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Re:UK votes to leave EU by tomp on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:15AM (#11968441)
Exactly that's what sickens me the most. Not many politicians actually champion democracy and the populace's ability to decide for themselves what they want. They only want more power for themselves.
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Re:UK votes to leave EU by teh on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:28AM (#11968532)
Does it really "sicken" you?

This is the first objective of the Maastricht treaty:

"strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the institutions;"

That sounds like championing democracy to me?

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Re:UK votes to leave EU by tomp on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:53AM (#11968679)
I like the ideal. But in reality, it seems to be just empty words.
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Re:UK votes to leave EU by NetStrikeForce on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:53PM (#11972899)
No, it's not empty words. It is just that you haven't been paying attention.
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