Unconditional Surrender Truman
Harry S Truman
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« on: November 21, 2015, 02:21:31 PM » |
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Obvious sabotage attempt is obvious. I will not support this bill.
Lest there be any doubts that the argument in favor of this bill is completely irrational, let us examine the case made by the South American Prime Minister:
CLAIM: The Pacific is inactive because the federal government has stripped the Regions of their Constitutional responsibilities.
FACT: While the second clause of this statement is arguably grounded in some fact (hence my support for devolution efforts at the ConCon), the first clause is patently false. Other Regions, such as the Northeast and my native Mideast, have managed to remain active in spite of the same constraints on their authority experienced by the Pacific. If Regional inactivity was attributable to the increased influence of the federal government, then every Region would be like the Pacific today; this is simply not the case. Rather, the Pacific is struggling today as a result of poor historical leadership and a shrinking population - problems that will be remedied through consolidation, not secession.
CLAIM: If the Pacific were granted independence, it would soon become a paradise of activity.
FACT: This is irrational: one might as well argue that the best way to end world hunger is to eliminate soup kitchens. There is no logical reason to believe that independence would lead to increased activity in the Pacific; to the contrary, it would likely lead to decreased activity, as no doubt many pro-Union Pacificans would leave the Region rather than be exiled from Atlasia.
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