> They can quit whenever they want. At a steep economic cost. Should the EU be using its economic clout to meddle in the internal affairs of member states? >

> They can quit whenever they want. At a steep economic cost. Should the EU be using its economic clout to meddle in the internal affairs of member states? > wanting in historical accuracy. I was making a suggestion ("why can't X be Y"), not a statement about current or historical fact. That things are or were a certain way, does not mean they should continue to be so.