The biggest problem is the alliances. You guys claim that Germany is a counterbalance for the UR, but that is meaningless if the UR is buddy buddy with Germany. Right now, France and Russia are both military allies (and the UR probably would follow France). If war happens involving any one of those nations, it is already a pile up (which was a criticism of the ToC). While the ToC might have been struck dead, the deadlock that it was causing still exists.