| ▲ | bawolff 3 hours ago |
| EU already has a constitution (?) |
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| ▲ | mattashii 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Nope, it doesn't. It's current legal basis is a series of treaties, the attempt to create a constitution failed when in 2005 the various countries' local referenda on supporting an EU constitution failed to garner the required support. FRA' referendum failed 45-55, and NLD's consultative referendum on June 1 also gave a solid "no" (38.5% yes vs 61.5% no). |
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| ▲ | bawolff an hour ago | parent [-] | | > It's current legal basis is a series of treaties But that meets the normal definition of a constitution. Just because the document isn't named the "constitution" doesn't make it any less of one. Most countries have constitutions that look like EU's legal basis. America style constitutions are less common. The later attempt to consolidate the constitution failing, doesn't make the previous legal basis any less of a constitution. |
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| ▲ | cromka 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| As others said. Constitution and an elected president would pave way into a common military. |
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| ▲ | freehorse 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Yeah, good to make it clear that militarization of europe is what is actually debated, not democracy. | | |
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