Spain and Poland can join the United States for all I care

[Harovan]

Germany's population is constant due to large immigration. But the part of native Germans is in the decline, however.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by Spiffor
I'm a strong believer of the "one man one vote" doctrine.
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I prefer the one rich man 2 beuatiful women doctrine.




I used to favor a higher ration, but that got excessive as I got older.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
I used to favor a higher ration, but that got excessive as I got older.

At least, you can now improve quality over quantity

[Ecthy]

Brief summary of Polish history:

1772 - partitioned by Prussia, Austria and Russia
1793 - partitioned by Prussia and Russia
1795 - partitioned by Prussia, Austria and Russia
1939 - partitioned by Germany and the Soviet Union
2003 - May - attacked Iraq - December - destroyed Europe

Brief summary of Spanish history:

16th+17th century - killed many Germanic Europeans
2003 - May - attacked Iraq - December - destroyed Europe

Let's face it, we have Panzers, the Poles have kasza, so who's gonna have more say

Where is Horse when you need him for a good Pole troll. But then would I need him for that?

[Solly]

I don't see what's wrong with the current system. It requires 50% of the countries (thus making sure that the small guys like luxemburg don't get shafted) and 60% of the population (meaning that most of the big countries have to agree).

That's not what is holding up the Constitution.

[Solly]

The more France and Germany complain, the more smug I feel.

[chequita guevara]

Y'all need a split legislature, like ours.

[Whoha]

Poland still pretty much bans abortion I think, so they wouldn't want to join the US.

And Germany & France have Birth rates below replacement levels, immigration is what is making up for that.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Y'all need a split legislature, like ours.

There is a split legistature. We have
an unelected executive (the Commission),
an unelected high Chamber (the Council of Ministers, the relatives weight of each member-state was the topic of the quibble)
an elected lower chamber (the European Parliament), whose only real power is to block some of the decisions taken by the high chamber.

As long as our "Senate" will have so much more say than our "House", we'll be stuck with the current system, where any decision requires ages of haggling and is always dumbed down.

[Bereta_Eder]

France doesnt have birth levels below replacement. Actually it is the most "fertile" country of the EU. Italy on the other hand has the most severe problem in this regard and berlu has enancted legislation. Germany also has that problem but not so severe as italy.

[Whoha]

The replacement level about 2.11, France is around 1.85 for 2003, thats still the "most fertile" but its below replacement.

http://www.bartleby.com/151/fr.html#People

[Whoha]

The US is at about 2.07 by the way.

[Bereta_Eder]

2,11 is above replacement

[Whoha]

thats at replacement for developed nations, 2 for mother and father, about .1 to offset infant mortality rates.

In developing countries it must be higher.

[Bereta_Eder]

well whats the infant mortality of france?