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To: craig crawford who wrote (132727)	10/9/2001 6:50:24 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164687

>>FOR THE LAST TIME, a diminishment of sovereignty DOES NOT have to be forcibly imposed. you can CHOOSE to surrender it if you like.<< the moment you choose to do anything you surrender some sovereignty. we agree to not nuke russia if they agree to not nuke us. we just lost sovereignty. was it a bad thing? losing some sovereignty is a cost. however, decisions are made based on cost/BENEFIT analysis. you need both sides of the equation. >>that does not mean you can necessarily CHOOSE to take it back.<< we have the biggest guns. we can take it back if we want. >>if you retain the right to return sovereignty, than by definition you never surrendered it in the first place!<< exactly why i'm not so concerned. congress can change on a dime and if they go too far out in left field then new elected officials will straighten us out. when you have the biggest guns, you can do what you want. everyone KNOWS this, though we don't like to talk about it. >>if you can't understand this fundamental point, then there is no reason for us to discuss the subject further.<< i understand it and how it applies.