Why is it important for the United States to maintain National Sovereignty?
350252
so that americans are not ruled by foreigners
1138788
Only people who say "love it or leave it" are the ones who believe that those are the only options. America was founded on freedoms. With freedom comes responsibility. It is not only our right, but also our duty as American citizens, that if we don't love it, we need to fix it. I love my country, but at the same time I know it's far from perfect. But rather than run away to another country with its own set of problems, I choose to stay here and do my part to "fix it".
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The United States must abide by laws that govern such things as international trade and human rights.  The United States, as is with every other nation, is not required to abide by the edicts passed by the United Nations.  \n\nIf they elect not to abide by a law that it feels is unfair or against the United States' interests they can refuse to uphold that law.  The consequences could include cooled relationships with other countries, embargos and even U N sanctioned war.
195272
Interesting question.\n\nSince the nation's government is responsible for a certain amount of infrastructure, disaster relief, law enforcement, and domestic safety and stability it only stands to reason that they DO need money to get the job done.\n\nPeople do not take responsibility for their power in government. I don't know if it's because they don't know how, or if they want to bother, but, it gives them the perfect excuse to view the government as "running amok" over their rights.\n\nThe basic law(s) of the United States are contained in the Constitution which starts "We the People". It does not say "We the chosen few, and only us" or "We, the entitled ones". \n\nThe framers gave us the power to take part in our government. \n\nEach state makes it's own Constitution that only has to be in accordance with the national Constitution. The people in each state are responsible for electing (hiring) local city, county, and state representatives to execute the business of the city, county, and state in accordance with their wishes and to be their (the people's) representative in Washington D.C.\n\nIf people do not exert their power over their local officials, then they cannot complain when we get laws they don't like, or when we have a President that they feel is out of touch with them.\n\n"American Politics" has turned into a game that seems based on money only because people apparently can't be bothered to participate in governing the country.\n\nPeople taking back their power "does not" mean demonstrating and saying hateful things. The Japanese have learned this and the American Indian has learned this. \n\nYou take power back by getting educated enough to beat the oppressor's at their own games - using their laws.\n\nIt's so funny that Americans will spend hours and hours reading up on how to beat a computer game and then more hours and hours playing the game over and over so that it actually begins to resemble work. And what do they get? Some "rep" that means little when you have to pay the bills.\n\nWhy can't they do the same to ensure the continuation of their own freedoms?\n\nI wonder if you'll even read this since it doesn't necessarily fit into any of the "politically correct" ways of thinking from either political party.\n\nAnyway, hope this helps.\n\nAdded: \n\nPerfect example below. People can send for proposed bills and get a free copy mailed to them so they can study it. Then they can get other like-minded people in the community to lobby against it.\n\nHow many times do you just brush by someone at a grocery store, etc., that has a petition to sign? If you never bother to read it how do you know if what they are petitioning is to your benefit or detriment?\n\nIt's not the government's fault if people insist on putting education, and participation in government, aside so they can party all the time.\n\nAnd yes, some of the representatives in government fervently hope that you stay focused on parties, sex, clothing, makeup and the false tension between political parties. It allows them to do things you'd be outraged at if you only paid attention.\n\nUse your people power. Pay attention to the correct things and get involved.
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Often the goal of the united states was to be isolationist whenever possible as for much of the time we were still growing in strength as well. However, what you find in a lot of occasions, is that in the south america, or in the pacific, the united states gets involved to protect their interest. They intervne in order to gain territory, protect their ally, or whatever they case may be. They do it in Cuba, Panama, the Philippines among other places.
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Our greatness lies in the beginning of the Declaration of Independence that ALL men are created equal and deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness. Our leaders forgot that concept in the need to forge power for themselves and this nation. Other nations were sold out to brutal puppet governments for the sake of our prosperity and security, but in the end, they sold our security for greed, for power, for corporate interests, because people everywhere will fight for their freedom against all odds and all costs no matter how horrible. We are living now in the "reckoning". Continued hypocricy will destroy us. When America wakes up, we will save ourselves, and in that saving, will again be a great nation based on the enlightnement of our founders.
71977
"American Exceptionalism" is at worse a facade and at best a very poor interpretation of our "purpose" as a nation. The founding fathers that argued for the constitution argued that yes the US needed to be a superpower to have domestic and foreign security, but an economic superpower not a military superpower. The United States does differ "qualitatively from other developed nations, because of its unique origins, national credo, historical evolution etc, but our founding fathers aruged that we should not be a force to interfere with other nations affairs. The intent of the Union was . . . is to preserve all of our values within our boundries not spread it across the world. One could argue that Iran or North Korea might not have technology that potentially threatens us if we had not invented such technology in the first place. The United States origianlly had no responsibility to anyone but itself. However, in a age where warfare is mobile and long reaching, and that capitalism has developed into the battled prize among everyone the US needs to (all though one could debate it) a strong foriegn force to defend its economy which equates to defending our unique rights of self determination through liberty, freedom etc, so in the end being the world's policemen which is needed by our system is contradictive to the purpose of the US originally.
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Our number one focus and priority should be on gaining control of financial security with equal access to wealth for all legal citizens plus putting on hold any immigration and removal of the illegal current ones! Our voting system is not legitimate,honest or trustworthy in its current chaotic form! We need grassroots honest election process!Total Government Reform etc! Taking the money "power" control from the current structure would reverse the control by a minority and giving it to the Majority for equal access! The environment is a big issue however you have to remove the oil corporations strangle hold from switching to hydrogen gas/fuel cell Water is the answer cause it is the one natural source that recycles itself and does not leave or endanger the earths atmosphere but control of money by the majority is of the nations best interest and ultimate priority!
624775
No they do not have the right. Every nation should have the right to sovereignty, as long as they do no threaten other nations or commit heinous crimes against their entire populace.
894329
There are countries with great military might who do not hold the same values as the western democracies.\nAs global resources dwindle, the race is on!\nWe will always use diplomacy first of course. we have a duty to defend ourselves against those who would wage war upon us.\nthe overwhelming american nuclear threat can be thanked for protecting europe from soviet dominence during the cold war.\n\ntheodore roosevelt: speak softly and carry a big stick
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Our Constitution is what makes the USA great.  As stated by the people who wrote it, the rights guaranteed by our Constitution are the rights given to us by God, and it is the government's job to see that those rights are not taken away.The United States of America is not only the greatest Christian nation, it is the greatest of all nations on earth. If every country in the world would adopt the US constitution and actually live by it, they would all be much better off than they are under their inferior systems.
46251
All countries are important.  Without one country, another one has to suffer and because those two suffer more suffer and so on and so forth
448419
Because it sacrifices our sovereignty to a foreign body
473860
Morally, no nation has the right to impose it's will on another. \n\nMilitarily, the US has the power to make other nations do as it pleases. \n\nThroughout history, might has usually made right. However, there are usually consequences for enforcing one's will on another nation. In time, nations/empires that impose their will usually collapse because of weakened infrastructure, citizen apathy, and internal rebellion against tyranny. \n\nI'm really confused as to why we(the human race) have not worked to build a better world. I think we're trying, but there are so many man made obstacles in our way that prevent us from building the most human friendly world. \n\nI think we'll get there, or kill ourselves in the process. Keep working to make the world a better place is all I can say.
513751
The U.S. has no requirement that citizens stay in the country.  That's one of our freedoms.
133942
I am going to leave this question open ended.  I was going to say that what makes this country so great is that it enables us the ability to speak up and tell our elected officials what is wrong and that something needs to be fixed.  However I can see a minor encroachment on our civil liberties when it comes to our National Security.  I do not believe that any of our rights should be take away, but I believe that we live in different times now.  It is sort of an unfortunate thing.
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I feel America does not want to control territory as such.It only wants to maintain its supremacy and balance of world power.Controlling new territories is not good for the USA instead it is troublesome for them to hold on to foreign countries.