Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by isostatic on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @09:24AM
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> It is the most intransparent and indirect way of determining a political position. As voter you have zero control over who is part of the Commission.
It's the same way the British PM is elected. Direct (or rather electoral college) elections for the U.S. president is one way, but many countries have the head of government as leader of the largest party. In this case Juncker was the nominated candidate of the largest group (the EPP)
Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @09:29AM
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> secretary of transportation has no legislative power as opposed to the EU Commission
In practice, Congress has over the years delegated a lot of legislative power to the agencies.
The secretary of transportation has no legislative power as opposed to the EU Commission. This comparison is flawed.
> The president of the EU commission is effectively elected
It is the most intransparent and indirect way of determining a political position. As voter you have zero control over who is part of the Commission.
Also the EU constitution was put in place without the consent of the people of the member states. It was completely instigated by some elites hence inherently undemocratic.