Question #9

The American Heritage Dictionary defines sovereignty as a territory existing as an independent state. Theoretically this means that a group of people, such as the space-residing humans, could in fact take a part of NY Up and claim it as a separate state, achieving sovereignty. Unfortunately this does almost nothing in protecting their difference. Even if the Koi and his relative managed to get the council to recognize their territory as a sovereign state they would need defenses and a military to truly protect them. It does not matter whether the military comes from the aid of other nations or the space-residing humans themselves, but sovereignty alone is no protection. There are always people or even nations willing to exploit differences and use them against the new sovereign state. This is also demonstrated in the real world. Take Israel, they have achieved sovereignty and been recognized by the United Nations, yet they are still attacked over religious differences (and territorial claims). The only reason the nation still exists is because they have a good military and great defenses. Israel is a sovereign state dedicated to protecting the differences of the Jewish faith, but sovereignty does not protect these differences.