Except 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.

Except 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.