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A major issue in the [[American Civil War]] was the question of whether each state had sovereignty or whether the United States ("Union") government exercised sovereignty over the individual states.  As the [[European Union]] continues has grown, similar debates arise over the rights of the member nations in that union. The fact the European Union cannot defend itself and relies on the United States and [[NATO]] for defense, coupled with the fact the EU is incapable or unwilling to enforce its own laws to protect citizens from illegal migration, nullifies any pretense of the European Union as a sovereign entity.

A major issue in the [[American Civil War]] was the question of whether each state had sovereignty or whether the United States ("Union") government exercised sovereignty over the individual states.  As the [[European Union]] continues has grown, similar debates arise over the rights of the member nations in that union. The fact the European Union cannot defend itself and relies on the United States and [[NATO]] for defense, coupled with the fact the EU is incapable or unwilling to enforce its own laws to protect citizens from illegal migration, nullifies any pretense of the European Union as a sovereign entity.

A simple example of a sovereign entity is basically defined by its willingness to hold [[murder]]ers accountable. For example, if a foreign tourist is murdered by a citizen of the country they travel to. In the case of [[Palestine]], murderers are often lionized and held up as public heroes.  

A simple example of a sovereign entity is basically defined by its willingness to hold [[murder]]ers accountable. For example, if a foreign tourist is murdered by a citizen of the country they travel to. In the case of [[Palestine]], murderers are often lionized and held up as public heroes. A sovereign entity must not only have the willingness to uphold [[justice]] and the [[rule of law]] for all persons - citizens and non-citizens alike - within the area under its control, but the ability to enforce law.<ref>In the case of various [[regime change]] theories in [[Iraq]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Libya]],[[Syria]] and the [[Ukraine]], it was held by outside powers that local governments were incapable or unwilling to control various terrorist entities occupying territory supposedly under the local regime's sovereign control. The fact that a government does not control the territory it claims sovereignty over forfeits that regime's pretended sovereignty.</ref>

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