Maastricht Treaty revisions needed?

[--Pete]

Hi,

I'm probably on the other side, desiring the EU to be less powerful, and more of a coalition, but my reasons are not in your list.

I'm sure that's true. And yet, what does drive a spirit of independence? What is it that generates the feeling that one's neighbors are more trustworthy and competent then those 'political pukes' half a continent away? Perhaps, on deeper analysis, the reasons for your reasons might well be on my list.

I'm just very nostalgic, and I believe that smaller is better (and more manageable). I have visited most of the European nations, and I just love the uniqueness of each one. It's hard for me to reconcile having spent drachmae, a currency in use from 1100 BC, to stand in Agamemnon's tomb with it just being a geography within the EU zone.

I've stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon. If it being just a geography within the USA detracted at all from its majesty as part of the State of Arizona, I, for one, did not notice. BTW, where is Agamemnon's tomb? Since Agamemnon was most likely a fictional character (possibly based on an actual person), I would suspect his tomb to be a modern attribution to draw tourists.

Then again, I'm not much of a fan of US federal power either.

I never would have guessed.

Things may be theoretically more efficient when massed up, but I'm not sure that this could not be done with better economic treaties, open border, and free trade agreements.

Because NAFTA has worked out so well? The only guide we have is history. I'm not sure what the antecedent to your 'this' is, but if it is along the lines of peace, prosperity, and freedom, then I believe you are mistaken. I can think of no place or time when "economic treaties, open border, and free trade agreements" accomplished this for long.

--Pete