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And that exactly is why we absolutely have to keep the veto power of member states in the EU. The only reason why they backed down is because few countries said
by Roark66 3y ago
And that exactly is why we absolutely have to keep the veto power of member states in the EU. The only reason why they backed down is because few countries said "there is no chance in hell we're agreeing to this". If we were making laws based on simple majority few biggest countries plus a couple others forced/bought into submission could override everyone else.
- SiempreViernes 3y agoAre you saying you think the EP voted to reject the mass scanning provisions because a member state promised to vote this?
- sofixa 3y agoNot simple, but qualified majority, would be better than a single country being able to stop any process. The Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth learned this the hard way, where every Sejm member could veto any legislation, so the country stagnated until it was picked apart by neighbourds.
- HideousKojima 3y agoYet you'll often see the exact opposite argument made against the Electoral College and the Senate in US politics