-Caveat Lector- Ric Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > The rights, privileges, and obligations of any corporation or individual > are determined by the society in which they reside, and may be codified > as laws, or exist more informally as mores, customs, morals, etc. Most > societies establish [incorporate] governmental bodies as surrogates for > the society as a whole. A favorite pastime of people is forming new > govt's; when the US west was settled, as soon as more than a handful of > people lived in an area, they'd hold town meetings, organize a gov't, > choose officers, and proceed to the fun of political squabbling. It's > one of the great entertainments of humanity, almost as much fun as war. > Case in point: when William Penn established his personal fiefdom of Pennsylvania in the 1680's, he deliberately omitted a formal government for the new city of Philadelphia. His rationale was simple: he wanted to spare his colonists (or tenants) the temptations to corruption and abuse of power that were rampant in contemporary European civic "corporations." Very rapidly, however, the residents of the new city rebelled against this restriction--not least because the entire colony was run as a personal estate by the Proprietor, Penn himself--and forced Penn to grant them the Charter of Liberties, which among other things created a European-style corporation to run Philadelphia. As history has amply shown, of course, Penn had been entirely correct when he predicted corruption and abuse of power as concomitants of city government... Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
