[ponow]

As if centralization with one big company weren't enough, now we're not even satisfied with one country, but a block of them. Yikes.

Nope, run in the opposite direction. Unsuck from any teat.

[t43562]

a block of countries is what makes them far less worrisome. They're too busy competing with each other - none is going to want the others spying on it's own citizens for gain.

[UncleEntity]

Is that the same as a republic of independent states?

As long as the EU doesn't have the equivalent of the Commerce Clause then, sure.