Ok, I don't know why you some of you guys are STILL missing this...
The point isn't to compare the EU and the USA system of governments.
The point is, the EU is not sovereign, that's it. Its a treaty organization, not a single entity.
Now, to address your post... since this seems to be what everyone wants to talk about... instead of the mechanics of the game and how it relates to LH development.
Still it is much better than modern day US government. In EU it is enough with the most votes to get a case through, while in America you need 60%.
As an American, I can tell you, you don't understand our system. You need 50.1% of votes in both wing of Congress to pass a bill. Not 60%. There is a "filibuster
that would require 60 to debate, but not to pass, a bill... but it can easily be avoided, as we have seen time and again. In fact, the filibuster rule is not in our Constitution, but is a "house rule" or "homemade rule" if you will... completely not binding. It is used for a cop out over controversial issues.
I will remind you that the voting for EU membership in Norway ended at about 50% - 50%, and many of the NO voters were pretty old and of the generation who built the country. But now that generation is on the way out while my, more EU positive generation is on it's way in. Personally I say "Norway out of NATO and into EU".
That is because you are short sighted... I guess those older folks lived under Nazi Occupation or something, and the threat of the CCCP taking over, but now that the USA has bailed you out, by offering you protection at our expense for decades, you say enough... and probable number amongst the europeans who are jealous of the USA and don't appreciate the USA. You say that old generation built the country, well, a lot of that was rebuilding after the Nazis whipped you guys in record time. So, feel free to drop out of NATO, but don't come calling for the Rangers when you get your butts handed to you again.
And BTW, US could not have invaded Russia within weeks, cause then most of the world would be dead after a week or so, mainly because of Russias and USAs heavy nuclear bombing. And probably China would have joined in too, so taht could be really interesting.
None of this means we couldn't, only that it wouldn't have been wise. Important difference, since the point was, the EU would debate it for a decade before taking any unified action... because it has no sovereign power...
But i agree with you that EU should not yet be a civ, unless you make a scenario like Broken Star from BTS, where they only have a minor role.
Finally we address the actual point, and you agree... wow. Took a lot of meaningless and often inaccurate statements before we got down to the brass tacks of this issue...
1) The EU is not a sovereign nation in the Civ sense of the terms (this is a Civ site)
2) Yet another ungrateful European... perhaps when the next disaster comes to Europe, we won't help out? It's amazing when you consider that without USA, UK and affiliates, you guys would either be speaking German or Russian, but none of you appreciate it... it happened during the "old generation"... amazing. Good luck, and may your short-sighted America bashing catch up to you in some way some day.
