| fatslob-:O said: |
Since you're back, I hope you can finally write a cohesive argument about why those articles are different. Or explain why you removed context here to make it look like states need to defend their interests through the Bundesrat for all kind of matters that affect them directly:
fatslob-:O said:
Yeah, their absolutely not equivalents in this case ... "in matters that affect them directly, the states defend their interests at the federal level through the Bundesrat ("Federal Council", the upper house of the German Federal Parliament)" By comparison the Generalitat of Catalonia has powers that is almost like a US state ... |
Let's see the full text:
"Though international relations including international treaties are primarily the responsibility of the federal level, the constituent states have certain limited powers in this area: in matters that affect them directly, the states defend their interests at the federal level through the Bundesrat ("Federal Council", the upper house of the German Federal Parliament) and in areas where they have legislative authority they have limited powers to conclude international treaties "with the consent of the federal government".
What you posted is for international relations. Only. States are largely sovereign in matters like education, culture or public service regulations.
