unfortunately, Lotus notes is too stupid to properly
quote
messages and so there was no divider between my message and the one I
quoted.

<Theraputic Rant>
I hate Lotus Notes...I hate Lotus Notes...I hate Lotus Notes...I hate
Lotus
Notes
</Theraputic Rant>

There, that's better.

     Jared Noble

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Given that the NAC stands for New Anglian Confederation, Jared's
comments
seem to fit the bill nicely. The NAC consisting of a relatively loose
political/economic confederation would allow plenty of leeway for
diverse
cultures developing on colonies but retain a fairly tight military
developement that makes the gaming side easier. Kind of like the
Commonwealth at the turn of the century. Canada, Australia, NZ, India,
South
Africa all were essentailly independant of Mother Engalnd but pretty
much
followed her lead in just about all matters military.

Owen G

-----Original Message-----
From: Jared E Noble [mailto:JNOBLE2@mail.aai.arco.com]
Subject: Re: [FT][SG][DS] Structure of the NAC

You know, I like this concept best of all that I have heard yet...It
certainly feels better to me than some I have heard.
<snip to reduce size of post without completely severing the idea I
liked
so well>

I see it rather differently - that the NAC is more along the lines of a
cross between where the EU is going now and NATO.

<snip>

  So, how about an organization of
separate nations that gets together out of common interest, sets up a
free-trade economic block, sets up a joint military structure (like
NATO,
but moreso) taking the best of what each contributing part had to offer
but
maintaining some degree of national character (heck, the US, Canadian
and
UK militaries aren't THAT different, anyway...), and setting up a single
council / parliament / governmental structure to sit on top of the heap
-
like the EU.

<snip>

We end up with each region (Canada, UK, four or five mega-states in the
US,
plus others as they join later ?? - and perhaps the colony worlds as
they
become viable) each controling things like education, health care, local
administration, cultural affairs, etc etc etc and having taxation power
-
like the Canadian provinces do now - with the NAC parliament taking
control
of only a few BIG areas (foreign affairs, national defense,
international
trade, etc).

Anyway, that's it for me for now - stretched my $0.02 out a bit...

Thoughts, anyone?

Adrian