Re:Greeks Reject Bailout Terms
by tracker1 on Sunday July 05, 2015 @06:13PM
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This is because the EU is setup as more of a confederation (pre-constituttional U.S. or even early constitutional U.S. prior to 1830's)... and EU nations maintain a lot of their independance. Also, many states are feeling a crunch on their federal funding, which I think is an entirely separate issue in the way things are structured myself.
The U.S. also, historically speaking fought a very bloody civil war to keep states in the Union... (first rule of U.S. club, is you can never leave/quit U.S. club). Where as EU's history of unity/separation even in the last two centuries is very different. It's mostly a cultural difference.
That said, I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more assertiveness to state level governments in the U.S. ... even though I don't agree with typical politics in, for example, Texas, I appreciate their assertiveness in recent years.
The U.S. also, historically speaking fought a very bloody civil war to keep states in the Union... (first rule of U.S. club, is you can never leave/quit U.S. club). Where as EU's history of unity/separation even in the last two centuries is very different. It's mostly a cultural difference.
That said, I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more assertiveness to state level governments in the U.S. ... even though I don't agree with typical politics in, for example, Texas, I appreciate their assertiveness in recent years.