Why don't you show us where the CFR upholds the sovereignty of the United States and the authority of the US citizen to direct their government and government policy as opposed to an NGO like the CFR and their "task forces"?
It is an organization whose members are free to quit whenever they want. It is an organization who allows its members to practice the great American right of freedom of speech. Since you read the document we used to be talking about, you must have noticed that after 33 pages of analysis and recommendations, there were 7 pages of dissent and additions provided by individual CFR members.
And it baffles we why you think any organization in this nation has a binding authority over the policies of this government. There are THOUSANDS of privately run organizations operating in this country, all publishing papers and recommendations. Again, that is part of the free speech we enjoy as American citizens. Are you suggesting that the members of the CFR should not be allowed to participate in a Council whose focus is something they all share a mutual interest and expertise in? Would you also like to get rid of the NRA?