Is There a Difference Between States and Individuals?

We've looked at the idea that there's something about the essence of states that allows them to exclude we've o problems with democratic decision making as the grounds for excluding people. We suggesting that states are a bit like people, and they can choose what they mix with. So you might think that states are comparable in some sense, to the boy scouts. The boy scouts don't have to associate with absolutely anybody who to associate with them. Or a golf club doesn't have to admit absolutely any member who wants to join nd. Maybe we want to draw an analogy with states. Now, if you get kicked out of one particular golf club, or you're not allowed to join one particular