~THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF SOVEREIGNTY ~

[Claude]

 

1 - POLITICAL SELF-DETERMINATION -

  

defined as “the power of a population to decide its own government

and political relations or of an individual to live his own life.”

  

In a national context, therefore, self-determination means the ability of the people

to govern themselves without outside interference —

 

the ability to make our own laws in response to our own needs,

and to reject laws which are neither needed nor wanted.

 

Membership of the G20 is incompatible with the principle of Political Self-Determination.

 

2 - ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY -

 

This means the ability of a nation- state to control its own economy

in response to its own needs.

 

This involves keeping its own currency, trading with whom it chooses,

controlling imports and exports,

and regulating its currency to protect against speculation, if necessary.

 

Membership of a single currency is incompatible with the principle of Economic Sovereignty.

The economic theory of “globalisation” and much “free market” theory

is also incompatible with the principle.

 

3 - BORDER CONTROL -

 

A nation- state which cannot control its borders —

whether economic or physical — is not sovereign.

 

Elements on both the Left and the Right of politics are opposed

to the control of borders.

Some left-wingers want a world without economic and physical borders

because they want to see the destruction of the nation-state.

 

Some right-wingers want a world without economic and physical borders

because their “free market” economic theories demand it.

 

These people have elevated a means — an economic theory —

into the end in itself and they follow it wherever it leads …

even to national dissolution.

 

Border Control should be advocated at the same time

as Economic Sovereignty, and Localisation,

in order to ensure each nation is able to develop its own economy,

for its own people, in response to its own needs.

 

4 - LOCALISATION, NOT GLOBALISATION

The economic theory of Localisation is elevated as a core principle

of sovereignty because it establishes Economic Sovereignty.

 

The alternative — “globalisation” —

is an economic theory which destroys the ability of individuals,

communities, and nation-states to determine their own existence.

 

It destroys their sovereignty.

 

Globalisation has been defined as:

 

The ever-increasing integration of national economies into the global economy

through trade and investment rules and privatization, aided by technological advances.

 

These reduce barriers to trade and investment and in the process

reduce democratic controls

by nation states and their communities over their economic affairs.

 

The process is driven by the theory of comparative advantage,

the goal of international competitiveness and the growth model.

 

It is occurring increasingly at the expense of social,

environmental and labour improvements

and rising inequality for most of the world.

 

Globalisation means de-regulating trading conditions

and taking power away from governments and peoples.

 

Localisation has been defined as:

 

A process which reverses the trend of globalisation

by discriminating in favour of the local.

 

Depending on the context, the ‘local’ is predominantly defined as part of

the nation state,

although it can on occasions be the nation state itself

or even occasionally a regional grouping of nation states.

 

 The policies bringing about localisation are ones which increase control

of the economy

by communities and nation states.

 

The result should be an increase in community cohesion, a reduction in poverty

and inequality and an improvement in livelihoods, social infrastructure

and environmental protection, and hence an increase in the all-important sense of security.

 

Localisation is not about restricting the flow of information, technology,

trade and investment, management and legal structures which further localization,

indeed these are encouraged by the new localist emphasis in global aid and trade rules.

 

Such transfers also play a crucial role in the successful transition

from globalization to localization.

 

It is not a return to overpowering state control, merely governments’ provision

of a policy and economic framework which allows people, community groups

and businesses to rediversify their own local economies.

 

Localisation means discriminating in favour of the local and ensuring

Economic Sovereignty lies with governments and peoples.

 

5 - FOOD AND WATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY -

 

Also termed Food and Water Sovereignty - is the ability to provide these essentials,

rather than being critically dependent upon outside sources,

which can be cut-off at any time.

 

The G20, EU and WTO rules were drafted to destroy a nation-state’s Food Sovereignty,

and increasing its dependence upon others.

 

6 - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE -

 

A sovereign individual, community or nation is able to provide for its own energy needs.

It should be the goal of a nation-state aspiring to sovereignty to achieve energy independence.

 

A nation which is unable to achieve energy independence may become perilously reliant

upon outside sources, or may even need to develop imperialistic policies

which threaten other nations

 

(The US attack against Iraq and Afghanistan and renewed threats

against Iran are imperialistic policies examples).

 

7 - SELF-DEFENCE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION -

 

Sovereignty is authority over one’s own existence.

But the exercise of sovereignty depends upon power.

 

A sovereign individual, community or nation needs to be able to defend itself.

If it cannot defend itself then its way of life may be destroyed by a stronger power.

 

A progressive society needs to be able to defend itself from those who oppose its existence.

 

Barack Obama’s hosting the New World Order G20 Summit also marks the loss

of the United States Independence.

 

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by

the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776,

which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain

were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire.

 

Today the US is no longer independent.

Today it is officially under the control of the New World Order.

 

“The very word ’secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society;

and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies,

to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.

 

We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment

of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it.

 

Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society

by imitating its arbitrary restrictions.

 

Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation

if our traditions do not survive with it.

 

And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security

will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of

official censorship and concealment.”

 

John F Kennedy 35th President of the United States