Re: USA Timeline (was: RE: I'm Back)

Donald Hosford wrote:
> 
> Jonathan Jarrard wrote:
> 
> > Interesting stuff.	Two things really jump out at me, though:
> >
> > 1)	They took the LIBERTY BELL???  Given how massy the damn thing
is, as
> > its dubious actual historical significance, I find that hard to
> > believe.  The Constitution is a good idea, though.
> >
> 
> They took those things, because they helped to found the country.  And
> because there is only one of each item (as far as i know), it is an
> identifier...
> 
> >
> > 2)	Why on earth would representatives of a government dedicated to
the
> > separation of church and state seek the blessings of the Pope?  Let
> > alone take along a semi-official clerical arm?  This makes no sense
at
> > all, unless you add some sort of Catholic/Government or
Catholic/Free
> > Space connection earlier in the timeline.  The idea of leaving
records
> > with the Vatican isn't bad, but I don't buy the rest.
> 
> America was founded by christians...It still is (mostly) a christian
> country.  Unlike the other colony ventures, these peaple didn't want
to
> create an american based colony, they wanted to recreate America
itself.
> (America didn't end, it just moved...)
> 
> >
> > On the other hand, if there are any Catholic clergy among the
would-be
> > colonists, I could easily believe that they might be in secret
> > correspondance with the Pope, and that the records could be passed
that
> > way.
> 
> An interesting idea, but as of 2188, there are no interstellar
> communications technologies...
> 
> Thanks for the comments!
> 
> Donald Hosford

Actually, I meant secret correspondance before the colonists left.