On Sun, 01 May 2016 16:29:40 -0500
John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Lisi writes:
> > But New Zealand and the Isle of Man (sorry, I have been spelling it
> > wrongly) both antedate Finland in granting full suffrage, and New
> > Zealand's was unrestricted - but of course it was not independent. So
> > we either have to allow both Finland and New Zealand, when New Zealand
> > wins, or disallow both, on the grounds that they were not independent.
>
> Besides, if you allow them despite not being fully sovereign you have to
> allow Wyoming, which beats them both.
And let's not forget the picturesque Pitcairn islands, which beat
Wyoming by some 30 years ;)
Regards
Michael
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