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Could a Mars colony become a nation?
Blasting News ^ | Jan 24, 2016 | Mark R. Whittington

Posted on 01/24/2016 8:30:07 PM PST by Marcus

Could a Mars colony become a nation? That question was posed by Michael Byers, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia in a Washington Post article. Byers’ answer to his question was yes. A body of international law has evolved over time that recognizes the rights of people to self-determination.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: colony; districtofcolumbia; mars; michaelbyers; outerspacetreaty; selfdetermination; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: ScottinVA

V-GER agrees.


61 posted on 01/25/2016 4:20:43 AM PST by ExGeeEye (Mohammed was a war mongering pedophile rapist who started a Satanic death cult. Arrest me, Lynch.)
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To: Marcus

EltonJohn singing about his wife creeps me out


62 posted on 01/25/2016 6:23:17 AM PST by ghosthost
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To: Fai Mao

I didn’t know that.
:-)


63 posted on 01/25/2016 6:44:25 AM PST by unlearner (RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
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To: Marcus

No, because we will never go to Mars.


64 posted on 01/25/2016 6:45:51 AM PST by TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed (Yahuah Yahusha)
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To: Marcus

Who cares? They’re too far away to make any difference in the here and now.


65 posted on 01/25/2016 8:31:32 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Marcus

Who would stop them?

Hard to have a civil war when both sides are separated by 80 million miles of vacuum space.


66 posted on 01/25/2016 12:17:47 PM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Marcus

What happened to your X-files thread?


67 posted on 01/25/2016 2:29:00 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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