It's Not Just for the Nazis Anymore

As more time goes by the European Union looks like another failed attempt at a Holy Roman Empire. It'll end when the marriage of convenience between German economic power and French political power breaks down.

They still love each other. They just want to live separate.

Quote:

The new Lisbon Treaty replaces the old EU Constitution that was rejected by French and Dutch voters three years ago. While the other EU member states, such as Britain, have successfully evaded popular votes, Ireland is constitutionally required to hold a referendum and Brussels dreads a repeat of the 2001 Irish rejection of the Nice Treaty.

So instead of trying to emulate the American Union they want to emulate the Soviet Union...

Hahaha!

How ya doing, buddy?

There wasn't such a casual disregard for the popular will or the concerns of the minority political parties. Much less a disturbing unwillingness to compromise in the formation of the US Constitution; since a lot of our amendments (bill of rights) were demands made by individual states, or in the expansion of the Union. The last time a country/territory tried to become a state of the American Union it was rejected by a popular referendum in Puerto Rico.

The Soviet Union comparison is more then adequate in that regard. I don't think legal technicalities have anything to do with it.

Spoiler:

Somewhere in Brussels:

"How are we going to make the European Constitution acceptable to everyone?"

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"Let's just not allow member-states to vote on it, and curtail the power/rights of minority party opinion!"

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"But sir, some member-states have constitutional rights allowing them to vote."

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"O SHIT NOT AGAIN !!!!"

How ya doing, buddy?