The first modification to that 1978 document came 14 years later, done for the sole purpose of keeping it in compliance with the Maastricht Treaty. The line in the sand you are fervently defending was crossed a long time ago.

I guess this is why geeks are largely not involved in political processes. People seeing all topics as 1s and 0s are called maximalists and typically laughed out of the room.

Laws are to be interpreted by the courts.