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The proposed European Constitution went a long way to fix this, but was unfortunately rejected in French and Dutch referendums. The people didn't want the EU t
by bojan 3y ago
The proposed European Constitution went a long way to fix this, but was unfortunately rejected in French and Dutch referendums.
The people didn't want the EU to reform.
- omginternets 3y ago>The proposed European Constitution went a long way to fix this Uhh... what? Firstly, it was rejected by more than just the French and the Dutch. Secondly, the reason it was rejected is precisely because, for lack of democratic process, it structurally favors this kind of authoritarian opacity. The proposed constitution doesn't even begin to fix this; it is instead the very cause.
- nvm0n2 3y agoThe Constitution was implemented anyway after it was rejected by voters, by passing an endless series of "amendments" to the existing treaties, a mechanism chosen specifically to give national governments an excuse to not do the referendums that their constitutions required.