Cob: Land

[Graham Cooper]

Meagan,

As for Canada - it's a "Dominion".
The title to all of Canada belongs to the Queen.
Dominion means the possession of a sovereign - Elizbeth II of England.

I was inviting a discussion about land and first principles of land
ownership,
which includes the possibility of original ways of owning/controlling land.

I was not complaining, simply stating facts. Really.
I seem to have pushed one of your buttons though.....

GC



-----Original Message-----
From: Meagan McAleese [mailto:useful_fish at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 3:01 PM
To: gcooper at runbox.com
Cc: coblist at deatech.com
Subject: Re: Cob: Land


Graham Cooper wrote:
...Your comments please...

You asked for it. What is this request for a discussion about land?  That
isn't a discussion. I thoroughly agree that land may has been ill-gotten in
the past and perhaps even controlled stupidly in the present but what do you
propose to create out of complaining about it?
A discussion could be a request to find land in a particular area, or new
and original ways of owning land or inexpensive ways of buying it, but
discussing the unfairness of legal land titles?
Really.
Meagan
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


>Hey Cob-heads,
>
>I would like to start a discussion about land. We need land to build on,
>right?
>American land was "discovered" in 1492 (even though there were lots of
>people already living here)
>then conquered and controlled by a king - a Spanish King -
>  which is where we get the word "real" estate. Real is Spanish for Royal.
>Then we get "titles" & a mass of complex laws which are comprehensible only
>to lawyers.....
>
>Your comments please.
>
>Graham Cooper
>Seattle
>

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