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And EU officials are unhappy about it. I guess if it was one of the EU countries, people would get to vote until a pre-approved decision in a referendum is reac
by spindritf 13y ago
And EU officials are unhappy about it. I guess if it was one of the EU countries, people would get to vote until a pre-approved decision in a referendum is reached.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_European_Constitution_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_European_Constitution_re...
- TazeTSchnitzel 13y agoNo. If it was an EU country, same thing would happen. EU would crack down on treaty violation.
- waps 13y agoBy which you mean Europe would claim that the international treaties they make superseed the will of the local voters by virtue of them being in Europe ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_(European_Union_law) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_(European_Union_law)
- TazeTSchnitzel 13y agoYes. Member states can't just pick and choose. They're in or they're out, with few exceptions.
- waps 13y agoExcept of course that in every test ever European politicians have chosen to safeguard their power and jobs as opposed to the principles of the European state. Hell they've even gone against democracy itself. Btw : letting member states pick and chose is alive and well. It's called confederalism and you can see it in action in (amongst others) Belgium and Switzerland.
- chad_oliver 13y agoEU law is a framework for cooperation between local communities. Cooperation only works if it's mutual.