We are all humans(most of us). It is time to start thinking as a species instead of as nations. Otherwise, we shall never get off this rock and start colonizing other planets

I think that one government would be the best idea, but it'd have to be carefully made. I think that there should be one person in charge of the world at large, then one person in charge of each "region," and subdivide it further. Having one government is the only way to achieve anything resembling world peace because it would make the feeling of "patriotism" irrelevant because there's only one government to be patriotic to. Sure, there would be problems, but there are problems in every government.

Given many of the responses here, I think the question is slightly mis-worded. I doubt any of us prefer a unitary state, "one world" government to a government would respect regional, national and local distinctions and cultures. However, one can have a well-governed global political system by delegating authority on issues to the appropriate level.

Over 40% of the world's citizens live in federal systems of this nature, in which multiple levels of governments check each other in their exercise of power. In the vast majority, there are local, provincial and national governments with direct ties and responsibility to the citizenry.

Some have identified climate change, war and terrorism as issues for which borders are quite porous. i would also add infectious diseases as another. Each of these require government bureaucracies in each of the 192 nations on Earth today, through these issues could easily be delegated to empowered and democratically-checkes federal global system, reducing the burden on national taxpayers and infrastructures and allowing, as H.G. Wells suggested, "such a release and increase of human energy as to open a new phase in human history."

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I'd like to add the following arguments for a democratically elected and well-governed global system, in contrast to the present treaty-based system of solving global problems:

"There is nothing absurd or impracticable in the idea of a league or alliance between independent nations for certain defined purposes precisely stated in a treaty regulating all the details of time, place, circumstance, and quantity; leaving nothing to future discretion; and depending for its execution on the good faith of the parties. Compacts of this kind exist among all civilized nations, subject to the usual vicissitudes of peace and war, of observance and non-observance, as the interests or passions of the contracting powers dictate.

In the early part of the present century there was an epidemical rage in Europe for this species of compacts, from which the politicians of the times fondly hoped for benefits which were never realized. With a view to establishing the equilibrium of power and the peace of that part of the world, all the resources of negotiation were exhausted, and triple and quadruple alliances were formed; but they were scarcely formed before they were broken, giving an instructive but afflicting lesson to mankind, how little dependence is to be placed on treaties which have no other sanction than the obligations of good faith, and which oppose general considerations of peace and justice to the impulse of any immediate interest or passion.

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But if we are unwilling to be placed in this perilous situation; if we still will adhere to the design of a national government, or, which is the same thing, of a superintending power, under the direction of a common council, we must resolve to incorporate into our plan those ingredients which may be considered as forming the characteristic difference between a league and a government; we must extend the authority of the Union to the persons of the citizens, -- the only proper objects of government."

-- Federalist #15

I wonder why opponents of a world government describe it with all negative characteristics they can imagine (eliminating diversity, all controlling, inescapable, in the hands of a very few). Of course, if we do that, a world government results in an awful concept. We humans (and non humans) face global challenges that put our very way of life (perhaps some day our lives) in peril, and it is difficult to see how we can overcome them without a new layer of global governance. But global governance can be democratic, federalist and according the the subsidiarity principle, transparent, and embodied with only those competencies that need global action and can't be solved at lower governance levels.

I think we should. The article has convinced me.

Globalization means that trouble in one place means trouble everywhere. Countries working together in an organized way will benefit us all. Countries operating autonomously will cause big problems, such as the recent financial crisis.

If we had one world government, we would put the breaks on conflicts and wars, since the government doesn't have other nations getting in the way. The government would also control all nuclear warheads, and I'm guessing it doesn't want to blow itself up, so that would eliminate the chance of a nuclear holocaust. I would rather be alive and angry than dead and covered in radiation.

A one world government does sound like a good idea. However, it needs to be scrutinized carefully, so there is no corruption, no greed, no coup d'etat and no misuse of power.

It would need hundreds of different people to help run it. There must not be one leader. I reiterate, nobody should be the "President of the World". It is a meaningless job and that one leader would have too much power. This government must also be democratically elected, and there should also be a system of universal suffrage (where everyone has the right to vote).

To govern the world, I think the best way would be to have regional leaders (one leader governing a cluster of countries). This ensures a balance of power among different people. These regional leaders would have their own vice leaders.

There will be a global parliament, where these regional leaders attend meeting or send representatives. The laws passed in that parliament maybe either be region specific or a worldwide law. All the leaders should also choose regional representatives to be part of: The Global Treasury and Global Energy Initiatives. In the event of a nationwide conflict, ambassadors from each region should discuss the conflict, greatly reducing the chance of civil war.

The poverty and hungry would have more aid sent to them, because if we live in a one world government, this poverty and hunger would be addressed as a national problem that needs to be dealt with.

If there is a structured, solid plan like this, a global government can be a positive change, because it nearly eliminates the possibility of war, there is more democracy, Racism should be greatly reduced (as we would live in one country) and there would be more aid to the needy.

every sane person has to agree,

humans can only live in comfort while being apart of societies /communities

we are not going to live for very long if we live separated over stupid issues such as land possession of a country.

and with the rising threat of world wars? we don't stand a chance. come on people get your act together its time to wake up.

we need a unitary government without it our safety is always at constant risk.

and the chance of human genocide is always present but more greatly present with multiple governments and ideologies.

That would probably be inconvenient, given the size of the world, but would definitely mean less war and decisions we all agree on

yes we should. the world is full of inequalties. is it fair that people are born into abject poverty in parts of africa while other enjoy wealt and prosperity in the western world, and there is very little people can do themselves to improve their situation. a world government should be set up redistrubute wealth and resources, reduce the riduclous differnece betwenn rich and poor it should be put in place to protect the everyone's basic rights for life, food, health, shelter, education to stop governments like zimbabwe basically killing many of its citizens.

Yes we should. We should adopt the Ancient Roman way. Put borders aside. Each country can still be called a country but instead of prime-ministers, or presidents, we can have a group of world leaders that can represent each country under one democratic government. Any leader who displays unruly or oppressive behaviours will be kicked out, by the other leaders and a new leader will be elected in place. This will work out with everyone. The capital(s) will be located in a neutral zone...(undecided)

WE need ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT inorder to create peaceful world.

1,All the countries should arrest all the waepons and the money spend for arms should be spend to eradicate poverty.

2,Children should be brought up together and right from the childhood we should teach them VALUE BASED EDUCATION along with YOGA and MEDITATION inorder to have healthy mind and body.

3,Paper money should be dissoulted and all the transcation should be done via electronic devices inorder to avoid corruption.

4,People should be allowed to move aroung the world freely and it is easliy possible when the population is reduced to 3 billion.

5,Science will be allowed to use only in creative ways.

İt is pretty simple why we should because it will bring peace and opportunities to the world and it is kind of silly that the human race is so divided i mean i don't think anyone here thinks of himself as a bad person so why shouldn't we all help each other out.

This wouldn't have been possible hundreds of years ago but now it is. Almost everyone in the world know English which can be used as a common language and thanks to the Internet and globalization people in the world have never been closer. To progress further as a quicker pace as the human race we must do this, İt would be our greatest achievement and i don't care if it requires a war because that would be the war to end all wars.

İ think at first the leaders of various governments should come together and form a council and that council should pick a leader who governs the world but is monitored and limited by the council. Later on when everyone is mixed up and the loyalty of people to their own country is dispersed we can return to regular voting

For world government, people need to review their current belief system based on human slavery and killing. Cities won't be an option; wider population spread will be required. No, war doesn't bring peace-it brings just another war. We should be smarter than "lower" animals, but it seems we're dumber... Think about it, your life as human is the most important, as well as the lives of all others. We're interdependent, so slavery is not for the good of mankind.

Someone said world government is the key to colonize other planets. This could be the world government's "religion".

We should, but first something will have to make people realize that there is more to life than money and petty interests. It would be incredibly dangerous to form a world government without fixing that problem. But it is needed, so we can unite our talents and focus on the issues at hand that really matter

I personally think that it would work in the long run once the people of the whole work together as one, but we'll never be moving toward progress until the day we lay down our egos and think of the countless others that we affect. I think a republic would be a marvelous idea, having elected two representatives of the majority ruling party of each respected current country to vote on whatever is needed. Think of every one working together think of everything improving such as; education, the sciences, lack of wars due to petty issues. I'm sure it will be a hassle to every one who has this idea stuck in their head that their the best, but we all need to work together towards a peaceful future.

In my opinion a one world government is the way to go but it'll never happen or even be considered by a large enough majority of our Planets inhabitants until all else collapses.

Before people can unite under one power such as a one world government the world would first have to destroy with the most likely scenario; Nuclear war.

Perhaps once the worlds resources start to become scarce and even the most powerful nations can't afford fuel or simple resources the smaller nations will separate as fuel consumption becomes first come first serve, the smaller nations will rely on the more powerful nations to support them.

Eventually the small nations will start to take the resources by force as the powerful nations start to ration it, eventually they'll get their hands on nuclear warheads and then bang nukes will be launched in retaliation all hell breaks loose, governments collapse and become armies, armies eventually lose control, the population crashes and then from such a reckage if the survivers are sensible logical people, only then will a one world government be accepted and formed.

And that's alot to risk for such a outcome.

Well if we were in a "New World Order" as it may would that be one were there is a Democracy , and any ethic group could be elected , it would be a good thing. But how would this fair with currency ? Governments can easily be corrupt in this fashion, and whats stopping them ? They are in power and nobody can change that...no one can threaten him/her and his/her madness. Markets will and have to adapt in a extreme way. People also do not change their nationality or ethnicity easily. In this day and age i would say no we should not move toward one world government, not at-least we have figured a more reasonable way of government, but hopefully in the end we will overcome those obstacles and lead into a golden age of humanity.

Americans already have taken the position of moving toward one world government in that it is a member of the G-8, and directions are made with respect to other governments and their policies. It just isn't done formally, or through the UN, nor should it be, since the UN is a research and mediator model, designed for cultural unity, not for international dictatorship.

To confer such powers on the UN would undermine every nation and its electoral system to produce democratic elections and administrative functions; too many governments and too many different styles for the UN to become the government of the world. Collective chaos is no cure for clarity and cooperation.

Moving towards one world government is the only way the human race can survive as a species, we will most likely kill ourselves otherwise. Doing so is going to be a difficult task, we will have to switch all forms of currency over to one form, which would prove very difficult and could take a great deal of years. Setting up the form of government would be difficult, I say we just give complete power to one trustworthy person who we vote for to set it up, so we won't waste a good many years arguing over what to do. Religion will also prove difficult, i myself say it should be free religion, or no religion at all, all religion does is create war. to get this whole process started though, we would need to get the people to agree on it first, since the governments will just throw the idea aside.

It's the only way the world can move forward! Together as one onwards and upwards! Unity :)

I agree that the world needs to move to a world government. Think about it what the US the sole super-power in the world at the moment has gone through: Civil War, 2 World Wars, Great Depression, Cold War, the current recession and we've only been around 270 years! So much instability and think about it with one world government there would be no wars (unless we are invaded by aliens), no debt issues (no other countries to have debt to) and if something needs to be done it will be done by the world (global warming could be fixed in no time).

It only seems logical for us as a species to unite instead of divide, divide, divide. Look at the crisis in Syria every time the UN tries to intervene China and Russia block it while innocent people die, its sicking. Also the Democrat and Republican war is nothing short of destructive, politics have become so much about power that Republicans will block anything good that a Democratic President tries to do and then there is the fear about Iran and how everyone in political America wants war.

I truly believe that world gov would work. Sure there are the different cultures and religions and nationalism but it can still work. What we need in a global Congress that is unicameral (one house not 2) to discourage any power grabs like in the House of Representatives and Senate. This Congress would have to have representatives for every group that wants to be represented. Also the world should be divided into Districts with district governments to address regional issues so the central gov can focus on bigger issues.

Furthermore I believe there should be a world president, chief executive, chancellor etc... While some may say that that person would have way too much power I think a leader would give the world someone to rally behind. The leader would be have elected by the population of earth of course. Also there should be a system of checks and balances as well as a World Court to try criminals and act like a supreme court.

The world gov would have to also put laws and legislation in place that would protect human rights and would apply to everyone. The world government would also have to put in place a Capitalist economy (Communism and Socialism are shown to not work) that also tries to protect the environment.

Finally the World Government must have a symbolic capital city that everyone could see. There are only a few possibilities such as New York, London and Tokyo.

The world today is new the time we live in is special for the human race because we have tech we have never had before and there are three foreseeable endings by me anyway that can come of this 1 the best outcome someone teaches us or we realize the responsibility over tech that we need and we glide happily into the future. 2 we begin to rely too heavily on tech and this creates a great weakness which soon sends us spiraling into death and anarchy. And 3 we destroy each other in a bath of nuclear fire along with most other life on the planet. We need come together now more than ever people need to see that all petty squabbles are meaningless because we are about too be tested by God or gods or fate or life or death it doesn't matter anymore our time is almost up we need to flip the hour glass before time runs out and history repeats. Now more than ever we need each other

No we should not form a world Government. As Americans, we love our freedom of speech, religion and the press. We will not have those freedoms under a socialist/capitalist United nation or world government. We would simply be slaves of the state.

Someone does not have to be the only leader of a world government. There can be many government bodies that can check, and balance all of the powers, while including such radical views as Democracy, and communism, democracy, and Absolute monarchies all together. Yes, we should move to a one world government

The only way mankind will ever see the kind of advancements we all want to see is through cooperating as a species. The setting up of a world government would be very difficult though. I believe it would take centuries. First there would need to be a move toward the unification of the continents and then after a few decades of solid continental government a handful of elected leaders would meet to iron out plans for a world government. However there would need to be an oligarchy at the head of the executive branch not just one man and the system would have to be a Republic. There would be a surge of scientific developments, war would be minimal, the world's economy would be fantastic, poverty would be nearly non-existent, and mankind would thrive. Eventually there will be an attempt at world government but it needs to be thoroughly planned out taking every possible problem into consideration.

One world government is going to happen no matter what. There will be a lot of sacrificing, destruction, death and so forth. We will always disagree among ourselves because thats who we are. This will not happen within the next few years but it will happen in the future. When it does happen the biggest thought to a one world government would need to have more than one person in power. I would say minimum of 3 a maximum or 21 but cannot have an even number. The reason for not having an even number is because the last decision will be the final decision. Everybody can disagree with me but my thoughts are final and i believe it will be true but probably not as accurate. We need to work as one and become one so we can finally colonize other planets (but of course when we colonize other planets we will probably fight each other because we always seem to repeat history in some way) to move forward and advance our technology.

One world government will not come about anytime soon but it is the direction humans have been going ever since the first tribes amalgamated and became a bigger tribe. Every country existing today is an amalgamation of different peoples that were either forced together or saw common ground to unite under. We are just in the long process of coming together. It might seem impossible today that Russia and America may someday be governed under the same body but unless the environmental world has a cataclysmic collapse or a world war kills us all we will get there some day. And of course we will have "growing pains" ie: wars, breakups of states. However the common trend since the beginning of human history is uniting. It makes sense if we want to reach our fullest potential as a species.

Note: I am in favour of peaceful unification not forced unification :)

I am for a One-World Government, but I am against to it if it is run by corrupt and greedy Elitists! this One-world government should be formed based on democratic and humane principles and should act as a unifying entity of humanity. I am tired of the endless wars and terrorism we face today, there are many nations who are opposed to each other due to their government's (though not all are like this) intense nationalistic propaganda and also due to religious bigotry. We are all Humans, it doesn't matter if you're Black, White, Asian or a Pacific Islander, we all share the same home and the same race, which is the Human race, just because we have different cultures doesn't mean we can't work together and unite for the betterment of the world and for the unification of humanity. UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY! I am a Human and I oppose nationalism and religious backwardness and bigotry!

I agree with E223, if we have one person in charge and subdivide it that way it could happen. I think of it as an Absolute Monarchy, since we all know a democracy wouldn't happen just look at our country of the USA. Obama can't even get any legislation passed due to the Republicans, yet if Obama was an Absolute Monarch the country would be drastically better or worse... Dictatorship wouldn't work but people getting behind the Monarch and believing in their ideology and beliefs and plans for the future I could see it happening. However we'd have to get rid of money and capitalism since that is always the problem, money, money and more money. Without money corruption wouldn't happen, if you already have the power as an Monarch you can't really get any more. Our population is too great for a evil monarch or dictator they'd get killed probably by his own people but a good fair true monarch could save us all. That Monarch could be me... Just saying....

A One World Government would end war and peace would prevail on Earth.

The only way mankind will ever see the kind of advancements we all want to see is through cooperating as a species. The setting up of a world government would be very difficult though. I believe it would take centuries. First there would need to be a move toward the unification of the continents and then after a few decades of solid continental government a handful of elected leaders would meet to iron out plans for a world government. However there would need to be an oligarchy at the head of the executive branch not just one man and the system would have to be a Republic. There would be a surge of scientific developments, war would be minimal, the world's economy would be fantastic, poverty would be nearly non-existent, and mankind would thrive. Eventually there will be an attempt at world government but it needs to be thoroughly planned out taking every possible problem into consideration.

changing a goverment is not agood idea .

no we should not move

Yeah, lets do it. The end of the world is near and this is just one of the signs. Lets get it over with already (;