George Orwell would have voted to leave the European Union

Re:George Orwell would have voted to leave the European Union by m_mueller on Saturday July 16, 2016 @07:08AM (#12105956)

While it's sort of democratic, IMO the EU totally went wrong on separating the powers. The Commission is in many ways a Legislative body [1], without it pretty much nothing happens in EU government. So it's an indirect indirect democracy with screwed up checks and balances. Call that what you want, as a Swiss I don't want anything to do with it.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission#Legislativ...

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Re:George Orwell would have voted to leave the European Union by Brakenshire on Saturday July 16, 2016 @07:19AM (#12105983)

The head of the Commission is now chosen by the Parliament. Juncker was the EPP candidate.

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Re:George Orwell would have voted to leave the European Union by ProxCoques on Saturday July 16, 2016 @03:55PM (#12107639)

And how is that any different from a civil service? Let me guess - you've never seen an episode of "Yes, Minister", have you?

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Re:George Orwell would have voted to leave the European Union by m_mueller on Sunday July 17, 2016 @02:29AM (#12109241)

Honestly, I don't know what you're talking about. Civil service has a very specific meaning to me, am obligated to do it as a male Swiss.

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Re:George Orwell would have voted to leave the European Union by danmaz74 on Saturday July 16, 2016 @08:53AM (#12106179)

I agree that there's too much indirection, and I wish we'll make it more directly representative.

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