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> - Change their constitution That isn't possible > - Change their interpretation of their constitution The BVerfG tries really hard to interpret the constit
by MinorTom 5y ago
> - Change their constitution
That isn't possible
> - Change their interpretation of their constitution
The BVerfG tries really hard to interpret the constitution in a way in line with EU regulations, but it reserves the right not to (if they're "ultra vires" - beyond their power).
> - Leave the EU
Not going to happen.
> It's a basic principle of participation in a Union.
Note that the supremacy of the German constitution over EU law was well known at the time of signing the relevant treaties and all parties agreed to proceed anyway.
> Germany's or Poland's case is the same as if a State of the US decided that some federal law or the US constitution doesn't apply [...]
The EU is not a nation state.