No, George W. Bush isn't going to conquer Europe. Instead, it looks like the European Union is taking the next step toward becoming a holistic nation. The Evening Standard reports that a Constitution is in the works, and that they hope to set up a democratically elected and legally binding EU President and Foreign Minister.

The draft unveiled in Brussels would, if approved, also commit member states to "unreservedly" backing a European Union common foreign policy.

It says the EU shall in future have "legal personality" and incorporates a legally-binding Charter of Fundamental Rights, including labour and social policies.

What kind of havoc will this wreak on the non-EU conformists? Considering the all-knowing, all-powerful EU has already set to improving European life through the abolishment of swing sets, what will be next? Will all nations be limited to a 35 hour work week like France? Not if England has her way. Their government has already vowed that Brussels will not dictate "workers' rights" in the UK. I cannot say as I blame them. I shudder the thought to subverting the U.S. Constitution to the likes of Canada or Mexico. What is it about Europeans that makes them collectivists? What makes them want to give up their national identity for a continental one?

The European Constitution will ultimately deliver some sort of "Bill of Rights". Neal expects the Europeans to follow the socialist agenda, however, and hold the position that a citizen's rights are "granted" by the government. This flies in the face of what our own founders believe, that government should "protect" basic human rights that every person is endowed with by our Creator. Rights that no man or government should be allowed to take away.