<span>Each time zone is 15 degrees wide.
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Yes because it we're other ancient places that they didn't get along with.
He supported it because he believed that the powers enumerated in it balance each other out and nobody could become tyrannical by exploiting it. He refers to it as an open door because it can be amended meaning that if something needs to be changed because the spirit of the time has changed, it can be done while keeping the good things.
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