There was a NK arc in the 2005-2007 timeframe where Kal-El "renounced" his connections to Earth and became part of the military force. With that said, the Kryptons were more democratic than the LnC Kryptonians.

CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)