On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 9:59 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Sunday 31 August 2003 06:46 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > <snip> > > > What about representative government? Haven't they heard > > about people that vote? Is anybody demonstrating or raising a > > ruckus as of right now, outside their doors? There's got to > > be something that can be done, surely. (?) > > > > > > LX > > </snip> > > Actually there's a demonstration scheduled for tomorrow at the > European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Only the European > Parliament is nothing but a *Mickey Mouse*-parliament, a place > where to dump incompetent, fouled-up and compromised politicians > from all over Europe. Wether they cast their ballots for or > against something doesn't matter. The real power lies with the > Commission. And they are a very big target for lobbyists, so go > figure. > > Kaj Haulrich.
At a risk of getting dangerously off topic. Can anyone name their European Member of Parliment? I certainly cannot. The 'Party List' system used in the UK (for Euro elections only) and in many other EU states means you vote for a Party not an individual. The number of seats a Party gets depends on the proportion of votes cast. So the names at the top of the list are *guaranteed* to be elected. Guess who gets to choose the order of the names on the list? Not us for sure. So if a particular MEP is really bad. There is *no way* to get rid of them so long as they appear high up the list. Democracy? I don't think so. derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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