Posted on 12/22/2017 6:42:48 PM PST by Olog-hai
Agreed, perhaps with other central European countries.
Romania? Slovak Republic?
I wonder if there might be value in floating statehood for some of those Eastern European countries, if they voted for it, adopted English, ratified the Constitution, etc.
I’d include the Baltic Republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
And maybe someday when Lukashenko is gone, Belarus, and maybe even Western Ukraine.
Sounds good.
Way to go Hungary! Poke the EU squarely in the eye.
For the Polish government to take state control of the judiciary (the decision which triggered the EU sanction) is an odd way to demonstrate the value of freedom.
Huzzah Hungary. I’m strongly considering Hungary for my retirement if I can still sight *¥%* in.
Yes, we all wish Ireland were among them. Maybe things will change.
Europe has never been great
I believe these countries were punished by the Western democracies for their traditions and cultures - this is why they were given to Stalin. Now those Western democracies gnash their collective teeth because these resilient people preserved their traditions and cultures through that dark period of their (and our) history.
Excellent point.
The "freedom" comes into play because it's up to the Polish people...not bureaucrats in Brussels (or Moscow)...to decide how their courts are to be constituted.IIRC immigration and the sovereignty of British courts were two of the chief issues in the Brexit debate.Or at least that's the way it seemed to me on this side of The Pond.
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