[Sir Taliesin]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: My favorite thing about this article is that the author says "a historic." "An historic" annoys the pee-water out of me. ________________________________________________ In European Union Milestone, 10 Lands Sign Pacts to Join By FRANK BRUNI In a meeting here this morning that lasted several hours, leaders of some of the union's more populous countries advocated that its rotating six-month presidency, currently held by Greece, be abolished in favor of a more permanent position. Leaders of less populous countries disagreed, fearing that such a change could diminish their influence.

Doesn't this sort of sound like the arguments for and against the Electoral College here in the US? The populous states want to do away with it and the the less populous states want to keep it, because they feel they will lose influence.