Originally posted by el freako
That seems unlikely, one of the main reasons that the EU works is that no one nation can dominate it whereas in NAFTA or event FTZotA the US would easily be far more powerful than anyone else.
Add to this most american's clinging to quaint 20th century ideas of the 'sovereignty' of nations and I think such a pooling of sovereignty is unlikely in the America's
Europe has been on the forefront of developments in governmental systems for half a millenium and frankly I don't see our lead being overtaken any time soon.
That seems unlikely, one of the main reasons that the EU works is that no one nation can dominate it whereas in NAFTA or event FTZotA the US would easily be far more powerful than anyone else.
Add to this most american's clinging to quaint 20th century ideas of the 'sovereignty' of nations and I think such a pooling of sovereignty is unlikely in the America's
Europe has been on the forefront of developments in governmental systems for half a millenium and frankly I don't see our lead being overtaken any time soon.
At the same time, if a company in California wanted to employ me, I would have advantages due to NAFTA. If I wanted to order products from the US or Mexico, it is trivially easy to get them across the border. If I want to visit New York or Tia Juana, I could cross the border(s) with a drivers license for the last 60 years or more, now I need an ID from the Yanks that is easy enough for me to get.
In short, many of the advantages that the EU has recently made possible in Europe have been enjoyed by Americans (geographically speaking) for a very long time.
You are correct in the second part. What Europe is doing in surrendering sovereignty to a larger organization is at the forefront of development. However, the Americans (nationally speaking) did that already between the 1770s and the 1860s. Their union was largely accomplished by the end of the Civil War. Europe is just now catching up.
...or at least, this is another way of looking at it.
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