He suggests, plausibly, that this is a potentially more embarrassing consequence for such a theory: 'Even if one is willing to accept the result that one is sometimes more rational in the good case than in the bad case, it is harder to live with the claim that one is sometimes more rational in the bad case than the good case' (p. 390).
Upon proof or Senator Boxer's complicity in this scheme, the minimum consequence for such behavior should be her removal from the Committee.
If there are no consequences for such actions, what will deter them in the future?
The trouble is the consequences for such transgressions vary so massively according to race, sex and class.
But if, like Cameron, you're rich, white and male, the consequences for such transgressions are likely to be minimal.
In a normal relationship between allies -- of the kind I think America and Israel should have -- there would be consequences for such defiance.
If a company destroys value, fails to honour contracts and deceives clients, that is a betrayal of the principles on which the market rests, and we should all support severe consequences for such behaviour.
And, in general, allies have been willing to abet such hypocrisy The reason the United States has until now suffered few consequences for such hypocrisy is that other states have a strong interest in turning a blind eye.
"There have to be consequences for such irresponsible behavior on the international stage," Mr. Obama said Saturday during a news conference with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea on the sidelines of an economic conference of world leaders.
"What the Council can do, and we hope will do, through the adoption of this statement is to send a very clear message to North Korea that what they have done under the guise of a satellite launch is in fact a violation of their obligations and indeed that there are consequences for such actions," said Susan E. Rice, the American ambassador.
In its written response to the committee, the Vatican said that according to church teaching, parents "should be able to rectify their child's inappropriate action by imposing certain reasonable consequences for such behaviour, taking into consideration the child's ability to understand the same as corrective".
