citizens of EU member states - what do you think of galileo GPS competitor?

[Furunculus]

i make the distinction that while we elect a government to act in our name, and agree to abide by and accept the consequence of those decisions, if the gov't wishes to give away the power granted to it by the by the people then it should ask our permission directly via referendum, or a general election made on that specific platform.
we give of our authority to the gov't in order that they may act in our name, not so that they may give away that authority to some unknown third party.

and the sovereign nation state produces a better result than the EU because it is MY government, formed from people with whom i have a shared history, which informs the many shared values and cultural norms, and ultimately leads to a similar world-view and thus decision making process. because of this I consent to be governed by my peers, and most importantly i accept the consequences of the actions taken in my name.

OT - you are the second person in recent times to mistake me for a yank, why is that?