@Frank Apisa,
Quote:The permanent member veto is as much an anachronism as is our Electoral College being used to elect our president.
(Add the 2nd Amendment, as well.)
And both have to viewed in their respective historical context. The League of Nations was similarly formed after a world war in an atmosphere of sorrow, relief, and hope for the future. As you know, the America Firsters of the day – the "Irreconcilables", led by Sen. Borah – refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and the L of N. Twenty-five years later, the world had paid an even bigger price for the uncontrolled militarism and nationalism that led to WWII and the victorious allies hoped to forge an effective international organization, without making the mistakes that were made before. Giving the USA a permanent seat was the only way the Senate would approve our joining the international body. As with so many of these agreements, the countries in control were loath to surrender their power, even as political and economic realities changed.
I've long felt there should be provisions for reviewing the effectiveness of laws and treaties, and reforming them, instead of just assuming that, by the jeezus, we got it right the first time. Lawmakers and diplomats are fallible, economies are in flux, and unpredictable events occur on a local and global scale with depressing frequency – and we're stuck, our hands are tied, because 25, 75, or 225 years ago members of the ruling class affixed their names to a piece of ******* paper.
