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The single biggest power grab in the history of the world

Jun 2, 2017, 6:11 PM | Updated: 6:12 pm

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President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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I’m thankful that President Donald Trump removed us from the Paris Accord. Its non-binding. No country has to follow it. It is an ornamental thing. I see pulling out as a sign and a signal to European countries that we don’t want to go the way they are going.

 The European Union did not begin as an organization that would subsume the national sovereignty of other countries, but that is what it has become.  

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 The U.S. pulling out lets the leaders of the EU know that we do not trust the elite leadership of Europe. It looks as if Greece could collapse, yet the European Union continues with their current policies. Unemployment is through the roof, 40-50 percent. And the open border policies are causing chaos and problems. 

 The EU wants even more power. They just put out a 40-page policy paper calling for further political integration. It also calls for a treasurer headed by one single EU finance minister. The one person would also be the chair of the Euro Group. But the thing that is fascinating is that the EU sees no need to have the countries involved vote on this. Do all the countries of Europe really want one person controlling their money supply?

This might be the biggest single power grab in the history of the world.

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The single biggest power grab in the history of the world