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Reply to the message of Eugenia ALMAND
John BUNZL
Sunday, December 29, 2002 2:13 AM
ººº Abstract: The number of people required in any country in order to make
the adoption of SP (as opposed to its implementation) highly likely depends
on the electoral system and on the balance of support between the major
parties. In the USA bi-party system it will be through bringing existing
political parties into competition with each other. Otherwise, the
implementation of SP to occur * by all nations simultaneously * should not
be understood as a condition * written in stone * but rather as a
consensus-building strategy. SP could include policies and provisions for
the establishment of a WP if desired. But to talk of WP implies the
pre-existence of world cooperation. But that cooperation does not yet exist
and therefore it needs to be built ººº
Dear Eugenia and Friends,
As the founder of the Simultaneous Policy (SP) initiative, I have been
following this debate with interest. I would like to make two points to
clarify what appears to be a misunderstanding concerning the number of
people and nations required to implement SP.
The number of people required in any country in order to make the adoption
of SP (as opposed to its implementation) highly likely depends on the
electoral system and on the balance of support between the major parties. If
we take the USA as an example, the following extract from the FAQ section of
the SP website www.simpol.org explains how SP could come to be
adopted in the USA by the actions of relatively few people:
(n. f. you can see it, in English, at
11_bunzl.html)
It is true that SP calls for the implementation of SP to occur "by all
nations simultaneously". However, please see the following further question
and answer from the FAQ section:
(n. f. you can see it, in English, at
12_bunzl.html)
In summary, therefore, SP is a strategy by which citizens all over the world
can use their votes to bring politicians into competition with one another
to adopt SP. The concept of simultaneous implementation removes the key fear
citizens, business people and politicians alike presently have of any 'first
mover' nation becoming uncompetitive in the global market. By removing that
key fear, we have in our hands a powerful consensus-building strategy.
I should also add that SP could include policies and provisions for the
establishment of a world parliament if desired. But we should, I think, be
clear that to talk of world parliament implies the pre-existence of world
cooperation. But that cooperation does not yet exist and therefore it needs
to be built. SP offers a way in which citizens worldwide can join together
in a common process for doing that.
with best wishes and season's greetings to all.
John Bunzl - Director
International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO)
www.simpol.org
WP21 Alliance Forum on a World Parliament for the 21st Century
E-mail : world-parl@forums.alliance21.org
Fax 1 717 264 5036
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