We have to ask ourselves, is it really right that the E.U. should just continue to expand, conferring upon all new member states all the rights of membership?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The majority people in this country are suffering because of our membership of the E.U.
There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.
I don't think that our European Union membership precludes us from building an illiberal new state based on national foundations.
The way Yes works is when we have a new member come in, as in Jon Davison, it's appropriate that we see what differences we can get out of a new contributing member in order to keep Yes interesting.
A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.
We seek the right to play our part in advancing the cause of national defense and national unity. But certainly, there can be no true national unity where one-tenth of the population is denied their basic rights as American citizens.
The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.
The E.U. is an organization that was created after the Second World War for calming down the nationalism of member states, and it did so very successfully.
Every individual should have both the right to join a union and the right to not join a union should they so choose. It's about basic human freedom.
We should believe in the strength and vitality of the values which constitute the E.U. and which neighbouring states can believe in and aspire to join.