there's a significant difference between the EU and the EC. For one, the EC vote was held under the promise that it would not become a political union. It was a

there's a significant difference between the EU and the EC. For one, the EC vote was held under the promise that it would not become a political union. It was also sold as a trading zone, rather than a super-bloc. There wasn't a vote to join the EU as it currently exists, and the EU and the EC might as well be chalk and cheese.