Rugoz wrote:For the EU to become functional, it must move towards majority voting. But there's no European nationalism to support it. The EU is a project by the elites. Whenever there's been popular resistance, it was either ignored or resolved by pandering to the electorate of the country that dared to hold a referendum.
Nonsense -
From it's inception, the EC had as it's pre-amble, the ever closer political & social union of the founder members.
It was Maastricht that began the rapid advancement to political union that led to The Treaty of the European Union as a single entity comprised of the member states.
There always was 'majority voting', with the exception of matters of 'national interest'.
In the case of Irish resistance to joining the E.U, the Irish were told by them to 'think again', which they did by having a second referendum that said 'YES' to entry into the E.U.
Originally, the EC was set up with little common interest, mainly economic, commercial, with no common defence or freedom of movement, just the right to 'WORK' in the then Common Market, not to settle, claim benefits, or settle permanently.
It is rapidly advancing to the super-state as one single entity, with a common, legal, fiscal, defence structure that makes the original body that we entered into, a very different kettle of fish, for which we the people have never had the opportunity, except under WILSON, to decide if that is what we want.
The continuation of such a state depends on the consent of the people of all the countries within, the democratic functioning of the E.U is authoritarian, overbearing & bureaucratic with little active consent having avenues to express itself.
Theresa MAY is close to being treasonous in signing a withdrawal agreement, ceding sovereignty to the E.U, that leaves the U.K as a subordinate state in perpetuity & paying vast sums to remain as a vassal state.
We will have loss of sovereignty, as we will be subjugated to E.U(ECJ) law through that agreement, that is an unequal deal that creates a sovereignty loss which manifest itself through arbitrary decisions in the ECJ.
Just because she says that it's a 'political', not 'legal' agreement on the future arrangements in E.U-UK relationship, there is bound to be betrayal relating to Ireland & Gibraltar within it's covers as well as commitments with legal connotations being enforceable.
EU law always takes primacy over 'Statute', the withdrawal agreement is a legal document enforceable in the ECJ, breaches of which could cost the U.K untold £ BILLIONS in penalties & make no mistake there will be cases arising that will make us liable.
We will have to obey every declaration from the Council of Europe or Community law as applying to the E.U nations.
That 'Treaty' will have to continue until consent is withdrawn either mutually, or unilaterally in the future with political consequences due to Theresa MAY.