On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 16:54, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > As expected, the EP voted for the proposal with a huge majority. > > But just to calm you down a bit : > > Those of you who live in democratic and free countries may think > that it's a real parliament. It certainly is not. The members > are not elected, they are appointed by national political > parties. The real power lies at the Commission. One of the > commissars recently called the EP a "Mickey Mouse Parliament" - > very appropriate. > > Most of the members are retired politicians, more or less > involuntarily expelled from their home countries to a place > where they can do little or no harm. Some because they are even > too corrupted for national use, the rest because they are > outright crooks or mediocre clowns. > > What does this "parliament" have do deal with ? > > For example : the correct slope of cucumbers ! (no kidding). > > To the extent that the populations are allowed to have a say, > they don't give a rats ass about the European Union and it's > "parliament". Here in Scandinavia, Norway stays out of the whole > mob completely, Sweden just had a referendum on the European > currency and rejected it with a large majority as did Denmark a > few years ago. Furthermore, Denmark has a lot of reservations > and do not participate in military, police, immigration and > Union-citizenship. Next year we are going to have another > referendum, and chances are we will leave this "Union" > alltogether.
That is VERY good news. It is damn hard to have a union without any union members. Not saying that's a likely prospect, but at least you guys can maintain your own solidarity. > > And my guess is : software patents will suffer the same destiny > as skewed cucumbers. > > Regards > > Kaj Haulrich > The European Union (retired). LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Linux Mandrake 9.1 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk *Catch Star Trek Enterprise, Wednesdays on UPN* 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같
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