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That's the same no? They are their representatives. They act with the german power. It's like saying this is trump and not usa, while his ratification is equal
by rat9988 4y ago
That's the same no? They are their representatives. They act with the german power. It's like saying this is trump and not usa, while his ratification is equal to the us power. It doesn't matter for the other side. (I took trump as an example as I often see him used as an example in such cases)
- slackdog 4y agoThey're not the same. There is a big difference between heads of state and and elected representatives, and an even bigger difference between heads of state and the rando activists/etc that elected representatives might invite to share their point of view. Heads of state, like the POTUS, are meant to officially embody the state itself. So if Trump while President says a thing, it is reasonably conventional to describe that as "America said..." But that isn't what happened here. In this case you don't have a head of state saying anything about the subject. The article is about various people (including "IT experts, civil libertarians, law enforcement officials and even child protectors" who aren't even elected representatives at all) giving their opinions to German Parliament. This is not a "Germany says.." situation.
- shjake 4y agoThe government of Germany does officially support it. So I guess if they are serious about it we’re sort of safe for the next few years.
- luckylion 4y agoNo, these are just experts explaining their opinions to a small group of MPs, but they're (a small) part of the legislative, not the executive (which does the negotiations on the EU level), and parliament usually votes along the government. So whatever 10/736 members think isn't "what Germany will do". It might be, but it probably won't.