In oral arguments the supreme court uses hypothetical questions with extreme examples to explore the limits and constitutionality of law.
replyWhy shouldn't we?
OK, so now write a law that makes a distinction here. What do you end up with? EU law.
replyThe EU does not write traffic legislation, it leaves that up to the individual states.
replyUnlike the US, the EU is a collection of fully sovereign countries.
This was a mental shortcut, to exemplify EU vs US attitude in this case. I am from and live in one of EU countries, I am very well aware of that.
reply“fully” is optimistic - being a member of the EU means giving up some sovereignty.
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