global governance - part 1...

This is a mega-topic, so I think I'll deal with it in parts. This subject is much bigger than my inadequate level of erudition allows me to express, but I'll give it my best shot. As a global citizen, I must have my say...

Individual nations must be allowed to retain their sovereignty and be free to manage their own cultural matters without outside interference. Each nation must be free to choose it's own political and economic model.

But certain issues should be dealt with at the global level and therefore we need a global government and the UN is the best existing institution to fulfill that role but it needs to undergo drastic changes before it can be a true global government.

Membership should be on the basis of one representative per nation. No individual nation should have any veto powers. All principles of good democracy ought to apply to the internal operations of this body.

It's scope should be limited to three areas: Environmental Policy, Human Rights and National Rights. In these areas, however, the UN must have over-ruling authority and the ability to enforce compliance upon individual nations if it is deemed necessary.

(That will do for now. Next, I'll rant in more detail about each of these three areas.)

Postscript: In light of the comments made so far, I'm now in a quandry. Do I give up this line of thinking as naive and hopelessly inadequate or do I stumble blindly onwards? I think I'll pause for a while to ponder upon this while the war crimes continue...