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You could say the same about your own country's government. Do you get a vote over antitrust regulations enacted by your own government? You usually vote a p
by Kurtz79 8y ago
You could say the same about your own country's government.
Do you get a vote over antitrust regulations enacted by your own government?
You usually vote a party which might (or not) have a high-level guidelines over a few select policies, but otherwise trust them to make the best decision based on how their political view matches with yours.
You elect EU parliament member the same way, and you are free to vote otherwise if you do not like their work (and yes, the actual effect of your individual vote is statistically irrelevant, just as the vote for your own government).
- easytiger 8y agoSo you think scaling that up to a massive scale where a handful of interests, namely France and Germany, have near complete sway over the agenda makes sense?
- Kurtz79 8y agoFrance and Germany have the most members, but not nearly enough to take decision by themselves or have control of the agenda. Besides, the point is moot, because parliament members tend to group themselves based on shared political views, rather than by country. That countries with more population should have more representation and more weight in the decisions, to me makes sense.
- easytiger 8y ago> France and Germany have the most members, but not nearly enough to take decision by themselves or have control of the agenda. I can but laugh