[extropy-chat] EU constitution collapses

[Dirk Bruere]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] EU constitution collapses


> 
> --- "scerir at libero.it" <scerir at libero.it> wrote:
> > http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/13/eu.summit/index.html
> > http://news.ft.com/home/europe
> > 
> > It seems to me obvious that you cannot
> > build a federation of (6, then 15, then 25) 
> > very different states, having very different
> > histories (and reciprocal wars), populations, 
> > religions, etc., starting  from the economy 
> > and markets, Political issues come first . 
> > The EU founding fathers knew that very well. 
> 
> On the contrary, all it prevents is a strong central government from
> forming, forcing the EU fascists to accept a more federalist structure,
> even a loose confederation. This is good news for the few states in
> europe that have hardwired protections for natural rights like France
> and Lithuania, and bad news for those wanting the power to challenge
> the US merely for the sake of challenging for power...

You obviously don't know much about France.

Dirk

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