it would be importent because if they did not have a powerful navy then there enemy would be able to supply there troops
"that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." John Locke believed that the government should bend to the people. This is why we have the first amendment, it says that we can protest our government if they do not follow the standards of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.