Right, I'm repeating this post and apologising to eazybee for mistakenly naming them in my original post for making the comments I am querying.
I'm also doing it because it has been noted on twitter that there is a lot of stuff being 'shared' on facebook which makes claims about the Lisbon Treaty which are untrue.
And I am asking quizqueen to please respond to my request for clarification, using the Lisbon treaty as her source.
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"Yesterday eazybee qizqueen had this to say:
Take a look at the terms of the Lisbon Treaty,
So I did. It's very long and complex document but I found this analysis of it:
www.robert-schuman.eu/en/dossiers-pedagogiques/traite-lisbonne/10fiches.pdf
It was interesting reading
That treaty commits every EU member state ( they are not considered worthy to be called countries, which must surely tell you everything about the EU's intentions)
They are called states because not every member state consists of just one country. For a start, Britain comprises four countries. Please don't confuse accurate use of language with disdain.
...to total integration in the future. This includes a combined army, no borders, the euro, all decisions about everything to be made in Brussels with no need for national parliaments. The UK will be split into regions with Scotland joining some Scandinavian areas and the south joining France, continual expansion of members of their club...and so on.
I assume, from these conclusions that eazybee- quizqueen has made a thorough study of the treaty and I'd be interested to know, with citations, which sections confirm each of their claims."
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