The united states is still a british colony

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Let us also recall that colonies were private holdings of either the Crown or Parliament.

Colonies were established for purposes of commerce amongst other reasons.

Not necessarily so. The charters might have been PRIVATE between the Crown and the other side of the coin, but they were not necessarily private holdings of the Crown exclusively. The Mayflower Compact, for example, the folks getting on the boat were taking the primary risk and the deal was AFAIK cut for them to have control with the Crown getting a kickback.

Might seem unrelated, Star Trek is rather telling. The ship is called "The Enterprise"... NCC stands for "Naval Construction Contract". Easy to get the gist.



Ya just gotta get it that there isn't much different between sending a spaceship halfway across a galaxy and sending a boat across an ocean jurisprudentially speaking. You get a construction contract, bid/performance/payment bonds, obligor, obligee, insurance/bottomory type issues might still apply.



Can you say "surety"? There is a reason vessels (even merchant marines) are militarized => oath of allegiance (i.e. contract) enforceable in ADMIRALTY. Do you just put $50 BN or whatever worth of machinery in someone's hands without some kind of guaranty or bond? Ah that is what admiralty is for. Admiralty is the only primary 'venue' for enforcing contracts across oceans. The Colonial Charters..Mayflower Compact or the like might conceivably ride on the original ship charters or agreements (ala East India Company).

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Flag of the East India Company.

III. Saving, that they having chosen a governor in chief, and prepared instructions for him, they shall be approved, and a commission given by us, And that further, such governor in chief, as well as other deputy governors, commanders, and officers, shall be held to take an oath of allegiance to us and also to the Company.

IV. And if the aforesaid Company in and of the aforesaid places shall be cheated under the appearance of friendship, or badly treated, or shall suffer loss in trusting their money or Goods, without having restitution, or receiving payment for them, they may use the best methods in their power, according to the situation of their affairs, to obtain satisfaction.

V. And if it should be necessary for the establishment, security and defence of this trade, to take any troops with them, we will, according to the constitution of this country, and the situation of affairs furnish the said Company with such troops, provided they be paid and supported by the Company.

VI. Which troops, besides the oath already taken to us and to his excellency, shall swear to obey the commands of the said Company, and to endeavour to promote their interest to the utmost of their ability.

Clearly was (and perhaps still is) a military organization.





Military brand olive oil, anyone? Keep in mind the British connection with Pakistan.

After relative stability emerged in the 1970s, and after the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, the military found themselves with many more young men in their ranks than they could keep occupied. So, they developed businesses to employ the former soldiers. The military gave private developers access to the land that served as coastal bases in exchange for shares in the resorts they built there. This was part of a deliberate strategy, developed under Nasser, to have a self-sufficient military. Some estimates put the military’s contribution to the Egyptian economy at 30-40 percent (other estimates claim a more modest 10 percent). A leaked diplomatic cable explained that Egyptian military-owned companies are “particularly active in the water, olive oil, cement, construction, hotel and gasoline industries.”

What are we gonna do with this military zone that is huge and in the most desirable part of the country and has extremely beautiful beaches, and some of the greatest … coral reefs in the world and was absolutely crying out for touristic development?

The answer: The military gave private developers access to the land, and the developers made military officers shareholders in big tourist developments.(Source)

Do you really figure that its all that different for the USA? Can you say ... Halliburton?