>I don't believe in simple "sovereignty" or "self-determination"-- I've
>repeatedly over the years stated as such. I am an internationalist and a
>democrat, small d, and the only role for local sovereignty is as a unit of
>democratic decision-making.
I don't get this. If you accept local sovereignty, the South was right to resist federal desegregation orders. Then on what basis was it ok to send federal troops in - to enforce national law or by appeal to some higher moral law?
Doug