http://wlsam.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.rushlimbaugh.comA couple of exerpts from the article by John Bolton...Click on ArticleTo this end, the authors provide a brief for what they call “responsible sovereignty.†They define it as “the notion that sovereignty entails obligations and duties toward other states as well as to one’s own citizens,†and they believe that its application can form the basis for a “cooperative international order.†At first glance, the phrase “responsible sovereignty†may seem unremarkable, given the paucity of advocates for “irresponsible sovereignty.†But despite the Plan’s mainstream provenance, the conception is a dramatic overhaul of sovereignty itself.
This is my biggest Fear...OBAMA touting diplomacy as the weapon of choice...Diplomacy is a tool, not a policy. It is a technique, not an end in itself. Urging, however earnestly, that we “engage†with our enemies tells us nothing about what happens after concluding the initial pleasantries at the negotiating table. Just opening the conversation is often significant, especially for those who are legitimized merely by being present. But without more, the meaning and potency of the photo op will quickly fade.
That is why effective diplomacy must be one aspect of a larger strategic spectrum that includes ugly and public confrontations. Without the threat of painful sanctions, harsh condemnations, and even the use of force, diplomacy risks becoming a sucker’s game, in which one side will sit forever in naïve hope of reaching a settlement while the other side acts at will.
Responsible Sovereignty basically means that in order to be accepted in the world the United States must share or allow some of our authority to govern ourselves to be usurped by others.This is what “responsible sovereignty†would look like. For the authors and signatories of A Plan of Action, sovereignty is simply an abstraction, a historical concept about as important today as the “sovereigns†from whose absolute rights the term originally derived. That is not the understanding of the U.S. Constitution, which locates the basis of its legitimacy in “we the people,†who constitute the sovereign authority of the nation.
“Sharing†sovereignty with someone or something else is thus not abstract for Americans.
Doing so by definition will diminish the sovereign power of the American people over their government and their own lives, the very purpose for which the Constitution was written.[color]This is something Americans have been reluctant to do. Now their reluctance may have to take the form of more concerted action against “responsible sovereignty†if its onward march is to be halted or reversed. Our Founders would clearly understand the need.
we had better be careful and mindful about what OBAMA has done in Europe this past week. If we are not responsible Sovereignty could become the most irresponsible thing he ever does!!!
