Hi, I study European Law. VonBergens 2 points are right. I've explained this before in a fucking 2k word post on some other thread. But the EU can only act on certain fields of law if that power is given to them by the member states.
Also, you don't need a law degree to make a statement about the EU. But an educated statement based on facts is worth more than your opinion on the matter. You can have your opinion, however that does not mean you are right. On the other hand, facts are facts and when they are laid down in law there is no denying their existence, no matter your opinion.
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I never doubted your knowledge of EU law or challenged it. I simply questioned why you think doing EU law makes you more qualified on the question of "the EU taking on the trappings of statehood".
I simply said the EU is taking on the trappings of statehood. That is an opinion that millions of people share. You bogged yourself down mentioning EU law.
Your own defense to this argument is that the EU does not have sovereign *yet* which is of course true. The EU is not yet a state but that doesn't mean its doesn't have the whole mark characteristic of statehood. Anthem, courts, flag, political system, currency, citizenship, laws, borders etc.
Regardless, the EU will likely federalise in the future so this whole argument is pointless. The question that EU supporters like yourself have to ask yourself is whether you support federalisation or not.
