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Ireland is still sovereign. They could pull out of the EU and its rules at any time if they wanted to. Is this different to delegating some aspect of trade to W
by xioxox 10y ago
Ireland is still sovereign. They could pull out of the EU and its rules at any time if they wanted to. Is this different to delegating some aspect of trade to WTO rules?
- rayiner 10y agoIf the U.S. doesn't sign the TPP, it is not bound by it, regardless of how many other countries support it. But, e.g. Massachusetts was bound by the Defense of Marriage Act for ~20 years even though a majority of its Congressmen and both of its Senators voted against it. That's not sovereignty. EU rules are like U.S. federal laws, not WTO treaties. Member states can be bound by them even if their representatives vote against them.