On Oct 7, 1:40 pm, "Logan Kearsley" wrote:
Yes, but... that doesn't mean that the people living in the colony have to
agree with the Earthlings who signed that treaty. They could just declare
themselves soveriegn and say "*we* never signed the OST, so bugger off". Or,
if they don't form an independent nation, there's still nothing to stop the
originating nation from passing new space-specific laws different from those
that operate in their territory on Earth.


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I'm guessing, who their Sovereignecy(sp) be reconized by anyone
else? Since the formation of the UN, has there be a case of a former
colony declaring itself independence? What mechanisms are in place at
the UN to reconize a new country. The only new country that comes
mind off the top of my head is Israel and there has been 'some'
controversy over its formation ;^)
I don't see any problem with Laws that are specific to life on a
colony, like maybe an Air/Oxygen/life support tax, thou I could see a
few that might become controversal back home, like for a Lunar colony
to become more selfsufficent it might decide to legalize the growing
of hemp for all its useful by products. Also maybe to increase
tourism, some intrepid explorer(s) might discover that zero gee sex is
overrated and Lunar gravity is where its at! ;^)

Just my $0.02

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