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==American Union and European Union contrasted==

==American Union and European Union contrasted==

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. Rebellious states and some new states entering the Union claimed "[[popular sovereignty]]", i.e the right of a [[majority]] of citizens to impose tyrannical rule over [[abolitionist]] and [[slave]]s ("tyranny of the majority").<ref>Passage of the [[Affordable Care Act]] is a recent example of tyranny of the majority rule.</ref> As the [[European Union]] 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. Rebellious states and some new states entering the Union claimed "[[popular sovereignty]]", i.e the right of a [[majority]] of citizens to impose tyrannical rule over [[abolitionist]] and [[slave]]s ("tyranny of the majority").<ref>Passage of the [[Affordable Care Act]] is a recent example of [[tyranny of the majority]] rule.</ref> As the [[European Union]] 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.

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