That doesn't follow. we have a United Nations, not all nations are members, and it's hardly united.
The 22nd century world government would not have to include all nations for that organization to refer to itself as the "world government."
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The 22nd century world government would not have to include all nations for that organization to refer to itself as the "world government."
No, but the absence of any no UE human delegates at the diplomatic talks in Enterprise certainly suggests that no other country has competing external interests which they almost certainly would be they were independent, though I wouldn't count out private interests (like Flint's Abramson Industries).
Not invited to the meeting? Or not welcome.
Possible, though unlikely as the last round of admissions to Earth's world government apparently took place no later than 2150 (Australia may have been one of these but I think that's unlikely), which is several years prior to this.
Two points that are either in favor or can be interpreted as so, and no points specifically against AFAIK leads to the obvious notion that the UE is the (federal) goverment of Earth, probably Luna, and at least at one point the rest of the Sol system.
Never saw it as that (federal government), UE was used for a space probe agency, and a diplomatic corp, never anything on screen as to it being Earth's federal govenment.
When Beverly spoke of a world government I think that was a future version of the United Nations, and I don't think that was a reference to United Earth.
Some fans have blown UE into something it never was on screen.
A diplomatic corps, according to accepted practice are the offical representives of a sovereign nation/country. Therefore for the United Earth Diplomatic Corps to have an legal standing, which obviously they do, then the UE must be a sovereign nation and as we know that there is a "World Government of Earth" then logically they are the same thing or at least very closely related.
United Earth is the formal name for Earth's government. We pretty much knew this before ENT's Vulcan arc, but that made it official.
ST ENT retconed the UE government to around 2130
The fact Beverly uses Australia on her example indicates Australia existed as a geopolitical entity at the time of formation of the united Earth government.
France existed at least as a geographic entity since Picard is from France.
The British Government existed since Malcom Reed's immediate family had connections to the Royal Navy.
France existed at least as a geographic entity since Picard is from France.
The British Government existed since Malcom Reed's immediate family had connections to the Royal Navy.
Governments do not cease to exist just because a new 'level' is created above them. They simply become part of a greater whole.
After all, United Earth continued to exist even after the formation of the Federation (it simply became another Federation member world), so I see no reason why this wouldn't go further down the proverbial food chain - meaning, Earth's nation-states still exist even after United Earth came into being.
For example: in the USA, individual states still exist, but send representatives to the United States Congress; in Canada, there are individual provincial governments, which are all represented in the national government in Ottawa. Same story here: Earth's nations are represented within the United Earth government, and UE is represented (by Earth's Federation Councillor) in the UFP.
After all, United Earth continued to exist even after the formation of the Federation (it simply became another Federation member world), so I see no reason why this wouldn't go further down the proverbial food chain - meaning, Earth's nation-states still exist even after United Earth came into being.
For example: in the USA, individual states still exist, but send representatives to the United States Congress; in Canada, there are individual provincial governments, which are all represented in the national government in Ottawa. Same story here: Earth's nations are represented within the United Earth government, and UE is represented (by Earth's Federation Councillor) in the UFP.
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Source? I've not seen any on screen evidence to support this.
Of course, is there anything to refute it?
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