How does the Simultaneous Policy (Simpol) relate to global governance and global democracy?
When implemented, Simpol would constitute a form of global governance because the effect of all or sufficient nations simultaneously implementing a commonly agreed set of policies would have global and binding legislative effect. And since the policy measures of Simpol are to be decided by citizens around the world who support Simpol, Simpol would also be essentially democratic, while still respecting the equality of all nations. Remember, however, that Simpol is to include only those policies which nations cannot implement alone due to the fear of competitive disadvantage, so all other policies would have nothing whatever to do with Simpol and can continue to be implemented independently by individual nations. In this way, national autonomy is maintained wherever possible and global cooperation is fostered by Simpol only wherever it is needed. Simpol thus naturally embodies the principle of subsidiarity and represents a synthesis of global unity and national diversity.! Furthermore, s
