EU STILL THINKING ABOUT BEING A SUPER POWER?

I remember when I was a little kid, I used to think "super powers" were things we all wanted--that's because I defined them as "paranormal abilities" and not "huge-ass countries powerful enough to force their will on the world." That IS what the last super power on Planet Earth is doing--though it may have competition soon. Check out this cutting from [http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/9970/|a June 15, 2007 article] from http://DailyExpress.co.uk which talks about the EU getting some guys together and, well, you'll see:

TONY Blair wants to hand the European Union radical new powers in his last act as Prime Minister, it emerged today. The Prime Minister has welcomed controversial plans to bring back the troubled EU constitution by the back door - totally bypassing the need for public referendums on sweeping new powers for Brussels. German chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested ditching the name "constitution" from the title and instead calling it an "amending treatyÓ - to avoid having to seek the approval of voters. French and Dutch voters rejected the original plan - which would hand Brussels the power to represent individual countries at the UN and change national laws - two years ago.

Basically, the EU constitution would create a sort of "New European Order" that would most likely favor big businesses and ignore human rights. How do I know this? Simple: the EU government wouldn't have the power to usurp local laws unless they were going to do something the local lawmakers wouldn't like. Like passing laws that favor big businesses and ignoring human rights. :) Why is Tony Blair being such a dick? Well, if you believe the Financial Times, it's because he doesn't want to retire from politricks. Check out this cutting from [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2bc60e12-1b72-11dc-bc55-000b5df10621.html|a June 15, 2007 article] at FT.com that tells us all about it:

Tony Blair, the British prime minister, could end up swapping Downing Street for a job as the first full-time European Union president, under a plan being actively touted by Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president. Mr Sarkozy is understood to have discussed the idea with other EU leaders ahead of next week's European summit, Mr Blair's last major international event as prime minister. His support for Mr Blair taking on a big European job is a remarkable sign of Anglo-French rapprochement since Mr Sarkozy replaced Jacques Chirac as president last month.

Now, we all know Sarkozy is conservative, so it makes sense that he'd be interested in the whole EU superstate-thing, as well. I used to think an EU superstate would be a good thing. But now with this constitution getting a second chance and Sarkozy pushing for Blair to be in? It all reeks of government doing more than it should.

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