Earth Government in ST

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 2003-02-02 09:40pm

Have a question. Does the planet Earth still have its own government by the time of TNG, or does Earth use the Federation government for everything?

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2003-02-02 10:05pm

An interesting question. Given that Captain Sisko was temporarily assigned as chief of security on Earth, it seems that, in the Paramount canon, Earth is treated much as the District of Columbia is treated in the United States -- namely, that it is governed by the Federal government, and not by local government.

Publius

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-02-02 10:57pm

Well we know Earths capital is Paris, so I guess there is an Earth government. I mean, why not? Vulcan has it's own government, as does Trill, and Betazed (or zoid, or whatever).

Enola Straight · Post by **Enola Straight** » 2003-02-02 11:56pm

Read in a Non-Cannon source that the planetary level government is the New United Nations.

Kerneth · Post by **Kerneth** » 2003-02-03 12:23am

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France and the United Nations are running the planet? This explains much.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 2003-02-03 06:49pm

The capital is in Paris? I find that fact very very disturbing. Extremely disturbing. Very interesting that Earth seems to have surrendered its soverign rights to the Federation.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-02-03 06:58pm

Well, I guess B&B or whoever made the capital Paris, decided not to do what most scifi shows and stories did and make Earths capital Geneva.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-02-03 08:56pm

Dang, this place will be screwed up in 300 years if dang Frenchmen and the UN puds are running things...

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-02-03 09:08pm

Dammit, I want to see a sci-fi universe where Earth thrives at the cost of a thousand colonies, and New fucking York is the capital of all mankind...

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-02-03 10:49pm

Why such a grim future?

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-02-04 12:51am

Cause it is funner that way

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-02-04 12:55am

Bah, not New York, but that would be a heckuva lot better than friggen Paris of all places.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-02-04 01:12am

Reminds me of how in "The future is wild" they make it out as if Paris is the center of culture and such by blatantly saying it.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2003-02-04 01:55am

Where should the Capital of Earth be........ Orlando Florida???

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-02-04 06:05am

HemlockGrey wrote:Dammit, I want to see a sci-fi universe where Earth thrives at the cost of a thousand colonies, and New fucking York is the capital of all mankind...

Well, I don't know about the 1000 colonies, but in the 5th Element, New York is the capital of mankind.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-02-04 10:58pm

lets not forget that the FRENCH picard has a british accent which indicates that britain made war on france, conquered the pussy nation (duh) and ran the place for a while and probably still is running the place.

unless someone would like to figure out how frenchies end up with a british accent..

Enola Straight · Post by **Enola Straight** » 2003-02-04 11:26pm

And his nephew Rene has a COCKNEY accent!

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-02-05 07:28pm

ArmorPierce wrote:Cause it is funner that way

nuh-uh

Enola Straight · Post by **Enola Straight** » 2003-02-05 07:50pm

Addenum:

If we accept that the New United Nations is the planetary government of Earth, what of the nation-states themselves?

Does the political entity known as the United States of America still exist?

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-02-05 08:32pm

I would just hope that the New UN is nothing like the current UN...

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-05 08:39pm

I don't think the United States per se still would still exist in a unified world government. It's too small to be a regional or continental governing body, but too large to be considered "local". My guess would be that groups of individual states would be under some sort of sub-regional government, which in turn would be part of the regional North American government.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-02-05 08:54pm

Typhonis 1 wrote:Where should the Capital of Earth be........ Orlando Florida???

You`re joking the capital of earth should be Montreal.